Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-11-11

w. S. Falls is now city clerk, Scott
Allen having resigned.
Born, near Hazelton, on the 5th
inst, to the wife of Reese Clark a boy.
The Baptist young peoples society,
will meet Sunday at $3.50, at the court
house.
Hazelton shipped so cars of wheat
and ten cars of hogs and cattle last
month.
DR.. KocieIl reports boy born to the
wife of T. G. Clark, in this city, on the
9th inst.
Burnett has just received fine stock
of gents furnishing goods; also boots
ana SHOES Is
Jas. A. LOckard left here last Tues
day to attend the funeral of his wife's
father, near Wichita.
DR.. Burney forgot to report, last
week, he girl that was born to the wife
of Lewis Pinkston, on the 3lst ult.
Miss Elva BlIck, the highly esteemed
school teacher AT Lake City, was visi-
tor at The INDEX Office last Saturday.
Ken Mcpherson, formerly of this
city, IS here this week on visit 10 his
sisters, Mrs. Carmichael and Mrs. Z. A.
McNeal.
Cook Il Palmer do a general real es-
tate business and make specially of
renting and looking after farms for
nOn-reSldeBts A
Have you seen those splen-
did double lounges that w. H.
Old is selling for $1,000!
Henry Georges latest and best book
Projection or Free Trade" is now
ready for delivery. We will furnish
them to subscribers at 25 cents each.
Joseph Teas shipped a car load of
wheat last week through our agent F.
he is willing to risk the price advanc-
| ing.
Wanted-A farm; will pay good rent
for large or small farm. Must have
at least three room house and stable
Address j. l.. M. INDEX office, Medi-
cine Lodge. Is
The county commissioners met last
Thursday and finished up some bust
ness lett over from the last term. On
Friday they counted up the returns
from the county election.
onI 60 Ioo-,
to-day for Rock Island, Oklahoma,
| where they will make their future
home. We regret to lose them, but
wish them happiness and prosperity
wherever they go.
Elder Nation is building cOmforta-
bic residence on his farm, four miles
north of town. We have heard 1t in
timated that handsome young couple
will be married about the time the
house is finished, and will move in.
See Finney for handmade harness.
Pure oak leather used and warranted.
Do not send away for cheap factory
harness when he will sell you good har-
ness and save you money. All kinds
of harness to order. Repairing a spec
ialty. Off
Gregg's Juvenile Band, in ancient
days called the kid Band" were out
discoursing some choice music on our
streets last night. The boys are doing
considerable practicing of late, which
accounts for the marked improvement
they are making.
j. A. Lockarc, of Eagle township, re-
ceived telegram last Tuesday, the Sd,
stating his wife's father, Mr.. E. P.
Weir, living at Bentley, Sedgwick coun-
ty, was dying. Mr.. Lockard came here
and took the train Tuesday afternoon,
and arrived at Bentley to learn of Mr..
| Weir's death.
On next Wednesday night, Nov. 18th,
the Billy Waring Comedy Co. will give
one of their popular entertainments at
the Thompson Opera House. Prices,
so, 35 and 25 cents. This company
comes well recommended and will I'M
doubleday draw a full house. Tickets
on sale Monday, 10th, at Day & Records.
Earl Young came in Monday from
Carthage, Mo. He has been absent
from Medicine Lodge for the past nine
months, and during that tune he has
visited Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas
City, and travelled over various parts of
Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Earl
will toast his shins in Medicine Lodge
this winter.
The best joke of the campaign is that
all the "Jeffersonian democrats" in
this township expected somebody
would vote straight democratic ticket,
and then each one of them could claim
to be the man. But not straight vote
was cast, and that too, after some of
them had made the claim that they YOt-
ed straight tickets. Now, suppose
Cleveland should be elected; would we
have to import straight democrat
for postmaster, or would we have to
put up with Dobson democratp This
is the question that worries them.
Lexington, mo. Intellgencer: "Oul
ta,, SunfiSwer stalk is dead, blossoms
and ALI From the highest flower to the
ground viii the stalk was standing
erect was about Nirty feet. The Intel
ligencer has had this /, @un Iii SOAK Se''
eral weeks waiting 70 see ". 'at Nansas
had TO say about tall sunHower g. sSs.
We think it about time for Kansas peO-
pie to get their sunflower seed from Mis-
souri,. We could get along with short,
'tumpy stalks like that, but we despise
to drive through a wilderness of real
tall Sunflowers.
Kiowa journal: Now Mr.. Dobson.
the Journal has but one favor to ask of
| you. and that is. if Mr.. Funk asks you