Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-05-15
LOCAL NEWS.
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Call on Cook & Palmer for farm and
city loans. IS
Mrs. II. III. Case visited her sister at
Harper last week.
Eli Simmons will sell wall paper
cheaper than anybody. 81
Call and see Bronson 81 Houchin if
you want to make loan. As
You can buy the Light Buckeye Fold
ing Binder at $. P.Coan's. As
Sixteen pounds of the best Prunes in
town for 81, at Il. X. Herrington's. As
Bronson Il Houchin have an album
dance of money to loan on good farms.
Shannon q Shannon have the circh
on all others in the farm loan business.
Go to Ellis for cheap wall paper and
decorations. He will down them all on
prices. 81
Harry Freeman, from Fort Worth,
Texas, by way of Oklahoma, arrived
here last week.
Flannel shirts are all the go. We have
neat line of latest patterns. Come and
see them. 5. Y. u Il. 80
The reports of all township assessors
are now due, and there is a probability
of the penalty being enforced on all de-
linquents.
Frank Strong's team broke loose and
took a run Friday evening, demolishing
the new wagon and breaking up Sher-
if Stevens buggy.
Broom corn must not be planted on
the same quarter-section with sorghum
cane. The further apart the two are,
the better, Prof. Wiley says.
We have the only COMPLETE AND
CORRECT set of abstract books in Bar
Der county. Bronson 81 IIouchin. As
Hazelton High Patent Crown Flour,
the best that is made, price reduced to
$1.55 per sack; other goods equally low,
at Il. X. IIerrington's. 48
To see Editor Axline carry a yearling
baby on one arm; and attempt to con-
troll a months-old calf with his
other hand is quite amusing these warm
evenings.
The Spencer cases and the Lawrence
case will go over until the September
term of the district court. Both of the
defendants have given good bonds.
Attorney w. $. Denton, of this city,
was a pupil under Prof. Wiley, in In
diana, and when the professor was here,
this week, the two had a pleasant re-
union.
y. ID. Cunningham's place, west of
the lake will be supplied with water
through two-inch pipe. He expects
to improve the property, make park,
and build residence.
A son was born to the wife of Riley
Lake, at Lake City, on the Sth inst. 1t
is presumed that the valley Will not be
large enough to hold Grandfathers Reu-
ben Lake and Daniel Pierce.
Our new clothing, for spring and sum
mer, better selected than ever before,
in light diagonals, worsteds, cheviots,
and other popular patterns, just receiv-
ed and we'll worth examining. Standi-
The republicans will hold a cOnven-
ton here next Saturday, 18th inst, to
select eight delegates to attend the
Coldwater senatorial convention, to be
held June Sd. So far as we have heard,
there will ben contest, as Barber coun-
ty has but one candidate this time-C.
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Noble Il Nixon are headquarters for
the Deeung all steel Irvine Binders,
the best and most popular binders on
earth. More Deerings in use in Kan
sas than any other. More Deerings III
use In Barber county than any other.
WHY? Because they are an all steel
machine, and are more durable than
other makes. 40
The friends of the late Riley Robin
son feel very kindly toward Conductor
Frank Beers, who, last Sunday evening
took pains Go so run his train that Mrs
Cloud, sister of the deceased, was ena-
bled to get here in advance of the regu.
time, by more than half hour. Mr.
Beers obtained permission to leave
some work on the road until the next
day, in order to accommodate distres.
sed lady, ANXIOUS TO be at the bedside
of her dying brother.
This week we have met and conYersed
with farmers from every section of Bar
ber county. They all say that the cror
outlook was never better. The hard
winds Of last week tore the corn blades
In places and occasionally blew down
the wheat; but this damage is not now
noticeable. The rains of Saturday and
Sunday were timely and started al
vegetation on new growth.
Waldron Chase, of the school board
visited Wichita, Kansas City and Other
eastern cities, last week, to learn some
thing about school houses, and heating
systems, with the idea OF utilizing tn,
information obtained. in the cOnstruc
tion Of the new building for this city
lie in inclined 10 favor the hot water
system of heating, it being cheaper ant
safer, and that systen VIII likely bt
adopted here. He thinks Anthony bai
one of the best buildings he saw on hi
trip.
The new directors of the Medicln'
Lodge Savings, Loan and Building as
ISOLATION met last week and ornanizeC
by electing E. p Caruthers, president
John w. Brown vice president, Henry
O'Brian, secretary and A. w. Johnston
treasurer. The treasurer was directed
to prepare bond in the sum of $3.50
and secretary one in the sum of $500
The association headquarters was es
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