Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-27

V. CORRECTED uD 10 date BRONSON Il HOUCHIN'
We cannot afford to give up the gyp-
sum works without a fight.
L. II. Logan is attending the a. 0. U.
w. grand lodge, at Mcpherson, this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank May announce
that they will give music and singing
lessons.
The lumber for the creamery is here.
and will be framed as soon as the wealth
er permits.
Elk Mayor Esmond went to Kansas
City yesterday, to look after his prop
erty interests.
w. w. Cook was at Ottawa and To-
peka last Friday and Saturday, on a
real estate trade.
A marriage license was granted yes
terday to Edward Carr and Eva Miller,
both of Lake City.
The Preston sale yesterday was well
attended and fair prices were realized.
The sale Melted $500.
Seven persons united with the M. E..
church last Sunday night, three by let
ter and four on probation.
Geo. w. Hendrickson has thorough
bred Hereford bull for sale. The ami
NAL cost him $500 four years ago.
Charlie Palmer will leave for Garth
II 90 10 mill %
Democrat, of that city, and play in the
band.
Mrs. Thos. Dunn will leave to-day
for Council Bluffs, Iowa, to join her
husband who has located there in charge
of lumber yard.
&. w. Moore has rented his farm, in
Valley township, to T. G. VanBenthu-
sen. G. w. will take trip east, and
remain during the summer.
o. G. Ewart came home Monday, af-
ter an absence Of four weeks. He spent
two weeks in Alabama, on business for
the Fidelity Trust Company.
Rev. North will commence series of
sermons next Sunday morning, on the
Great Commission" In the evening
he will preach ON the Fall of Babylon. F"
"A Perfect Law" will be the subject
of discourse at the Christian church
next Sunday night, by Elder Nation.
a cordial invitation to all, especially to
lawyers.
What should be done with Le-
brecht - is a question which was often
asked during the past week. A chrome
will be given the one suggesting the
most appropriate answer.
Col. Eldred attended the cattlemen's
meeting at Kansas City, last week, Mrs.
f. accompanying him. His partner,
Mr.. Gregory, is one of the incOrporators
of the new commission company.
\ report was in circulation here this
week that Bill Ramsey was seen in
Wyoming, two weeks ago, with 700 head
of horses. 1t is generally believed in
these parts that William is a dandy.
Many of the little children of this city
have been undergoing seige of what
is sometimes called winter cholera. 1t
is not serious alIliction, though, on
its first appearance, it usually alarms
the parents.
+. Nj. Fleming on Saturday brought
the INDEX pint of Missouri cider,
boiled down. We will save 1T until the
celebration of the completion of the
sugar works, and see what kind of a
substitute it will be for the genuine es-
sence of Fourth-Of-July.
1t appears that the grounding inten-
ded to keep up his reputation. When
he saw his shadow, on the I'd inst, he
left notice that there would be six
weeks more of winter. Fuor of these
weeks have about passed, and no one
will deny that they haye been strongly
tinged with winter.
Now that they have all been encOred
and called back and no favoritism has
been shown, suppose that we agree to
be satisfied with the set programme and
not demand a double bill for one single
pnce Of admission. We refer, of course,
to the home talent entertainments that
are now occurring so frequently.
Kiowa Herald: mo progress has been
made this week at the salt well. Mr..
Tenant IL using every possible means
to forward the work., yet part of the
tools are in the well. They have ac-
cidentally pulled the rope out and are
now fishing the tools out and unless
they can succeed IN making their cas-
ings stand perpendicular, they will COM
mence digging q new well little far
ther south"
Harper Graphic THE organ q1es-
ton of the Christian church has termin-
ated in division of the church, if a
withdrawal of four or five of the MEM
bers eau be called division. The church
has employed hev. QuWise to preach
for them, and the organ will be played
hereafter. The faction that Withdrew,
who are opposed to the playing Of an
organ in the church. have employed
Rev. Stagner to preach for them, and
will hold their meetings In the chapel
hall"
The l.. LIS social, last Friday evening,
was well attended, considering the very
disagreeable weather. A. M. Houchin
represented George Washington, while
Miss Della Moore represented Martha
Washington. Each guest was given a
little hatchet, with an injunction to tell
the truth during the ensuing year. The
idea chat IL. LIS stood fof Little Lii
li-li-ahilIty,' is erroneous. The child
rem who make up the society are all
nice, truthful children, and attend Sun
day school regularly.
Anotbpr smell of winfar yuaotlar cot