Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-11-29

| Look out FOR fine pigs feet at
! Woodward's.
w. w. Cook trans acted business at
Wichita Monday.
Preaching at Baptist Chapel next
Sunday morning.
&C. D. Fair, of Kiowa township, was
in the city Monday.
The l. o. o. F. orchestra will furnish
music for the ball tomorrow night.
Attorney Charles Rumsey, OF Kio-
wa, was attending court last week.
Don't forget the Pythian Sisters
ball Thanksgiving night, Noy. 80.
Elias Gibbs was in from Elwood
Monday, as a witness IN the Edred
case.
John King, of Elwood, was in the
city yesterday, and made US a profta-
bic call.
NOTICE FARMERs.-Allfa farmers hav-
ing wheat to sell, will find the buyers at
the depot.
Mrs. Lands has been seriously i'll
for several days, at her home in Moore
township.
In Sundays Wichita Eagle ap-
peared the following notice in the per-
sOnal want column:
Ezra Perry orders his INDEX ad-
dressed to KiOwa in the future, instead
of Medicine Lodge as heretofore.
Mayor BramwelI has requested all
business houses to be closed between
the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m. 10.
morrow.
Tomorrow the Both day OF Novem-
Der IS the day of st. Andrew the apos-
tie. Next Sunday is the beginning of
Advent.
-Lu Kumm, who has been assisting
in Sellers jewelry store, left Sunday
for Pittsburg, Kansas, where his par
ents reside.
L. NJ. AXline attended the irrigation
convention at Wichita and renamed to
assist at the republican medicine max
ing which followed.
"A letter from Grant Jones to Mrs.
McCague conveys the intelligence that
he is the father of ten pound boy.
Grant is still at Ashland.
Joe Williams came up from Alva
Saturday on visit to his parents. He
| ia at nraSant omOIovod in Tho r,aoI,o,I
cal department of the Alva Star.
Il am now prepared to do all kinds
of Dress Making and plain sewing.
Call on Mrs. Donia Il. Fleming, one
door north Williams furniture store. If
Cam Smith was up from Moore
township Friday He will move to this
city in about two weeks, having rented
the brick residence formerly occupied
by Judge Edwards.
Judge Edwards came up from Kio-
wa Saturday to attend court. He says
business in that city IS not on the wane
at all; but instead is showing indications
of steady increase.
II have $50 acres of cane feed for
sale at my place on the southeast cor
ner of Eldred ranch. Water and feed
ing privileges convenient. Will also
iced the same if stock is brought to the
place. G. NJ. FULLER.
The building north of Finney's
harness shop has been rented by J. c.
Walstad for restaurant and oyster
stand. Part of the building will be
occupied by Henry burst with his
stock of fancy groceries.
Hearing right and doing wrong
why?' is the topic for the young peo-
pies meeting next Friday night. A
paper will be prepared and read by one
Of the members. We invite all the
young people to attend these meetings.
Arden Hall, Sec.
Sheriff Dobson returned Friday
from Topeka, where he had taken Roy
Barnett to the reform school. The rea-
son for placing him in that institution is
his mothers inability to control him or
persuade him to assist in earning a
livelihood. Roy is IA years of age.
Frank Lewis turned the county
clerks Office over to his deputy shortly
after election, and has been working at
the carpenters trade until Monday Of
this week. Having some work of that
kind to be done and being a carpenter
| by trade he concluded TO save a few
dollars.
The Cresset received request from
the Chicago Inter- Ocean last week to
interview Hon. Jerry Simpson on the
tariff question. The advisabiity of
Immediately sending Otis Lorton after
Jerry was considered; but it was finally
concluded that the Inter Ocean can find
a reporter at Washington competent
to interview congressman.
MARRY-A GENTLEMAN AGED TWENTY.
" seven years, good looking, kind disposi-
ton desires to marry a lady with some means
who would like to live on q farm. Address in
confidence, (. l.. Paxton, Medicine Lodge, III
Mr.. Paxton" is evidently masquer
aiding under a nom de plume, as no gen
tleman bearing that euphonious cogno-
men is located hereabOuts. Whoever
he is he evidently realizes the efficacy
of advertising. which will cost him the
neat little sum of rs cents. There are
several things to be said against this
advertising for a wife. In the first
place it leaves the impression with the
general public that Medicine Lodge ant
vicinity has no desirable young ladies
when in all probability the would bC
benedict has failed here on account OF
the commendable taste of the girls
Then again it is always the duty Of
American citizens to encourage anC
patroniZe home industry. While We