Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-18
LOCAL NEWS.
erday was St. Patrick's day

Cook Il Palmer give lowest rates on
farm and city loans. %
For Sale-The StandifOrd, YOumans
g. Eldred scales. Inquire at the store.
DIR. Yant-Dentlst. Will be back in
his Office March II ready to do best den
tai work. 80
The mail reached here at O'Clock
last Sunday evening, instead of 2
o'clock.
r.. Sample and y. ID. Cook, of Medicine
Lodge, were in Wichita Wednesday of
last week.
Drop in and see McClearey q Stau-
bus, and leave your order for flour,
meal. feed. etc. 20
Book spreads himself all over our
local page this week, and our items are
necessarily short.
Now is your time to get those fine
Cabinet Photos taken at Young's Gal
Iery. Best grades SO per dozen. 2Stf
The trains changed time last Sunday.
They now arrive ten minutes later aud
depart ten minutes earlier than hereto
fore.
St. Patrick's day is a tavorite time to
plant Irish potatoes, i'll Missouri, no
difference what the state of the wealth
er may be.
1t don't pay to let your horses get
sore necks and shoulders by wearing
poor collars. See Finney's big adver-
tisement.
Harmon IL Co.'s big advertisement
looms up Ike box car. They mean
what they say. TaHe look through
their stock.
Riley Lake has put in bids for about
one hundred mail routes, and has hopes
of getting dozen or more. We wish
him success in the matter.
Wash. Shaw returned Saturday, from
a trip east, supposedly Omaha. He
came back looking fat, rosy and cute,
and seems TO have enjoyed himself.
Stockholders in the INDEX company
are requested to meet at the INDEX Oh
at . O'Clock on Saturday, March 18th,
to elect officers, and to transact other
business. tt
j. ID. Boggs ana family started yes
terday to Fort Reno, Indian Territory,
where they will Will make their home
for year, he having a contract for
that length Of time.
Our old friend, T.. G. Nichols came
twelve miles to town, Monday, to have
a jumping tooth extracted. There was
not a dentist in town, and the physi-
clans would not tackle the job.
Chas. +. Hurbst, of Wapokoneto, o.,
a stakeholder in the Citizens bank, was
here last week, looking at our city and
county. He went from here to Denver,
Colo, where he also has interests.
There is new law which requires
county surveyors to keep their offices
open at least one day each week. Mr..
Hill will keep his Office open every Sat
urday, and probably nearly every day
in the week.
Try 12-pound sack of Weber's new
Graham 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 tC
anv mart of town. %
Mr.. Il. b. Roby and family, of Isabel
have moved to town and taken resi-
dence in the Mulkey property, near the
depot. We are glad to welcome then
into our midst, as they are family es
teemed by all who know them.
The Graphic says Rev. Gillian vii
leave for the conference next week, ant
that the people of Harper all wish TO
his return. Mr.. Gillian has man!
friends here, who will be pleased t
hear that he has been SO successful a
Harper.
Col. +. w. Hickox reached HON,
from Topeka. last Friday. He is il
good health, and seems as fresh ant
lively as he was when he left, though
he had travelled all night. lie is salts
ned with the record made by the legis
lature. Ifgood bills were killed by thu
senate the people will know what par
ty did the Work.
1t was showing last Wednesday morn
ing, as we went to press. The Afternoon
was clear Snd cold. Thursday morn
ing, snow; afteinoon bright and warm
Thursday night a shShtsnow about 7:3
O'Clock, and the remaino,cr OF the nigh
clear and cold, Friday morning. clea
with cold wind. Saturday, SUI. day
Monday aud Tuesday, warm and sunny
Tuesday night, rain. This Wednes
day morning, as we go to press, snow
is falling, with strong north wine
blowing.
Harper Graphic: ~. +. Hall, O
Medicine Lodge, was in the city las
Wednesday, and called OH the Graphic
Mr. Hall was lately editor of the Her
aid, of that city, but disposed of the pa
per. However, it is now on his hand
again, and he is looking for sale
This is II good chance for any one VIII
desires to get a good paper cheap.
+. II. Hornaday, editor Of the Gram
Army Journal, Topeka, was in the cit
last week III the interests OF his pape
and to make deal with Ed. 5. Morri:
who, we learn, has accepted positio
with the Journal as solicitor and traN
cling correspondent. Ed. is an enthu
siastic Son of Veteran and worker fC
old soldiers, and will be valuable az
QUESTION to the Journal.
A meeting was held at the COURTEOUS
last Wednesday night to nominate
city ticket. Z. B. Peck was mad
chairman, and I. q. Molloy, secretar.