Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-10


If rabbits gnaw your trees, grease
the trees with old rancid grease.
Bones Wanted-Best price paid. E.
Martin, Photographer, Medicine Lodge.
Jas. A. Lee has moved into the
Skeen property, formerly the Mills resi-
dence.
Go tod. s. Gregg, the Gunsmith, for
Ammunition, fishing tackle and base
ball supplies. 3S
j. NJ. Hellings moved into the Gibson
residence, two doors north OF the Meth
odist church, last week.
Cook q Palmer DO a general real es-
tate business, and make specially of
looking after farms for non-resldents.
Newton Concert Company at the
opera house this evening and tO-mor-
row night. Seats now on sale at Day &
Records.
r. A. Cameron and A J. Jones took
their semi.occasiOnal trip to Topeka,
last week. They went on the bridge
business.
District court met in this city yester-
day. There are 8 criminal cases, 1913
civil cases and "a foreclosure cases on
the docket.
The union meetings which have been
conducted at BaZelton resulted in "a
additions to Northumberland church and
to the Methodist church.
Mrs. w. G.. Musgrove was taken with
a third attack of grip, last Monday. The
last case is worse than the other two,
and she is now confined to her room.
Don't forget that home talent will
render "Our Pet" at the opera house,
on the 25th of February, for the Epis-
copal church. Get you minds ready
for good thing.
Elm Valley sub alliance will have an
open meeting on the third Saturday
evening, Goth of February. A good
basket supper will be one of the feat
ures. Everybody cordially invited.
Mrs. Otis Lorton and two children
and Miss Blanche Wright departed
Monday for London, Ohio, on a visit OF
several weeks duration. Otis Will now
receive all lady callers and leap year
engagements that come his way.
Allen f. Herr came in from Anthony
Saturday evening, where he has been
reporting the proceedings of Judge Nc.
Kay's last term of court. He will fill {
similar position during the term OF
court which convened here yesterday
The rain caused mud; the mud CAV,
the boys an excuse for stills; and every
boy we saw last Saturday was elevated
from one to four feet above his usua
position, and was hunting mud holes
in which to walk, and show his con
tempt for mud and water.
The meeting of the sub-alliance pres
ldents which was to have been held il
this city last Saturday, was postponed
on account of rain till Saturday, th,
Goth of February. Don't forget tn
date. 1t is important that the presi
dents all be present.
There was basket social at Doles
school house Tuesday evening of las
week. The house was crowded, AM
every body had lots of fun, and plent.
to eat, and that of the best quality
The social was given for the benefit o
the sub-aIliance,~snd $12.25 was real
lied. Good enough.
f. F. Mullen says that as the Kansa
City woman predicts the world vii
come to an end in a short time, h
would like for his customers to go int
Kingdom come with clear cOnscienceS
He expects to stand by st. Peter, an
slam the gate in the faces of those VIII
die owing him. And it will serve ther
right. 81
A new mail route has been establish
ed between Medicine Lodge, ROUNDUP
Canema, Eagle, Lodi and Sexton.
leaves here at 2 p. m. on Monday
Wednesdays and Fridays. The INDIE
is pleased with the arrangement, an
we can now get our paper into tt
southwest part of the county on I'll
same day it is printed. We hope the'
postoffices will now send us good Ii
of subscribers.
Last Friday our veterinary surgeC
showed us a cancer which he had I
moved from mule belonging to Car
| nf
left side of the mules head. and d
: Currie says the mule will be all rig
and ready for work by spring. The ca
Ger weighed twelve pounds. The mu
lost one eye by the cancer, but othe
wise will be a fairly good farm amin
= when his sore heals over.
PETERS book, 1.-The Farmers Side
n is just such work as every vot
e should read. He describes the conc
4 ton of the farmer, compares it wi
s the condition of men in other calling
= carefully examines the cost of lab
e and of living, the prices of crops, take
d mortgages, rates of interest, etc.
It shows the increase of wealth of ia
roads and corporations, and then sho'
Il the way OUT The INDEX will fur
IS ish its readers with this book at COZ
& postage paid, tor 81.
d The people of Harper county held
q bond meeting, last week, and the pl
e ceedIngs we're about as follows: Fl
n solved, that the bonds are illegal, a
d we will never pay them. Resolved, tn
) Kingman and Barber counties are
sponsible for part of these bonds. I
j. solved. that if we have to pay, the co
v. missioners be authorized 20 make
Or levy" These resolutions would &C
ie denim the county in any court.
S: know the bonds we're a clear ste
Is where buffalo bones were made vote
7e but when the u. S. supreme court SO
~ pay" it is useless to resist. We hs