Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-05-08
Peas are in bloom.

Farmers are busy blowing corn.
Mr.. and Mrs Youmans are at Engle
wood.
Has any one seen the Kansas City
News write up YETI =
Attorney Gregory. of Kansas City, is
here attending court.
Parasols, from IS cents to 81, at STAN
diford, Ioumans & EIdred's. 50
Jake Knirr has opened tailoring esI
adjustment in the burst block, Main
street.
Strawberries are on the Medicine
Lodge market; but too rich for any but
capitalists.
Miss Best has arranged for the en-
largement of her house ON the old Mar
quand place.
Mrs. Ewart and Miss Simmons are in
Las Vegas, and will not be home be-
fore July 10th.
The Eastern Star had banquet Mon
day night, which was enjoyed by about
twenty members.
The Band of Hope gave creditable
| performance at the Presbyterian church
last Friday evening.
There will be good rain here within
twenty-four hours, or before Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Will Cook will start this evening
| fTNR. I icif Of
weeks to her parents.
Nothing ever before shown in this
city can touch our line of neckwear for
gentlemen. S. Y. & E. so
j. V. Fishburn is down from Sun
City this week, assisting his sister in
fitting up her business room.
Public school will close Friday. Miss
Pursell and Miss Burgess expect to
commence private school soon.
Hon. Thos. George was over from
Wellington, last week, and again this
week, defending j. L. Lawrence.
Roy and Mabel Stone entertained
number of their little friends at a birth
day party last Saturday afternoon.
P.D. Cunningham.sa saw F. T. Vincent
in Wichita, Monday. He has quit Trim
idad and is looking for location.
Ed. Williams will bring milk to the
creamery from fifty COWS and, besides,
he will haul for lot of his neighbors.
May Sd, 1889, Harrison 7. Noble and
Miss Maria NJ. Hartzell were united in
marriage at Mingona by Rev. VIM.
Smith.
The Sharon Town Company was over
this week, settling up lot of business
with members of the company, and
making transfers.
The May party, given by the young
ladies, at the opera house, was fnan
cial success. The refreshments were
pronounced delicious.
Rev. w. II. Gillian Will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing. Rev. San6ersOn will go to Harper
to fill DR.. Gillam's desk.
There will be no services at the
churches Sunday evening, the several
congregations having expressed a desire
to hear Rev. Gillian lecture.
The report was circulated at. Guthrie
and published In the eastern papers,
Monday, that Thad G.. Cutlip was dead
| There was no foundation for the rumor
| He is here, alive and well.
The Misses Minick, two sweet six
teens, twins, entertained a number of
the young people. at the home of their
amt, Mrs. Aug. Schmidt, last Friday
evening, the occasion being their birth
day. The band serenaded the party
Wichita is feeling big because En-
glish capitalists have recently agreed
to invest 100000 there. at Medicine
Lodge English capitalists have already
expended about $40, 900 in one industry
alone, and the representatives now here
are prepared to expend 100000 more.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church will have a maple sugar
festival next Tuesday evening. This
will be something entirely new. Rev.
Sanderson had the sugar shipped direct
from friend in Vermont, especially
for this occasion. See posters next
week.
While not making any great fuss
about it, Davis & Davis have opened up
the best and most complete, newest and
best-selected general stock of Spring
and Summer goods In this city, and they
are going to sell them this month. Take
notice, and govern yourselves according
| ly. Davis & Davis. so
A. w. Rumsey was up from Kiowa
yesterday and took look at the water
works and sugarworks improvements.
He was one of the earliest settlers and
merchants of the county and has seen
it grow from vast cattle range to a
habitation for thousands, with the hum
and buzz Of progress becoming louder
| every day.
Bound Over.