Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04

Ed. Buck has returned TO Lake City
from his tour with Johnson's.
Where is the postofiice? Moved.
Where is Mulkey's book store? Moved
to the Carmichael building. l
Hot and Cold Baths, for Ladies' and
for Gentlemen. Under the Grand uo-
tel. Barber shop adjoining. Open at
all hours. 49m3
Mrs. G. w. Ellis and Misses Gertie
and Jessie, started yesterday for Rock
ton, ILL.,, where they VIII spend the
summer with Mrs. Els folks.
Mulkey will speak on 1.-The Great Con-
troversy" at the Christian chapel next
Sunday morning, and III the evening
from the text set thy house in order
for thou shalt die"
John S. Runyan's father arrived
from Pennsylvania this week. This is
his first visit here and lie is much
pleased with the judgment of his son
in selecting Barber county as his home.
Judge Lacey and Louis Lockart, trus-
tees of Medicine Lodge and Sun City
townships, respectively, were at King
man last Saturday, looking into the
matter of township bridges, contrac-
tors, etc.
An entirely new stock of millinery
goods, including children's, misses and
ladies' summer hats and trimmings.
ladies' bonnets and baby caps, received
this"week by Mrs. Hatton and Miss
Stevens, at their place near Eli Smiths
drug store. Bed rock prices are the
order or the day. ID
Our good looking editor left for
Larned, Thursday morning, where he
went to attend the congressional con-
vention, which meets there to-day. He
wants to visit the western part Of the
state, and we should scarcely expect
him home for the next ten days if it
were not for the fact that the circus
will be here Wednesday.
Maj. Lamont was here this week on
his way home to New Kiowa from a
trip through Comanche county and to
the new city laid out in the south
western part of that county in which
he. Mayor Dobson and others of New
kiowa are interested. He thinks
If railroad ever heads southwest the
new city will get it..
Tomorrow, Saturday night. there
will be preaching at the NJ. f. church,
by the presiding elder, DIR. Gates.
Immediately after, the official board
meets. 1t being the first quarterly
meeting there will be 4 love feast in
the morning, on Sunday at 10 O'Clock.
Preaching at IL o'clock by DR..
Gates and at night by the pastor.
y number of parties to whom the
INDEX presented bills this week re-
| quested us to call again." Time is
too precious; but all such are reminded
that their bills may be found at this
office and a graceful penman stands
ready to ornament the documents with
/ the pleasant words Reed. Payment"
Yes, and those gentlemen who could
not be found, might also drop around.
The directors of the Medicine Lodge
Savings, Loan and Building association
have appointed II. j. Taliaferro, c. T.
! Rigg. +. p. CarutherS, III. Blickhahn
and ii. j.. Shannon TO canvass for sub
! scriptions to the stock of the associd-
ton. The books are now open and APP
! plicatiOns for stock may be made TO
any one of these gentlemen or to the
secretary, S. l.. Shreaves, at the dis
trict clerks office.
The Rainbow Social" at Col.
Brands next Thursday evening, will be
novel and interesting. At that time
the Young Peoples League will meet
as the guests of George Fort. The
ladies will all wear unhemmed aprons:
the young men will draw numbers
from box emitting them to the society
OF a lady and the privilege of hemming
her apron, prize being given to the
one who does his needle work the neat
est and quickest.
! Judge Cameron made the mistake the
first two days of his experience on the
bench of not providing himself with a
water-elm club to use on the lawyers.
The third day, Wednesday, however, he
borrowed Il "forty-five" and putting it
in the drawer Of his desk, in the pres
ence of the lawyers, he remarked, 1--WE
will try and have better order in the
court room to-day, and the attorneys
will be gently reprimanded if they at
tempt to monkey with the court" The
| experiment was success and the best
of order prevailed.
In the district court this week was
another illustration OF what litigation.
once started, will end in. 1t appears
! that MIR. Common sold a cow to one
Farris, of KiOwa; Farris sold it to one
May. Last year Common saw the COW
with his brand and not recognizing the
animal as the one he sold, drove it
home. May replevined the animal before
a justice; the case was appealed and
occupied two days in the district court
this week. There were about 40 wit
nesses and the costs amount TO about
500. The COW was worth perhaps $50.
The verdict was SIS for the plaintiff.
Messrs. Blair & Ewart of the First
National bank Of this city, are still fur
Their showing their faith in southwestern
Kansas, for this week they purchased
an interest in the bank of A. C. lobe, at
Attica, which has been Incorporated as
a state bank. They also purchased this
week the controlling interest in the Co
manche County Bank. of Coldwater, and
will soon incorporate it as a state bank.
This, then, makes them interested in
six prominent banks in this state. as
follows: At Medicine Lodge, Garden
City, Lincoln Center, Meade Center.
Coldwater and Attica. These gentle
men have abundant canifal aud Tho