Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-15

The Chicago Comedy Company de-
serves the patronage of our people. 1t
Is good company, made up of ladies
and gentlemen, and its repertoire en-
braces the popular plays of the day.
It's costumes, scenery and general out
lit are iirst-class In every particular.
The Grand hotel is now under the
control and management of Mort.
Strong. exclusively, James r. Fleming
having retired to engage in other
business. Mr.. Stong is a first-class
hotel man and he will see that the
Grand is maintained as the best hotel
IN Southern Kansas.
The Jail is to be ceiled with wrought
iron, firmly bOlted on ond Tapped.
This will be done as an extra precau-
ton against prisoners that may be con-
fined in the outside corridor cutting
out through the county offices over the
jail. Commissioner Cook let the con-
tract for the ceiling last week to Kan
sas City firm, the price for the work
being about 500.
y. 5. Iankins and f. c. Stone were
in yesterday, the latter to prove up a
claim. They told of the building of a
good and substantial school house III
District No. 60, on Driftwood, on
! which Mr.. Stone is doing the work.
The many new school houses erected
in the county during the past year are
standing monuments to the energy and
public spirit possessed by the citizens.
Mr.. John ID. Fleming, the new COM
missioner from the Sd district, was in
town yesterday from his home near
Deerhead. Unless we are wonderfully
mistaken, Mr.. Fleming will make a
valuable officer for the county. lie is
man of sound judgement, keen per-
ceptions and good business ability, and
will take pride in learning the duties
of his Othce thoroughly. He is mar
ried man with one child and an agree
able cOnversationalist.
The Chicago comedy Company open
ed their weeks engagement in this
city to a good house and rendered
"A Wife's Devotion" in a most salts
factory manner. The trCope is made
up of first-class people who are alive to
the demands of tue west, and their en-
tertainments have met with flattering
endorsements wherever they have gone
Mr.. and Mrs. Neff, who have warm
places in the hearts of our people, were
as entertaining as ever and commanded
hearty applause and admiration. Mr..
Kempton, Mr.. and Mrs. Berry and, in
fact all the members of the troupe are
far above the average, and carried out
their parts well. Last night the "IIid-
den Hand" was presented. During
the week other popular plays will be
put on the boards and, we have no
doubt, will command full house each
evening. Reserved seats on sale at the
postohice, without extra charge.
The committee appointed by the
board of trade To visit Wichita, in the
interest of Il direct railroad connection
between that place and this last Fri
isfactory conference. That city is
awake to the Importance of connec-
ton with every substantial town in
Southern Kansas and Medicine Lodge,
is regarded as one of the best. The
committee of twenty business men of
that city offered, by resolution, to CO.
operate with Medicine Lodge in any
movement that has for its object the
inducing of some company to build a
line between the two points. They al
so made several valuable suggestions
To our committee that have already
been acted on, and which we have great
hopes of bringing forth fruits. Messrs.
W. W. Cook, T. \. McNeal, o. {.
Ewart and +. u. Caruthers went up
from this city and at Wichita met JAS
y. Blair, who came down from Kansas
City for the purpose Of cooperating
with them.