Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-04-30

"a a specially made of fine visiting
cards at the INDEX Office.
The sale of stock at Elm Mills will
occur tomorrow. Read the advertise
ment.
Lew Lebrecht is building a residence
on North Walnut street, next to o. 2.
Poole's.
ladies, cool your parched tongues
with glass of soda water at Fleming
Il Flato's. As
Wood & Vincent will be in their new
quarters, postoflice building, ON and
after tomorrow.
Hot and cold baths, at any hour. in
the basement Of the Grand Hotel. Ev-
erything clean and first-claSs. As
There was poor demand for ponies
last Saturday, and so Frank Bellamy
only disposed OF two at his sale.
c. G.. Kline now owns $50 acres of
good land near Deerhead, and besides
has taken good claim out there.
Rigg & Johnston's new hearse, drawn
by Weidner's big bays, was out last
Saturday for the first time. 1t would
be credit TO any city.
c. o. Stiles was down from Spring
vale, this week, to receive an elegant
new buggy he had ordered from Co
lumbus, Ohio. 1t is jo-dandy, and
no mistake.
NJ. l.. Wilcox has moved TO town with
his family from his farm near Mum
ford, and is living on South Walnut
street.
~ car load of choice Michigan po-
tatoes just received at Harrington Il
Smiths. Early rose, neshannock and
peachblow varieties. As
Judge W. b. Williams, of Allegan.
Mich, father of Mrs. T. S. Updyke and
Theodore Williams, of Lake City, came
in yesterday on visit.
For RENT-A furnished room for
sleeping, size 15x16; or will rent it
without furniture.
AZ Mrs. HESTER SHEPLER.
7. p. Cook, of Dallas, Texas, south
/ western superintendent of the w. L..
Telegraph company, is here this week
on visit to his brother, Judge w. w.
| Cook.
The Cedar Grove dairy. owned by r.
Nj. Sparks, east of town, one mile, is
now in operation, ready to supply all
who may desire it with pure unadul-
/ terated country milk.
Andrew o. Rupp, candidate for the
| legislature i'm the Bloomington, Illinois
district arrived here yesterday. From
| present indications, his opponent will
not get vote in this county.
julius Sombart, a prominent miller,
and John ThrO, a lumberman, of Boon
vile, Mo, were here to-day, on their
way to Coldwater. On their return
they VIII look into the opportunities
/ here for investments.
The buses all go to the depot loaded
with passengers, and stranger might
think hegira was about to take place.
The passengers are only taking free
ride. The buses will return loaded.
! When the cruel bus war is over this will
not be thus.
Lee & Viele, of this city have secured
the contract for painting the new city
building and for painting ard furnish
ing the glass for the new and elegant
national bank building in Winfield.
! The latter will be the richest structure
IN Southern Kansas.
The regular monthly dinner to be
/ given by the Willing Workers of the
Christian church, will be at the resi-
dence of Capt. \. l.. Freeman, We'd
nesday. May 5th. All are invited and
VIII be welcome.
Mrs. o. T. BEEsoN, Sec'y.
Mr.. Tingelhoff, proprietor of the
Palmer House. wants other hotel men
to be on the lookout for Professors
Simmons and Cummins, two fellows
who were here last week, travelling on
their shape, doing the walking act at
skating Kinks and beating hotel men
out of board bills.
Capt. Mckay, of the Medicine Lodge
House, purchased all of the nursery
stock brought here by the Lees Sum
nit nursery which remained unsold OF
uncalled for. He sent the lot out tC
one of his farms this morning. lie will
plant several thousand trees, and any
amount of small fruit. vines, and shrub
berry.
f. III. Nixon has purchased the halt
interest of NJ. j. O'Meara and NJ. II
kwart in the hardware firm of III. +
Noble 4 Co., of this city, and viii give
his attention to the business. This
was a desirable change for the reason
that it insures this city a good and per.
manent citizen in the person of Mr.
Nixon, who has many friends here.
John Dollar, the reliable and veteran
boot and shoe man, has purchased the
interest of his partner in the shop OF
Main street. He needs no introduction
to this community. Like his name
sake, the dollar of our daddies," Johr
is regulation weight, good for all dues
passes current in any country, is al
observer of law, has the government
stamp and is always welcome.
a gentleman named Sears is her,
from Illinois with the intention of pur
chasing f. w. Flato's interest in tn,
city drug store AS heretofore an
nounced, Mr.. Flato will go to Kansas
, City TO take charge of the live stool
commission house of Hunter, Evans
Co. Ills wife and her sister, Mrs
Merriweather, will visit their forme
} home in Texas this summer.
The INDEX favors issuing bonds t
the amount of $4,000 for building