Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-03-22

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Mr.. {. S. Jobes and wife returned
from visit to Attica, Sunday.
Northern grown seed potatoes $40
per bushel at w. ii. Harmon Il Co.
Mr.. VIM. Walker has moved on a
farm several miles southwest of town.
Mrs. Leach is prepared to do all kinds
dress making and guarantee satisfac-
ton.
Mrs. Winner returned to Sharon Sun
day. She was met by Mr.. Winner at
Attica.
Mrs Joseph Porter, of Sharon, had a
sever attack of La Grippe several days,
last week.
Miss Ida Lands has gone to the
country to spend week with her
grand parents.
If you want to see dandy" sewing
machine just call on Dave Gregg, and
look at the Domestic.
For the largest stock, lowest prices,
and latest designs in wall paper 90 to
w. II. Harmon & Co.
A sale of the effects of the late Mr..
Farley northeast OF Sharon is adyertis-
ed for Thursday, March 30th.
The quarterly meeting of the county
alliance will be held at Medicine Lodge,
on the first Saturday in April.
An entire new line or booklets and
cards, especially selected for school and
birthday gifts. at Z. o. Book Store.
If you want dress made right do
not fail.to call on Mrs. f. /. Leach,
two doors north of Williams furniture
store.
Mr.. Clarence Martin left his name on
our list Saturday for Harper, where he
is going to attend the spring term of
school.
Mr.. III. S. Lands returned from To-
peka, Wednesday, and Immediately
went to the country to visit his parents
returning Saturday.
Mr.. Leonard, formerly of KiOwa, has
been in town organizing the Mercan-
tile Mutual Building and Loan asso-
citation. We understand he has had
good success.
Mrs. Minick. with her daughters,
Clara and Minnie, and Miss Kate
Painter took little excursion to Pix
ley Sunday. They were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy and family
Miss Matte Tabor has taken charge
of the grammar room in our school.
AS she is an excellent teacher. skilled
III graded work, the school will doubt
less prosper under her control.
Uncle Dick Sparks, returned Satur-
day from Wichita. We did not get a
chance to interview the gentleman; but
from the way he limped we were not
favOrably impressed with his cure.
Mr.. NJ. E. ROddy is just out from a
ten days sickness. He has been down
with La Grippe and imagined he heard
Gabriel's trumpet several times. The
family have also been nearly all unwell.
Don't forget ths Crazy supper to
be given by the Y. p. 5. G. E. of the
Christian church on Friday evening of
March 3lst, Cook block the place. Ad-
mission 10 cents, supper Is cents. Do
not leave the building without first Wis
iting the museum where many curiosi-
ties Will be on exhibition.
BY order of committee.
Wanted-All kinds Of sewing, MAX
ing, repairing or cleaning of clothing.
Having served seven years as a dress
maker and tailOress in Sunderland,
England. l am prepared to make any
thing from hemp carpet to a baby's
lace dress, or from mans shirt to an
overcoat. Prices reasonable. Lizzie
Fishburn. AZ
Mr.. James Taliferro returned Sunday
from his school at SalIna a couple of
weeks sooner than expected. He is
much pleased with his success, having
gained great speed in operating, and
passed his final examination with en-
inent success. We are not surprised at
this as James is bright enough to gam
success at anything he sticks to. He
will accept position before long on
the Union Pacific.
Messrs. Sam Griffin and Will Wheat
were IN Monday on business. Sam has
finished his school, and feels quite fiat
tered over his success as he may we'll
be, having made his first successful eff
fort in the school where he was a
school boy before. To succeed in his
first school In his home district speaks
well for any teacher. The boys have
rented farm and will proceed to stir
up the dirt during the coming summer.
Mr.. Eli Benedict is in receipt of a
letter from Graham, manager OF the
Manhattan experimental farm, stating
that it is intended to establish several
SubStatiOnS, one to be south of tie
Arkansas river The station south of
the river is intended for experiments
in raising grain of various kinds on
sandy soil, the soil of Manhattan being
black loan lying Immediately above
rock, and the experiments there being
consequently of little value to our peo-
pie. This every man in Barber county
can afford to encourage. There is 10
better place to locate the sub-statlon
than right here. The legislature has
appropriated SIS, 600 to the Manhattan
farm, and as we help pay the taxes, we
should have some of the benefits.
Oar curiosity was arou Sed the other
evening as we passed the handsomely
decorated show windows of l.. Il. Will
liams' furniture store on the west side
of main street, so we stepped inside to
look around. The first thing that