Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-04-30
Cherry trees are in bloom.

FlatO's. IS
r. F. Lyle is now living in the Cook
cottage near Judge O'Bryan's.
+You can buy a No. twO-horse culti-
yator for SIS at II. L. Noble Il Co.'S. As
A band of Italian musicians came in
Wednesday, and entertained good audi
ences.
The Domestic sewing machine, the
best and cheapest, OF easy terms, at the
postoflice. IS
DR.. Moore was called to Iowa this
week, to see his sister, who is danger
ousy sick.
Nance Nichols has moved from Kan
sas avenue to one of Mobiles houses, in
the south part of town.
=II. f. Noble s. Co. have few more
Bradley listers and drills that they will
close out at reduced prices. As
Jas. r. Fleming has gone to Hot
Springs. Ark, for his health. lie has
been troubled with varicose veins.
II is understood that b. L. Kies has
about decided To engage in the banking
business i'm some county north OF here.
Leander Phillips, the father of Ben.
+. Phillips, formerly of this city, died
suddenly at Garden City one day last
week.
THE benefit of car load rates on all
heavy goods, and at Kansas City prices
on other goods guaranteed, by Herring
ton n Smith. As
e.. ID. Baker, travelling agent and cor
respondent Of the Topeka Daily Com
monwealth, was here sunday and Mon
day, on his first visit.
G.. y. Blinn, of Newton. manufactu-
rer of fruit extracts. perfumeries, ETC.,
was here this week. and succeeded i'm
taking several good orders. His firm
will move to Wichita this winter.
The farm of Mrs. Troy Stockstill. ID
Gated two miles west of this city, was
sold, last Monday, for $4,000, to Peter
Hansen. Mrs. ;. received, i'm part pay
ment, IIanSen's house and lots in the
south part of town.
The boys were figuring yesterday that
old man Mason had to pay IL cents PEI
day for living with Mrs. Parkhurst,
figuring on the fine at 500. That is a
mistake. Allowing 800 working days
To the year, and he lived with her two
years, he in reality paid lGi cents day.
DIR. Lockwood started with his fam
lily on visit TO Iowa, this week. Be
fore his return he will attend the Amer
lean Medical Association, which meets
in st. Louis from May 18th to the Sth
and drink in the wisdom and expert
ence that Will flow from the great minds
present.
If cur contemporaries in this county
will publish the dates of marriages
deaths and births, and the town OF
township where they occur. it would be
more interesting to the public. 1t is
not good taste to publish the weight
1t also compels the attending physician
to do some tall fbbing.
Henry burst is in receipt of half a
bushel of cotton seed from Alabama
part of which he has planted as an ex-
pertinent, and the balance he will give
away to those who may want to expert
meEt with cotton. Mr.. burst Is salts.
fled that cotton will grow here and
prove more profitable than any kind of
grain. Those who want seed should
call at once, as now is the time to
plant.
This week the INDEX had occasion to
examine some of the excellent Jobs OF
plasteriug done by that veteran work.
man, O. =. BOggs. The finish on the
Cook cottage. on Washington avenue
east, and DR.. Wants office, cannot bt
eXcelled in any city. Mr.. Boggs ha;
/ the services of the best workman that
ever spread mortar i'm this city, anC
Will be glad TO talk with those having
work TO do.
Charles +. Atherton, for severa
months resident of this city, has beer
nominated as the democratic candidate
for county attorney of Kiowa county
lie was recognized here as a young
man OF talent, integrity and industry
lie has the best of recommendation
from his old home in Ohio, and would
no doubt make an acceptable officer Of
Kiowa county. The election Will oc
cur May 18th.
Hon. G.. W. Vickers, representative
/ of Comanche county, was here Wednes
| day. on hic return from district court al
Anthony. lie says that 40 effort il
/ being made to ascertain the names o
/ the members of the mob that so brutal
ly disposed of the Weaver boys on Tn,
| 10Th, and he has no idea that any on,
will ever be punished for participation
i'm that terrible work. He thinks tn
fact that nearly every indicted crimna
tried mt the district court during tn,
two weeks preceding had escaped pun
ishment, incensed the Danville people
and made them fear that the Weaver
would also eScape. and therefore the,
decided ON enforcing the law, withou
the aid of courts.
j. u. Hall, register of deeds, brough
up from his farm on Mule creek TIN
week handful of alfalfa, the stem be
ing sixteen inches long. lie will Gu
the first crop of this grass, from his tel
acre meadow, in three weeks, and vii
get at least three other crops during tn
season. He put up several tons of
last year and it kept sweet and pure
and is relished bY cattle or horses nov
as much as if it was green. He is o
the opinion that alfalfa is the comm
grass for this country and expects I
SOW large acreage of it. 1t is not al
fected by drouth or cold, is nutrition
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