Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-11
LOCAL NEWS.


organs at the postoGice. l.tf
Mulkey has bought an immense stock
of fireworks for the Fourth. 40
GO 20 Rogers n Son for Binder Irvine,
mowers, stackers and rakes. 2t
Mr. II. VI. Sparks has the foundation
laid for a handsome residence.
Bob. Mot, formerly Of this city, is
chief pharmacist In drug store at
Larned.
Where is the postofiice? Moved
Where is Mulkey's book store2 Moved
TO the Carmichael building.
Mrs. Sheplcr and her daughter, Miss
Nora, arrived ut Las Vegas on the Sth,
both having stood the trip well.
Bunk Ward returned this week from
prospecting tour through the west.
lie will not leave this town yet awhile.
Hot and Cold Baths. for Ladies and
for Gentlemen. Under the Grand IIo-
tel Barber shop adjoining. Open at
all hours. 49m3
Wise men often change and Mulkey's
book store now occupies the Carmichael
building, one door north of Mckinney
Bros livery stable.
At the opera house billiard hall n
standing prize Of s. is offered to the
person making the largest run at four
ball billiards during the week.
Mrs. Judge Ellis, of Medicine Lodge.
was n passenger ON the east bound
train, en- route 10 Wisconsin on pleas
urc trip.-llarper Sentinel, June 3.
WIN. Gamer is now manager Of the
Southwestern Bus Co., and takes hold
like an old timer. His former partner,
Mr. Campbell continues in the transfer
business.
I'm agent OF the Equitable Insurance
was here this week looking after the i'm
terests of his company. 10 was in this
company that the late David Stith had
his life insured.
Mr.. Snoddy, a prominent attorney and
capitalist, Of Sedalia, Mo, was here this
week looking fora bargain in farm land.
lie wants quite large tract If he can
get itat the right price.
Dudley Eldrcd, after rusticating at
the ranch tor several weeks, returned to
town yesterday, much improved in
health and appearance. Mrs. EldrCd
will he here in few days.
A couple Of graded black bulls were
sold last Saturday, in this city, ut aIc-
ton. Tine was a three-year-old and
the other two-yeaT.old. The first
brought Slj, and the latter sli.
The district board of L. s. medical
examiners will be- i'm session i'm this city
next Wednesday. June 10th, nj the office
of lockwood & Gillette. Pensioners
having business with the board will
take due notice.
Persons desiring farm loans will find
IT To their interest TO call at the First
National Bank of Medicine Lodge. They
write their own papers, and pay the
money ON the day the application is
made. Interest is payable at their Of
fee, in Medicine Lodge. 1
Dr. =. l.. Bartlett. Of Aurora, ILL.,,
Interested with his father-in-law, r. l..
Carter, In farming and stock raising,
near Lake City, was here Two days this
week. He Is a pleasant gentleman and
would be valuable citizen should he
locate here permanently.
Frank Holloway came I'm this week
from long visit TO Texas and the Terri
tory where he has been trading in live
stock. During his absence he became
the father Of blue-eyed girl baby and
She was here also with her mother. He
Is very proud of his paternity.
A postOllice has been established at
Eldred, IN the southwestern part of this
county, in section %, township "a,
range 10, with VIM. Parsons as post
master. The Office will be a great con-
venience to quito a community down
there, as they can now get daily mail
An entirely new stock Of millinery
goods, including children's, misses and
ladies' summer hats and trimmings,
ladies bonnets and baby caps, received
this week by Mrs. Hatton and Miss
Stevens, at their place near Eli Smiths
drug store. Bed rock prices are the
order of the day. 1-2
Halls circus was here Wednesday
and 1t was creditable entertainment,
far superior TO Johnson's circus in
every respect. The tumbling, bal
ancing and trapeze work was rs good as
any circus; the mirth provoking part
was slim; the menagerle was small but
we'll selected. So far as has been re-
ported, there were no confidence men
OF takirs following the show. II is not
n big three-ring circus, at all; but gives
performance well worth lifty cents in
any country.
Great heads have School Director Nc.
Clearoy and Attorney George Ellis
The public school building had become
the resort Of myriads Of swallows that
insisted on building their nests up UNI
der the caves, aud the trespassers haC
become a nuisance. George said tina,
he believed If they would take tLe car
cass of dead hen and suspend it.ovel
the caves that the birds would migrate
No sooner was the suggestion mad,
than II was acted on, and the expert
msnt acted like charm. Every swal
low rushed up aud took one look at th,
intruder and after chattering in In,
most excited manner for a few mo
ments, the whole outfit, excepting TIT
setting hen swallows few away to tel
their friends on the horrible vision the,
saw In Medicine LOdge.-I.ater. The,
all returned next day, and bronghthun
dredl Of Otlor3 with Jhom, and the uui
Sanco Is greater than ever.