Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-09-25

Mrs. Bell. daughter of Mrs. Shepler.
is out here from Illinois on visit.
A meeting of the r. A. Chapter is
called for tomorrow, Thursday, even
ing.
w. S. and Mrs. Finney will visit the
st. Louis far and then go to his old
home in Illinois.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. T. A. McClearey Wednesday af-
ternoon, Oct. I'd.
Surveyor Aber is on the Cherokee
Strip, this week, dividing up the Schlup
& Ballinger range.
Miss Icey Merrick, after two weeks
visit in this place, returned to her home
in Harper, Sunday.
Mrs. D. Mckinney arrived here from
Kansas City, Monday, to visit her son,
Wayne and family.
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
LIST National bank.
Cunningham Bros. & Lahey have
their office in the room IN the rear of
the First National bank.
This will be the last week Of district
court. The next term will commence
the third Tuesday in November.
The Harper fair and races will start
to-day. The INDEX acknowledges the
receipt of the usual complimentary
ticket.
JIM. Sherry is up from Kingtisher,
Oklahoma. 1t Will require about three
years for him to make final proof on
his homestead.
Samuel V. Howard and and Miss
Lucy Underwood we're married on the
I'D by VIM. McMurty, at the residence
of the brides father, in this county.
William and Miss Gussle Maher, of
BIairsville, Penn, brother and sister,
nephew and neice of Mrs. Margaret
DOran, are out here on visit to their
relations.
The band concert on the lake, Sun
day afternoon, was enjoyed by large
audience. Every day our people are
learning better what good band Medi-
cine Lodge has.
The Kiowa fair will be held Oct. "a,
25 and 26. It should be encouraged by
every Barber county citizen. The pre-
miums offered cover a great variety of
subjects and the speed rings will be
quite interesting.
1t has been decided by medical men
that natural wool'' is the best color
for underwear. S. Y. & E. will gladly
show their complete line Of these goods
in ladies' and gentlemen's wear, at pri'
ces that will astonish you. II
1t is strange that people should de-
liberately steal buckets, but they do
AT the file last Sunday, several granite
buckets were carried home by people
who took plain tin ones to the fire. A
poor newspaper man lost one.
A grand barbecue and republican
rally is advertised for Lockard's grove
on Little Mule creek, Friday, Oct. 4th
Democrats, independents and union
labor men will take notice that the bill:
say republican rally" Just as if the re
publicans alone got hungry in thi:
country.
Call in and see us before making YOU
loan. We have the cheapest money il
Barber county. No second mortgages
One mortgage, one rate Borrowers Car
pay off loan at any time. Come and SET
us, and we will convince you that wha
we say is fact. Come now. Ingrahan
81 O'Brian. II
c. L. Smart, of Haskell county, Kan
sas, nephew of Capt. Garrison of Sha
ron, last week purchased the Burget
place, miles south of Sharon. HI
will at once take possession but will no
move his family here until next yea
when he has made proof on his home
stead out west.
Secretary Rusk and Judge Lorel
Edwards had quite a pleasant meeting
here last Saturday. They were friend
at Madison, Wisconsin, when the Judg
was mere boy, twenty years ago. Gov
Rusk went on the judges first notaria
bond. Each readily recognized tn
other last Saturday.
The waterworks must be completes
before winter. The city has paid TO
them and i: is entitled to the works
This is matter that every property
owner is interested in and the city coun
Gil should do its duty in demanding
faithful completion of the works within
the tine SEP opt in the contract. Thi
is question OF business, not one o
sentiment,
If you don't see what you want, asl
for it," 0nr room is just little crowd
ed with our new invoices and we ar
selling out all summer and se:S.rly fal
goods to make room for new invoices
so you can get bargains unthought o
if you will but enquire for them. W,
are clearly IN the lead of the mercantll,
procession and expect to hold the posi-
1 IlOn. LAWS " DAVIS. 10
The Kansas City Star, the brightes
and newsiest little sheet published il
the west, has enlarged to All eight-pag
quarto, and all for the old price of 5
per year or 81 for three months. Tn,
Star of p. m, reaches Medicine Lodg
at 1;sa p. ", Of the following day. Mex
to the Wichita Eagle, it Is the freshes
paper that reaches here.
The jury in the case of L. NJ. Fielt
against the city of Medicine Lodge, las
week returned q verdict in favor O
the plaintiff for $4,000. Fhis was TO
damages claimed by reason of the waite
ditch running through the farm of tn
plaintiff. The verdict was surprise t
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