Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-08-20


wire at Noble Y Nixon's. u
Font Shepler returned from Larned
Monday, where he had been on land
business.
Timbers for the Elm creek bridge, at
the Melrose crossing, were hauled out
this week.
j. y. Titus was in Wichita this week,
on business connected with his farm
loan agency.
Lem Depew did not bring mis- hound
pups back with him. Two Anthony
butchers have them.
II. w. Bartels has located at Deer
head, and with VIM. Palmer is engaged
in the law, loan and land business.
Next Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock, the Willing Workers will meet
at the residence Of Mrs. w. T. Rouse.
The Opera House billiard hall is now
being conducted by l.. w. Story, one of
the best men ever engaged in the bust
ness here.
Henry +. Oldfather, an old and popu-
lar newspaper man in tins part of Kan
sas, has gone TO Coldwater to take an
interest in the Review.
Col Frank IIickcox, accompanied by
his wife, arrived from California. Mis-
souri,, Wednesday, and will likely make
this his permanent home.
Mayor Ingraham was confined to his
house the latter part of last week and
the first of this week, with a bilious
attack. lie was out Wednesday.
Wilsey Stout and Riley Mcclure each
Toasted the INDEX force ON fat. juicy
plover, this week We can take ''judi-
cial knowledge" of the fact that they
are successful sportsmen.
Quail Shells" already loaded with
best chilled shot and Hazards Eagle
Duck powder at Noble & NixOn's.
Save time, money and profanity by
buying the Quail shells" IL
George Hoffman IS now conducting
the contract and carpenter business
alone, having purchased the interest Of
his partner, Mr.. Lorash. His place of
business is on First avenue.
IL you want a Deering mower, the
best and cheapest, you must get it soon;
for when Noble q Nixon have sold the
remnant Of two car loads that they now
have on hand, they will order no more
this season. II
1t was through Taliaferro & Morgan
that the sales of the Marquand and
Newkirk places were made last week.
They have sold DR.. Miller over SCI 900
Of Barber county real estate within the
past few weeks.
Rev. McMurtry, a Baptist minister,
is conducting protracted meeting at
the Peterson school house, near Enon
postOflice, in Barber county, east of here.
There is a great religious awakening in
that community, and many have Joined
the church.
Sparks * Briscoe shipped to Kansas
City, last Monday morning, from this
place, several car loads of fat cows and
beeyes from their Elm Creek ranch.
While away they will take hand in
the congressional fight in the Sixth
Missouri district, eacL one having IA
vorite in the race.
Next Wednesday evening, Aug. 18th.
the Normal institute will close its labors.
excepting the examination of teachers.
with an entertainment at the opera
house, embracing essays, Rotations,
orations, dialogues and vocal and in
strumental music. A small admission
fec, II cents, Will be charged to assist in
defraying the expenses of the enter
tainment. The teachers examinations
will occuron Thursday ana Friday, from
s 4. VI. to 1 p. ". The attendance at the
normal was 81 this week.
The Kiowa Division No. %, Uniform
Rank, knights of Pythias, was insti-
tuted Tuesday evening. J. II. Lyon, of
Leavenworth, colonel on the staff of
the commanding officer of the order,
w. L. Walker, of Wellington and
twenty members of the Harper divi-
sion, assisted in instituting the di-
vision, and announced that they have
good material at Kiowa in the order.
It is expected that Medicine Lodge and
Attica will soon have uniformed diyi-
sions and that there will soon be a sulic-
lent number in this section OF the state
to form n regiment, ten divisions being
necessary.
Capt. a. l.. Freeman and Master
Harry returned Sunday from their trip
to San Francisco, where they attended
the Grand Army encampment. The
Captain says that there were 5000 old
soldiers present and 100000 other WISH
tors; that San Francisco is the most
hospitable city in the United States
and that every one had glorious time.
What with steamboat excursions, a con-
tinuous system of banquets, the music
of twenty brass bands, speeches by the
best orators of the country, old war
songs, an exchange of army reminis-
cences, the reunion was the event of a
life time. Next year, the reunion will
be at st. LOUIS.
Miss Burt treated her friends to an
enjoyable picnic supper, Tuesday even
ing of this week, in the grove west of
Mrs. Shannon's residence. The affair
WAS confined to dozen couples, and
was something new in the line Of enter
tainments. Judge Leon Edwards was
master of ceremonies; Mr.. 5. l.. Over
street was toast master; Mr.. +. W. Hill
and Mr.. III. ID. Records were orderlies,
while Mrs. Squire Jones was chaperone
for the hostess, and general referee. A
delicious supper was spread in the
grove and the popular games Of black
man." 'blind-man's-buff," drop the
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