Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21


NJ. B. Gilbert had another severe
spell last Saturday night.
Bob Neff's band serenaded the town
Saturday and Monday afternoons.
Burnett has just received fine stock
of gents furnishing goods; also boots
and shoes Is
Mrs. 7. A. McClearey and Lulu are
visiting the family of A. S. McClearey,
at Joplin, Mo.
Cook Il Palmer do general real es-
tate business and make specially of
renting and looking after farms for
non-resIdents. A
DR.. f. Z. Miller came home last
Wednesday. AS we have not seen him
since Monday we would not venture
to guess where he is by this time.
The dance at the opera house last
Friday night was a very pleasant affair,
though the crowd was not as large as
the band boys had right to expect.
Is j. E. Hall running the Kiowa
Journal? If so, why is he working so
hard for the republican ticket when
there is democratic ticket in the field?
J o. Thompson, the milk man, re-
quests that all who wish milk, and
those VINO have been missed by the wag-
on, to notify him through the pOstoffice
or in person. 22t3
Henry Georges latest and best book
Protection or Free Trade" is now
ready for delivery. We will furnish
them to subscribers at 25 cents each.
w. II. Old, the second hand man,
keeps all kinds of repairs for stoves. If
you want a new CRATE for your old
stove, he will furnish you at the lowest
price. 18tf
Wanted-A farm; will pay good rent
for large or small farm. Must have
at least three room house and stable.
Address j. l.. NJ. INDEX office, Medi-
cine Lodge. Is
The basket social at Grandview school
house last Wednesday night was great
success, as we knew it would be. There
was big crowd, good entertainment,
splendid refreshments, and everybody
was happy.
Our old friend j. A. Sims, of Evans
vile, Kansas, was here Monday, and
informed us he would soon move into
Barber county. We are always glad to
welcome good citizens. MIR. Sims is a
wheelhorse in the alliance movement.
Our Touring mill will give 80 pounds
of best flour in exchange for bushel
of wheat testing 60; 35 pounds of Crys-
tai, or 40 pounds of Clipper flour for
bushel of wheat testing 80. -Four, bran
and shorts always on hand at the mill,
for sale or exchange. 13-tf
Our old friend j. a. LigOn played a
joke on himself last Saturday. He
brought us a 35-pound watermelon,
thinking it was green and unfit to eat,
but it turned out to be just ripe, and
unusually sweet. Three families were
Toasted on it, and all had enough. Try
it again Uncle John.
A Wellington republican writes to the
Cresset that MIR. Long won victory in
his debate at Wellington. The Peoples
Voice, published at Wellington, says
Mr.. Buchanan everlastingly ''salivat-
ed'' Mr.. Long. So it goes. Each side
will claim victory, no matter how
good or how bad the argument. Human
nature is built that way.
st. Louis Republic: Mayor jackson,
of KiOwa, Kas., has not resigned yet,
although her husbands name was
prominent on the petition recently pre-
scented by her constituents in the hope
of inducing her to retire to private life.
Nor should she resign under any Cir
cumstances. 1t is not often woman
gets chance to boss an entire town
and her own husband at once"
TheLakeCity picnic ,lastSaturday was
complete success. The rain Of Fri
day night did not scare anybody, and
only laid the dust. There were about
two hundred and fifty or three hundred
persons present. There was plenty of
dinner for everybody, and that Of the
best quality. The speaking was good,
and music was furnished by the Med
icine Lodge band, which is sufficient
guarantee. The crowd was very en-
thusiastic, and would not believe that
the peoples party is dying.
A big picnic and grand rally will be
held OH the 18th of October, at Nichols
grove on the line between Pratt and
Kingman counties. This is a natural
picnic ground, the finest in the state.
The north half of Barber county ought
to be we'll represented. 1t is To be the
big event of the season in that locality.
Judge Mckay, Judge Bashore and 9TH
erS have taken great interest in this
picnic, and will be there. Judge Dos
ter and Judge Nicholson are also expect
ed to be present. The INDEX hopes the
meeting VIII be as big success as our
rallys have been.
Miss l.. NJ. Isbell, of Wichita, was
here last Friday and Saturday, to es-
tablish an agency for the sale of fine
700-page book, the History of the
Farmers Alliance, aRd Agricultural
Digest" Miss Isbell is the agent for
Jerry Simpon's congressional district.
She has made Rev. p. j. Pinkston agent
for this county, and we hope he will sell
large number OF the books. 1t is
valuable reference work, the various
subjects of the work being handled by
master minds. Polk, PETER, Simpson.
Otis, Glover, McCune and many others
are contributors to the book
If you owe the government anything
on your farm, you must pay immediate
ly or lose yopr farm. The register of
the land Office at larnad nnhIishas the