Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-03


For firstclaSs lunch go to John Luz
aliens. 52-2t
Strawberries and ice cream are the
popular luxury now.
Wanted-A good second hand organ.
Inquire at this office.
For fine fruits. fresh confectiOns,
candies, etc, go to John Luallen's. 50
Allen E. Herr, of Kiowa, has chang
ed his postofIice address to Kansas City,
Mo.
Rev. w. A. Cain went to Attica, last
Sunday afternoon, and preached there
that night.
Dick Wilson, of Harper, has taken
J. ii, Dukehart's place, as miller. He
arrived last Wednesday.
Town was full of people last Satur-
day, who came in TO witness the cere-
monies of Decoration day.
Now is your time to get those fine
Cabinet Photos taken at Young's Gal
Iery. Best grades SO per dozen. 2Stf
20 lbs. extra G light brown
sugar, $1.0O. Great clearing
sale of w. H. Harmon d Co.
Wanted by DIR. Yant man to study
Dentistry. Will furnish the right man
a place to make money in October.
Call soon. 48tf
Cook Il Palmer do general real es-
tate business and make a speciality of
renting and looking after farms for
non-resldents IA
The Willing Workers of the Christian
church will meet with Mrs. w. T.
Rouse, Wednesday afternoon, June 10.
Mrs. II. f. Noble, Sec'y.
Wheat cutting will probably begin
the last Of this week, in few forward
fields. Next week will find plenty of
the wheat ready tor work to begin.
George Finney returned here from
Kansas City, last Thursday. Mrs. Fin
ney arrived some few weeks ago, and
they will probably make this their home
for the present.
Buy your buggy harness from Finney
and do not send away for cheap factory
harness, when he will sell you some
thing better and save you money. New
shop, opposite Burnett's store. Soft
w. f. Cleghorn of Monteau county,
Mo. and Robert MedlOck of Cole county,
Mo-, are here visiting Rev. p. J. Pinks-
ton, with a view of making Barber
county their future home.
l. Married-At the residence of II. E.
Katherns, in this city, on Sunday even
ing, May 3lst, at Z O'Clock p. M, by
Rev. L. j. Pinkston, Mr.. Timothy c..
Clark and Miss Julia Horton, both of
! this city.
The ladies of the Methodist church
gave dinner and supper on Memoir
ial day (last Saturday. in the north
store room of the Cook block. They
spread an excellent table, and we are
glad to say they were we'll patronized.
The government experimental station
at this point is to be ready for business
by the first day of August, and yet not
stroke of work has been done on the
building. Our citizens have been eX-
pecting the men and machinery for two
weeks.
1t is estimated that Barber county
has 10000 acres of wheat, and that it
will yield 20 bushels to the acre, and
sell tor about 20 cents per bushel. This
would bring over million dollars into
the county. The yield and the price
are probably over-estimated.
f. +. Mullen has sold over carload
of binding twine. He took orders fol
1000 pounds after the train had come
in, last Saturday. Such wheat crop
has never before been raised in Barber
county, and Kansas can proudly claim
the title of the banner embarrassing
state of the Union.
If we were not certain that every sub
scriber for the INDEX would get more
than the worth of his money during the
year, we would not ask any one to sub
scribe. We are going to benefit oul
readers this summer, and the more
readers the more benefit each will re
ceIve. We ought to have | 200 subscrib
ers, and VIII not be satisfied till we ge'
them. VIII you not help us in this
good work?
A party of young folks, bent upon fur
and good time, though none the les:
patriotic for the day, went to Elm Mills
Decoration day to enjoy picnic anC
fish in the silvery waters of the placiC
Elm. The party consisted of Flanl
Long and Miss Minnie Minick, Clarl
Rackley and Miss Lolita Hitchcock, Ro,
, Stafford and Miss Angie Lowry, viii
Painter and Miss Jennie Currie, Will
Falls and Miss Cora Byerley, IryiI
Stafford and Miss Daisy Moore, JOIN
Young and Miss Emma Weber, Ere,
Wadsworth and Miss Theda North.
r 6 bars Fairbanks Clairettt
j Soap, 25c. Great clearing SALE
f Of w. II. Harmon q Co.
Decoration day was duly observed Il
this city last Saturday. In fact, was S
thoroughly observed that though tn
city was full of people, very little bust
ness was transacted, and some of GU
n business houses were closed all day
. Flags were displayed from every avail
e able point; and the prairies and the gaI
G dens were ransacked to make up tn
!; floral offerings. The proceedings at tn
S opera house consisted of seyera
\ speeches, all of which were eloquen
and impressive. Though the day wa
i uncomfortably warm in the house, tn
i building was packed, and hundred
). stood nntSida hnnansa of the heat A