Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-02-05
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city loans. 28
Capt. Rogers came up from Oklaho-
! ma, last week.
Attorney Long and Capt. Edes were
in Pratt, Monday, on business.
Just received-A complete line of
Boots and Shoes, at Burnett's. 35
Editor C. B. Brown, of the Hazelton
Express, was here to-day on business.
The council did not meet Monday
night, but adjourned until Friday night.
The McNeal Mortgage Company
makes speciality of short time loans.
Jas. NJ. LaheY was at Guthrie and
Kingisher, last week, on legal busI-
ness.
T.. S. Updyke was in from Ashland,
this week, visiting his uncle, Mr.. S. E.
Stone.
President Chandler, of the Citizens
National bank, spent last week in Kan
sas City.
Commencing Sunday, the mail train
will arrive earlier and depart immedi-
| ately, probably before 2 p. IN.
The l.. LIS will have valentine So
cial Thursday evening, February 18th,
at the residence of w. w. Cook. Ad-
mission, 10 cents.
Col. True Hickox, of Boonville, Mo-,
IS out here this week. visiting the
Messrs. Taliaferro. and his brother,
| Col. Frank Hickox.
Justreceived at Burnett's, sour krout,
picked pig-feet, spiced tripe, whitefsh,
mackerel, lake trout and Holland her.
ring. All warranted. 81
Mayor Pearson received a dispatch,
| Saturday, announcing the death of his
brothers wife at Harrisonyille. Mo-,
and he lett for there at once.
Henry burst was at Kiowa and Ha-
zelton, last week, in the interest of i'm
migration, and incidentally talking up
the republican resubmission movement.
ii. E. Noble Will go to Kansas City
to-day, to buy new stock of imple-
ments and hardware for the new firm
of Noble q Case, successors to Noble s.
Nixon.
We have seen indications, lately, of
Joint" somewhere in town, but sup
pose We were mistaken, as all officials
are republicans, and don't allow joints
to exist.
The prOtracted meeting, by the Bap-
lists, was resumed last Thursday and
Friday nights, ard again discontinued,
indefinitely, on account of absence of
members and sickness in the city.
III. ii. Case has purchased the interest
of E. III. Nixon in the hardware firm of
Noble Il Nixon. He has resigned as
agent of the Santa Fe railroad, and
will be succeeded by the present agent
at Argonia.
At his farm, 2 miles north of Sun
City, Saturday, Feb. Is, NJ. B. Bost-
wick will sell lot of hogs, COWS, young
cattle, horses, farm implements and
many other articles and items. For
particulars, see the bills.
Chas. b. Currie has about arranged
to purchase of Nick Sherlock the brick
building on Main street now occupied
by j. r. Young Il Co., with their drug
store. The price Is understood to be
$1,000. Henry Morgan worked up the
trade.
Postmaster McClearey is very aDx-
iOus to be relieved from his position
He resigned two months ago, and his
family has been at Richmond, Texas
for month. But the department ap.
pears to know when it has a good off,
Ger. AS soon as his successor is ap-
pointed, he will go to Texas.
Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Runyan received
telegram, Thursday, announcing the
dangerous sickness of their brother. Dr
Holmes, in Vernon county, Mo. Mrs
Runyan started on moments notice
taking with her DR.. Holmes little girl
who has been making her home here
with her aunts, her mother being dead
Later kilograms announced an improve.
ment in the condition of the patient.
Mr.. Stream. of Jackson county, Kan
| sas, appointed TO organize Barber c0un-
ty into Farmers Alliances, has entered
upon the discharge of his duties, and
tomorrow, Thursday, night, at the
courthouse. he will organize an alliance
at Medicine Lodge. 1t is expected thai
the membership will be very large here
AS soon as there are twelve subordinate
alliances in the county, there can theL
be organized at the county seat a cen,
trail or superior alliance and a county
purchasing agent can be selected.
Rev. j. d. North started out to hi.
claim last Monday, telling some friend!
that he would probably not come in t
prayer meeting Wednesday night. Ht
did not come in, and his friends fearing
that he vas sick and alone, sent two
men out, Thursday, 10 Gee if anything
was wrong. They visited the claim
but found nobody there, and came bach
home with doleful repart. Mr.. NORTH
was chopping wood III canyon neal
his house, and did not see or hear of hi:
visitors. One Of bis neighbors told hin
that couple of men from town ha(
been ont looking for him, and Mr.
North thinking that he might be need
ed, started to town on foot. getting il
about nine O'Clock at night. Everybody
was glad to see him, and to know that
he was not lost in the canyons.
Real Estate Transfers.
For the week ending Feb. 8, $780,