Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19

NO. 9
Kramer's Wanda, high patent
flour, is the best in the market.
Sold by H. D. Fair.
V.S Cooks is a good place to
TRADE. His goods are RIGHT.
his prices are RIGHT and his clerks
will treat you RIGHT.
Miss Lizzie Cole of Augusta, Ok.
is visiting her uncle, r. R. Froman,
and family. She arrived last We'd
nesday.
Miss Mary MacGregor returned
home from Wichita, where she has
been attending commercial college,
Friday. On Monday she began
work as stenographer in Seward l.
Fields law offices.
Rev. A. A. Parker, formerly of
this city, writes to the Central
Christian Advocate from Camp
Baroda, India: 'Mrs. Parker and
myself are both we'll and in love
with India and our work."
Through the courtesy of Senator
Longs secretary, Mr.. Faxon, the
Index received on Monday an up
to-date u. S. map. 1t is a pretty
handy thing to have around an Of
| flee.
Jas. Dobbs and wife returned
home from their pleasure trip to
Colorado Friday night. Jim says
IT Colorado is ahead of this part of
the country very far he failed to de-
teCt it. ss
Jim and Ed Taliaferro are both
down with intermittent fever at the
home of their parents, R. ]. Talia-
ferro and wife three miles east of
town. DR.. Moore is attending
them. Jim's case is reported to be
quite obstinate but Ed is rapidly
improving.
c. Q. Chandler and family have
gone to Wichita for the summer.
Mr.. Chandler has taken personal
charge of his bank there while his
associate in business, E. E. Master
man, is enjoying an outing at. a
western summer resort in the inter-
eSf of hic u,;fo'c ba,I+b
Samuel Griffin and wife depart
ed Saturday night for months
recreation on the Pacific coast, at
San Rafael, California. During
MIR. Griffin's absence, he has ar
ranged with other attorneys of the
city to take care of the county
attorneys business.
Judge John Thos. Porter, u. S.
Commissioner, of Grand Ridge.
Florida, spent Sunday in the city
with his friend, Rev. w. M. Covert.
The two have been friends for
many years. Judge Porter is the
father of State Senator Porter of
this state. Glad to be honored
with visit from one SO distin-
guished.
DR.. Burgson caught five pound
channel catfish at Elm Mills one
day last week and he is prouder
than the proverbial small boy with
his first pair of red top boots. Some
OF Docs friends say he took advan-
tage OF the fish, finding it helpless
In shallow water, while Others saw
he scooped it into a sack while snipe
hunting, but Doc SAYS it was a
straight honest catch with hook
and line and offers to make good
with the long green if necessary.
Editor Clark Conklin of the Ly-
ons Republican, accompanied by
his son, Glenn, and his daughter.
Miss Clark, is visiting Barber coun-
ty relatlves-the Stone families and
M. Hall and family. Mr.. Conk-
lin owns nearly section of Barber
county land and while his wheat
this year will not make him a for
tune, he doesn't indicate that he is
at all dissatisfied. He is the only,ed-
ltor who will pass for a capitalist
with whom we have the good
fortune to be acquainted.
An unmerciful roast on the Index
is due, through the columns of the
Medicine Lodge Cresset, the. latter
part of this week. 1t is to be the
combined effort of several talents
representing several professions yet
the Index could easily guess the in
lfI9lC Of tho rao1 x,,r,%o~ IT,