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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
CALLED HOME.
The Inevitable Summons Brings Clouds
Of Grief to Three Barber County
Families
JUDITH WALKER.

Judith Walker died at her home
in Turkey Creek township on We'd
nesday, April 6, 1904, at 2:3s
o'clock P. m, aged s. years and I
month. She was united in
marriage with R. B. Walker
January II, 1845 and to the union
were born six children, five sons
and one daughter, all of whom but
one survive her. The death of one
child was the only break in the
family in forty-seven years. Be-
sides her immediate family she
had "a grandchildren and 80 great
grand children. In 1841 she unit
ed with the Baptist church at
Cloverport, Kentucky and was
baptized in the Ohio river, and has
lived faithful christian life ever
since.
On the Saturday previous to her
death she summoned the members
of the family to her bedside and
told them that her time had come
and said she was glad to go. Her
last illness extended over a period
of two months and sixteen days,
and through it all she bore her suf-
fering with christian fortitude and
praised the Lord for His goodness.
She often said 81 can not come to
you but you can come to me-" She
asked all who came to her bedside
to meet her in heaven, and in her last
moments as she gasped for breath
she looked up with a smile and
said / love my children and com
panions but heaven is far sweeter
andprecious than any earthly home.
Mother was a native of Breckin-
ridge county, Kentucky. She NOV
ed with her husband, who lives to
mourn her death, to Barber county
in October, 1874 and settled on the
homestead seven miles northwest
of Sun City from which place she
was called to her celestial home
above. She was a member of the
Elm Grove Baptist church whose
congregation will miss her sadly.
The funeral services were held at
the family residence on Thursday
afternoon. The funeral sermon was
preached by her friend and pastor,
Rev. c. w. Owens. The text was
taken from I Thess., 4 chapter and
18th verse. She was laid away in
the Belvidere cemetery there to
await the Resurrection Morn. Nav
our last days be filled with as many
noble deeds as hers.
Dearest mother thou hast left us,
And thy loss we deeply feel.
But 'tis God that has bereft US,
He can all our sorrows heal.
Yet again we hope to meet thee
When the day OF life has fed,
When in Heaven with great joy to meet thee,
Where no farewell tear is she'd"
H. G. WALKER.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
H. G.. WALKER.

The Index learns with regret Of
the death of this excellent old lady
and yet in her death is sublime
example of love and devotion. Her
son, Hon. H. c. Walker, devoted
much of his time to her comfort in
health and in her sickness he
was with her constantly, even neg
lecting important and urgent bust
ness to care for her. Mr.. Walker
and his aged father and the other
surviving relatives have the pro-
found sympathy of the Index.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
HATTIE HARMON.

After bravely struggling against
sickness since winter, Miss
Hattie Harmon, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Harmon of Sun CITY
township, died on Friday evening,
April 8, 1904, at the age of sixteen
years and a few months.
The funeral services were held
at Sun City on Sunday, the 10th,
conducted by Rev. ]. ]. Griffin of
this city and Rev. w. K. Young of
Lake City, and the remains laid to
rest in the Lake City cemetery.
The floral tributes were furnish
ed by the Epworth League of Lake
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MARRIED In WICHITA.

]. ]. Chadwick and Mrs. C. M.
Lytle were united in marriage in
the city Of Wichita last Thursday,
April 7. They arrived home on
Friday and are now at home on
their farm six miles north of the
city. A sister of the BRIDE Mrs.
Bell of La Rose, Illinois-formerly
Mrs. Shepler, accompanied them.
Mrs. Lytle had been visiting during
the past year in Illinois.
The Index wishes Mr.. and Mrs.
Chadwick a life of abundant
prosperity and happiness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
NAUGHTON-S SMITH.

Emmett Naughton and Matte
Smith of Sharon township were
united in marriage last Thursday,
April 9TH. The groom is the old
est son of M. E. Naughton who
now resides at Winchester, Okla
hcma. The bride is a neice of
Edgar Keith's.
They are both energetic and
worthy young people in every way
and the Index is pleased to be
privileged to extend most hearty
congratulations
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
COMMENCEMENT APRIL 20.

