Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-02-05

Miss Laura Vaughn is visiting friends
in Sharon this week.
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
Mr.. and Mrs. Peck went to Ilazelton.
yesterday, to visit few days.
See Hubbard the jeweler for sewing
machine needles, oils, repairs, etc. SO
Burnett will sell you Boots and Shoes
cheaper than any house in town. 50
Col. James Wilson is in from Meade
to study the ways of this active city.
CASH paid for hides and furs at the
meat market opposite First National
bank. %
Something should be done at once to-
ward organizing fire company at this
place.
Cheapest money and better privileges
than any loan agent in Barber county.
III. O'BRIAN. 80
The ladies' aid society of the NJ. Z.
church Will meet with Mrs. Cook on
Friday afternoon.
Spring goods ordered; winter goods
going regardless of cost. Come now and
get bargains. S. Y. Z. 81
Shoes for old men and aged women,
broad bottom, wide hells, soft uppers,
just opened at Burnett's. 50
The ladies' aid society OF the Baptist
church will meet at the chapel Thurs
day afternoon, at 8 o'clock.
Capt. Skeen writes from Roundup
that the farmers of that locality are gen.
orally going into the alliance.
Real estate men say there is consid-
cradle inquiry for good farms and they
all have one or more trades on.
The school boys were running bare
footed last Thursday. What would
kill a man seems to be good for boys.
John Wilson, of Muncie, Indiana.
cousin of Judge O'Bryan, and interest
ed in property in this city, was here this
week.
An elegant line of samples for suits
or single garments, trimmings and ev-
erythlhg complete. Latest styles at s.
Y. & T.. 81
DR.. E. II. l.. Jones, the veterinary
surgeon, will be at Loves stables on
the 9TH and Sth of this month-Friday
and Saturday. 37-1
The EIdred 81 Charles cattle eat 800
bushels of ground corn and sorghum
seed every day. Many of their steers
will weigh 800 pounds each.
Editor Hall, of the Kiowa Herald,
was here yesterday. He is enthusiasts
tic on the subject of immigration and
favOrs strong county organization.
Farmers began breaking ground on
the first day OF February, last year. We
suppose some have already commenced
this year, but we have not heard of it.
The old soldiers were feeling a little
blue, last Saturday, when they heard
who was to be the next postmaster.
They will get used to such things after
n while.
Burnett q Co. are making a specially
of fine teas. Their stock consists of ia
pans, Young Tyson, Imperial, Gun
Powder, English Breakfast and Oolong.
Try them. 81
j. l.. Isenberg was over from Harper.
Monday. He is now out OF the newspa-
per business and can be his own man.
go and come at pleasure and act like
white folks.
The sugarworks company are about
ready to contract for cane for the com
ing season. They are having many in
quiries from those who are DESTROYS of
raising cane this season.
f. j. Story, son of L. w. Story, of
Sharon. was here this week, meeting
his old friends, lie has spent the last
three years in Oregon, and has grown
into well-deYeloped man.
An exchange says: Delinquent sub
scribers are hereby warned against let
ting their daughters wear this paper for
a hustle, as there is considerable due en-
it, and they might take Ia grippe
Shannon & Shannon are getting up an
'Abstracters' Directory Map of Kan
sas.' 1t will have printed on each
county, in red letters. the name of some
one reliable abstracting firm in that
county. About five thousand of the
maps will be published.
Water was forced through the pipes
Saturday, as far north as the Citizens
bank, to clean them out. No leaks were
discovered. The cart, hose. nozzles
ladders and fire extlnguishing outfit
was shipped from Chicago on the 3Otf
ult.. and will probably be here this weel
and then the city will be, in a measure
protected from CONGREGATIONS.
The grOnnd-hog saw his shadow last
Sunday. He did not go back into hi:
hole. He came out Of his hole two Of
three weeks ago, and is SO fat he can
get back. Instead of having six week!
more of winter, our farmers will b'
blowing corn by that time. Ground
hog Is no-gOod in southern Kansas, ex
cept when served as sausage.
A farmers alliance was organized a.
the Walstad school house, four miles
east of town, last Saturday night, witt
membership of about thirty. A meet.
ing will be held in this city tomorrow
Thursday night, to organize an alliance
The order promises to be very popular
in Barber county. None but those ac
tually engaged in farming are eligible
to membership.
Councilman Schmidt says that fire
quent complaints have been made late
" about dice throwing in the bushes: