Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-04

Currie, b. X. Herrihgton, J. S. Flem-
ing, Jas. A. Dillar, J. G. ThraIlkill,
Henry burst, ID. NJ. Carmichael, the
Wood Il Vincent building. an elegant
two-storv. and opposite it the 5OxlOO
two-stOry brick of Byerley, Dark &
Runyan and John Higgins, aud then
the extensive brick OF Standiford, ou-
man & Eldred, the largest establish
ment in this part of Kansas.
The above mentioned are all substan-
tial brick structures. Besides, we have
a number Of frame structures, many of
them two-stories high, including the
Cling hotel and the Palmer house,
As stated elsewhere, the Court House
60xSOfeet, three-stories high, is of brick.
stone and iron.
The NJ. E. church and the Christian
church are also of hard brick. The
Presbyterian church building, the larg-
est in the city, is frame, but a stylish
structure.
The public school building of four
rooms, two-stories, is also of brick. 1t
not being near large enough to accom-
mOdate the growing population, arran-
gements are now being made to erect a
$4,000 new building, the election hav-
ing been called for the 9th of April
This ina measure gives an idea about
the substantial construction of our city.
We make as good brick here as are to
be found in the world. And this Is not
all. We have several good buildings
made of gypsum, burnt and nodded In
to blocks. In time, there will be built
handsome edifices of this material, for
it is abundant and cheap here as ordi-
nary dirt.
The streets of Medicine Lodge are
well graded and covered with coating
of sand, clay and gravel that make them
as hard as asphalt during most of the
year. They are bordered by substantial
sidewalks.
The town is perfectly drained in every
direction and is remarkably healthy.
The waters of the Medicine river
wash the west side of the city, while
Spring and Elm creeks, two beautiful
pure streams are on the east. And
these streams furnish an abundance of
water for water works, manufactures
and mills. Any one who has ever been
here will substantiate this.
The advertising columns of this paper
will show the various industries repre-
sented in Medicine Lodge. The mer-
chants carry large stocks af goods and
every one of this class has good trade.
The professions are we'll represented
and the bar of the city has no superb
or in Kansas.
There are the usual number of
real estate brokers and agents, and we
can recommend as honorable, upright
men, every one whose card appears in
this paper.
We have preachers, churches and
Sabbath-schOOls we have literary and
dramatic societies; we have cornet
bands and Orchestras we have dancing
clubs, whist clubs, baseball clubs and
in fact every kind of club and associa-
ton to be found in any hye, western
town.
Our society is good. We have people
here from nearly every state and they
are all good, law-abiding citizens.
The city has two substantial nation
al banks and their average daily depos-
its exceed S2OO,OOO.
The mercantile business of the city
last year, as shown by the books of the
banks, equalled one million of dollars.
This is the Misunderstanding point for
a large number of postoffices in Barber,
Pratt, Kingman and Comanche coun-
ties.
Four daily trains arrive and depart
from Medicine Lodge, and daily hacks
come in from the west and north.
The city has all the lodges and secret
societies to be found in;any city, as will
be seen from our DIRECTORY, published in
this issue.
We have good hotels. and a visitor
invariably leaves here satisfied with the
town, its accommodations and its peo-
pie.