Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-01-01
Harper aud Western Railroad Time Card.
LOCAL NEWS.

Public school viii open again next
Monday.
Rev. Axline held services here last
Monday evening.
Mrs. and Mrs. Currie are parents Of
a new girl baby.
The city treasury Is loaded down with
a surplus Of over 500.
a party is here from Harper talking
OF opening a cigar factory.
Mrs. f. II. Nixon is visiting her
fathers family at Winfield.
Miss Carrie Cartain is now n land
owner, having made proof this week.
Charlie Veatch spent several DAYS
with his folks in COmanche county this
week.
Judge Orner, Frank Lockwood and
Dudley Eldred arc hunting in the Ter
Iitory.
Mrs. John Fleming went over TO
Winfield last Sunday to visit sister
in-law.
L. Bar Johnson is now deputy city
marshal, under appointment Of the
mayor.
Mrs Charles w. Moore. Of Caldwell.
is here visiting the family Of =. A..
Simmons.
Mrs. llagerman, mother Of Frank and
George Lockwood, is here ON visit
from Winfield.
Several notaries from throughout the
county were in this week posting up on
the latest land rulings.
J. +. GObeille will start next Tuesday
for Rhode Island. lie will take in
Washington City.
= a very pleasant and sociable gentle
man is Mr.. May, of Texas, who is
visiting +. w. Flato.
Warren ~ Highland, n new firm, will
open grocery store and bakery in the
GObeille building on North Main street.
Harry Brisbin came in from the east
Wednesday night and wi D remain here
awhile. lie lIas been away two years
Capt. a. G.. Evans and VIM. Blair. of
the Comanche pool, were here yesterday
on their way TO the range from ST.
Louis.
The wife Of DIR. Ballard came over
from Cherryvale this week and the old
mans face is accordingly wreathed in
smiles.
G. L. Freeman, the contractor and
builder, has n card in the paper this
week. lie is alive to the Importance of
our town.
G. I. Freeman has the thanks of the
INDEX for valuable information fur
nished this week, relative to the build
ing boom.
Miss Lura Wilcox, of PENNSYLVANIA.
and Miss Sarah Grist, of Mulvane. Kas..
are visiting friends and relatives in this
city and vicinity.
George Luproil, the actor who was
with Johnson several weeks. has quit,
and taken claim Oh Elm creek. i've
miles north of here.
The alumni FOUNDER for n house of
questionable reputation, and two of the
inmates, were liued Sl2.5O each in the
police court Yesterday.
Tom Nolan has opened boot and
shoe shop in Blickhahn's harness store.
and wants his friends TO come in and
see him and leave their orders.
Barber county was represented ut the
state Teachers convention, in session
mt Topeka this week, 10y Miss Skeen,
Miss McNcal and Miss Howe.
J. a. Caldwell, a capitalist of New
ark, Ohio, was here this week looking
ut the town with the idea OF investing.
lie is friend of Attorney Athcrton.
Last Friday evening every lamp post
in town was "bilin' " full, and the side
walks departed from the even tenor of
their ways and were very uneven. la,
ha, hal That's pun!
Nick Roberts has opened up a suite
OF three elegant club rooms i'm the Le-
brecht building, upstairs. The formal
opening occurred last Saturday even
ing, when fine supper was spread.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. II. Fleming are to
be congratulated on the birth of hand
some daughter last Sunday. with Dr.
Kessler and DIR, Lockwood in attend
ance.
All styles of silk handkerchiefs, i'm
ported direct from China, for ladies
and gentlemen, in latest and fancy
styles, cheapest TO the finest. Call on
Quong, in Grand Central Hotel laundry
Miss Alice j. Taylor, after visit OF
two and half years in Missouri, re
turned here Wednesday. and is stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. O'Bryan
The young folks are delighted at hel
return.
Uncle John Bebee took the prize of I
sack Of flour from Elm Mills for beinl
the heaviest customer during the yea
1885. His average weight during tn,
year was 80 pounds, mill weight.
From the list of marriage licenses
published in this issue, il would ap
pear that Alex Hopkins intended mat
rimony. No particulars have been re
ceived at this Office further than tina
the lady's name is Miss Mamie Brakey
a letter FROM Rogers & Son, O
Harper, announces that they viii
shortly be in Medicine Lodge to stay
with fine line of all kinds of agricul
tural implements. They are engage,
in this business at Harper.
A. S. McClearey has traded for In
William Horn farm. west of here OF
the Medicine river, one of the best il
D.. l.