Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-09-26
Ebey Oct. Goth, 2 p. m.
Martin Sept. 10Th, / p. m


fair last week, having a good time.
Preaching at the Christian church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
Charles Sumner Ebey in Medicine
Lodge Oct. 20, 1883, at o'clock in the
afternoon.
A big picnic is announced for Hud-
sons grove, on Mule creek, for Satur-
day, October 9Th.
Miss Minnie Drysdale will leave to-
day for Lexington, Mo-, where her pa
rents are located.
L. G. Molloy, of the Citizens Nation
al bank, has purchased the Poole house
on North Walnut street.
A good portion Of the population Of
Medicine Lodge went up to the camp
meeting at FergasOn's grove last Sun
day.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Jno. Dollar Wednesday afternoon
Oct. Sd. Mrs. Waldron Chase, secre-
tary.
There are four candidates on the floor
in the masonic lodge of this city-two
for the +. G. and two for the M. NJ. de-
grees.
Frank Caywood fixed up Monday and
started on a trip to New York state to
visit his home folks. He has not been
there for several years.
The Willing Workers want il remem-
bered that about Thanksgiving they
will give an entertainment, dinner and
supper in this city.
Miss Della Moore will leave to. day
for st. Louis to buy goods and visit the
exposition. She will go by Wichita and
remain a few days. Miss Updegraf
Will look after the store.
We are informed that r. A. Cameron
opened the campaign at Sun City on
Monday, speaking TO crowd of II Re-
publicans, 8 Democrats and 4 Union La
Dor people. His speech is characterized
as very weak protection talk.
Uncle Ed. and Mrs. Youmans went
to EnglewOOd last week. From there,
Mrs. Youmans Will go, this week, to
Holden, Mo-, on visit and come back
by way of Osawatomle in about three
weeks.
Mrs. ID. Van Slyke has opened a mil
linery and dressmaking establishment
in the room recently vacated by Mr..
Woodward, on Main street, and she
will be glad to meet her old friends in
need of work OF fall millinery.
The work on the water ditch is near
ly completed. The old dam was entire
ly removed and a new beginning made.
Tha tail-gate is about completed and
the woodwork appears to be substan-
tial job.
In political discussion at Elm Mills,
last Friday, Charlie Colcord and Mr..
Grigsby became warmed up and as the
latter was making at the former with a
brick-bat, Charlie hit him over the head
with piece of iron, cutting a painful
cash.
I. s. Proctor, formerly of this coun-
ty, is now located at Lexington, KY.
in the real estate business, he being
secretary and treasurer of the National
Real Estate Agency. Mr.. Proctor re-
sided in this county for nearly ten years
and he is thoroughly acquainted with
the resources of the great and growing
west. He is reliable and energetic
business man, possessed of good judg.
ment, and it will be TO the interest OF
those who are DESTROYS of trading west.
ern property for Kentucky lands to cor.
respond with him. His card appears
in this issue of the INDEX.
Turkey Greek township will not be
re-surveyed just yet. A petition had
been presented to the County Surveyor
Aber, asking him TO re-suryey the town.
ship and establish the corners, and he
had set October 18th as the day to com
mence the work. Last week J. NJ
York circulated a remonstrance and II
was signed by a majority of the best
men in the township, many Of those or
the petition affixing their names to the
remonstrance. Mr.. York presented the
matter 10 Mr.. Aber on Saturday anC
now the survey has been declared off un
til the people feel richer and able to pay
for the re-survey.
The Democrats had a good meeting
at Sharon, Monday afternoon. Hon. w
II. Carter, of Coldwater, candidate To-
state senator, Capt. Estell and 1. +
Shannon, county candidates, and Judge
McCanless and A. J. Jones were pres
ent and addressed a fair-sized audience
Monday was busy day with the farm
ers around Sharon, many of them beInI
in the midst of haying and many other
having agreed to deliver live stock
hogs and cattle, to local buyers; bu
those who listened to the speaking q
all, listened attentively. The tarif
question was ably presented by tn
speakers and seed was sown that will
bear good fruit at Sharon.
Wellington Standard; Zone of tn
: agents on the Panhandle extension o
the Santa Fe several weeks ago shippe,
two show cases by mistake to Kansa
: City. Mo. They were left at his station
2 to the be shipped by freight to the mex
station east of his place. 1t bappene
, that at the same date his best girl lef
on brief visit to friends in Kansa
, City. Ills mind being entirely take
up by her departure, he labored unde
the impression that the show case
should go to the same place, consequent
? ly marked and billed them to her address
to Kansas City. Now he is afraid tina
he cannot get them returned in Yhic
case he will be out Of pocket not onl
the freight charges, but also the pric
5 of the show cases.