Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-03
Pearson is something of ladies' man

The sale Of the Morris hardware stock
will commence Saturday, April 6.
Golfers strictly pure white lead.
Also fine line of colors in stock at Day
& Records. 45-2
Brown Bros. are again publishing the
Hazelton Express, w. A. E. Adams
having retired.
For want Of space we had to cut down
our correspondence this week. Each
had good letter.
Our general stock OF Dry Goods is I'M
surpassed +; prices lower than the low
est. S., Y. &E. 80
The new stock agent of the Santa Fe
is I. p. Morgan promoted from the po-
sition Of conductor.
We are headquarters for gIass-have
a fine line of large sizes. Call on us
when needing glass. Day s. Records.
Catholic services will be held at the
GObeille building on Wednesday, April
10th, by Rev. Bitter, OF Wellington.
Editor Charles. of the Kiowa Journal,
and Attorney Mexican ate their Sunday
dinner at the Grand, in this city, this
week.
We are selling an article for making
old harness as good as new. Try Raven
Black Harness Oil. Sold only by Day
& Records. 1872
j. r. Brown has moved to town from
Elm creek, and is living in the Morgan
house On Medicine boulevard, Gobeille
and Mobiles addition.
Work is progressing on the road from
the gypsum works to the quarries.
Henry Kelley and G. G.. Taliaferro are
experimenting the work.
We have just opened very select line
of Hats, in all the latest spring styles.
Examine the display in our south win
dow. Stamford, Youmans & Eldred.
County Attorney Cameron was at
Kiowa two days, last week, and the
Journal, Of that city, intimates that he
was looking for violators of the prohibi-
tory law.
Attorney r. G. Palmer, was over from
Coldwater last Friday. He was agree
ably surprised at the evidences of thrift
and prosperity so noticeable in this city
at present.
1t is understood that f. H. Nixon and
FL. M. Ingraham, of this city, will be
candidates for register of deeds before
the republican convention. That will
be lively contest.
The subject for discussion at the
Christian church next Sunday night
will be Doing and Not Doing" Lazy
Christians as well as others are cordial
ly invited to attend.
We publish elsewhere the item headed
Christian Science" as we would any
item of news; but we want it under
stood that we do not endorse the doc
trine in any manner.
An extra nice assortment of Gents
Gloves, in kid, dressed and undressed
buck, and genuine do9-skin, warrant
ed in every particular, Standiford,
YOumans & Eldred. 80
I. A. McNeal was IN Topeka, last
week, and while there took occasion to
say some good words for Barber county.
An interview with him was published
in all of the daily papers.
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 & Eldred.
y. S. BOggs returned here last FRI
day, after an absence since last June.
He spent most Of the time i'll Illinois,
part Of the time sick in the soldiers
home at Quincy. He now wants work
and will promise satisfaction in all Jobs
entrusted to him.
The members of the bar at Coldwater,
last week, on the adjournment of dis
trict court, passed resolutions highly
laudatory Of Judge Price. That was
his first term Of court and the endorse
ment he received was very flattering.
Politics did not enter into the affair.
The rumor was current, last week,
that Editor Axline had gone to Wash
ington to look after his desired post
office appointment. Cold chills chased
up and down the backs Of the other ap-
plicantS until it was learned that he was
only down in the Panhandle on bust
ness.
The Kiowa Herald, Of last week, tells
of the following items of news: WE.
Campbell's new horse, "Redthorn," ar
rived at KiOwa from California. Kiowa
expects to be the gate city for Oklaho-
ma. Uncle Nat Lane has disposed of
his bus line to Kerchner and Kirkpat-
rick.
1t appears that Barber county will
lose Capt. J. c. Boston, of Aetna, who
will go to Oklahoma and take soldiers
claim. The captain was talked of in
connection With the position of register
or receiver of one of the land offices
but he preferred to be foot-loose. We
predict that he will bob up as the main.
spring in a capital location scheme.
When the result of the election was
known, Monday night, two huge bon
fires were started, on Main street, and
the Citizens Band was called on for
music, which it furnished willingly.
Then, accompanied by large delega-
ton OF citizens, the band proceeded to
serenade Mayor-elect Pearson, then the
Sugarworks projectors, Col. Eldred and
CT. Human, and then E. P. Caruth-
ers, of the INDEX.
Monday night, about 10 O'Clock, the
curtains in the family room of E. M.
Byerley's home, North Walnut street,
were discovered In blaze by his sister
| in-law, Miss Stella Young. and his