Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-27
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OOOh a. rainier give IOMeSG rates Oh
farm and CITY loans. IS
Our public school will begin on Mon
day, September Sth.
Mr.. Simpson left, Tuesday. On an
electiOneering tour.
Go to the New Meat Market for
tender steak or choice roast. IA
w. S. Watkins is visiting at his old
home in Iowa, near Lineville.
Miss Grace Runyan and her father
are expected home next week.
j. NJ. Hellings opened up his meat
market on north Main street Monday.
Mrs. j. w. Dobson is quite sick with
something like neuralgia of the
stomach.
If any man beats j. NJ. Reagan this
year he will have to get votes outside of
the first district.
''Old Hutch started to Kansas City.
this morning, to attend the Shaw Sim
mons wedding.
Mrs. Runyan and Mrs. Hall will go
to Denver, before coming home, and
make visit to niece.
Prof. Cook and family left, Tuesday
morning, after being here four weeks
engaged in the normal.
Miss Maggie Palmer, the silk worm
woman, was here last week, and left
on Thursday morning.
We suppose the Hazelton Express
will be resurrected, as we have been
asked for an exchange.
The Loyal Temperance Legion VIII
meet next Saturday, at 4 O'Clock p. M,
at the Presbyterian church.
Born-In this city on Friday, August
I'D, to the wife of Fl. G. Thompson,
girl. DR.. Burney in attendance.
The w. G. 7. U. will meet Tuesday,
September End, at 4 O'Clock, in the Bap
fist chapel. Mary Houchin, sec'y.
Miss Myrtle Carroll entertained a
number of her young friends Monday
night, and all had very pleasant time.
DIR. Yant says some people have the
impression that he is about to leave
here, and he wants them to understand
that it is a darned lie. 2t
We have received the August num-
Der of the Cosmopolitan" 1t is one
of the best numbers of one of the best
magazines issued. Send for it.
Mr.. Joseph Fry and Miss Mabel AL
bee will be married tomorrow, Thurs
day night at s O'Clock. The young peO-
pie are both well known and we'll liked
in this community.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. o. I. Beeson, Wednesday, Sept
Sd. Ladies desiring to attend will be
asked ten cents for ice cream and cake
Members free. All welcome.
Our farmers are now blowing for fall
wheat. The rain has put the ground i'll
splendid condition, and we predict that
20 per cent more ground will be seeded
to wheat in this county, this year than
last year.
There will be no cows loafng around
the streets while the present marshal
holds office. lie took in four at one
time, and nine at another, yesterday
If it is bad law, repeal it; if good
one, enforce it.
w. j. Underwood, who lives three
and half miles east of town, brought
US two samples of grass last Saturday,
that show no signs of drouth. One sam
pie averages about three feet, and the
other about five feet III length.
Arthur Shaw left, Monday, for Kan
sas City. He will be married Thurs
day evening, at o'clock, to Miss jessie
Simmons, and start the same night for
their home in this city. The INDEX
wishes them abundant success and hap
piness.
A Golden Rod social will be held next
Thursday evening III the Byerley store
room, under the direction of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Baptist church. Ice
cream ten cents, cake five cents, and
Ice water served. We most cordially
invite the public.
Eli Benedict showed us last Wednes-
day, sample of his 'Centennial' corn,
and a sample of his lola White He
| thinks both kinds of corn will be in de-
mand next spring. If our farmer
friends want any for seed, they will do
well to see Mr.. Benedict.
Geo. 7. Bailey, acting as agent tol
the Alliance State Exchange, was here
last Wednesday afternoon, and made a
short speech at the opera house. He
reports the exchange as doing well, and.
says iG has sold half million dollars
worth of goods to Kansas farmers in
less than year.
We do not wish to brag. MOI. do we
intend to keep our subscription list in
our local columns. but we took in fit,
subscribers one day. and on last Satur-
day afternoon twenty eight cash sub
scriptions were received Verify, she
that bloweth not his own horn, the
same shall not be blown
Remember the picnic at Garrison's
| grove, near Sharon, next Friday. II
will be worth gong twenty miles to at
tend. All the preachers of Medicine
Lodge have been invited. Good speak
ars from other places will be present
A special feature will be a picture les
son for children, by Prof. Wharton, OF
! Topeka.
1t is rumored on the street that John
McGregor is moving to town, and will
soon be appointed city marshal. As it
is also common talk on the street that
Mr.. McGregor will be the nominee of
the republicans fox representative, we
! presume that the marshalship has be
come stepping stone to greatness.
| Jerry made the Office famous.