Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

Creamery butter always on Dand, at
Standiford. Youmans 81 Eldred's. 50
Day & Records Whipped Cream
Soda" is immense. Have you tried it?
Mrs. J. II. McCracken returned from
her visit to New York state last week.
Miss Maude Will be home soon.
Hogs dropped ten cents, Monday. The
cattle market was ten cents lower for
Texans and all kinds of grass cattle.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will meet with Mrs. Palmer
on Wednesday afternoon, June 18th.
Mrs. Jas. Stranathan is here this week
visiting Mrs. j. p. Hall, while her hus-
band is sitting on the board of equaliza-
ton.
Rev. VIM. K Sanderson will preach
for his brother, ReY. r. Sanderson, next
Sunday evening, at $50, at the grove.
All are invited.
Mrs. II. Yant and daughter, Mia, are
visiting in Ohio, where they will spend
the summer. This item should have
appeared last week.
About 1000 acres of cane have been
planted, and 500 acres more will be.
Besides. number of farmers are plant
ing and raising cane independent of any
contract.
DR.. d. Winters, of Columbus, Kan
sas, father of our townsman, E Win
tiers, is here this week on visit, and is
well pleased with the place and its sur
roundIngs.
Judge Ellis went to Anthony, Mon
day, to hold district court. He expects
to complete the term in three weeks.
The court Stenographer, Miss Cartan,
accompanied him.
a. S. Ferguson has been appointed
postmaster at Amber, vice w. Ii. Slack,
resigned. 1t is presumed that the Of
flee will be moved to Sam. Fergason's,
three quarters of mile southwest of
the present Amber.
Uncle Clark Gilmore bought large,
elegantly bound pulpit bible, last week,
and Sunday night, after services, he
formally presented it to the Baptist
church. Uncle Clark generally does the
right thing at the right time.
Rev. j. E. Roberts, well known
Methodist minister, who has been en-
gagged in ministerial work III this coun-
ty for the past three years, will leave
!,
he has been transferred by the presiding
elder.
Z. b. Briley and Isaac Vandorin will
have public sale of their live stock,
farm implements, and household goods
on Thursday, June 18th, at the Israel
Slack place, six miles north of Medicine
Lodge. They have some good property
to offer.
Messrs. Deming and Clark, of the At
tIca sugar company, and III. IL. Rich
ards, of the Conway Springs company.
were here Sunday looking at the works
at this place. They were surprised and
pleased with the work that has already
been accomplished and were delighted
with the lake.
The poll tax and the road tax are both
due now, and the street commissioner
is wanting hands. Persons refusing to
pay their poll tax are liable to fine OF
five dollars; SO it will be well to look
up some one to work out your tax, if
you are unable, from any cause, to do
the work yourself.
\ little late, the Conway Springs
Star, OF June 1st, mentions the band
concert given at that place May 18th,
at which Frank May, of this city, was
the principal attraction. Speaking of
Mr.. May, the Star says: His rendition
Of The PostillionV fairly took the au-
dIence by storm. The applause was
deafening, showing that Mr.. Nays
powerful, clear and full voice was APP
rreclated. Mr.. May undoubtedly has
the richest and finest bass voice of any
one We have ever listened to-"
Harper Sentinel: 'Rey W. III. Gil
lam leaves to-day for Little Rock, Ar
kansas, where he will deliver the bac-
caiaureate sermon for Little Rock Uni
versity. Methodist college. DIR. Gil
lam organized the Arkansas conference
of the NJ. Il. church, and had charge of
it for ten years, and spent the best
years of his life there. II was his ar
duous labor there that undermined his
health, and from the effects of which
/
he has not yet recovered. 1t is largely
on account of the historic association,
that he has consented to make so long
i trips
The Wells. Fargo & Co.'S express Of
flee has been moved to the depot, much
to the disgust of its patrons up town.
The depot is more than half mile from
Main street: and now, if anyone has
any business with the express Office, he
must wait until the wagon gets around,
or he can walk to the depot. The ex-
press company has no competition here
but it may have, some day, and then il
will probably be remembered for the
Inconvenience TO which it put its pa.
irons. The public frequently has to
bear temporarily with the outrages OF
corporations, but the time generally
comes when the public can get even.
Last Thursday, AGy S0th, Memorial
Day, was appropriately observed III this
city, the ceremonies being under the
direction of Eldred Post, G.. A. r. Ar
address was delivered at Thompson
opera house, 10y Judge t. b. Wall, Of
Wichita. a very pleasant and entertain
| ing speaker. The ministers of the city
assisted in the exercises, and the com
mander of the post, Judge Loren Ed
wards, made appropriate remarks. The
procession TO the cemetery, made up o.
| nd snldiars the Snnflau Schools mi