Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-01-20

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Wanted
The Earth"
Saturday, January 30th.
Remember the dance Friday night.
Wheat was only 81 cents yesterday il
this market.
DR.. Aver got back, Saturday from 1
prospecting tour in the territory.
Mrs. Jas. Stranathan was visiting he
many friends In this city last week.
E. F. Widner is helping us-typo
graphically-on the paper this week.
Prof. E. B. Cowgirl came in Monday
and is looking after the sugar world.
The signal service predicted the cold
snap of Saturday, Sunday ami Monday
and for once the news got here before
the cold wave did.
Fred Stith, of Inyo, is home again
from visit TO Illinois. HIS cousin, J
Fishback, accompanied him home, and
will remain for some time visiting rela
tives and friends.
The probate judge issued license, on
the 18th, for the marriage IF L. II,
Hickman and Miss Nellie Mcclure,
both of Deerhead. They are probably
married before this.
E. J. Mills, who has lived out on Mule
creek for the past ten years. while his
wife has lived in Illinois. went af: er
her and they arrived here last week. 1t
is Mrs. Mills first visit to the great
west.
Uncle Billy Carroll wants il under
stood that he is still in the undertaking
business. He has sold the stock of fur
niture, and now devOtes his time to I'M
dertaking, making picture frames and
repairing.
Don't miss the great comedy, by John
Dillon and his excellent company, on
January 3Oth-"Wanted, the Earth. -
This entertainment Will equal those of
Wichita, Kansas City and other cities.
and you can see it right here, at home,
for $1.OO.
Frank Smith and wife and two chill
dren, and Miss Emma johnson, sister
OF Mrs. s., arrived here last Thursday.
from Montgomery county, Mo-, and will
make this place their home, They are
stopping temporarily with Mr.. Smiths
brother, our Allen w. Smith.
E. B. Trickett, who has been . COM
positor on the Cresset for a number of
months, left for Harper, Saturday. He
goes to take position on the Graphic.
and will shove the local Faber and do
mechanical work. Ed. Is an industrious
young man and we wish him well.
Ben F. Teal is hobbling around town
with a cane this week. While at work
at r. M. Sparks ice house, last week, a
cake of six-inch ice was allowed to de
scend into the ice house, coming into
contact with Ben's foot at the bottom.
with results as above mentioned. We
hope nothing more serious will result
from the accident.
Wichita Eagle 18th: Thomas Best,
of Medicine Lodge. and his brother.
William e. Best, of Bradford. England,
were in the city last night, the guests
of the Carey. They are the owners of
the plant at Medicine Lodge which is
turning out such variety OF articles
made from the gypsum which abounds
in that vicinity. The plant is doing
we'll and paying largely on the invest
ment.
Some of the water pipe at the court
house froze up Sunday night. 10. Owens
cut off the water and opened up the fau-
Gets in the hall down stairs and up
stairs. About five O'Clock somebody
turned on the water and the halls were
we'll drenched before the faucets could
be closed. 10. began sweeping the wa
ter, but it frOZe before he could get it
out, and he had scuttle full of mush
ice.
Clark Rackley left Thursday for Wich-
tia, to seek employment. 1t IS hard to
tell who mourns his absence most, his
"best girl or his roommate, Jim Nc
Neal. AS old Boreas whistles around
Jim's downy couch he is reminded of
the necessity of bed fellow, and often
the neighbors In his vicinity are awak-
ened from their slumbers by strange
and weird sounds emanating from JIM
room. Clark returned Monday, and
has gone to live with his father near
Elm Mills.
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Sl.OO.
A negro named Ed. Grant, other
wise known as Fatty Ed" was ar.
rested at Kiowa last Friday, ano
brought to this city for confinement in
the Jail. Two Kiowa constables were in
charge of him, and while waiting fol
Sheriff DObson, Ed. gave the officer.