Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-01
Our band is all right.

Our band is all right.
The county commissioners will meet
on Monday, July 9Th.
Jim Dobbs is at Kansas City, watch
ing the wheat market.
The north end of Cherry street, where
the water mains were laid, needs i'm
mediate attention.
The strip at the sugar mill has all
been cleaned out, and the mill is now
ready for the seasons work.
Yesterday Mr.. Burner gave us a small
branch from cherry tree, which con-
tanned more than pint of cherries. 1t
was fine specimen.
M. H. Clements writes us to say he
is not candidate for sheriff or any
thing else, and has never authorized
anyone to so use his name.
Bert Aber has been promoted to con-
ductOr on the Santa Fe at Las Vegas,
n. M. Bert is good boy, and we are
glad to hear of his promotion.
The Attica Advocate has changed its
shape from a folio to a quarto, and can
now put every advertisement at the
head of column, next to reading.
A car load of lumber has been receiv-
ed for the government experiment
station, and carpenters are busy on the
frames. The heavy lumber has not yet
arrived.
The Kid Band came out on the street
yesterday evening and played some of
their selections. The boys are coming
to the front under the able instructions
of Professor D. Gregg.
j. L. Turner brought us the boss
bundle of oats yesterday. We will not
try to say how good they are. If you
want to show against them, bring your
best. Don't bring anything less than
five feet high, with good heads.
Our old friend, Ii. Walker, of Elm
Mills, reached here yesterday. He
started away about two months
ago, to Versailles, Mo-, on a visit, but
hardly got there before he posted off on a
business trip to Oregon. He brought
number of fine mares home with him.
some of which he will offer for sale.
Harper's base ball team has accepted
the challenge from the team of this
city, and match game will be PLAYED
in this city on the Fourth. About thir-
ty citizens of that city will come over
to carry back the remains of the club
after our team gets through pounding
the stuf1in' out'n 'em. Our boys will
pay half their fare, half their hotel
bill, and donate SO toward funeral ex-
penses. Turn out and see the game.
Mrs. L. NJ. Field showed us a picture
yesterday of Shelley's horse, "Blue
Stem, which she had painted. The
horse is represented as standing near
the dam of the water ditch, and the
scenery is partly real and partly imag-
mary. But the horse is real. 1t is a
perfect picture of perfect horse, and
the shading is as delicate as that of a
steel engraving. The paint is laid on
as smoothly as any we ever saw, and
the toning is remarkably fine. Mrs
Field is an artist, but this her first
work for some years. She ought to
practice, for she has real talent.
Last week Mr.. Fred. Eiklor and wife
and J. B. Johnson were driving in Elk
lor's field. They came to an old well.
that had once been sixty feet deep, but
had cayed in till it was only about If
teen feet deep, and about fifteen feet
across the top. They knew all about
the pit, but carelessly drove into it,
and hsrses. wagon, people and all went
pell-mell to the bottom, Thew ali cot
out without bfuise or a scratch Tho
s0rses were unhitched, and helped ont
and neither was hurt. Then the snrinr
wagon was pulled out. and it was ali
right with the exception of a sprung
axle. 1t was a narrow escape. We
guess Fred will put sign post near
that nit, or fillit.