Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-22

The cheapest STOVES in towti are a
Morris Bros %
The street-grader should be put un
der shelter.
Don't buy your soft coal heater unit
you have learned Morris Bros. prices. 2!
Thos. Dyer and wife, of Canema, are
the parents of girl baby, born on the
10th inst,
j. p. Hall thinks he will hold his fat
steers till January, when he hopes fol
better market.
w. w. Murphy dropped in Monday.
took in the fair last night, and pulled
out again to-day.
/. F. Shannon's name was inadyer-
tently omitted from the list .of stock
holders of the Citizens National bank.
John I. Clawson and Miss Mamie
Walker were married. near Sun City,
ON the 18th inst, by Rev. G. w. Owens.
A marriage license was issued by
Judge Hardy, on the 10th inst, to 1. S.
Prater and Miss Mollie Adams, both
Of Sun City.
Buyers should bear in mind that our
entire stock of holiday goods must be
sold. We bought for cash and will
make prices to suit you.
% DAY & RECORDS.
Jim Anderson fished a navy pistol
out of the Methodist pond last night.
He wants to trade it off, as he says he
is not Jim Cummins or one of the James
boys.
Judge O'Bryan says the damp walls
of our churches have caused his hair
and beard to turn gray. Perhaps he
would find the inside walls dryer.
There is an objection being made by
the citizens on East Kansas avenue to
the courthouse cess pool being dug at
the northeast corner of the building.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will continue their fair and festival
to-day and tonight. Go there and get
your dinner and your supper, and take
a dip into the iish-pOnd.
Have you seen that $40 dressing case
to be given away by Day & Records
If not, go and buy 81 worth of holiday
goods and get free ticket in the draw
ing, which will come off on Christ
mas. %
Probate Judge Hardy sOlemnized the
rites of marriage, on the 18th, for Fran
co Rodriguez and Miss Hannah r. Car
ter, of Kiowa. On the 14th he per-
formed the ceremony for Simon Gro
nemire and Miss Carrie Romig.
Day & Records have undoubtedly
the finest line of holiday goods ever ex-
hibited in Barber county, and they say
they are bound to sell them all. Elk
anime their stock and get their prices
before buying elsewhere. %
At meeting of the board of trade
last night, a committee composed of
w. W. Cook, Jas. A. Blair, j. w. Nc
Neal, j. n. Titus and L. Sample were
appointed TO visit the officials of
the Kansas and Panhandle railroad
or confer with them OH an impor-
tant question connected with the
proposed subscription to the capital
stock of their road by Barber county.
The officers of the Kansas and Pan
handle railroad company have executed
a bond to the county, conditioned that
in the event of the road not being
built through Barber county, after the
bonds have baen voted, as now asked,
the company will pay 81 900 for the ex-
penses of the election. OF course the
bonds can not even be issued until the
road is in operation.
On the 1st inst, the INDEX announc-
ed that Mr.. Preston Taught, aged ~,
had obtained license to get married.
This week he returned the document
to the probateGudge with the announcer
ment that he could not get there-that
is, lie could not get married. The wo-
man had backed out, and though Pres
ton Taught hard to get sight of the
fair charmer, her relatives would not
listen to his entreaties.
The Order of Eastern Star elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year at their regular communication
Monday night, 10th inst: Mrs. Yant,
worthy matrOn; DIR. E. II. Lockwood,
worthy patron; Mrs. Susan A. Payne,
associate matron; Henry Blickhahn,
treasurer; DIR. Yant, secretary; Mrs. E.
II. Stout, cOnductress; Mrs. Lockwood,
associate cOnductress. These officers
will be installed Monday evening, 9th
inst, as noted elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. III. Nixon have the
of their many friends in this
city, IN the loss of their little child,
Katie. aged four months, who died at
an early hour yesterday morning, 2lst,
inst. of membranous Group. The lit
tie one had not been well for several
days, but nothing serious was appre-
hended until Monday night. when it
showed symptoms of that dread dis
ease, Group. Almost before the family
could realize the danger it died. The
remains were taken to Winfield yester-
day for interment.
Get YOUR holiday goods at Day &