Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

ON visit to her sister-in-law, Mrs. w. |
L. Rouse.
Just opened, s., 600 worth of the best !
and cheapest clothing in the world
sure to please. Standiford, Youmans
" Eldred. 40
Bids for constructing the head and
tail gates and fumes for the water
ditch will be received this evening by
the city council.
Ladies, Aid society of the NJ. L.
church meets Friday afternoon with
Mrs. j. p. Gibson. Mrs. \. NJ.
Houchin, Sec'y.
Ifyou owe Davis x Davis they want
you to come up at once and settle, as
they need every dollar that is due them
and must have it. .
G. II. Freeman and Ed Winters were
in Kansas City and Wichita last week
figuring on building material for the
new school house.
A fresh invoice of BILLET D0ux' and
Full Weight" cigars-best nicIlle
cigars in the city. Standiford, You
mans Il Eldred. 40
Mrs. Aug. Schmidt and Mrs. J. G.
Walstad and Mrs. Murphey their moth
er, have gone TO Lebanon, ILL.,, on Wis
il of several weeks.
DR.. l.. b. Gillette was yesterday APP
pointed county health officer by the
county commissioners to hold the posi-
ton one year.
When everybody says it is so it must
he SO, and everybody does say that
"MoXie' Is a fine nerve tonic. Try it
at Day u Records.
Capt. l.. f. Pearson is over in Illinois
on a real estate deal. lie will likely
trade his Kingman county farm for a
complete livery outfit.
New goods, low prices, small prof is
immense sales. fair dealing, courteous
treatment. Come and see us. Standi-
ford, Youmans Il Eldred. 40
Cole * Simpson say they will oberve
the eight-huur system in the ditch con-
struction; this is, work eight hours in
the forenoon and eight in the afternoon.
We have no bankrupt stock to dispose
of; but will duplicate prices on any arti-
Gle and give you fresh goOds, nothing
out of season. Standiford, Youmans
a Eldred. 40
Mrs. o. c. Ewart and her son, Master
Rob, started last Saturday to Nevada,
Ohio, on visit, accompanying Mrs.
Blair, who had been here for two weeks
visiting her.
The board of commissioners met Mon
day aud yesterday as board of equal
ization and heard the complaints of a
member of individuals, banks and lum-
Der companies.
II. III. Smith, of Elm Mills township,
thinks that the corn, oats and wheat
crops are assured, and that the cool
nights of last week undoubtedly killed
the chinch bugs.
Miss Lille Ham, one of the most
popular young ladies of this city, start
ed last Saturday on visit to her old
home, Iowa City, Iowa. She will re-
turn i'm the fall.
Cole Il Simpson started in on their
water ditch contract yesterday Mr..
/ Cole has twenty teams of his own. The
work will be pushed with a full force
after this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Musgrove are having a
delightful time at Lexington Mo-,
where they have many friends, and they
will not likely return here before the
latter part of June.
DIR. j. O. Burner and Arther Wood
came down from Saratoga Monday. If
DIR. Burner was a citizen of Barber
county now he could he elected men,
Der of the legislature.
Part of the Barber county delegation
left Coldwater before the convention
was called to order. The other dele
gates came home Friday. The band
did not meet them out on the hill.
Losr.--A plain, gold ring. II karat,
between Mir. Pinkerton's on South
Main street and my place i'm the north
part of town. Liberal reward for its
return. G.. l.. Higgins. INDEX Office.
l.. 3. Tewksbury came down from
Topeka last Friday 10 look after his
real estate interests. Since he left here
he has married and is now settled down
into the dignity so BETTING his office.
Charlie Currie and Joe Gibson each
have splendid fields Of corn near this
city that visitors and land hunters
should be shown. The latter is on the
Ellis place one mile and half west of
town.
Elder Emhry will not be here TO
preach next Sunday; but ON the 18th he
will occupy the pulpit, and that even
ing, he will continue his very interest
ing course Of sermons on the Divinity
and Commences of the Bible.n
John Swank came in from Colorado
last week to look after The business OF
his fathers estate. He did not learn Of
his fathers death until the funeral
was over. His sister Mrs. LINDSEY and
Miss Clara Swank are in Colorado at
his house.