The High School commencement
exercises for 1904, of the Medicine
Lodge high schools will be held
Friday evening, April 2oth, in the
opera house. There will be three
graduates this year. They are
Summerfield Alexander, Miss Una
Holmes and Miss Grace Williams.
1t will be the closing event of the
school term.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
COMMISSIONERS BUSINESS.

lie DOarQ or county COmmlS-
sioners were in session from Mon
day until Friday last week. The
most important part of their work
was the selling of tax lands and it
brought in buyers from different
parts of the county. Some of this
land is desirable while others was
not in great demand. This bust
ness was disposed of last Thursday.
The result of it is published under
a different head in this weeks pa
per.
S. R. william leased the eaa sci of
10 3I-I2 for five years school land
for $3.25 per year.
Ed Harris of Sun City was given
a certificate of error on a valuation
of sos, on account of erroneous val
uation. DR.. A. S. Cloud of Kiowa
was given like certificate on val
uation of 500 for the same reason.
Mrs. Anna Savage's last years
personal property statement show
ed an error in a statement as to
monies. She was given a certifi-
cate of error on valuation of $44
The appeal of ]. M. Gardner of
Valley township from school dis
trict decision made by Co. Supt.
Lake, was continued until the July
term.
The report ofviewers on the road
petitioned for by P. B. Cole jr., was
rejected and the county clerk was
ordered to re-advertise. The Board
will act as viewers themselves.
This proposed road is located in
Cedar township. The date has not
yet been set.
F. M. Shell and G. Roy Arter-
burn were appointed to assist the
probate judge in auditing the coun-
ty treasurer's books June goth.
Uncalled for and outlawed war
rants amounting to $24.o5 were
destroyed.
P. B. Cole and others presented
a petition asking for a road com
mencing at the southeast corner of
17-32-II, running west along Sec
ton line between sections II and 20,
and south and west to intersect a
regularly established road. The
petition also asks that road No. I2o
in the same locality be vacated.
The Board ordered the road adver-
tised and they will view it them
selves sometime during May, the
exact date to be fixed later. There
will probably be some controversy
among land owners in that vicinity.
]. H. Sterling and others in Ell
wood and Moore townships peti-
toned for a road commencing at
35-34-13, and also to vacate an old
road. w. Y. Stranathan, Andy Oh
son and w. L. Whitton were ap-
pointed as viewers. The date Will
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be fixed when the official notice is
published.

De liked when the official notice is
published.
Geo. L. Graves was permitted to
erect gates at the commencing and
ending points of what is known as
the Davey road recently established
IN Moore and Elwood townships.
The viewers report for the road
petltioned for by Josh Knight and
Others west of this city was accept
ed and the township trustee order
ed to open the road. This will give
the gypsum haulers a new and bet
ter road.
A petition presented by I. w.
Bunk and twelve others for road
to be established in Elwood and
Eagle townships was acted upon
favorably. Earl Holmes, Arthur
Thurman and F. F. Root were ap-
pointed viewers. The date will be
fixed later.
The W. of 16- 31-13 school land
was ordered appraised. Ed. Tea
gle, c. J. Heise and H. l.. Williams
were appointed appraisers.
DR.. T. A. Coleman was appoint
ed county health officer for I year.
Bids were submitted also by DR.. w.
H. Moore and DR.. c. w. Longeneck-
er. DR.. Coleman's fee will be $40
for the year. He furnishes his own
medicine. DR.. A. S. Cloud of Kio-
wa was appointed county physician
for the south half of the county.
His salary is $50 per year.
F. B. Chaplin was given a certih-
cate of error for $3.o5 on account
of mistake made by the assessor
IN listing western cattle as natives.
The multiplicity of suits between
the county attorney and the Index
and the County Commissioners
were dropped by mutual consent
and from this time on we hope that
the stigma of a thief and an all
round rascal will not be thrown at
us by our republican friends.
The county printing contract was
awarded to the Index and it will
continue to be the official newspa-
per of Barber county. The rates
are SO per cent and up. Oscar Ha-
berlein, publisher of the Kiowa
News Review, was our closest ri
val but his bid covered only part of
the work. So far as Mr.. Haber-
f, lein's bid went his figures were very
nearly as low as the Index's. He
was IS per cent. lower on some
items but was over 100 per cent
higher on others. On much of the
work he did not submit bid. Hi:
bid was not accompanied by bono
which the Board required. Com
missioners Lake and Wadswortl
voted to give it to the Index while
Commissioner Grouse voted for the
News Review. Mr.. Grouse tool
the position that Mr.. Haberlein'
bid was the lower and he made q
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
DINNER FOR THE PUBLIC.

