Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-11

Shannon & Shannon can make choice
city loans. SO
Take notice that we have first-class
cook at the Cling. 80
McNeal Mortgage Co. are making
short time real estate loans. 3St2
W. l.. Gamble and +. +. Severance
were up from HaZelton Monday.
Mrs. a ID. Brannan is visiting her
son in the neighbOrhOod of Old Kiowa.
Until further notice. prayer meeting
at the Christian church will be held on
Sunday evenings.
Horace Pardee has resigned the posi-
ton OF postmaster at Lodi, and the
department wants a suitable person for
his successor.
Secure your seats for the entertain
ment Friday evening. Tickets oil sale
at the post Office. No extra price for
reserved seats.
Their winter goods must go, now that
spring is at hand, and Davis & Davis
will almost allow you to make your own
prices. Try them. 80
Itappears that the parties who ex-
pected to open gypsum works here could
not agree among themselves, and so, at
present, will not move their machinery
here.
Standiford, Youmans s. Eldred will
open their branch store at Englewood,
Clark county, about the LIST of Febru-
AIRY. They will keep general supply
store.
Some persons complain OF the irreg-
ularity In the school hour. During the
short days school will begin at 9:I5 a.
M. and 100 p. M, time as kept by Hub
bard, the jeweler.
Speaking of Groceries, Davis & Davis
that they can meet any COM
petition, and give entire satisfaction.
Their stock is new and seasonable. and
it was bought to sell now. 80
Remember the entertainment to be
given at Thompson's opera house Fri
day evening, for the benefit of the
Christian church parsonage fund. 1t is
a home affair, and should be well pat
ronized.
1t is unnecessary to send us commu-
nications of any sort, unless the name
of the writer accompanies the same.
We won't publish them. And another
thing: We won't publish free adver-
tisements in communications.
The admission to the entertainment
Friday evening will be but % cents for
adults, and Is cents for children. Ev-
sry family can afford to take advantage
Of such rates, and, besides, the enter
.ainment is for charitable purpose.
Owners of stations, jacks and bulls
may now apply to the register of deeds
Tor blank stock liens, to be used and
recorded under the laws of 1887. Under
his law, at anv time before the foal is
dropped, lien on the dam and on the
'Oal may be filed and recorded.
Mr.. p. d. Cunningham has a good
friend somewhere, for last week he re-
;eived an elegant seal-skin cap and a
pair of gloves of the same material that |
ire little finer than any in this city.
A friend of his says that the gifts were
rom fair lady in the east and we hope
his is true.
Two more papers are now printed in
his city. these being the Sharon Vi
lette, a paper published wholly in the |
interest of the little town ten miles !
asst of here, published by Otis Lorton |
md the other paper being the Sawyer
by G.. Il. ROby, a paper for the |
people of Sawyer, Pratt county, a new
own twenty miles north. Both papers
ire printed at the Cresset Office in this |
'ity and are good specimens of mechan-
cal skill.
Married, at the residence of the
Jride's parents, in Medicine Lodge.
Thursday, January 5, 1883, Mr.. II. L
shannon and Miss Hattie Stevens, Rev. |
J. c. McElroy, of the Presbyterian
church, officiating. The guests were
to the families of the contract
ng parties and their immediate friends.
)ut even these formed quite an extern
I'VE party. A rich supper was spread
md the occasion passed off pleasantly.
The bride was the recipient of a num-
Der of elegant and useful presents.
1t is gratifying 10 know that many of
'ur subscribers have come forward
since the lst INST, and renewed their
subscription, and not one ordered their
paper discontinued. A large number
ire in arrears for subscription, and it is
20 be hoped that they will not forget
hat the printer must eat and live much
he same as other mOrtals. The amount
lue by any one is small, but collectively
.hese sums make pile and constitute
)ur entire assets. Doors open from
toe.
Last Thursday evening a number of
he young ladies of this city gave All
leap year party at the home of
Mrs. Doran. Miss Stella Sparks won
he prize for being the best guesser in
he dark while Judge Edwards took the
leather medal for being the poorest
yuesser. A picture of a tailless mule
was hung on the wall and the one who.
could come the nearest
pinning the missing caudal appendage
in the proper place won the prize. Re
were served and pleasant
lance was INDUCED in. The entertain
ment was in honor of Miss Dohrer, who
IS here from st. Joseph visiting.
The members and friends of every