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

John Brown was assistant marshal,
Saturday.
There was good rain at Coldwater
Saturday night.
III. II. Case and wife are in Colorado
for few weeks.
1t is eight weeks to-day since we had
a decent shower of rain.
The young folks will have dance at
the opera house next Friday night.
Miss Matte Strickland, of San An
gelo, Texas, is here visiting the Misses
Swank.
The republicans will not nominate
their county ticket until the 18th of
September.
The yaryan was received Monday and
the sugar mill will be ready for bust
ness in a few days.
Tom Molloy left, this morning, for
Joplin, Missouri, where he will proba-
bly, make his home.
A new sidewalk has been put down
in front of Young & Co.'s drug store.
A good improvement.
The Southworth drug stock is to be
sold under chattel mortgage, Meyer
Bros. being the holders.
The new Touring mill is almost ready
for business. The turbine wheel will
be set as soOh as work can do it.
The w. G. T. U. Will meet at the
Presbyterian church Tuesday after
noon at four O'Clock. Tillie Crews.
Sec'y
III. Walker, of Elm Mills, went to To-
peka yesterday. He is one of the dele
gate from Barber county to the alliance
state convention.
Finger 81 Barlow, of Sawyer, want
the people to know that they are still
i'll business at the old stand. Their adj
vertisement will appear next week.
Ifyou need Harness, Saddles, Collars,
Whips or anything in the Harness line
see Finney in his new shop. Prices
low. Three doors south of the old
stand. 12t1
We have halt a dozen good articles in
type, prepared for to-day's paper,
which are crowded out by new adver-
tisements. Business first. They will
all keep.
The INDEX has lost one patron since
the change. 1t has gained ten adYer-
tislng patrons, and about $50 new
subscribers who did not read the paper
at all before the change.
There is less water in Elm creek now
than there has ever been, to our knOwl-
edge. But with the lake full, and the
unceasing flow from the creek, the SUI
gar mill will have enough water
The democratic judicial convention
will meet at Harper next Saturday to
nominate candidate for district judge.
1t is generally conceded that ". S.
Denton, of this city, will be nominated.
Harmon & Co. propose to be seen and
heard. Their large advertisement
means business from the word go. If a
large stock, low prices and polite atten-
ton are any inducements, they will
sell their goods. Give them trial.
w. c. Afford was up from Hazelton,
last Friday, on business connected with
his patent animal yoke, a simple de-
vice to prevent unruly stock, especially
cattle, from going through barbed wire
fences. The yoke is in the form of
collar, fitting close to the head, on the
animals neck, having extended hooks
above and below. The heaviest
weight, for bulls, weighs but 4 pounds
and the light weights about pounds.
Mr.. Afford has already sold about 200,
and he is now arranging to sell the
Jokes in large quantities. He will also
sell state or county rights to manufac-
ture them.
Mrs. L. c. MOllOy and her two babies
were out driving Monday evening, and
met with an accident that might
have been serious. In crossing
the bridge IN the north end of town,
near w. S. Denton's the buggy proba-
bly, received hard jolt, disconnectlng
the coupling. The horse went forward
with the front wheels, while the re-
mainder of the buggy stepped. This
let the buggy bed pitch forward, throw
ing out the occupants. Mrs. Molloy's
head touched the horses heels, and
both babies Jumbled into the road.
Zone of them were hurt beyond slight
scratches. The horse, which was a
young animal, trotted along up the
road, apparently unconscious that any
thing unusual had happened.
There was reunion of normal stu
dents held at the court house, last
Wednesday night. Tlle large room was
crowded with the beauty and intelli-
gence of Barber county. Animpromptu
programme was rendered, which gave
great satisfaction. The applause was
enthusiastic, and coming from such a
source. must have been sweet MUSIC 10
those who had deserved it, The exer-
cises opened with an instrumental solo
by Miss Clara Grigsby. Then came
recitation by Mr.. Child; recitation by
Miss Geftie Whitney. by request,
"How Ruby Played" recitation Mr.
Ebert Rule, "Over the Hills to the
Poorhouse;n recitation by Miss Pruella
May; song, annie Rooney" by Ed
Morris. After tbs game 3 recess of
twenty minutes, WHICH Time vas 0rcu
pied in finding old friends and in max
ing new acquaintance. The room was
full of the busy hum of conversation,
chen Prof. Lands tapped the table
with his pencil, cd in moment order
was restored, and the programme con
tinned. The first piece was recitation
by Miss Julia Billig: then recitation
by Miss Minnie McAdoo; recitation by
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