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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
STORY OF LINCOLN'S WATCH.

Several weeks ago Postmaster
Titus noticed a statement in a
newspaper saying that President
Lincoln had his watch repaired by
a Washington jeweler at the break
ing out of the civil war in 1861 and
that in it the jeweler made the fol-
lowing inscription:
Washington. April 13. 1861.
"The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead.
Thank God we have President who at least
will try"
The paper stated that the watch
is still in possession of Robert T..
Lincoln of Chicago, the martyred
presidents son. Mr.. Titus did not
have much confidence in the state
ment, but out of curiosity he wrote
to Mr.. Lincoln concerning it, with
little faith that his letter would in
terest Lincoln sufficiently to answer
;, it, but few days ago he received
a reply to his inquiry. Mr.. Lin
coin said that after receiving Capt.
Titus letter he had the watch care
fully examined by a Chicago jew
eler and he found inscriptions a lit
tie different than that contained in
the newspaper clipping, but the in
scriptions were nevertheless there
and he had never known it before.
Three different inscriptions were
found, as follows:
Washington. April 10, 1S6l
Thank God we have a government.
John Ill. Dillon"
Jonathan Dillon
April b. 1861
Fort Sumter was attacked by the rebels on
the above date.
u. Dillon,
L. E. Gross
Sept. 1854, Wash. ID. c.
JEFF Davis
1t is worth noticing that this
historical curio was brought to pub
lie notice after being in lethargy
forty-Glve years and Medicine Lodge
claims distinction in that Post
master Titus was the first man to
bring it to the attention of the
immortal Presidents son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
CHARLEY JARRETT INSANE.

Charley jarrett was adjudged in
sane before Probate Judge Gleason
On Friday. A commission OF
physicians composed of Drs. T. A.
Coleman, w. H. Moore and S. Ko-
ciell made the investigation. He
will be sent to the insane asylum
as soon as admission is granted by
the authorities.
The patients hallucination con-
sists principally in an impression
that he is being pursued by people
for the purpose of killing him. AT
times he becomes violent and
threatens to do great injury to his
folks. He struck his father and
wife on different occasions.
Since going south he was mar
ried and his wife came home with
HIM and is assisting in looking af-
ter his needs pending his admis-
sion to the asylum.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
COLORED LADIES QUARREL.

On Monday Mary Edwards swore
out warrant for the arrest of Eva
McByers on a charge of assault.
Both ladies are colored people.
The trouble occurred near the old
river bridge on the southwestern
edge Of town. Mrs. Edwards claims
that her assailant went after her
with butcher knife, struck her
with the butt end but did not cut
her. The McByers woman admits
having the knife but says she did
not strike her with it. She took it
with her in order to elk the Ed
wards woman provided she got
smart.
The fuss arose over some dark
town gossip. The defendant claims
that the Edwards woman had
talked about her. and she armed
herself with the standard Ethiopian
weapon and started towards the
Edwards home determined to Sc
cure retraction but before she got
there the two met and claShed.
The arrest followed on Monday
morning.
When the case was first called
the defendant entered a plea of not
guilty but later at the suggestion
of the county attorney she changed
her plea to guilty amidst copious
tears. Judge Collins was moved
to sympathy and assessed the low
est penalty,-S1 I and costs,amount-
ing in alto $S.4o.
Following the courts decision
Eva dug up a bottle of carbolic
acid and declared her intention of
imbibing it in order to get out Of
this wicked world and vale of tears
but her husband was there to pre-
vent the tradegy and took the
deadly potion away from her, with
struggle, and gave it to Sheriff
Haun. He also paid the fine and
costs on condition that she would
leave and go home to her folks
She agreed to do so.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
MATRIMONIAL.
WINTERS. .TROTTER.

Harry H. Winters of Montgom-
cry county, Kansas, and Florence
E. Trotter, daughter of A. ]. Trot-
ter and wife of this county, were
united in marriage last Wednesday,
May p, 1906, at the summer home
of the brides parents in Eagle
township.
Miss Trotter was one of Medi
cine Lodges most cordial and ac-
complished young ladies. She was
the salutatorian of the 1906 gradu-
ating class of the city high school
and on the occasion of her gradu-
alton won the admiration of the
vast audience.
Her numerous Barber county
friends trust that the fortunate
groom is entirely worthy of her
hand and heart.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
STROLL FARLEY.

