Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-29
Get ready to write it 1857.

Get your holiday goods at Day &
Records. %
Frech is in on that SIS prize for the
pest guesser. %
For rent-A two room house. Apply
TO ID. A. McCanless. 2ltf
Ingraham Il Fort pay money on the
day papers are executed. IL
Next week Wood Il Vincent will
have .first-class shoemaker. 81
Trunks and valises at about half for
mer price, at Harrington &Smith's. IS
Wood Il Vincent have added a full
line of gents furnishing goods to their
took. "a
The Grace George theatrical COM
pany played to poor houses at Kiowa
last week.
Prof. Palmer's chorus class will pre-
sent the cantata Of Queen Esther, in a
few weeks.
County scrip now sells for 90 cents,
and il will be worth par by next June,
we predict.
Two car loads of -four and meal re-
ceiyed this week by Standiford, You
mans & Eldred. %
ID. VanSlyke received an elegant
gold watch and chain, his good wife
being the donor.
We want railroads, and we want wa
terwOrks. When an enterprising town
wants anything it gets it.
Palmer, Bartels Il Wheeler will pub
lish the second number of the Real
Estate Gazette next week.
The absence of iire-crackers in the
Christmas celebration was most notice
able. We have not heard one so far.
Rogers Silver Plate and Silver Metal
Tea and Tablespoons and Knives and
Forks, for the holidays, at Noble &
Nixon's. 3Ot2
Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank Lockard, of Sun
City, are rejoicing over the advent of
their first-bOrn, girl, which event &C.
CURED OH the 2lst inst.
The Real Estate Gazette, published
by those enterprising real estate agents,
Palmer, Bartels Il Wheeler, will make
its monthly appearance on time.
Riley Lake drove here from Lake
City, last Thursday, distance of 1si
miles in hour and - minutes. lie
was after DIR. Lockwood for John
Roller.
CuIrie & Schmidt have received a cal
load of Lawrence, Kansas, -four, which
they guarantee to be as good or better
than any flour sold in this market. Try
it and be convinced. %
Miss Carrie Cartan has been spend.
ing week at kiowa, in charge of the
millinery department of the Lovejoy
Glasscock store, being sold out by w
ID. VanSlyke, receiver.
Sheriff Bowers, of Comanche county
was here last Friday, the first time in
more than two years. lie is the same
jolly "Jo' Bowers of olden time, when
this was vast grazing plain.
Buyers should bear in mind that our
entire stock of holiday goods must be
sold. We bought for cash and will
make prices to suit you.
- DAY & RECORDS.
A Christmas tree was one of the fea-
lures at Lake City, followed by dance
in the hall. 1t is reported that all had
very pleasant time and that there
was no drunkenness or disorderly con-
duct.
Prof. Palmer's singing classes are
progressing nicely, with better pros
poets after the holidays. The element
airy class now meets on Monday even
ings and the chorus class on Tuesday
evenings.
At the Canema school house, last
Friday night, the young folks had q
great big dance, which lasted until day.
light Christmas morning. The boys
who attended from here report it q
grand success.
G. G.. Cline, formerly a partner in
the firm of w. w. Robinson 81 Co., OF
this city, is now breaking on freight
train out of Wellington, on the South
ern Kansas road. lie is an old railroad
man and can't quit it.
VIC. Afford was up from Hazeltor
Friday and presented himself with &
horse, saddle and bride. He will like
ly do considerable riding over the cOun
ty during part of the coming year, as i
is understood that he will be candidat,
for sheriff.
o. c. Ewart started, yesterday, on s
trip to California. lie will first visi
San Diego, where his wife and chile
are, and then San Francisco. If he ha.
time he will take run up to Portland
Oregon. He expects to be gone month
&. G. Harris, of Clark county, will &C
company him.
+. A. Glover, with II. G.. Dun IL Co
mercantile agency, was here this weel
revising their list for the coming year
1t is the general remark of mercantil,
agencies that the standing of Medicin,
Lodge financially is remarkably good
and it is also fact that fewer business
failures have occurred in this city thar
in any town of its size in Kansas.
Medicine Valley lodge No. $50, A
f. and A. NJ, of Lake City, elected ant
installed, on Christmas evening, tn,
following officers: i. NJ. Bell, w. NJ.
l.. w. Wilson, S. W.; Thomas Butcher
j. W.; w. l.. Cox, Treas; d. Cornue
Sec'y.; Tonk Mills, S. d.; r. Lake, j
d.; j. L. Stevens, S. s.; Henry Gun
ningham, j. S.; Geo. Henderson, L.
Anew year is at hand. 1t is the tim
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