Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-08-26
KIowA Fair eeptemher Q. 10 and II.


at Day & Records. 1872
Mares and horses for sale, private
sale, by T. L. O'Bryan. 2t
DR.. Moore reports boy born to the
wife of Z. b. Currle on the 23d.
Mrs. DObson got home yesterday
from a two days visit to KiOwa.
Roy Hall will start to Kemper school
at Boonville, Mo-, in about ten days.
Frank McGrath will be here Septem-
Der 9Th, at the county alliance meeting.
Tomatoes, solid packed, (Standard)
III cents per can, at w. II. Harmon "
Co.'S.
J. E. Hall, of Kiowa, was here last
Friday, and Was too busy to give as a
call.
The Statesman out of job" and the
general without an army are very
near together.
The medicine vendors draw large
crowds every night, to see the show
and hear the music.
First class strawberry plants, five
best varieties at 80 cents per 100. So
per 1000. John L. Brady. l3-tf
ThOs. l.. Sparks, of Morgan county,
Missouri, came in yesterday to look az
ter his real estate and other interests.
Best patent -four 81 35 per sack; End
grade flour $1.25 per sack; good flour
z nj w II q NJ
The missionary society of the Bap-
tlst church, will meet at the home of
Mrs. Runyan, on Friday afternoon at
p. III.
House for Rent-The Mulkey resi-
dence in this city containing six rooms,
for rent. Apply to L. B. ROby, on
the premises. IA
Mrs. VIM. Palmer gave a party to
her Sunday school class, last Monday
evening. The young folks had very
pleasant time.
The republicans held primary cleo
ton in this city, last Saturday after
noon. The city was not overly crowd
ed with people.
Bob Reagln brought US q Banana"
musk melon, last week, which was
about as large and as long as mans
arm. 1t tasted first-rate.
Mrs. s. E. Stone arrived yesterday,
from California, where she has been
for about year, for her health. She
left the children out there.
Married, at the Usage hotel, in this
city, on Tuesday, August 25th, by FL
der Nicholson, John Brinkmeier and
Miss Mary Ann Hagerman. both of
| Kiowa.
Bargain For Sale 80 acres of land
near the town of Sharon, and only four
teen miles from Medicine Lodge. Price
only 1926. Blackwelder Il HOlbrOok,
Wichita, Kansas. l34t
MissJennie Cragin who has been visit
ing in this city for the past three weeks,
departed for her home at Caldwell,
Sunday. A few of her young friends
accompanied her to the depot.
Frank Block brought us couple of
potatoes, a few days ago, that are hard
to beat, for weight. A visitor named
them ''pOOr man" potatoes. When
asked to explain the name he said ''too
many little ones"
Rev. ClOsson, Of the Free Methodist
church, will preach in this city next
Saturday night and Sunday morning at
IL o'clock, at the residence of d. +.
Painter, in the south part of town.
Everybody invited.
L. B. Andrews, representing the
Phoenix Oil Company, of Kansas City,
| Mo-, was here i'll the interests of his
house Monday. He furnished the oil
for the machinery at the sugar mill last
year, and has closed a similar contract
for this years running.
Miss Tabor was elected as a teacher
In our city school, but declined, because
she had already accepted school near
EmpOria, in Lyon county. Miss Jessie
Burgess, who has heretofore taught
several terms very acceptably, has been
selected to take the place Of Miss
Tabor.
Uncle Ben Vaughn wants to tell all
his old friends that he is now in bust
ness for himself, and he wishes to count
them among his customers. He Will
keep flour, bran and feed on hand, and
will sell as cheaply as anybody. Call
and see him when you want anything
I'm his line. IA
Wichita Beacon, Aug. 10Th: Andrew
jackson Jones, of Medicine Lodge, was
in the city last night on professional
business. He says the democrats and
republicans of Barber county will vote
together this year, and elect Frank
Gordon, democrat, treasurer, and Jim
DobsOn, republican, sheriff"
Charlie Palmer left here last Satur-
day afternoon, for Wichita, where he
will join the Neff Comedy Company.
Charlie will be one of their musicians
and take parts on the stage. He will
be general utility" man. The troupe
promises to visit Medicine Lodge this
winter, and give us some good plays.
The republican convention, on Mon
day, did Z. b. Peck great honor. 1t
may not have wished to make the ac-
acknowledgement that he was the only
man in the party competent to act as
county treasurer, but their actions
plainly showed that they believed it.
Mr.. Peck is ineligible to re election, so
the convention nominated a. III. Peck,
the father Of E. b., the present incum-
bent. Mr.. Peck has made good OIL
Ger, but we think the next treasurer
will be named Potes.
People in the southwest part of the
county have been greatly troubled this