Jacob Stroll, postmaster of Isa-
bel, and Miss Martha Farley,
daughter of ]. B. Farley and wife
residing nine miles north of this
city, were married in Wichita last
Wednesday, May 23rd. The groom
is one of the leading republican
politicians of this county and his
bride is daughter of one of the
best democrats that ever lived and
in addition to that is one of the
county's most popular young la
dies and efficient school teachers
and counts her friends by scores.
We hope she will lead her hus-
band into the paths of politi cal
rectitude.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
BREIGER-HALL

From the Roswell Daily Record
OF the 2Ist inst, we clip the fol,
lowing account of the marriage oi
Miss Edna Hall, daughter of D. G.
Hall, formerly of this city:
''Mr. Geo. D. Breiger and Miss
Edna Hall were united in marriage
at II o'clock this morning at the
residence of the officiating minis
ter, Elder c. c. Hill, pastor of the
Christian church. This is quite a
popular young couple, and their
marriage was great surprise to
their friends. Mr.. Breiger is pre-
scription clerk at the Pecos Valley
Drug Store, while Miss Hall is the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
G. Hall, of this city. She is choris-
ter at the Christian church and
one of Roswell's sweetest singers. ="
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
HORSES BURNED.

Chas. and Dell Morgan loaded
two cars of horses at the Santa Fe
stock yards last Saturday for ship
ment to the Kansas City market.
When the train got almost to Wei.
llngton the mail clerk discovered
one of the cars on fire. The train
was Immediately stopped and the
IRE was put out. 1t is supposed
the tlre was started by a spark from
the engine which ignited the straw
bedding in the car. One horse was
severely burned underneath and on
the back legs, and number of the
tails of several others were nearly
burned off. The officials car was
IN the train and they were witnesses
OF the fire,and an immediate settle
ment was made. The company al
lowed $3.50 for the horse burned
and took the animal, and SIS for
the other damage. The fire was
not discovered any too soon, as
the fire was blazing up to the
horses bellies by the time the
train was stopped-Harper Advo-
cate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
MIR. and Mrs. w. r. FORSYTH !

Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Forsyth en-.
tertained number of young people
at their home on Lincoln avenue
ON Wednesday evening, May a4th
in honor of their niece, Miss Gran.
ston. The house was prettily deco.
rated with roses, and the greater
part OF the time was spent in un.
ravelling a musical romance. Mu.
Sic, both vocal and instrumental.
added to the pleasure of the even
ing. Dainty refreshments were
served with Maple Leaf, one Of
the Canadian Nation al Emblems
as a place card.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
RAILROADRRS IN COURT.

A railroad outfit in a community
makes business for everybody and
the court and peace officers get
their share of it. During the past
week six of them have been called
before either the police Judge or
justice of the peace to answer to
different charges.
On. Tuesday of last week Dave
Warner, one of the contractors.and
one of his men, Sam Roach, got in
to an alteration in or near the
Peoples bank. Luke Chapin vol
unteered to be peace officer for the
emergency and hoisted several of
the crowd out into the street and
stopped all trouble. A few mo-
ments later City Marshal Stock
still appeared on the scene and in
vited Warner and Roach to appear
before His Honor, Judge Geo. w.
Stevens and answer to a charge of
disturbing the peace. They did so
and were fined S. and costs each.
They appealed to the district court.
A. L. Noble is defending them.
On Thursday Pat Mcdonald and
Fred Clark, the two bogus check
men whom Sheriff Haun captured
at and near El Reno the previous
week, had their preliminary before
Justice Collins: They were bound
over to the October term of court
and their bond fixed at $3.50 each.
They have so far failed to give the
required bail and are boarding
with the sheriff.
In the same case three witnesses
were required to give bail for their
appearance to testify. The amount
in each instance was fixed at $50
which was given. The witnesses
are Jack Cochran, T. L. Hurley
and Owen Ward, also railroad
graders.
On Monday ]. c. Gillett, COM
monty called "Jolley,' and Frank
Daniels, the two men who were ar
rested when the bogus checks. were
first discovered, had their prelimi-
nary. They were able to secure
bail shortly after their arrest and
were not long confined in jail. On
account of the absence of some
of the defendant Gillett's witnesses
a recess was taken until June 9Th.
Daniels who was given his liberty
on his own bond of $500, did not
show up and could not be located.
His bond was declared forfeited
and bench warrant was issued.
It he is found he will have two
charges to contend with.
A. L. Noble represents the de-
PENDANTS in each of these forgery
cases.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
CHILDREN'S DAY.

