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

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best guesser. 26
For rent-A two room house. Appl,
10 ID. a. McCanless. 24tf
Ingraham & Fort pay money on the
day papers are executed. IL
Trunks and valises at about half for.
mer price, at Harrington & Smiths. IS
Wood s. Vincent have added a full
line Of gents furnishing goods to their
stock. "a
John Fleming and wife started to
Wayerly, ILL.,, Monday, to be absent two
weeks.
Two car loads of -four and meal re-
ceived this week by Stamford, You
mans q Eldred. -
The plate glass for the new buildings
in town arrived last week, and most of
1t has been put in position.
During the absence of DIR. Gillette,
DIR. lockwood is performing the duties
OF U. 5. pension examiner at this place.
Rogers Silver Plate and Silver Metal
Tea and Tablespoons and Knives and
Forks, for the holidays, at Noble &
Nixon's. 3Ot2
John Higgins has moved his stock Of
furniture into his new and elegant
building, and now has one of the finest
rooms in town.
Quite a crowd Of Sun City people
came down last Friday, and attended
the entertainment, as a compliment to
MI. Iand Mrs. Men.
]. X. Lincoln was out from Missouri
this week, to visit his Barber county
stock ranch. lie says his cattle are do
ing as well as he could possibly ask.
Our pictorial artist was not well last
week, and did not get the engrayings
done in time for this issue. We will
issue a mid-holiday number next week.
Miss Stevens and Mrs. Hatton have
moved into their new rooms IN the By
erley, Dark & Runyan building, and
will be glad to have their lady friends
call and see them.
Currie & Schmidt have received car
load Of Lawrence, Kansas, -four, which
they guarantee to be as good or better
than any flour sold i'm this market. Try
1t and be convinced. %
f. r. Brown has moved here from
his farm, near Hazelton, and will fol-
low the business of an auctioneer. In
honor OF the removal, his wife present
ed him with fine girl last Friday.
Saturday and Monday the county
treasurer's Office was the busiest place
In town, the Goth being the last day of
grace for paying taxes. The payments
this year were larger than usual, indi.
eating that money is more plentiful.
A. B. Purdy, of Leloup, Kansas,
near Ottawa, brother of the railroad
agent at this place, was here this week
looking for n location for his stock of
fine horses. lie thinks OF getting a
farm near this city, if possible. lie
has four stations, fine jack and fifty
blooded brood mares.
While 1t Is fact that all of the citi-
zens who have left Medicine Lodge to
seek their fortunes elsewhere, within
the past year, were not dead beats, il
must be admitted that several Of that
class have gone. BY the term dead
beat we mean any man who can pay
his debts, but won't.
The members of the Christian church
ut this place are endeavoring to secure
the services of apastor. They are now
in correspondence with preacher, who
has promised TO come out about the
first of January, and hold meeting for
week or two. 1t is to he hoped that
the church will soon he able to get a
good man.
At the annual election of officers, by
Delta lodge, No. ~, A. +. and A. NJ,
last Saturday night, the following were
elected for the ensuing year: I. w.
Stout, W. NJ; q. L. Freeman, S. W.;
ii. Yant, J. W.; A. r. Mckinney, sec
rotary; II. NJ. Woodward, treasurer.
This is good working force and we
expect to hear of Delta lodge pros
pering.
The Chicago Comedy Company con-
cluded a weeks engagement here Sat
urday night, and went to Caldwell Sun
day. This troupe made many friends
here and received a liberal and desery-
ed patronage. Mr.. and Mrs. Netf. Mr..
and Mrs. Berry and Mr.. and Mrs. Buck
are all good people. We hope they will
all be here again with new lot of PLAYS
during the winter.
Two young men, named Frank Mes
beth and Herbert Pratt, are under ar
rest, in Harper county, charged with
stealing cattle. They offered two fat
steers, branded open AP connected,
to butcher at Harper. Inquiry show
ed that the steers were strays, taken
from pasture ten miles west of Har-
per, and the suppOsition is that they
belong to the Messrs. Peck, of Hazel
ton.
The Topeka Commonwealth, of Sun
day, published an article headed In
the year 1905" supposed to be record
of the principal events of that time.
Here is a specimen item: Thomas A.
McNeal, formerly Of Medicine Lodge,
this state, has returned from London,
where he has been serving this govern
ment for the past eight years as consul
general. Mr.. McNeal will take up his
residence in Topeka"
1t is told Of Capt. ID. l.. Pierce, of
Sun City, that he came down last Fri
day expressly to attend the show, but
being occupied most of the day with
business. he forgot his mission and
started home and had gone six miles on
the road when he remembered what he
came for. lie deliberately turned