Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-29

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If you want good square meal for
S5c, call at the Cling hotel. 10
Go to Geppert & Stones for wire;
Si.4O per cwt., and warranted. 10
1t is stated that slight frost was
seen yesterday morning.
j. L. Hall yesterday showed US a sam
pie Of the fifth crop of his alfalfa for
this year. IL is two feet high.
Tie observation-disclosures cform-anti-mo-
nopoly independent party will hold its
nominating convention tomorrow.
Ed. Gadd, of Iowa, will preach at the
Christian church in this city next Sun
day, October 3, morning and night.
| T. Il. Reynolds was down from Sun
City yesterday to meet his daughter.
who came out from Missouri, on her
/ FIRST visit.
frankie, the six-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. DE La Vergne, well known in
this city, died last week, at Coldwater,
of tonsilitis.
| Col. Frank Ilickox. Mayor Of Cole
City, was in yesterday, and reported
his city booming. This is the new place
four miles east of Medicine Lodge, in
the center of Antelope Park.
The McNeal, Little Il Thompson
bank is preparing to introduce a new
and improved system of bookkeeping
in their bank, and have an expert here
from Kansas City, explaining the sys-
tenn.
Al. Parsons, who runs store in No
Mans Land, was here yesterday, and
purchased an. extensive bill of groce-
ries from Harrington ~ Smith. This
city supplies most of the goods for that
section OF country.
Republican speaking will occur at
Medicine Lodge Friday, October 18th,
when Judge Mcfarland and others Will
he here. On Wednesday evening. Oc-
tober 10Th, Judge Peters, Judge Ray,
Geo. II. Smelling, Tim. Mccarthy and
/ others are advertised TO be here.
Commencing on Friday, October 1st ,
Marshal Johnson announces that lie
will take up all horses, mules and cat
tie found on the streets, day or night
/ He explains that heretofore he has been
lenient, in order that no one could COM
plain Of the hardship incident to having
their stock taken up; but now he will
enforce the ordinance TO the letter.
The land Office has given notice that
the publisher or foreman of newspa-
! per must make the affidavit of publica-
/ ton in the case Of final proofs. The
/ printer of paper will not do Sew
eral proofs were returned here this
week on account of this irregularity.
/ The INDEX never makes such mistakes.
Mr.. Lindsey's bloodhound was given
a trial, this week, on seeming, that was
! entirely satisfactory. Being taken out
in the country, she was put upon trail
made ali hOnr before, and without any
delay she followed it through round
/ about course, over hill and vale. roads
and water courses, until the game was
freed. The dog which Mr. Standiford
took To his ranch is also doing good
work killing wolves.
Parties desiring to invest In as choice
a farm as there is i'm Barber county.
will be offered "a bargain at the sheriff's
sale of the John G. Curry:farm, consist
/ ing of $50 acres, located six miles east
of Medicine Lodge. The sale takes
| place on Monday, October 1, at p. m,
ut the court house i'm this city. But few
chances are now offered for securing as
fine a tract of land as this, and at low
/ figures.
y party from Allegan. Michigan, ar
rived here Friday, on visit to Mrs.
Geppert and the Messrs. Stone. They
are Geo. W. Stone, father of 5. +. ard
Geo. II. Stone and Mrs. +. \. Geppert:
Mrs. Dunning and Miss Hattie Smith,
her daughter; Mrs. L. A. Calkins and
son; Mrs. W. Il. Williams, mother of
Mrs. L. ). Updyke. They have been
spending very pleasant week. talking
over family news, and enjoying the
beauties of Barber county.
+. l.. Gordon this week shipped from
his ranch, near Lake City, a car load Of
bull calves to Mexico, where he had
sold them. 1t is only question of time
when the best stock in the country will
be found i'll Barber county. Bulls rals-
ed here are already acclimated for any
range; they have inherited the rustling
qualities necessary to make them hardy
on the range, and they have enough of
the domestic in them to grade up the
widest Southwesters.
Every citizen should attend the board
of trade meeting at the opera house on
Friday night. The committee appoint
ed for the purpose has collected valua-
BILE information on the subject of organ
izing board, and will probably have a
plan TO submit to the citizens. 1t will
be to the interest of every property
owner to be present Friday night. Ey-
cry merchant and every professional
man should be there.
Franklin Armstrong died at his home
three miles southeast of here, last Sat
urday, of kidney disease. after an i'll.
ness of ten days. lle was about 80 years
of age, married, with one child. lie
moved here from Ohio, in the winter
of 1855, and was a Woodworking man.
His remains were inferred at Highland
cemetery Sunday morning. the knights
of Labor, of which order he was a mem.
Der, attending in body.
Mr.. ID. l.. Killing, one Of the most ex-
tensive capitalists of Marion, Ohio. ac-
companied by Mr.. Cummins, of the
same place, is out here on business con-
nected with the assignment of the
Messrs. Rayl, who were engaged in the
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