The Bible school at the Chris.
tan church will celebrate Chill
drens' Day on Sunday evening, June
3rd, 1906, when the children will
entertain the audience with recita-
tons and songs. Keep this event
IN mind and favor the children
with a large attendance and a larg-
er Offering for foreign Missions
Superintendent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
NEW POSTAL RULING.

A new ruling from the postoffice
department has just been made
public that is of interest to rural
route patrons. On and after July
first, carriers will not be required
to stop and open boxes to collect
mail, unless signal is displayed
to indicate that the box contains
mail to be collected. No special
design of signal is required. Any
inexpensive device may be used
that will answer the purpose of at
tracing the attention of the car
rier.-Anthony Bulletin.
For SALE-One Champion bin
der, seven-foot cut, harvested 24o
acres.-A, T. Tincher, ? miles
southeast of Sharon
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
BURNS-CHAMBERLAIN.

Roy F. Burns of Nippawa LA
township and Maude M. Chamber
lain of Hazelton township were
married in this city on Thursday,
the 18th, inst, Probate Judge Glea-
son officiating. They are both
energetic, worthy young people and
have many we'll wishing friends in
the vicinity of Hazelton with whom
the Index Joins in extending felici-
tations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Note from the diamond: John.
ny's mother told him that she
would let him go to the ball
game Saturday afternoon if he
would go to church with her on
Sunday. When asked if he didn't
prefer the church he said he couldn't
see much difference, except at the
one the minister called out fo1
everyone to "Stand up for Jesus .
and at the other, when he stood up,
everybody yelled, "For Christ's
sake sit DOWN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
HALL-ROMIG.

John ]. Hall and Lizzie O.Romig
OF Sharon township were united in
marriage on Sunday, the 27th inst.
The bride is a daughter of F. w.
Romig and wife, formerly of this
city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS OFFICERS.

Delphia Lodge, K. of p. elected
the following officers at their meet
ing Monday night:
c. c., Geo. B. Brandon.
V. c., ]. E. Woodward.
Prelate, c. E. Thompson.
K. of R. & S., ]. H. Minick.
NJ. of F., Waldron Chase.
M. of E., Jas. Dobbs.
NJ. of W., U. c. Herr.
M. at A, F. J. Cartan.
|. G., ]. H. Woodward.
Q. G., ]. c. Walstad.
Installation first Monday night
in July.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Guilford Davis returned home
from the military Academy at Mex
ico, Mo-, which he had been at.
tending, Saturday
For SALE-House of s rooms
within 3 blocks of postoAice. Well
and city water.-E. E. Hagerman,
Medicine Lodge, Kans.
Mrs. G. R. Taylor has returned
home from Beaver county, Ok,
where she was called by the serious
illness of her daughter, Mrs. A. D.
Mcclure. She left her out of danger.
Frank Buck and Henry Bond
who were in Jail at Alva charged
with cattle stealing were acquitted
last week. Buck is wanted on a
similar charge here and at Wood.
ward.
Jim Hewitt had his motor bicy-
Gle in town Sunday. The'scritter"
got frisky while jumping a street
crossing and brought the driver
down pretty hard on the ground.
No damages.
c. w. Wilson and wife departed
Saturday for a visit at Guthrie Ok.
Dick will return home the latter
part of the week but Mrs. Wilson
will remain longer to visit at diff
ferent points in Oklahoma.
c. Pittman of Derby an old
friend of H. T. and Uncle Dick
Woodward visited with the former
last week-Wednesday until Sat-
urday. Mr.. Pittman is an old Sold
ier. He and Uncle Dick Wood.
ward served in the same regiment.
He stopped at Harper to visit his
comrade.
Fuller S. Runyan, wilc~ lie
boy arrived on Friday to visit with
his brother, ]. S. Runyan,and wife.
Their home is at Paw Paw, Illi-
nois, but they spent the winter at
Los Angeles and they are now on
their return. Mr.. Runyan was
Medicine Lodge citizen in her
early days.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
COMPARISONS ARE oDIous.

