Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-04-02


House week from tonight.
The city election will be held in the
front room OF BlIckhahn's store.
There is no cessation of the bus war.
Anybody can ride free now who wants
to do so.
Superintendent Barnes came i'm last
night on his special car and went out
again this morning.
j. c. Orner came down from Topeka
yesterday and is having an enjoyable
time with his many old friends here.
Thompson Ewing was up from the
Territory to-day. lie is connected with
+. Y. Ewing in the cattle business.
j. $. Jackson, manager of the South
western Bus company. has moved To
Kansas avenue, in the IIOrney building.
W.T.. Williams was over from Sharon
yesterday in the interest Of a Masonic
benevolent insurance company, which
he represents.
1t is announced that Mr.. David Nc
Kinney of this city, Is to be granted a
pension for services rendered in the
Black Hawk war.
n special postollice inspector was
here this week and declared himself
much pleased with the management of
the postoilice at this place.
WANTED To trade n nearly new
spring wagon for horse.
~ \. ID. JAMESON, Med. Lodge.
Next Tuesday, April 9th, will occur
the special election for voting bridge
bonds. The official call for the election
appears in this issue.
Julius Goldsmith has decided to dis
pose of his stock of clothing, even at n
sacrifice. lIe is Offering some extraor-
binary inducements.
For the bridge bonds? Yes" e.
ection, Tuesday. April 6.
Attic least calculation there were $50
persons in the convention last night that
nominated the Peoples ticket, without
a dissenting voice.
Married, at the residence Of judge
II. II. Hardy. Wednesday. March 81.
1856. Mr.. y. Y. Roberts and Miss Mag
gle Cpdegraff, all of this city.
The farm house Of Jas. NJ. Mcclure.
one mile south of Sharon, was destroyed
by fire last Sunday morning. The origin
was a defective flue, it is supposed.
Mrs. 10 Hatton will have her millin-
cry and dress-making establishment in
order in n few days. Remember the
place, two doors from the Pioneer drug
store.
w. j. Mckinney has given up his po-
sition in the First National bank of
this city and gone TO Ashland TO look
after farm loans for Messrs. Blair and
Ewart.
The interest on $500 in bridge bonds
vii! be but $50 per year-not exceed
ing II cents per head for each Inhabit.
ant of the township. Vote for the
bonds.
The s-year-old son of II. L. Eccleson,
who resides seven miles southeast, was
thrown from horse this week, receiv-
ing fracture of the right forearm.
DR.. Moore is in attendance.
For the bridge bonds? Yes" e.
ection, Tuesday, April 6.
1t is rumored that Jim Johnson ex-
poets to start out from here soon with
circus and that he Is to be backed by
party in this town. No more pcrma-
nent investment can be imagined.
The calico ball last Friday night was
one OF the most pleasant events of the
season. 1t is astonishing how becoming
a lady can appear in even calico when
she has taken pains in arranging it.
For the bridge bondsP Yes" e.
ection, Tuesday, April 6.
Rigg & Johnston have received their
new and elegant hearse, the finest piece
of workmanship ever shown i'm this
city. 1t is furnished with all the latest
plumes, ornaments and fixtures. and is
as fine as anybody's hearse.
Maj. Kirk of Larned, Capt. Evans of
st. Louis, t. Il. Campbell of Dover.
Mo, r. W. Phillips, Maj. Wilson. NJ.
Register, and VIM. Blair, all connected
with the COmanche Pool, were here yes
terday, at the Grand.
n letterreceived in this city this week
announces that Walter, the six-year-old
son of W. W. Whitney. formerly of this
city, was kicked and killed by a horse on
his fathers ranch, in Arizona. last
month.
AT last accounts. Judge Ellis was
still holding court in Clark county. He
had already sentenced one man TO i'm
prisonment for life, and had several
other hard cases to deal with. We
nave an idea that he is going to prove
an industrious official.
At meeting of the Medicine I.odge
Building Association on last Saturday
night a committee was appointed TO
make careful examination of the hills
made In constructing the Grand hotel
ana report tomorrow night.
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