Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-01


Harris and Byerey McFaddin, will
leave here to-day for the Indian Terri
tory, to be absent two weeks.
Eli Smith came in last Thursday
irCm Colorado on short visit. lie is
much improved in health and thinks
tins winter spent IN the mountains will
restore him to his ola time health and
vigor. lie left his family all well.
Expecting to remove to rooms over
the new store of Byerley, Dark & Run
van, we will offer bargains in millinery
for the next ten DAYS.
% HATToN d STEVENS.
Judge Durd Lacey has built a good
and substantial twostory house on his
lots ON Washington avenue, east, AMI
with lbs good wife can rest easy in
knowing they have a substantial roof
to shelter them in their declining years.
{. W. Courson, of IEtna, brought in
last Saturday lot of silver specimens
that were pronounced good 10y old min
ers. There is a strong probability of
ore equal If not better than that discov-
cred al Caldwell, being found in Bar
Der county.
Once more there is talk about race
track, driving park, fair grounds. &c.
Que thing is certain, if we are TO have
"A fair next fall the grounds should be
secured, by lease or purchase, at once.
But talk won't do the work.
Herbert Sparks and wife arrived
from o-Man's-Land this week and
will winter here. Herbert says that
the ChitwoOd boys are down there run
ning a livery stable, aud he has an
idea that they could not be persuaded
TO return 20 this county.
At the dinner given 10y the ladies' of
the Christian church, on Thanksgiving
day, they cleared S.. 80. They are
very thankful To the public for the liO-
eral patronage and to the business men
of town for their munificeut donations.
Wood Il Vincent have inaugurated
Saturday bargain list. Every Saturday
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article in their line and for one day
make specially of setting it. They
have had big success, 50 far, in the ex-
pertinent.
Attention is directed to the card of
NJ. l.. Wilcox. the representative of the
old reliable Burlington insurance com
pany. lie will write n policy against
loss 10y fire. storm. tornado or cyclone.
and guarantees prompt payment with
out deductions in case of loss.
The Chicago Comedy Company. sup
porting RObt. \. Neff. tie popular ccm-
median, and his wife. is in Kiowa tins
week, and the probability is that 1t will
be here all of next week, commencing
Monday night. Mr.. and Mrs. NefT are
great favUrites in this county, and will
be given good houses here.
Mr.. L. y. Lineberg and Miss Min
ME II VI olds were united i'm marriage
in this city on the 9th inst. Elder
Mulkey officiating. The groom has
been connected with Mr.. Mulkey's
book store for some time, while the
bride will be remembered as the ac-
cDmodating clerk in the post office.
Dot Putnam's dramatic company
covered themselves all over with glory
in this city. Their first presentation of
"Pygmalion and Galatea" was SO good
that they were prevailed on to repeat it
Saturday night, and the opera house
was packed full. This is the best
piece the troop has and it will bear re-
Deating frequently. =
The Real Estate Gazette is the name
of a bright and spicy paper issued this
week by the energetic firm of Palmer
Il rrtels 4 Wheeler, of this city and
Deerhead. 1t isfilled with good words
for Barber county and should be circu-
lated by every on" who has all interest
In getting immigration here. The
| G 1ette will be published mo thy.
Tho npson's opera house is to be fl
ted up with a large stage and dressing
rooms, fine scenery and all mod, IN con-
veniences. Regular opera chairs and
movable raised floor are talked Of.
and altogether 1t Is TO be first-class.
DIR. Records, an old theatrical manager.
will have charge of the interior arrange.
ments aud he may decide to lease the
hall.
The bridge over Elm Creek, south of
town, Will be ready for travel In few
days. We now move, il we can get a
second. that something be done about
covering up, making passable the ter
rible sand draws leading to this city
from the south aud east. 1t would be
a good investment for the city to ex-
pend few hundred dollars OH the sand
draws. Nearly all of the towns along
the Arkansas river have conquered this
great obstacle to travel and why not
Medicine Ledger
Last Thursday night, at the ranch OF
Mills Bros, 8 miles southeast or Lake
CITY. Jane, Burk, young married man
Of that town. died OF injuries he receiv-
ed the day before. while he was harness
ing a span Of wild mules. HIS arm
WAS broken, and n physician was sent
for. and he administered an an@sthetic
while reducing the fracture. The man
never recovered consciousness after q G
operation, and the physician now thinks
that blood vessel had been ruptured
in addition To the other injury. Deceas-
cd was poor man.
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IngrAham s. Fort pay money on the