Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Rally Monday night.

manly OApAdNg hAPhh'
Races tomorrow and next day.
Call on Cook & Palmer for farm and
city loans. %
Book is making a specially of Chill
dren's school shoes. 10
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Nixon, Wednesday, Oct. %.
Somebody scattered dead chickens in
the north end of town last Friday
night.
The rally in Medicine Lodge, adver-
tised for Saturday, will take place
Monday.
Born-In this city, October oath, to
the wife of W. i. Cook, a bOy-Dr.
Gould officiating.
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market. opposite
1st National bank.
Our band is winning laurels every
day Their music is splendid, and our
city is proud Of the boys.
Ladies' aid society of the NJ. L.
church, will meet Saturday of this
week. with Mrs. Houchin.
Miss Lula Martin, of Oak Grove, Mo-,
is visiting the family of L. NJ. Kidd, and
will probably remain all winter.
jerry Simpson can draw larger
crowd than any man in this congression-
al district, and he can make a better
speech.
Il. A. McClearey has bought the Roll
Clark property, on South Walnut
street, and has moved his family into
the house.
Found-A shawl on Friday shawl
was left IN John Castine's wagon, in this
city. The owner can find the shawl at
this Office.
Elder D. Nation came in Saturday
evening, and went out Sunday morning
to preach at Sharon. Mrs. Nation will
be here this week.
The "gyp" mill was running part of
the time last week, and Mr.. Best says
he thinks he will soon have the mill
running all the time. We hope SO.
Hazelton Express: Not less than
$1,000 worth of cattle changed hands in
this vicinity during the past ten days.
Most of the cattle were shipped east"
Make it your business before buying
elsewhere to inspect our goods and
prices. You viii be in pocket many a
dollar by so doing. w. ii. Harmon 81
Co.
To the ladies of Medicine Lodge:
"Blush of Roses will cure pimples,
black heads and freckles. Mrs. +. j..
Hoyt will call on you at your homes this
week. 23tl
Voters, you can only vote for one
road overseerl Fill III the small blank
with the number of your district, and
the large blank with the name of your
candidate.
Bear creek has an interesting literary
society. Its officers are, president, MIR.
Kelbaugh; vice-presdent, Mr.. Trotter;
secretary, Miss GlayilIn; treasurer, Miss
Hickman; marshal, Mr.. llavilin.
Try a l2-pound sack of Weber's new
t;raham Flour. Also try his new corn
meal. For sale at the mill or at Bur
nett's store. Any article bought at the
mill will be delivered free of charge to
any part of town. 20
The crowd that turned out to greet
the bogus butter prince would have
been considered big demonstration IN
time of peace. But in time OF war
like that which is raging here now, the
show was rather tame.
Hal had a good audience here Thurs
day night, but we do not believe he
made a vote. Neither do we believe he
expects to be elected. lie will fall he'll
to the pap which this administration
has to give out i'll this district.
This is our last paper before the cleo
ton. We want to again caution every
body against being deceived by any new
story. Do not trade, Do not believe
any of our candidates are trading! Do
not bet Don't believe any name has
been withdrawn.
Corn is higher this year than it was
last year because there was a partial
failure of crops, and the farmers have
no corn to sell. All kinds of manufac
tured goods are higher now than they
were last year, not because of scarcity
but because of vicious legislation.
We understand that some of the vet
Grams at the recent encampment became
so much offended at other veterans who
wore alliance badges. that they saic
plainly that no man ought to have &
pension who would vote against the re
publican party. No politics in that
Last Monday some gentleman were
discussing the statement of the Eagle
that 5000 people were here to listen tt
Halls speech. One said there were
not 900 men. women, children, horses
mules, wagons and dogs" Another
added, land If p. b. Cole had beer
there with all his dogs the numbe
would not have reached 5000" Tha
settled the size of the crowd.
Bert Roby, of Isabel township, say
that he was caught out pretty late, on,
night not long ago and about ont
O'Clock at night he was galloping hi
pony across the prairie, making fol
home. Bert sat in the saddle. NOR,
than half asleep, when the pony jump
ed over perpendicular bank about tel
feet deep. The pony lit squarely on hi
feets and did not even stop bis gallop
but Bert became wide awake quite sud
denly.
$. A. Hayes, an old soldier, has known
Jerry Simpson for fourteen years, ant
has lived near him before either on,
came to this county. Mr.. Hayes say
Sinnnsor, IL an honest man n good leioh