Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-03-19
LOCAL NEWS.

rive Oh the DeSJ varieties OF SEED p0-
tatoes at 5. Y. Il Els. 80
A large assortment of queensware and
glassware at Burnett's. Al
Attorney J. NJ. Lahey was in Kiowa,
Monday, on legal business.
The mayors proclamation for the city
election is in the INDEX to-day.
Col. Eldred and Dick Stevens went to
Caldwell, Monday, Oh cattle business.
w. w. Brown and family have moved
from ElwoOd township to Oklahoma.
See Hubbard the jeweler for sewing
machine needles, oils, repairs, etc. 80
Mrs. Ely and Miss Cooper went to
Wichita, Wednesday, and returned Sun
day.
1t costs money to build water bitches
before the right-of-way has been Sc
cured.
See T. l.. Lindley, manager, for year
ly interest farm loans; also short time
chattel loans. 3
The bars have been let down, and
now alliance men may contract to raise
cane If they desire.
f. Burdlck, travelling freight agent OF
the Santa Fe, came III yesterday, to look
after the interests of the road.
Mrs. a. j. Jones and daughter and
Miss Lucy Swank will go to Wichita,
morrow, to spend two weeks.
Bert. Aber started to Las Vegas, New
Mexico, yesterday, to take a position
with railroad surveying corps.
IL. ii. Case has purchased the Blair
property, now occupied by w. NJ. Bron.
son, OH Lincoln avenue, near Walnut
street.
j. II. Elsea came in from Sumner
county, yesterday. He lived here in
the days of cattle ranging, and was
known and liked by all.
PotatOes-chOice seed and the best
eating-Early Rose, Early Ohio, Rose
Seedlings, Mammoth Pearl and Clark i
Early No. all at S. Y. u Els. 80
Cook 81 Palmer have prepared and are
distributing 5000 circulars. descriptive
of Barber county and Medicine Lodge
Every real estate firm should follow the
example.
A. 5. McClearey Will have flowers
again this year, at cheaper prices than
last year, and parties wanting any spe-
cial kinds will do well to leave orders
with him. Al
French peas, extra canned corn, pigs
feet, tripe, canned mackerel, mustard
sardines, extra fine dried fruit-every
thing III the way of novelties in grocer
les. at Burnett's. Al
Lem. Moore and family are here on {
visit to Dr. Moore and family. They
e have been living in Stevens county fol-
several months. 1t is probable thai
when No Man s. Land is regularly open
ed that Lem will relocate there.
Said a well-known cattleman to the
INDEX, last Saturday: Every bushe
of corn fed to steers this winter ha
Welded the feeder 50 cents "a bushel
and as cattle and hogs are steadily ad
yaneing, corn properly fed may yield 3
cents a bIshel."
Mrs. Corson has opened dress-mak
ing establishment next door to Mrs
Martins millinery store, and will b.
glad to have the patronage of all VIII
are III need of plain or fancy sewing
She will also teach cutting and fitting
Don't forget to give her a trial. Il
Elder Nation has taken charge of TIT
Christian church at Holton, Kansas
~. Nation expects to leave here mex
IL. and will 90 to Holton in her bug
She will thus get to see the coun
w1Their furniture will remain here
WV expect to board while they re
N-lha,.i there.
Rev. Sanderson preached his farewell
sermon at this place, last Sunday, to
large and appreciaJive audience. ii
started to Nj. +. conference Monday
When he came here, in the spring
1887, there were ~ members of hi
church, with on probation. Now tn
church role shows membership of 10
with % on probation. This would ind
tcate that Mr. Sanderson. was goo
worker.
The plarriage of Harry Stevens an
Miss Martha Doles occurred on the 1911
at the home of the brides father, as th
INDEX announced it would. Only I'll
relations and few Intimate FRIEND
=, ere present. There were number
COL, able and useful presents given II
vonne SQuple. On Friday the bride an
groom we're entertained by Judge al
Mrs G. ". Stevens, at their home
tbiscitv They VA take up their res
dence at the Stevens farm hVe mill
east.
There is = good demand mere II
stockers and feeders, and in fact TO
any kind of cattle bring good price
Last week G go. ". Hendrickson sol
to a Mr.. NJ organ, q feeder of Pra
county. As I bree-yeaI -olds for S36 Pc
head; he also sold to a Sumner count
feeder So twos for S26.50 per head. Hal
Hayes sold to DIR. Wisner, of Share
township, so f eeders, twos, tor S25 p'
head. ii. NJ. Ingraham sold to Sun
ner county mTn, "A twos for even 81 20
or S27.27 per head. Henry Sparks sol
his steers to johnson ~ Scott, of Pra
county, who shipped them Saturda
night Mr.. lIendrickson also sent
load of fat cattle t0Kansas City, Satul
day night.
T. A. McNeaI went to Harper, t0-da
to endeaYor TO effect settlement wit
the bondsmen of Contractor Stewar
who built the schoolhouse here. II
was short about $3.50, and, besides,
reality, owed the district for not ge