Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-11-03
LOCAL NEWS.

COmpany. -
All kinds Of coal sold by the Badger
Lumber Co. 81
The city council will meet tonight,
wednesday,
Barbed wire, a car load, at Morris
Bros. this week. 81
Ingraham & Fort pay money on the
day papers are executed. IL
II you want q good square meal for
S5c, call at the Cling hotel. 10
G. r.. Mccain, formerly Of the Ave
nue. house, has moved to Colorado.
Put away your rakes, hoes, screen
doors, etc. Ancthersummer is coming.
VIM. Gamers family is visiting at
Quincy, ILL.,, having started from here
Sunday.
Go and look at those hard coal base
burners at Morris Bros. They are the
cheapest in the long run. p
Mrs. Mary Stith has been quite sick,
for several days past, at her home in the
eastern part OF the county.
John Mensinger was here this week
after his goods and effects. lie will To-
cate in the southern part Of Colorado.
Mrs. II. G.. IIebden, of ElPaso, ILL.,,
with her child. is out here visiting her
friends, Mfr. and Mrs. T.. 4. Simmons.
A whole car load of stoves received
by Morris Bros. this week. Included
tho lot are the celebrated Garland
stoves, the best in the world. 81
IL was a great mistake IN not revising
fore the election. Interminable con-
fusion arose over the present precinct
lines and no party was benefited.
Mr.. II. L. Wheelock, who has been a
"summer widower' for two months,
expects his family home i'm about ten
days. lie has had severe tussle with
flies, ileas, sand burrs and housekeeping.
Mr.. A. Baldock. who lives fifteen
miles southwest Of here, brought in.
this week, sample of his crop Of Early
Rose potatoes, which he raised on sec
ond sod. Several specimens are II in
ches I'm circumference.
More of the business men and clti-
zens Of Medicine Lodge should become
members of the board OF trade. IL is
OH organization i'm the interest of this
city and county, and to make it more
effective, il should have a larger mem
bership.
The absence Of several democrats,
who are understood to be candidates
for favors from their party, was noticed
at the polls last Tuesday. We would
not give pewter for a democrat who
will not work for, Eght for or even die
for his friends.
A. W. Johnston, Of the firm Of Rigg
4 Johnston, of this city, was married
at Aurora, Ind, ON the l4th Of October,
20 Miss Laura Williams. The happy
couple are expected home this week
and they will ut once occupy their new
cottage in the southeast part of the
city.
Last Saturday DIR. Davis, assisted 10y
DIR. Moore and Or. Kessler. performed
n difficult operation on Mrs. Smith
who lives near Bross. They cut an
opening seven inches long in her right
leg, below the knee, and removed two
Jumps of foreign substance that had
formed on the bone. Each lump was
about the size OF half of butternut
The lady was doing well on Monday.
Elm creek il to be- bridged at che foot
of South Main street. the piles beins
driven now. This will be great con
Venience TO people from the south whC
have heretofore complained so much oil
the bad crossing over Elm creek, anC
now that the bridge over the rivei
south Of town Is also completed, Their,
II no reason why thus city should mo-
control the trade even up to the corpo
ration limits of the little town on th,
Territory line.
We will be glad TO receive from On,
farmers of Barber county correc
statement OF the corn crop raised thii
year. Write on a postal the number o.
acres cultivated and the number o
bushels gathered, and what the hes
average was; give the location OF IN,
farm by section, township and range
and your postodlce address, and sent
In some time this month. Information
about the other crops will also be prop
erly classified.
w. q. johnson last Monday resigne,
the Office Of city marshal, and the may
or At once appointed George w. IIor
ney 10 the vacancy. The appointment
Is entirely satisfactory, so far as we cal
learn. The occasion of Mr.. Johnson
resignation arose from the effort mum
Der Of citizens were making to have hin
removed by the mayor on account of
personal difficulty he had with mem
bers OF the theatrical company whic
was here last week. The marshal nd
mitted that he might have been hast
In his action, and he offered what ar
peared 10 be fair proposition in IN
premises; but this was not satisfactor
to the petitioners, and the demand fo
his removal was continued. IL wa
about TO involve candidate on IN
democratic ticket in trouble, and prot
ably cause his defeat, and, rather tina
have this occur, Mr.. Johnson resigned
And now, that he is out of othce, W
will say that he made the best marshs
this city has ever had, and It is que.
ton whether any man can an the pos
ton as long as he Did, without maxim
more enemies. While not upholdin
him In the least in the recent troubl,
Newiah To dn justice.