The ladies of the Cemetery As
sociation will hold an all-day
meeting at their hall on North
Main street on Friday of this week.
They will serve dinner to the pub
lie and invite everybody to come.
If you want a dollar meal for IS
cents this is your chance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
MRS. A. I. M'CoRKLE.

Mrs. A. ]. McCorkle of this city,
died yesterday morning after a lit
tie more than a weeks illness.
Funeral arrangements and particu
lars could not be learned before the
paper was printed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13
DELINQUENT TAX LANDS SOLD.

The following list of Barber county recent
act OF the legislature This is land subject Decd
chasers entitled to deed months if original
not redeem 1t is the first time the Commissioners
taken advantage of the law Some of the
not sell at all for the that the fiat tax penalty
bid acceptable, higher than the value of the land:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13

Special prices on barb wire. A
Car just received. w. S. Benehel
Hardware Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-13

Gano & Hoag will pay highest
market price for fat hogs delivered
at the stock yards next Mon
day, April 18th.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
AS FLAT AS A FOUNDER,
Something of the Life History and
Habits of an Interesting and
Very Curious Fish.

The expression las fiat as a f1oun-
der has become ~proverbial, but it
does not apply to very young floun-
ders, which differ SO much from the
adult ones that they can hardly be
recognized as belonging to the same
family as their parents. Lost boys
and girls are familiar with full-grOwn
founders, but very few of them, and
few older people. know anything about
the appearance of young founders and
the wonderful transformations they
undergo. In spring and summer it is
possible for young nature students to
zecure specimens of newly Matched
founders by dragging a fine mesh net
On sunny days when the water is
smooth. Such specimens may easily
be kept alive in dishes of salt water.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
HINT FOR INGENIOUS BOYS
How to Make q Cigar-Box Boat That
Will Float and Is Propelled
by Paddle.

The first thing to be done is TO Sc
cure a good strong cigar box and u
rip away its lid. Cut two pieces 81
pasteboard, each the width of the bon
by one-third of It's length, and tee
these across the front and bacH OF tnc
opening. This makes a tore and after
deck. With a Ratchet chop from an
umbrella rib two masts a foot long,
pushing one through the fore and one
through the after deck, and pounding
both firmly into the bottom of thG eli
gar box. Take what remains OF the
umbrella rib, say three inches, lay half
of 1t along the middle Of the fore
deck, allowing the other half to- pro
ject; secure it to the pasteboard with
sealing wax, and the bowsprit is in po-
sition.
Now the cigar box commences to re-
semble a ship ard 1t is time to- begin
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
Flowers From the EIysian Fields.

Mary of Scotland sat a little apart
from the others, entertained by her
own loneliness. She was making q
silent inventory Of the good points OF
Fair Rosamond when the enterp<ising
erade Of an ex-complexion speclait7s
from Chicago hurried up.
Pardon, Queen Mary" she began In
q business voice. 'but Is 1t really true.
81 report has It, that you bathed only
Ia sweet milk for your c~omplexfonT
Eyes, madam" kindly returned the
queen. cit Is quite tue I bought the
milk fresh every morning from a mGAk-
man"
I'm that case" returned the gac-
lous ex-complexion specialist tn a COD
descending voice, your BATH was
rs per cent river water to twenty-five
parts milk. Thank you, your majesty"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
WHEN MOTHER WENT AWAY.

oh, very many weeks ago.
There was a dreadful day:
The very worst ] ever knew,
For mother vent away.
And we all promised to be gocs,
And mind Aunt Jane as children should
But baby chewed the Noah's ark,
Which made him very ill;
.And Kenneth opened fathers Ink
The kind hats sure to spill;
And Ted fell down and bumped his head.
So very hard. he went to bed.
Then nobody at all vas left
To play. but only me.
And so / thought I'd live awhile
Up in the apple tree.
But then l tore my sailor dress
In fourteen places, more or less.
And all Of us just cried a peck
OF tears, or maybe more.
Until the silk of mothers skirts
Came swishing In the door.
I think she'll never go again
At least she said she wou4dn't-then.
Carolyn S. Bailey, In Good Housekeeping.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
HOW Birds Drink at Sea.

