Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-06


the Thos. Betting stock last week.
Three weeks ago when the weather
was SO warm the buds on the peach
trees were considerably swollen. The
recent cold snap caused them to shrink.
but they are again showing signs Of
life.
Elm creek was frozen, Monday Of last
week, hard enough to bear up wagon
and team except in the middle OF the
current. The crossings were dangerous
until road was cut through the heavy
ice near the banks.
For those desiring to attend the state
encampment, O.. y. r.. at Empcria.
March y, Is and II, tickets will be on
sale nc depot March 10, II and Il mt one
fare tor round trip. Tickets limited for
return to March 18th.
The mill of Hardy q Hahn. in the
north end of town. is doinga very good
business. We are glad to see any ac-
tive industry, and hope they will be
crowded with orders till they will be
compelled to run SIX full days in every
week
The Young Ladies' society will give
Valentine social Thursday evening,
l4th inst. Nothing to get in and but
small price to get out. Everybody i'll
vited TO be present with well-flled
pocketbooks, By order of all the good
/ looking young ladies.
/ MIR. Musgrove Is back at his old post
on the INDEX, having completed q need
ed and desired rest of several months.
/ As two heads are always better than
one, we have no hesitency IN promising
/ that the INDEX will continue tom
/ prove as it has in the past.
NJ. l.. Sherry has disposed Of the Of
! flee and good VIII Of the Burton O,l,Db-
ic to Geo. w. Kent, jr., OF Garden
PLANE, Kans. Mr.. Sherry goes TO
Washington Territory in a short time
to take residence. He started the INDEX
and owned it for two years.
When storms cayort around your
door, and you, by light of taper, SIT
closely by the evening fire to read your
county paper. just think of him whose
work thus helps to wear away the win
ter, and put this question to yourself,
have paid up the printer"
The subject next Sunday morning in
the Presbyterian church will be Doors
and not Hearers only of the Word" In
the evening the subject Will be mo
Night III Heaven On Wednesday
evening, the 9th inst, the subject will
be, 1.-The Parable of the Sewer"
Praise and song service at the NJ. E.
church next Sunday night, in place OF
the regular preaching service. The
choir will sing several anthems, and will
be assisted by violin, cornet and other
instruments. Solos will be sung by Mr..
Frank May and Mrs. Johnston. Don't
fail to go.
A suit is pending before Justice
Howe, in this city, in which Attorney
w. $. Denton is suing Attorney Alex.
Hopkins, of Kiowa, for $500, part of
the amount that plaintiff claims defen-
: dant, received for defending Balls
Smith, the horse thief, the plaintiff
claiming that as he was the attorney in
the case and did the work, he is enti-
tied to his part Of the fee.
E. Beeton, who farms six miles south
east of this city, showed us, this weeE
= an ear Of corn grown last season on his
place, it being from seed grown and
, matured last year, being the second
t crop in one year. The corn is known as
= the Tuckett variety The first crop
planted in the spring, matured July 4th
and seed from this crop was planted
and it also mat,ired before frost.
= Albert Shannon. aged sixteen years
son of MIR John shannon. received 8
g fall while skating at the rink, last sat
= urday afternoon. breaking a bone of hi,
right sEm near the wrist. lie came al
to Youug's drugstore. where DR.. Bu1'"el
? set the bone, bound him up ia good
{ shape and sent him off rejoicing. Al
bert seems to have his share OF seriou.
accidents, as he sprained an ankle last
spring, which LAID him up for about SIX
weeks.
} The INDEX opposed the issue of the
1900 of waterworks bonds because
, we believed the amount would hot be
sufficient, and that we would soon be
r called upon to vote $4,000 or so 900
more, TO save what we had invested
Now that we have proposition, from
; a responsible party, to build aud oper
ate a practicable and sensible sYstem o
waterworks, for $4,000, we are FOR It's,
bonds, and invite those who criticised
us to step to the front and work for tn,
propos.; tion as heartily rs we do.
AT the cleo, IN held in this city Jan
uary S05h, the Props 'tlons to vote so,
I 00Ofor a system of water rgo.% KS and y,
NO3 for prospecting for coal, sa or v,. ~
minerals, were both carried oy large
vities The vote was not a full
'l n'' It 1865, and Of this 24 WEI. against
~ ~ - v works and II az. Isl ne
-; !, Die. But one ballot .aN wa,
~, 80 Vt one form of TIC fotl
, 49,, st3g on one tick GA,
aleetio,s we're = Ted uuder ty dm
$3.50 ~, no nro. taFnations Il +.
the opinion Of num. ~ o. Pc 80
the election could be co H.ssse .ny-
one was interested.