Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

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/ Y. corrected uD to date. BRoNsOS HouCHIN-
Will Parsons is back from the Terri
tory to stay awhile.
Commissioner Stranathan was here
Monday and yesterday.
! Twelve pounds granulated sugar for
SLIGO at w. II. Harmon q Co.'S. Alb
Warranted the best and the cheapest
for 80 days, flour sold by Davis & Davis.
Wayne Mckinney and o. p. Poole,
came IN from Comanche county Mon
day.
Miss Myrtle Huffaker, of Sharon,
came over last Thursday, on visit to
Mrs. Thurman.
1t appears that we are to have new
school house, the finest west of Wichita,
and creamery, certain.
Go TO S. p. Coan's if you want to get
corn or feed ground. viii grind when
we have enough grain to make days
run. ALL
Mrs. E. g. Pollard and the children
started Saturday to Independence, Mo-,
to Join Mr.. Pollard, who has located
there.
For ExCHANGE-All or part of
good livery outfit, and other stock, for
unincumbered land. H. l.. SHANNON,
Medicine Lodge. 35
Milton Ham and family have return
ed from their temporary sojourn in
Sumner county, and will make this his
future home.
Our stock of Boots and Shoes is con-
plete. We can fit you in any style, at
prices sure to be satisfactory. Standi
ford, Youmans q Eldred. 80
The best brand of flour ever offered
in this city is the Crescent" and it Is
world-beater. If this was not so
Davis & Davis would not say so. %
G. L. Swartz, of the Voice of the
People, came down from KIngman this
week aftel his family. He is perma-
nently established now, he thinks.
We assure you polite attention, cour-
teous treatment, honorable dealing and
firSt-class stock from which to make
your selections, and guarantee satisfac-
ton. StandIford, Youmans s. Eldred.
a dark bay pony mare, aDont 10 years
old, branded B on right shoulder, and
G on left hip; harness marks; shod all
around; one white hind foot, may be
found at the place of Chas. Gronemire,
one and half miles west of Roundup
postoflice. Has been there about two
weeks. 40
Sam'l. L. Jessup started this week
with his family, for his old home, Roch-
ester. Andrew county, Mo-, where he
will make his home. During his resi-
dence of three years in this city, he has
devoted most of his time to clerking in
the store OF Byerley q Dark, where he
gave good satisfaction.
Harper Graphic: Mrs. Noble and
children, accompanied by Mrs. James
McKeever, returned to Medicine Lodge
this week. Mrs. McKeever will visit
friends in Medicine Lodge few days
and then return to Harper and pack her
household goods in preparation to going
to Wellington to live, where Mr..
MckeeYer now is"
The farmers on the south side of the
Medicine river, from Mlngona to Cedar
creek, are figuring on excavating an ir-
rigating ditch, and surveyor Aber is
out there to-day making preliminary
survey. Messrs. Hoag, Burner, Taber,
Doles, Osborn and Bradley are the in
stigators of the movement, as we under
stand it.. They live in the richest val
ley in the county.
Eli G. Benedict is preparing to build
a nice house on his farm, west of town
one and a-half miles. 1t will have seven
! rooms, and will be built convenient to
one of the springs, adjacent to the beau
tiful grove on the old Marquand place.
Two cousins of his will come out soon,
and assist him in managing the Miller
& Benedict extensive stock farm. The
., nck is all wintering well. and Eli
tS;nk that the prospects are bright.
GO, p. Harris and Miss Sarah
weidnor don, -hter of w. H. Weidner,
woro norr;od n lis city last night, at
were married IN Ia % narents in the
the home of the bride p"ionUo, IL 'n0
presence of few intimat i w,
Cain performing the ceren- Ano
90, g. -. 'sed
here, is a sensible and worthy young
lady, and it is hoped that this Will be
happy, contented and prosperous couple.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give, on Thursday evening, March
9TH, at the residence of Mr.. Fred. Mer-
rill, 1.-THE house formerly occupied by
Capt. Freeman,) something most anus
ing, in the shape of carpet-ball social.
The young gentlemen of the town will
miss treat if they do not attend. 1t
is hoped by the ladies that they will all
come out. Come everybody. Ice cream,
cake and coffee will be served, and Is
cents will pay the bill.
The proposition to settle the postoffice
fight at this place by an election, in
which every patron of the postoffice
will be allowed vote, is meeting with
favor, and we hope that the election
will be held soon. 1t is understood that
there are four applicants who have
about equal strength, and that being
true, there would be nothing unfair
about an election. The INDEX is not
meddling, but the editor of the Repub-
lican organ is understood to be one of
the applicants, and as he is very modest,
it is not likely that he would use his
columns to discuss subject in which
he is personally interested; so the In
DEx must, almost of necessity, become