Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.

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The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
Ist National bank.
Ross Chamberlain, late of the Cresset,
has gone to Kiowa, and IS now one of
the Journal force.
John L. Brady calls the attention of
lovers of roses, house plants, ETC., to his
display at James Dobbs' seed store.
The heavy fog on Tuesday morning
reminded our republican friends Of the
fog that fell over them last November.
The families of ii. G. Thompson and
ii. NJ. Ingraham will leave here Satur-
day, for their new homes at Parsons,
Kansas.
Wanted by DIR. Yant man to study
Dentistry. Will furnish the right man
place to make money in October.
Call soon. 48tf
Cook ~ Palmer do a general real es-
tate business and make specially Of
renting and looking after farms for
non-resldentS. Al
We would like to have correspond
ent in every neighbOrhoOd to send us
the news. We do not want any neigh
bOThOOd jokes.
Elder Nicholson has been holding
protracted meeting at Arkansas City,
but left there, this week, for visit to
his aou at GaiusVille Texas
Owing to the change in the manage
ment of the Badger Lumber Company
all pal ties knowing themselves indebt-
ed to the firm, must call and settle at
once. 45-4
\ Union Mission Sunday school has
been organized, and meets at the Chris
tian church every Sunday afternoon.
Its growing rapidly. Everybody in
Yted.
The ladies of the Eastern Star will, on
Wednesday evening, (to-nIght) give
something entirely new at the Masonic
hall. Satisfaction guaranteed. Every
body invited. Admission only 5 cents.
The INDEX expected to be awarded
the county printing this year, but we
have not yet received the award. Last
year the Cresset claimed it, with less
right to it than the INDEX has this
year.
desire TO announce to the public
that having interested myself with the
Badger Lumber Company in their bust
ness at this place. would be pleased to
see all old customers and many new
ones. G.. l.. Bramwell, manager. 45-4
Parties desiring information concern
ing Oregon and Washington should ap-
ply direct to w. o. Horr, agent Santa
Fe, at Medicine Lodge, KS, who has a
large assortment of advertising matter
relative to the resources of these two
states. 45-4t
Sunday evening, May 10th, at the
opera house, Elder J. +. Nicholson will
deliver an address under the auspices
Of the Knights of Pythias, it being
their fifth anniversary. The public Is
invited to attend. Good music; lecture
will be at o'clock.
The Ladies Aid Society of the MethO-
dist church will meet with Mrs. VIM.
Palmer, on Walnut street, Friday after
noon, April 24th, at o'clock. All the
members are requested to be present,
as there is business of Importance to be
attended to. Mrs. A. NJ. Houchin, Sec
rotary.
Rev. e. Lytken delivered a lecture at
the opera house on Monday night, and
another at the Presbyterian church last
night, his subjects being Russia" and
the Arctic Regions" His lectures
were full of interest but he speaks such
broken language it is hard to under
stand him. His audiences were very
small.
For the past month we have been
waiting for an opportunity to announce
that Il. NJ. Woodward, of this city, had
a contract to make all the whips he
could for a Chicago firm. lie made
samples, which the firm acknowledges
better than any they can get elsewhere
but they offer such low prices that I'm
Gle Dick won't accept of the work
They offer him good wages to come Il
Chicago and work for them, but hC
can't leave his police business here FOL
a little Job in Chicago. lie 10 not 8
cheap man, if he does wear CHEAP
coat.
Albert Ireland, young man who hat
lived here for number of years, ant
who left here last fall, for Denver, wa
brought back here Sunday, by Sheriff
DobsOn, OF a charge OF seduction un
der promise of marriage. AS soon a
he reached here he gave bond for $1,000
His preliminary examination was helC
yesterday afternoon, before Judg
Howe, and the case was speedily dis
missed. The plaintiff swore to tn
promise of marriage, but the law say
che evidence of the woman alone is no
sufficient. we have heard several per
sons say that Ireland is straight
forward young man.
There was little shower of rain fel
last Friday evening, enough to help tn
grass considerably. There was som
hail fell with the rain, and few larg
nall SIOnoS WoAo poolNcu' ~ OH
time it looked as if much damag
would be done, but so far we hav
heard of no serious injury in this neigh
borhood. Five miles south OF tow
there was good rain OF two hours
and no hail. Five miles east they hat
one hour of heavy rain, and considera
BILE hail, enough, it is thought, to dam
age the fruit. Two miles north @
town there was no rain or hail. Their
was a general rain all over the count