Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12

Z The citizens of Medicine Ledge will
eyer remember the. Fourth and Fifth of
July of 1899. The crowd was estimated
between 5000 and 1000 people which is
not small for this meek of the woods. -
The leading feature on the Fourth
was the floral parade. A brief account
was given last week. At that time we
were unable to secure the names of
those who participated. We publish
them this week:
Miss Best and Miss Brier-Monday After
noon Club colors, pink and green, and the
club flower. the rose.
Mrs. A. NJ. Houchin and Miss Katy McGar-
rah-a black trap with yellow roses.
Mrs. Chester I. Long and ,frs. Otis Lorton-
Monday Afternoon Club colors, pink and
green. and club flower, the ROSE They used
1895 roses.
Mrs. Scott Ru bert and Miss Carrie Gibson
yellow and white chrysanthemums and snow
balls. Nearly 1900 flowers were used In this
decoration.
Mrs. Young and Mrs. G. A. Hibbard-whfte
and red poppies
Mrs L. Munson and Miss Mertie Munson-
roses and flowers of all colors of the rainbow.
Mrs. Luke Chapin-red, white and blue
tagging GU timed with red and white roses.
Miss Jennie McGregor and Robert Field
sunfiowers and evergreens. the Fortnightly
Club colors.
Miss Margaret Keller and Samuel Griffin
delicate blue throws and pink roses.
Miss Eva Lewis and Hal Fair-leaf green
throws and sunfiowers.
The county oficials-F. B. Chaplin, f. M.
f. T.
wives-the national colors
G. A. r. hoat-national colors and twenty
old soldiers.
G. M. Ross-red, white and blue.
The Players Club Miss NelIa Southwortb.
Miss Gertrude Ellis, Miss Jessie Ellis Miss
Ethel Simmons, Miss Blanche Young, Ralph
Faxon, Fred Ellis, Roy Hall and ]. n Tincher
"a float covered with purple and white chrys-
anthemums.
May pole hoat-twenty-f little girls in
white. under direction of Mrs. Shepardson
Navy float-fifteen little boys in blue and
white sailor suits, in charge of Mrs. Hubbard
and Miss Dollie Munson.
Sunf1ower roat in charge of Misses Ethel
Gibson Rena Noble, Nellie Ross, Grace Ted
row. Hortie McMillion. Minnie Watkins, Tres
sic Grigsby and Cornie Gibson.
Milton and Frances Case-a cart with pure
white roses, and page in white.
Agnes Long and Ebert Read, Cupid and
Psyche-pink and white roses and two col.
ored pages.
c. Q. Chandler and Miss Una Holmes-lav-
endcr and white chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Field-green asparagus and white wa
ter lilies.
Mrs. Herbert Wiliams-purple and white
lilacs.
Mrs. j. G. Davis and Mrs. w. C. Sellers-heli-
otrope and white chrysanthemums, a white
floral steer and colored page. About 1000
flowers were used on this decoration.
Mrs. c. z. Cartan and Mrs. L. M. Axline-
white and purple chrysanthemums
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Nixon's children-pink
and white roses.
Girls Thursday Study Club-carrying chain
of white and green chrysanthemums, in
charge of Amy Chase.
Little Girls Doll Club-blue and white
flower chain in charge of Mrs Chas Rankin
and Mrs. w. II. Haun.
twenty little girls carrying a pink and
white rose chain in charge of Mrs. Field.
Fourteen decorated bicycles in charge of
Miss Myrtilla Cook.
Twelve horseback riders-little girls and
boys-in charge of Mrs. Cook
MIS- H. a. oheparoSon and Mrs. B. +. Gla-
sier-green and red over yellow throws.
Gladys Gibson as Columbia. drawn by two
little pages, and Robert Lorton as Uncle Sam
drawing floral cannon and a banner which
read "A Little More Range Please" was the
last picture in the parade.
The addresses In the grove in the af-
ternOon of the Fourth were delivered
by Judge p. b. Gillett and Congress
M an Chester L. Long. The other exer-
cises advertised did not take placed on
account of an unexpected disappoint.
ment.
The Fifth was cattlemen's day. Hon.
Jerry Simpson made the address in the
afternoon. The business meeting was
held IN the forenoon.
The resignation of l.. M. Axline as
secretary was read and accepted, and
f. E. Read elected to fill the vacancy.
A motion was adopted instructing
the secretary to cancel the membership
of all members who had not paid their
assessments. Another motion was
adopted requiring all members SO
dropped to pay up all back dues before
they are reinStated.
A resolution was offered and adopt
ed providing that all disputes between
members over range shall be settled by
arbitration, and the decision of the ar
bitrators to be final. On motion this
resolution was ordered Incorporated in
the bylaws of the association.
Nha faIl
elected: Lester Simpson, Isaac Mus
set, G. w. Todd, w. l.. Murdoch,
w. q. Afford, E. w. Stout, Con-
rad Baier and Frank Kumberg.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at ColdWater on Septem-
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