Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-11

~ Three houses to rent. Inquire of
Shannon, Shannon * Burney. y
\ Henry Weidner, the boy accidentally
shot last week, is getting we'll.
Mrs. o. I. Beeson started this week
on a visit to her parents in Mama
county.
Mulkey & Hull, new firm and new
goods. Call and examine our stock be-
fore purchasing. !
Charles Butman was up from his
DriftwoOd ranch yesterday and reports
cattle doing well.
For the cheapest and best barb wire,
just received in a full car load lot, call
on Morris Bros, in the opera house
block.
j. NJ. Simmons, editor of the Kiowa
Herald, was here this week two days.
He reports prosperity in New Kiowa
on every hand.
A delegation from Sun City, headed
by w. y. Campbell, spent Two days
here this week. taking in the circus and
I oAutI dUuScUleDlS.
Messrs. Blair Il Ewart have taken
formal possession of the Comanche
County Bank, at Coldwater. The off
cels are, Jas. y. Blair, president; o. G..
Ewart, vice-president; Il. III. Hubbard,
cashier.
Subscriptions for stock of the Medi-
! II D.,sI
Association will be received every
Thursday evening by the secretary, S.
l.. Shreaves, at the Office of the district
clerk, in the county building.
Already So, 900 worth of stock of the
Savings, Loan and Building association
had been taken up to last night, and
$500 in loans applied for. Those who
would profit by the association should
get stock early. Dues are payable every
Thursday evening.
County Attorney Howe accompanied
DIR. Lockwood to the Cook ranch yester-
day to see Theodore Beers, the man
shot by Ike Steele. They found him in
fair way to recover from his wounds.
The preliminary examination will be
commenced to-day.
The advantages of getting a farm
loan from the First National Bank of
Medicine Lodge are, that there is no
delay. money being furnished on day
of application; the interest is payable
here at home; there is no limit to the
amount they have to loan, and they
have rates as low as any other firm.
The announcement made by Hayden
u Lyle in this issue, about their extra
ordinary bargains. should be read care
fully by parties in search of cheap
goods. This firm does not engage in
much talk but manages to sell goods on
the very smallest margin for cash.
\ gentleman was here this week to
make arrangements for placing loans
on several business houses which it is
proposed to erect IN this city, and find
ing the business outlook SO bright for
this city, me was entirely satisfied and
willfumish the money. Several persons
contemplate putting up brick buildings
here this season.
Gregory, Eldred & Co. have sold their
lease in the Elm Springs ranch, in the
Territory, sometimes known rs the cur
ry-comb range, to Thomas Hutton, of
Caldwell. This is part of the Chero-
kee Strip, and the lease on it has two
years to run from next October. This
company has retained sufficient range
to accommodate all their cattle.
Next Sabbath is ''Children's Day at
the NJ. f. church. The programme for
the Sabbath school exercises is an i'll
teresting one, and Will take the place.
morning and evening, of the usual SER
vices The children are requested to
he at the church by IL o'clock a m. and
S O'Clock p. IN. sharp. All are invited
To attend and witness the exercises.
This township should look out OF
there will be another bill of damages tC
be paid. IT is reported that the bridge
over the Marquand gulch, II mile west
OF town, is unsafe, two of the middle
stills being broken and only the outside
sl'ls left to support the heavy traffic over
the structure. The bridge is ten feet
above the water and any accident there
would be q serious one. likely. This is
about the fourth time the INDEX has
called attention to the unsafe condition
of that bridge. Now, somebody, get a
move on"
This, Friday evening, at the Presby-
terrain church, there will be given a
concert by the musical convention
which has been in session in this CITY
during the past week. The Durham
Concert Company have labored indus
triously with their class to improve the
voices of their patrons and announce
that they have met with most satisfac.
tory results. In addition to solos, du-
etts and choruses by the class, com
posed of the best local talent, the mem.
beers of the company will render several
choice selections. The admission will
be % and Is cents.
1t was reported here yesterday that
Quinn, who was at one time engaged in
the mercantile business at Sexton haG
not been seen or heard of for two
months or more, and that his friend:
from Missouri had become anxious anC
. were making search for him. Our in
formant stated that some time il
March he started from his place, neal
Sexton, and that few days afterwards
his horse came home with the saddle
on, and nothing had been heard from
Quinn since then. The writer saw
Quinn In Lake City on Saturday Marci
18th and talked with him, so his dis
appearance must have occurred -afte
, that time.
Mr.. Chas. b. Bowen and Miss Lizzit
Mills were married at the home of tn,