Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10


in the confectionery line. A.
Read Cunningham new money ad.
A. Il. Purdy has sold his restaurant.
Attorney Denton went to Coldwater
last week.
If you want an abstract, see Bronson
u HOuchin.
The Baptist Sunday school had a very
pleasant picnic on the Fourth.
w. Ii. Worland went TO Larned, Sun
day, as a witness in contest case.
The probability is that the delinquent
tax list will be published next week.
Bronson Il Houchin have ~cheaper
money than ever, TO loan on good
farms.
II. A. NJ. tomorrow, Thursday, even
ing, at s o'clock. Business of impor-
lance.
Attorney Overstreet is visiting at his
old home i'll Indiana, he having started
OH the Sd.
If you want your harness repaired go
to II. NJ. Woodward, nearly opposite the
courthouse. Tit
Grant Jones is at Coldwater, this
week, witness i'll an old case from
Clark county.
See Il. l.. Lindley, manager, for year
ly interest farm loans; also short time
chattel loans. 3
Mr.. and Mrs. Youmans and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stone went down to the Eldred
ranch, Monday.
Mrs. w. j. Wilson and children, of
Winfield, came over last Wednesday on
a visit to her sister, Mrs. Nixon.
Reports of Fourth of July celebrations
are ruled out after this week. News
must be news, to get in these columns.
John McGrath came up from Lisbon,
Ok, last week, to see his folks. NJ. w.
Hunter had preceded him several days.
IL is important that Supt. Lands
know this week where board may be OBJ
tanned for normal students. See him.
Miss Annie Friedley came in from
Gray county last week OH visit to her
sisters, Mrs. ID. VanSlyke and Mrs. c..
Il. Rigg.
A farmer told us this week that his
wheat crop was badly damaged by frost
and that he only got thirty bushels to
the acre.
The democratic senatorial committee
of this district will meet at Coldwater
tomorrow. T. &. Molloy will represent
Barber county.
Since our last, several good rains haye
fallen over Barber county and the good
crop prospects are becoming better es-
tablished every day. 4S-tf
j. l.. Winter, of Bradley, ILL.,, has a
friend who would like TO locate a flour
ing mill here. Mr.. Winter is an extern
siYe landowner in Barber county.
Catholic services will be held in Go
bellies building, by Father Bitter, of
Wellington, on the 18th, at 10 a. m, in
stead of the 10th as heretofore stated.
George Smithers and Miss Hester
Bishop were married July Sd, at the res
idence of the groom's sister, Mrs. W..
Al. Kennedy, southeast of MIngona one
mile, Justice Burner officiating.
John Upperman and John and Jim
Uutchins spent their Fourth at Lisbon,
Oklahoma. They report high water
down there, and say that if the settlers
had all put out crops, they would have
hit 1T exactly.
DO YOU want to have sale ? If so
come to the INDEX and let us print
YOUR bills. There is no case on record
where a sale was not a success when
the INDEX printed the bills.
:. b. Hitchcock has been appointed
constable for this district, vice Ii. L.
Woodland, resigned. This Is considered
as an indication that Steve will be for
midable candidate for sheriff. He is
Just getting his hand IN.
Harry stones wheat, four miles
southeast, measured out Al bushels to
the acre. D piece of ground containing
81 acres was measured off and the
wheat threshed from it measured over
els bushels without cleaning up"
The annual school meeting will be
held on Thursday, July 25th-two weeks
from tomorrow. The length of school
term, amount of levy and other impor-
tant matters will be considered at that
time, and every taxpayer and school
patron should be present and take part
in the proceedings.
Judge Burd Lacy aud family desire
MS 10 return their profound thanks to
the many friends here, at Kansas City,
Kansas. and elsewhere, who were SC
KIND to their son, John a. Lacy, during
his last sickness. and who were untir-
ing in their efforts TO assist his bereaved
parents after his death.
We have eaten the festival ice cream
and cake, and found they were rations
quite easy To take; We have reveled III
plenty Of strawberry shortcake, and
drank to the dFegs the delusiye milk
shake but things are not always what
they really seem, and for good, solid
comfort give US peaches and cream.