Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-05-21

III. O'Brlan's. 4otI
r. NJ. Smith went to Missouri, this
week, to look after land trade he is
interested in.
H. Wyncoop and son, of Bath, n.
Y, were here last week as guests of A.
l.. Noble and family.
w. W. Standiford and wife and Mas
ter Burney are up from EnglewOod on
a visit, stopping at Judge O'Bryan's.
II. A Brown is attending the grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Topeka.
Miss Vaughn is looking after the post
Office.
! The New Deering Jr. Steel Harvester
and Binder takes the lead over all 9TH
ers. Call and see the new improved
machine, at Noble 81 Cases. 52t2
Remember Prof Blanton's lecture
Friday night at the court house. His
subject will be: The Gospel that
Christ and the Apostles preached"
Harry Stevens was congratulated last
week on not letting Hodges escape.
He says that at least one piece of offici-
al cs.relessness cannot be charged to
him.
Capt. w. W. Fain, of Cedar town.
ship, sent the INDEX word yesterday
that he was eating new potatoes of his
own raising and this May 20, A. d.
1890.
Robert S. Bisby and Miss Bertha
BegaIt were married last Sunday. at
the home of the brides parents near
this city, Rev. Cain performing the
ceremony.
Another new time card is talked of,
commencing next Sunday. Some be-
lieve that the train from Kansas City
will arrive here or s o'clock III the
evening and leave here early in the
morning.
This is not much of drinking town,
but one day last week there was shipped
in here 10 barrels of bottled beer, each
barrel containing dozen bottles, or
total of 1880 bottles and not barrel
was for a dealer or a jointist, but all for
private consumption.
Attorney Thos. q. Chambers, of
COmanche county, is here this week as
sisting in the Zeiler case, he being en-
ployed for the plaintiff with Overstreet
q Denton. Mr.. Chambers is a bright
aud active democrat and a good lawyer.
1t is possible that some day he may
like Barber county well enough to To-
cate here.
The Lands cattle, so in number, av-
eraged 1881 pounds, and sold for At
cents, or about $50 per head, here. They
cost, last fall, probably $50; they were
each fed So worth of corn, and so they
must have Melted the owners about 500
per head, not counting the profit on the
hogs that followed them. They were
fed from November until last week.
The case against NJ. Strong was
tired before Justice 0. G. Howe, last
Friday and resulted in defendant being
found guilty of violating the prohibitory
law in selling liquors at the Grand no.
tel lie was fined $50 and costs; but
appealed the case to the district court.
None of the witnesses testified to buy
ing from the accused. but several had
put their money on the elevator and re-
ceived what was wanted in return.
c. 5. Percival was in town the. other
day telling about big bear fight he and
a companion were III down in the Ter
, ritory. They found four cubs and were
: making off with them when the she
bear appeared and showed fight. The
other fellow climbed tree but G.. S.
held his own with an ak, cutting he1
: foot SO badly that she retired, leaving
the cubs to the captOrs. They brought
the pets home and had two of the lot
on exhibition in town, last Saturday.
A sorghum and beet sugar plant, a &C.
ment and plaster mandatory, a
creamery and Touring mill are few
= of the manufacturing institutions Med
icine Lodge can now point TO with
pride. These are but the beginning.
There will be a mineral paint mill, fire
brick and fire clay works, salt works,
, marble works, d packing house, whole
sale ice houses, and canning establish.
2 ment in operation here in less than
three years. This is to be the manu-
featuring center of southern Kansas.
A new real estate and live stock com
mission and brokerage firm has open
ed an Office opposite the Grand hotel
the style of the firm being Clark Il Co.
the company and /. w. Clark being
= three gentlemen who arrived here from
> Indiana, several weeks ago, in search
OF live stock and land. They were sc
well pleased with the prospects Of Bar
Der county and Medicine Lodge that
they have decided 10 locate and they eX
pect to have other Indianians here to
J, help them enjoy this best part Of Kan
u Sas.
q At the home of the brides parents
$ near Medicine Lodge, on Sunday, May
Is, 1880, occurred the marriage of Per
: menas Il. Cole, IT., and Miss Kate Au
u bly,, two well known and popular youne
Il people of this community. Rev. ID. w
). Phillips, of the NJ. E. church performed
e the ceremony. Mr.. Cole is a son of L
b. Cole, one or the Iaost extensive stock
i men and farmers of this county. anC
s the young man has in him the element:
I Of a successful business man. The
i bride is qegy pleasant and practica
!. lady worthy of good husband,
y r. l.. Groendycke, who farms on rent
e ed land. nine miles south of here, has
; kept "a accopnt of the expense of rals
j. ing his crop last year ana ms fuFnishe:
o the following which is worth study
!. and comparison: Wheat, 1900 bushels.
It cost 80 S5 cents per bushel; rye, So lit
G cents; oats 20 SIS cents; corn. 24OO bush
I. els s 2-5 cents. The expense of raisiut