For several years the city of Is.
abel has been claiming to riva
Sharon as town and it had al
ways been the opinion of many of
the people acquainted with both
towns that there was reason for the
claim, but if the valuations Of town
lots returned by the respective trus-
tees are to be taken as criterion
Isabel is very small potatoes. The
aggregate value of town lots in
Sharon is $1o,386 while in Isabel
it is $I,S2S, making Isabels asses
sed realty valuation only seventeen
and six-tenths per cent or a trife
more than one-sixth as great as
Sharon's. Comparative popula-
tlons are not obtainable for the
reason that the trustee of Valley
township, in which Isabel is locat-
ed, has not yet found time to take
the enumeration.
Our candid opinion is that Isa-
bel is a much better little town
than the trustee shows it to be and
the people of that town as we'll as
the people of Valley township have
a right to demand better service.
According to the valuations of
town lots returned to the county
clerks office by the different asses.
sors, Medicine Lodges valuation
comes within $6,o15 of being as
great as the combined valuations
OF all the cities and towns in Bar
Der county. 1t is greater than the
valuation of both Kiowa and Haz.
elton and only lacks $572 of being
as great as Kiowa, Hazelton and
Shar.-
The valuations of the different
town lots is as follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

A new republican candidate for
sheriff was sprung last week. He
resides in north Sharon township
and has been up to the pie counter
before and called it good. Reports
are that the bosses have entered in
to an agreement to deliver the
nomination to him on the ground
that none of the other announced
candidates is good timber. 1t wax
eth warm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
ST. MARKS CHURCH.

Holy Communion, II a. m.
Evening Prayer.
At the request Of Bishop Gris-
void the offertory on this day will
be devoted to assisting the church
in San Francisco which suffered so
terribly by the recent earthquake.
A ball is advertised at the opera
house tomorrow night.
Wall paper at Adams g. Co.'S
The very latest and all qualities.
For SALE-5oo bushels of Orange
Cane SEEDS. w. Alfred & Son,
Sharon, Kansas.
Kramer's Wanda, high patent
flour, is the best in the market.
Sold by H. D. Fair.
Miss Rena Noble of Alva arrived
Saturday to visit about a week
with friends in the city.
People say that the finest grocer
les in town are at H. T. Wood
wards & Sons. Phone 38.
Seward |. Field put in a sub
stantial steel and cement fence at
his residence the first of the week.
| have several good Registered
Hereford Bulls for sale. They can
be seen at my place near Medicine
Lodge. V. S. Cook.
For SALE-A new 4-room cot
tage with bath, in splendid loca-
tion. Easy payments. Address
M. N. Sample, Jacksonville, Ind.
Will Lusk and wife and the baby
came over from Anthony Friday
night to visit with relatives. Will
returned Monday. Mrs. Lusk will
remain a short time.
]. S. Warnstaff of Lake City
went from this point to Enid Mon
day to attend to some business
matters. He expects to be home
the latter part of the week,
When you are figuring on a sew
ing machine remember that the
New Royal and the New Home
are the leaders. No others as
good. Adams & Co. sell them.
The friends of Judge Lacy are
glad to know that his improve
ment continues. The indications
are that he will soon gain the use
of his limbs again and will then be
able to walk.
c. B. Currie and wife expect to
leave on an overland trip to New
Mexico the 18th ult., to visit dur
ing the following month. Ralph
Currie is taking care of the big
ranch in the territory.
Little Waldron FAIR, three years
of age, fell on the porch last We'd
nesday and broke his left arm above
the wrist. DR.. Donovan was call
ed to set it and there will be no
bad results after the mend.
Speaking about Incubators, when
you get tired of the one you have
go to Chase Hdw. Cos. and get
one that is guaranteed to do the
work. No sitting up nights or
worry; it is self adjusting-just
feed it litt le oil once a day and
watch results.
The railroad assessments were
completed by the state board last
week. All of the big companies
were increased in point of valua-
tion except the M. K. & T. 1t
was lowered S125,2eo. Itappears
that Gov. Hoch is still flirting
with katy
A new republican candidate for
sheriff was sprung last week. He
resides in north Sharon township
and has been up to the pie counter
before and called it good. Reports
are that the bosses have entered in
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

