Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-27

ID. +. Allison, OF Kiowa, was in the
city Friday.
e. Porter went to Kiowa yesterday
on business trip.
Try our Mocha Blend coffee, 3 lbs.
for LOO. Woodward.
-AlYa already has a divorce case, a
bad omen for one so young.
George Hendrickson shipped car
load of cattle to Eureka, Saturday.
-FoR SALE. A good Western Cot
tage organ. VIII sell cheap. w. M.
Carol. "
Ed. German, of Hazelton, was in
the city Saturday and left some of his
collateral with US.
Mrs. and G. w. Ellis visited their
daughter Gertrude at Kansas City dur.
ing the past week.
School was closed last Friday for
holiday vacation. 1t will resume on
Tuesday, January End.
Sam Luallen came up from Alva,
Saturday. He doesn't seem to like
chat town as we'll as this.
-WANTED-Everybody to know L..
I. Williams furniture store Is head
quarters for Holiday Goods.
r S. Kelley, of the INDEX force,
is at Kiowa this week visiting his folks
and some other fellows folks.
Married, by Probate Judge Stevens
Saturday Dec. 23rd, Bert CatIin, of
Pratt county to Miss Della Wilcox of
this county.
Asa Campbell came up from Alva
Saturday and remained here until to-
day. He thinks Alya VIII the best
town in the Strip.
John Laudergin, OF Eureka. pur-
chased number of cattle from J. A
Lockard last week and will feed them
for the spring market.
"A perceptible decrease in holiday
business from previous years can even
be noted in the probate judges Office.
| Hard times sure enough
The Epworth League meets next
Saturday evening at p. m. conducted
by Chas. Hutchinson. Tbs young PEG
pie are especially invited to attend.
Reduced prices on all trimmed
hats for the next few days. Don't fail
to take advantage of the opportunities
that will be afforded. Mrs. Belle
Brown.
From the Alva Pioneer we see that
| Ben Woodland is building 80 foot ad :
dition to his barn, As he recently pur-
chased safe we presume lie must be
| doing good business.
The fact that the Santa Fe has
passed into the hands of receivers will
not effect their offices or line here. No
changes will be made except that some
branches which have not been paying
will be cut off
Married, at the home of the brides
parents on North Walnut street, Mon
day. December 25th. James NJ. Clark
of Pratt county, to Miss Charlotte NJ.
Sears. The ceremony was perform ed
by Elder David Nation.
Ed. Winter went to Kiowa yester-
| day, where he has the contract for
building residence for A. Gregory. a
merchant OF that city. The border
town seems to be enjoying building
boom, rs other residences are in pro-
cess of construction.
Special services will commence at
the M. E. church next Sunday evening
| conducted by Rev. A. A. Parker and
Rev. j. w. Gibbons. Rev. d. D. Hoag-
land and d. +. Hoover are expected to
be present and assist in the meetings
The people of Medicine Lodge are in
vited to attend these meetings.
p. b. Jones, under sheriff, was in
the country yesterday, so today Bar
| theny Hutchins will be brought in for
threatening to kill Edward Baker. Dill
lard Hutchins will also appear charged
with carrying deadly weapons. The
parties are from near Redband or Boil
ing Springs few miles west of Cleo.
The animus of the trouble Is some diff
ficulty about horse.-Alva Star.
Alfalfa Is growing in popular favor
as crop for Kansas, and experience
proves our soil adapted to its culture
1t is the principal product of irrigated
districts, the wales of the Rocky
mountains being almost exclusively de-
voted to Lucern growing. In a recent
report to the state board regarding the
cultivation of the crop we find the fol-
lowing from j. Z. Hall of this city:
Have grown alfalfa 10 years, and now
have so acres on second bottom land
prepare the ground in the same way
as for wheat; SOW not less than 20
pounds of seed per acre, and cover it
with light harrow. l would recon-
mend sowing seed about the first Of
May. During the first year the crop is
more valuable for pasture than for hay,
After the first ear. l cut for hay from
three to five times. The first cutting
generally makes one ton per acre. the
crop growing lighter each time. There
is no better hay, and it is the best
for milch COWS. | have never saved
any seed, but have paid as high as IS
per bushel. The value of the total pro
product of alfalfa bay and seed an av-
erage year is from Sl2 to SIS per acre
| have pastured $50 hogs on 20 acres
for months, with II bushels of corn
! per day, aud they did well. Alfalfa
will thrive on most any kind of soil in
the western half of this state"
"A very painful and distressing ac-
cident happened to Frank Gordon san
day about noon. He has recently trad
| ed for q large range in New Menicn