Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-15

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gained at Harper.
WANTED-A good girl for general
homework. III. a. Brown. 3S
Taliaferro Il DeLisle have moved to
two doors west of LIST National bank.
The pastor of the NJ. Z. church will
preach to the children next Sabbath
morning.
j. &. Trailkill was over from yelling
ton, yesterday, looking after his proper
ty interests in this city.
The Office of Taliferro & DeLisle has
been moved to the room west of the 1st
National bank. 37-l.
Miss Blanch Steininger left here last
week for her Ohio home, and the report
is that she is to be married soon.
Rev. Sanderson has been preaching
every evening for the past five evenings
and has taken seven more persons INTO
the church.
Mr.. w. L. Blair, of Nevada, Ohio,
father of Mrs. Ewart, and interested
with Blair Il Ewart in their Kansas
enterprises, arrived here Monday.
Standiford, Youmans Il Eldred have
moved their stock of goods from Nesca-
tunga to Englewood. They will have
an extensive establishment at Engle-
wood.
Mr.. Hoffman. of the Attica Advocate,
accompanied by his son passed through
here yesterday on their way to Lake
City. The young man will take charge
of the Prairie Dog office and start new
paper.
The jury in the case of state against
Frank Wise, of Klowa, charged with
selling liquor, contrary to law, failed TO
agree, last week, standing eleven for
conviction and one for acquittal. The
case was afterwards dismissed by the
county attorney. The juror who hung
the case was Mr.. Sims, of Kiowa.
The railroad company last Saturday
compromised with Miller s. Benedict on
account of damages claimed by reason
of the road running through their place
west of town. The company paid
81 600 and surrendered 100 feet of the
200 feet of right-of-way through the
place.
In the court room, last Friday, we
talked with gentleman, thirty years
old, who has been around in theworld, is
well-read and posted on all current SUBJ
jects, and he said that was his first ap-
pearance before a'court in session; that
he had never before seen jury or a
judge at work and he had never heard
an attorney even make a motion in
court.
The students of the high school will
give an entertainment at ThompsOn's
opera house, Friday evening, oath inst.
The exercises will include imperSona-
tionS of Washington and the leading
characters of his time, few orations
and good vocal and instrumental music.
be used in purchasing an organ for the
school.
Alexander Davis, the man ARRESTED
and held for trial, for drawing a pistol
on p. b. Cole and others, was released
from custody, this week. Application
was then made to the probate court for
a jury to inquire into the question of
his sanity, and that body decided that
he was sane man. 1t is understood
that DAVIS will now sell out and leave
the county and state.
Rev. w. A. Cane and wife, who have
been here two or three weeks, looking
after their farm, and also working in
the interest of the Baptist church or
ganization, received word, Monday.
that the house III which their goods
were stored, in Iowa, had burned, bat
the goods were saved by being thrown
from the second story window. They
have no idea of the present condition
of their goods. They Will start back
this afternoon, but it is hoped they will
soon return here to make their perma-
nent home.
y $40, 900 trade was this week perfec-
ted by which the ranch of A. ]. Hargis,
two miles west of Lake City, contain
ing l,T60 acres, was exchanged for
$4,000 Touring mill and a $1,000 resi-
dence at Eureka, Greenwood county,
Kansas, and 5000 cash, the property
of w. w. Dennison. l.. +. Pearson
& Co., represented Mr.. Hargis and w.
w. Cook represented Mr.. Dennison, in
the trade. The Hargis place is well
improved with large and substantial
frame residence, out-hOuses, corrals
and it is fenced into convenient sized
pastures and fields. 1t is located near
the Medicine river and a railroad will
pass through part of the tract this
year. The mill property that Mr..
Hargis gets is said to be valuable prop
erty, doing good business; it is in a
good town and county. Mr.. Dennison
will make his home at Medicine Lodge,
with his family, and we have an idea
that he will prove to be an active and
valuable citizen.
A Strange Case.
A man named G.. w. Robinson, who
has been living with his family, in one
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