y st. Marks Guild will give lawn
social at the residence of F. B..
Chaplin on Saturday evening of
next week, June 9Th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Kramer's Wanda, high patent.
-four, is the best in the market
Sold by H. D. Fair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

The railroad assessments were
completed by the state board last
week. All of the big companies
were increased in point of valua-
tion except the M. K. & T. 1t
was lowered $125,2eo. Itappears
that Gov. Hoch is still flirting
with katy
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Speaking about Incubators, when
you get tired of the one you have
go to Chase Hdw. Cos. and get
one that is guaranteed to do the
work. No sitting up nights or
worry; it is self adjusting-just
feed it a LITTLE oil once day and
watch results.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Guilford Davis returned home
from the military Academy at Mex
lco, Mo-, which he had been at
tending, Saturday
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

For SALE-House of 5 room:
within 3 blocks of postoffice. Well
and city water.-E. E. Hagerman
Medicine Lodge, Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Saturday evenings Wichita Bea-
con contains the following build
ing note:
&c. Q. Chandler has purchased
from the Hartford Western Land
Co., one of the choice building sites
on College Hill. The plot of
ground is located on the corner of
Clifton and Maple avenues. Mr..
Chandler is to build a residence
there, in the near future. The pur-
chase price for the ground was
$500"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

There is renewed activity in
the Great Bend & Gulf railroad,
but if the Kansas City Journal
knows whereof it speaks it will
miss Medicine Lodge. The Journ-
al builds the road from Pratt south
east through Sawyer to Harper.
The surveyors are now at work in
Barton county. We are going to
keep on hoping that it will come
our way.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Little Waldron FAIR, three years
of age, fell on the porch last We'd
nesday and broke his left arm above
the wrist. DR.. Donovan was call
ed to set it and there will be no
bad results after the mend.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Mrs. G. R. Taylor has returned
home from Beaver county, Ok,
where she was called by the serious
illness of her daughter, Mrs. A. D.
Mcclure. She left her out of danger
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Wall paper at Adams g. CO.
The very latest and all qualities.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

A ball is advertised at the opers
house tomorrow night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

Seward |. Field put in a sub
stantial steel and cement fence at
his residence the first of the week
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

c. B. Currie and wife expect to
leave on an overland trip to New
Mexico the 18th ult., to visit dur
ing the following month. Ralph
Currie is taking care of the big
ranch in the territory.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30

People say that the finest grocer
les in town are at H. 7. Wood
wards & Sons. Phone 80.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-09-01
TERRIFIC transform.
Houses Flooded and People Rescued
BY Firemen.

Kansas City.-A terrific rainstorm
prevailed in Kansas City and in this
vicinity early Thursday, causing more
or less serious damage. In Kansas
City 500 inches Of water fell, a record
for the time-three hours and half.
Low lying lands were flooded and the
police and fire departments were
called upon to rescue persons from
Easements in Little Italy, in the north
end Of town, and in the east and west
bottoms, where the water entered
many small houses. Several down
town Easements were flooded and
goods damaged. Trees were stripped
OF their foliage and hundreds OF spar.
rows were killed.
At Elmwood cemetery, FIVE miles
east Of the business district, serious
damage was done.
At Kansas City, Kan. and at Ar.
mourdale and Argentine, Kan, across
the line from here, much damage was
suffered by railroads, wholesale
houses and packing houses, and sew.
eral families had to be taken from
their homes by firemen.