Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.

W. y. YauSlyke has charge Of Hen
~ Durst's scales on Second avenue.
y. \. Woodwork, Of the Kiowa
Journal was here yesterday.
Freshest groceries in town at Hay
den X Lytle's. S
Shooting plover and doves is the
sportsman delight just now.
Barber county presents the finest
scenery to be found in Kansas.
FoR KEST--A new two room house,
apply to Henry burst. s
II sou want u good square meal for
soc, call mt the Cling hotel. 10
40 ACRES FOR sNLE.--Very desirable
and cheap. Inquire at this Office.
Editor Mcdonald, Of New Kiowa. was
here yesterday and called on the INDEX.
Lightning killed about so worth of
hogs for Mr.. r.. VI. Sparks last Monday
night.
Thermometer 100 in the shade in the
coolest place in town, four days this
week.
John ). Fleming has gone to Kansas
City TO buy a large stock Of goods for
the fall trade.
Mr.. Fristoe's new residence in the
north end OF town is rapidly approach
Ing completion.
Some campers lost a fine horse four
miles west OF town, Wednesday night,
from snake-bitc.
Take your butter aud eggs to Hayden
X Lyle o. exchange for groceries or
dry goods. 8
The last heard OF D. Bigg and Eli
Smith aud their families. they were at
Lcadyilic. Colorado.
Tine approaches To the bridge in the
north end or town have been fixed
lookout for biz rain.
There Is a probability Of the bus war
being compromised soon. II should
have been done long ago.
Col. G. II. Edrcd in raising fine
crop Of grapes ON his place IN The south
western part Of the county.
Mrs Murphy, the mother OF Lew
Lebyccht's wife. returned to Harper on
Monday, after a pleasant visit here.
J.. NJ. Axline, of The Crcsset. started
yesterday on trip out west to Garden
City. Ilartland, and perhaps Colorado.
A sister-in-law of W. G. Douglass, of
Elm Mills, after visit of several weeks
returned GO her home IN Iowa this week.
Mr.. Robert Gibson and wife left for
oxford and Winfield, yesterday to visit
friends and have a summer vacation.
Mr.. Joe Ramey expects to start back
~ Lafayette county, Mo, about the Goth
of this month. We don't think he will
stay long.
Watermelons weighing 80 pounds
each, sold at ~ cents each last Satur-
day. 4 load of good melons sold at one
cent each last Friday.
win McQuiddy, who has been posting
himself i'm the banking business at the
First National, in this city, left Tuesday
for Coldwater, to be book keeper of
the COmanche county bank.
The stone for the court house was
not coming In fast enough to suit Con.
tractor Freeman, and So, on Monday. he
sent Commissioner Cook over to Win
field 10 hurry up the work.
Abasha Starkey was i'm town Wednes
day, and appeared TO he much elated
over his 6rstborn, which is but a few
months old. lIo is over fifty, but is {
new recruit in the matrimonial army.
News was received here this weel
that the land Office had decided the lanC
contest case of Frank Armstrong
against Miss Alice TAYLOR, in favor OF
the latter. This will give general salts
faction here.
Marriage licenses were issued on tn,
9Th inst. To- John F.White and Mary J
Fillman, of this city and on the It'll
inst, to J. f. Black and y. NJ. Law
renee, Of New Kiowa,
Part of the INDEX force last SUNDAY
dropped in on w. II. WOrland at thu
VIM. Barnes place, four miles north
west aud with DIR. Stout and Joe Ra
mey enjoyed the hospitality of warm
hearted Missouri family.
A lawn social, given by the Ladies
Circle OF the Presbyterian church, al
the homo Of Capt. John Rogers, las
night, was well attended aud pro
nOunced one of the most pleasant
events Of the season.
Mort Strong will move his drug stor,
TO the north room in the Grand hotel
&c 1t up I'm FIRST class style and with hi,
partner, Jas. Fleming, an experienced
pharmacist,wlll conduct it as the Gem
store Of the city.
Bro. Ncft, of the Sun City Union wa,
here yesterday, on his return from
trip through the sOdthW ESTEEM pat @
The county. As he IS candidate TO
the nomination for probate Judge, it i
presumed his trip was strictly one o
business.
The fair meeting at the opera house
last Friday night was we'll attended. A
committee of six, composed OF Geo. r
stone, NJ. Strong, IL. NJ lngraham, n
Sherlock, :. L. Oyerstreet and r. L. lie,
was appointed 10 figure ON grounds ant
such other matters as viii be necessar,
for a successful permanent organiza
ton. The eomroittee will report N
rigA;.