Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17


out west during the past four years.
s'Shamsn will be the subject for dis
cussion at the Christian church next
Sunday night by the pastor. All are
invited.
The Willing Workers win meet with
Mrs. Robt. Simpson Wednesday after
noon. July oath. Mrs. Fl. C. Thomp-
son, secretary.
Subject in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning 1.-THE Will OF
God;" and in the evening. Prejudice
and its Remedy
The Ladies' Aid society of the III. E.
church will meet with Mrs. VIM. Pal
mer on Friday afternoon. Mrs. A. NJ.
Houchin, secretary.
The rains this summer have washed
the roads considerably. Before they can
be put in good fix, another rain comes,
and washes them again.
T. A. McNeal was at Hutchinson,
Friday and Saturday, on business con-
nected with the state reformatory, he
being one of the commissioners.
w. s. Denton represented Barber
county in the senatorial committee
meeting at Coldwater. He came home
Friday and was quite sick Saturday.
WANTED-Those wishing to learn
shorthand by mail to address Anna
Canaan, principal shorthand depart
ment, Ponds business college, Topeka,
Kansas.
AT Attica, next Tuesday, I'D inst.
G. S. Jobes will sell at auction bunch
of 60 head of registered Holstein cattle.
His is the largest herd in this end of
Kansas.
Postmaster Flynn, of Guthrie, &C
companied by his wife and baby, came
up last Sunday, and stopped at Hazel
ton, to visit Mrs. Flynn's father, n. b.
Blanton.
Lee Bradley yesterday received tel
egram from Odessa, No., announcing
the dangerous illness of his daughter,
Carrie. He started yesterday evening
to Odessa.
Will Cook and wife and Misses Kerch-
eval and O'Bryan went up to Elm Mills
last Friday, and came HONEYWELL, one
day this week. An extra wagon for the
fish was not required.
A. S. McClearey spent last week In
doing some fancy stone carving on the
pillars and chapters for the new school
building, which will add much to the
appearance of the structure.
Monday some one stole Fred. HINES
pocketbook, containing $50 and several
valuable papers. The book was in his
coat pocket, and the coat was hanging
in the office of the sugar works.
Twin boys were born to Mrs. T. G.
Cutlip, on the 10th, but one died the
following day. DR.. Burney In atten-
dance. L. G. was in Coldwater, atten-
ding court, but came home on Friday.
A. S. McClearey, at the postofllce, has
sent for several blank marble and gram
lite monuments and tombstones and
those who expect to give orders for
such should wait and see his samples.
Tanslll's cigars are noted wherever
the weed is burned as the best made.
Only one house in q town is supplied
with them and that place now is the
postoffice book store. Call III and try
Punch"
A lawn party will be held at Mrs.
John Rogers, on the evening August
| 9Th. under the auspices of The Kings
Daughters" There will be a literary
and musical treat. Refreshments will
be served.
Seven ear loads of stock, hogs and
cattle, went from here yesterday, the
shippers being r. M. Sparks, Geo. w.
Hendrickson, j. N. Titus, c. III. EIdred
and c. c. Blake. That is what counts
into money.
The city marshal requests us to state
that there is great complaint made TO
him in regard to calves running at
large. Hereafter they must be kept up
or staked out. He viii impound all
calves found running loose.
Work at the sorghum factory is being
rapidly pushed by force of fifty men,
and there appears to be no question
about the works being ready when the
cane is ripe enough to cut. Several
car loads of machinery arrived this
week.
Dobhs Bros, of this city, are now
buying wheat in any quantities offered.
paying cash on delivery. They expect
TO ship TO any place they can find mar
ket. They are home people, and reli-
able. They haye good scales and stor-
age rooms
The creamery people are finding
ready sale for every pound of butter
they can make. though the prices are
not as high as they would like. How
ever. they feel confident that when they
once get their butter introduced, it will
command top prices.
Miss Stasia Lee, of Davenport, Iowa.
niece of Mrs. Doran, is expected here
to-day to make her home. She has Just
graduated from the convent of Immac-
uIate Conception, at Davenport, and is
said to be very interesting young
lady. She has visited here several
times.
Inspector w. w. Cook cane in from
trip to the various sugar plants III
Kansas, last week, aud reported work
progressing satisfactorily at all of the
places. Plenty of rain has fallen out
west, as far as he weDt-Seward coun-
ty, though it has been somewhat dry
in Ness county.
jerry Simpson this week brought ms