Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-01-06

The cement factory has been running
fall time recently.
Mrs. w. C. Sellers is down with a
severe attack of grip.
Rev. Cain went to Attica. yesterday,
and will be absent till Saturday.
The sugar mill is doing nothing. An
engineer stays there day and night to
keep up the water supply.
E. B. Trickett's baby daughter was
taken seriously i'll last week, and Mr..
and Mrs. Trickett left with her for
Harper Thursday. e. B. returned Sun
day. leaving Mrs. T. and the baby at
Harper, with the little ones health very
much improved.
The editor of the INDEX is again at
his post, after being in bed ten days
with grip. We are behind with all
work, and not now strong enough to
undertake to catch up, but hope TO have
things Strengthened out In a week or
ten days.
Royal Arch Chapter had an installa-
ton of officers last Monday night, and
after the exercises were over adjourned
to the Grand Hotel, to q Royal Arch
banquet. The Blue Lodge and the O.
E. S. were invited guests at the ban
quet, and all had very pleasant time
After refreshments, all returned to the
lodge room, where they remained till
about midnight, haylng merry time.
Miss Lena O'Bryan gave ''pink cob
web party" on last Wednesday evening,
to number of her young friends. The
novelty of disentangling the webs was
enjoyed by all. Roy Hall received the
first prize and Clark Rackley captured
the BOBBY prize. Some choice music
and a dainty collation. were enjoyed.
after which the guests departed, pro-
nouncing Miss Lena charming enter
tainer.
Henry Hinze and Charley lille are at
work renovating and making such other
improvements as they will need, on the
old creamery building. They propose
to start up full fledged syrup factory,
and will open up business as soon as
the necessary arrangements can be per-
fected. This will add one more to the
many industries Medicine Lodge now
has, and we wish Messrs. HiDZe and
lille success in their new enterprise.
The rattle for J. r. Young & Co. g
large music box came off Saturday night
in the band boys room. The room was
| crowded with interested parties, sight
seers and the mascot" that always is
on hand in the interests of his friends.
| Ed. Golf, who had chance owned by
q. B. Wiley, of Kiowa, was the lucky
| number that captured the box, throw
| ing 43 with dice. A silver pitcher was
to be awarded to the person throwing
the lowest number. Roy Burnett, with
Is to his credit, got the pitcher fol-
Grant Jones, whose chance he was
throwing. Mr.. Young has purchased
the box from Mr.. Wiley, and it can still
be heard at his drug store.
Last Saturday evening will long be
remembered by the happy throng OF
young people who shared the hospitali-
ty of Miss Joy Holmes party, at he1
home on South Main. The merry hours
sped swiftly in conversation and var.
ious games, interspersed with some
highly appreciated music by Miss Lena
O'Bryan and Miss Daisy Moore. A
dainty lunch, served at an appropriate
hour, did credit to the lovely hostess.
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