Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-04-13

The new city council Will meet too
night.
Our band bog ) lOok staining in their
new silk hats.
The Cashier" Wednesday, April 20.
ColsOn Il Ously Comedy Co.
Burnett keeps the largest, finest and
best stock of shoes to be found in this
city. 3gtf
Prairie fires may be seen in all
directions every night. Be careful with
them.
The ladies of ST. Marks guild Will
meet with Mrs. o. l.. Day, Thursday,
April 18th.
Misses Clara and Minnie Minick en-
tertained few young friends aU their
home Monday evening.
Mr.. James Davis, who has been an in
valid for some weeks, is getting out
again, though quite pale and weak
Mrs. Jonathan McGrath and children
will visit friends and relatives at Jop-
lin, Mo-, while her husband is settling
on his claim in the Cheyenne country
Tom Doran seemed to be quarter
master for the crowd which started for
the ArapahOe country last week. He
Will see that the boys are well fed, |
whether they get land or not.
A good farm of 545 acres in Polk |
county, Missouri, well improved, which |
| wish to trade for good Barber county
land, improved or unimproved. For
a bargain address Il. Il. l. Burns, Hazel !
ton. Kansas. 464 1T.
1t commenced raining here at eight
O'Clock yesterday morning. While no |
rain was needed, it will help the grass
and we don't feel like growing, even if |
it does keep back planting for two |
or three-days. 1t drizzled all day.
Democratic mass meeting next Sat
urday, to select 3 delegates to the Salina |
state convention, who will in turn Sc
Iect delegates to the national conven-
tion at Chicago, who will in turn NOM
mate Cleveland for president.
Kiowa Review: Miss Maggie King
OF HazeltOn, has been named as a can
didate for superintendent of Elk coun-
ty schools. 1t would be a judicious
considering Miss Kings quail
fications and zeal in the work.
The two Indians fooled everybody. |
Everybody thought George Finney was
a girl, and the ugly mugs were smiling
around him as much as a pasteboard
mask can be made to smile. George
was probably smiling in reality behind
his mask.
Mr.. Weber went to the country Mon
day morning, and particularly noticed
a certain field of wheat. When he re-
turned late in the afternoon he again
examined the same field, and he de
clares that there was a very perceptible
growth during the day.
Several more of our citizens have left
for the indian country since our last is
sue. In that issue we gave the names
Of twenty-five men who left last
Jack Davis, j. w. Dins-
more and others have left, and Mr..
Brayfeld and wife will leave in Il day
or two.
One of the best-One of the latest
one of the last of the season-"Tne
Cashier '--Colson & Ously Comedy Co
Don't fail TO see the Continental band
parade on afternoon of Wednesday,
April 10Th, then take in the play in the
evening. Tickets, % and 50 cts. Re-
served seats now on sale.
The Express says that two boys and
two girls, each aged about II years, who
had run away from school at Crisfield,
last Wednesday, were captured at
Hazeltorl the same day, and taken back.
The children will soon learn that scn0oi
days are about the happiest days That
average mortaIs are permitted to spend
on this earth.
Your attention is called to l.. \. Car
ter u Co. g advertisement of Russell II.
COnwell's Life Of Charles II. Spur
yeon," in another column. This must
necessarily be very rich book, and it
ought to find place in every family
l.. S. Carter Il Co. are Offering eXtraor-
binary liberal terms and we would ad-
Use all agents te write them before
olac.,n orders elsewhere.
Marrisd-At the residence of the
,ride's father, April 9Th, at Forest City,
Mr.. Newton M2rtin and Miss Lizzie
Root. The ceremony was performed
1y Rev. Smith, of MiGSona. A goodly
number of relatives were gathered III
% witness the marriage and partaKe OF
,he bountiful supper. The bride re-
;eIved good many presents and all
vent merry asa marriage bell.
The Colson s. Ously Comedy Co. who
played the "Vagabond" here on De-
;ember 3lst, to very small house, on
account of the prevalence OF Ia grippe
Ind diphtheria, were pronounced by |
hose who saw them, to be the best
-roup ever in our city. They VIII APP
pear here again on Wednesday night,
April Goth, in The Cashier, a come 4
iy written especially for them, and
will have with them their celebrated
band and fine orchestra.
Reserved seats now on sale at Day s.
Records, price SOC.
Last Wednesday L. l.. Lindley was
making an examination of the court
house TO see if any further damage had
been done by the storm besides wreck
ing chimney. He was upin the attic.
over the middle Of the court rooD, when
ne made misstep, his foot going be
tween the joists, down 1.-THE laths. OF
course the lath and plaster gave way.
but III falling Mr.. Lindley threw him
elf crosswise, and fell on the joists ia
te>ad OF between them. A strip ofplas-
or one foet wide and six feet long WIS