Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-31

put new counters in their dry goods de-
partment, and made a general cleaning
up of the store.
Since our last, several good rains have
fallen over Barber county and the good
crop prospects are becoming betteres-
tablished every day. 4S-tf
Mrs. J. p. Hall and Master Roy and
Mrs. J. s. Runyan will start to War
rensbJrg, Mo-, tomorrow, to spend a
month with friends and relatives.
S. E. Stone and family accompanied
I. $. Updyke and family home to Ash
land, and the two families will spend
some time rusticating and camping
out.
DIR. S. Kociell may now be found in
his new Office, first door west of the
postoffice-next door to the INDEX. He
has Offices, parlors and consultation
rooms.
Who wants to be candidates for Office
this fall? The convention has been
called, and now Is a good time to an
nounce. ASK and ye shall receive;
knock and it shall be opened"
The Willing Workers will hold lake
side social, at the lake, Tuesday even
ing, August 9Th. Music and boat
riding, ice cream, cake and peaches and
cream will be served in pavilion. Mrs.
ii. G. Thompson, secretary.
Wasteways have been put along the
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will not likely occur again. Judge
O'Bryan has force at work raising the
dam, and in few days the flow of water
in the ditch will be doubled.
Before buying sewing machine, see
A. S. McClearey, at the postofice. He
will give you trade for horses, cattle,
hogs or grain-furnishing you as good
a machine as is made. or he will sell you
one for cash or on monthly payments.
The report reached here last night
that Levi Beals, young man residing
near Sharon, was thrown from a wagon
drawn by runaway team, yesterday,
and in some manner his foot caught
and the leaders of one leg were torn
| loose from the heel. The injury will
make him a cripple for life.
The Wichita Wholesale Grocer Co..
and the commission house of A. Can
non 81 Co., were completely burned out
Monday morning. Loss, S150,0O0 The
many friends of Mr.. Corbett, of the first
named company, in this city, will hope
that his firm may resume business on
a larger scale than before.
Monday night dense smoke hung
over this place and the smell of burning
pine was noticeable. 1t is believed that
the smoke came from Wichita, the
Wholesale Grocery house, of that city,
and an extensive commission house
having burned Sunday night. A wind
from the northeast was blowing most
of Monday.
Cameron MOI Sun: Mrs. E. l..
Merrell, who is visiting her mother,
Mrs. w. ii. Brownhill. favored US with
several of her home papers, the Medi-
cine Lodge, Kan Crtsset and the Bar
Der county INDEX. Both papers are an
honor to the city and speak we'll for the
enterprising merchants who advertise
therein"
Every democrat is requested to read
the call for the county nominating con-
vention, published i'll this issue; and
further, il his neighbor does not take
the paper, give him a copy of the call.
This year, 1t is important that every
democrat in the county should take
part in the primaries and see that every
precinct has a full representation in
the county convention.
We spent an hour in the new school
building, last Friday, and are satisfied
that 1t will be one of the prettiest and
most substantial buildings in the state.
If there is to be a weak spot it will be
the east front, carrying the tower. 1t
is almost impossible to make walls
strong enough to carry tall towers.
Every means will be used to make the
walls strong and durable.
There is but little new to report about
the sugarwOrks this week 4 large
|, force of men under the direction of
Prof. E. b. Cowgirl, representative of
the Kilbys, are at work from a. m.
until Up. m. every day, and they al e
making big show. The Kilbys tele-
graphed yesterday that the last piece of
machinery would be here by August LIST.
and i'll twenty days from then it is ex-
pected that the works will be In full
operation. The double effects" or
Yaryan evaporatoFs. the most impor-
tant machinery in the building, are in
position, as are the knives. shredders.
fans, drive engines. part of the diffu-
sion battery, most of the pumps, aid
the SIX large boilers. The cane racks
are nearing completion and the scales
will be put in at once near the Office.
The announcement of Judge Stevens
as candidate for reelection to the of
fee of sheriff appears in this issue. He
needs no introduction to the. people of
Barber county for he probably knows
more men than any one in the county.
and, what is more, he commands the
respect and admiration of his entire
, list OF acquaintance. Judge Stevens
has made model officer; he has faith
fully endeavOred to discharge every
duty imposed on him and those who
have had business relations with him
are profGse in their praise of his prompt
, ness and accommodating disposition.
He has lao opponent for the nomination
and 1t is not likely that he will have.
His party is unanimous for bis re-nomi-
nation and the people Will be nearly as
unanimous for his reelection. So re-
member the ''old judge"