Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-03-28

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Lombards of Kansas City, and the
Messrs. Spears, of Lincoln, Nebraska,
have purchased controlling interest in
the Wellington National bank, the
heaviest institution of that city.
County Clerk Rouse attended the
convention of county clerks at Topeka
last Thursday and Friday. This organ
ization meets annually for the purpose
OF comparing experiences, devisilIg
better methods for conducting their
offices, simplifying forms aud suggest
ing practical legislation. Among other
things the clerks this year agreed to
recommend the substitution of county
assessor for the present township asses
sors, so as to secure a uniformity of
assessments.
Sixteen of the brightest, prettiest and
most popular ladies of this city are ar
ranging to present the popular drama,
"Rebecca's Triumph" to the amuse-
mentioning public of Medicine Lodge,
Thursday evening, April 5th. The
parts have been judiciously assigned,
and there is no question but that rich
treat is in store for all who may attend.
This will be strictly home talent af-
fair, and it should be literally patron
lied. No "horrid men, will appear in
the play, which will make it all the
more entertaining.
Harry Brown left here yesterday, for
Denver, Colorado, where he will take a
position with the Atlas lumber compa-
ny. Monday night number of the
friends and admirers of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown surprised them at their home,
and presented them with an elegant
cut-glass and silver water service. and
rich gold watch charm, as a memento
of good will, and wishes for their future
happiness and prosperity. Few young
couples have more friends i'm this COM
munily. Mrs. Brown will follow her
husband shortly.
An INDEX representative was at
COldwater and Ashland last week and
found those two cities contented and
happy in the anticipation OF spring
boom. Coldwater is preparing to erect
several large brick buildings and Ash
land people claim that their city will
double the population this year. The
people of Comanche and Clark counties
are being furnished with seed corn and
oats by their liberal friends in the
northern and eastern portions of the
state and an unusual large acreage Is
being put IN crops. If we owned it, we
would not think of swapping Barber
county for either Comanche or Clark.
Remember the "bOom" edition of the
INDEX is to be published next week. In
it we will attempt to publish fair and
impartial write-up of Barber county
and of Medicine Lodge. 1t will be. as
this paper has always been, truthful,
and it will not attempt to paint the
county in such dazzling colors that our
effort will be regarded as gaudy, flimsy
or liable to fade. We do not expect to
more than make expenses out of the
special issue, and any one of judgment
who will figure on the cost of the extra
composition, press work and white pa
per, and compare it with the price we
will get for the extra copies, will see at
once that we will be lucky to come out
even in the enterprise. We will print
eighteen thousand extra copies. Bring
in your orders to-day.
A young attorney in this city has a
habit of slightly squeezing the hands of
young ladies with whom he dances. OF
course each lady noticed it, but not one
said word about it; each one think
ing to herself, well, perhaps 1 am a
fayorite, and that is his way of telling
me-" Friday night, at the masquerade,
the gentleman danced, and whenever
he let go the hand of lady, that lady
knew him, and, OF course, .had to tell
her lady friends. Before nine o'clock
every dancing lady in the room knew
him. The next day after the masquer-
ade dozen of the girls came together
to compare notes, as girls will, and one
of them said: II knew one gentleman
just as soon as the dance commenced. -
Each one of the party exclaimed, land
so did J" Then dozen pairs of eye
brows we're raised in establishment. AT
last one girl was appointed to hear the
confessions of the others. Each one
gave the same name. Then they dis
cussed the matter for while, and one
asked. How did you all it was know
Mr.. Brief p And eleven voices meekly
responded, by the way he squeezed my
hand I"