Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-22
Bon-Ton Ieap-year dance tonight.

Bros. 81
Garden making is being pushed along
rapidly.
The best and cheapest garden seeds
at Morris Bros. 80
Get sewing machine now for $50 to
S35 of Miss Moore. 80.
Fresh fish and fresh oysters regular
ly at the Central market. II
Shannon s. Shannon want all the
good farm loans they can get. 80
Marquand's meat shop is now in the
gypsum building, the old stand. SO
Stock bills, OF any description print
ed at the INDEX Office, OH short notice.
At the Christian church to night, sub
ject: 1.-The Influence of the Holy Spirit
in the Conversion of Man."
Anything from visiting card to
full sheet poster printed with neatness
and dispatch at the INDEX office
Capt. Freeman, Judge Howe, Hillory
Weidner and Reub Marshall went to
Winfield yesterday, to attend the G. A.
r. encampment.
Owing to the hard times we Will sell
the $50 Domestic Sewing Machine for
$3.50. Every machine is warranted.
A. S. McClearey & Co. SO
Quite an extensive search was made
last week by the grand jury for the
location of two "blind TIGERS" but
with what success we are not able yet
TO say.
A car load of flour and car load of
groceries and supplies just unloaded and
marked down to cash basis by Standi-
ford, Youmans 81 Eldred. 80
f. 7. Vincent and bride arrived here
from Elyria, Ohio, Sunday, and will
establish their permanent home. This
community will extend to them warm
welcome.
Cash talks in buying goods. With
dollar you can be independent when
with only credit you had to take what
was set before you. We can offer
extraordinary inducements in every
line of goods we carry. Standiford,
Youmans * Eldred. 35
Hon. John a. Eaton was over from
Winfield last Friday and Saturday and
became acquainted with many of our
people. He does not care to talk about
being candidate for governor; but.
just the same, there are strong indica-
tons that his friends will insist on pre-
senting his name to the convention.
Trustee Butcher and Clerk Jayne of
Turkey Greek township, were here last
Thursday Strengthening up the business
of the township with the county treas
urer. Their township was cut off of
Sun City township last year and the |
taxes had not all been properly appor
toned to the new township.
LosT-A yellow grey hound bitch,
with white ring around neck, scar be-
hind left fore shoulder. Reward of |
$3.50 for her return or for information
leading to her recovery.
r. J. TALIAFEBRO,
Medicine Lodge, Kans. 81
There promises to be an abundance of
seed corn for planting this spring. S.
X. w. Field has saved out 800 bushels,
samples of which may be seen at his
meat market and Uncle Ed. Howard
bought big lot from a farmer living
in the north part of the county. Sam
pies of each variety may be seen at this
office.
While the members of the grand jury
were waiting for something TO do, last
week, they were polled as to their nativ-
ity and preferences on several import
ant subjects. Maine, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky, Virginia, Germany and Scot
land each furnished l member; Ohio,
New York and Illinois each and Iowa
8. The average number of years i'm the
state was y; in Barber county s.; oldest
in the state was Mr.. Haberlin. 80 years;
youngest Rev. Hahn, 2 months. There
were Is farmers; l cattleman and
minister; IA were married and single.
Their presidential preferences were:
Cleveland 6; Blame ,; Sherman 4; Lin
coin 3. On the tariff subject they stood:
For absolute protection 4; absolute free
trade 8; tariff for revenue only 8; against
a tariff for protection s.
The jury in the damage suit of Kate
Craven, Administrative of the estate of
ThOs. Craven against the city of New
Kiowa, on Saturday returned verdict
for plaintiff in the sum Of 81 900. This
was the case that originated through
the death of Craven eight days after he
had been confined over night in the
calaboose of that town. He had been
drunk for several weeks and was arrest
ed for disOrderly conduct. The Gala
boose was in filthy and unclean con-
ditiOn and besides Craven two other
drunken men were locked up in the
same room, and by morning they had
made quite n mess of the room. Craven
was taken sick after his release and in
eight days died of erysipelas. The win
dow sued for SlO,OO0 damages and the
jury gave her a verdict for $1,000.
Denton & Jones, of this city. and Nc
Kean & Wiley of Kiowa, represented
the plaintiff while Sample u Long, of
this city and r. Robinson, of Kiowa.
appeared for the city. The case will be
appealed it is understood.
Senator p. Il. Plumb, last week, re-
membered the INDEX with big lot of
public documents, thus adding about
half cord to the size of our library.
George Orner was in Washington at
the time the documents were mailed
and we think he aided the senator in
selecting the class of literature he knew
we would dote on. For instance, no one
but George could have imagined how
we would enjoy and eararlN devnnr the |