Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-07-23
LOCAL NEWS.

W. W. Cook was in Wichita yester-
day.
There is talk about an increase in the
price Of day board
For RENT-A new two room house,
apply to Henry burst. 8
The cornerstone Of the court house
was laid Tuesday, Goth inst.
Or. Kessler returned this week from
q recuperating tour TO Colorado.
A sister Of Eugene and Ed Hubbard
is visiting here from Great Bend
The wife Of John Singer Is seriously
i'll at her home on Second avenue.
40 ACRES FOR sALE.-Very desirable
and cheap. Inquire at this Office.
O.W. Ron, late Of Kansas City. Is ;he
new pharmacist with Southvorth s Co.
W. o. Thompson and wife, Of Lake
City, were at the Grand Tuesday night.
George Nichols returned last week
from visit to his old home IN Jackson
county, Kansas.
MI Nora Shcrlcr vrites from Last
I9e E,-... sew N,Nico. that Ter
ure'tA BE- rapidly iuIic,iug.
N,''FF @.".. .,i alrc'ly sold q
car icad # mowers aul rlkes, and re-
Ceiyed another car load this week.
L.W. Moore and family have moved
TO Lake City where he will engage in
the real estate and insurance business.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nopoly convention will meet tomorrow
afternoon IN the skating rink, in this
city.
Tie county orders drawn at the last
term of the district court aggrega ted
over s. 200, instead of $1,000, as was
anticipated.
According 90 Or. Bumey's register on
the 18th inst, u boy was born TO W. $.
Deeds and a daughter to VIM. Ham
mack all of this city.
Judge G.. W. Ellis started sunday on
pleasure trip east. lie will lie gone
several weeks, aud will return with
Mrs Ellis and the children.
\ special term Of the district court
VIII be held here, commencing August
seth, To dispose of a lot of motions and
for rendering several judgments.
About twenty-five witnesses from
Dcerhcad aud vicinity spent this week
here in The McQuinn case. They were
thoroughly disgusted With their job.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Ely on Wednesday afternoon.
JUiy Gjth. a full attendance 90 desired
as new officers will be elected at that
time.
Henry burst reports that his cotton
crop has gone through the dry weather
as though IL did not need any rain. lie
believes that IT will yet prove the crop
for this country.
ApCpular young man Of this city,will
soon discontinue his semi-monthly Wis
its TO Winfield, having arranged, pare
gorlcally speaking. to bring the noun
tain to Mahomet."
John Mensinger has moved his barber
shop and bath tubs into the building
near Geppert s Stones, on the east
side Of Main street. Hot and cold
baths may be had at any hour.
City Marshal Johnson is in receipt of
letter from friend In Texas stating
that yearlings there can be bought for
50 per head. Mr.. Johnson says he will
go In with any other Spectator and buy
one.
The new special agent of the general
land Office for this part of Kansas is
MIR. T. j. Richardson, lately of Carlisle,
Ill. He has long been a personal and
political friend of Commissioner Sparks.
His headquarters will be at Wichita.
MIR. Garrison was over from Sharon.
Wednesday. lie says that he was
through Harper county last week. and
never saw crops in that section in worse
condition than they are in now; tina,
Barber county really has nothing 10
complain of compared with Harper
county.
The advantages os getting a farm
loan from the First National Bank Of
Medicine Lodge are, that there Is No
delay money being furnished ON On,
OF application, tie interest IS payarl,
here 90 home. there is no Hnit to IN,
amount They have 20 loan, and the,
have rates as low as any other
10 appears TO be the policv of Tho ~.
.pnbllcans OF this state to discourage
third terms for elective officers. The
feeling has reached here. aud District
Clerk lngraham has decided not TO be
candidate before the convention for re
nomination. Frank Holmes. of New
kiowa is the most formidable candi
date for the position among the repub
hcans.