Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-12

Friday according to announcement,
though it was q much more elaborate
affair than even its promoters ever inn
agined it would be. The Willing Work
ers, the aid society Of the Christian
church, wanted something to advertise
their dinner and snpper, to be given
Friday and they hit upon the trades
display as good way to get every in
dustry in town interested. 1t was Civ
EN- out that ladies would represent every
store and shop in the city and that
premium would be given to the lady
who best represented a business. Not
a great while was given TO preparation
for the parade, but with its usual enter
prise. Medicine Lodge did itself proud
and the general comment was that the
costumes were in every instance appro-
pirate and generally very handsome.
The parade formed at ii O'Clock in
front of Thompson's opera house, head
ed by the Citizens band, with Judge
O'Bryan as marshal. The ladies were
in single file and numbered nearly half
a hundred. The procession marched
south to Washington avenue, north on
Nam to Kansas avenue and east oppo-
site the INDEX Office when it was halt
ed and Photographer Young took two
negatives of the fair representatives of
the Medicine Lodge business interests.
The procession was reformed and
marched to Thompson's opera house
where it disbanded.
A general onslaught was then made
on the substantial dinner spread by the
Willing Workers and $50 people were
fed by 2 o'clock.
In the evening the parade was re-
peated, hut this time in the opera house
where the display was much more strik-
ing.
Judges were selected to award the
premiums as follows: Mrs. l.. B. Gill
lette, Mrs. VIM. Martin, H. M. Ingra-
ham, J. IL, McCracken and s. E. Stone.
The judges took their position ON the
stage and after an hours consultation
and voting, they announced that the
first premium, very handsome peach
blow flower vase and silver stand, was
given to Mrs. A. j. Jones who repre-
sented Dad. Straw's hide and fur house;
the second premium, q red ribbon, to
Miss Gibson representing with Master
Harry Mckay, r. j. McKay's black
smlthing establishment; the third pre-
MUM, white ribbon, to Miss JOY
Holmes, representing Fields meat mar
ket.
There were many really unique cos
tunes, but as every man, woman and
child in town saw them, we will not
here particularize; but will accept the
judgment of the judges as fairly repre-
senting the opinion of the masses. Of
course we know that the INDEX had the
incest, sweetest and prettiest little lady
in the parade, but when the young and
unmarried gentlemen we're ruled out as
judges, we knew our name was "Den-
MIS-" for what does Hank Ingraham,
Sile Stone and Jim McCracken know
about pretty faces or elegant dressesY
The business houses were represent
as follows:
Dad Shaw, hides and pelts. Mrs. A. J. Jones.
John Higgins, furniture, Miss Jessie o. Bryan
X. j. Mckay, blacksmith, Miss Octs Gibson
and Harry Mckay.
milford g. Co., confectionery, Mrs. H. A.
Brown.
Eli Simmons wall paper Miss Ella Esmond
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX, Miss Susie
Roberts.
Stamford. Youmans s. Eldred. dry goods
Mrs. ]. B. Ely; groceries, Mrs. w. E. Cook.
Watkins & Co.. grocers. Miss Dell Simpson.
G. j. Southworth, drugs, Miss Mary Mills,
Mrs. Van Slyke, millinery, Miss Van Slyke.
A. s. McClearey s. Co, bookstore, Mrs. A. s.
McClearey.
Gholson s. Coan, feed store, Miss Bell Hart.
Davis & Davis, dry goods. Miss Helen Cam
eron; groceries. Miss Fash.
w. H. Old, second hand store, Miss Barbara
Mills.
DR.. Karr, drugs. Miss Karr.
Rigg & Johnston, furniture. Miss Nelson.
c. I. Freemaa, grocer, Miss Lizzie Swank.
Smyth s. Schmidt, meat market, Mrs. John
Nelson.
b. K. Harrington. grooers aud clothing, Mrs.
T. A. MoNeal and Mrs. Scott hubert.
warren's Bakery, Miss Dollar.
Hubbard, the Jeweler, Mrs. L. e. Hubbard.
First National Bank, Miss Jessie Simmons.
Young, the Photographer, Miss Laura
Vaughn.
Day & Records, druggists. Mrs. 1. F, Shan
non.
walstad & Taliaferro, harness and saddles
Mrs. J. c. walstad.
Howard's feed store, Mrs. ww. Howard.
Harmon & Co., general merchandise, Mrs. I.
L. Hndley and Mrs. W. T. Rouse.
Byerley & Dark. dry goods and clothing, Miss
Lulu Hahn and Master Willie Byerley and his
pony.
Jacob Knirr, tailor, Mre. Knirr
Citizens National Bank, Mrs. H. Yant.
Lee Corsop, blacksmith, Mrs. Corson.
Fields Meat Market. Miss Joy Holmes
Catharens barber shop. Miss Fannie Mills.
The Postoffioe. Miss Cora McClearey.
Noble Nixon, hardware, Mrs. w. s. Denton
Medicine Lodge Cotton Gin. Miss Mary burst
Medicine Lodge Cresset, Mrs. Otis Lorton.
j. X. Young's drug store. Miss Inez Gibbs.
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rantod to keep all winter. for sale or trade for
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