Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-05-24
Mrs. Musgrove is improving very

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Mr.. d. c. Book returned, Tuesday
from a short business trip.
kev. w. B. Clark. last Sunday failed
to occupy his pulpit, owing to a visit 81
scarle:ina.
Born, to the wife of J. w. Marley
on May 18th, little girl. DR.. Karr in
attendance.
If you want to see dandy" sewing
machine just call on Dave Gregg, and
look at the Domestic.
Miss Lizzie Fishburn does cleaning
and repairing, in rooms back of Viii
liams' furniture store. 81
You cannot afford to patronize any
other than DR.. Yant, If you want the
best scientific dental work.
Itch, on human or animals, cured in
80 minutes by WOolford's Sanitary Lo-
ton, Sold by j. d. Karr.
Miss Lottie Hitchcock, deputy United
States marshal, at Guthrie, Oklahoma
spent a day with her friends. Minnie
and Callie Minick, last week
GOto DR.. Kociell if you have flying
pains i'll the chest with shortness of
breath and short dry cough, he will
help you If you don't delay. 81
The Red Elephant Irvine of the En-
pire Cordage Co., Champaign, H., is
made purely of American fiber, and is
guaranteed to be the best.
For sale-5 spans of Kansas mares,
all weighing from 10 to ii hundred.
Will take cash or good security or will
trade for cattle. j. NJ. DeLise. Agent.
Mrs. Bell Brown and DR.. Young have
shown their patriotism, by giving a
new coat of paint to their store front,
and adding to the good appearance of
the street.
We have been hunting. We found
what we hunted for, and If you will
drop into Chase s. Coan's we will show
you something in Gasoline STOVES that
will make you smile.
The population of Medicine Lodge,
this year, is 1925, showing an increase
over last, of 100. The population of the
township is 600. Who says Medicine
Lodge is not growing?
For sale - Two fine Missouri bred
shOrt-horn bulls four or five years old
and IN first-class order. Pedigrees can
be furnished. Address Bailey and But
man, Eldred, Kansas. If
MIR. Musgrove came in Wednesday.
His new home in Kansas City is ap
preaching completion. Mrs. Musgrove
Is still very weak, but on the whole
much improved since last winter.
The stockholders meeting Saturday
failed to develop quorom, so of course
no business was transacted. No terms
have as yet been agreed on with Mr..
Caruthers, and probably Will not be.
Mr.. Murdoch, brother of VIM. Muir
dock of this county, was one our call
ers Monday. Mr.. Murdoch Is sheriff of
Chase county. lie reports that Chase
county has considerable rain, yet the
wheat appears to he considerable in
jured, and corn is somewhat backward.
The committee appointed to make ar
rangemects for the alliance picnic, the
first Saturday in June. have decided
that owing to the fact that they are not
sure of any speaker. and that the farm
ers do not feel like INDUCING in picnics
Just now, they Will postpone the picnic
until the Fourth of July.
Robert Toliaferro is enjoying the
pleasant recreation in doing one of
those Jobs these newspaper men, who
| figure themselves fortunes, on farm,
never take into their considerations.
He is replantIng 12O acres of corn, that
laid in the ground during dry weather,
only to rot when rain came.
Last Sunday was devoted to the stu
dy of temperance by the Sunday
schools. Last Saturday was devoted to
the practice of intemperance by the 9TH
er fellows. Which will exercise the
| greater influence on our community. is
the question; but we do not hesitate to
say that every indication says the 9th
eI fellows.
The development of street brawls
and profanity and an occasional drunk
which makes it very possible for ladies
to be insulted at any time with lmprop-
or language and improper conduct on
our streets is something that is going
too far for federation. The streets are
everybOdy's and no conduct should be
allowed there that is offensive to pub
lie decency.
| Mr.. j. b. Gano returned Saturday
from the grand lodge meeting of
Knights of Pythias held at Salina.
There were els delegates besides many
visitors. There were about 200 dele
gates TO the ladies lodge which met at
the same place. S5,l15.13 were paid
for delegate expenses which gives some
idea of the extensive influence and i'm
portance of the meeting. Mr.. Gano
represented Delphia Lodge of this city.
Mrs. O'Bryan represented Quality Tenn
pie, Mrs. o. l.. Day accompanied her
as visitor. Jim says the time they
had was simply immense, the best
meeting he ever attended. The X. of
p. Lodge at this place is quite large,
and the Sisters also. 1t has a strong
| influence, as all the members take An
active interest.
Rev. Rhames, of the Episcopal
church, Wichita, delivered lecture of
much interest to his few auditors, last
Friday evening. 1t was a general his
torical review of the development of
America, and the influences that con-
tributed to its growth. For this pur-
pose he divided his subject into epochs
The first epoch from 1892 to 1888, being