when I was a cabin boy" said an
elderly sailor. ST often used to wonder.
seem birds thousands Of miles Gu TO
sea. what they done for fresh water
when they got thirsty. One day a squat
answered that question for me. 1t was
a hot and glitterin' day in the tropics.
and in the clear SKY overhead a black
rain cloud appeared all of a sudden.
Then out of the empty space over 100
sea birds came dartin' from every direc-
ton. They got under the rain cloud
and they waited there about ten minutes.
circlin' round and round. and when the
rain began to fall they drank their NIL.
In the tropics. where the great sea birds
sail thousands of miles away from shore.
they get their drinkin' water In that
way. They smell out a storm a long
way off: they travel 100 miles, maybe,
to get under it. and they swaller enough
raindrops to keep them goin,."-Pcrt-
land Oregonian.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15

the propeller. For this purpose cut
from the cover two strips of wood ar
inch broad, and tack these to the sides
of the box just at the bottom, SO that
five inches stick out at each side Of the
back of the box. The position of the
strips to the box is the position of
shafts to a wagon, except that they are
behind instead of in front. They must
ia tackled very strongly. When this is
cone run a stout rubber band from the
other. Cut out OF what is left Cf the
cigar box top a paddle four Inches
long and an inch and a half wide and
the motive power of the boa is "eady.
You have only to push the PADDLE be-
tween the sides Of the rubber band.
midway between the shafts, and turn
it round from left to right until the
rubber is twisted tight. When you let
go of the paddle it will turn raDidlv
until the ell -stic is untw's'ed. and 4
the boat Is in the water the turning
will send it ahead. The stronger this
apparatus and the tighter the rubber
is twisted the farther the boat will
go.
What remains 10 be done is only to
male the box water tight and 10 In
crease its likeness to a ship. The first
task can be accomplished by calking
tire cracks inside the box. and the
holes made by the masts. with putty
or gum. If neither is handy, light o
candle and let the tallOw drip into the
proper places. Run a string from the
mainmast to the foremost, and from
the foremost to the bowsprit for rig
cling. and glue a tiny flag to the to1
of each. Cut portfolios along the side
of the boat. or paint them there with
ink. A spool a be made to look ike
a donkey engine. a tiny box Will serve
as a cabin, and the vessel is ready TO
be foated. If the work is done neatly
the craft will be as trim and as ser7
viceable as on iron toy that WORLD
cost from three to ten dollars in any
of the shops.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
Didn't Want the Mouse.

"The oddities of hotel guests are be-
yond numbering" said the room
clerk of a New York hotel according
tc the Sun, land there Is no account
Ing for some of them. For instance,
we have had an elderly lady stopping
with US who the other day Sent down
word that she wanted a mous trap.
| sent word back to her that there
had not been a mouse in the house for
years.
"T didn't ask for q mouse she re
turned word to me I don't want Q
mouse. I want a trap
"She got the trap"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15

According to Insurance Statistics the
Span Of Life in America
Is Longer.

