Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-28
Geo. Cobb was in from Nescatunga

Strawberries have been in market
for two weeks.
Get your reserved seats for the school
entertainment.
Services at the Christian church next
Sunday, as usual, by Elder Mulky.
Our blue, Italian skies would look
better IL a rain cloud be seen occasion
ally.
The Willing Workers will have din
ner or an ice cream festival on the 9th
Of June.
There were no potatoes in town this
week, and Mr.. J. b. Ely went east and
bought a car load.
y representative Of large cattle
syndicate. west of here, was here this
week, making arrangements for extern
sive shipments.
The idea Of the southwestern part
of the county helping to build court
house in the southeastern part, is an
original one with Hazelton.
G. L. Hickman, formerly Of this place,
is editing arid managing the Ivanhoe
lFinney county, Times. lie does not
! state Of what political complexion the
Times is to be.
The May number of the Southern
Kansan is out, and, of course, has much
valuable information about Barber
cOunty-coped from the INDEX, the
Cresset and Truth.
j. q. Morgan and Lou Ringler have
bought out John Dollars shoe shop,
near the corner OF Main and Kansas
avenue. John will rest for awhile and
bask in the Kansas sunshine.
Deputy Sheriff Mckinney went over
to Wellington Monday and brought
back George Hubbard, who is charged
in the district court with robbery COM
mitted at Mingona, when he owned a
saloon there.
Married on Sunday, May 10th, at the
residence Of the brides parents near
Mingona, Mr.. John Kerfner, of Garden
Plains, and Miss Nettie Rosenberg.
Garden Plains will be the future home
OF the young couple.
Sun City Union: sharon News comes
out squarefooted for the courthouse
and Jail. That's right, Sherry, your
head is level, Sectional prejudice and
strife will never build up our county.
We must pull together"
The triennial reunion of the First
Iowa cavalry association will occur al
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept q, % and %,
1856. All old members of this com
mand who would like to attend can
learn of reduced rates and further par
ticulars by calling on Capt. \. l.. Free.
man, Of this city.
Send In items of news from the
country. Births, deaths and marriages.
reports of sales, trades, new corners.
new churches and school houses. extra
big crops, etc. Send in the items and
We will dress them up. This request is
not confined to any part of the county.
We want the news from every direc-
ton.
Barnes & Ramey opened up their new
meat market last Monday morning. 1t
is their intention to capture large bu-
siness by deserving it. The best OF
meat, full weight. and reasonable prices
will be their rule. Mr.. Kennedy, an
experienced butcher, has charge of the
market. Give them a trial, and they
will strive to please you.
Pioneer lodge, l. o. O. F., of this
city elected new officers Tuesday night,
as follows: f. u. Lorash, n. c.; RI.
TaliafeTo. V. c.; j. G. Walstead.
secretary; j. p. Hall, treasurer; w. T.
Rouse, representative to the grand
lodge and l.. L. Hubbard, alternate.
The installation will occur the last
Tuesday in June.
They tell 1t on Attorney Hopkins,
of kiowa, that he has been trying so
many cases before Justice Jack Crewd-
son, of that place, that when he wants
to say anything to Judge Ellis, in the
district count, that he invariably starts
of: but, l say, d-n it Jack-or rath-
er should say Judge-or your Honor
If the Court may pleased" and then he
has fair sailing
Mr.. Frank Lockart and Miss Dora
Douglass, both of Sun City, we're mar
ried at the Grand Hotel parlor, in this
city, on Monday, May 9th, Judge Iar-
dy officiating. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Judge G. ii. Douglass, and the
groom is the son of Mr.. Louis Lockart.
citizens of this county. The parents
of the contracting parties were present
and witnessed the ceremony.
Sun City Union: I'VE understand
that the business men of Coldwater
will hereafter receive their freight via
Medicine Lodge instead of Kinsley as
heretofore. That's business, and we
are glad to note it. AS soon as our
bridge is completed at Sun City a new
road will be opened, shortening the
distance from Coldwater to Medicine
Lodge, by the way of Sun City, at least
eight miles,"
a tri-weelly stage line will be started
between Medicine Lodge, Deerhead and
lEtna OH the 9th of June, by Black &
Hughes. Stages will leave here on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
and will reach Ktna by noon of the
same day in time to connect with
Lanes stages going eaStand west. The
business men of the two towns have
contributed to the enterprise. 1t will
be tried three months and continued il
1t pays. Dick Hughes one of the pro-
prietors, is well known here.
Taxpayers should remember that
the board of county commissioners will
meet in this city on the first Monday in
June 9TH prox.,l for the purpose of
equalizing taxation for the year 1856.