Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-04-30
Harper aud Western Railroad Time Card
LOCAL NEWS.


Geo. Fort was over to Harper this
week.
The Italians will play at the ball to-
night.
Go to Morris Bros. for gasoline
stoves. a.
Col Brand returned from Colorado
yesterday.
'The soda fountain is in operation at
Fleming y Flato's. IS
FOH RENr a new two-room house.
Apply 10 II. burst. ~
A very acceptable shower Of ram fell
here last Saturday night.
The best cigars for the money are the
INDEX brand, ut poole's.
"Two-horse rotary drop planters for
+ $50, at II. f.. Noble n Co.'S. IS
ID. W. Wing accompanied Jas. Elem
ing to Hot Springs this week.
Plain and fancy stationery, and books
of all kinds, at the postcfice. Is
j. b. Vaughn is adding another story
TO his Second avenue property.
Trustee Cummins, Of Elwood town
ship, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. J. \. Mcphce. of Ilazelton, has
been rc-appointcd city attorney.
Farmers will do well to call on IL. Z.
Noble * Co. for their cultivators. IS
VIM. Martin lost one Of his fine horses
Tuesday night. Cause unknown.
There is talk Of a protracted meeting
at the Christian church in a short time.
Linus ). Webb, formerly an attorney
of this city, is now located at Meade
Centre.
Judge Orner was at Larned this week
in a contest case. Mrs. Orner is visit
ing in Topeka.
The city council should pass an ordi-
nance against throwing waste paper
etc, in the streets.
The weather was so cool last Sunday
and Monday that oyercoats and fires
felt quite comfortable.
Dave Greever has returned from
California, much improved in health
and is now down on the range
The family of \. l.. Jacobs arrived
here from Bolivar, Mo-, this week
They are living on the south side.
The bus war continues, much TO the
qualification Of the travelling communi
~, and To the disgust of the liverymen
Last Tuesday the sheriff, under-sher.
III. every deputy, constable and deputy
constables were out of town on bust
ness.
= WANTED rent, n four or five
room house in good locality for n tern
of six months. Enquire of Bronson
IIouchin.
Tonight. Friday, there will occur tho
last ball Of the season, at the oper;
house. Ice cream and refreshments
will be served.
J. X. Sawyer, the bridge man, is her,
to see what he can do toward getting
the contracts for the four bridges to bI
built by this township.
Uncle Tom Fades was down from hi,
extensive farm near Mumford yester
day. lie says he has about COO acres il
cultivation this season.
A first class lunch counter has beer
put in the Opera House billiard hall b,
l.. W, Moore and Jas. Wiltshire. The,
keep open until midnight.
Each part of this county should b
interested in the prosperity and welfar
of the other parts. Chickering's can d
no good. Let us pull together.
The wise man forseeth the evil, an,
prepareth unto himself cyclone pit
Even If the tornado fails To arrive tn
pit will come in handy during famil
disturbances.
Kiowa will want our help and patron
age To make her fair success. W
want Kiowa To help us build court
house, in which she Is nearly as muc
interested as we are.
The indications now are that Med
cine Lodge will be included i'm the trot
ting circuit, to be composed of Sum
ner, Harper, SedgwIck, Butler. Cowley
Harper and Kingman counties. Her
We have the track and IN q short tim
expect to have regularly organize
association.
County Attorney Howe issued hi
subpGnas for dozen witnesses thi
week to testify in an inquiry he wa
making to ascertain if Lee, Doran
Roberts had been guilty of sellin
liquor contrary to law. The Judge wa
called away 70 testify in a case II
north and deputized his son, W. How,
totake the evidence, which he did; br
with what results remains yet to /
seen.
We are in receipt of commune:
ton, accompanied by an affidavit, r,
lating to the cattle killing case In L
wood township, which is now in Il
courts. The INDEX will not be part
to stirring up neighborhood quarrel
and II such communications appear
these columns they must be paid for
1.-The rate of fifteen cents line. In cou
is the proper place for vindicatiu
characters II they have been wronge,
What we.bave heretofore said on th
subject Of cattle-killing was based upc
what we consider good authority.