Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-17


Stones, for $40. 13
Nearly ton Of ammunition received
this week by Noble u Nixon. II
Mrs. w. ID. VanSlyke returned last
Saturday from her visit to Iowa.
A dance will occur at the opera house
tonight, in honor of Bright's orchestra.
Medicine Lodge meat men are fur
nlshing the best beef now that has been
killed here for some time.
If you want to borrow money, at
cheapest rates, read Ingraham's g.
Forts locals and call on them without
delay. Is
Change of time OH the railroad next
week. Train from the east will arrive
here at lao and return at 2:35. Don't
forget this.
The Peter Crawford farm, near Shar-
on, was sold this week by F. NJ. Seek
Ter to Mr.. Stalder, for 81 900. A good
sale for any new county.
ReY. Swartz delivered. this week, to
large number of subscribers in this
city, Coughs Platform Lectures. -
The work comes up TO every expecta-
ton.
Mrs. Payne and her daughter, Mrs
Poole. are attending the Kansas City
fair this week. Mrs. Poole will visit
relatives in Lafayette county before
her return.
! j. q. Codding, of Marion, Ohio, a
schoolmate of the Messrs. McNeal, of
this city, was here this week, and ex-
pressed himself as delighted with our
county, the people and the climate. He
is an attorney.
For SALE.-A first-class Brunswick
Bake Billiard Table. Also first-class
Fifteen Ball Pool Table. Both tables
have combination cushions. are in the
best of order, and are for sale at sac
rifice. 16 HARRINGTON & SMITH.
With not a dollar of debt hanging
over the city; with no direct city tax
for this year, and with a reasonable
amount of street improvements in pro-
gress all the time, Medicine Lodge has
reason to be proud. But we must fix
up the roads leading to town.
Capt. Donnelly, an ex-member of
congress, from Pennsylvania, a friend
of Capt. John Rogers, this week pur-
chased, through Taliaferro 81 Morgan,
the Shaw lot, south of the Medicine
Lodge house, for 81, 500. lie also pur-
chased a residence lot ON north Walnut
street, and will improve both of the
purchases.
A new railroad time card will go into
effect at this place next Monday, Goth
inst. The passenger train will arrive
here from the east about lao p. M, and
will leave here at 2:35. The time for
leaving and arriving at Kansas City
will remain about the same. The
freight will leave here at 10 a. M, and
return at $50 p. m.
The following transfers of real estate
were made this week through the agen-
| cy of Pearson & Co.: y. l.. Jacobs TO
Writ Randolph 40 acres near Bolivar,
Mo-, $500. Writ Radolph TO A. l.. ia
cobs 800 acres in section IL, township
SO, range II, $1,000. A. Taylor to DIR.
Gillette, 100 acres in sections Is, 81 and
-, township 80, range u, 81, 100.
Medicine Lodge is an exceptional
city. The city council has decided that
it will not be necessary to levy any di-
rect tax for this year, and consequently
the property owners in the city Will be
saved burden they had anticipated
carrying. We doubt if there is another
incorporated city in the state that can
run its municipal affairs without the
aid Of direct taxation. Our good for
tune may be attributed to wise and
economical administration of affairs by
q sensible city council.
The waterworks question will likely
take a rest now until next spring.
There are too many different theories
and plans. In the meantime 1t behooves
every property owner to consider well
this proposition: The city will be at
the mercy of fire whenever it breaks
out. There are not more than three
wells within two blocks of the center of
town, and unless something is done to
provide water, there will be trouble for
somebody. There should be cisterns
or wells dug if no better protection can
be devised.
Mr.. Clarence Swartz, living on West
Cedar creek, was married in this city,
on the 18th inst, to Miss Cynthia Mad
dern, Judge Hardy officiating. The
groom says he has Travelled this wide
world over, and has met the beauties
of other countries, but not until he fell
under the captivating glances of the
gypsum hills girls was he ever really
infatuated. The young men in his vi
cinity treated him to serenade that
night, the instruments being little
rusty, and out OF tune. He treated his
unwelcome visitors very nicely.
The "Old Settlers picnic" held at
Fergason's grove, yesterday. was COM
plete success in every particular. A
great many "Old- timers" met, and
snapped yarns with the later arrivals
in the county. T. a. McNeal was the
orator of the day. Scott Cummins read
poem about the flood, especially men,
tionine the lamentvble fate of Squire
G.. w. Paddock, wife and four children,
who lost their lives at that time. Vo-
cal music was furnished by Mr.. Palmer
and lady; instrumental music by Mrs.
Israel Slack. Short speeches were
made by DIR. Stout, S. T. Dickerson, Mr..
Palmer and DIR. Zenor. A large plat
was erected, on which the young peo-
pie, and few who were not 50 young
danced until late hour. The INDEX
representative was treated to feast OF