Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-06-18
Gasollne. at Bnrnett's.

bard, the Jeweler.
Nance Nichols came up flOm Engle
wood, Monday, on business.
Wanted, spring chickens at this Of
fee, in payment of subscription.
A clock for 80 cents Think of it A
few left. Hubbard, the Jeweler. 3
Dick Coddington returned, yesterday,
from visit to his folks at Emporia.
1t was thought yesterday that J. g.
Stevens could not live through the day.
w. NJ. Bronson and his folks return
ed, yesterday, from their visit to Win
field.
Book is the summer Outfitter. He has
an elegant line of light coats, vests and
full suits. 3
The sick Memphis negro washable to
travel last Friday and the city started
HIM home.
All our weather prophets have failed
on the rain question, and we may now
look tor rain-till we get it.
positively pack all goods not sold by
July 1st. Call at once if you want bar
gains. HUBBARD, the ,Jeweler. 8
Mrs. c. p. Molloy started for her home
at Joplin, Mo-, Monday, accompanied
as far as Wichita by her son, T. G..
1. f. Shannon was up from Kiowa,
Saturday, to bring his mother home.
She had been there on visit for two
weeks.
a book case, folding sofa, hard coal
base-burner, cook stove, center table,
bedroom set and chairs for sale. Call
at residence of l.. E. Hubbard. 3
G. L. Freeman came down from Kan
sas City, Monday, to look after his
property interests here. He is employ
ed In the postoffice carrier service.
The ladies selected to represent the
states in the Fourth of July procession
are requested to meet at the court
house, Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
n. Weber came IN from Illinois, last
week accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Emma and his son, Master Jack.
The balance of the family will follow
later.
Subject for morning service at the
Christian church, Sunday, The Eter-
nal purpose of God" In the evening
-"Christ the Alpha and Omega" You
are cordially invited to be present.
Uncle Billie Mills and Mrs. Mills and
their daughter, Miss Celia, came up
from Lipscomb county, Texas, Satur-
day. They drove through in three
days. Miss Lulu Duke came with
them.
DIR. o. L. Blatchley, of Sparta, Penn
sylvania, was here several days this
week, looking at the country, with his
cousin, L. l.. Lindley. He was charm
ed, as are ali sensible men who come
out and look around.
a young man named Howard, whose
parents live on the Hittle place, was
drowned in pond near the Norman
! Green place, IA miles west of Medicine
Lodge, last Sunday afternoon. He was
in swimming with a number of com
panions and was drowned before they
knew it.
The trial of the two men for hanging
horse thieves in No-Man 'S-Land sever
al years ago, and in which case E.Samplt
was employed to defend, was continued
at Paris, Texas, Monday. The Gross
murder case on trial there is still under
way with every indication of the Stew
ems county crowd being convicted.
While the Fourth of July celebration
at Medicine Lodge will be under the
management of the G.. A. r. and Son.
of Veterans, it will be participated il
by the Farmers Alliance of the entire
county and there will be an attendance
here from Harper, Kingman, Pratt
Kiowa and Comanche counties. 1t il
estimated now that there will be a.
least three thousand visitors here.
Wheat harvest is in full blast in Bar
Der county and the crop is proving tt
be as good as predicted by the most en-
tb; elastic farmer. The frost that hur
the wheat east If here. in May, did NJ
damage in Barber county. 80 aver
age yield will be about 80 bushels t.
the acre and good calculators claim
that the yield in the county will equa
$50, 900 bushels. The quality is mum
Der one, and the weather is favorabl,
to successful harvest, being warm anC
dry.
The Kings Daughters, an organiza
ton of misses, of this city, having char
ity as theil guiding star, will give so
cial on Friday evening, June Goth, il
the Byeriey building, the proceeds to b.
given to the family of john u. Stevens
Refreshments, such as Ice cream, lem
Onade, cake and taffy, will be served
but the real attraction will be the auc
ton sale of all the handsome young
ladies of this city. They will be prop
erly disguised, and the bidder will hay
to guess whom he is buying. The affai
should be well patroniZed.
!, Mrs. Cain entertained about thirty o
her friends at tea, one evening las
} week. For fear that some some ten
derfoot may not know what western
tea" is, we will say that 1t is served a
: about supper-tIme. in courses, and con
sists of all the good things the hostes
can think of, from roast beef to ice
cream and cakes, with such drinkable
as prohibitlonist might suggest. Airs
. Gains lady friends took charge of tn
kitchen, appointed some of the yonn
and prettiest ones as walters. and mad
the occasion pass as smooth as clock
. work.
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