Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
California prunes, the best in the
world, at Davis & Davis. 81

world, at Davis & Davis. 81
So far this season, Noble & Nixon
have sold Is DeeTing all-steel binders.
If that is not an indication that our
people are raising something we would
like to know what better evidence is re-
quired. OF course the other firms must
also have sold several binders.
Samuel Gill, of Emporia, who was
here three weeks ago to see if the body
found buried IN the Medicine river,
May sth was his son, and who thought
he identified it as such, last week wrote
TO Coroner Moore that his son was alive
and in Colorado. So now whose body
was itP
Ashland Clipper: "This week Up
dyke X Stone sold the first new horse
power and threshing machine for Clark
county. 1t will be used in the Bluff
creek valley in the neighbOrhoOd of Lex
ington. This firm has contracted the
sale of another with traction engine
power"
charged with disposiDg of mortgaged
property, tried before Justice McCan-
less, last Saturday, resulted in verdict
against defendant and he was fined 500
and costs. The case has been appealed
by Mr.. Hickman's attorneys, Overstreet
IL Cutlip.
There is to be Sunday school conven-
ton held with the Eagle Union Sunday
school on the 10th of June in c. b.
Iludson's grove, on the head of Little
Mule creek, one-half mile south of J. A.
LOckard's residence. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all schools. Take
| baskets well filed.
Harper Sentinel: "Tom. M'Neal
hung his harp on the weeping willow
tree of Anthony too much, hence his de-
feat in this county. The political
power of the Zoolo is much limited in
this county and the man who enters
this county and goes there for his sup
port will be everlastingly showed under
Poor Toni "
A young horse belonging to j. q.
Wheat, west of here 10 miles, was
stung by a centipede last week and
barely escaped death. The worm evil
IDENTIFY crawled up the horses leg from
the foot to the shoulder, for at inter-
walls of exactly three inches great blist-
ers formed and these filed with poison.
Gus matter.
Peter Rufiing, who came here from
Allen county, Indiana, the last of
March and located on the Eli Simmons
farm south of town two miles, last week
gathered and cooked young potatoes
from his garden that were planted ex-
actly eight weeks before. He thinks
that this country is the most prolific of
any that he knows of.
Near Sawyer, Pratt county, a death
from smallpox occurred last week IN a
family named IIaight, and another case
having broken out in the same family,
the people up there are somewhat I'M
easy. Sawyer is under quarantine at
present and the mail between that place
and Medicine Lodge has been discon-
tinued for the present.
1t is understood that A. J. Jones has
become tired of the newspaper business
and that he has turned over the pencil,
paste-pOt and shears to ID. ID. Leahy,
late of the Caldwell Times and Journal,
later of the KiOwa Herald and still
later of the Oklahoma Commonwealth
Mr.. Leahy is a graphic writer and a
very pleasant gentleman.
1.-The wind bloweth where it listeth.' -
This is all proper enough, of course;
but this spring it listeth to bloweth
very cold as a general thing which
causeth the soda water vender to la
ment and languish, saying, "Yea, veri-
ly, there is no good in this weather any
more forever" Soda is a good drink,
however, even in cold weather. Try
the new flavors at Day & Records. l
1t has been suggested that the "Old
Settlers" association officers should
meet and agree on a time and place for
the annual picnic. The officers are l.
w. Stout, president; Jas. y. Murray,
secretary; 5. n. Ferguson. treasurer;
and vice president from each munich
pal township. The last picnic was
held at Fergason's grove, on Elm creek,
September 18th, 1887.
Fort Wayne, Indiana, will further
add to the population of Medicine
Lodge. This week DIR. II. G.. Gould, of
that place, will locate here in the prac-
tice of medicine; real estate man and
a lawyer will also come from there this
week, and it is also reported that DIR.
Knode, who was here several weeks ago,
on prospecting tour will also come
here and buy property.
r The other Barber county papers are
welcome any items of news that appear
; in this issue of the INDEX, providing
, proper credit is given; and if they dc
not copy from the INDEX their papers
will be very duh this week. 1t is a
habit we have taken on of publishing
=, all of the local news from twenty-fOul
to seyenty-two hours before the Other
county papers are printed,
I Marshal HOTney has secured q PACK
of fine grey-hounds from the Territory
r he having gone down last week tor the
purpose, and now big coyote hunt il
talked of. Up north west of town three
or four miles coyotes are plentiful and
much sport is to be had in hunting them
\ good greyhound viii pick up coy
ote IN 500 yards though the game may
have start of loo yards.
The post-oflice of Lodi IS now located
: at G. Is. Hudson's, three miles west OF
the Old location and Mr.. Hudson Is thf
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