Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-03
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Morgan and Graham. D
California prunes, the best in the
world, at Davis X Davis. 81
Elder Embry will preach next sun
day, morning and evening.
A brOtLer-in law Of ID. J. Aber is out
here from Indiana on visit.
There was slight frost Thursday
morning. No harm was done.
Geo. Finney left Monday for st.
LOUIS, Mo-, where he expects to 90 in
business.
Money IN abundance NJ reduced rates.
Call at the Office of Shannon X Shan
non for terms. o
John G.. Thurman has moved with his
family into the Shepler house on South
Walnut street.
John Dohrer has moved his barber
shop two doors south of his old place, in
the same block.
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
1st National bank.
Eli Benedict has sold his Holsteln
bull, Kalorana Boy, to Sparks Bros,
northeast of here.
Have you paid your postofIice box
rentY II not, you may have to inquire
at the general delivery.
Speaking of envelopes: We have just
laid I'm the largest invoice ever shown
here. Come In and have a lot printed.
This Office is prepared to print election
tickets on short notice and with absolute
correctness. Send in your order early.
Buy the best, fattest and tenderest
beef. veal, mutton and pork. of Smyth
~ Schmidt, on Nam street They kill
nothing but the best. II
T. +. Marquand sold of his live stock
at public auction last Saturday. Judge
O'Bryan, the auctioneer, was much
pleased with the prices obtained.
Charlie Currie's fine bay colt, "Jum-
bo,' got hurt I'm the barbed wire and
had 10 be shot, few days ago. This
promised to be the largest horse in the
county.
Don't forget about G.. s. Ebey. lie
Is the Democratic candidate for con-
gress i'm this district and will speak in
Medicine Lodge Saturday afternoon,
Oct. 10th, ut o'clock.
Chas. IIammack, formerly of the Lake
City Prairie Dog, Is now one OF the pro-
prietors of the Wichita Commercial
Bulletin. lie was canyassing the town
Monday in the interests Of his paper.
The young ladies society will meet
each Tuesday afternoon instead of
Thursday. All members take notice.
Will meet next Tuesday with Miss Jes-
sic O1Iryan. Stella Stevens. Sec'y.
Hereafter, the fees for final proof no.
tees must be paid before the notice is
inserted. We shall make no exception
from this rule. Orders and promises to
pay won't go. IL will be cash or moth
ing
Mr.. ThrockmortOn, who has been
spending year i'm the northeastern
part of Kansas, came I'm last Monday
lst inst, and will now remain here. lie
Is a brother of Oscar Throckmorton, OF
the Mule creek country.
DIR. I. W. Stout returned last Friday
from his three weeks trip To Ohio. II,
says that back east the Democrats dc
not talk of any other outcome than the
reelection of Mr.. Cleveland. lie think,
that Ohio, even. will be close.
Those who have been soliciting fol
subscriptions 10 pay for the Colorado
Caldwell n Arkansas railroad survey
report good progress, and by tomorrow
Thursday. night the 5000, Barber coun
tvs share. will have been subscribed
There h 20 be- meeting Of the railroad
directors at Caldwell, Friday night. Mr.
Cunningham and Mr.. Aber will go owe
to represent Barber county.
The Democratic candidates wert
billed for this week as follows: Mon
day. Oct. LIST. Lake City; Tuesday, Nc
Adoo school house; Wednesday, Tur
key Greek school house; Thursday, SUI
City; Friday, Eagle school house; Sat
urday, Isabel. The speaking will be a
7o'clock In the evening with the ex
ception of the last. At Isabel, tn
meeting will bee held at . D. m.
Water was turned INTO the water
works ditch last Thursday morning
and ran about mile, when veal
n spot In the embankment was reache,
which gave way, and the water all es
capped back into Elm creek. Half
days work meuded the break. Severa
gopher holes have been found I'm On
ditch. and they allow the water TO es
cape. hut they are easily mended. II (
the intention of MIR Hill to iill the ditc
It's entire length. and let il stand 70
few days, then cut the water off an
repair all weak places.
our hope, In the present railroad in
terest that has been excited. IS tina
some road will be induced 10 pull ives
for Medicine Lodge. IL may be tina
IL will be the st. Louis and San Far
cisco, now nj Anthony; ~ IL may be tn
Missouri Pacific now at lIazelton an
Kiowa. or II may be the Rock island
10 Is safe To say that one Of the thre
systems mentioned will head for Me-
iclne Lodge, And another result "
hope for: The Santa Fe will pull YVES
from here whenever II is forced out.
is 20 the interest OF Medicine Lode
aud Barber county 10 have the extei
sion west ms soon as possible IL
!, mutually n disadvantage 10 be the te
minus Of bob-tail line. People know
ing that they can get no farther, hes
tate to come here on prospecting tou