Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-03-07
Sweitzer at bursts.


at Woodward's.
"A. II. Peck was transactiDg bust
ness in the city Monday.
Austin Mckay was here from At
tica, Saturday, OH business.
S. II. Oliver and Major Lemont
were up from Klowa, Monday.
j. w. Potes was at Kiowa during
the past week, looking after his farm.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. John Ring
! lein, Sunday morning, boy. Dr. 10
! cell.
The genial phiz of Pilgrim was Wis
ible here Saturday amongst the seeth-
ing multitude.
Smokers are enquiring for the LAR
istocrat" cigar. For Sale. at o. l..
Days drug store. Ara
-Thirty-fYe cents per bushel Tor
good Seed Oats. J. D. Fair s. Sen.
Sharon, Kansas. 1914
w. IL. Starr, formerly of Lodi, was
up from his claim in the south part Of
N'N'AS Ah' 'JNtuiu d0
1t is rumOred in Sharon business
circles that the Globe hotel Will lie
opened mp before long.
Mort Strong was here from Alya
| last week Hesays the "IIendrickson
Is doing well III the way of business
&C. W. Owens, Sun City's postmas-
Ter, was down Saturday He is just re-
covering from an attack OF the Grip"
W. 5. Finney returned Wednesday
from Wichita, where he had been on
business and to accompany his mother
That rar on her road home to Illinois.
Asa Campbell came up frCm Alva,
Sunday. He will return this week to
another place, as Knight takes the
position he has formerly held.
"A lively dance is reported from the
Mule creek yale, occurring Friday
night at the home of John White. 1t
was very largely attended, being fare
well demonstration for those of that
vicinity who are soon to move to the
Strip.
-FOR RENT-A good farm II miles
west Of KiOWa on Driftwood Con-
| tains 100 acres, of which 100 acres are
under cultivation. Forty acres Of tim
Der, good house, cistern and granary.
Enquire of Waldron Chase at Chase &
Coaus.
The case of Angel versus Ke'baugh
came up in Justice Howe's court, sat
urday, the details OF which were cut
lined to INDEX readers not long since.
The case was settled by Kelbaugh plead
ing guilty to assault and being fined So
and costs.
-KIowa has a lumber rate war,
which is proving most beneficial to the
Shippers and to the town as it brings
| much other trade. The Long-Bel COM
pany advertise to sell dimension lum-
Der II to l6 feet at Sl4.50, boards at
So flooring same and siding at S12
"A broken flange on the tender of the
east bound on the main line of the San
Ia Fe, Friday. caused the evening train
10 tins city to be delayed until nearly
three o'clock Saturday morning Our
| crew met the belated passenger at Kio-
wa and pulled Il through to Wellington
which caused the delay.
Tie teachers meeting in this city
Saturday was one Of the best that has
been held for some time. All parts Of
the county were represented and much
interest taken in the program. A din
ner was served at the Grand hotel to
which the Barber pedagogues did ample
justice. Altogether the meeting was
very pleasant one.
News failed to reach us in time for
! publication last week, OF the death of
Mrs. Adam Bahr of Sharon. She had
been sick for long time until death re-
! lieVed her from further suffering on
Sunday, February 18th. Funeral ser
vices occurred Monday, Rev. Hopwood
conducting. The husband and three
young children have undivided sympa
thy from all acquaintance.
j. II. Johnson has completed his
new addition and has it in readiness for
occupancy. His hotel now has much
better accommodations than before.
and the landlord wishes to inform the
public that the table will be kept up to
its present good standard. Mr.. Johnson
has succeeded in obtaining for his house
an enviable reputation and his friends
are glad to learn of his success.
Not many years ago when the
boomlet was frisking around over the
west, the town of Mingona sprang up
and promised much. 1t was lively
little burg until the Western bubble
burst and then like hundreds of other
small towns it dwindled away. The
last page of Mingona's history was
turned last week when d. t. Tedrow
gave notice of vacation, stating that
at the next regular commissioners
| meeting he will ask that all streets. lots
! blocks and alleys be vacated Such is
the END Of Mngona's once bright future.
AS the six months from filing grows
nearer there is a perceptibe increase
| in the travel to the Strip. At Kiowa
the reduced prices on every everything
has brought heavy trade which is
augmentiug every day as the number
Of Shippers increase. Many houses are
going up IN the new country, very res.
pectable dwellings too as lumber can
be brought SO cheaply that it doesn't
paw to live in dugout. Kiowa has be-
! gun in a business like manner and if il
! keeps up will become the best town in
| The southwest Il has the a6innnnk