Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18

Meat Market. /
The land delinquent list will be pub
llshed next week.
Think of IS pounds of Turkish prunes
for a 81 at Davis. 81
A car load of assorted stoneware very
cheap. S. Y. q +. 8
Morgan & Graham can make Farm
Loans at liberal terms. 9
Ladies' fine shoes and slippers, end
less variety. 5. Y. Il K. 6
Call on Morgan q Graham If you
wish to increase your loan. 6
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
Shannon Il Shannon have an abund-
ance Of money to loan on land. 80
Uncle Clark Gilmore returned from
his trip to the lakes last Friday.
The "Quick Meal" is the best gaso-
line stove. Morris Bros. sell them. 40
Prof. Jas. Mayor, of Kansas City,
plano tuner, is in the city this week.
o. S. Settle, of Harper, is acting as
prescription clerk at Young's drug
store.
Elisha Stout is slowly Commissioning
from severe sickness of oyer two
weeks.
There are more handsome young
ladies attending the institute this year
than usual.
Mrs. Axline and daughter returned
from their eastern trip Monday, Lutte
met them in Kansas City.
Subject at the NJ. E. chuch next
Sunday morning: 1.-The Christian Sol
der" Evening: Ruth"
Refrigerators, water-coolers and gas
oline stoves at cost to make room for
fall goods. Noble & Nixon. 6
Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. +.
church meets Friday with Mrs. North
craft. Mrs. Houchin secretary.
There is going to be trouble over the
mysterious fires that have occurred in the
city. The trap is set and baited.
Gus. Smith, wife and boy and Mrs.
j. G. Walstad returned last Friday,
from an extended visit to Illinois.
Died-Infant son of ME- and Mrs.
Thomas w. Smith, on the 18th INST. The
remains were buried in Highland ceme-
terry yesterday.
The streets and alleys in the old town
of Kiowa were vacated last week by the
county commissioners. The site will
be fenced in and used for farming pur-
poses.
ReY. McElroy was unable to preach
last Sunday evening on account of heat.
Rev. Sanderson had to change his
coat during his sermon. 1t was hot
night.
J.B. Ely is down at Englewood in
voicing for Standiford, Youmans a.
Eldred. Mrs. Ely accompanied him as
far as Ashland where she will visit
friends.
Will Kelley, formerly of this county,
took the first premium at the Timms City
tournament on the 4th inst. He rode
his buckskin pony and easily captured
the money.
There is one very handsome and
graceful young lady attending the in
stitute who bears striking resemblance
to Mrs. Francis Cleveland. We will
not mention her name but let those in
terested guess.
Another good rain fell here Monday
morning at an early hour, lasting more
than an hour. 1t was not particularly
needed, but was acceptable, just the.
same. Barber county has been very
fortunate this year.
ii. N. Burner, who has a magnificent
farm and orchard on the river, seven
miles west, last week treated the INDEX
to a bucket-full of lucious, ripe peach
es, home grown. He is one of the few
who never forget the printer.
Mr.. Thos. Hutchins took a trip
down through SOuthep Missouri last
week, looking up evidence to use in
connection with his pension application.
lie found the captain of his company
and the surgeon who attended him.
A certain party in this vicinity went
fishing last Sunday with the following
result: They returned with IA fish,
averaging one ounce, plenty of chigres
and a broken buggy. We suppress the
names of the parties to avoid a criminal
prosecution.
Let up on the school bell. Those in
attendance at the institute are big
enough and old enough toget to books"
without being "tolled" by bell.
School bells are for little children, not
grown people who can tell the time by
looking at clocks and watches.
The A. 7. and S. f. Ry., now runs a
through sleeper from Kiowa to Kansas
City over the Southern Kansas railroad;
and through sleeper and chair cars
from Caldwell to Kansas City by way of
Wichita. Persons going from Medi-
cine Lodge can take either route.
The wife Of Henry Ahlf, who lives
northeast Of here, miles, died last Fri
day i'm childbirth. No one was present
at the house except her husband and
before he could get DIR. Burney there
the lady was dead. The remains were
inferred at this place on Saturday.
The ladies of the Presbyterian socie-
ty have deemed it advisable to give a
lawn social at the residence of Mayor
Esmond. on Thursday evening July 10,
in place Of the supper, advertised to be
gwen in the Cook building on the same
evening. Mrs. Cameron. Secretary.
John w, Wheat living north of here