Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-11
A. T. &s.T. r. r. TINE GARD.
LOCAL NEWS.
K. p. ball tomorrow night.


here Thursday.
Woodward's new goods have just been
opened. Call early. 81
The hotels were crowded last Satur.
day and Saturday night.
Eli Benedict has a field of rye all nice
ly and evenly headed out.
Mrs. w. T. Wheat left here yesterday
for visit to friends at Kansas City.
Mail at 5 O'Clock" was the unwel-
come sign in the post Office Yesterday.
Mrs. g. Hoagland, of Sun City, re-
quests her paper transferred to Coates.
Prof. L. b. Cowgirl was here last
week, looking after the sugar interests.
Burnett keeps the largest, finest aud
best stock of shoes to be found in this
city. 39tf
A grand concert will precede the or
der Of dances at knights of Pythias ball
tomorrow night.
s. s. Robinson, Of Hazelton, has been
quite sick for the past ten days, but is
getting out again.
Don't buy Header or Binder until
you see the new steel Header and Bind
or at COan & Hahn's. 40
Winters & Brown have contracted to
paint the roof of the courthouse with
one coat Of hot tar for $45.
G. W. McAdoo, Of Coates, has moved
to this city, where he can give his son
proper medical treatment.
Cummings Header will weigh as lit
tie as possible, but will get there all
the same. See Chase q Allen, agts. 81
The fruit crop Of Barber county is all
right 80 far. The fruit will doubtless
be larger and better than it was last
year.
The city has been quite lively for the
past week. People from all parts Of
the county are here attending district
court.
The jury in the Zimmerman case re-
turned a verdict of not guilty. They
were out from Saturday evening till
Monday morning.
Mrs. q. G. Teagle got home last Sat-
urday. She has been attending the
Conservatory of Music, at Kansas City,
for the past three months.
John Sparks, B. +. Kemp, VIM. Rog-
ors, J. w. Potes and many others were
caught in town by the rain last Satur-
day, and had to stay all night.
For Sale-Two span of big work
mules, and eight head OF big work hors-
es. Horses will be sold in spans or
single. Inquire at this Office. 4S-tf
Great PrespectsN and goa must have
Wood Binder, or Cummings Header
to handle your grain. See Chase 81 AL
len, who keep them in full operation
ID. w. Young, the photographer, will
leave for KinGhsher, on the 25th of
May. If you want good photographs,
you had better get them before he
goes. 49tf
j. w. Potes was in town Friday and
Saturday. His bond as county treas
urer is already the best bond ever made
In this county, but new names are be-
Ing put on every day.
Mcdaniel & Snodderly have been at
work for week cleaning out the court
house cesspool. The south wall caYed
in, and in order to rebuild the wall the
pool had to be cleaned.
August Schmidt bought can of corn,
last Wednesday, and the family ate it
for supper. During the night everyone
who ate corn was taken sick. Little
charlie had the worst time, but all are
we'll again.
If Medicine Lodge wants Fair this
year, it is none too early to begin the
work. Kiowa has heretofore received
500 per year from the state, but is will
ling for Medicine Lodge to have the
money II we will get up Fairl
Our subscribers everywhere VINO wish
to remit subscription money, can buy
. postal note for three cents. Send US
81 cents and your name will be credited
with one dollar. The price Of the pos
tai note can be kept out In all cases.
J. A. Lockard lost pair Of mares,
last week, and on Monday morning
dropped into the INDEX Office to adver-
tise them. He had hardly gotten seat
cd when Ed. Williams came in and
told him where they were. The In
DEx Is a great advertising medium.
Rev. w. A. Cain expects Mrs. Cain
home in q couple Of weeks. He has
had the house painted and . lot of car
pentering done, and hopes to surprise
her when she arrives. She left New
York Monday, but will stop week 1T
Chicago, and probably another week at
Kansas City.
Ashland Clipper: Judge Mckay, OF
Harper county, famous as the alliance
Judge OF the oath district, came in on
Saturday 3 train to visit over Sunday
with his brother, our worthy towns.
man, A. ;. Mckay. We found him
pleasant, modest man, with vigor Of
mind sufficient unto his calling"
Bob Nef, with his New Orleans
Ninstrels," was here last Wednesday
night, and his show was we'll patroniz-
ed, the house being well-HIled. Bob is
an old citizen OF this county, having
been editor Of the old Sun City
Union. He also proved up q claim in
AcAdoo township. While Bob was
editor OF the Union he allowed his name
10 go before the republican county con-
vention as candidate for probate
Judge. A delegate pulled an old COW
OF the Union, and ask Bob If he wrote
certain editorial claiming that it was
time for . new party to be organized.
as laboring men could expect no relief
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