Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-29

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Elder Nicholson is yet in Texas, yis-
iting the family of his son.
The burst grove is one of the pretti-
est spots in Kansas these bright, warm
days.
DIR. Yant is the only resident Dentist
i'll the county. Go to him for best den
tai work. 47-2
Elijah Starkey orders his INDEX
changed from Sharon to Hennessey,
Oklahoma.
Now is your time to get those fine
Cabinet Photos taken at Young's Gal
lery. Best grades So per dozen. 2Stf
We have just stocked up the INDEX
Office with lot of extra heavy letter
paper and envelopes. Give us a trial
order.
Try l2-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. As
BY the last change in the time table
one can take the morning train for
| HaZeltOn or KiOwa, and have two hours
| between trains at HaZeltOn, and one
/ hour and twenty-six minutes at KiOwa.
l.. NJ. AxIiue left here Saturday to
attend the republican editorial conven-
! ton at Hutchinson. Mrs. Axline and
the children went along, and will make
a visit to friends and relatives in Pratt
county.
Wichita Beacon: Frank Holmes,
eX-dlstrict clerk of Barber county, is in
the city accompanied by his wife. They
are enroute TO California, Oregon,
Washington and other western points
of interest,"
In bidding for mail contracts some
weeks ago, Riley Lake secured ten con-
tracts. He is now engaged in sub
letting these routes. If you want a
route, address him at Lake City, and
get circular.
Cook & Palmer sold the old Mccoy
place, last Thursday, to Robt. Smith,
for 81, $50. The place contains 100
acres, belonged to DR.. Moore. is situat-
ed on Mule creek, and adjoins Mr..
Smiths place.
DR.. Yant left yesterday, for Wichita,
| to attend the state dental association,
and will be absent about ten days.
Mrs. Yant is at Olathe, and cannot
come home, because Meta has been
quite sick, and is yet unable to travel
There are two or three natural groves
within half mile of the city limits,
either of which would make splendid
place for holding fair this fall, and
but little work would be necessary to
fix them up.
We examined an apricot tree a few
days ago, and found one twig, only an
inch and half long, containing ten
apricots. They are now as large as
buckshot. The tree is overloaded, and
| one-half of them will have to be shak-
en- off.
Parties desiring information concern
ing Oregon and Washington should ap-
ply direct to w. o. HORT, 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 ]. f. 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 s o'clock.
We are glad to announce the prospect
that w. Ii. Harmon and wife will To-
cate in our midst. Mr.. Harmon is a
rustling business man. He has rented
the Rogers house, near the Methodist
church, and it is being put in thorough
repair.
The ladies of the Baptist church hello
an ice cream social at the courthouse
last Thursday night. The refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream, cakes
and ambrosia, were delightful; every
body was pleased with the pleasures Of
the evening, and the receipts were quite
satisfactory.
y correspondent wants to know what
will kill cut worms and moles. We
have heard that salt water is the rem
edy for the worms, and planting cas-
tor beans is about the only remedy fol
moles. Try these remedies, and repor
to the INDEX. If they are good W,
want the world to know it.
Plans and specifications have beer
drawn for the government building a
this place, and the contract let. Ev
erything is to be finished by the first
!, day of August. Work on the founda
ton will probably be commenced thi.
week. The government will expert
ment In sugar making by the alcoholic
process.
County Attorney DeGeer proposes t,
, make property owners in Klowa hell
him enforce the prohibitory law. Ii
advertises that he will hold the rea
estate where violation is committed 70
all fines and costs that may be assessed
for violations of this law. This vii
probably make it difficult for Joints
to secure place for the traffic.
We extend our thanks to James Wick
of Rochester, n. Y =, for package o
flower seed, containing about two doz
Ell varieties. and including such beau
: ties as the Phlox DrummOndii, Candy
g tuft, Alyssum, Scabiosa, Zinnia, CALI
: opsis, the handsome AntirrhInum, (w
could not keep house without tn
2 'Rhino,l and last, but not least tn
: magnificent Ipomea Quamocht. Whel
we get these lovely flowers to blooming