Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-10-20


cheapest in the long run. 2l
George Mitchell, son of the editor of
the Greenfield, Indiana, Democrat is
out here looking at the country.
Hon. Geo. w. Vickers has rented the
Buck house, on Walnut street and Lin
coin avenue, and his family will move
here next week.
w. IL. Love has purchased the j. NJ.
Sherry lot. directly north Of his livery
barn. Taliaferro & Morgan made the
trade.
a whole car load of stoves received
by Morris Bros. this week. Included
the lot are the celebrated Garland
stoves, the best in the world. 2I
The superintendent informs us that
the NJ. +. Sabbath school is prosper
ing better now than ever before. The
attendance is increasing fast.
Clark $. Rowe. special agent Of the
general land office, was here last Satur
day, on official business. Barber coun-
ty does not give the inspectors much
business.
The city pound is now in the Sher-
lock Il Mills feed lots. If you can't find
your COW or horse any morning, a trip
down there will likely reveal there
whereabouts.
The membership blanks for the board
of trade are complete. Every business
man and property owner in the city
should become member. There is no
enterprise that can do more for the city,
Those IN want of cattle, horses,
mules or good jack, should attend the
Wisner sale at Sharon, next Saturday,
Oct. -, and advertised in another col
umn. He has some extra good stock
to offer.
The cattle market in Kansas City
Monday was steady. Cows weighing
800 pounds brought sos; cows weigh
ing 9O5 brought $40; half-breed
steers weighing l,l3O brought 1913;
shipping steers sold for S3.75.
Fall and winter hats and bonnets,
felt and straw, latest styles, trimmings,
plumes, etc, at the millinery store of
Mrs. Hatton Il Miss Stevens. Prices
are lower than ever before and all
can now have stylish hat or bonnet. 2I
The Moore Il Merchant millinery
store is daily receiving the latest fall
styles and now offer grand selections of
ladies'felts and fall trimmings, and they
cordially invite an inspection, insur-
ing prOmptness i'm the execution Of or
ders, and reasonable prices. 20
Pearson when asked the latest about
real estate this week said that he had
made a 'jaw-bOne trade" but that il
might not stick. In explanation, it
may be mentioned that this is a trade
by mouth only, where no money has
changed hands.
Unless there is some un-looked-for
change in the programme, Alex. r.
Mckinney, Of this city, will be married
Mt Richmond. KY, to-day, to Miss
Emma COrnelison, sister of Mrs. Il.
5. Proctor, of this county. The young
lady is well and favorably known In
this county, where she made many
friends during her visits. Mr.. McKin-
ney is to be commended for his excel
lent taste and sound judgement in the
selection of a wife.
AT the dinner given the editorial ex-
cursion, last Friday, at the Grand ho-
tel, IL was not the fault of the gentle.
man assigned to that duty that he did
not deliver the formal address of well
come, Those who had the manage
ment of the dining room programme
saw tit to omit that part Of the excr-
cises and the selected speaker was not
inclined 10 deliver his address out of
order. Petty jealousies should not be
encouraged on such occasions.
J. z. Hall, our register of deeds, and
his brother j. w. Hall, are feeding on
their place, IL miles southwest of here.
a bunch of 60 threo-year-old steers
which will be ready for market early
in January. This is the first bunch of
steers ever fed for market in that part
of the county, and the neighbors are
watching the proceeding with interest.
The Messrs. Hall have one of the best
farms in Barber county, containing
500 acres of land, all fenced and a con-
siderable part of it in cultivation.
They have it stocked with horses,
mules, cattle and hogs and are making
a big success at farming.
There was a large audience of our
people at the opening night of the en-
gagement of Richardson & Arnold's
Union Square Co. And, as we conf
IDENTIFY expected, the entertainment was
first-class in every particular. The
play presented was 1.-THE Private Sec
rotary" one of the funniest of funny
plaJs ever written. The stars, Messrs.
Holt and Davenport, are certainly the
equals of any comedians who have
ever favored Ottawa, and their support
Is all that could be demanded. The
ladies especially are pretty and viva
cious, and dress we'll. In fact the cos
tuning throughout Is better than the
average. The stage management is ex-
cellent There are no weary stage
waits. Tonight the company PLAYS
MY Partner" a story OF the Sisrias.
In which the full force of the company
apnooro Nh. ~.