Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08


Ia. Kansas City and points east.
S:SO tain connects at Attica for points
gers taking this train must remain over
Tight at Attica and leave at $40 A. NJ.
r. A. EDGAR, Agent
DR.. r. E. McAllister, resident dentist
Office oyer Citizens State Bank.
Levi Groves began hostlering at the
Santa Fe engine house last week.
Postmaster Titus transacted business
in Wichita the first halt of last week.
Riley Lake returned Monday to Lake
City from a business trip in Texas
More rain and lots of it since our last
issue. The wheat man is certainly in
It.
CO. Chandler was here last Thurs
day. Wichita life seems to agree with
him.
The Index was delayed this week
waiting tor the returns from the bond
election.
j. Il. Owen and wife returned fro 10
their extensive visit in Missouri on
Monday.
The Presbyterian church people are
putting the waterwork pipes into their
premises.
Dick Woodward of Harper is helping
In the harness shop here for an indef
mite time.
See those fur Lap Robes at w. E.
Stout's. They are beauties, and the
prices are right.
Mrs. e. w. Ellis and daughter, Mar.
jorie, returned from their visit at Law
ton, Ok, on Saturday.
VIM. Axtell is preparing to move on
the W. T. Wheat place on Elm creek
some time this month.
The quail season opens next Monday
the 18th. Hunters may then shoot
quail without secluding them.
The first meeting of The Barber Coun.
ty Teachers Association of the season
will be held in this city next Saturday.
W.. H. Price. who used TO live between
here and Sharon, writes that he is To-
Gated at Republic, Kansas, for the
winter.
DR.. j. H. Donovan has been appoint
ed member of the pension board to
succeed DR.. Longenecker who has re-
moved to Kingman.
Isabel was represented at the DR.. King
lecture last Wednesday night by II. /.
Tilden, DR.. Nossaman and wife and
Walter Murray and wife.
Chas. o. Parsons of Clearwater will
conduct big sale of pure bred cattle
and hogs at Anthony, November % and
%. All the popular bresds.
G. Roy Arterburn has rented the
Mounsey property on Walnut Street
and will occupy it while the owners are
enjoying visit in England.
There will be box supper at the Col
lege Hill school house Saturday night,
November 18th, proceeds of which will
be used for the benefit of the school
Lloyd Davis.
A. w. Smiths old family horse turn
ed up his hoofs and babe this old world
adieu last Thursday night. He saw
in the neighborhood of 20 winters and
was faithful nag.
The Thanksgiving turkey is the prop
er subject for discussion these days.
And by the way, turkeys are a rather
stiff price this year-too much Of lux
ury for an ordinary editor.
The home merchant, AS rule can sell
as cheaply as the mail order house when
cost of sending away and transportation
charges are figured. The mail order
business ought to be discouraged.
For Chrysanthemums, Gala, Chinese,
Easter Lilies, Hyacinths. Begonias, &C.
raniums, Ferns. and various house and
window plants, call at the Medicine
Lodge Greenhouse. Visitors always
weleome.-Jno. L. Brady.
The Farmers Elevator Co. ut Coats
is planning to put in -four mill at that
place immediately. That will be good
thing for Goats and the surrounding
wheat territory, which Is as good as
any in America.-Pratt Union.
Geo. Woodward returned last Wed
nesday night from his visit in ELK coun.
~. He says we were right when we said
he was going to stay until he got rid of
his coin. he had just Is cents and one
trouser button left when he got home
The Halloween boys behaved re.
markedly well on Tuesday night of last
week. Very little, if any, property was