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

"A new invoice of fresh oysters al
Billy Hull's.
II. A. Noah is here from Alva until
after Christmas.
Noah Warrenstaff, of Lake City,
was in on business Saturday.
The Willing Workers will meet
with Mrs. Lacy this afternoon.
j. n. Lockard went to Chicago Fri
day with two car loads of cattle
-Chas. II. Garten orders his INDEX
sent to Watunga, D. IT,, near which
place he has settled.
We handle corn, oats, bran and
shorts. Also are agents for Fontenac
coal. Harper Mercantile Company.
B. w. Key, of the York Key, Mer-
camille Company, was up from Kiowa,
Monday, attending to payment OF taxes.
Chester I. Long at Thompson opera
house in Damon and Pythias." Sc
cure tickets now at o. l.. Days drug
store.
II. A. Bailey, was Hub" visitor
Monday. He has been wrestling with
the grippe for some time, but is
nearly recovered.
John McGrath arrived from Wood
wand Sunday to make arrangements for
moving to that city. He has just COM
| pleted nice residence there,
john Dollar arrived from Enid yes
terday, to roman over holidays. If
anyone wishes to know about Enid
John can tell all there is to know.
-Alva's new hotel is christened THE
Hendrickson" in honor of George Hen
Erickson of this county, George owns
considerable stock in the institution.
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.
| One lady sold so season tickets in a
short time the other day for the Pyth-
Ian Sisters entertainment. Everybody
is going, are you? Tickets at o. L.
Days drug store.
w. G. Sellers has been suffering for
several days with an liberated tooth,
which has been so severe as to render
the performance of his duties very
painful.
The herd of cattle stolen from E.
Cox last week were found by Wiley
| COWan seven miles south of Kiowa. It
is thought they were driven there by
thieves but no clue to them has been
obtained as yet.
| Prof. Heathcote thinks the series
of entertainments to be given by the
| Pythian Sisters Thursday, Friday and
| Saturday will be the best he has ever
organized. Seats now on sale at o. l..
Days drug store.
--Chas. Bevins was up from Nippa-
walla, Saturday, with a new yarn some
thing larger than the last one and two
half dollars which we took away from
him. Charley Bevins enjoys the dis
] tinctlon of being the best story teller
in Nippawalla township.
-KIowa is agitated over a project of
grading highways leading to her borders
from the Strip. Two bridges will soon
be built across Driftwood, several miles
south Of the city, which will undoubt-
edly make the best roads in that section
lead into Kiowa. We commend this
spirit Of enterprise in our sister city,
and hope it will reap deservant reward.
Some time last July a rogue with
clerical appearance and smooth address,
made his appearance at hotel in Atti-
ca, and after having been there several
days, presented draft on anOhio bank
for payment At the Altica bank, and il
was cashed by NJ. A. Shoemaker. La
ter the draft of S225 was discovered Ia
be forgery. Since that time Mr. Shoe.
maker, and in fact, several other of his
victims in Kansas have kept sharp
lookout for the rascal who has at last
run to earth and lodged in the Harper
county Jail. On receipt of summons
from Sheriff Shepherd, of Riley county
Mr.. Shoemaker went to Manhattan last
week aud there he identified the rascal
and brought him here to answer the
forgery. The mans name is said to be
Lezure, but he is known to have a
dozen different names. He claims 70
have followed systematic and success.
full seri es of forgeries dating from the
close of the civil war. and that he serv.
ed inthe Confederate army. About that
time he went to photographic estab.
lishment in San Antonio, Texas, repre-.
sented that he about to engage in the
banking business. lie secured a large
number of sample Autographed drafts
bought bankers punch. series OF
rubber stamps and commenced opera
tons, and up to the present time be
has always successfully kept out of the
clutches of the law. He will pay check.
eIs with his nose at the Hotel de Holi.
day until the January term of the dis.
trict court, at which time he will plead
guilty. Judge Mckay will recite q
short verse to him about the sinfulness
and penalty of forgery and allow HIM q
vacation frcm that business for term
| of years.-Anthony Bulletin.