Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-24
More rains since our last.


Read CunnIngham's new money ad.
Farm loans at lowest rates. See Bron-
sOn & Houchin. g
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
There are few idle men in this city,
but it is because they won't york.
Brick and stone work is completed
on the first story of the school building.
Frank Shannon came up from Kio-
wa, yesterday, to visit his wife and
baby.
Judge Edwards will attend the G. A.
II. encampment at Milwaukee, next
month.
See T. l.. Lindley, manager, for year
ly interest farm loans; also short time
chattel loans. 3
Sun City and vicinity had very hard
rain Saturday night and another one
Sunday night.
The Presbyterian church bell is rung
every day for the meetings of the nor
NAL institute.
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
1st National bank.
John Fralich drove about sixty fat
steers and cows to the Wichita market,
starting last Friday.
Roy Fash, after spending two weeks
here visiting his folks and his Sunday
girl, returned to Wichita, Monday.
Mrs. w. p. Norris, of Topeka, sister
of Rey. j. g. Miller, of Winfield, will ar
RE to-day on visit to Mrs. ID. j. Aber.
4 marriage license was issued on the
20t1, to Ezekiel L. Jones, of Harper
comfy, and Miss Nora Eslick, or Bar
be- county.
Lightning struck the barn and black
smith shop at Thos. Edes' plaC }, in
Valley township, last Friday morning,
but did little damage.
Your account is now due, and must
be settled. This means business, and
If needed, will save you trouble and ex'
pense. Davis 81 Davis. 80
The railroad company IS hauling train
loads of gravel and sand from the cuts
east of town three miles, to Wellington
to be used in filling up the yards.
There will be camp meeting of the
NJ. +. church at Hudson's grove, on
Little Mule creek, beginning July 26th
at O'Clock p. m. Everybody invited.
f. d. Peck is visiting at Adrian
Michigan. Mrs. Peck, who has been
there visiting her father, several months
weeks.
DIR. I}urney reports a fine, handsome
10-pound boy born to the wife of 1. f
Shannon, on July 23d. He Is demo
crat, and is named Nathaniel. Mother
and child doing finely.
1t is said that ''Boner Gulch" must
be turned directly south at the bridge
at the Medicine Valley stock farm, OF
1t will ruin the road completely. The
water, last Thursday night, washed
great holes in the. road.
Suggestions about the old Settlers
picnic are in order. Medicine Lodge
has heretofore taken such little inter
est in these annual reunions that it i:
not likely that It's people will make al
effort to have the gathering here.
The roads in every direction from
Medicine Lodge are in deplorable con
dition, the recent rains having washed
them badly. Before cane hauling il
commenced it will be necessary to have
much work done on the roads and tn,
sooner it Is commenced, the better.
This county does not need any mort
rain for two weeks. Oats not in TIT
stack are not doing well, and the thresh
ers are not able to put in more thar
half time. The farmers are kicking a
much against wet weather as the,
kicked against hot winds last season.
Mrs. D. G. Ewart and Miss JESSIE
Simmons returned, last Thursday, from
their western trip. They visited Sal
Francisco and Los Angeles, California
spent several weeks IN ArizonSand sew
eral months at Las Vegas, New Mexico
They were gone from here SIX months
His many friends in Barber count
will be glad to learn that IL. Il. Steck
cashier of the Bank of Hazelton, is
be married on the LIST, prox., at Adrian
Mich, to Miss Weaver, a sister of Mrs
f. b. Peck, of tins city. The lady
said to be highly accomplished an
worthy of model husband.
C. c. Hahn, of the Topeka Lance
with his partner, Harry Frost, have OF
ganized the Western Authors Literar
Bureau. They will receive and exam
inc manuscripts submitted to them an
secure place for its insertion, max
editorial corrections and in short act a
advisers for those who have write
stories, sketches or even books, and dc
sire to have their work published. MI
Hahn, who is here on visit to his ia
tier, thinks the bnreaq will be vas
benefit to persons OF literary genius
WHO do not know exactly how to PIC
Coed 70 end a publisher.