Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Shall we celebrate?
Don't forget the circus.
Frank Lockwood went east last sun
day.
Mrs. Rouse Is home from her visit TO
Cheney.
+. NJ. Layton was sick several days
this week.
Barnes & Ramey have sold out their
meat shop.
Sewing machine needles and oil at the
postofllce.
Lee, Doran x Roberts brick build
ing is about completed.
Leave orders for tuning pianos and
organs at the postonice. I-tf
PostoGlce moved? Yes. Mulkey's
book store gone too? Yes. |
We had another nice little shower of
rain last Saturday night.
June 81. 1886, was cool enough TO
make an CycrCOat comfortable.
Go To Rogers Il Son for Binder Irvine.
mowers, stackers and rakcs. I2t
Take the children to see the animals.
and stay till the circus is over.
G.. W. Finch. was over from Harper
this week attending district court.
Somebody stole n horse from Mr..
Ludwig, the milkman, last Friday
night.
understand that the northern part
OF the county had a good rain last Fri
day night.
Charlie Carter was in from Nesca-
tunga this week, taking his summer
recreation.
II is said that corn in the gypsum
HILLS looks better than IL does in the
lower lands.
Mulkey's book store now occupies the
room two doors north of the First
National bank. /
+. J. Schwartz. general manager of
the Badger Lumber CO., was here We'd
nesday, from Wichita.
Mrs. Mcclure and family left this
week for No-Man's-Land, where they
expect To make their home.
Abbey's outfit has left the Johnson
show, and is working the Santa Fe
road west from Dodge City.
Attorney Hopkins vas quite sick, at
his home at New Kiowa, this week, and
was unable to attend court.
John Pearson and family expect to
start TO Florida ON Sunday, there Ia
make their permanent home.
During the storm last Saturday night.
lightning killed five head Of cattle ON
the Richards 4 Rogers ranch, seven
miles south Of town.
Word was received 10y A. V >hcpicl
this week that the health oil Lis sister.
Miss Nora, who has gone west, has
greatly improved.
Wise men often change and Mulkey' 5
book store now occupies the Carmichael
building, one door north of Mckinney
Bros. livery stable. /
Geppert & Stone and III. r. Noble 4
Co. each sold, this week, five binders
which would indicate that there is some
wheat in the county.
Judge A. W. Little came down from
Wyandotte this week to look after hi:
banking and real estate interests. lie vel
has great faith in the future of Barber
county.
us IL hot enough for you9" the loafel
said, as he took vacant chair; cyclone
struck him ON top of his head, he gasp.
ed, turned pale, and dying, said, II know
II ishot down therel"
Mr.. William Barnes started TO Kan
sas City, last Friday morning, with I
car load OF cattle. He will visit hi,
fathers family, I'm Lafayette county
Mo-, before he returns.
ID. &. Brisbin, formerly prominent
ranchman Of this county and OF the Ter
ritory, was here ON n visit this week
He has been feeding a large bunch o.
cattle at Lawrence this spring.
r. w. Phillips came out from Chicag,
this week. lie will at once have hi
Comanche Pool cattle, except thos,
which are suitable for beef, gathere,
and driven to his Montana ranch.
Henry Oldfather, formerly OF Harper
bingham and this place, now eonnecte,
with the GreeRsburg Rustler, was her,
|, last Saturday aud Sunday. We are al
ways glad to learn Of his doing well.
A ruralist who owns farm east o
Sharon, objected to the rain last Tues
day, while here, on the ground that hi
alpaca coat got wet and shrunk until !
was TOO narrow betwixt the shoulders.