Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-12-28
c. d. Rackley of Elm Mills, is in the

/ 1880
city.
Robt. w. Cameron went to Kansas
City yesterday.
For everything pertaining to Sewing
Machines, go to Gregg's Gun Store. 81
Mails are delayed nearly every day
on account of bad weather and belated
trains.
Most of our merchants express them
selves as we'll satisfied with their
holiday trade.
Luther Armstrong, who has been VS.
iting his sister, Mrs. G. w. Bristow,
fol some weeks, started for his home
in Bramwell, Indiana, yesterday.
DR.. Karr says Walnut street caps the
climax for births. This time it is a
fine S-pound girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Meadows. Mother and babe doing
well.
Mrs. Judge Lacy arrived home on
| Saturday from an extended visit among
friends in Greenfield, Indiana. The
Judge, consequently, is looking happier
than is his usual wont of late.
Uncle Dick Sparks and Best Bros.
have each been busy putting up ice, for
several DAYS and have their houses near
ly full. The ice is now about 1Oinches
thick and getting thicker every day.
The wind on Sunday night drifted
the snow into the railroad cuts so deep
that the train was unable to get through
to Attica until Monday night. The
mail was not received here until 6
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
We are sorry to learn that on Satur-
day last, Uncle Bob Smith, of Mule
creek, was so unfortunate as to have
horse fall on him, hurting him quite
severely and breaking three of his ribs.
DR.. Gould was summoned, and reports
that while the hurt is painful, he does
not anticipate any serious results.
AS We editor has departed this week
to take Christmas holiday we leave
our readers to the tender mercy of that
feature of every well regulated and
orthodox printing office. namely I'VE
devil" When we come back, we ex-
pect to bring along gatling gun, an
anarchist, broom and a calamity
bowler to assist the injured public in
wreaking vengeance on our editorial
| substitute.
Charley Fair, one of Barber county's
best boys, made the INDEX a pleasant
call Saturday. Charley has been doing
thriving business in Sharon for some
time i'll general merchandise, but has
concluded that he likes the farm better
and he consequently, will try his luck
next season raising wheat and corn;
spending his leisure moments listening
to the lowing of the kline and the
beautiful quartettes of his ducks and
geese as they chant their evening
| HYMNS about feeding time. Call again,
Charley.
Delta Lodge No. II, o. E. S. and the
Il. a. NJ. installed their officers last
night at their hall. The ceremony was
publicly held and was very interesting
and we are sorry that time and space
does not allow us to give report in
| detail. The list of officers installed
was published as elected and we omit
republishing it. The installing officers
were, L. w. Stout, Delta Lodge, Mrs.
Ellis, O. f, S., and G. 1. Human. r. A.
NJ. after the installation the members
went to the Grand Hotel where an
elegant feast of oysters and other good
things awaited them, and everything
was pleasant.
The number of raffles and other
chance schemes in this city were un-
usually large this Christmas, nearly
every establishment having something
or other to tempt customers to try their
luck. The leading winners in these
chance games were as follows: Wash
Shaw, a fine dressing case at Geo.
SOuthworth' VIM. Murdoch, meer-
schaum pipe at Day Il Records; Fred
Hardy, elegant bed room set at VIM.
Odds; Mr., Light, gold watch at Sellers.
In the balloting contest at the p. o.
Book store, Lillian Lorton secured the
doll and Miss Joy Holmes the dressing
case. At Day & Records in the draw
| ing for their handsome doll, J. B. Gano
held the lucky ticket, No. 1856.
The "Old Bachelor" ball at Kiowa
on Friday night last is reported as one
of the swell affairs of the season. There
were about rs couples present and by
the manner in which the ladies plainly
showed their extreme enjoyment in the
society of these confirmed bachelors, it
was plain to be seen thai if there is
only sufficient amount of nerve dis
played, there will not be enough old
bachelors in Kiowa next Christmas to
form a set" Come to the front, boys:
brace up and do your duty like men.
We are in position to assure you
positively that it is awful nice, especially
during such cold winter billiards as we
have been having this season
The public were somewhat surprised
on Friday last to see p. d. Cunningham
again in our midst, escorted by sheriff
Dobson, who had kept him close COM
pany from Butte City, Montana. AS
is generally known. Mr.. Cunningham
was at one time president of the First
| National Bank IN this city, and during
that time, he was charged with having
got away with quite sum of the bank
funds, for which the bank brought
suit against him and he gave bond for
his appearance in the district court,
and departed for a more congeniaI
cline. The bank. short time since
made allegation that Mr.. Cunningham
was disposiug of his property etc, to