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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
ED PFOST IN TROUBLE.

+ E. B. Pfost, who used to be a
common plug in Barber county
but who later rose to fame as
judge of the Kansas City court
and now president of the Ancient
Order of Pyramids, has a $4,000
damage suit on his hands.
The following account of his
embarrassment is taken from last
Thursdays Kansas City Star:
A suit was filed in the circuit
court yesterday afternoon against
Edgar B. Pfost, president of the
Ancient Order of Pyramids. The
suit was filed by Attorneys Hair
grove & Hairgrove for Mrs. Cath
crime Van de Cruyseen, wife of DR..
Leon B. Van de Cruyseen OF
Kansas City; Kans. She alleges
that Mr.. Pfost assaulted her and
she sues him for $4,000 damages.
The Ancient Order of Pyramids
has offices IN the Gibraltar build
ing, occupying whole floor there.
Mr.. Pfost, as president of the order,
has charge of those who work
there. DR.. Van de Cruyseen was a
deputy medical examiner for the
order, and his wife was the scribe
of the order.
The petition filed in the case is
brief and states that Mr.. Pfost as
saulted her Mrs. Van de Cruyseen
alleges that Mr.. Pfost enticed her
to hotel in this city upon pre-
text of transacting some business
connected with the order. She
supposed she was going to the ho-
tel parlor, but instead, she alleges,
it was private room. She alleg-
es that in escaping from the room
she left some of her outer wraps
behind, she left in such a hurry.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
STATE TAXES DECREASED.

The state board of equalization
lowered the state taxes for 1904, at
their meeting last week. Last year
Barber county paid $14,37o to the
state IN taxes, the highest in her
history. This year the county will
pay only $9,591. The levy, in
stead of being seven mills, will be
only So mills. Several,causes con-
tributed to the reduction. First
and foremost, Tom Kelley and the
rest of the state board want to re-
duce the levy as much as possible
for the purpose of creating cam
paign thunder, even at the risk of
facing a deficit in the treasury next
year. Secondly, there was no leg
iSlative session this year and no ar
my of assistant ianitors and assist
ant superintendents of ventilation
to take care of, and these combined
circumstances made it possible to
cut the levy down about 20 per
cent. However, if the next legisla-
ture does not practice extraordina-
ry economy there will be an enor-
nous deficit next spring. There
is very little doubt that the state
board did not make a sufficient
levy to meet current expenses.
Barber county had the good for
tune to secure, through Commits
sioner Lake, an additional reduc-
tion so that we are still more for
tunate than the rest of the counties.
This county will have a total of
$4,779 less to send up to Topeka
than last year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
A ROAST.

The Cresset's Mingona CORE
. Spondent and the Prohibition can
dldate for clerk of the district court
IS after the fellows who harvested
on Sunday. Last week he handed
this one out to them:
"Some of the header crews ran
on Sunday. We do not believe in
running on that day and SO we
went to Sunday school. Our crew
was In the front rank when il
came to finishing up. The weel
was fine for run and we had hac
good rest and the splendid rur
made showed that the Lord pros.
pers those who trust Him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.

The only element that interfered
with the common school COM
menCement exercises which were
held at the opera house on ] tuesday
night of last week was the extreme
hot weather. The house was
packed with people, many of
whom had come from a distance.
The diplomas were presented by
County Superintendent Lake in a
few appropriate remarks, after
whick Franklin Pierce Jolly enter
tanned the audience on "The Jolly
Side of Life. The lecture was
full Of wit and humor and good
thought and consumed more than
an hour and half and many wish
ed it had continued longer.
The county graduating class was
the largest this year in the county's
history. There were thirty-four,
all but five of Whom were present
at commencement. Following are
the members Of the class:
Walter Parker, Mingona
Anna Parker, Mingona
Florence Balding, Medicine Lodge
Bessie Roessler, Valley.
WiDnifred Pfaff, Hazelton.
GOldie Murray, Valley.
Clifton Hatfield Turkey Creek.
Jesse Cole, Njppewalla.
Emma Whitton, Moore
Leora Flohr, Medicine Lodge.
Katie Wyer. Nippewala.
Percy Potter, kiowa.
Bessie Tilden, Valley.
Florence Saunders, Sun City.
Nettie McClain, Medicine Lodge
Mary Afford, Hazelton.
Anvil Littell, Elwood
Will Austin, Valley.
Libbie Burgess, kiowa.
William c. Graves, Ewood
May Enola Kendall Sharon
Lola Shuts, Sun City.
Amber Hunt, Valley.
Stanton Ellis, Sharon.
Percy Humphreys. Moore.
Edna Stockstill, Sharon.
Tillie Shklar, Kiowa
Walter Saunders, Sun City.
Lee NJ. Kendall. Sharon.
Rosa Purdy, Lake City.
Frank Goff, Kiowa.
Laura Nagle, Kiowa.
Clara Lonker, Eagle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
A TRIO IN JAIL.
Three Gentlemen of Leisure do the Pill.
fering act and are Escorted to
the BaStile.

