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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-01
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Mrs. Myers, widow of Matthias Myers, died
at Jefferson, York county, Pa, last week.
She was in her 9th year, and maintained all
her senses up to the time of her death.
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Galvanized feaclng Wire al prices that have
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Brown Riding Cultivators,
Reed Riding Cultivators,
Hench & Dromgold Riding Guilt
vators,
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OF other good things for the farmer.
We win have all kinds of
FIELD SEEDS in season
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
MoWd Items.
,ped from the News-Review.

Clipped from the News-Revew.
Miss Ella Mathews departed last
week for India, where she will engage
in missionary work.
o. NJ Wilson returned from Wichita
last week and is now with Reese Clark
north of the river and is looking after
improvements be contemplates to make
on his place.
Clarence Mccoy came down from
Lewis, Kas., Saturday to visit his par
ents who are making their home with
Mr.. McCoy's brother near CaprOn at
present. Henry Mccoy has not i'm.
proved much lately.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bisby returned
the end of last week from Minneapolis
where they spent their honeymoon dur.
ing the past month. They, like sensi.
bic young people, will go to hOGsekeep
ing at their future home at Medicine
Lodge.
Percy Potter contemplates to attend
the State Agricultural College at Man
haitian, to pdrsue the industrial course
taught in that institution. Percy is an
apt scholar and his inclinations run in
the line OF mechanics. Mrs. Potter
will make her home at Manhattan dur
ing the time her son is attending col
lege.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
Deerhead Items.

The crops are needing rain in this
vicinity.
G.. G. Cline and S. Y. Carr made a
business trip to Lake City last week.
Forest Jewell was visiting friends IN
Deerhead last Sunday.
Miss Lena Shigley has been visi ting
the Misses Cook the last few days.
Rev. Gilmore has been visiting his
friends the past week.
Mrs. M. F. Casto's children have be-
gun to take music lessons of 1. o. Sher.
rod.
Ice cream every Saturday night al
Deerhead.
Mrs John McGrath and daughter,
Edith, are visiting her sister in Okla
homa.
Mrs. Mary Mccormick was visiting
her sister, Mrs. M. +. Stewart, one day
last week.
Mrs. Vaughn DeGeer's mother is Wis
iting her.
There will be an ice cream social al
Deerhead and the proceeds will go to-
ward buying seats for the church.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
CoidWater Rckups.
From the Coldwater Star.

From the Coldwater Star
j. F. Backus of Harper came out
Saturday and visited until yesterday
morning with the family of B. b.
Daugherty.
Mrs. N. A. Lyle and daughter, Elli-
nor, returned last Saturday from visit
with relatives and friends in Medi cine
Lodge.
Mrs. NJ. E. Estill chaperoned a party
to the natural bridge" in Barber-co.,
last Sunday evening. Misses Ethel
Baker, Mary and Emma Lenertz. Phil.
lip Lenertz, Wilson South, Ralph Long,
Frank Stout and Claude and Robert
Sims composed the party.
Reuben Lake of Lake City made q
business trip to COldwater this week.
He is still the same jolly, hopeful Un-
Gle RUDE" and is kept on the go look
ing after the interests of a cream sep
arator company for which he is general
agent in southern Kansas and in North
ern Oklahoma.
From The Talisman.
+. l.. Gordon was over from Barber
county the first Of the week.
| A law passed by the last congress
which will be of interest to local stock.
men is the one allowing stock in tran
sit to remain in cars SO hours without
unloading, instead or q hours as here
t0fore.
The threshing machines of this cOun
ty are experiencing difficulty in getting
started this year. due to the wet wealth
er. which has kept most OF the Wheal
in an unit condition for tbreshing
! But little wheat has yet been threshed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
LassweN Items

