Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

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t VS.. Medicine Lodge.
Bibles, all sizes, at the Gem Drug
Store.
The new county officers will be in
stalled January 18th.
Twentieth Century Ball at the opera
house New Years eve.
Elder NJ. B. Ingie will preach at the
Christian church Friday night.
v. G. Sleeper was down from Valley
Monday fixing up for Christmas.
Chester Updegraff came home from
X. G. Saturday to spend Christmas.
Miss Edna Kaufman is spending the
vacation with friends at Kiowa and AL
va.
Emmett McClearey is assisting Pro-
bate Judge Lacy during the holiday
rush.
Mrs. l.. 7. Wilson, of Alva, is visit
Ing with her sister, Mrs. Eugene You
mans.
The most interesting foot ball game
of the season Will be played here to
morroE. Don't miss it.
Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Williams
on Friday. Dec 2lst, fine big boy.
DR.. Moore in attendance.
G. w. B. Derrick is running the
Moptezuma hotel at Anthony. He is
one of Barber county's early settlers
Success be his.
II. II. Case got the fine $50 music
box at the Young drug store last week
When Hute goes after anything III a
rattle lie generally lands.
Probate Judge Lacy performed the
marriage ceremony OF Ionic A White
and Cora Il Iockett, both OF Hardt-
ner, last Thursday, Dec. 20.
MIR. Charles l.. ITuffer and Miss Josie
Dorsey, of Sharon township, were mar
red on Sunday, Dec. 23rd, Elder w. L.
officiating.
The board of directors of the Lincoln
Library will meet at the library on Sat
urday, January 5th. All members are
expected to- be present as important
business is to be transacted.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Nolan Wednesday afternoon.
January 2. All the ladies of the Chris.
tan church and Society are requested
to be present as it is our yearly report
and election of officers.-Sec'y.
The man who reported the foot ball
game between Pratt and Medicine
Lodge. tor the Pratt Union Is rather
ungrateful. He pictures the Medicine
Lodge boys as very mean outfit while
the Pratt boys are angels. That fellow
must have tackled a had brand.
Medicine Lodge is lucky after all in
the way of street fakirs. We get one
occasionally, but other towns have
from one to three day. The News
says Harper had seven last week and
all of them had excellent picking. Great
is the fakir and the fool is its patron.
Sawyer and Medicine Lodge foot ball
boys played another game here yester-
day. The score was II to In favor of
Medicine Lodge. Tomorrow the Pratt
team will be here and play a return
with our boys. The visitors will be
treated in a genuine good for eviP'
spirit.
The Twentieth Century will begin
next Tuesday. The Wichita Eagle
says that the first man who subscribes
for his home paper in the new century
will get honorable mention. The IN
DEX Will make the Eagles prophecy
good. If your name is not already on
our books come in and enroll. 1t will
bring good luck.
John II. Hoover, son of Peter Hoover.
and Miss Iris Smith, daughter of Ira
Smith, both of Eagle township, were
married at II o'clock m. yesterday,
Dec. 18th. Probate Judge Lacy drove
out and tied the knot. They are popu.
lar young people and start on life's
journey with bright prospects. Our
good wishes go with them.
The members of Eldred Post G. AR
of this city will give public installa.
tion at their hall on Saturday night,
January 5th. After installation a big
supper and speeches. All old soldiers
aud their friends are especially invited.
This is public entertainment and
everybody is welcome. All who can
are requested to bring baskets.
Judge A. M. Jackson and wife, of
Winfield, spent Christmas with A. l..
Noble and wife i'll this city. Mrs.
Jackson and Mrs. Noble are sisters.
Judge Jackson enjoys the distinction of
being the only fusion congressional
in the State who kept his
head above the water in the G. o. p.
He was elected over
WheatIoy in the Third