Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-11
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Cook 81 Palmer give lowest rates on
farm and CITY loans. Is
Nearly all goods at half price. Hub
bard, the Jeweler.
Wheat harvest was started in Barber
county in earnest, Monday.
Myrtle Cook is spending a week at
r. l.. Carter's, near Lake City.
Wanted, spring chickens at this of
fee, in payment of subscription.
For Sale-A new Homemade Carpet,
good pattern, cheap. Mrs. j. II. Yenni.
Harry A. Brown has moved into the
Pollard house, in the south end of town.
Will Parsons has moved into one of
Fred Hinze's houses purchased of ID.
w. Wing.
Book is the summer outfitter. He has
an elegant line of light coats, vests and
full suits.
Woodford Shannon expects to go to
Guthrie, Oklahoma, right soon, and en-
gage in the insurance business.
positively pack all goods not sold by
July Ist. Call at once if you want bar
gains. HUBBARD, the Jeweler. 8
School has closed, and we miss the
merry shouts of the children, and the
silence of the old bell is oppressive.
Hereafter, Marshal Simpson says,
the boys must keep still at public en-
tertainments, or they will be put out.
Gen, Guthrie, of AtchisOn, who at
tended district court here several times,
is prominent candidate for congress.
Ed. Nicholson will preach at College
Hill school house Sunday afternoon, at
o'clock. No services at the chapel at
night
One advantage of the change i'll rail-
road time is that freight received here
at p. m, can be delivered the same
afternoon.
The Ladies Aid society of the NJ. E.
church will meet on Friday afternoon
at the church to assist in decorations
for children's day.
Four lawn hydrants are to be put in
the court house park. The county, not
the city, has to take care of the trees
and shrubbery in the park.
a book case, folding sofa, hard coal
base burner, cook stove, center table,
bedroom set and chairs for sale. Call
at residence of l.. +. Hubbard.
Census Enumeration John Shannon
says he finds many people who do not
know where their parents were born.
lie thinks the family record should be
looked up.
Attorney Jones was at Harper, last
week, on business for the Odd Fellows.
The Harper team has consented to
come over and do some work for the
lodge at this place.
DR.. Gould and Sam'l Hayes yesterday
! freed mountain lion south of the river
and would have killed 1t had the doctor
been so thoughtful as to had have some of
! his medicine with him.
Dobbs Bros. are preparing to buy all
the wheat in the country. They are
building an elevator on the Santa Fe
track, and, besides, will have regular
delivery days for grain.
l.. S. Eldred, of Carrollton, Illinois,
is here on visit to his brother, G. IL.
Eldred. He was here six years ago
and was surprised at the improvements
! 10 nd ~
Children's Day services at.the NJ. E.
church will commence promptly at
1920. No postponement on account
of weather. All are invited. Mrs. A.
NJ. HOuchin, superintendent.
There is talk of Pete Brough, of hio-
wa, opening an extensive grocery store
here. He figured some on buying the
Byerley d Dark building but would not
agree to the price asked by the owners.
The supreme court fixed Joe Benning-
tons bond, pending the disposition of
his case in that court, at $1,000, the
clerk of the district court to approve
the bond. Up to this time, the bond
has not been secured and it appears
that he must remain in Jail.
The statement of John G.. Stevens,
the man hurt at the gypsum works, has
been taken by Attorneys Edwards &
Noble. 1t was done at the instance of
his wife who may conclude, if he dies,
to bring suit for damages against the
gypsum works owners. 1t is believed
that he can live but a Jews days longer.
The ladies appointed by the &. A. r.
and S. of V. to assist in getting up the
Fourth of July celebration will meet
with at the court house, Thursday after
noon at O'Clock. This committee is
composed of the following ladies: Mrs
Cameron, Mrs. Mamie V. O'Bryan
Mrs. North. Mrs. A. J. Jones and Mrs
G. w. Ellis. Mrs. North, chairman.
Henry Morgan returned, yesterday
from Lafayette, Indiana. where he went
with Mrs. Morgan, who will visit there
several weeks. He says he saw moth
ing in Missouri, Illinois or Indiana that
would compare with the crops of South
ern Kansas. The corn back there il
just getting up, and The wheat crop is
almost failure.
Tourists to Colorado and New MeXi-
co and Cheyenne, Wyoming, can now
buy round trip tickets at Medicine
Lodge tor about one fare, with the stop
oyer privileges west Of "a Junta, gooC
until October 3lst, 1890. Reduced rates
20 all points east. The cut is on anC
travellers who want to take advantage
of the reduction should pack up now
and go somewhere.
'Children's Days. was observed by
the Baptist church, at the courthouse
last Sunday night. The decorations
were extensive and pretty; the music