On Saturday three young men,
ostensibly harvesters and threshers
but in reality sneak thieves, drove
into town from the north and be-
fore they were here many hours
they were provided with commodi-
Gus quarters with the sheriff. Their
olense is stealing clothing and
trinkets out of various stores. They
came to town between 10 and II
clock and at once got busy trad
ing at different stores and at each
one Of them would manage to get
some small articles into his pockets
or under his coat while the others
were engaging the attention of the
clerks At Jones Mer. Co.'S they
got pair of S. pants and a pair
OF overalls; at II. T. Woodward's
they got a pair of overalls and at
W. L. Stout'S harness shop they got
a lot of small things that in all
were worth about S.. so. They
were not caught in the act in any
OF the stores but they made the
mistake in putting up at the livery
barn and c. B. Kinkaid happened
to see them pack some of their stol-
en- plunder in the buggy. Among
the goods, Mr. Kinkaid recognized
a pair of pants which appeared to
be similar to a line carried by Mr..
Jones, and little investigation
proved that they belonged there.
Sheriff Ham was absent and Dep
uty SheriffP Purdy with the assist
ance of c. B. Kinkaid took the
gentlemen before Squire Collins at
1 P. m. where they ''fessed up" and
the judge gave thefil 10 days in Jail
and assessed a fine of $40 each.
At first one of them wanted to
shoulder the entire blame but the
others were not smooth and con-
feSSed too soon.
They gave their names as Will
DaviSee, Will Thompson and John
johnson and said they lived in Col
orado. The names, of course, are
merely assumed and it is thought
that they live somewhere in Pratt
county. W.T. Wheat says he knew
one of the men. He says his name
is Sldesinger and he lives at Iuka.
MIR. Wheat stacked wheat for his
father at that place few years ago.
1t IS probable that the other two
also reside near there.
They drove a fairly good team
and borrowed a buggy from Oscar
Ormiston in Valley township,
where they worked few days, to
drive to town. They had about
$55 in money among them, $45 of
which belonged to one of them.
The team is in safe keeping at Kin
kald & Johnson livery barn where
1T will probably remain until the
travellers settle for their breach of
the law.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

There will be an ice cream So
cial at the'Walstad school house a
few miles east of town on Satur-
day night. A feature of the even
ing's entertainment will be some
good vocal and instrumental mu-
sic in which people from both the
city and country will participate.
An invitation is extended to every
body.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
STRUCK "OUR CARRIE. !"

Carrie Nation was knocked down
at Guthrie, Kentucky, last Friday
while >chastising young man for
smoking cigarette. The follow
ing press dispatch tells of the affair:
Louisville, July 22.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation, who is attending the fair
at Guthrie, KY, created a scene in
the grand stand by walking up to
lohnlWilliams, a young man, and
knocking a cigarette from his
mouth. He warned her not to
repeat the act, but she did so. not
needing the warning, whereupon
Williams knocked her down. Mrs.
Nation was not hurt.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Several of our stock dealers
shipped cattle to Kansas City
last Friday and got fair prices re-
gardless of the big strike. Among
those who shipped were Purdy &
Clay, 2 Cars; Gano g Hoag, l car;
Geo. Larkin, car; Geo. Hendrick-
son, cars.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Mrs. E. H. Nixon chaperoned an
other fishing and picnicking party
down the river last week. On Sun
day they were joined by Senator
and Mrs. Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Lor-
ton and others. Of course, it is
needless to say that no fishing was
INDUCED on Sunday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

]. p. Hall, in a letter to w. H.
McCague, says that he and Mrs.
Hall will leave Los Angeles for
Salt Lake City Sept 1st and that
they will not be home until the
latter part of October. He has
been through Arizona, New Mexico,
Nevada and California besides
other place enroute, but has seen
no place which suits him $50 well
as Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
BASE BALL TROUBLES.

