Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-29


opening bank at Lake City, says the
Prairie Dog.
In 1887 Christmas will come on Sun
day. and New Year on Saturday, as
strange as it may appear.
Great reduction in the prices of mems
Overcoats. DO not fail TO see our stock
and prices, at Harrington & Smiths. %
Let us all resolve to give our town
and county boom this year. The IN
DEx will, as it has always done, do Its
part.
A new and complete line Of fresh
groceries, the largest lot we have ever
received, at Standiford, YOumans Il
Eldred's. %
The largest and finest line of pen and
pocket knives ever brought to this city,
just received for the holidays, at Noble
& NixOn's. 30t2
1t is part of the Chinese religion to
settle all debts at the beginning of the
year, and they never neglect it. Let us
all De CnlneSe lnaJ lar.
DIR. l.. b. Gillette and Miss COrnie
Cooper were married at Kansas City on
the 18th inst. Both parties were for
merly residents of this city.
Our immense stock of clothing must
be closed out by January 1st. Do not
miss this opportunity to buy suit very
cheap. Harrington Il Smith. d
Rev. McElroy thinks that he received
the incest Christmas present of any
one. 1t was a purse of IS, made up by
his Sunday school class, and dropped
in the fish-pond for him.
1t IS reported that the knights of
Pythas ball, last Thursday evening,
was success. AS the INDEX was not
afforded an opportunity of reporting it.,
we only speak from hearsay.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church gave Mr.. Axline, of the Cresset,
fine ink-stand and pen-rack, in appre-
citation of his donations in the shape of
free puffs and free printing for their
festival.
DR.. J. r. Davis and A.. J. johnson
returned Thursday from a short but
successful hunt in the Territory. DIR.
Davis secured the pelts of eight wolves
and these he will have made into an ell
egant lap-robe.
Mrs. a. J. Jones will start on a pro-
tracted visit to Illinois in few days to
see her folks. She will leave A. J. I'M
der the care of watchful friends who
have agreed to report his every short
coming by wire.
Day & Records have undoubtedly
the finest line of holiday goods ever ex-
hibited in Barber county, and they say
they are bound to sell them all. Elk
anime their stock and get their prices
before buying elsewhere. %
We will all turn over new leaves next
Saturday morning. 1t is about time to
do so. The old leaf is spotted and
blurred, and scarcely trace of its for
mer whiteness and purity remains. We
should all try tokeep the newleat much
cleaner than the old one is.
J. NJ. Dinsmore, formerly of Sun
City, who now has a blacksmithing
contract on the railroad extension
south of KiOwa was here this week.
He says the iron will be laid to the
Salt Fork by the lst inst. The bridge
across that stream will he mile long.
At the Christian church, Friday
night, the Sunday school was treated
to pleasant service of song and reci-
tations, and afterward Santa Claus and
his wife, these personages being repre-
serted by Master Emmett McClearey
and Miss Mabel Stone, opened the door
of their house and had good words for
the happy children, and then proceeded
to distribute hundreds of presents, not
only to the little people, but to many
grown folks. Families had taken adj
vantage of the occasion and distribut-
ed presents through Santa Claus home.
Many elegant articles passed through
the portals of the snow house, and
many hearts, long since young, were
again made light and gay on receiving
mementos from friends and relatives
The church building was crowded dur
ing the entire evening, and many could
not even gain admittance and standing
room.
The festival, jug-breaking and fish
pond, Friday night, under the direction
of the ladies of the Presbyterian church
and Sunday school, was most success.
full affair. From o'clock until nearly
midnight the supper spread in
Byerley, Dark & Runyan's new room
was well patronized by old and young
The tables were laden with an abun.
dance of rich things and oysters were
served in any style. Up stairs, in the
Higgins hall, the children of the Sun
day school were given their presents
Mr.. L. y. McNeal acting as chief fish.
erman, and he hooking the articles
from an immense pond filled for the
occasion. The breaking of jugs wa:
the next in order. After counting the
contents of the many jugs circulated
by the children, it was found that the
one handed in by Miss Maud McCand
less contained the greatest amount OF
money, over 81, and she was according
ly awarded the prize for her labors, al
elegant silk crazy-cushion, made by
Mrs. f. L. Noble. The net receipt:
from supper, jugs and children's fail
was Sill.
Sand Creek Items.
Christmas opened in earnest. . a
Beckwith dedicated his house with {
dance on the 24th, and all had a COCO