Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-18

Stock bills, of any description print
ed at the INDEX Office, on short notice.
A convention is TO be held at Abilene
on the 2lth, to organize a capital re-
mOval movement.
Booth and Barrett played IN Wichita,
last Saturday afternoon and evening.
Medicine Lodge sent up as representa-
tive and appreciative citizens, to wit
ness the performance, Mr.. and Mrs.
ThOs. Dunn, and Messrs. w. s. Dem
ton, Z. ID. Cunningham, G. 1. Long and
Jess Overstreet. They were delighted
with the entertainment.
1t will be worth the while of every
tax payer 10 read the list of bills allow
ed by the commissioners at their last
meeting. No matter how economical
they may try to be, the county expendi-
lures run up. The poor of the county
the endless number of jurors, the grand
jury, the costs in criminal cases are
heavy burdens for the county to bear,
and yet it cannot shake off the burden.
The Grand hotel, in this city, was
closed to the public last Sunday morn
ing, Mr.. Strong claiming that he could
not make it pay expenses. He at once
started to Englewood, to look at hotel
there which had been offered him. His
lease on the Grand does not expire for
two years. The other hotels in the city
will be able to accommodate the public
without serious inconvenience.
From the BARBER COUNTY INDEX
of May Is, 1885: "E. w. Hill. the civil
engineer, this week completed a pre-
liminary survey of the route from Elm
creek. on the north, over which it is
proposed to bring water into this city.
lie is we'll satisfied with the prelimma-
~ examination. Mr.. Hill and w. L.
Irish were the first In this city to talk
of this project"
Davis & Davis are making a speciality
of wholesaling to country dealers, and
can offer extraordinary inducements
from their general stock of dry goods,
clothing, furnishing goods, groceries,
-four and provisions. They get carload
rates on freight and can make it to the
advantage of smaller dealers to trade
with them in preference to going east.
They have an immense new, fresh stock
to select from. IS
X. III. Hahn bought the building as
ISOLATION loan last Thursday evening,
agreeing to pay a discount or 32s per
cent. There are ready bidders for every
loan offered; the stock of the assocIa-
tion is paying at least 25 per cent. per
appgm, and so we often wonder why
more people do not buy stock. The
man who rents house should espec-
tally own stock and make arrangements
to build house Of his own.
A drive out in the country, in any
direction, for few miles, will reveal
sights worth seeing, The farmers are
turning over and planting every avail
able foot of old ground; the grass is as
green and fresh as it usually is in May;
the fruit trees are in bl0Omy the farm
yards are full of young fowls and there
is the appearance OF thrift and indus
try to he seen on every hand. sun-
day was delightful day for such trip
and an INDEX representative enjoyed
1t hugely.
The work OF invoicing the Ramsey b
sheldon goods required Is days. 1t was
completed by Mr.. Milligan and his corps
OF assistants thus week and, as will be
seen by his announcement i'm this Issue,
he proposes to retail this immense stock
in this city. lie will have extraordin-
! airy bargains for the people and those
who would profit by them, should call
at once before the pick is taken. The
sale is nov going on at The Old location
of u spssy 4 Sheldon, in the Thomp-
son block 81
The order OF Eastern Star, of this city,
was hOnored this week by visit from
the Grand Matron, Mrs. SeCoy, of Nick
erson. She instituted chapter at
Harper last week, composed of 4s men,
bers and returned here Sunday with
Mrs. Ysnt, Mrs. W. d. Morris, Mrs. G.
AAAOAAtos AAAo' AAhtStANs AAtcf tNCtAC4l duU
Mrs. Stockstill who had gone over 10
assist in the work. Monday evening
Lorraine chapter exempIifed the work
of the order and the ladies' spread q
nice repast which was enjoyed by all
present.
Grey wolves are PLAYING havoc with
stock In the western part of the county.
We are informed that within the past
two weeks they have killed ten head of
cattle for n. 6, Rowley ten for C. II.
Douglass; SIX for A. J. Hargis; two
colts for Frank Whitaker, and several
calves and colts for r. l.. Carter. The
wolves prefer young calves. but when
these are not handy, they will attack
and kin yearlings, or even cows and
steers. They are numerous west of
Lake City, south of the river. 1t is the
opinion of stockmen that the wolves
have come from the west, the cattle
and buffalo having been generally driv-
en- out from there. The county COM
missioneFs arc authorized to offer a
bounty for wolf scalps, and Il ia proba-
bic that they viii be asked TO take this
] Yep before long.