Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-22
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Last Saturday was just a perfect
day for the horse show.
Cook 81 Palmer will insure your wheat
crop against all damage by hail. Al
Wanted-By Miller L. Benedict, good
steers, of any age. 46tf
Wanted-Corn and Wheat, at Web
er's mill. Highest market price will
be paid. 46
Apples, plum, cherry and pear trees
are in bloom, and the Odor Of flowers is
everywhere.
Now is your time to get those fine
Cabinet Photos taken at Young's Gal
Iery. Best grades So per dozen. 2Stf
Try 12-pound sack of Weber's new
Graham Flour. Also try his new corn
meal. For sale at the mill or at Bur-
nett's store. 46
|. The Woman's Christian Union pray
er meeting will be held at the Christian
church at O'Clock every Tuesday
night Everybody invited.
The horse show was a success in
more ways than one. II 1t gives us
good county fair this fall we will have
reason to feel proud of the day.
Miss Hattie Coyle returned last week,
from Winfield, where she has been for
the past eight months, attending bust
ness college. She is now graduate in
all departments.
All parties owing the Badger Lumber
Company can have their accounts ad-
justed by calling at the Office or in
curing of Z. D. Coddington, the retir
ing manager. 45-4t
We have long communication from
our old friend, j. l.. Switzer. 1t is
sound, and is interesting, but is too
long for our use just now. When we
have more space it will be utilized.
Mrs. J. w. Hallgarth and son, who
have been here for three weeks, visit
ing the family of their cousin, w. t.
Rouse, lett Sunday for Dallas, Illinois,
where they will make their future home.
The special bill allowing Barber coun-
ty to buy all the bridges in the county
has become law, but the bill allowing
the county to purchase poor farm will
not become law until 1t is published
in the statutes, which will be in June
or July.
Reduced rates to Hutchinson, Kans.
account Kansas State G. A. r encamp-
ment, TO be held at Hutchinson, April
9th and 2Sth. One fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale April Goth and
9th, good returning until May 1st.
Barber county has. for the past year,
offered IA reward of $500 for the arrest
and conviction of any one guilty of
horse or cattle stealing in this county.
She has paid one or two rewards after
conviction, and the prisoners have not
gotten into the pen. AT the last meet
ing of the county commissioners they
made the offer read: After arrest,
conviction and incarceration in the pen
itentiary."
Next Saturday, April 25th, the coun-
ty commissioners will receive bids for
the county printing for the ensuing
year. Hazelton and Kiowa are permit
ted to bid. We presume the commits
sioners will stipulate that the work
must de done in Barber county, and
that all county advertising shall be
| published in the regular legitimate is
sues of the paper getting the work
supplements to be debarred-or else
Wichita had as well be given the work
at once.
There was a meeting OF the city coun-
Gil last Thursday night. Bonds Of the
new officers read and approved. r. g.
Warren, who lives near the dam, was
employed, at $40 month, to attend
the gates when rains come, and once q
week to plow the sand in the pond, aDd
instructed to find out the cost of put
ting three wire fence on each side Of
the ditch. The Cresset was designated
as the official organ of the city, every
member voting AYE" No bids were
called tor, and none wanted.
The Lexington, Mo. News contains
the following: Our friend, Mr.. w. G
Musgrove, editor of theMediclne Lodge
INDEX, was chosen as a delegate to thu
National Conference of the Farmers
Alliance, to be held at Cincinnati, OF
May 10th. He will cast ten votes il
that convention, and promises to d.
nothing which will detract from the hon
or Of the cause he represents. For tel
years we worked for him, and the long
er we we're with him the better WI
liked HIM, and Judging from the above
Kansas takes the same view. That
right; he Will do to tie to. and will al
ways take care of every interest OF hi
J people"
Bishop Thomas, assisted by DR.. Dav
is, held Episcopal service at the court
house last night. After the sermon
two candidates were confirmed. Tn,
courtroom was crowded, many having
to stand up, and many others left be
: cause they could not get seats. Afte
services about twenty-five or thirt.
persons, of all denominations, had ;
very pleasant interview with the rever
: end gentlemen at the residence of E
: b. Peck. Communion services wer
held at the G.. A. r. hall at q o'clocl
! this morning, probably the Erst Episco
3 pal communion eyer held in the city
2 Bishop Thomas and Rev. Davis expec
3 to leave on ths II o'clock train.
w. L. Rouse and wife had some ex
perience with concentrated lye abou
six years ago. and have not allowed tn
stuff to be brought into the house sine
then. A few days ago they eMploye'
: a woman to clean up and scOnr a va
cant house, and Mr.. Rouse purchase
: tvpO cans of nowared I've for her tn usF