Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-27
Where was Councilman H.bbard ?

Flour you must have. Davis & Davis
sell the best and the cheapest. %
Postmaster McClearey was confined
to his bed two days this week.
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
j. NJ. Sherry is home from Wichita.
where he has been spending the winter.
Warranted the best and the cheapest
for 80 days, -four sold by Davis 81 Davis.
Eg~'To Sleepy Hollow, 100 miles ~
Good-by, Messrs. Kickers and Objec-
tors
a two-horse corn planter to trade for
a pony or COW. Apply to Granville
Morris.
There is a dark horse in the race for
the postOffice, and he is runner when
he gets started.
The Ladies aid society of the M. E.
church Will meet with Mrs. Cook on
Friday afternoon.
Wishing to reduce my stock of horses
and buggies, call and see me. Will sell
for cash or trade. w. IL. Love. 10
p. B. Cole is home from his trip to
Mississippi, where he took lot of
mules, which he sold at satisfa Glory
prices.
The water was turned into the ditch
Monday afternoon, and it came out at
the tail gate in exactly % hours. A
good stream is now running.
For postmaster at Medicine Lodge
a man who will help make the city pros
porous, and who will not kick against
the expressed will of the people.
Our Grocery Department is fully
stocked with fresh, first-class goods,
that are cheaper than seconds at any
price. Standiford. Youmans & Eldred.
We have just opened very select line
of Hats, in all the latest spring styles.
Examine the display III our south win
dow. Standiford, Youmans g. Eldred.
County Treasurer Peck advertises for
$4,000 worth of county orders i'll this
issue. Look over the list and see if you
have any of the numbers called for. In
terest on them will cease after the date
Of his call.
Mrs. G. Q. Chandler, who left here
three weeks ago, for Bear Creek, Mich
igan, on account of her health, found
that the change was not beneficial. Mr..
Chandler went after her, and they ar
rived at home last week.
1t will be remembered that last sum-
mer Barber county bought and paid for
ground south of the courthouse, to be
used for a city park, and the mayor and
council agreed to condemn the street
and alleys, and tit up the park with a
fence, trees, etc. This question should
not be lost sight of.
Sheriff Stevens started to the Osa-
watomie insane asylum, Monday, with
two patients, O. T. Ward, of Hazelton
township, and Miss Emily Dickerson,
of Elm Mills township, who were adj
judged insane by julies last week. Bar
Der county is certainly turning out it's
share of insane people.
W. G. Nixon, well and favorably
known here as division superintendent
of the Southern Kansas railroad, who
had charge of the construction of the
road to this place, has resigned his posi-
ton and has taken the position of
superintendent of terminal facilities for
the Santa Fe, at Kansas City. G. B.
Strohm is Mr.. NiXon's successor, with
headquarters at Wellington.
Hog raising is looking up in Barber
county, and every one who has expert
mented with this industry has made
money out of it. Hogs will mature here
III less time and Oh a smaller amount of
feed than in any country now. known to
civilization. There is no such thing
known here as hog cholera. Farmers,
pay more attention to this paying BUSH
ness.
Kiowa Herald: "a stage line from
Kiowa due south is under cOntempla-
ton by some of our citizens. The
very expert paper hanger, J. Boutwell,,
OF Medicine Lodge, executed fine job
of work in our city tins week. Our
new salt we'll is down nearly 200 feet.
1t is located Is feet south of the old
well, and Mr.. Tenant intends to show
us salt by April 1st."
a party of seven masons went out to
Lake City, Saturday afternoon, and as
sisted Medicine Valley Lodge, No. 26O,
in comforting the third degree on three
candidates, Judge John D. Fleming,
Mr.. Hall, and Peter Mertes. The party
from here was composed of DIR. L. w.
Stout, c. 7. Freeman, Frank Holmes,
Frank Beers, p. A. Simmons, G. D. Mel
son and Z. p Caruthers. A big supper
was spread at midnight. at the Com
mercial hotel. by Landlord Lake, and
the lodge and visiting brethren partook
of it with great relish,
Mayor Pearson is raising a chicken
with three legs and thirteen toes, and
he expects to introduce the breed here.
lie calls it the Methodist Preacher
stock. He says that the great trouble
with ordinary two-legged chickens has
been that they could not stand on one
leg and do good Job of scratching.
The improved breed will get more to
eat, with less trouble, and consequent
ly will grow larger and fatter, and be
more valuable. The mayor denies that
he will use his improved chicken in his
candidacy next Monday.
The Cresset wants to know if we en-
dorse the present sugar-plant PROPOSE
ton. We answer, YES Is that plain
enoughY We have written and pub
lished columns favoring it, and thought
we were understood. We know that
the CONTRACT calls for ahnnt ALI we na,