Mrs. z P. Ball visited with Grandma
Ball few days this week.
Mr.. Brown who has been staying
with MIR. Stinnett has been quite sick
the past week.
Geo. Roth is building an addition to
his house.
Mrs. Alice Madden visited with her
sister. Lima Williams, few days last
week.
Aubry Donovan and family have
moved to their new home on the Bailey
rapch.
Wiley Wells father who has had
charge of the ranch for two weeks, ex-
poets to return to his home in Oklaho-
ma the first of the week.
S. S. Modlln was called to Hastings,
Nebraska, last Friday to see his broth
er. Arthur, who was seriously injured
several weeks ago by brake giving
away on an elevator causing him to
fall 60 feet.
If you should happen to see neighbor
Jim hitching up his mules on Sunday
morning to plow be sure and tell him
what day of the week it is. 1t looks
too bad for him TO have the trouble OF
nphitching again.
Yes, Miss L., the ex-mail carrier is
still working hers, but TO cheer up a
sad heart will say to you that Mr.
Critics has new buggy and may bs
seen Mt Deerhead in a few days. You
asked fusl to step to the phone q min
ute. but after reading your request he
gave me to understand that he would
rather be alone when talking to Miss
e.. of Deerhead.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
Sharon Items.

Ed Quick went to Kansas City Mon.
day.
Miss Ruth Good Of Medicine Lodge
visited over Sunday with relatives IN
Sharon.
The carpenters have again resumed
work on the new Catholic church al
| this place.
That rain brought a boy-a ten
pounder-at the home of Sim Wards,
! Wednesday night.
Jake White opened up a barber shop
in the Globs Hotel last Tuesday. Sna
ron now has two BARRIERS.
The wind storm Saturday night blew
down considerable corn aud fruit aud
damaged the wheat stacks.
Very little threshing Is being done in
this vicinity on account of the frequent
showers Fine on the corn, though.
Rev, French and son arrived in Sha.
ron from Pratt. Monday. The young
man will work for Benny Porter this
fall.
Elders French of Pratt and Hamlin
OF Fort Scott have been holding meet
iDgs at the Church Of God the past
week.
at this time it looks like It will be
Bryan and Beckham to lead the Demo.
cratic boss in 1908. But then who
knows?
A visit to Sumner and SedgwIck
counties last week caused us to miss
sending in the news but we enjoyed the
vacation all the same.
Frank Bowman of Versailles Mo. was
visiting his Old friend aud neighbor,
w. L. Elliott,a few days last week. He
left for home Saturday.
After an absence of several DAYS
looking at oceans and oceans' of
wheat 1t seemed good to fellow to get
back to Sharon Valley where we can
see corn and trees.
The broadcast grin we have seen in
many day is worn by Jesse Hogne, all
on account of that boy that came into
their home Monday of last week. DR..
Atwell III attendance.
The two churches merged their SER
vices Sunday in order to MAKE arrange
ments for the county S. 5. convention
to be held in Sharon in August. Ev-
cry thing was done but setting the date.
After thirty years of almost connnu.
Gus wheat growing the farmers of Sum
ner county begin to realize the value
and necessity of fertilizers. They are
beginning to buy manure spreaders and
to SOW cow peas and no more straw
stacks will be burned to get them gu.
OF the way.
Lawson has something good to say
IN August Everybodys, about 1.-The
Muckrakers" which he has been styled
by the corrupt interests. 1t is a
complete answer to all those who stvle
as muckraker anyone who shows up
the acally official who sells out to CAPT
tai, disgraces his Office and betrays the
people.
A blooming young couple got mar
ried last Thursday and the youngsters
thought it would be the proper thing to
'bell'' them in the evening; so crowd
gathered up their old tin pans and hid
them in Chas. Huffer's yard till the
time to use them, but in the meantime
some joker got away with them and all
that was left for making noise was an
old shotgun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
Isabel Items.

From the Herald.
Miss CaIlie Keithly is at home this
week entertaining friends from Medi.
cine Lodge.
After spending a few weeks with her
daughter Mrs. Jacob Stroll returned to
her home In Medicine Lodge.
Mrs. G.. s. Davis received telegram
Friday saying Mr.. Davis was very sick.
She drove to Pratt Friday and took the
first train west. Later news from Mrs.
Days says Gid is very much better.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
Take the Postmas1 er's Word for 1t.

MIR. F. M. Hamilton, postmaster at
Cherryvale, Ind. keeps also stock Of
Of general merchandise and patent med.
lcines. He says; "Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and DiarrhoeaR Remedy Is stand
ard here in its line. 1t never fails to
give satisfaction and we could hardly
afford to be without IT," For sale by J..
r. Young Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
Miscellaneous Column.

