Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Mulkey has sold two organs in the
last ten days. II
Three car loads of wire at Geppert x
stones, for $40. 10
New goods and novelties just re-
eeived at Mulkey's. IL
A good rain is needed TO put the land
in good fix for plowIng.
Two car loads OF that ~ cent barbed
wire at Noble * Nixon's. u
Mulkey has just ordered seventy-vol-
umes for his circulating library. ~
Wood & Vincent expect to occupy
their new building November LIST.
Chas. Currie will feed n large bunch
Of cattle at Bross, Kingman county.
Mai. Wilson started, to-day, to New
Kiowa, to look after his cattle ship
ments.
III you waut 10 borrow money on farm
or city property, call on Bronson &
IIOuclhn. Is
Ammunition Of every kind, including
brass and paper shells, re-cappers, etc,
at Noble 4 Nixon's. II
Squire Geo. Male was up from OLD
Kiowa. tins week, the first time since
the railroad reached here.
The foundation for the Thompson
block Ia about completed. II is sub
stantially built, of stone and brick.
Henry burst put in several days this
week renewing tho sidewalks in front
Of his several business houses on Main
street.
Is. +. Kies will locate in Kiowa
county, in the banking business, or at
Lamar, Colorado, in the real estate
business.
J. +. Settles will start, tomorrow, on
a three months visit to st. Louis. We
are sorry he cannot be here in Novem-
Der, for he is good democrat.
Frank, son Of J. II. Brown, miles
north OF here, was stacking hay, We'd
nesday night, when the tyne of a fork
was accidentally run through his hand.
Julius Goldsmith returned, Monday.
from his eastern trip. lie says that he
bought the largest and best stock of
clothing and furnishing goods ever
shown in this city.
Nick. Sherlock is out i'm Hamilton
county, looking after the cattle of Sher-
lock X Mills. They will move their
stock TO Colorado in n few weeks.
Parties who contemplate the purch-
ase Of cattle for corn feeding, will find
plenty OF money for that purpose ut the
First National Bank. Call and get their
rates. IL
Jas. B. Ely was called to Philadel-
phia. this week, on n telegram asking
him to look after the estate of his de.
ceased brother. lie will be away from
here about two weeks.
A sidewalk has been ordered on the
south side of First Avenue, from Main
street TO Oak street--Cr, from the Med
icine Lodge house TO the corner oppo
site II. &. ThOmpson's residence.
There are now being erected in this
city number Of solid brick buildings
the frontage OF which Will aggregate
$40 feet. These buildings VIII all bC
completed before the first Of January.
Medicine Lodge will be represented
I'm the Knights Templar tri-ennial con
clave at st. Louis, next week, by Sill
Knights A. l.. Freeman, Chester l
Long and L. b. Gillette-three credit
able representatives.
A letter from w. l.. Barker announ
ces that he has arrived safely at Lo'
Angeles, California, and has good jol
at $3.50 per day. He says Pete Hanser
is there, and has good contract EN-
ploying 25 men. There is plenty o
work there, he says.
City Marshal johnson wants ever,
property owner in the city 10 know tina
unless they clean out and disinfec
their outhouses before the first of DC
tober, he will have the work done n
their expense. lie will gladly explain
more particularly what he means
this gentle reminder is not plain enough
The city council is backing him up il
this movement.
Mr.. James A. Anderson, of Lexing
ton Mo-, arrived here Tuesday after
noon, and has accepted position Il
Southworth's drug store. The write
OF this article has known Mr.. Anderso
since his early boyhood, and takes pleas
ure in endorsing him as an intelligent
honest and most genial gentleman, a
energetic and competent business mar
and a thoroughly qualified druggis,
We are glad TO welcome him into on
midst. The worst thing we know G
him Is that he is an old bachelor, an
we hereby offer chrome to any youn
lady who will.eapture him.