Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-05-13
Ave Aon ready for the fair 2

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tica next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Steck is here, this week, visiting
her sister, Mrs. f. Il. Peck.
Praise service at the courthouse next
Sunday morning, at ii o'clobk.
The Baptist young people give lawn
social Friday night, at the chapel.
Cheap tablets for school children and
Normal students, at the INDEX Office.
Wanted-Corn and Wheat, at Web
er's mill. Highest market price will
be paid. 46
Our fair is movement by the farm
ers. The town will help, but the coun-
try is leading.
Wanted by DR.. Yant man to study
Dentistry. Will furnish the right man
a place to make money i'll October.
Call soon. 48tf
TrEa 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. IS
Mrs. J. NJ. DeLisle gave a party to
a class of her room, one night last week.
The event was highly enjoyed by the
young folks
Mr.. w. w. Hull desires to thus pub
licly return thanks to those friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted him
during his time of distress.
Mrs. a. NJ. Houchinls expected home
tomorrow, from visit of three weeks
with parents at Ell Dorado. A. NJ.
wears smile all over his face.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Shaw returned
from Kansas City last week, where
they had been visiting Mrs Shaw's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs p. A. Simmons.
We expect our sugar mill to make
more sugar per ton of cane, this season,
than was ever made heretofore. Last
year it discounted all previous efforts.
st. Marks Guild will meet with Mrs.
Ely Martin, Tuesday May 10, 1891. All
ladies interested in church work will
please attend. a. Cora Seawell, Sec'y.
1.-The Worlds Fair be hanged; I'll
blow in all my money on the Medicine
Lodge fair" said one of our citizens
yesterday. That's the kind of talk we
like to hear
al. Snodderley, while kalsomining
for John Luallin, Monday, received
bad hurt, by trestle breaking, throw
ing him to the floor, and dislocating
his left elbow.
The first annual meeting of the Kan
sas band association occurs at Hu,cli :
sou. June / , AID 3. Tie Citizens bend
will be thar, :" and don't
you forget it.
If the persons who are writing an
onymous letters to the county attorney
will appear before him and testify to
what they charge in their letters, some
thing will be done.
Married-At the residence of the
brides parents, in this city, Monday,
May 18th, by Rev. p. J. Pinkston, MIR.
AlOnzo Salyers and Miss Emma More
land, both of this city
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
Elder Nicholson will deliver an OPEN
ing address at the Christian church on
next Sunday morning, at IL o'clock, &C
cepting the work for the ensuing year.
All are invited to be present.
Hon. D. A. Wilmington died at his
home In Winfield, last Thursday right
He was the father of Mrs E. q. Nixon,
of this city, He was prominent citi-
zen OF the state, and was known as
1.-The father of Winfield
Scott hubert will leave here Sunday
to attend state session of the Knights
of Pythias lodge, which convenes in
Wichita next Monday. He will be the
representative Of the lodge of this city.
~ number of other knights will proba-
bly, go up Monday to participate in
Tuesdays exercises.
The contractor who is to build the
government experimental station here,
is expected every day. The building is
to be 40x100 feet, and is be finished,
with machinery all set and tested,
ready for business. by the first day of
August, or forfeit of 500 a day for
each day after that. The government
pays good prices, and 1T always collects
forfeits. Work VIII be crowded when it
does commence.
Elder Nicholson reached home last
Thursday, after an absence of three Oh
four weeks. He held meeting at Ar
kansas City, Kansas, and one at Gains
vile, Texas, and preached nearly every
day while away. He started home
at night, and while walking to the de-
pot. in GAINESVILLE, came to an offset in
the sidewalk, which he failed to discov-
er till he fell over it. He spralned bis
left ankle quite severely, and is now
hobbling around on crutch and cane
He was well pleased with his visit to
Texas.
The following IS dispatch from
HazeltQn. to the Wichita Eagle, dated
May Sth: I'm conversation with the
business men of Hazelton, we were
furnished the following statement
and, to more thoroughly establish it as
matter of face, it was given out by
one of the trustees of Hazelton town,
ship: There are now in fine condition
1900 acres of wheat, 2,l00 acres of corn
500 acres of oats and 220 acres OF alfal-
ia. Now just TO figure on the wheat
alone, to say nothing about the balance
of the crops: Seventy-two hundred
acres of wheat, it is safe to say, at thu
present writing will average 20 bushel.
4 Opr acre making 1Al on husholG in 0ns