Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-01-06

Orlie Ross came down from Kansas
City on Saturday to spend a few days
with his folks
Charley Faliaferro tells a good one
Cd Levi Groves at the Friday nights
''doins." BY the way, Levi, is Charley
giving 1t to us straight?
Miss Esther LusK returned to Sexton
on Sunday and re-Opened her school
on Monday, after having spent the hol-
iday vacation week with friends in the
city.
The New Year Ball at the Opera
House was a complete success socially,
if not financially. The manager says too
many danced on ''tick" to make the af-
fair very healthy financially.
Miss Della Fiscus departed on Mon
day for Pattonsburg, Mo-, where she
will reside with her sister. She was
accompanied as far as Winfield by Miss
Mettie Johnson who has entered COL
lege at that place.
Tom Brown has accepted a position
with the Medicine Lodge Roller Mills.
Mr.. Brown IS an experienced miller
and will prove to his employers that
they have made no missallke in securing
his services. II iowa journal.
Notice III. G. Waltner's lad" in this
issue. Mr.. Waltner has secured the
necessary space to talk to INDEX read
ers during the next year and it will pay
you to keep posted on the bargains he
is Offering.
Joe Luallen is figuring on buying the
Coan q Specie photograph gallery. Joe
is skilled photographer though he has
not followed the business since he came
to the county. We predict that he will
make success OF his new vocation.
On Friday night a blizzard struck
these parts and continued rather un-
pleasant for few days but at this
time it has moderated considerably.
Unless old Boreas catches a new hold
soon there will be no ice this winter at
this place.
S. II. Oliver, w. i. Cattell, W. F.
Smith, w. F. Julian and A. B. Rumsey
came up from Kiowa yesterday noon.
Part of them came to attend commits
sioners court and others came to attend
Probate court in the hearing Of the Cat
tell permit application.
Geo. L.. Graves and John Hull were
up from ElwoOd and Moore townships
on Friday night to attend the A. D. U.
w. installation and supper. They re-
NAMED in the city all night and had
the pleasure ~ of returning home
through the storm the next day.
On account of the blizzard on Satur-
day night, the Evolutionary entertain
ment to be given by Prof. Murrey K.
Martin was postponed until Monday
night. The attendance at that time
was only fair but the entertainment
was pronounced excellent. Prof. Mar
tin is very able elocutionlst.
w. q. Afford informs us that j. M.
Dake, of Nunda, N. Y, has received
about fourteen hundred bushels of rent
corn from his farm near here this seas
on, besides a quantity of Kaffir corn
and small amount of wheat. He has
cribbed the corn to hold for better pric-
es, which we think is a wise move
Hazelton Express.
Fred Leibst was down from Mumford
yesterday and left us dollar on sub
scription. Mr.. Leibst's subscription
would not have expired until March %,
but he is one of those whole-souled sub
scribers who would rather pay in ad-
vance two years than to be delinquent
one day. Such men as he give encour-
agement to publishers and are credit
to any community.
The Peoples Party central committee
meets next Saturday, January 9th.
This is the most. important meeting
since the campaign and the most i'm
portant that will be held before the
next campaign opens. Committeeman
have been advised as to what is expect
ed of them at this meeting and they
will no doubt come prepared so that the
county committee can act intelliglbly.
The progressive ladies of Westtield,
Ind, issued a "Woman's Edition" of
the Westfield News, bearing date Of
,, April 3, 1896. The paper is filled with
matter of interest to women, and we
notice the following from correspon-
dent, which the editors printed, realiz-
ing that it treats upon matter of vital
Importance to their sex: 1.-The best
| remedy for Group, colds and bronchitis
that I have hanD ab1o RI end 10 Nbopo