Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-11-17

Bros. this week. II
A complete line of furnishing goods
at Wood 81 Vincents. ~
Ingraham & Fort pay money on the
day papers are executed. IA
Trunks and valises at about half for
mer price, ut Harrington &Smith's. 25
John A. Lacey is now in charge of
the Adams express business at this
place.
Wood & Vincent have added full
line of gents furnishing goods to their
stock. ~
Hog wire cattle wire. horse wire--ev-
cry kind OF plain or barbed wire at
Morris Bros. II
Two car loads OF Hour and meal re-
ceived this week by Standiford, You
mans Il Eldred. %
Judge Howe intimates that he will
institute several prosecutions against
liquor dealers before his term of Office
expires.
W. G. Johnson has gone to Lakin,
Finney county, and will assist +. b.
McAlister in looking after his extern
sive business interests.
Our immense stock Of clothing must
be closed out by January LIST. Do not
miss this opportunity to buy a suit very
cheap. Harrington & Smith. p
l. T.. Hubbard Is making the case
and frame work for a fancy clock that
Is a gem. IL is carved and sawed out
uf black walnut and holly wood and is
worth going to see.
W. Downing has bought out the
restaurant formerly owned 10y J. y.
Dickey. Mr. Downing intends 20 run
the business in frst-cl1ss style, and
asks the public to give him trial.
Hopkins X DOwntain is the name of
the new drug firm at Kiowa. Itiscom-
posed Of Alex. Hopkins. of the politi-
cal firm of Hopkins II Flynn. and DR..
&. II. Downtain, coroner elect Of Barrier
county.
a slight fall Of snow occurred here
last Thursday evening and Thursday
night, covering the earth; but warm
sun on Friday removed il, and Sltur-
day and Sunday were as pleasant as
September days
Eli Smith will probably drop into
town on short visit in few weeks.
lie has established his winter head.
quarters north of Denver, Colorado.
and will only remain here n few DAYS
IL he comes this fall.
There Is considerable complaint all
over the county, over the scarcity Of
water for stock. butfew streams hav-
ing water In them. The wheat and rye
sown are not doing extra we'll, and a
heavy rain would do good all around.
We are glad that Luther McElwain
was elected trustee i'm Lake City town
ship. He was the regular nominee OF
the township convention and therefore
deserved the support of every democrat
and though he did not get IL, he was
elected all the same.
II occurs that the earth is now moist
enough TO permit Of the street-grader
being gwen fair test. II would not
be best To attempt any grading before
spring, but IL would he n satisfaction
To see how the machine works. and
then we could have shed built for IL.
provided We keep 10.
It's stated now that r. M. Wood
ward. one of the justices elected on the
ID inst, will not qualify, as he cares
nothing about the office; and i'm that
event Judge McCanless, having receiv
ed the next highest number OF votes.
will take The office. This arrangement
appears to be satisfactory all around.
Attention is directed to the card of
VIM. III. Carter, real es'a;e agent and
stock dealer. at COldwater, COmancr e
county. Having known him intimate
ly FOR years, We can heartily commend
him TO those who want to buy or sell
lands or stock in Comanche county
Any business entrusted TO his care will
receive prompt attention.
a hunting party, TO be composed Of
George Southworth. Lee Bradley, a Mr.
Strohm and one other, will leave here
tomorrow for the Indian Territory, 10
be gone about three weeks. They will
go loaded for bear or anything larger
or smaller that may come In their way
Their headquarters viii be on the ban
Mrange, 10 miles south of here.
Mrs. J O. Wheat received hand
some present, few days ago. fr, N
her sister, Mrs. Anderson. of San Ra
fael. California. IL was nice selection
OF books. adapted for use IN Sunda,
school library, and will be used I'm IN,
school in which Mrs. Wheat il So mucl
interested. The present is more high
~ appreciated by the recipient than i
would have been had II been designed
Tor her individual benefit. Mrs. Wheat
expects To soon be the poscessor of m
organ, which she will use in the school
The case against James Dewitt
charged with illegal voting. tried be
fore Justice McCandless last Wednes
day. resulted In the. discharge of IN,
defendant. The point in the case wa
that Dewitt had taken a homestead II
one Of the western counties and undel
strict construction Of law, his hom,
and residence were OFT there. We un
dersfand that Squire Geo. Male, o.
Kiowa Township, postmaster at Olt
Kiowa, and one Of the judges Of tn,
recent election at New Kiowa precinct
also has a homestead out west. Com.
PlieationS may arse in such cases.