Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09

Spring and summer hosiery at DAVIS
Il Davis. 80 ,
Anybody can now ran dray without
a license.
Four dollars to Wichita and return
next week.
Mrs. Lew Lebrecht and boy went to
Harper yeterdry.
Chickens, single, by the dozen or by
the car load at Davis & Davis. so
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
Geo. W. Ellis went east yesterday, to
Wichita, we believe.
Gasoline, Headlight and Coal Oil, at
Davis Il Davis. 80
The list OF petit jurors is published
in this issue of the INDEX.
Shannon & Shannon are prepared to
loan S5O,OO0 in the next sixty days. II
Attorney Denton was at Coldwater
this week on legal business.
The Grand hotel has been having a
good run of transient this week.
Best goods aud greatest variety at
wholesale prices at w. J. Milligan's.
The "Quick Meal" is the best gaso-
line stove. Morris Bros. sell them. ~
T. A. McNeal started east yesterday
morning, presumably to Harper county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Musgrove went to Cold
water Monday to visit relations and
friends.
The best, latest and most complete
stock Of goods in the city. StandifoTd,
Youmans & Eldred. 40
The county commissioners will meet
as a board of equalization the first
Monday In June.
Jerry Simpson came down from Jack
son county, Kansas, yesterday to look
after his stock and farm.
See Ingraham & O'Brian, before get
ting your loans. They offer better
terms than any other agents. 46
J.B. Vaughn left Monday on a trip
to Attica, Anthony, Harper, Wichita
and other eastern points, on a general
prospecting tour.
j. III. Myles, manager of the w. j.
MillIgan store, says he intends to keep
the stock replenished with all needful
staples. 40
a fresh invoice of "Billet Doux" and
Full Weight cIgars-best nickle
cigars in the city. Standiford, You
mans Il Eldred. 40
1t is said that the council did not get
home Saturday night until O'Clock.
Six weeks of the normal will be a
good advertisement for Barber county.
Mrs. Chas. H. Moore, of Caldwell, is
here visiting the family of Z. y. Sim
mons.
Rev. Palmer, the missionary, called
last Saturday. He has done good work
in this county.
The G.. a. Il. ball, last Thursday
night, was a big success and the net
proceeds were $25.
Mrs. Chas. Howe, of Fort Scott, Kan.
sas, is here visiting her sister-in-law
Mrs. w. w. Cook.
A. II. Mckinney started yesterday
day for the Panhandle of Texas where
he expects to engage in business.
DIR. Henry Gibson, dentist Of Pratt
who was pupil of DR.. Yant, of this
city, was here Sunday and Monday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E
church meets Friday afternoon Will
Mrs. Kidd. Mrs. n. NJ. Houchin, Sec'y
The Willing Workers will meet Will
Mrs. Waldron Chase, Wednesday after
noon, May 10Th. Mrs. Waldron Chase
Sec'y.
w. A. Richie, who furnished the
plans for the court house, was ovel
from Winfield yesterday with plans fol
the new school building.
Mrs. Alice Pool arrived here FRIDAY
from La Junta, Colorado. and aftei
visiting friends several days, went OF
to Comanche county to visit her mother
The Methodists have secured the us,
of the burst grove for Sunday eyenin,
services and as soon as the weather get
warm enough, regular services will b'
held there once q week.
a very heavy but steady rain fell herr
last Saturday and that night, and som,
place the fall at two inches. So far
this season, the rain has fallen here ex
actly as the farmers wished.
Frank Chaplin is now book-keeper a
at the Citizens National bank. ii,
Tiled similar position in the old Medi
cine Valley bank, of this city, and die
his work in a most satisfactory manner
w. A. Gaunt has purchased Mar
quand's meat market and will be pleas
ed to see his old friends at any time
viii has had charge OF the shop ant
knows all about the business. 80
Kingman Leader: "WoOdford Shan
non arrived yesterday from Medicin
Lodge and will at once take a position
in the real estate Office of I'D Humph
reys Il Co. "Woodford" is first-clas
business man and his many friends il
this county will be glad to learn o
his return to Kingman."
KiOwa Journal: flames White, on
of our thrifty farmers told us this wee
that he sowed quite field of timOth
seed this spring aud also a small pate
of Johnson grass. He says he is full
convinced that all kinds OF tame gras
will do well in this country and tina
both his timothy and Johnson grass ar
are doing nicely.
STRAYED, from G.. &. Burnes, on SAM
Creek, near Aetna, about the middle O
/ ApriI . colts one n twO-vear-old veaf