Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-05-29
A sail boat now runs the lake.

A sail boat now runs the lake.
Eli asks you to get his prices on wall
paper before buying. 81
Conductor Frank Beers now owns a
stylish horse and buggy.
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
Posey says he has been offered 81 200
for his homestead near Lisbon.
Creamery butter always on hand, at
Standiford, Youmans & Eldred's. so
Billie Blair was here last Thursday,
the first time in two years. This used
to be his old headquarters.
Dudley Eldred is now located at
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and
thinks that is coming place.
Z. l. Human has rented DR.. GIIlette's
spacious house on North Walnut street
and will take possession to-day.
G. Il. Freeman, Frank Beers and E.
p. Caruthers were at Wellington, Mon
day night, on masonic business.
Marshal O'Bryan will take up every
animal found running at large after to-
day. Read his notice of warning.
We have the only COMPLETE AND
CORRECT set of abstract books in Bar
Der county. Bronson & Houchin. 48
j. J. Cahill, very pleasant young
gentleman from Kansas City, is here
On visit to his friend, J. Neff Nc
Clearey.
Do you want a gasoline stove, a fine
wardrobe, furniture, carpets, curtains
or cooking utensils? Go to Dr.. Gill
lette's residence. 81
Marshal O'Bryan is carrying his right
hand in sling. He damned big sliv-
er into his palm few days ago, while
handling some rough lumber.
Miss Whitelaw, of Dodge City, daugh-
ter of James L Whitelaw, an early resi-
dent of this city, has been visiting her
old friends here for two weeks.
Elder Burroughs, of LaPorte, Indi-
ana, will preach series of sermons at
the Christian church, in this city, COM
mencing about the 18th of June.
Miss Jessie Burgess is conducting a
private school in this city, in the room
vacated by the high school. There Is
an attendance of about forty pupils.
Elder Nation will preach at College
Hill Sunday morning, and in this city
at night. Subject, Sunday night, "Safe
Ground, or Infallibly Safe. All are in
vited.
Attorney Coates, of Wichita, of the
well-knOwn firm of Schoonover & Coates.
was here. last Friday, looking after a
number of cases he has in the district
court.
Work on the new school building is
being pushed forward. The dirt from
the excavation IS being used to level
up the grounds of the Presbyterian
church.
The statements of the two banks in
this city, published last week, showed
that $175 900 is on deposit in this city
Who said there was no money in the
country?
A new lot of goods, all staple articles,
at the Byerley & Dark stand. Under
stand that these are goods bought to
stock up with, and there are bargains
in the lot.
Saturday will be payday. Our friends
will no doubt be prepared, and our en-
emies ought to be ready to pay up, and
start in the hot season with their ac-
counts squared.
Harry, the old-time and popular cook,
came back yesterday, and took his old
place at the Grand. 1t is said that he
can beat old Epicurus himself on judg-
ing well prepared meal.
DO you want to have a sale ? If so
come to the INDEX and let us print
your bills. There is no case on record
where sale was not success when
the INDEX printed the bills.
Lee Barrett, a young gentleman of
Greenfield, Indiana, spent several days
here, last week, visiting friends. He
was out last summer and we would not
blame him if he came again this year
in fact several times a year.
Anthony Republican,: 1.-The Medicine
Lodge Index enters Oh volume ten next
week. 1t seems to be in a prosperous
condition, and has our best wishes for
continuance. It is off color in politics,
but is pretty good paper otherwise
A reform was inaugurated at the
Moore-Palmer wedding: 1t occurred
promptly on time at $50, and several
invited guests who figured that $50
meant 8 O'Clock, were at the church too
late to witness the ceremony. We would
be glad to see the reform continued.
This is bound to be busy and pros
porous summer for our farmers, and
they had as well settle down for long
summer of hard work. Harvest has
already commenced, and all kinds of
grain are turning out better than was
expected. The corn and cane crops are
needing attention, and the grass crop
should not be sighted. We have all
the elements of prosperity, if we will
only use them.
A party of gentlemen from Galesburg.
ILL.,, and vicinity, came in Sunday and
were shown over the county by Justice
K. NJ. Woodward, who had previously
traded them several farms, including
the Speilman and Bill Williams places,
south OF Lake City. the Vance place in
Valley township and the Lonker place
west of here. The party was composed
of F. S. Bennett, w. j. McElroy and
the Messrs. Wilder, father and son.
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