Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-11-17

stoves, the best in the world. 81
\ car load of sound pot atoes just un-
l'aded at Standiford, Youmans & FL
dred's. %
Boys oyercoats at little more than
half of former prices, ct Harrington &
Smiths. %
Before YOU sign an application for a
farm Loan. see Blair Il Ewart at the
First National Bank. 10
STABLE FOR RENT:-A good stable,
with loft. granary and close carriage
house and room for three horses. In
quire at this office.
T. The Catholic services last Sunday
were well attended, and the priest took
occasion TO lecture his flock OH their
duties as Catholics. HIS address was
mainly on this topic.
For Sale-A large, fre-proof, Master,
Baumann & Co. safe-cheap. Owner
would take part pay IN merchandise at
some good store in Medicine Lodge.
Inquire Of a. V. Shepler. %
Charlie Carter, one of the best dry
goods men that ever answered a wo-
mans foolish questions. is again at his
old stand, with Stamford, Youmans
< Eldred. He has been east for six
months.
The first carload of wheat ever ship
ped out Of Barber county was shipped
east last week, by l.. 4. Pearson, from
his farm east of here. He would not
talk about the price realized for it.
City Marshal Horney gave notice this
week that on and after the 10th inst,
yesterday the ordinance regarding
stock running at large within the limits
Of the city, would be strictly enforced,
and all owners were notified to keep
their stock up, both day and night, and
save costs and trouble.
Ladies, call and see our new goods.
Cheaper than ever. Lovely patterns of
hats; Il beautiful line of pushes; silk
-velvets and trimmings of all kinds;
childran'S underwear; tobogGan caps;
% Mrs. UATToN Il STEVENS.
Within the past few weeks the INDEX
office has received more than 500 worth
of new material. If any one has doubts
about this being the best equipped
newspaper office in southwestern Kan
sas, he has but to come in and take a
look. We will duplicate Kansas City
prices OH all standard lines of job work.
W. L. Rouse and wife returned from
their extensive eastern trip last Satur-
/ day. While away tney visited Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Chicago and various other
smaller cities. They saw their kin
folks in Massachusetts, West Virginia
aud other states and had most de-
/ lightful time.
some tire agn Ju ordinance vas pass
Cd requiring good aud Sufficient side
/ walk OH The east side Of Main street,
/ from Washington avenue To Lincoln
avenue, and ON the south side OF LIN
coin avenue, from Main street to Wa
/ Ter street. The time i'm which The walks
were to be completed has long since
expired, and yet the work has not been
done. What is the use or passing or
dinancos if they are rot respected?
/ Lee Bradley will start out this morn
ing on a trip through the TERRITORY /;
thence through the Texas panhandle.
/ az 70 Bn a
/ Rocky mountains. He will take his
time, and when he gets IN good hunt
/ ing ground, will go into camp till he
gets tired of the sport. lie Is going on
account Of his health, principally, but
will also he on the lookout for good
cattle range. lie will be absent about
six weeks. We hope he will enjoy the
trip, and return in greatly improved
health.
Mrs. r. u. Wheelock and daughters
! Misses Nellie and Belle, arrived at
home last Friday, after an absence of
more than two months in Iowa, where
/ they went on account of the health Of
Mrs. Wheelock, and where they could
visit their many relatives. They report
having a very pleasant visit, and all
are much improved in appearance.
While Mrs. Wheelock's general health
was much improved, she has not yet
recovered her voice, and cannot speak
louder than whisper. They found Mr..
WheelOck quite sick. from combina-
ton Of loneliness, chills, fever and gen.
eral debility. lie has been improving
rapidly since their return.
AS will be seen from the legal notice
In another column, the citizens Of the
Roundup neighbOrhood are petitioniug
for new municipal township, to be
seven by nine miles, and to be compOs-
ed Of the following territory: AL OF
township 80, range IL; mile strip of
Of township "a, range IL: and the east
half of township 33, range II, and Sec
tons one, two and three of township
81, range l.. The petition is signed by
over hundred of the best men in Bar
Der county; and they favor old and
popular names by asking that the.new
township be called Washington. The
matter cannot be considered by the
commissioners until their April meet.
ing.
There Is more talk about the railroad
from the north. When Capt. Almond
and Mr.. Smith left here, last week. they
reported the status of affairs to theil
superOrs. VINO are unuerst lOd to be
men connected with the directory OF
the Missouri Pacific railroad. The re.
port met with such favor that Capt. Al
mOnd and Mr.. McCullagh. Of Indepen.
dence, Kansas, the latter secretary OF
the new corporation, were instructed q
again VISIT this county, and ascertain
the feeling of the people Of Kiowa or
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