Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-31

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g.. All members of the order are inv.
ted 90 attend.
The young ladies' society will meet
with Miss Lulu Hahn next Wednesday
afternoon. Al members are requested
to be present. Stella Stevens. Sec'y.
Miss Annie Friedley, who has been
here two weeks visiting her sisters
Mrs. ID. Van Slyke and Mrs. G. T. Rigg,
started yesterday for her home, Cimar-
ron, Kansas.
Capt. Freeman has opened up gen.
eral dry goods store at Lipscomb, Tex,
and Mrs. Freeman has opened a COM
plete line of millinery goods. We hope
they will do well.
TO Judge J. Z. Hall, Kiowa, Kans.:
Won't you please step into the press
room and shoot the Herald mailing
clerk. lie won't send this Office copy
of your paper regularly.
The probability is that the INDEX
Will be held back next week until we
can announce the result of election. So
don't be surprised if you do not get
your paper until Thursday.
Mrs. O'Day, wife Of the vice .presi-
dent and manager Of the San Francisco
railroad, after visiting relations and
friends here several days, started for
her home, st. Louis, Mo, yesterday.
The Republicans of this county are
very sOlicitOus as TO the welfare of
Charlie Nelson. lie is all right" and
whenever his party calls, he will he
ready TO wipe up the earth with any
Republican that dares run against him.
There will be a concert and exhibit
lion at the Grand View school house
tour miles north Of town, Saturday
night, November Sd. The proceeds
of the entertainment will be DEVOTED TO
buying books, etc, for starting sun
day school at that place.
". *. James, of ST. Joseph, Mo, a
stauuch Democrat was To have spoken
at the court house last night; but out
of respect sor the family of Geo. w.
Ellis, VINO was reported dead, the meet
ing was postponed. Mr.. james will
speak here Friday night.
The Gcppert * Stone case was deci-
ded in favor of the mortgage, J. II.
Frost, which is. IN effect, "a defeat for
The creditors. The jury stood 10 10 /
and blank, on the first ballot: II to |
on the second ballot and II FOR the
plaintiff on the last ballot.
District court is practically over for
this term. / stands adjourned until
Friday 2d inst, when only motions VIII
be disposed of. The case of Sparks vs..
sparks was commenced yesterday, but
continued for the term on account of
the sickness of Judge Ellis brother.
The Bon-Ton select assemblies will
be revived and continued during the
dancing season, the first occurring Fri
day evening, 2d inst. Last years prices
will be preserved. Mr.. Chase promises
that these dances will be conducted in
an acceptable and lirst-class manner.
II. y. Burnett, formerly citizen of
this county, but who has been living at
Clmarron for nearly three years. en-
gagged i'm the mercantile business, has
moved back here and located at Sharon.
tie Is one or the best citizens that ever
left this county, and we are glad lie has
come back.
Don't forget about the township tick
ct. Judge Lacey, Gus. Schmidt. W. II.
Worland, VIM. Kiger, T. NJ. Kidd and
Charlie Reed are all good men and they
come about as near representing the
best interests in this township as any
set of men could. See that their names
are on your ticket next Tuesday.
The report that this or that 'piOmi-
uent Democrat" is opposed to the CEN
trail committees action endorsing Jer-
nv Simpson, is all stuff. The best men
i'm the party had advised this action.
aud ninety-nine out of every hundred
men Ia the party endorse It. The CEN
trail committee acted intelligently.
The ladies Of the NJ. Y. church and So
ciety have arranged to have FEY, w.
II. Gillian, formerly located at this
place, deliver n lecture in this city,
Thursday evening. November 10. Ills
subject will be life ia the South; or
the Experience of Methodist Preacher
m the South in Peace and War" Mr.
Gillian is one of the most entertaining
speakers who ever addressed a Medicine
Lodge audience, and we predict for him
q good crowd.
There will be some good racing at
Lake City on Saturday, November 10th.
The Tonk Mills mare Is TO run the
Turkey-Track horse, owned 10y Brad
shaw. of Harper, a quarter for 500 a
side. The same day the Williams
horse, a bay, handled by y. L. Kath-
orens. is TO run the Nichols Sorrel for a
purse Ot $40, A track is being put i'm
order southeast of town and great prep
arati0ns are being made for the RACES.
Coldwater star: Last Saturday, A..
l.. Freeman, one OF orr resident con-
tractors, was awarded the contract for
building our elegant new school bull
ding, he having put IN the lowest and
best bid, which was 50, 795 for the COM
plttiOn OF the building, on or before
July lst. 1889. Mr.. Freeman has al
ready let The brick work to Messrs. John
L. McDougai aud Ed. Wheeler, and the
foundation work to Ed. Wheeler. Work
on the foundation will begin next week. =
The Plain View Literary society have
arranged good programme for to-mor-
row evening. Nov. LIST. The subject
FOR discussion will be: Resolved,
That Woman yields more influence
over Man than Money" The afIirma-
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