Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-03

Thursday evening.
Try our Mocha Blend coffee, 8 lbs
for Sl.00. Woodward.
Ed. Sample was at Coldwater few
days of last week looking alter business.
Mac DObson very pleasantly enter
tanned few friends Thursday evening.
j. D. Stewart, of the Stewart
House, Alva, was in the city Monday.
For SALE. A good Western Cot
tage organ. VIII sell cheap. w. Nj.
Carol. %
Claude Snoddy came up from Alva
Wednesday evening remaining until
Friday.
--JudgeEllis so far recovered from his
seige of grippe as to return to Alya
Saturday.
Miss Angie Lowry, Miss Dell Slmp-
son and Mac Dobson visited friends at
Sharon, Sunday.
j. Il. Gano and Aug Schmidt were
at KiOwa Wednesday and Thursday on
OIiCldl business.
Mrs. w. s. Laney and children, of
Alva, o. T., visited with Mr.. and Mrs
Malon Wuner last week.
-WANTED-Everybody to know l..
L. Williams furniture store Is head
quarters for Holiday Goods.
"A basket social was given for the
young people last Thursday evening at
the residence of o. G. Howe.
The Precious Jewels will meet
with Mrs. Cain next Saturday at .
O'Clock. Euna Holmes, Sec.
Austin Mckay was in the city be-
tween trains Friday, for the purpose of
moving personal effects to Anthony.
"A freight division has been estab-
lished at Kiowa on the Santa Fe, anoth-
er point in favor of that enterprising
city.
Judge Mckay returned from An
thony Thursday, to hear some motions.
Court was not formerly adjourned until
Saturday.
Miss Kate Wuner returned to her
home in Attica, Friday, after a few
day visit with her brother and friends
III this city.
Miss Lizzie MOunsey returned
Thursday from Wichita, where she has
been for some time learning the dress
makers trade.
d. G. Book departed Sunday for
New York City, where he will proba-
bly, engage his services to David Bros
as travelling salesman with territory In
Kansas.
"A. McCray and J. A. Strickland
started last Wednesday for county n,
Oklahoma, taking supplies preparatory
to rem aiming there the remainder of
the winter.
$, E. Burson was in from Eagle
township, Thursday. He has CLAIM
near Cleo Springs on Eagle Chief,
where he proposes to move about the
first of March.
We'll. Tyler was up from Aetna
Friday, and started from here to his
claim four miles from Kiowa. He goes
to put up house and make other i'm
proponents.
We were informed to lateI for pub
LEGATION last week that a supper was
given at the Wilt school house Christ
mas evening, under the auspices of
the Sunday school.
j. s. Runyan of this city, Geo. w.
Hendrickson of Lake and j. II. Fair of
Sharon have been draYo. from this
county to serve as jurde for the JAN
uary term of U. S. disAict court at
Wichita.
-Kiowa is again taking about flour
mill. Owing to the favorable location
it is only matter of time until that
city will have a good one. and it should
not be necessary to pay much bonus
either.
WIN. Lightburn and Geo. Mounsey
went to the Strip yesterday, to build
houses on their claims and make other
improvements. They were chaperoned
by Will Painter who also has a claim
to look after.
w. w. Heathcote, fho so success
full placed the home thlent entertain
ments on our stage, returned from his
home in Hutchinson \ asst Friday to
conduct a school Of llocution here.
He proposes to remalns about n month.
Two years ago w. f.. Murphy sent
to OHIO for two new Varieties of seed
wheat, which he plantdl and last year
raised enough to seed d acres, which is
now in excellent condition. There is
probably no other like IN the county.
Instead of appropr hting money
from the city fundKiowa business men
have taken the road sub ect into their
own hands. They have Iaised private
subscription to build bridges over the
Driftwood and improve the roads lead
ing into the city from the sonth, and
the work will be Immediately pushed.
Such public spirit on their rart is a
sufficient guarantee that Kiowa will
always be a good town. Business men
with enterprise like that deserve a
largely increased patrlnage from the
new territory and hkalthy, growing
town. And they will I'VE all.
Its something rar5 fol a Barber
county man to leave 70 the purpose of
taking a residence in VI rhita, and we
feel like writing his OBJ kuary when he
does such rash act; 1t VIM. Mexican
the attorney, suryeyoA, farmer and
journalist of the south end has bid
farewell to his accuStoT led haunts and
landed in the Windy Eonder. When
he was nominated TO surveyor last
20 n nv, tho vaoubI;.ooch H. oe..S a..