The base ball players in Medi-
cine Lodge are becoming so num-
erous and so enthusiastic that they
are working overtime. Two spir-
tied and strenuous games were
played last week-one on Tuesday
and one on Friday. The first was
between the leans and the fats and
the second between the heavy
weights and the light weights,
those weighing under $50 pounds
being light-weights and those
weighing $50 and over being the
heavyweights. Tuesdays game, ac-
cording to the scorekeeper, was
won by the leans in score of 1o
to II. On account of the heat on
ly SIX innings were played. A. O.
Walker umpired. The fats claim
ed a tie game but they couldn't
out-talk the tallie maker.
Fridays game was about the
most interesting that home energy
has put up this season. The teams
were pretty well matched and while
the combined efforts of the umpire
and the score keeper show on the
face of the returns that the light
weights won with the very narrow
margin of one score, common JUS
tice and popular opinion have de-
clded that it was strictly a stand
off when each side is awarded its
just dues. Seven innings were
played. Charley Madden pitched
for the heavys and Frank Gordon
caught. Dick Woodward and Har-
ry Sellers constituted the battery
for the lights. Lail Sparks umpir-
ed the game and won laurels by
discovering new way to catch
ball. A fielder made a swift pick
UP out of the grass and the umpire
called it catch. This was in the
last inning and the decision lost
the game for the heavyweights.
John Merrill, scorekeeper, got into
a sort of a friendly row with both
sides over his bookkeeping and he
resigned in the fifth inning and
Sam Griffin was appointed for the
unexpired term. If anybody knows
what the score really ought to be,
he SO far has not ventured to ex-
press himself.
There were no casualties and
the most interesting features of the
game were that the most costly
and ludicrous errors were. made by
those who were regarded as the
best players. Messrs. Hall, Shan
non, Lewis and several others were
accused by some of the spectators
as having sold to the enemy. We
look for morelgames this week and
would not be surprised to learn
that one is in progress at the time
the Index is being printed.
The books, as finally doctored,
revealed the following record:
LIGHTWEIGHTS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

G. w. Cavanaugh has recently
purchased the Globe Hotel at
Sharon and is now a full -hedged
landlord of whom everybody
speaks in highest praise. Mr..
Chamberlain, the man who sold to
him, has a jobas travelling salesman
for a responsible wholesale house.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

DR.. |. w. Stout returned home
from Kansas City and St. Louis
last Friday. He has not yet clos
ed a deal to go on the road but
has a proposition under advise
ment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Mrs. Z. Jackson, sister of the
Larkin boys of Deerhead who has
been up from Oklahoma visiting
them, went to Wichita last week
to have her eyes treated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Mrs. L. c. Golf of Kiowa attend
ed the county commencement
last week. She came up with her
son, Frank, and Percy Potter, two
of the graduates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Adams s Co. have a complete
line OF undertakers supplies and are
prepared to answer calls promptly
on short notice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Mrs. w. C. Sellers went to Cher
ryvale yesterday to join Mr.. Sellers
and to arrange to move to that
city where Mr.. Sellers is handling
oil stocks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Clark Conkling Of the Lyons Re-
publican came down last Friday
to look after his Barber county in,
terests and to visit -re.atives-tlre.
Stone families.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

]. M. Hellings and wife packed
their goods yesterday preparatory
to moving to Goats to reside.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

John Thomas, Phillips county
politician, was here last week to
interview Senator Long.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27
LOCAL EWS.

A wedding in the north part of
town is on next weeks social pro-
gram.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Andy Richards, the Wellington
politician, was here last week to
see Senator Long.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Those new suits at H. D. Fairs
are what you and your boys need
Get in early.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

DIR. w. H. Moore and Miss Gail
returned home from California on
Sunday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

People say that the finest grocer
les IN town are at H. T. Wood
ward o Sons. Phone 50.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Miss Matte DeWeese and Miss
Stella Smart visited friends at
Isabel last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Harry Luallen is back from Al
va and is on Chase Hardware
Company's force.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

George Austin and wife and I.
A. Murray and wife of Valley town
ship attended commencement
exercises here last week. The
formers daughter and the latter's
son received a diploma on the
occasion which they have every
reason to prize very highly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Sheriff Haun took Marion Chaney
to the Hutchinson reformatory last
Thursday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Those suits for men and boys are
the finest out.-Woodward 81 Son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

Notice the advertisement of AL
len Herr public sale which ap-
pears in this issue. This sale will
afford an opportunity to get some
good stock and farm implements
at your own price. Parties who
want extra fine mich cows or Po-
laud- China hogs, especially, can
not afford.to miss this sale.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-27

The ladies of the M. E. Church
gave farewell party in honor OF
Mrs. ]. M. Hellings last Friday.
Refreshments were served. Mrs.
Hellings was presented with fine
rug as token of esteem and re-
spect by her numerous we'll wish
ing friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Hellings
left for Coats yesterday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13
CROOKED CREEK.

i'0s ,r"' 'orro - pondencel
MIS- ION Akers visited Edgar
Lindsey Sunday.
J. W. Atchis On has moved here
from Wildersvilfe
Arthur Gross VISITED relatives
on Lick Greek last Week.
r. P. Berry Of Cola Dust visit
ed Oh the creek last week
James Redick was at 1Paris on
business one day last week..
Luther Akers of Arkanssas is
here on a visit to relatives.
Travis Hall and Walter Akefrs
visited at Springyille last week. \
Miss Lizzie Wheatley has gone
to Big Sandy to make her home.
Doris Nance of Houston Coun-
ty spent Sunday here with friends.
Bob Alsup, who has been in bad
nealUn LOr sOmetlme, Is improving
slowly.
Farmers in this community are
almost through with planting for
the year.
[. G. Stagner, who went out to
Arkansas sometime ago, to make
stacks of money" has made his
return to Crooked Greek.
There is a good attendance at
the Crooked Greek Sunday school.
This is gratifying, and the parents
of the community can increase the
attendance by going themselves.
CROOKED CREEK, May 10.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13
STONEHAVEN.

