Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-16
BARBER COUNTY INDEX,
LOCAL NEWS,

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Friday.
j. l.. Pelton Of Sharon was in this
city Monday.
Mrs. Fowler has moved in the
northeast part of town.
Ben Harbaugh came up from
| Roundup Friday on business.
Attorney Afford and II. B. Steck
were up from Hazelton Thursday.
w. f. Williams placed himself on
our meritori Gus list last Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Martin came up from
Alva Thursday evening, on a short VS.
| 1t.
j. II. feelings has moved into the
Reyis property on Walnut street last
Friday.
j. w. DeGeer of Deerhead shipped
5000 pounds of wool from this point
last Saturday.
Tom Doran, who has been spending
a few days with his family in this city,
returned to Woodward yesterday.
Miss Daisy Moore returned from
Alva last Thursday, after a few days
visit with her brother.
Judge Mckay went to Anthony
Friday TO confirm sale OF Attica sugar
| works. lie returned Sunday.
Mrs. II. c. Thompson and Miss
Annie, came in from Parsons, Friday,
to visit with the family of Scott hubert.
j. b. Gano and wife returned from
Great Bend Friday, after a pleasant
visit Of week with bother and sis
ter.
Miss Minnie MiEick who has been
spending a few days visiting with
friends at Alva, is expected home
today.
Wanted $50 head of cattle to sum-
mer, good pasture, watered by the
Medicine river. d. NJ. Circle, Hazel
ton, Kansas.
The Alva Pioneer has our thanks
for map of M county Oklahoma, an
occurrence Of which we failed to make
mention last week.
The Willing Workers will give an
ice cream social at the residence of
Mrs. Allen Smith, next Wednesday af-
ternOOn, May 23rd. Everybody invited.
Tickets 10 cents.
The Klowa Journal has a candidate
for county uperintendent. Prof.
Campbell can congratulate himself up
on receiving the support of such i'll
fluential statesmen.
j. Z. Renfrew was in from Deer
head Saturday Mr.. Renfrew has a fine
claim south of Iardtner to which most
of his attention is devoted; hence his
visits to the Lodge are less frequent
than in days of gore.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Matthews, Sunday night, a twelve
pound girl. DR.. Moore in attendance.
We wondered why Harry was in the
backyard "skinning the cat" instead
of being at church. 1t is no longer
mystery.
Joe Zimmerman's gentle ''hear We"
is now an enchanting melody in the
sweet-scented air, which, together with
the Yerdure of our vegetation and invit-
ing and aromatic flowers of endless
description, reaches to the highest
portals of sublimlty.
j. M. Gibson from Texas, in COM
pany with his brother from near Elm
Mills, made us call SATURDAY. He is
delighted with our healthful climate
and is we'll pleased with the country.
Mr.. Gibson is a pleasant gentleman
and we are glad to have made his &C
quaintance.
Lynn White and Manuel McCully
were over from Sharon, Saturday, to
make final arrangements for the ball
game between our boys and the Sharon
nine. The contest will take place on
Decoration day, May 80. Both mines
are good teams and the game promises
to be interesting.
j. Il. Fleming returned from Fort
Scott last Wednesday and departed for
Winfield Thursday, in the interest of
his business which IS canvassing for a
prominent firm. He is doing rushing
business and is meeting with I'M
usually good success, a fact that his
friends are glad to note.
The Attica sugar works were sold
at sheriff's sale last Tuesday for $685.
A Mr.. Zoos, of Springfield, Ohio, was
the purchaser, and will move the ma
chinery at once to Springfield. The
plant represents an investment of
nearly 500, GEO. The mill has not been
in operation for nearly three years.
The land on which the plant was lOcat-
ed was sold for S35.-Harper Sentinel.
County Surveyor d. j. Aber has
donated to Treasurer Potes a neatly
printed and framed reference table
which is an article Of much convenience
to the latter. 1t shows the nature Of
the wOrk OF each month, with the num-
Der of the statute opposite, under which
it occurs. Mr.. Aber is an artist of rare
ability with swift and neat execution.
1t is certainly an elegant piece of han
diwork and reflects great credit upon the
genius OfOur surveyor.
Prof. Hull has been figuring on a
white top school desk, and has at last
found the material in Keen's white ce.
ment, manufactured by Best Bros, at
Medicine Lodge. They will manufac-
ture the tablets, in size to cover the top
of the school desk and fastened on
with screws. Tablets will be less than
iinch in thickness, rounded edges and