Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.
Get ready tor the fair.

Mr.. Burnett expects to get moved
into his new residence this week.
Bring all your butter, chickens anC
eggs to Henry burst and get cash FOL
them. 40
Born-In this city, May Sth, to the
wife Of Green b. Harris, a girl. DIR
Burney in attendance.
Drs. Turner Il Mckee, dentists. Of
flee over Davis q Davis store. Best
work and lowest prices guaranteed. IS
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
lst National bank.
Dobbs Bros, of this city, sent wag
on load of vegetables to Pratt, last
Wednesday. They sold out speedily
at fair prices.
Cook q Palmer do general real es-
tate business and make specially OF
renting and looking after farms fol
non-resldents Al
Ladies aid society of the Baptist
church will meet Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the chapel. Sewing on
hand. Mrs. Runyan, secretary.
The cement works shipped car load
of cement to Kansas City, last Satur-
day night. The contractor was in a
hurry for the cement, and lot of it
was sent to him by express.
Attorneys Sample and Cameron went
fishing last Wednesday night, and
claim to have caught nice string of
fish. We did not see them, but we give
them the bentit of the doubt.
Born-In Sharon township, April
25th, to the wife of John Dunkin,
twinS-a boy and girl. This is the boss
baby item. The happy parents are to
be congratulated. All are doing we'll.
When you need harness, saddles, col
lars, lines, brides, halters, tly-nets,
lap-dusters or anything in harness,
call on Finney. New shop, across the
stree, from the old stand. Best of
work ana lowest prices. Soft
\ lawn social will be given on Fri
day night, Nay 18th, by the "JudsOn
Young Peoples society,"" of theBaptist
church, at The lawn at the Baptist chap
ell IN this city. Ice cream and cake will
be the refreshments. All invited.
Eli Benedict left, Monday, for visit
to Wichita, to look at some short horn
cattle. If he does not find what he
wants, he will go on to Kansas City,
and attend great sale on the 18th, 14th
and 18th. He is bound TO have the
best
Judge Ellis has opened law Office in
al Bank, and has settled to regular
practice. lie is good lawyer, and at
tends closely to all business intrusted
to him, and is clever, companionable
gentleman.
Special rate of one fare for the round
trip to Wichita on account of the Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias of Kansas,
to be held at Wichita May 18th to 26th.
Tickets on sale May 18th to oath, good
returning May 18th. Rate open to all.
w. o. Horr, agent. 51t2
Capt. n. b. Blanton will lecture at
the court house, in this city, OH Friday
and Saturday nights, May 22nd and
23rd Subject: The Second Coming
of Christ" and the "Glories of the age
to Gomez illustrated by twenty or more
magic lantern views. All are invited
to come. 2t
The recent dry spell and the winds
have cut the wheat crop of Barber
county very materially, the estimates
of loss ranging from p to 33 per cent.
and in some cases it is estimated as
high as 80 per cent. loss. The slight
rain on Sunday temporarily revived the
crop, but Il good rain was badly needed
and every day of dry weather now adds
materially to the amount of loss.
Mr.. Groendycke, of Washington
county, Iowa, is here on visit to his
son Robert, and some of his old Iowa
friends. lie and Eli Harbaugh are ole
chums, and they are having a gooG
time looking over the county and swap
ping yarns. Mr.. Groendycke is still
laboring under the delusion that Iowa
is a great farming country, and Mr.
Harbaughis trying TO convince hin
that 1t won't do to compare that state
with its mud and long wlnters,to sunny
Kansas.
Saturday evening was cool and cloudy
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low, distant thunder could be heard
Night came on, with plenty of clouds
in the west and northwest, and consid
cradle lightning, During the night thu
wind shifted to the north, and tn,
weather cooled off rapidly, About fou
o'clock Sunday morning it begaI
sprinkling rain, and it continued t,
blow and sprinkle till nearly noon. Al
day Sunday fires were comfortable
Sunday night was clear, cold and calm
and on Monday morning everything
was white with frost. There was no
enough ram to DO any good, and no
enough frost to do any great amount o
damage. 1t only began frosting abou
four O'Clock, and at six o'clock most o
of 1t had disappeared.
The entertainment given at the oper
house, last Thursday night, by on
home talent was we'll attended, and tn
play, "A Legal Holiday was well pre-
sented. We did not expect to see an
Booths or McCulloughs or Sarah BerT
hardts on the stage. but each one di
better than we expected. There was
little hitch here and there, but it woul
not have been natural to have amateur
rant around like old professionals. TIL
audience was well pleased, and that
what was most desirable. The mus
mos sviandid. tha dron cnrtains woke