Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08

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Bros. this week. II
Noble s. Nixon are roofing the
Thompson block.
For rent-A two room house. Apply
to ID. n. McCanless. 2Af
Ingraham x Fort pay money on the
day papers are executed. ii
Trunks and valises at about half for
mer price, at Harrington * Smiths. %
$. Il. Hitchcock is getting over his
serious sickness of five weeks duration.
The plasterers have been working at
night in some of the new buildings In
town.
A car load Of sound potatoes just I'M
loaded at Standiford, Youmans Il e.
dred's. %
Boys overcoats at little more than
half of former prices, at Harrington Il
Smiths. 25
Mrs. w. ID. VanSlyke started to
Iowa this week, in the hope of regain
ing her health.
Tie Ladies' Aid society, of the NJ. E.
church, will meet with Mrs. T.. \. Sim
mons, Friday, Dec. 10.
It is conceded by everyone that the
present winter, so far, has been unusu-
ally fine even for southern Kansas.
Christmas will be our next holiday.
II is less than three weeks of, yet we
see no preparation for its proper OBJ
servance.
Read the new list of questions that
presumption claimants must hereafter
answer when proving up. We publish
the list In this issue of the INDEX.
Shannon, Shannon & Burney have
ordered an elegant lot of furniture for
the new offices which they will occupy
on east Kansas avenue after the first of
January.
The George Theatrical Company will
likely open weeks engagement here,
commencing Monday, December 9th.
Their chief attraction is Grace George,
a popular actress in Kansas.
The name Kiowa Herald has been
changed to the Herald Ear; but exactly
what that means, we can't say. The
new proprietors, Ellis Bros, are pract-
ical printers and promise to get up a
good paper.
DIR. l.. i. Gillette, Of this city, will
leave this week on a three-months' Wis.,
it TO San Diago, California, in the hope
of permanently restoring his health.
His partner, DIR. Lockwood, will look
after their patients.
To-day DIR. Lockwood will move into
his new house, on north Walnut street.
Rev. McElroy will take the house va
Gated 10y DIR. Lockwood, and 7. G. Mol
10y, of the Citizens National bank, will
move into the McElroy house.
Prof. Cragin, of Topeka, was here
this week, making final proof on his
claim, near Sun City. He has no con-
fdence in the reports of silver being
discovered near Caldwell, and intma-
ted that the specimens assayed were
from Colorado.
Brand & Long this week instituted
suit for W. III. Love against Mr.. Heath,
the mill man, for the value of horse
that died after the latter had been
driving it one day. They also brought
suit for StandfOrd, YOumans Il Eldred
against w. ii. Peak, on account of
Peak x Colcord transactions.
The Citizens National bank will open
for business next Monday, 18th inst,
with a paid up capital of $4,000. 1t
is the successor TO the McNeal, Little
Il Thompson bank, as heretofore men,
| toned, with new officers and additional
stockholders, as will be seen by its adj
vertisement IN this issue.
W. W. Cook went to Atchison on
business last Friday. He will come
home by way of Wichita where he will
m ct with others of the citizens COM
mittee, OF this city, who will be there
[ Friday to talk railroad to the people of
that city and the representatives of a
line anxious TO get to Medicine Lodge.
DIR. G. Il. Rigg, this year raised 60
bushels of corn to the acre on his farm
southwest of town, at the foot Of the
gypsum hills. This is the best crop
we have heard of i'm the county, so far,
and il is not likely that there were any
entire fields turned out so well. When
60 bushels of corn can be raised during
as dry season as the one just past,
there must be good soil.
The Sun City Union says that several
Missouri parties are anxious TO rent
farms in that vicinity. That literary
society is to he organized in Sun City.
That saw mill is to be put in near
that place soon. That the bridge and
the road leading to il are now open for
travel. That a daily stage will be run
from Sun City to Pratt Centre, as soon
as the trains run regularly into the lat
ter city.
Our Sand Greek correspondent sends
these items: Weather cool. but cattle
doing well. =. A number of parties have
been held in the neighborhood, and
were enjoyed by the young folks. "A.
Beckwith's new house is completed and
is newly furnished. 4. . There has been
some loss Of cattle. caused by pasturing
stalks. A. Beckwith has lost four, p.
L. Cox two, and the Germans have lost
some. If the farmers will furnish their
cattle with plenty of salt and plenty of
good water, there is little or no danger
from this disease. 1t is caused by the
smut on the stalk. The new school
house near James Lockard's will soon
be completed, and will be handsome
building. There will also be a school
house built in the south end of the DIS
trict, near W. b. Smiths. Our county
| will SOON he snnnliad with mod com