Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-09-09

Found. a purse. with piece of mon
ey. Call at this office.
| Wichita fair begins September 18th,
and holds week.
Wheat all over the county IS averag-
ing about 20 bushels.
For Rent--A three room house. APP
ply to Henry burst. Is
There was slight rain Monday night l.,
just enough to lay the dust.
Born, in Hazslton, August 3Oth, to
the wife of j. II. Keller, a girl.
Will Wheat, who has been very sick
for the past six weeks, is out again.
Call and see our new medal. COM
memorative of the Cincinnati conven-
| ton.
The camp-meeting is going on at
Kiowa, and will continue over next
| Sunday.
f. n. Billings, leading Comanche
county real estate man, was attending
court here last Friday and Saturday.
Harry Brown paid visit to the post
offices of Deerhead, Sun City, Lake City
and Mlngona, Monday, returning Tues
day.
Town was full of people last Satur-
day. 1t did not look like the alliance
men had all gone back into the old par
ties.
The flag was hoisted Sunday on the
government experimental building.
Cane hauling began Monday for these
works.
Cook & Palmer do general real es-
tate business and make speciality of
renting and looking after farms for
non-resldents A
DR.. Yant will leave the first of next
month to attend dental college. All
persons wishing frst-class dental work
| should call at once. 1914
Henry OrBrian has opened neat and
inviting confectionery and lunch coun-
ter in the room just south of Books
clothing establishment.
Monday was Labor Day" Every
body hereabouts observed the day by
laboring little harder than usual. Dis
trict court took vacation on that day.
Editor c. G. Hudson. of the Kiowa
Review, was taking in the sights of the
county capital, and circulating amongst
the alliance brethren here last Satur-
day.
Burnett s. Co. want all the chickens
they can get. Spring chickens, old
hens or BOOSTERS. Don't be afraid of
Quitting the market. We want all you
have. ssa, Is
The political handbook of the Vim
cents will soon be out. Every farmer
in the county should have one. Leave
your orders at the INDEX Office. Only
so cents. 10
Mrs. Martin started Saturday. for
the east, where she will purchase a
superb stock Of fall and winter millin-
cry. Miss Martin, her daughter &C
companied her.
A new time table went into effect
Sunday. Notice the change in to-day's
paper and govern yourselves according
ly. Don't swear at the postmaster II
you are late with your mail.
Born, at the residence Of W. j. I'm
derwood, near this city, September 5th,
to the wife of s. V. Howard, a boy.
Sam. says the boy has already made APP
plication for membership in the ALI
ance. 9
Frank McGrath, president of the
Kansas State Alliance. came in Satur-
day, and remained till Monday after
noon, visiting his brothers, John and
Clay McGrath. His many old friends
here gave him a warm welcome.
Reduced rates to Topeka, Kansas
account Kansas state fair, to be held at
Topeka, Sept. 18th to 10th. Tickets on
sale Sept. 10th to 10Th. at one fare for
the round trip. Good returning Sept.
21st. w. o. Horn, agent Santa Fe
route.
Wanted-A wife, by man six feet
high, tolerably good looking, 35 years
old; In good circumstances. Cores
pondence may be opened by addressing
FRANK" care Of the INDEX, Medicine
Lodge, Kansas. Photographs ex-
changed. If.
The government experimental sugar
works began active operations yester-
day morning. AS the machinery is
new, 1t was expected that there would
be some bitches for a few days, but
everything has moved on smoothly so
far.
There debate at Sharon last Satur-
day night-oT there was to have been
one, but we are informed that the thing
was so one-sided that 1T might, with
more propriety, have been called an al
lance picnic. Some of these old "hay-
seeds are regular buzz saws when they
get started.
The city marshal Is busy working on
the water ditch. There are some bad
chuck holes in the streets that ought
to be mended. There are "a dozen
places in the side walks where planks
are loose, and a dozen places where
nails are sticking up to tear dresses.
and to cause masculine profanity.
Coldwater Star: Medicine Lodge
has fine portrait painter In the per-
son of Miss Inis Gibbs. While IN that
city short time since we made ar
engagements with her to paint life size
oil painting from photograph of Allen
Cash. We received the picture this
week. 1t is perfectly life like and speaks
we'll for Miss Gibbs skill as a por-
trait painter. Persons in this city and