Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-11
EN-. DePuI has located in wichita.

| DcoN mctlS III the JOWn lOI % CeDlS,
at the Cling Hotel. 81
Chas. Schunaman is teaching the pub
lie school at Lake City.
The Cling hotel is clean and neat, and
in this town il can't be beat. 80
Shannon g. Shannon want all the
good farm loans they can get. 80
The best beef to be had in town is a
the Central meat market, opposite LIST
National bank. 4
For SALE-A base-burner, used but
one winter, and as good as new. HUB.
BARD, the ieweler. 322
Dozens of loads of wood may be seen
on the streets of this city any good day.
IL looks like the winter of 1888.
The Kingman orchestra furnished the
music for the X. p. dance last week.
The home orchestra was not entirely in
tune.
For a tender steak, juicy roast. or
any kind of smoked meat, fresh and
good, see Marquand, next door to the
postoflice. 2I
IL isrumored that smallpox is raging
in Wichita. Judge McCanless received
letter from a relation there Monday,
announcing the fact.
Prof. BeesOn was sick and unable to
fill his position in the school on Mon
day. Mr.. J l.. DeLisle took his place
and satisfactorily filed it.
Valley Center News: "Johnstcn's
Uncle Toms Cabin troupe, which was
in this city few days ago, has made
an assignment, that is to say, it has
'busted.'n
Capt. Freeman returned home Sun
day. He is much pleased with the
school at Baldwin City, where he went
with Harry. II Is iRstructing AT pu-
pills, and giving entire satisfaction.
Your interests now demand that you
buy close and save money. Davis &
Davis will convince you that it is to
your interest to trade with them now. if
you will but step in and see them. 80
Subject at the NJ. T.. church next Sab
bath morning, Faith" Evening sub
ject, "The Negro, and his Relations TO
this Country" Large maps will be
used, showing the condition of the ne
gro in the south.
A. r. Mckinney and wife came in
from Lamar, Colorado, last Friday, and
Mrs. Mckinney expects to continue her
journey, to her old home at Richmond.
Kentucky, in n few days. Aleck re-
ports Lamar as very dull.
Birthday parties are becoming popu-
lar on Elm creek. The last one was at
Jack Chadwick's, it being the celebra-
ton of his 18th birthday. About forty
persons were present and a pleasant
dance and good supper was enjoyed.
The county commissioners will meet
in special session Friday January 10Th,
when the board will be recognized.
According to custom, Commissioner
McGrath will be elected chairman, he
being the oldest member in point of
service.
Il. A. McClearey this week traded to
l.. + . Pearson the A. G.. Smith pre- !
ty, in the southeast part OF town. re-
ceiying IN the trade the span of trotters
brought here from Missouri last week.
MIR. Pearson is living i'm his new house.
Mr.. McClearey will sell the horses to
some one who wants a fancy driving
team,
Waterloo Iowa. Courier: George
G. Smith, of KiOwa, Kansas, and Miss
Sarah Showalter, daughter of DR.. f.
ShOwalter, were married last Wednes-
day evening, Dec. 81, at the residence of
the brides parents, by Rev. j. II. Swi-
hart. The happy couple go to Kansas
to live. They are worthy young PEG.
pie and have the hearty congratulations
and good wishes of all their friends"
There can be money made by the per-
son who will bring in here a car load of
good seed corn. While there was con-
siderable corn raised here last year, the
farmers are inclined to try new seed
the coming season, and they will buy
from any reliable man who can con-
vince them that he is selling a good va
riety. We have heard that a party in
Missouri was making up car load for
this place, and it hoped the report is
true.
Western Kansas is kept busy, Just
now, Indignantly denying the reports
of suffering and distress reported to the
eastern papers. Clark county, espe-
cially, is having difficulty IN overtaking
the lies about its suffering. 1t appears
that two irresponsible individuals, for
the sake of personal gain, started out
on soliciting tour for Clark county,
representing that the people were des-
titute and compelled to live off of the
towns, burn houses for fuel, and exist
by begging or pilfering. These reports
are totally denied, and il is said there
Is little restitution in Clark county;
that while crops were very poor there
last year, the people have not yet ar
rived at stage when begging is nee
essary.
The X. p. ball occurred at the opera
house last Friday night. The event had
long been anticipated by our dancing
society, and also by many persons who
do not dance, but who expected to at
tend as spectators, and enjoy the sight.
and have the pleasure of meeting many
friends. The night was dark as pitch
the Thermometer was in depressed
condition, and a gentle northern zephyr
came meandering down the streets al
a decentralization gait. and the
belated pedestrian went whooping along
with both hands holding his ears on 4,
the sides OF his head, and II was just