Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-01-13

lily.
Mrs. VIM. Palmer is confined to her
bed with grip.
Found, white silk handkerchief.
Call at this Office.
Waldron Chase is out again. He had
a bad dose Of grip.
The thermometer was pretty close to
zero Monday night.
One or two more cold days will give
us all the ice We want for next summer.
Come 10 the stock sale Saturday. A
fine lot of Colorado mares to be- auc-
TONED off.
The county commissioners got
through with their work last Friday,
and adjourned.
The Chancellor Commander desires
all members of DelphIa lodge to meet
at the hall Thursday evening.
Dozens of ladies' and gentlemen have
had lots of fun skating on the sugar
lake. Some of them are good skaters.
The business manager of the INDEX
is still far behind with his work, but
hopes to catch up by the first of Febru-
AIRY.
Who will be the next postmaster at
Medicine Lodge is an interesting
question. he Will not be an old sol
der.
The INDEX Will send you any paper
IN the United States At tile regular
price, and save you letter writing and
worry.
Frank Coulter left here yesterday
for Blue Mound, to visit his sister. He
will go from there to Fl. Scott, to look
for work.
The ladies' of st. Marks Guild will
meet with Mrs. E. b. Peck, Thursday
afternoon. Jan. 14th, 1892. Mrs. Chase,
secretary.
Frank Coulter was skating on the
lake yesterday when he ran into thin
ICE which broke and he got one leg wet
up TO the knee.
Cards are out announcing the NAL
riage of Prof T. F. Sanborn and Miss
Cora McClearey at o'clock Thursday
evening, January 14th. We wish them
much happiness.
Allen E. Herr has been appointed
stenographer of Judge McKay's court,
and assumed his position at Anthony,
last week. Miss Stella Young has re-
signed her position and gone to Kansas
City.
Miss Di Kidd became a maiden Of
sixteen sweet summers Monday. In the
evening number of her young friends
instituted a surprise party for her, and
completely took her by surprise. Miss
Die proved herself equal to the occasion
and royalty entertained her guests.
Mrs. Clarke and daughter, who have
been here about three months, on a Wis
it TO their sons and brothers, Lionel j.
and 5. Estol Clarke, and friends, left
here Saturday for their home in Eng
land. They will visit Washington and
other eastern cities before sailing. Lilo
mel j. Clarke accompanied them as far
as New York.
Delphia lodge, No. 40, K. of p, in
stalled officers for the ensuing term,
Monday evening Robert Mounsey was
initiated into the first rank, and Grant
Jones, VIM. Martin and Hyder H. Fair
were advanced to the second rank. The
lodge is in tip top financial condition,
and is prospecting with large member
| ship that is constantly being increased
Kiowa Review: "Kiowa now has
eight restaurants and lunch counters.
Medicine Lodge started out to keep I'D
with us on meat markets but we guess
we are ahead. The question arises as
to how on earth demand is created for
| eight lunch houses now when three or
four was always sufficient. May be
when people can't get enough TO drink
they have TO eat twice as much.''
A few United States soldiers were
here three or four days last week, on a
recruiting expedition. They left here
Sunday, without getting a recruit.
When Uncle Sam needs to have any
lighting done, a million of his gallant
sons will quickly volunteer to do it, but
those sons do not relish the idea of ly.
ing around camp Cor five years in idle.
pess. The army is large enough for a
time of peace. In war we can recruit
| 4 million men in ten days.
Kiowa Journal: IAN old "coon'' in
own was arrested, Monday, by the
deputy sheriff, of Anthony, by virtue OF
warrant charging this colOred gentle
man with grand larceny. "Auntie'
Miles, goOd-natured, hard working
I'D colored lady of this city has manag
ID by laying away little portion every
week of her earnings, to accumulate
nearly one hundred and fifty dollars
She had converted it into twenty dollar
gold coins, and had carefully hid thu
purse in her bed to be prepared FOL
sickness or any dire calamity in hel
old age. The COON" whose wife re
sides at Anthony. found out where thu
money was concealed and stole it. IN,
officers found four twenty-dollar golC
pieces on his person and have located
the remainder IN different places il
town. Hanging is none too good fo
this old friendly william and thief" /
Gems to us that if the old auntie hvet
1t KioWa, and the stealing occurret
here, the deputy sheriff Of Anthem.
aad no business In the affair.
The county commissioners last weet
accepted the work done by W. H
Moore, the expert accountant, VIII,
averhauled The books of the count,
treasurer aud county clerk from the OF
Ranization of the county up to the pres
ant time. Ono important discovery wa!
made, that the county had paid til,