Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-03-05
Prairie fires are quite common now.

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ington City.
Five of the best varieties of seed po-
tatOes at s. Y. & E's. SO
There are now twenty alliance organ.
izations in Barber county.
Headquarters for furnishing good S,
hats and shoes, at Burnett's. Al
w. B. Rackiey has moved into the
Pool house, ON north Walnut street.
Wanted, 1900 bushels OF corn, at best
market prices. Enquire of A. D. Shaw.
Lee Corson's residence has been re-
moved two or three lots east, and en-
larged.
Book Will sell you a stylish spring SUIT
cheaper than anybody. Wait and see
his stock. Al
Alfalfa seed-in large or small lots
fresh and at reduced prices. For sale
by DObbs Bros. 80
The Ladies Aid society of the NJ. E.
church meets on Friday, at 2 p. M,
with Mrs. Logan.
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
lst National bank. 4
Dr. Rigg. Jas. A. Lockard, Peter
Hoover and John Fralich each shipped
a carload of fat cattle from here Satur-
day night.
Thomas Campbell has traded his East
Kansas Avenue property to Ben. Wood
ard. Mr.. Campbell has moved to the
Mills-Wing row, OIL Oak street.
D. G. Book is in Chicago, this week,
buying a new stock of clothing, hats
and gents furnishing goods for his new
store. Wait and see his selections. Al
A. S. McClearey will have flowers
again this year, at cheaper prices than
last year, and parties wanting any spe-
cial kinds will do we'll to leave orders
with him. Al
Capt. Garrison says the people around
Sharon would like to have a sugar mill
They claim superior soil for raising
beets and sorghum, and they have an
abundance OF pure water.
Noble & Case are temporarily occu-
plying the burst building, on Main street,
with their new stock of buggies and
farm implements, until the 70-fOOt adj
diticn to their store can be completed.
Attorneys Jones and Cameron and
County Treasurer Peck started to To-
peka, Monday, to appear In the county
deposit case, to be heard before the SUI
preme court on Thursday. The alter
native writ of mandamus was made re-
turnable at that time.
The candy-pulling and peanut and
popcorn social, by the Baptist aid So
ciety, last Thursday night, was COM
plete success. Everything was sold out
before ten o'clock, and as much more
could have been sold. The young peo-
pie had very pleasant evening.
Hank O'Brian has opened good res,
taurant on South Main street, next door
to SOuthworth's. He will make a
specially of short order meals and will
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pies and cakes. Oysters, vegetables and
fruits in season.
Stanley's own book will not be pub
lished for about four or five months
and all books that are being canvassed
for now and delivered are bogus books
and not written or authorized by Henry
NJ. Stanley, the explorer. Parties want
ing Stanley's own book can subscribe
with A. S. McClearey and get 1t wher
published 80
1t was announced that the township
trustees would meet Monday night anC
consider the question of forming al
auxiliary immigration society in eacf
township. AT their afternoon meeting
to fix the basis of assessment, the trus
tees informally discussed the subject
and decided that it would not be posi-
BILE at this time to thoroughly organize
the county, and so no meeting was held
at night.
The Robertson-Shaw fist-fght, last
week, did not occur III Southworth'G
drugstore, or in the rear of the build
ing, as stated by the Cresset but il
occurred on the rear end of the lot OF
which the building is located. Mr.
Southworth says none of the parties t
the row got any IntOXlcants in his place
and they CHANGED to be unloading fence
posts on the rear end of the lot was VIII
the fight happened there.
An unusually melOdious sound wa
heard in the Cook Flats quite earl,
last Monday morning, and the deniZen
softly opened their hall doors to listen
Mr.. S. E. Stone was the vocalist, and a
he washed the dishes, he could be heart
singing, "Sne's coming back to me
Baby mine, baby mine" Every doc
was gently closed, and each heart ut
tered silent prayer that the famil.
might quickly and safely come TO thu
waiting, anxious husband and father.
Eureka. lKansas,) Messenger: "Ol
Monday evening of this week the sal
of the Fourth Avenue hotel was con
summated. The purchaser is Judge d
A. McCanless, of Medicine odge, VIII,
is an experienced hotel man, as well a
lawyer. The new proprietor tool
charge of his property Tuesday morn
ing, and is very well pleased with it 81
far. His family, consisting Of wife anC
four children, arrived Tuesday after
noon from Medicine Lodge. Mr.. Nc
Canless says that he comes to Eureka
expecting TO make this his permanent
home. He may decide to practice Law
after time, II the hotel business doe
not occupy all of his attention."
Mention was made, last week, of tn,
burning of the stable and four horses o
DR.. G. G. Bond, west of here IA miles