Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.

The north end Of town is building up
rapidly.
The new courthouse will be a daisy
when il is built.
For Rent A new two-room house.
Apply to II. burst. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. y. l.. sheldon are in
Chicago this week.
Schulcr. then Brown! Who next?
Another b., we guess.
A. $. McCleary has gone east on 4
visit for few weeks.
a very welcome shower Of rain fell
last Sunday afternoon.
The Coldwater stage arrived before
six o'clock last Saturday evening.
Farmers will do we'll To call on II. T..
Noble x Go. for their cutiyators. As
Wood n Vincent are in their new
quarters, in the postonice building.
Or. Gillette is medical examiner of
the Northwestern insurance company.
Country real estate is active. We
would like TO see few more transfers
of city lots.
A new sidewalk is being built on the
north side of Kansas avenue, west of
Main street.
j. Z. Gibson has opened the Spring
Creek dairy, and already has a good
trade started.
Mrs. John Rogers was confined to her
room several days this week, with an
attack of pleurisy.
DR.. Moore is home from Iowa. where
he went 90 see a sick sister, who died
soon after his arrival.
l.. W. Moore sustained serious fall
Sunday evening, which confined him to
his room for several days.
Judge Reuben Lake was here last
Saturday, purchasing quite bill Of
merchandise for his own use.
Rev. \. +. Brady, OF the Baptist de-
nomination. preached at the Christian
church in this city sunday morning.
Pharmacist Brown, who had been
employed by Southworth Il Co., took
his departure for Indiana yesterday.
Harry Alexander, late of Anthony
CrisGcld. etc, was here last Saturday
on his return from visit in Indiana.
This city can well afford to have good
streets. II costs but a small sum tC
make good street, and when once
made il lasts.
All members Of Ensign Encampment
|. o. o. i. are requested to meet to-
morrow, Saturday night ut their hall.
by w. Il. Rouse, scribe.
The new Presbyterian minister, Rev
McElroy, will be formally installed as
pastor of the church at this place, mex
Tuesday evening, May H..
Ed. Allen finished up his winter dea
here this week by shipping out two cal
loads If hides, pelts and talluw. ii,
has done "a big business here this year
John 5. Fleming has purchased IN,
interest of his partner, f. W. Flato, jr.
i'm the city Drug store, as will be seer
by the official announcement in hi:
paper.
NJ. j. Lane and bride, nee GcrliC
Skccn, arrived here Monday, on theil
return from their eastern trip. The,
were warmly congratulated 10y thei
many friends.
The first car load Of hogs that wer,
ever shipped from Barber county were
shipped this week TO Kansas City by
Sherlock 4 Mills. They were fatteneC
in their mule lots in this city.
n. b. Sherlock advertises in this pa
per that he will sell out his live stool
and household goods on May -, ut hi.
place ON Spring creek, eight miles nortl
of here. lie has some bargains.
The republicans of Barber county az,
invited to assemble at this place to
morrow, May Sth. to elect four delegate,
to attend the republican congressional
convention at Great Bend on May 18th
Wednesday night there was a meet
ing of the council, the county commits
sioners were in session, the building
association organized, u wedding oc
Cured, and Alonzo did not lift tint
horse at the amphitheatre.
Jas. Wilson, an old resident of Barbe
county, came in this week from Mead
Centre, where he has been investing hi
money I'm real estate. lie has swo goo,
farms IN this county and a number o
lots and buildings in Meade Centre, i'm
Guiding large livery barn. lie is ais,
interested i'm Ashland. lie will remain
here a few weeks.
W. s. Denton started home, Tuesda
evening, after the rain, and when h
reached the ravine just south of hi
residence, he found n roaring creek. a
least sixty feet wide. His wife an,
children and all the neighbors ha
gathered on the opposite bank to de
wise some means to get him safely owe
the flood. One neighbor was about {
go over after him on horseback anoth
er wanted TO throw him a rope, an
another wanted to throw him an um
brella. While all this was going on
Mr.. Denton sat down, pulled off III
shoes and stockings, rolled up Tn
sleeves of his bifurcated garments, an
waded across. There was no heroic as
sisiance necessary.