Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19

w. ID. Worland Is laying by his
corn.
Mrs. Frank Holmes was in Wichita
this week.
John A. Lacy is expected home on a
visit this week.
w. w. Cook is out on cane-inspect-
ing tour this week.
Friday and Saturday will be the long,
est days of the year.
Mrs. w. II. Love is visiting friends
in Pratt Center this week.
Banker j. w. McNeal came up from
Guthrie, last Saturday, to see his fam
lily.
ii. n. Burner, west of town miles,
sent US in nice lot of cherries this
week.
Miss Emma Herman thinks she will
make trip back east to see her folks
this summer.
Eli Simmons has leased and moved
into the VIM. Ramsey place, on South
Walnut street.
VIM. Martin gave us six potatoes this
week, of his own raising, which made
three meals for i've persons.
The S. E. & B. society will give a
nickIe social in the Presbyterian church
next Tuesday evening, June 18th.
Mrs. L. E. Hubbard and Mrs. A. Van
Slyke are visiting friends, and taking
in the Chautauqua Assembly, at OF
tawa.
The Christian Helpers will meet at
the Christian church Friday afternoon
at O'Clock. A general attendance is
desired.
Rev. o. B. Shaw will give a talk on
the Winfield Chautauqua Assembly, at
the prayer meeting at the Methodist
church this evening.
Since our last, several good rains have
fallen over Barber county and the good
crop prospects are becoming better es-
tablished every day. 48-tf
Marshall Sherry was not damaged in
the Seattle fire, his house being several
blocks away from the burnt district-so
he writes his folks here.
j. D. Fair has been appointed post
master at Sharon, vice S. H. Henton,
removed. Mr.. Henton held the office
about eight years, we believe.
The signal service flags were floating
yesterday, the first time for two or three
months. We read them: Higher tenn
perature, followed by rain or snow.
Phil. j. Meany, a Barber county land
owner, who lately left position in the
railway mail service, came in yesterday,
and went down to his Mule creek ranch.
The band stand in the middle of the
lake is being finished up in nice style,
and, the weather permitting, there will
likely be a concert there next Sunday
afternoon.
Lightning killed two cows for Chas.
Osborn last Sunday, and a bull for
Fred. Hardy, on Cedar creek; also a
colt tor S. Taber, on the river, six miles
west of town.
The senior of this paper spends his
idle time now in breaking fiery young
horse he bought the other day, and the
indications are that he will succeed in
his undertaking.
Campbell Moore, of Pleasant Hill,
Mo-, was here last week visiting his sis
ter, Mrs Nation. He and his brother,
both practical farmers, think of loca-
ting in Barber county.
The hail. Saturday, hurt the corn
about Amber, but did little damage in
Valley township. 1t looked, from here,
as if Valley township were being Wis
tied by its annual hail storm.
Salt is drug on the market, at pres
ent. A gentleman who was at Hutch
inson last week states that the supply
far exceeds the demand, and there is
no money in the industry.
There will be dance at Thompson's
opera house Monday night, given under
the auspices of the Citizens Band and
Conlisk's Orchestra. Several couples
are expected from Attica, Harper and
Wellington, and a big time is expected.
Miss Helen Cameron entertained
select party of her friends last night.
Only half dozen couple were present,
but they spent an unusually pleasant
evening. The music was good, and the
refreshments elegant.
1t will be we'll for those who have
documents that should be deposited in
the cornerstone of the school house, to
have them ready, in as small package
as possible, by Saturday, and placed in
the hands of the appropriate committee.
Read the list of committeeman in this
paper, and see if your name appears.
No one expects to make any money out
of the demonstration, next Monday; but
it is the duty of every citizen to lend a
helping hand, Above all things, don't
sulk
The law firm of Shannon s. Shannon,
of this city, ceased to exist when L. F.
Shannon moved to Kiowa, though the
abstracting firm will continue under the
old name. H. l.. Shannon and G. M.
Martin have formed a partnership for
the practice of law.
a report is in circulation that the
residents of the southwest part of Bar
Der county who desire TO do so, keep
filled up on 'Ioonshine' whisky, made
down in No-Man's-Land. 1t is said
that the strip whisky" is not bad to
take, and 1T is very cheap.
Elder Nation, of this place, and Elder
Smith, of Sharon, will exchange pulpits
next Sunday, Elder Nation preaching
at Sharon and Elder Smith here. Elder
Smith has the reputation of being a