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

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Burnett has just received fiue stock
Of gents furnishing goods; also boots
ana shoes Is
The ladies seemed to enjoy the finC
skating last week more than the gen
tlemen did.
Found-in the court house, on Christ.
mas morning, a black fur muff. Call al
this Office and get it. IS
1t is perhaps safe to say now that ice
will be cheaper the coming summer
tbanit was last summer.
The LADIES' Aid Society Of the Bap.
fist church will meet at the Chapel eve
ry Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. 35ti
Andrew Hall. son of Frank Hall, OF
Mule Greek, has come tn town To attend
school, and is living with his uncle, j.
Z. Hall.
Yesterday morning the thermometer
registered II degrees below zero. It
has not been so cold in this county for
six years, and perhaps longer.
Last week Cook & Palmer sold to
John Charless 100 acres of the David
Shield farm. for $500. II adjoins land
already owned by the purchaser.
Mrs. Scott hubert is home again from
her visit to Sedgwick county. This ac-
counts for Scott spending his evenings
at home, and why the boys are lone
some without him.
ID. J. Aber has made map IF Dr.
Wisner's $3.50 acre farm. The map is
on scale OF eight inches to the mile,
and shows every outline of the land,
with creeks. trees. plOw land, meadow
land and pasture.
Ben Melchi and his son George were
in the city Saturday, from Lake City
township, purchasing the necessaries of
life, and congratulating themselves
that there are no worse bills than the
one of Mckinley origin.
w. Wire, the crazy man who has
been in jail here for the past two
months, has been taken to a private
asylum at Atchison. It is about time to
build another insane asylum, as the
ones we have are always overcrowded.
The J. w. DObson who was setting
up cigars in Wichita last week. over the
birth of boy at his house, Is not our
sheriff, and the Wichita Eagle did not
use the word "sheriff" in its notice.
Our Jim says he does not want to bear
the blame for other peoples children.
Kansas City Star: Mrs. JerrySimp-
sons head was turned by the fashion
and good clothes at the presidents
New Years reception, and she fills a
column OF the Medicine Lodge INDEX
about IL, wholly forgetful that Jerry
was elected on an anti-fashion plat
form"
H. p. Watts, of Hazelton, and Mrs.
Pattie Foster, of Spencer, Kentucky.
were married at the home of the bride
December 30th. Mr.. Watts Is one OF
the substantial citizens of Barber cOun-
ty, and even at this late date we extend
to him and his bride our congratula-
tiOns.
II you have any old clothing, of any
kind, for men, women or children, do
not destroy it, but send it to Mrs. Ma
ton. She and committee of ladies
will renovate and mend clothing, or cut
it up into clothing for poor children.
Remember that it will be used for the
benefit of the poor.
+. F. Mullen says that as the Kansas
City woman predicts the world will
come to an end In q short time, he
would like fnr his customers to go into
Kingdom come with clear consciences.
He expects to stand by st. Peter, and
slam the gate in the faces Of those who
die owing him. And it will serve them
right. 81
John T. Jesse and son and Lem Mum
son got home Saturday. from a ten
days trip to the territory. They did
not get much game. as most of the
time was spent In prospecting for
claims. They killed few turkeys and
chickens. On their way home they
killed . coyote within one hundred
yards of the depot In Kiowa.
Miss Ella Reynolds, well known in
Ibis county, has, ever since she left
here, held position in one of the larg-
est mercantile establishments in Oma-
ha. She has recently been promoted
TO better and more responsible posi-
ton in the establishment. Her old
home was at Council Bluffs, Iowa, just
across the river from Omaha.
]. w. Marley, of Colorado, has re-
moved to this city, and has gone into
the brick shop with Lon. Pinkerton.
Mr.. Marley IL an expert wood work.
man, and will do any and all kinds of
woodwork on carriages, buggies, waG-
Ons, ETC., and asks trial of those need
ing work in his line. Mr.. Marley is q
brother in-law of G. W. Pease, of this
county.
Prof. Fielder, Of South Dakota, de.
Iivered a lecture at the court house last
Tuesday night on the subject, Obsta-
cles to Prohibition" There was only q
small audience, and on Wednesday
night he delivered another lecture on
the subject, The bright side of Prohi-
oition." The audience was a little
larger on the second night. The wealth
ar was bad and other entertainments
we're going on both nights, He is q
good speaker and his audience was well
pleased.
Until March lst, 1892, the subscrip-
zion price Of the Alliance Tribune, at
Topeka, Kansas, will be fifty cents E
year. The Tribune is a six column.
eiRht-page Alliance and Peoples party
paper, an out spoken, fearless advocate
" the reforms demanded by the people
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