Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.

yesterday.
Mulkeg has sold two organs in the
last ten days. II
Freshest groceries in town at Hay
den Il Lytle's. $
Joliet barbed wire at Al cents at
Noble g. Nixons. u
Alex. II. Mckinney started to Kan
sas City Wednesday.
FoR RENT-A new two room house,
apply to Henry burst. 8
II you want a good square meal for
35c, call at the Cling hotel. 10
Mulkey sells the Packard, Pelloubet
and Western Cottage organs. ~
Nearly ton Of ammunition received
this week by Noble * Nixon. II
A very pleasant change in the Their
mometer yesterday afternoon.
40 ACRES FOR sALE.--Very desirable
and cheap. Inquire at this office.
Miss Phgbe 3yerly, of Abba, Iowa,
is here visiting her uncle, L. NJ. By
orly.
Tie mercury marked 1906 in the shade
four hours last Monday afternoon, Mt
this place.
Take your butter and eggs to Hayden
Il Lyle To exchange for groceries or
dry goods. s
uThe contractor will please hurry up
that Jail. We have a few boarders for
the institution.
;. +. Stone is building large barn
and carriage house. George Hoffman
Is the contractor.
Ammunition Of every kind, including
brass and paper shells, re-cappers, etc,
at Noble n Nixon's. u
The father of Judge McCandless died
atNrnston, y. C., last week, three days
after his son arrived there.
John Jones, an old-tmer on this
range, came in from Hamilton county,
this week, TO enjoy city life awhile.
Major John Wilson came IN from
Chicago this week. lie Is well pleased
with thcrepogts from lis cattle range.
Bunk Ward and family took their de-
paIture this week for The southern
part OF California, where they expect
To make their home.
". II. Worland left at this Office. this
week, a bunch Of Sod millet, seven feet
high, raised Oh the Barnes place, four
miles northwest Of town.
Mr.. II. J. Case and Miss Ella Bartle
were given license TO marry this week
by Probate Judge Hardy. They live in
tie eastern part Of the county.
Nothing has been done 10y the fair
grounds committee. No waterworks
meeting was held last Saturday. This
is Il great town for procrastiHation.
Willis F. Miller started Tuesday for
his Illinois home, to be absent several
weeks. lie sold his claim northeast of
town To Miller Il Benedict for $500.
7. 4. McNCal is hayiuga bTicl, build
ing 2jXii feet erected on his lot on East
Kansas avenue. twill be divided into
three offices. George Hoffman has the
contract.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mooney have moved to
the country, and are making IL enter
tanning for an inoifensive neighbOr, who
came in yesterday and wanted war
rant for their arrest.
Alex Il. Mckinney was % years old
last Sunday. In the afternoon with a
number of friends, he repaired 90 the
Durst grove and enjoyed the occasion
In pleasant manner.
DIR. j. Il. Davis started last Sunday
to Orion, Michigan, his old home, on a
VISIT. lie will visit New York before
his return, and purchase q new and
complete surgical outfit.
Our criminal calendar is unusually
large this week; but tins is no indica-
tion that Barber county is a bad place
in which To live. The hot weather Is
responsible for part of the trouble.
The proposition Of Taliaferro & Nor
gan to give premiums for the best spec
linens of grasses, corn, fruits and veg
etables, is to be commended. We pre-
dict that they will have good display.
John Doher, Roll Clark. Ed. Sample
and Dudley Eldred were up in the edge
OF Pratt comfy this week, making n
preliminary survey of the chicken dis
trict, preparatory to commencing oper-
atoms on the LIST of September.
The advantages of getting farm
loan from the First National Bank of
Medicine Lodge are, that there is no
delay. money being furnished on day
OF application; the interest is PAYABLE
here ut home; there is no limit To the
amount they have to loan, and they
have rates as low rs any other ]
AZ Mira. Chapin's place, two miles
northeast, there Is bird-box built ON
pole, twenty feet from the ground.
"A brood ofyoung birds had been hatchea
out, and last Friday, some one on the
place noticed great commotion among
the old hen bird and her mate. A lad
der was procured and the interior of the
DoN examined, revealing snake five
Feet long In the nest. It was thrown
out and killed and then cut open. when
two OF the young birds were discovered.
On being given air they were soon re-
stored 10 life and were placed back in
their nest wherethey are doing as well
as their mates. The snake had evil
IDENTIFY climbed the twenty-foot box pole
IN anticipation Of feast on young
birds. II was an ordinary black snake.