Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-20


Green grass is beginning to show up
quite plainly.
Calico cts. a yard at w. II. Har-
mon & Co.'S. 413
Judge Lacy is out again after several
days sickness.
Flour from 90c. to S1.55 a sack at W.
II. Harmon q Cos. 4I-3
Miss Minnie McClearey visited friends
in Lake City last week.
Twelve pounds granulated sugar for
S1O0 at w. II. Harmon u Co.'S. Alb
Warranted the best and the cheapest
for 80 days, flour sold by Davis & Davis.
Wishing to reduce my stock of horses
and buggies, call and see me. Will sell
for cash or trade. W. IL. Love. 40
Geo r. Stone has gone to AIlegan,
Mich, but will return here and make
his home under certain circumstances.
Three-pound can No. 1 Tomatoes, 10
cents 2 pound can VintOn Corn, 10 cts;
all canned goods at proportionate pri-
ces. StandIford, Youmans & Eldred.
Col. G. II. Eldred has purchased the
Fowler place, Z acres, in the southeast
part of town, directly south of the pro-
posed water reservoir. The purchase
price was 500.
We assure you polite attention, cour-
teous treatment, honorable dealing and
first-class stock from which to make
your selections, and guarantee satisfac-
ton. Standlford. Youmans s. Eldred.
0. G. Ewart and Jas. A. Blair, of the
First National bank, of this city, have
been elected directors of the Kansas
City and Southeastern railroad. This
is the John l. Blair road
Call on Hgraham & O'Brian and get
of money on hand and best terms in
Barber county. New Office South Main
street, west side. AZ
NJ. Gholson will have a big sale of
horses, cows, hogs, wagons, spring wag-
ons, and implements at the stockyards,
in this city, next Saturday, 23d inst.
Read the small bills for particulars.
Eagle Medicine Lodge lost two dol
lars the first of this week. 1t depends
how well John and his son like down at
Purcell, l. T., whether the Lodge will
recover the two lost or lose the balance
of the pot"
Sunday night quite number of young
ladies and gentlemen from the College
Hill neighDorhood attended the Chris
tian church in this city. Most of them
have been recently brought into the
church through the work of Ed Nation.
From the 10th of April to the Goth,
a. S. McClearey. at the postoffice, will
have for sale a great variety of house
and garden plants, flowers and bulbs,
which he will sell cheaper than any
heretofore offered here. Save your Or
ders for him. 80
The teachers are not willing to cut
the school term short one month. 1t is
really not necessary. If the contract
for the new building is let this month,
it will require perhaps SIX weeks to get
the stone and brick and lumber on the
ground; and then the school will be out.
We are in receipt of new line of
stationery, bill heads, letter heads,
statements, cards, visiting cards, etc.,
and ask everyone who wants firstclass
iob yUorly tO anna in aOd Ioo1ra thar ar
ders. Our prices are very reasonable
and we turn out nothing but irstclass
work.
Mrs. L. l.. O'Bryan was called to
EnglewoOd, last week, to see her sister,
Mrs. w. w. Standiford, who was quite
sick. Mrs. O'Bryan went direct from
Hutchinson, where she was in attend
ance at the grand chapter of the o. E.
S. Mrs. Standiford was better when
last heard from.
Mayor Pearson was highly honored
by half of the people of the town call
ing on him last Friday night, the occa-
sion being Baptist social. The mayor
explained that it might have been fear
OF the law that called his subjects to-
gether, rather than any appreciation of
his high position.
Coldwater Star: "Messrs. Hovey and
Wilson, claim adjusters Of the Rock
Island railroad company, were IN the
city the most of last week. settling with
parties who had property destroyed by
a fire during the last month, that origi-
mated from an engine of the above rail-
road. About $4,000 was settled with
various parties through attorneys Pal
mer 81 Blake, but there are yet about
80 600 in claims which have not been
settled, which may have to be decided
in the courts. We are glad to note the
disposition of the Rock Island railroad
company to settle these claims, as the
farmers cannot afford to sustain the
losses which were brought about by
this disastrous fire.
Anthony Republican 'tJudge G. w.
Ellis, our new Judge, is making an ex-
ceedingly favorable impression. He
seems to be a good worker, and prompt
in his decisions. Judge Ellis was APP
pointed to the district formerly com
posed of Barber, Comanche, Meade and
Clark counties, by Governor Martin
three years ago in February, and was
elected to the same position year later
in the fall. He is forty-fye years of
age, is an attorney of twenty-one years
practice was admitted in Wisconsin,
where he studied law, although his
home was in Boone county, Illinois.
Hon. +. c. Price has been appointed
judge of the rest of Judge Ellis district,
which now constitutes one by itself.
With the Judges ability and prompt
ness, the docket will no doubt decrease
In number of pacpS Tho RaDnbl;oo,