Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-03

Think of IS pounds of Turkish prunes
for a 81 at Davis. 81
Call on Morgan Il Graham If you
wish 10 increase your loan. 8
Jerry Simpson was in Kansas City
last Tuesday on business, not politics.
The price OF coal is gradually climb
ing up. Those who can, should buy
now.
will pay the highest market price
for fat COWS. c. G. SPARKS, Medicine
Lodge. 8
f. b. Peck has moved his family to
town. They are located in Mrs. Gep-
pert's house.
Money in abundance at reduced rates.
Call at the office of Shannon IL Shan
non for terms. 8
Mrs. Gibbs, Of California, ErandmotE-
er of Miss Inez Gibbs, of this city, is
here on visit.
Rev. Cain came home last Friday and
held regular services Sunday. Mrs.
Cain will not be here for several weeks
G. ID. Nelson, after severe sickness
of week, was able to be out this week
and came down here Monday from Lake
City.
BOARDERs WANTED.-A few board
ers by the day or week; good table and
comfortable rooms. Enquire of Mrs
L. NJ. Kidd. 10
The vote of Barber county at the
November election will not exceed 1900,
in our opinion. See how near this
guess will hit.
w. G.. Musgrove came i'm fIom Kan
sas City last week after spending the
summer. Mrs. Musgrove will likely
return here soon.
\ Democratic glee club has been or
gained by several ladies and gentle
men of this city. They furnished good
music last Saturday.
G.. II. Reed was hauling water to the
water ditch Monday afternoon. OF
course this way of supplying the ditch
was only temporary.
/ Geo. w. Ellis has been having a seri-
Gus attack of malarial fever. having
been confined TO his bed more than two
weeks. He is getting some better.
II. y. Noah is now employed with
Burnham, Hanna, Munger Il Co., the
wholesale grocers Of Kansas City. lie
will move his family up there in short
/ time.
/ See those experienced meat men,
\ Smyth * Schmidt and make arrang-
ments for your regular supply of meat.
They handle the best and guarantee
satisfaction. II
Messrs. Humphrey and Felt, Repub-
lican candidates for governor and lieu
tenant governor, respectively, will be
here on the 9th. Their party friends
/ are figuring on having a big time.
Hereafter, the name of every pauper
furnished goods or aid by the county, is
TO be published. 1t is the opinion of the
commissioners that if publicity is given
to the names that there will not be such
a demand for aid.
At the special city election at Klowa,
last week, I44 votes were cast. For
mayor, j. 4. Lawrence and n. l.. Burris
each received ~, tie, and the judges
cast lots and selected Mr.. Burris. T.
IL. kirkpatrick was elected councilman.
Mrs. McCanless and the little chill
dren came in from Wichita Saturday,
after visiting there several weeks. The
Judge attempted to make his wife be-
lieye that the big Martin demonstration
at the depot that day was in honor of
her return.
The y. L. and 5. +. Ry., now runs a
through sleeper from Kiowa to Kansas
City over the Southern Kansas railroad;
and through sleeper and chair cars
FROM Caldwell to Kansas City by way of
Wichita. Persons going from Medi-
cine Lodge can take either route.
1t was noticed at the Deerhead bar
becue that at about the time the politi-
cal speaking was to commence, the Re-
publican candidates had business in an
other part of the county. One of the
things that the Republicans won't DO
this year is to meet the Democrats on
the stump 10 discuss the tariff.
DIR. Kociell wishes to announce that
he keeps on hand a full line of homeo-
pathic as well as eclectic medicines.
Those wishing mild, prompt and safe
medicines, especially for children, may
call at his Office, two doors north of
Davis X Davis store, whtre he can be
found at any time, day or night, when
not out on a professional call. 10
The handsome young man who sat at
the reporters table at the Martin speak
ing, last Saturday, was r. :. Colver,
special reporter for the Kansas City
Times. lie is very bright young man
and has been sending in most excellent
reports of the Martin meetings through
Kansas. Mr.. Colver was, for quite
awhile, editor of the Abilene Daily Ga
zette.
The lIazelton Express has suspended
publication for want of patronage.
Hard times are first noticed i'm a news
paper Office. Many people have an idea
that they should commence to econo-
mize by cutting off their advertising
and subscription and then If the news
paper does not continue to boom the
county and its town and puff the very
men who are killing IL by non-support
these men say the newspaper has nc
energy. Great Scott Ii is like starv-
ing your beasts of burden through the
winter and then kicking i'm the
spring because the poor animals have
no energy. After denying your newspa.
+ pers support when they most need it,