Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-05-22

paper before buying. 81
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
Jas. y. Davis and wife went over to
Harper, to visit friends, last Friday.
Subject at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning, The Absent Apos-
tie"
All of DR.. Gillette's household and
kitchen furniture at private sale at bar
gains 81
Summer dress goods, white goods
and all wash fabrics, endless variety, at
S. Y. Z. 81
Mrs. Beers, mother of Frank Beers,
left, on last Wednesday, for her home
in Indiana.
Noble q Nixon can name you low
price on binding Irvine, as they bought
before the advance. 49t4
w. w. Standiford and wife, and Mas
ter Burney Standiford came up from
EnglewOod last week.
The service in the grove last Sunday
was well attended. More seats are to
be provided this week.
Service next Sunday evening in the
grove, commencing at o'clock. Sub
ject, Making Excuses"
For sale, at DR.. Gillette's residence,
carpets, curtains, furniture, stoves,
gasoline stove, cooking utensils, ward
robe, etc. 81
The l.. LIS. will have an ice cream and
strawberry lawn festival in the grounds
of the NJ. E. church, on Tuesday even
ing, May 2Sth.
r. j. Mckay ran the first boat on the
sugar lake, and during Sunday after
noon he pulled about half of the town
across the water.
Facts-If we have not the best corn
and tomatoes in town, at 10 cents per
can, we will give them to you. Il. X.
Harrington. As
Your account is now due, and must
be settled. This means business, and
if needed, will save you trouble and ex-
pense. Davis & Davis. so
The lumber for the sugar works
twenty car loads-is from the yellow
pine forests of Texas. 1t is superior to
any lumber ever brought here.
Riley Lake will have lot of good
work horses and mules, all domestic
stock, for sale at Nelson's stable, in this
city, Friday and Saturday of this week.
Sunday was a fine day, and everybody
got out OF doors. In the afternoon all
the buggies and carriages in town were
in use. The sugar works, the lake, the
water ditch and the gypsum works were
the principal points of interest.
w. w. Cook went out to Meade Cen
ter, last Friday, by direction of the ag
ricultural department, to see what is
being done in the sorghum sugar indus
try. There are two companies expert
menting in Meade county, one using
the roasting process.
The engine got off the track, on the
sugar works switch, last Thursday af-
ternoon, and the east-bound train did
not get out. An engine came over from
Wellington, and succeeded, about SIX
o'clock on Friday morning, i'll getting
the other on the track.
While not making any great fuss
about it, Davis q 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
M, Il. Roddy, the marble-cutter, of
Turkey Greek township, was down last
Friday, and reported that he had filled
orders from his quarries from a number
of cities and towns, including Los An
geles, Cal. He has great faith that
Barber county marble will, in time,
come forward as the most popular mar
BILE known.
Noble & Nixon are headquarters for
the Deerlng all steel Irvine Binders,
the best and most popular binders on
earth. More Deerings in use in Kan
sas than any other. More Deerings In
use IN Barber county than any other.
Whv? Because they are an all steel
machine, and are more durable than
other makes. 40
Rev. North was formally installed as
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
of Medicine Lodge, last Thursday even
ing, Rev. AXline, of Pratt, conducted
the ceremonies, assisted by the pastor of
the Harper church, and by Rev. Hahn,
of this city. Rev. North has preached
here for the past SIX months, and has
given great satisfaction.
I. G. Aolloy has severed his connec-
ton as cashier OF Che Citizens National
bank, of this city. He expects to re-
main here if he secures satisfactory
business inducements. though he has
been offered good positions in Kansas
City and elsewhere. Mr.. Molloy is
competent man, one who makes and
retains friends, and it is to be hoped
that he will remain here.
The old school building was pulled
down Monday, it requiring the entire
strength of Weidner's big team to even
pull out small sections. Those who
should know, say that the walls of the
building were as good as any in this
town. 1t is pity that this was not
known a year ago. The district could
have well afforded to retain the old
building, even if it had been necessary
to build new one.
II. b. Steck, of Hazelton, now owns
the trotting stallion, sheldon Messen-
ger" $3.50, a son of Alexander's Abdal-