WANTED, by Chicago wholesale and mail
w order house, assistant manager imam or
woman) for this county and adjoining terri
tory. Salary $40 and expenses paid weekly;
expense money advanced. Work pleasant,
position permanent. No investment or ex-
periencs required. Spare time valuable.
Write at once for full particulars and enclose
self-addressed envelope.
THE A. b. 7. A., Sub. Order No. 1874. Shar-
i on. Kansas, will pay . reward of 500 for
the conviction of any pereon guilty of grand
larceny and SIS for petty larceny of mem
bers of No. 1S4. This offer is bona fde and
fully guaranteed By the members of the or
der. Notice is also hereby given that hunt
ing or trespassing ON lands owred or con-
trolled by members OF this association il
forbidden under penalty of iaw-J. r. Dun
kin, President. a. g. Pelton. secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

". "A. Ouutok 6IIlv6O lIOm lill0OIe
last Thursday to look after Barber
county interests.
Mrs. NJ. E. Morlan was very serious
ly Ill few days last week but is now
reported much better.
The Modern Woodmen will meet in
the 40. U. W. hall tonight. It is the
duty of every member OF this camp to at.
tend.
Mrs. John Dollar of Enid, OK, arriv.
ed on Saturday to visit her daughters,
Mrs. z. A. Pinkerton aud Mrs. Il. A.
Tedrow.
Miss Emma Farley returned Friday
from Emporia where she has been at
tending the musical department of the
State Normal.
Mrs. Geo. Larkin of Deerhead re-.
turned from her spring and summer
visit in Cleveland. Ohio, last Friday.
She has fully recovered her good health.
T. G. Clark, formerly of this city,
writes Warldon Chase that he is putting
up two large concrete blocks at Rock.
ford, Washington. Tim seems to he do.
ing well in the Northwest.
Bud McCracken has another Young
democrat at his house in Elwood town
ship. The stork visited the McCrack-
en- home July 18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Cracker have family of five boys and
one girl.
We're glad the Independent is what
Its name jmplies-else we might be call.
ed upon to run some of Tom McNeal's
political boiler plate" which, even in
Republican papers looks bad enough
Attica Independent.
G. NJ. Martin completed threshing
his wheat on Tuesday of last week.
The fold that was plowed averaged 1911
bushels per acre while the one sown on
barley stubble yielded only bushels.
He sold the crop for So cents per bushel.
George Hendrickson bought $50 head
of John Fralich's steers last week, fol :.
lowing which Noble & Tlncher got an
Injunction In the probate court restrain.
ing him from selling any more property
while Mrs. Fralich's suit for divorce is
pending
The joke is on Lee Chaplin, Roy
Flint and Jim Gallagher. They want.
ed to be certain not to miss the Sunday
morning early special to Wichita and
slept in the Office of j. ID. Mathews
livery barn in order to be near to the
depot. They also procured an alarm
clock and set it to ring them at q. m.
But the boys were alarm proof. They
"slept on' in spite of railroad whistles
and alarm clocks and did not wake un.
til Old Sol was up and doing business.
The next time they want to get up ear.
ly they will employ good porter.
When J. M. Hall and wife went to
Barber county they bought what was
known all over that section of the state
as the tom Edes ranch.' During
the days prior to the boom Mr.. Edes
was reputed as one of the wealthiest
men in Barber county but he finally
went broke, the Mortgage Company
took his land and he drifted away from
the county. Some three weeks ago he
returned to the county. visited among
friends for awhile but one Sunday
morning, arose early. took a dose of
strychnine and laid down and died. It
had developed that be was practically
penniless and the county poor house
seemed to be the only alter native.-
Lyons Republican.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

w. A. Shuler arrived from Illinois
last Thursday to look after Barber
county interests.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Mrs. M. E. Morlan was very serious.
ly i'll few days last week but is now
reported much better.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Mrs. John Dollar of Enid, Ok, arrlv-
ed on Saturday to visit her daughters,
Mrs. T. A. Pinkerton aud Mrs. a.. A.
Tedrow.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

