Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-12-31
Mrs. W. T. Rouse is slowly improv-

Mrs. w. i. Rouse is slowly improv-
ing.
ID. K. Cunningham, of Kingfisher, is
here on legal business.
Capt. John Rogers, of Kingisher, Ok
lahoma, came up Saturday.
The cool snap came with the rain,
just as we predicted last week.
The regular county meeting of the
Alliance will be held January Bid. 28tf
Christmas goods, large stock and
endless variety at Young's drug store.
Last Saturday was so warm that the
shade was more pleasant than the sun
shine.
Jerry Simpson passed through Kan
sas City last Thursday morning, going
west.
During the month of December the
INDEX printed and circulated 1850
copies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Simmons and
daughter returned to Kansas City sun
day.
We understand that hog cholera is
killing a great number of hogs in this
county.
Judge w. w. Guthrie. of Atchison,
is here this week, attending district
court.
Drop in and see McClearey s. Stau-
bus, and leave your order for fionr,
meal, feed, etc. %
Born-In this city, December Oath,
to the wife of Aug. Schmidt, boy.
DIR. Burney in attendance.
Nowis your time to get those fine
Cabinet Photos taken at Young's Gal
lery. Best grades So per dozen. 2stf
We publish this paper for the benefit
of our patrons, and we hope our read
ers will look at our advertising columns
before making purchases.
Quite number of our farmers are
killing and sailing away their hogs.
There is some work in the matter, but
there is big money IN it.
Mrs. w. G. Musgrove has been suf-
fering severely from an attack of neu-
ralgia for two weeks past. Her face
and neck are 80 swollen that she can
scarcely talk or swallow.
j. p. Hall and son Roy, started, Mon
day, for BOonville, Mo-, where Roy will
be placed in the Kemper school. This
is splendid school, and we expect to
hear that Roy is sustaining the honors
of his state. He is well able to do so.
Officers were elected at the Christian
Sunday school last Sunday morning.
Miss Emma Herman was elected SUI
perintendent; Miss Myrtle Carroll, sec
rotary; Miss Barbara Mills, treasurer;
and Miss Minnie McClearey, organist.
Married-At the Grand Hotel, in this
city, on Wednesday, December oath, by
Elder J. E. Nicholson, Mr.. James II.
Roy, of Pueblo, Colorado, and Miss
Rachael Henton, of Sharon, Barber
county. We extend them our best
wishes.
This is good, from the Klowa County
Times. Medicine Lodge is still max
ing sugar but will close soon, and now
1t seems she has 800 feet of rock salt to
operate upon which will keep her sug-
ar plant in operation the year around,
using the machinery in the winter for
refining salt. and summer and fall for
sugar. Why should the Lodge not sue.
ceed?"
The Christmas exercises were carried
out nicely at the various churches.
Christmas eve was cold and blustery,
getting colder as night came on, but the
churches were all crowded, and no chill
dren remained at home on account of
the bad weather. All were made happy
by receiving presents. The preliminary
exercises were very good at all the
churches. and the display of presents
was unusually good.
The Kiowa Review says ID. R Street
er's house was dedicated last evening
with very enjoyable dance" We sup
pose the Review means to say that
very pleasant house-warming occurred
at the new residence of D. r. Streeter.
The Review, in another place, says,
those six shooters are nearly as dan
gerous as brooms." We thought the
Review editors were unmarried, and
had no experience with the dangerous
ends of brooms. But they speak know
ingly
Kiowa Review: 'Thos. Doran, of
Medicine Lodge, was In the city Mon
day. w. E. Campbell sold his mare,
Regalia, last week, for $1,000. Geo.
Flicklnger shot himself through the
hand last Sunday. The band boys are
making preparations to make the ball
on New Years eve, all that the most
fastidious could desire. An elegant
supper will be served in connection with
the ball and everything possible will be
done to provide for the comfort and
satisfaction of all. A large attendance
is expected as it is known all over the
country"
Cattle Killing.
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