Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-10
LOCAL NEWS.
PAY your taxes,

J. b. Ely left yesterday for trip to
Cincinnati.
N. Weber has moved into his new
house, near the mill.
Buy you Christmas Goods of Sellers,
and get $45 music box. 2S-2
It was pretty cool and windy last
Saturday, but there were many farmers
in town.
Hand-painted Porcelain Plaques,
something new, just arrived, at
Youngs. -
Prof. Cowgirl, who has been watch
ing our sugar works for some time, left
yesterday,
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
LIST National bank.
Drygoods, clothing, boots, groceries,
confectionery, ETC., at antl-McKinley
prices, at S. Y. 81 +. 20
Miss Stella Young acted as court
stenographer during Miss Margaret Car
tan's illness, the forepart of this week.
Il. NJ. Sparks went to Kansas City
Saturday night, with four carloads of
cattle and hogs. Nath Priest also sent
car of hogs.
How would it do to make your wife a
present of that nice set OF furniture at
Higglns'p Buy it to-day, to be deliver
ed on Christmas,
Mrs. Frank Shannon and baby, of
Kiowa, who had been here a couple of
weeks, visiting her sister, Mrs. w. s.
Denton, left for home yesterday.
Mrs. j. E. Drysdale, who has been
here for several weeks, on visit to her
daughter, Mrs. w. E. Cook, left for her
home at Lexington, Mo-, last Thurs
day.
Born-Sunday, December 7th, to the
wife of VIM. Robinson, eight miles
north of town, a son. DR.. Moore in at
tendance. Grandpap Wheat is quite
happy.
An Episcopal service will be held at
the X. p. hall, Thursday, Dec. 18th, at
7:3O p. m. The Rev. A. Beatty, of Wei
lingtOn, will Oficiate. All are earnest
ly invited.
Just received for the Holiday trade,
a fine line Of pocket and table cutlery.
Rogers Bros. knives and forks, table,
desert and tea spoons and an elegant
line Of breakfast, dinner and game
carving sets at Noble s. Cases. 29-4t
Farmer friends. have you paid your
taxes? If they are not paid before the
Dist of this month penalty IS added.
You cannot afford to let penalty be
attached. Make some arrangement to
pay your taxes.
Try I2-pOund sack of Weber's new
Graham Flour. Also try his new corn
meal. For sale at the mill or at Bur
nett's store. Any article bought at the
mill will be delivered free of charge to
any part Of town. %
Several Alliance men request that all
strays be- taken up and posted in the
INDEX so that the owners may be able
TO find them, and that notice also be
given at the county meeting. We adj
vertise few strays this week.
The revival, which has been going on
at the Presbyterian church for oyer q
week, still continues, aud will probably
be held the balance of the week. Rev
North has been untiring in his efforts
to make it a success, and we hope to
see much good come out OF it.
The negro who stole a pair of clip
pers from barber shop has been SEN
fenced to ten days in the county jail.
Ten lashes, or ten minutes to leave
town would have been some punish
ment. He will enjoy being fed and
warmed.
The county treasurer has issued a
call Cor outstanding script up TO No,
IO,s64. This will about include all OF
the issue Of the April term of court,
and leave the county about six months
behind with its payments. We had as
we'll be on a cash basis as not.
VIII. Harmon and R. A. Cameron
returned, last week from hunt in the
Territory. They only secured one
deer, but had lots of fun, and succeed
cd in GLIDING Amos Chapman and his
band of Indian scouts. The weather
was not right for hunting while they
were down there.
VIM. Smith, who lost an eye seVera
weeks ago, by getting silver of fodder
in it, went to Wichita about two week:
ago, where Drs. Terrell q Purdy per
formed an operation called "amputa
ton of the eye-ball." They left stub
to which glass eye can be fitted. Mr.
Smith returned home last week.
Mr.. Z. T. l.. Burns, of Hazelton, whC
has been visiting his family at Pleas
ant Hope, Mo-, since the election, go
home a week ago. His wife anC
daughters went there in August, on
visit TO relatives. and will remain there
till March. G.. w. Oowden, a son-in
low Of Mr.. Burns, viii the0 remove t.
this county.
Standiford, Youmans & Eldred have
laid in an unusually large stock of al
kinds of goods, and their stock com
prises nearly everything that is needed
an housekeeping. They buy Tor "spo'
cash, and they had bought and pait
for their stock before the Mckinley
bill got in its deadly work. They car
and will give you better bargains thar
any house In the county. %
The terpsichorean art is INDUCED II
quite frequently In our city and gen
eral good time always characterizes thu
occasion. Last Friday evening was M
exception to the rule, and one Of thu
most enjoyable dances OF the season
was participated in by the lovers o