Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-02
Iar parties and pic-nlcs are now in

May parties and pic-nics are now in
order.
Now is good time to paint up your
premises.
Maj. Eldred and wife were up two
days this week.
For a correct abstract of title, go to
Ingraham & O'Brian. 46
DIR. Bert Tull was down from Isabel
Tuesday, at the Grand.
We have seen several persons return
ing from fishing trips, but have not seen
any fish.
Buy q ''Quick Meal' gasoline stove
and save time, money and PRECIPITATION.
Norris Bros. 40
The Grand Army ball will occur to-
morrow, Thursday. evening at ThOmp-
sons opera house.
The grass is better than it was ever
known to be at this season, and cattle
are improving rapidly.
Full and complete line OF hats and
straw goods, latest styles-YerY cheap.
Standiford, Youmans & Eldred. 40
A. L. Barton and b. Z. Crosslin, of
Harper, were here yesterday, the former
in the interest of his real estate and
loan business.
A marriage license was issued on the
18th ult., to ii. j. Preston and Mrs.
Anna NJ. Preston. These parties live
east of town and were joined in the holy
bonds of wedlock by Judge Hardy.
Sun City school district voted on the
proposition Monday to issue 5000 in
bonds to build new school house, and
it carried by a small majority, Louis
Bissantz informs us.
Elder Embrey preached at the Chris
tian church in this city last Sunday
morning and evening. He will not be
here next Sunday, but after that time
Will be here regularly.
The play Saratoga" Will be given
at Thompson's opera house, in this city,
Friday evening, May 18th. The pro-
ceeds of the entertainment will be fol
the benefit of the Baptist church organ.
ization of this city. Tickets will be on
sale next Wednesday at the postoffice.
1t was four years ago Monday, April
30th, that the attempted bank robbery
occurred at this place. George Gep.
pert, the cashier, was instantly killed
and E. w. Payne, the president, died
the next day from the effects of wounds
received at the hands of the robbers
Wonderful changes have occurred il
four years.
Miss Rosa NJ. Jones and Mr.. Franz
Staubus, both of Mingona township
were married last Sunday at the home
of L. J. Jones, father of the bride
Judge Hardy officiating. This is con
sidered one of the best-mated complies
that has married In this county for /;
long time. and they have many friends
who wish them well.
Davis & Davis have just few word
to say this week to their many OLE
friends and customers: Their clerk
are both genteel, gentlemanly and hon
est; they have not found it necessary t
import any experts" to sell their goods
and they have no goods that will reqiiir,
experts" to sell. They handle onl,
honest, seasonable, full weight, ''yarC
wide and all-wool'' merchandise. 40
Several correspondents have latel,
suggested that the county should pur
chase and equip poor farm, in view o
the enormous expense of keeping pau
pers. Under the law the county canno
issue bonds for such an expenditur,
when the bonded debt of the count,
exceeds a certain amount. The com
missiOners have ascertained that Bar
Der county cannot go any deeper il
debt at present, and that is the reason
the poor farm proposition was dropped
several months ago.