Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-10-09
pIRSTCLASS BAKRRY-under management
I OF an eXpert-fOuF kinds Of bread, Cream.
Vienna. White and Graham always on hand at
BristOWs, next TO Day x Records. ~

District Clerk Holmes went to Kan
sas City, Sunday, by way of Kiowa.
Mrs. A. M. Houchin will leave TO-DAY
on two weeks visit to her mother at
Eldorado. Kansas.
STOVES PUT Up! BACKED and moved,
on short notice. John Motter, 5 doors
east Of courthouse.
Mrs. DeLisle, after a visit with
friends in Arkansas, is now in Moni-
teau county, Missouri, her old home.
No preaching at the Christian church
next Sunday. Elder Nation will leave
to-day to visit sister whom he has not
seen for twenty-five years.
The ladies' aid society of the NJ. E.
church will meet Friday afternoon, with
Mrs. SandersOn. A good attendance is
desired. Mrs HOuchin, secretary.
DIR. Kociell is fitting up an apparatus
for the production Of oxygen gas, which
he intends to use for the cure of con-
sumption, asthma and chest troubles
ill general.
The creamery has raised the plice Of
milk to 60 cents. e. T. Freeman has
retired from the management and +. b.
Cole and II. s. Brewer are running the
establishment.
All kinds of stoves, implements, bug
gies, wagons, builders hard ware, black
smiths stock, woodwork, cutlery, am
munitlon, ETC., in the Geppert & Stone
stock, now on sale by H. G. Bond. 20
Mrs. Myra Jones and Miss Leila Ste
vens, daughters Of Judge Stevens, ar.
rived from Denver last Friday, accom-
panied by little Miss Ethel Jones. They
| expect to remain here several weeks.
w. H. McCague has gone to Ander-
son county to meet a brother-in-law
from Ohio. He went by Topeka, to at
tend the grand lodge, 1. o. O. F., he
being member OF the committee on
correspondence.
Boone Kinkaid, son Of w. Fl. Kin
kald. Is now cashier at Standiford, You
mans q Eldred's. He is very steady
and industrious young man, and we
predict that he will be success in the
mercantile business.
John Dollar has opened a boot and
shoe shop two doors south of Higgins
furniture store. He is so we'll and ia
vorably known in this community that
he needs no words of praise. Take HIM
your work, and get your moneys worth.
The Earnest Workers Of the Presby-
terrain church will meet with Mrs. DR..
Burney on Thursday afternoon, October
18th. 1t is desired that all come out.
There will be sewing to do. and arrange
ments to be made for our dinner on
election day, November 5. Mrs. r. a.
Cameron, secretary.
The switch to the gypsum works is
completed and the foundation for the
main building, of stone, and four feet
high, is completed. The lumber and
10000 fire brick is or the ground and
Mr.. Best will go east next week for the
machinery. The plant will be in opera
ton by December 1st and probably ear
lier.
HORSE For SALE.-The gentlest and
safest horse IN the county; works any
where; stands without hitching; any
child can drive him; not bad habit;
sound and healthy just the horse for
women or children. Cheap for cash if
sold in two weeks. Enquire at the IN
DEX office. 1926
Once more: Lets open the public
school. The fine of $40 day that the
| new school house contractor must pay,
| or, rather. that must be deducted in
the settlement with him, will pay for
the rent Of outside rooms and all OF the
expense of moving The directors are
representatives of the people and they
should look after the interests Of their
constituents.
IF you don't see what you want, ask
for it," Our room is just q little crowd
ed with our new invoices and We are
selling out all summer and early fall
goods to make room for new invoices,
so you can get bargains unthought of
if you wild but enquire for them. We
are clearly IN the lead of the mercantile
procession and expect to hold the posi-
ton. Davis s. Davis. Is
The Home Musicale" at the resi-
dence of j. r. Young, tomorrow night,
promises to be interesting and some
what novel. Some Of the best musicians
In town will be present. Refreshments
will be 81, wed. The affair is under the
auspices of the ,sies' aid society of the
Baptist church. ConYey~2Ges VIII be
at Davis corner from till O'Clock, to !
carry those who prefer riding.
Davis & Abel, of Sumner county.
Kansas, Saturday drove away from
here 800 head of 3-year-old feeding
steers, the best lot sold out of the coun-
ty this season, it is believed. OF these,
they bought 20S head of Col. Eldred. |
paying him 1915 per 100 pounds. These |
steers averaged about / DDS. The 9TH
ers they purchased OF J. II. Wheat. Fl. |
Walker. j. T. Rhodes and Sparks &
Hendrickson.
The first statement of the First Ma
tional bank, of this city, since its reor-
ganization, appears IN this paper to-day.
1t is certainly a statement of which ev-
cry citizen, whether a customer of that
institution or not, should feel proud. 1t
shows that aside from its loans and dis
counts, which are sos, 1888, the bank
has in reserve agencies $50, $3.50. 92, due
from other banks, S9,967.O7, bills of
other national banks $7,OOl and other
cash, $ll, 1853, or total in these items
alone of $50 ,5S7. SO or nearly 60 per cent.
Of the deposits. The new management
is to be congratulated on this good |
showing in dull season.