Regular correspondence
N. Dillon was at Big Sandy on
business Saturday.
L. A. Rushing is on the list Of
sick at this writing.
Sam Pruett spent Saturday at
home with his family.
Jack Phifer was the guest Of
Miss Eula Conaway Sunday.
Dock Benton, who is teaching a
subscription school, is having a
good attendance.
Ira Dillon returned home Sun
day all smiles. Do you know any
thing about it, Miss Tia?
Chet Smith called at Placerville
Sunday in time to see his girl dis
appear through rear gate. :,
SToNEHAvEN, May 10.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13
CLIMATIC CURES.

The influence of climatic con-
ditions in the cure of consumption
is ver much overdrawn. The
poor patient, and the rich patient,
too, can do much better at home
by proper attention to food diges-
tion, and a regular use of German
Syrup. Free expectoration in the
morning is made certain by Ger
man Syrup, so is a good nights
rest and the absence of that weak
ening cough and debilitating night
sweat. Restless nights and the ex-
haustion due to, coughing, the
greatest danger and dread of the
consumptive, can be prevented or
stopped by taking German Syrup
literally and regularly. Should
you be able to go to a warmer
cline, you will find that of the
thousands of consumptives there,
the few who are benefited and re-
gain strength are those who use
German Syrup. Trial bottles, 25c;
regular size, 75c. At J. G. Pres
sons Drugstore.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13
HICKORY FLAT.

Regular correspondence
Bob Bridges was as punctual as
ususal last Sunday.
John Hicks spent Sunday with
his daughter, Mrs. Vaughan.
Ben Holland and family of Eva
visited in this community Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright visited the
latter's father, B. W. Melton, last
Sunday.
L. B. MeEwen and d. B. White
are doing a good blacksmith bus
mess on rainy days.
Chester Cole and Levi Higdon
we're guests of Misses Jennie and
Ethel Melton Sunday.
The rain Saturday night inter-
fered with the spelling bee at
Thompson's Schoolhouse.
HICKORY FLAT, May 10.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. s. i. Peeler spent
a few days at Nashville this week.
Mr.. Peeler was a delegate to the
grand lodge of Tennessee, knights
of Pythias.
Fishing parties are making al
most daily excursions to the near
by creeks and Tennessee River,
and some good catches are report
ed this week.
Elder A. S. Deryberry, Chris
tian minister of Waverly, will be-
gin series of meetings at the
Presbyterian Church Monday eve-
ming, May %.
f. d. Madden has returned from
successful trip with his camera
to Holiday and vicinity, bringing
with him lot Of photos, which he
and Mr.. Philips are finishing at
the latter's gallery.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Gossett of
McIllwain, who spent the day here
with friends Monday, have gone
to Marmaduke, Ark, to see rela-
tives. They will extend their visit
to Texas before returning hom g.
Dock Harris and w. r. Roberts
are recovering from their injuries
at Hollow Rock last week. They
were at work on building, and
both were hurt by falling scat
fold, which precipitated them to
the ground a distance of several
feet.
Through an oversight last week
we failed to report the election of
officers of the Benton County Bank.
Theold officers werere-elected: T.
j. Lowry, president; W. L. Morris,
cashier, and W. H. Hooser, assist
ant cashier. A semi-annual div
idend of S percent was declared,
and statement shows the bank to
be doing a prosperous business.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13

Go to Crocker's old stand on the
south side for feeds and bitches.
Roy Melton will look after your
horse or mule while you remain
In town. Give him a call.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13

The members of the Christian
Church no longer hold their meet
ings at the court house, having
united their Sunday school with
that of the Presbyterian Church.
Following the union school they
take the Lords supper instead of
in the afternoon, as has been the
custom the past year. These cer-
vices are completed in time for
those intending to hear the regular
IL o'clock service at other churches
in town, and everybody is invited
to attend both Sunday school and
communion service. ~
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13

John Thomas has returned from
Nashville and will open a restau-
rant and lunch stand on the south
side of court square. Soft drinks
will be special feature during the
heated term.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13

All communications must be re-
ceived at this Office by Tuesday or
not later than Wednesday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-13

The Holladay High School will
close next week. The Harper
band will take part in the enter
tainment.