Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-15

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Christmas Is at hand. Are you ready
for it2
Frech is in on that Sl5 prize for the
best guesser. 2G
For rent-A two room house. Apply
10 ID. y. McCanless. 24tf
Ingraliam ~ Fort pay money OH the
day papers are executed. IL
Judge Ellis started, last Monday. to
Meade county, to hold court.
Trunks and valises at about half for
mer price, at Harrington X Smiths. -
The plasterers have been working at
night in some of the new buildings IN
town.
Wood II Vincent have added full
line of gents furnishing goods to their
stock. "a
The firm of Palmer, Bartels & Vince
Ter closet loans to the amount OF $1,000
this week.
Ice dealers fear that the weather will
not be cold enough for their business
this season.
Two car loads of -four and meal re-
ceived this week by Stamford, You
mans ~ Eldred. %
Tie Citizens National bank started
off Monday as smoothly as if it had al
ways been a national.
Martin, the railroad agent at Sharon,
has been removed on account of some
irregularity in his Office.
Some thief stole a coat from i'm front
of Byerley, Dark & Runyan's store, on
Monday evening, about dark.
III. &. Finch was over from Harper
Yesterday. He owns several valuable
Main street lots which he was looking
after.
The Union says Il. T. Lee, of this
city, will build q business house on his
lot in Sun City when he returns from
his trip to Texas.
A new and complete line Of fresh
groceries, the largest lot we have ever
received, at Standiford, Youmans &
| Eldred's. -
j. Il. Hall and John =. Runyan will
spend Christmas week at Warrensburg.
Mo-, where their wives are now visit
ing their father.
BE careful about drawing legal papers
and get the dates correct. We have al
ready corrected several where 1856 was
used, and 1857 intended.
Our immense stock of clothing must
be closed out by January LIST. DO not
miss this opportunity to buy suit very
cheap. Harrington 4 Smith. -
The firm of Lockwood Il Gillette has
been dissolved. DR.. Gillette having gone
to California for his health. W. II.
McCague has the accounts due the
firm.
AS we now understand it, the public
installation of the new officers of the
| Masonic lodge and the Order of the
Eastern Star, will he restricted to Ma
sons and their families.
The Farmers Bank of Attica has
compromised with it's creditors. and
again opened its doors for business.
twill not likely be crowded with de-
| positors for a while. at least.
c. Il. Currie, who has been sick, at
/ BrOss. for two weeks, is recovering from
a relapse, and DIR. Davis, of this city.
his physician, thinks he will be able to
come home this week. We hope SO.
Hon. NJ. J. O'Meara. member elect
of the legislature from Meade county,
and president Of bank at Meade Cen
ter, was here this week. lie has big
| ideas about the future of Meade county.
The members of the Knights of Pyth-
las lodge. Of this city, will give grand
ball on the evening Of December ODD,
in Thompson's new opera house. 1t
will be the grandest affair Of the kind
III the history OF this city.
The new lire-proof safe of Shannon.
Shannon Il Burney, to be USED in pro-
tecting their abstract books, arrived
last Friday, and VIM. Gamer put it in
| position in their new rooms, in the Nc
Neal building, on East Kansas avenue.
J DIR. $. NJ. KesSler and family started.
last Sunday, to their new home, at Nc
Fall. Gentry county, Missouri. The
| general understanding was that the de-
parture would occur on Monday or
Tuesday. The change in the time card
prevented n general out-pouring to the
train to bill him goodbye.
Hon. 4. ID. Thacher, Kansas state
printer, was here from Topeka yester-
day, presumably looking after his
chances for reelection. lie SAYS he
only wants the Office one more term,
when he will retire, and let the younger
men fight for it. One of his most for
midable rivals now in the race, is Il.
y. McNeal, of this city.
Any citizen of Medicine Lodge who
desires to see Wichita in its best light.
has but to call on Geo. o. NJ. Buckner.
formerly citizen of this place. His
office is OF Main street, near Douglass
avenue. Mr.. Buckner has been sue
eessful in his real estate speculations
In Wichita, his friends will be glad to
know, and he now has some of the
choice property of that city. Last week
lac treated Medicine Lodge party in a
royal manner, for which they are duly
| grateful.
January first Boardman F. Smith
will retire from the firm of Harrington
Il Smith, and engage in the banking
business at Coldwater. he having pur-
chased an interest in the Bank of Co
manche County. The mercantile bust
ness will be conducted by Jas. Deal,
for Mr.. Harrington, the remaining mem