Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-29
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Last Friday, we had a fine rain. The
firmer intending TO SOW wheat can now
proceed with certainty that his labor
Is not in vain.
A. VI. Pnares, of Maroa. H., spent u
portion of last week with his brother.
+. &. PhaTes, and returned home quite
tavorably impressed with our valley.
Our public school i'll charge of Prof.
j. W. Haywood and his accomplished
wife, opened Monday, 18th inst. on 9
months term, with good attendance.
Miss Lucy Purcell, an accomplished
young lady of MingOna. teaching in the
public schools of Medicine Lodge, WAS
over Saturday on visit TO her friend,
Miss ChlorO Williams.
X. &. Williams, who has been at work
for John DOher, of Medicine Lodge, is
at his home here, quite sick, under the
care of DIR. Karr.
Married. on the 10th inst, at the resi-
dence of and by Elder ShTk. Mr.. Amos
Martin and Miss Cora Mumford.
j. L. Cathcart, of Westville, Ind, is
here spending several weeks with his
brother. l.. j. CathcaTt.
Last Sunday morning, Elder j. w.
Haywood preached his FIRST sermon at
the Christian church in this city. He
Will continue TO preach twice "a month.
Miss Dove lIenton, one of Sharon
best young ladies, has returned from a
visit TO her sister, Mrs, Will Parsons, at
Eldred.
Our rustling and reliable real estate
agent, w. L. Williams, lately traded a
portion of NJ. s. Thrailkill's stock of
goods and his town property to l. ).
Smith for his farm northeast of Sharon,
paying for the farm of 100 acres 81 200.
Last week he sold the remainder of the
goods to NJ. L. Hnchcliff, of Illinois,
who is openings general store here. He
has also sold Fred Lichlyter's farm
of so acres to L. I. Lawrence. of Ohio,
for 81 600. Write TO him for bargains.
Miss Matte Warren, who has been
spending the summer at Nescatunga,
returned home last Sunday, and will
attend Prof. lIOpwood's school.
Mrs. j. III. Warren and Mrs. A. b.
Starkey left last week for a visit among
their many friends in Missouri, and
will be absent several weeks.
1t IS really encouraging TO see the
business of our town on the ascending
scale. Our merchants are now receiv-
ing and opening up their fall and winter
goods. They seem to have bought more
extensively than usual, have better Sc
lectiOnS and better goods, and have
lower prices than heretofore.
The foundation for our new school
house is completed, and +. L. Turner,
the contractor, is pushing the work of
the building. The house. when COM
pleted, will cost $1,000. He hopes to
have it done by December. The build
ing Will be quite an accession to our
town. 1t Twill stand at the head of
Broadway, the main business street, in
plain view from the depot, and will be
24xG0 feet, two stories high, with a
24xl6 foot front room for stairways,
clOakroOms, sc.
o. G.. Ross one of our leading mer-
chants. in company with Charles Hen
ton, Mrs. Ill. f. Lee and her son. Vim.
Lee, left, few days ago. for Colorado
to locate several quarter sections OF
land.
w. NJ. Elder, who has been in Cali
| fOrnia for the past ten years, came home
to the old folks Saturday. bringing his
wife and child, and will make his future
| home with us. There is talk of him
and his brother Charlie, now i'm bust
ness here. opening up a $4,000 stock oil
| general merchandise.
Hereafter, in the absence of n paper
of aur own, we will try and furnish thu
INDEX with all the local happenings.