Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-15
LOCAL NEWS.

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week
W. I. Rouse started to Wichita yes
terday.
Dennis Flynn was up from Kiowa
Tuesday.
Three buses make The trains here
regularly.
Mrs. John Fleming has been sick for
several days.
SIr. and Mrs. Deal are the parents OF
another boy.
Billy Wing is expected here soon
from the east.
Elder Mulkcy is smiling over the adj
vent Of another girl.
Lew Lebrecht and wife have moved
here from Harper.
y car load Of flour Just received by
Currie y Schmidt. 80
Kansas avenue is the main travelled
street to the depot.
Uncle Clark Gilmore has sold two
lots on Kansas avenue.
Wagon scales are being put in by the
Chicago lumber company.
Mrs. S. T.. Stone has been quite sicl,
this week with pneumonia.
Nen McClearey is studying practical
bookkeeping under J. Il. Ely.
There is talk Of n minstrel show at
Sherlock hall Saturday night.
Sneak thieves stripped Mrs. McCoy's
clothes line Wednesday night.
Attorney Overstreet is in Larned at
tending to several contest cases.
Lake City-as small place as il is
raised $500 for building a bridge.
Bronson X IIouchin have moved into
their office next door TO the INDEX.
Geo. Lockwood went over To Winfield
Monday in company with his mother.
NJ. j. O'Meara, president of the
Meade county bank is here this week.
George Luproil thinks of putting up
asystem of private telephones in town.
Harry Brisbin is temporarily holding
down "A position as clerk at the Grand.
Chas T.. Sexton. the real estate man
of Sexton, th.s county, Was here Tues
day.
The Barber county medical associa-
ton VIII meet at New Kiowa January
2Sth.
II. J.. Carter was down from his ex-
tensive farm near Lake City, Wed
nesday
The severe cold weather appears to
have let up, and yesterday was misty
and damp.
Corn meal, yellow or white, absolutely
fresh, ground in this city. for sale by
Currie y Schmidt. SO
Ed. Allen is back from a trip through
the western counties, where he was
during the storm.
Sheriff Nelson took charge of his office
Tuesday. lie will room with Brand Il
Long for the present.
Miss Nevada Pierce passed through
here Wednesday on her way east, where
she will attend school.
Ed. Burleigh is now sole proprietor
Of the lIazelton Express, and he is
making IL good paper.
Elder Mulkeys' lectures were com.
menced last Sunday. and will be con
tinued for several weeks.
r. \. McClearey's appointment as
postmaster was confirmed 10y the l.. =
senate ON Tuesday, 18th INST.
Deerhcad, 4Etna, Sexton, Lodi. Cane.
ma, would do all their trading here if the
Medicine river was bridged.
W. +. Williams and NJ. l.. Sherry are
candidates for mayor of Sharon. The
election will occur tomorrow.
There is talk of repeating Among
the Breakers in few weeks. Over So
was netted Tuesday night.
Register Hall is now in charge Of hi.
Office, with w. NJ. Bronson and +. r
Durham as his assistants.
The Southwestern Bus company viii
commence the erection Of their barn OF
Kansas avenue in few days.
No doubt the railroad company coulC
be induced To haul the timbers for .
bridge at this place, free of charge.
If there was bridge over the rive
west of town. gypsum would be mineC
aud shipped back east as a fertilizer.
The lumber companies would n,
doubt furnish lumber for the bridg,
oyer the Medicine river at actual cost
Several cases Of thieving are reporte,
in town. The time has passed when /
will be safe to leave the doors unlocked
j. II. COncannon was over from indie
pendence last Sunday and Monday
looking after his property Interest,"
here.
Thomas Dunn came over from liar
per this week and will have charge O
the Chicago Lumber Co s books at thi
place.
Mrs. II. Koontz, sister of +. NJ. Dyer
ley, accompanied by her son. is her
from Abba, Iowa, and will remain unit
spring.
Ethel, the eleven-months-old child O
Mr.. and Mrs. j. a. McCarty died a
their home near Deerhead on the 2
instant.
W. W. standiford was caught in tn
blizzard on his return from Kansas Cit
and had to lay over at Usage City an
Wichita.
A. l.. Jacobs, of Boliyer. Mo. bro
ther-in-law of Postmaster McCleary.
here this week on visit. lie may d,
eide 20 locate.
F. 4. Durham has been appointe