Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.


Book has the latest and best stock of
boots and shoes. 9
+. Sample and Z. G. Molloy were at
Kiowa Sunday.
Cook " Palmer give lowest rates on
farm and city loans. %
Telegraphic dispatches say the grass
hOppers are coming.
There was good crowd at the Fur
gason grove meeting last Sunday.
John Luallen has card in to-day's
paper, which we invite our farmer
friends TO read.
A few plover are coming into the
country, and are being killed before
they get rested.
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
LIST National bank.
Miss Pool, of Sumner county, is here
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ed. Williams,
and attending the Normal.
IIendrickson, Sparks, John McGrath,
Chaplin Bros, and others shipped stock
principally cattle, Saturday night.
Uncle Dick Woodward wants the
farmers to call and inspect a fine lot of
harness, etc. See his advertisement.
J. Y. Young Il Co., of the City Drug
Store, invite your attention to their
stock. They are reliable in all their
statements.
Go to r. NJ. Woodward, first door
south of Davis q Davis, to buy your
Draft Harness and have your Saddles
made to order. 12-tf
Tickets to the 5. V. encampment,
at st. Joe, Aug. 18th to 18th, Will be
sold at one fare for round trip. Good
Lill September 2nd.
Waldron Chase and family left, Sun
day morning, for Boston, and will be
absent about four weeks. We wish
them pleasant trip.
Jake, the Tailor" wants you to re-
member that he can make you suit of
clothes for a little more than you pay
for shoddy. Everybody knows Jake.
Uncle Billie Mills, his wife and
daughter, Joe, Mrs. TallaferrO and
Master Dell and Miss Lula Duke all
started to Lipscomb county, Texas,
Sunday.
George Hibbard is carrying his right
hand in sling. lie is suffering from
a great swelling, caused by bruise, he
thinks, though he don't remember hurt
ing his hand.
Remember that Finney has moved
his Harness Shop three doors south,
and has the largest stock and lowest
prices. Call and look at his new pat
tent collar. 1t is a dandy. 1872
Simpson 81 Carter, the liverymen, are
well-knOwn to everybody in this coun
W, but they are public spirited men,
and ask for your patronage through
these columns. Give it to them.
Mr.. Roby, living near Isabel, last yeal
bought pen of corn from a neighbor
having 500 for it. a few days ago he
was offered 81 900 for that same corn
and wisely refused the offer.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian church
will give lawn social at the residence
of +. M. Byerley, on Walnut street
Tuesday evening, August 10Th. Come
out everybody ard eat cream and cake
The old, reliable firm of Standiford
Youmans Il Eldred appear in to-day's
paper with new advertisement. They
always give bargins, and it is genuine
pleasure TO deal with them. They need
no introduction to our readers.
There ought to be a railing on the
bridge in the north end of town. A
horse became frightened there, las
week, and backed buggy almost oVei
the bridge, into the ditch. 1t is fay
orite place for horses TO get scared.
The Grouse thresher was at worl
threshing wheat on the Harbaueh farm
eight miles south of this city, Monda.
afternoon. when it caught fire from &
hot box. The thresher and about Isl
bushels of wheat were destroyed. The
engine was nOJ lDJuIeu.
The INDEX Is now the organ of TIT
Alliance. It is circulated prlncipail!
among farmers. 1t has now an unusu
ally large circulation for country pa
per, and we have good assurances the
circulation will soon be doubled. 1t i:
the best advertising medium in thu
county. 1t will work for the good o
its patrons.
The ladies of the Grandview Sunday
Sch col will give social at the Grand
view school house, four miles north Of
town on Saturday evening, Angus
10th, at 7:SO o'c lock. Ice cream, cake
&c, will be served. \ fine quilt will b.
given the person guessing nearest Il
the number of beans in glaSs jar, NJ
admission. Every one invi. ed. A
good time guaranteed.
Last Sunday Mr.. Kritzmier's family
were visiting the family of Mr.. Munson.
in the north part of town, the children
of both families playing together in the
yard. y little three year-old son of Mr.
kirtzmier went to the cistern, and be-
gan pulling the ring in the top, when
the top slipped back and fell into the
cistern, carrying the child with 1t.
Fortunately several persons saw the
occurrence, and at once set u pan alarm.
Mr.. Munson was in the house, getting
ready to go up in town. He ran out
and jumped into the cistern, being
careful not to jump on the child. The
water was about three or four feet
deep, and the child was floating
around on his back, about foot under
the surface. lie was handed up to his
mother, and in half an hour was all
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