The other day, at a meeting OF the lie
insurance experts Of New YORK, We
were told that the span of life In Amer
lea is growing longer. that the average
American of to-day lives to be 0 V
years older than the American OF Do
years ~ That Is, we have been gain
ing a year in every ten. Statistics also
show that the race is producing larger,
stronger, finer men and women. We are
taller, weigh more, do more work than
our grandfathers, says Parsons Mag
aZine.
Why? Many influences are. OF course.
at work in producing these interesting
changes; advanced medical science has
practically conquered the contagious
diseases and has largely decreased In
FAINT mortality; improved sanitary and
hygienic science has saved the lives or
thousands Of city jewellers; but, after
all. no single influence is so important
to the welfare Of our physical being as
the food we take into our bodies. "As
he coal Is. so Is the engine"
No study, then, could be more inter-
esting and important. as bearing on this
question. than an Investigation OF the
changes In our food fashions. Do we eat
the same things that our prandfathers
did? II not, what Is the trend Of onr
diet-toward the food Of the vegetarian.
which includes the much-advertised
modern food products. the Cereals" II
toward the old diet Of the meat-eater?
Upon this point the last censu gives
US striking and conclusive informa-
ton. It shows. indeed, the most ex-
tr~aordinary changes in our diet. and
changes that point to a single, consis-
tent tendency.
In short. we are becoming more and
more a nation of vegetarians.
In the matter of mutton for instance,
every 100 Americans in 1850 consumed
81 sheep, nearly a sheep to each man.
woman and child; in 1900 the consump-
ton had been reduced to so sheep to
every 100 persons-a reduction Of almost
half. More remarkable still has been
u turning from pork-118 hogs to
every 100 persons in 1S50-more than
one hog for each man, woman and child
IL 70 AOSS III LOW. VIC Il SIlli ldlSO
eaters Of beef. however, though here,
too. there Is a reduction of 20 per cent.
from Is beeves to 100 persons in 1850, TO
20 beeves in 1900
But what Of milk, butter. cheese. e
and poultry. which uust be considered
as meat foods in contradistinction to
those which are strictly vegetarian.
Here. too. though the statistics do not
the whole period Of so years, we
End interesting changes; mostly large
increases. For example: In 1880 the
supply Of eggs was 920 dozen for each
100 persons. and in 1900 il reached
1,T00 dozen. In the same period the sup
My of dairy products increased bv more
than threefo!d. The only GARY PRODUCT
showing a decrease is cheese: so wears
ago each person ate AZ pounds annually:
In 1900 the amount had dropped to one
half pound.
Reducing all these varioue meat prod.
ucts to a common 6enoriration-6Ol-
lars and cents-we frd that our meat
diet as a nation has decreased in SO
years by about Sc per cent. 81
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
NEW SPOTS ON THE SUN.
One Nearly Forty Thousand Miles
Long Seen by a German
Professor.

Prof. Stentzel announces TO the SCI
entiic world that since August % he
has observed on the southern hemiS-
phere of the sun several exceptionally
large and numerous small spots. Since
the disappearance, on July 81, of the
last Of the extensive June and July
groups of spots, these products of con
densation still continued to show
themselves. but they Invariably re-
manned small and in~conspicuous, says
a Berlin report.
On the night of August II and %,
however. there appeared in the south.
ern spot zone, on the eastern edge, an
extensive stretch of eruptions Of bril-.
liant radiance, which were visible only
near the edge of the sun, and after.
wards these could be recognized the~e-
in by day spots. which. through spheri.
lines. AS further advance was made
toward the center of the suns meri.
dian. the group of spots increased II
size and soon took enormous dimen-
sions. On August q the group as.
sumed the curious shape of a beauti-
fully formed garland. which shovel
in its western part a huge black mass
like a ~rosette, and consisted Of very
numerous single spots. On August %
when the group already had the center
Of the sun behind it. 1t possessed 8
total length of 60 4S9 miles.
This gigantic area of eruption was
followed in the south spot zone at ar
interval of two days bv a smaller
eruption with a blact spot of sill verS
respectable size. and this wes forowet
by a third In the same zone of Ire
wise large dimensions. having on
main spot and several smaller spots
which had extended by August 2
three DAYS after its a"pearance. ove~
distance of from s4,74o miles to 49,
miles.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15

I do not vouch for the following
story, because 1t seems too BoSson-
ssque for a New York boy, says the
New York Press. However. the
:eacher was taking down the names,
etc, of the new pupils In the primary
grade, when up stepped o little tow
aead. "WelI, my lad, how cid r
your" she asked kindly. My name
amt Lad; it's John" he said sharply.
We'll, what is the rest of your
aame?" That's all the name Fve
got-just John" What Is your
,ather's name?" oh, you needn't
out dads name down; be amt comm
TO school. He's too big" "HOw old
are your 81 amt old; I'm young"
she did not ask for his birth cernf-
cate
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-15
Autoroobiles in Fneland.

We may tale 1896 as the year whe-
motor ears began to be common. But
- to the end of last year rot more than
1900 "self propelled vehicles" had been
registered. Since the bill came into
,~peratien on January 1 the number has
Increased to over 10000. The total num-
,er of motor cycles has actually been
crippled In the last seven months. Prob
bly, the number of motor cycles is even
reater than appears. as it is a not IN
emmon practice for owners of cycles
I o take out a car licerse, which costs TIRE
ame as a cycle license and includes the
light to ride the small machine.-Satur
lay Review.