Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-16

terest farm loans they can get. Al
Shannon s. Shannon are prepared to
loan $4,000 in the next sixty days. Al
The "Quick Meal" is the best gaso-
line stove. Morris Bros. sell them. 40
j. r. Young w. G.. Musgrove have
each built kitchens on their houses in
the north end.
The best, latest and most complete
stock of goods in the city. Stamford,
YOumans & Eldred. 40
Mr.. Marquand has made the deed to
the English parties who will construct
the gypsum works.
See Ingraham & O'Brian, before get
ting your loans. They offer better
terms than any other agents. IS
Cultivators, the Balance Frame and
Parallel Beam, are the best. Morris
Bros. 40
The Shreves house, on Walnut street,
for rent. cheap. Apply at once. VIII.
McCague. 50
The Barber county delegation to the
state democratic convention will start
from here this afternoon.
Buy a "Quick Meal' gasoline stove
and save time, money and preparation.
Morris Bros. 40
The Cling hotel was re-opened last
week and is now running with the old
time regularity.
Farmers will find everything in the
line Of merchandise at prices to suit
the times at W. j. Mifligan's. 40
Harry Freeman came home from
Baldwin college last Wednesday and
will not return until next tall.
One more car load of choice northern
grown) seed potatoes, SI.5e per bushel
Standiford, Youmans s. Eldred. 40
w. II. McCague is attending the
grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, in
session at Newton this week.
Full and complete line OF hats and
straw goods, latest styles-yery cheap.
Standiford, Youmans & Eldred. 40
Mrs. McClearey. Mrs. Youmans and
Prof. Beeson will go to Wichita to-day
to attend the Sunday school convention.
L. w. Cochran, representing the To-
peka Daily Commonwealth, was here
Saturday in the interests of his paper.
The Eagle last week referred to a
speech made in the Wichita convention
by Senator" McNeal, of Medicine
Lodge.
w. G.. MusgroYe and wife started
Monday to Lexington, Mo-, on a visit.
They expect to return here in three or
four weeks.
J. III. Myles, manager of the w. j.
Milligan store, says he intends to keep
the stock replenished with all needful
staples. 80
Miss Alice j. Taylor started to
Sedalia, Mo-, last Thursday to visit her
sister. She will return here about the
18th of June.
j. X. Stone, deputy in the registers
Office. has moved his family to town
from his farm near Mingona. lie is
living in the south end.
Jacob Swank, all old citizen, is dan
gerously sick at his home in this city
with complication of troubles. DR..
Kociell is attending him.
a fresh invoice of BILLET Doux'' and
Full Weight cigars-best nickle
cigars in the city. Standiford, You
mans Il Eldred. 40
DIR. Robt. McElrath, KiOwa, father of
mayor McElrath, was here this week
looking over the ground with the view
of locating IN the practice of medicine.
The foundation OF j. p. Halls new
house is completed, and the frame work
will be up in few days. This is to be
the best house inside the corporation
limits.
The preliminary examination of Ed.
Payne and the woman he calls his wife,
charged with the murder of Ellis ID.
Vroom, set for the 10th, was postponed
until Monday, May 2lst, at Up m.
w. A. Gaunt has purchased Mar
quand's meat market and will be pleas
ed to see his old friends at any time.
Will has had charge of the shop and
knows all about the business. so
Uncle Tom Edes of Valley township
is also trying flax this year, he having
in about 1870 acres. Altogether, this
season, he will have 1900 acres in cul-
tivation to corn, wheat, oats and flax.
At the annual school meeting to be
held June 18th, this district will be
called OH to elect a director and a sec
rotary. Mr.. Aber holds by appoint.
ment and Mr.. Rouse's time will be out.
Mrs. Hubbard and Mrs. VanSlyke
have arrived mt their destination,
Chewalah, Washington Territory. and
have written back that they stood the
trip well and they are charmed with the
country.
May 30th and July 4th bring national
holidays, the pension examination
board of this county will meet on May
10Th and July Bird at Or. GilIette's Office
IN this city. Their regular time for
meeting is Wednesday OF each week.
The water-ditch bonds will DC sold to
the highest bidder Saturday night, l9sh
inst. at the same time, the contract
will be let for grading and Cling for the
ditch. On Monday, May 18th, the COM
missioneIs will meet to condemn the
right of-way for the ditch.
A Mrs. Gill, of Emporia, arrived
here yesterday TO examine the clothing
of the dead man found in the river last
week. She is not certain but it is the
clothing of her missing son. She is
making further investigations to-day.