Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-20

NOTICE FARMERs.-Allf farmers hav-
ing wheat to sell, will find the buyers at
the depot.
Judge T. l.. O'Bryan came up from
Woodward Sunday and will remain
during the holidays.
"A new stock of boots and shoes
have just been opened up at Wood
wards. Call and see thero.
-Clate Teagle came up from Okla
homa Friday to spend the holidays. He
has fine claim south of Caldwell.
Topic for Friday night meeting of
the Young People is How may we
make sure of Merry Christmas" at
the Baptist chapel.
Seats for the Pythian Sisters en-
tertainments are going very rapidly.
Secure yours at o. l.. Days drug store
before you are everlastingly too late.
Mrs. Helen Waymuth, who has
been in the employ of Louis Nilsson, the
tailor. leaves today for her home in
Winfield to spend Christmas with home
folks.
j. Il. Fleming, who was taken to
the asylum some time ago, returned
Friday. He is not so healthy looking
as of yore but he appears in his normal
condition mentally.
Easy rests the head that wears hats
bought from Mrs. Higgins. In order
to reduce my stock l will sell trimmed
and untrimmed hats at cost until after
holidays. Mrs. M. J. Higgins.
Meetings are held every evening at
the Baptist church. Unconverted soul,
we inyite you TO come to these services.
They will do you good, and Christians
come and help US. This is a public in
vitation to all " Wnosoever will come. :"
The Church.
The Pytkian Sisters entertainments
for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
this week Will certainly be the events OF
the season. Our people are fully alive
to this fact and from present indica-
tions there will not be standing room
left in the house.
In addition to the livery business
recently purchased from W. Ii. Love,
Sparks Bros. last week bought the brick
barn on the corner of Main street and
Kansas Avenue. Mr.. Woodward, of
whom they made the purchase will con-
fine his attention exclusively to hisAlva
business.
Word came to this city yesterday
that S. Palmer, formerly of this city,
had died Sunday evening at Hennessey
The ailment was a chronic affection
from which he had beer suffering for
some time. He was we'll known in
this vicinity, having lived here for sew
eral years and until just previous to
the Strip opening, when he went to take
a claim. The many friends of the fam
lily will regretto learn of Mr.. Palmer's
demise.
After their routine lodge work was
over last Thursday evening the Pyth-
ian Sisters opened their doors for the
admittance of large number of their
friends, who had been apprised that
Prof. Heathcote would render some
recitationS, The hall was accordingly
crowded and large number stood in
the entrances. 1t was literary treat.
lasting about an hour and half, dur
ing which time Mr.. Heathcote deliver
ed some excellent selections. His I'M
perSoDation is certainly good, and en-
comiums of praise were heard on every
hand.
On Monday VIM. S. Bucknum had
writ of habeas corpus issued, com
handing Emma Bucknum to deliver
into charge of the sheriff their three
children. She appeared with them
Tuesday morning and they are at pres
ent in the officers charge. Mrs. Buck
mum left her husband some time ago,
and took all the children with her. He
now seeks to obtain charge of them and
begun the proceedings as stated. She
will probably litigate the matter of
guardianship, during which time the
children will remain in the sherff's
custody. If case is made there will
be some exceedingly spicy testimony
as the woman left Mr.. Bucknum to live
with a negro named Kimberlin, who
resides near Hazelton.
The st. Louis Republic of last sun
day contains long dispatch from
Wichita, commenting on the congress
sional probabilities tor next year. AZ
ter stating that Jerry will not be out
for denomination it goes on to say:
Harry Lands of the Lodge seems to
be the only populist whose name is
mentioned with any degree of conf
dence in connection with the Office of
congressman. He is a populist of the
strongest character, and made a bitter
tight against the republicans while in
the senate last winter. He is an able
man and all concede that ne can have
the nomination if he wishes it. As vet
he has not spoken, but the general opin-
ion is that the old adage about smoke
being sure mark of fire is true in this
case also. Anyway, there is a general
turning of faces toward tile senator
from Barber when the populists speak
of Jerry's successor