Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-10-16

Chas. Cox, of Wellington, is now
clerking for Davis & Davis.
AL. Houchin is visiting in Oklahoma,
having gone down with Capt. Rogers
last week.
Wanted-A good organ. 1t must be
cheap, and in good order. Inquire at
this Office. q
The cows must be kept up. the mar
shall says. The farmers are kicking and
so are the merchants.
A new store is being opened by par
ties from Hutchinson, in the corner
room in the Cook block.
Sheriff Stevens started to the Ossa-
watOmie insane asylum yesterday, with
a patient from Hazelton.
The union Gospel Temperance ser
mon will be preached in the courthouse
next Sunday evening, by Rev. r, San
derson.
Mr.. Fahs, of the Conways Springs
sugar works, was here last Friday look
ing over the best sorghum sugar plant
in the world.
Mrs. J. N. Bibb and two children. of
Sun City, have gone to Verona, Mo-,
her old home, on an extended visit, after
an absence Of seven years.
The Willing Workers will give one
OF their dinners at Mrs. Youmans', on
Saturday, October 10Th. All are invi-
ted. Mrs. II. G. Thompson. sec'y.
John Yenni accidentally fell over a
box the other day and sustained severe
bruise on his leg, probably splinteringa
bone slightly. He is confined to his
room In consequence.
All kinds OF stoves, implements, bug
gies, wagons, builders hard ware, black
smiths stock, woodwork, cutlery, am
munitIOn, etc., in the Geppert & Stone
stock, now on sale by H. C. Bond. 20
The county commissioners adjourned
until Monday, Oct. 21st, when they will
complete several unfinished matters,
and the allowance OF bills. The list of
expenditures will be published next
week.
All members of Lorraine chapter, o.
E. S., are earnestly requested to be pres
ent at the next regular meeting, Oct.
21st, as there will be business of impor-
lance to transact. Refreshments will
be served.
| If you want an excellent dinner, at a
low price, dine with the Willing Work
| ORC SATURDAY. Of tho roo;donoa ~ MIRO
Youmans. They always set out the best
Of fare, and in the best style, and so
cheap you can't afford to eat at home.
STRAYs-There are three stray horses
at the Stevens farm, miles east. One
bay horse, years old; one sorrel year
ling hlley; one grey horse, about years
old, lame in right hind foot; several
brands. Call on or address Harry w.
Stevens. Medicine Lodge.
| Anton Hunkeler, who was hurt at the
sugar works, last week, is doing as we'll
as could be expected of a man with a
badly broken and imangled arm. DR..
Gould, who is in charge of the case,
thinks that there is no probability of
amputatiOn being necessary.
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
IF you don't see what you want, ask
for it," Our room is just 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 will but enquire for them. We
are clearly in the lead of the mercantile
procession and expect to hold the posi-
tiOn. Davis & Davis. 16
The Cresset cannot beat Judge Stew
ems by telling about the prisoners esca-
ping from the Jail. Everybody in Bar
Der county knows about those escapes
and no reasonable man holds Judge
Stevens responsible for the escapes. He
did as we'll as any sheriff would have
done, and he has made every possible
effort to keep prisoners placed in his
keeping. No one who knows J. W..
Dobson would believe for a moment
that he would have done any better, or
even as well, had he been sheriff.
After the election, not before, those
two old soldiers. Capt. Hardy and Cor
poral Axlins will enter the race for the
pOstOffice stakes. The old g, s., Hardy,
10 backed by the old warriors generally,
but his chances are lot very good-in
fact the pools are decidedly against
him. The young g. s., Axline, is backed
by the pin feather republicans and the
candidates generally, BY their arrange
ment, the race was postponed until at
ter the regular November running af-
fair, that the hackers of the g. s. might
not be influenced to bet against the s. s.
Public school begins next Monday
morning, in rooms scattered around
town. The first primary department,
in charge of Miss Pursell, will be in the
LOvejOy building. first floor, opposite
the Citizens bank. The second primary
department, Miss McNeal, teacher.
will be ia the Gobeille building, North
Nam street. intermediate depart
ment, Miss Taber, teacher, up stairs in
the LovejOy building. Second inter
mediate department. Miss Burgess.
teacher, up stairs in the Lebrecht
building. over Davis store. High
school, Prof. Beeson and Miss Law
renee, Noble building, over Bristow's.
The republican orators and candidates
in this county are continuing their tao
tics of running down the administra-
ton of ex-treasurer Rogers and ex-clerk