Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-04

For tender steak, juicy roast. or
any kind of smoked meat, fresh and
good, see Marquand, next door to the
pOstOfice. 81
Miss Daniels, who spent last fall in
this city, visiting Mrs. A. L. Noble, has
sailed for Europe, where she will spend
a year visiting all places of interest.
The Ramsey Il Sheldon stock of goods
was sold yesterday by Sheriff Stevens to
w. j. Mllligan, of Kansas City. the
purchase price being Sl4,O45 Mr.. Mill
gan will sell the stock out in job lots.
In writing up the masquerade ball
last week, the reporter Internationally
omitted the names of Mr.. w. ID. Rec
ords and Mr.. C. C. Teagle. The former
wore pretty suit and represented a
Harlequin, while the latter was per-
fectly disguised to represent an Old
Fashion Man. Both were good charac-
tiers and the INDEX is sorry for its
carelessness.
The young ladies of Medicine Lodge
will, tomorrow evening, April 5th, pre-
sent for the first time in this city, that
popular drama, "Rebecca's Triumph, !"
the proceeds of the entertainment to be
given to the churches of this city, and
those who fail to witness the rendition
OF this popular play will regret it.
General admission 25 cents; reserved
seats, on sale at the post Office, IS cents;
children under one year $l.OO; gentle
men without ladies 500.
DR.. Aver was bound over last We'd
nesday to await the action Of the dis
trict court, in the case charging him
with perjury, and in default of bail, he
was incarcerated in Jail. John Christ was
also arrested last week charged with
perjury in connection with the same
claim Aver got into trouble over; but
his attorney, Judge How, plead against
the jurisdiction of the court, holding
that the offense, if any, was against the
U. 5. statutes. The matter will be
argued to-day before Justice McCanless.
The temporary restraining order in
the Ramsey q Sheldon sale at Saratoga,
Pratt county, was dissolved by Judge
Leslie, at Kingman last week. Attor-
neys Long and SnOddy were up there.
Mr.. Long induced Mr.. Sheldon to take
the stand and with other interesting
evidence, he swOre that he did not know
of the whereabouts of his partner, VIM.
Ramsey; he also stated that the stock
OF goods in Medicine Lodge, was worth
S6O, 600 and the Saratoga stock So, 600.
Visitors to Medicine Lodge may feel
assured that they will be given every
opportunity TO visit the surrounding
country. The several real estate firms
and agents here are supplied with good
teams and cOnveyances and they take
pleasure IN showing strangers the cOun-
try. whether they desire to purchase
property OF not. And then there are
daily hack lines running north and west
that put travellers in the nelghboring
towns at small expense and in a short
time.
One of the best satisfied men in Bar.
Der county is Mr.. ID. +. COffman, ten
miles north of here, i'm Valley town.
ship. Last fall, he bought the farm of
George Martin, and moved here from
Hardy county, West Virginia. So far,
this season, with his three sons, he has
sown 100 acres of oats and has the soil
prepared and is planting 10 acres of
OOTp and 20 acres of millet and he says
that bis present force will be able to
take care of the crop. Ar. Goldman IS
partner with w. III. Hogard ip the Elm
Greek Roller Mills, run by water, night
and day, the year round, the best plant
In southern Kansas.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Pres.
byterian church met at the residence
of Sheriff Stevens last Thursday night.
The crowd overnowed the residence,
filled the hall, and finally adjourned to
the distEet eoprt room, where there
was plenty Of FoOm. Ganes AID plays
were introduced, the crowd screamed
with laughter, and time sped away un.
noted. Elegant refreshments were
served bountifully, and again the fun
staFtrd nB. IT is safe to say no such a
crowd ever before bad possession of a
courthouse. At II O'Clock the crowd
broke up. all protesting that they hs1s
spent delightful evening.