Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25
LOCAL NEWS.

the INDEX office. Al
Henry burst is now ready for bust.
ness, near the waterworks Office.
Try the Medicine Lodge News Co. for
Laundry Work. Satisfaction guaran.
Jeed. 80
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
1st National bank.
Miss Jessie O'Bryan reached home
last Wednesday, after an absence OF
two months in Topeka.
Easter exercises Will be held at the
Christian church next Sunday morning
beginning at $3.50 o'clock.
Have you tried the Wichita Steam
Laundry? Its work Is excellent. Medl-
cine Lodge News Co., agents. 80
A. b. Cox, recently clerk in Young's
drug store, has gone to Caldwell, where
lie has a position in drug store.
William Voltz, who has been head
miller In Weber's mill since it started,
left, Saturday, OH prospecting tour
Drs. Turner Il Mckee, dentists. Of
flee over Davis u Davis store. Best
work and lowest prices guaranteed. 80
Cook q Palmer do general real es-
tate business and make a specially of
renting and looking after farms for
nOn-resldentS. Al
Eli Benedict says the grip caught him
about ten days ago, and on Friday it
got him down and stamped him till he
felt like he had been rolled down a can
yon.
RECIPROCITY" does not mean "pro-
lection" Honest reciprocity is una
dulterated free trade. Drop the hypo-
critical political features and stand by
your colOrs.
Messrs. Best and Clark visited Miss
Lawrence's room in the public school,
one afternoon last week, and gave the
pupils a musical treat, which they
greatly enjoyed.
The district clerk, county superin-
tendent, and probate judge, elected by
the alliance, are now. dispensing with
the services of janitOr, and each man
cleans up his own Office.
DIR. II. b. Tandy, of Winfield, Kans.,
wants the name and address of every
RUPTURED man in Barber county, that
he may send them his pamphlet on rup-
ture and its cure, free of charge. 43t2
Henry Hinze Will leave here Friday,
for Topeka, where he will take charge
of the sugar mill at that place. He
knows all about the business, and we
are sorry he will leave the mill here.
John Miller, of Hazelton, came near
losing his house by fire one day last
week. lie discovered it in time to put
it out. There are no means of fighting
fire in Hazelton, and fire Is something
TO be- dreaded.
Try a 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. Any article bought at the
mill will be delivered free of charge to
any part Of town. %
William l.. Weaver and Miss Sarah
G.. McGrath were married yesterday
evening at six o'clock, at their new
home, by Rev. Hahn. This young
couple have fitted up neat little home
to SUIT themselves, and were married
at their home. Mr.. Weaver's father
sent him a handsome bedroom set as a
wedding present. We extend to them
our heartlest congratulations.
Among the bills passed by both
houses of the legislature, and approved
by the governor, is one appropriatlng
$6l. 80, together with interest at per
cent, from January 9Th, 1885, to March
Goth, 1891, for the relief of William K.
Nichols, Of Barber county, the same
having been wrongfully paid as pur
chase money on 100 acres in section SO,
township 81, range IA.
The INDEX took look through the
millinery establishment of Mrs. Mar
tin, few days ago, and was bewildered
with the display of fine hats, bOnnets,
todues, wreaths and flowers. The flow
ers looked so natural that we could smell
them. Mrs. Martin has moved one
door south of her old stand. She now
has more room and more light. Since
her new stock arrived the room has
been fairly crowded with ladies every
pleasant afternoon.
Or. Yant and Mrs. Yant received
high honors in the dental examinations
at Kansas City, and were always about
the head Of the large class. They will
practice dentistry together in this city
The doctor reached here Sunday, and
went to work Monday. Mrs. Yant will
probably not be here for some weeks
as she is visiting friends in the eastern
part of the state. They are thorough
ly posted on all the latest improve
ments in their professional work, and
they will give our citizens the benefit Of
their skill.
Died-At the residence of his son, j.
&. Walstad, in this city, Monday morn
ing, March Odd, of cancer of the stom
ach, Christian j. Walstad, aged 81
wears. Mr.. Walstad was born and rear.
ed III Norway, and was brought up in
the Lutheran church. in which faith he
lived and died. He came to Barber
county IN 1873. and renamed here till
1887, when he removed to Ochiltree
Texas, where his family is living al
present. About two years ago hi:
health, which had always been unusual
ly robust, began to fail, and he soor
changed from a strong man to an al
most helpless invalid. About the frst
of last January he came from Texas Il
Wichita, for medical treatment. The
doctors at Wichita diagnosed his case
and told him that he had cancer of thu