Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-16
truck ls nearly burned up.

being hauled out.
John McFaddin was at Larned this
week in q contest case.
Real estate is not so active as it has .
been. \ Little more wind would make I
i lively.
Mrs. Herbert Sparks viii return TO .
Missouri. in few days, 10 make a visit /.
TO her fathers family.
eBBring in your orders for stationery /
now. We have new type aud new
stock and expert workmen.
WANTED-A good canvassing agent. /
\ live, energetic lady preferred. Ad-
dress, L. o. Box 10, Medicine Lodge +
Kansas. lit
This hot. dry weather Las started !
the snakes out of their holes. We have
heard of several large ones being seen
recently.
Sheriff Nelson, 5. X. W. Field and f.
l.. Caruthers represented Barber county
in the congressional convention al Lar
ned this week.
There will be dance at the house IF
l. W. Bisbey, three miles west of town
tonight. Everybody invited. Doran's
band will furnish the music.
The sTrink ing cart hasresumed opera
lions, much 10 the relief Of out people.
We imagine that the atmosphere is a
little cooler when the dust is laid.
WANTED-Three or four good stone
masers TO work on the court house to
be blilt at Medicine Lodge. Kansas
cot q. II. FREEMAN, contractor.
The subject for discourse in the Pres
byterian church next Sunday, July 18Th
will be, Heaven in relation to earth"
In the evening, The objectionable sin -
The platform dance at Mingona. I'm
der the supervision OF Mr.. J. c. Sander
son, will occur Friday night. July 23d.
Everybody invited Plenty of refresh
ments.
The stone for a sidewalk OF the east
and north sides of the First National
bank is being hauled up from the depot.
These stone sidewalks are q credit to
the city.
Capt. y. l.. Freeman and his son
Harry, will start to San Francisco. Cal
ifornia, on Sunday. to attend the G.. a.
II. reunion. They will be absent several
weeks.
Mr.. Grouse. Of West Virginia. who is
a professional editor and lawyer. called
on Us Tuesday. lie is looking for To-
cation, and may, perhaps, settle down
in this county.
The hot weather has caused q decrease
in the number of church CoCrs; but it
does lot appear to have Affected buggy
riding ON the Sabbath day, 10 any con
siderable extent.
LooS ca, for mad dogs. They arc on
the ramuaE'. aud nearly every eastern
Euppr has g. msd dog story. II would
&c q good plan go bi'i al worthless dogs,
rud keep tlc valuable ua,. muzslDi.
u Faz.e WILTON July -lh. iuaug-
ut'tc . system OF Auction sales az Bros
rhseA ~.i. be continued every alternate
-huis.. VIII aGcUon or anything
that q, 20 he sud. from house and lot
to % bItl1w knife.
"A. Tbrall. the successful gardener,
east of town. yesterday br'ught.to The
INpES six Beauty # iilbrn u" pot. :
toes, thr combined sc git Of which
Eas 81 !hs. Who says Barber cuuT.y
can, rJov Anything.
Last sunday morning Miss Nellie
Whcc'ocL. While in the garden, heard
/ a. rattle snake, bul lid not see it. Size
ran % The house ard told her father.
who made thorough search Of the
garden bu' failed 90 end th1 snake.
! Herbert Sparks has gwen up the
idea Of removing TO California. Next
wecl; be- WI start for No-Mm's Land,
. 90 look out Il location FOR store. Ifhe
I finds Il suitable place. he and Air. i. G.
/ Morgan will put IN 4 stock of general
merchandise.
/ Oue OF our brilliant exchanges. after
reading the item about . wildcat being
killed ia the north end 81 this city.
I lcaYned'y says that Medicine Lodge ~
overrun with wildcats" Sach proiuu-
dity should cntitle him t. member. nip
in the LimeEiln club.
Mr.. VIM. Vincent. living on Sand
creek, fifteen miles northwest Of this
| city. brought Us a snake cucumber.
Monday. whic measured four feet and
two inches IN length. ~ the big end t
/ is larger than n mans arm, and it looks
something like a snake.
One of our lumber dealers informs
/ Us that the statement made last veel,
/ il regard To the advance in the price of
/ lumber is y mistake. our informant
said the advance was from % to 81 per
/ cent. The dealer says the advance is
only > per cent. We are glad TO make
the correction.
! In Maxon's grove near Lodi. last
Friday. there was held union picnic
aud celebration. made up of three sun
day schools of the southwest part of
The county as follows: New Hope.
Elmwood; and blackberry. We under
stand there was large attendance and
most enjoyable time.
Standiford. Youmans & Eldred are
arranging TO stock the blackberry Spring
ranch, III the southwest part of the
county, with beeves. Mr.. StandlfOrd
tins week purchased of Andrews q
Hartman, of Luke City. ff;y two and
three year-nll steers. aud lot 81 year
lings from G.. W. Hastings. of san CITY.
The new officers of tn Rebecca De-
gree lodge. of this city, were installed
las, Friday night. They are: John lIig-
gins, y. c.; Mrs. Bertha Singer, V. G !;
W. II. McCagiie. secretary; Mrs. Mary