Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-29
LOCAL NEWS.

]. 8. Mize. Of Florence, Kansas, was
here this week.
The city council will meet next We'd
nesday evening.
J. u. Gano and wife, OF Lodi, are
90 visiting friends In Sumner county.
Squire Pelton and Judge Seay, Of
Sharon, were here on business this week.
Uncle John Roe was in town this
week, the first time since his sickness.
Under-Sheriff Lindsey took Dave
Black to the Wellington Jail wednes-
day.
Three prominent citizens have died i'm
this community within the past ten
days.
Girl babies were born TO II. NJ Ingra-
ham and James Wiltshire on Wednes-
Gay last.
Concert ut the Christian chapel next
Sunday evening. Don't forget the time
aud place.
IL requires four busses regularly TO
haul the passengers to and from tue
train I'm this city.
Rigg & Johnston have ordered
handsome hearse. II will be here in
side Of thirty days.
Tickets for all points west, over
Lakes stage line, can now be purchased
on the train coming To- this city.
Sanderson n Murphy have dissolved
partnership. Murphy will open up next
door to the Pioneer drug store.
Mrs. Margaret VI. Curd has been APP
pointed Administrative of the estate of
). W. Curd. her deceased husband.
George Iorney came up this week
from the Grcever- IIoughton range.
where he has been wintering for his
health.
Frank Weller, who. for n time. was
connected with the Kiowa Herald. has
secured an interest in the Newton
Democrat.
John Remley, the old reliable stage
md mail manipulation, has been stop
ping here for repairs this week, but will
go out tomorrow.
The frame of the depot building is
now up, and the structure will be COM
o pleted in short time. 1t will be the
best depot on the line.
Mr.. jackson, manager Of the s. w.
buss company, announces that he will
have two new and elegant closed car
riages here In few days.
Hon. T. A. McNeal came down from
Topeka on Sunday and returned Mon
day, accompanied by his wife and
daughter.
Mrs. Barnes, wife of the superin-
tendent Of the Southern Kansas rail
way, is here and stopping at the Grand
with her brother, +. L. Lockwood.
Il. B. Mann, the general state agent
Of the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance
Company, is here this week, looking
after the business of his company.
There is to be n three story hotel, %
by 100 feet, built on Kansas avenue,
west, two blocks from Main street, as
soon as the weather opens.
Murphy has employed a professional
c1nfectloner and will soon supply the
town and surrounding country with
fresh, home made candies.
Dozens Of wagons from Pratt, King
man and Comanche counties have
pulled out of here this week. loaded
with coal and lumber. Already the
effect Of the railroads coming is felt.
G. +. Elliott. young gentleman who
has been clerking In the First National
bank of this city, left this week for
Corning, Ohio, TO accept a position with
n big coal company.
II sounds big, but Landlord Lock-
wood Of the Grand states that his house
Is now dishing up GOO meals per day
that is, 200 persons are eating there
regularly three times day.
Gilmore & Brewster, lately connected
with the amphitheatre, have opened up
a"Dollar Store, in the Vaughn build
ing, lear Strong's drug store, aud have
quite a stock Of goods to start with.
For The first time, in our recollection.
we this week saw two brothers sitting
on the same jury. They were l.. G..
and A. ii. Peck, of Hazelton, and were
on the jury in the Eads case.
The S. s. =. Of the Christian church
VIII combine with the children Of the
Sunday school In giving a concert next
Sunday evening. A collection will be
taken up to help pay for new books.
I. s. Tevis, of the firm of Tevis g.
Proctor, who is out here on q visit. Is
lying dangerously III will typhoid fever
at their place near Sun City. DIR. Lock-
wood was called there yesterday.