George Hendrickson bought $50 head
of John Fralich's steers last week, fol :
lowing which Noble & Tlncher got an
Injunction In the probate court restrain.
ing him from selling any more property
while Mrs. Fralich's suit for divorce is
pending
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

The Modern Woodmen will meet in
the 40. Z. w. hall tonight. It is the
duty of every member OF this camp to at
tend.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

We're glad the Independent is what
Its name implies-else we might be call.
ed upon to run some of Tom McNeal's
political boiler plate" which, even in
Republican papers looks bad enough
Attica Independent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Bud McCracken has another young
democrat at his house in Elwood town
ship. The stork visited the McCrack-
en- home July 14th. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cracker have family of five boys and
one girl.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Miss Emma Farley returned Friday
from Emporia where she has been at.
tending the musical department. of the
State Normal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

e. M. Martin completed threshing
his wheat on Tuesday of last week.
The fold that was plowed averaged 1911
bushels per acre while tie one sown on
barley stubble yielded only 4 bushels.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

L. G. Clark, formerly of this city,
writesWarldon Chase that he is putting
up two large concrete blocks at Rock.
ford, Washington. Tim seems to he do.
ing well in the Northwest.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25

Mrs. Geo. Larkin of Deerhead re.
turned from her spring and summer
visit in Cleveland. Ohio, last Friday
She has fully recovered her good health,
The Washington times., 1906-04-27
ODD FELLOWS OBSERVE
ORDERS ANNIVERSARY
District Lodges Celebrate Eighty sew
enCh Birthday of Organization
With Banquet

The eighty-seventh anniversary Of
the founding Of the Order OF Ode Eel
lows was celebrated by ;he member
OF the organization in the District last
rIght at their headquarters. with ca
tory. music and i banquet
The hall vas handsomely decorated
with cut flowers. plants. and banners
and at Tie conclusion Of the enterf..i n
ment reception was held by tic l0-
cal officers.
The address Of welcome was made
by + W. Bradford. grand master in
the District. He told Of the growth OF
the order from five members in 1913
to its present strength OF nearly a mil
3Ou and q half.
Representative J. T. Lloyd. OF Mis-
souri,. spoke OF the cardinal principles
OF the order. friendship. love. and
truth
Doing the evening several selections
were sung by the TakOma chorus, COM
posed Of fifty voices. under the direC-
ton OF J. ". Drye. The committee OF
arrangements was composed OF Messrs.
A R NermilliOn. r D Seifert. D d
Lore. and 7. J. Gates.
The Washington times., 1906-04-27
Girls to Give a Luncheon.

The young ladies Of the fourth year
class at the Central School have pre-
pared a luncheon which will be served
TO the members Of the debating teams
and other pupils Of the fourth year class
as well as the visiting rooters after
the debate The committee on arrange
ments is making a strenuous effort to
have dancing in the drill hall Of the
school after the debate. II that IS ac-
complished the aftermath Of the con-
test on the upper floor Of the big build
ing VIII be either season of rejoicing
or consolation according TO the way the
decision goes in the drill hall in the
basement.
The Washington times., 1906-04-27
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
ARRANGE ENCANPNE
Interesting Program Planned for Event
Which Will Be Inaugurated by
President Roosevelt.

The annual encampment Of the United
Spanish War Veterans will be held in
Washington during the week of Octo-
bor S. The time was fixed by President
Roosevelt. at the request OF the mem
bers Of the association. that he might
find an opportunity TO take part in the
exercises
Invitations have been issued by the
committee 10 all members or the asso-
citation throughout the country.
One OF the principal things which has
been decided upon is a parade, which
is to be participated in by all Spanish
War Veterans who attend the encamp-
ment. a battalion of Cuban troops,
United states troops. national guards
men, and Old soldiers of the civil war.
To these fighters Of modern times will
be added "a detail of Minute Men, in
their continental uniform, representing a
period in the country's history which
meant so much to America.
President Roosevelt. who IS expected
TO open the encampment. will receive
the soldiers at a special reception in
the White House, and there will be an
excursion TO Mt Nernop.
II Is proposed 70 hold the encamp-
ment on the grounds south OF the White
House.