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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
MAHAsA.s m,nsrRELs.
A Large and Weti-Pteased Crowd ak
the New Crawford.

Mahara's Minstrels at the Crawford
as crowd pullers certainly justified
the claims made for them and the
nouse was sold and standing room
was being bought early yesterday,
evening. Not one OF the large crowd
but win say that the show fuHy full
filled the claim made for it. that It is
one of the best organizations Of a
similar type on the road. Mahara's
Minstrels are, beyond a doubt. one
of the best. if not the very best. mir
strel troups that have appeared Ia Ek
Paso in years.
The form. get-up and program of
the minstrels is just sufficiently diver
sified from the ordinary run of mia
strel shows TO give it the spice. snap
and ginger of an entirely new sort
of show. In general get.up the show,
is modelled something after q musical
comedy. with the exception of tho
time-honored FIRST part" which re-;
mains unchanged in form, but glitter,
ingly new In composition.
The troupe carries a magnificent
bunch OF negro voices. and not one
weak point in the entire aggregation
serves as a disappointment. Funny.
George Taylor kept the crowd con-
vulsed with laughter during the en-
tire time he was before the audience.
HIS simplest move or gesture was q
signal for uproarous laughter from the
crowd, and his song. "I'll Be Back in
Minute. but I've Got to Go Now,
made the hit Of the season. and called
for repeated encores.
Time Ousley, "the crazy comedian.
In song apd .monologue. stood nearly
as high as did Taylor In the .estima :.
tion OF the audience. and he vas re-
called repeatedly. In the second part
his monologue was exceptionally cley-
er and roundly applauded.
Cheyenne opening the second
part OF the minstreis. and participated
In by six singers and dancers, lead
by Lucille Collins, savored OF the
musical comedy and was very fine.
Among the songs sung. with the ex..
ception OF &C. it Is safe to
say that not in FL Paso
heard one Of them before. They were
all new. snappy and OF the meiodiouy
coon. variety so popular always.
Mahara's, Minstreis will be the bill
at the matinee today at the Crawford
And again tonight. and The Times Be.
speaks Tor them an even iatger crowd, 4
X possible. than that which iAst night
sat and stood through the eAtife per-
formance, without the slightest sis11
u fatigue.
Fl paco Tirnec
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
MATRIMONIAL.

Herbert Hobble OF Sharon and
Miss Mary MacGregor of this city
were married in Wichita, Kansas,
on Wednesday, December Io, 1906.
The secret was we'll kept by both
of them and while their friends
were not greatly surprised very few
if any knew the day when the event
should occur.
Mr.. Hobble is cashier of the Sha-
ron Valley State Bank and directs
practically all the affairs of the
business. Since taking charge of
it he has demonstrated marked
ability and has made the Sharon
Valley Bank one of the strong f.
nancial institutions of southern
Kansas. He has the happy facul-
ty of making a friend of every
body with whom he comes in con-
tact, always cordial, and possesses
a character that at once inspires
public confidence.
Miss MacGregor is the fourth
daughter of Col. and Mrs. John
MacGregor. She has been brought
up in Barber county and has resid-
ed in and near this city for the past
twelve years Her pleasant dispo-
sition, her eminent educational
and social attainments and her
cordial nature have endeared her
to scores of friends who rejoice at
her good fortune in choosing so
we'll and so wisely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobble enter into
their new and mutual responsible
ties under most favorable star
and their friends confidently hope
and believe that their skies will
continue to reflect luster upon them
and that the success of the present
may multiply.
They will be at home at Sharon,
Kansas.
Albert Rush and Grace E. Nc.
Guire, both of Sharon, Kansas, we5e
United in marriage at the home OF
the brides parents, Wednesday,
December 10, 1906, at 6;3o p. m.
elder P. L. French of Pratt spoke
clhpimpressive words that bound
The heats of the young people to.
gether. Many we'll wishing friends
numbering about seventy, were
present to witness the ceremony
and the happy couple received
many beautiful and valuable pres.
ents for which they are very CRATE
full.
The groom is one of the prosper
Gus young farmers of Sharon val.
ley and the bride is the daughter
T. J. NJ cGuire and wife and is a
young lady of countless virtues who
enjoys the esteem of all who have
the privilege of her acquaintance
The friends of this popular young
couple are delighted for the oppor-
tunity to extend compliments and
good wishes.
Clarence A. Snoddsrly of Wei.
lington and Pluma B. Currie Of
Woodward, Ok, were married al
Kiowa on Sunday, December 23rd
The groom is a son of A. A. Snod
derly Of Kiowa and Mrs. ]. A. Nc
DanN of Wellington.
VIM. G. Mcpherson of Upton,
Mo-, and Gertrude McBroom OF
Hazelton were married on Christ
mas day. The ceremony took
place at the home of the brides
parents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

The Whist Club was entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Griffin
Friday night. Mrs. Wright Terry.
won the prize, her score being nine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Mrs. L. A. Rudolph went to Kio-
wa Monday to spend Christmas
with the family of K. F. Rudolph.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

District Clerk Rackley returned
from his visit with his mother in
Oklahoma last Wednesday: Dur.
ing his absence E. E. McClearey
took care of his official duties.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Lis your Land or town property,
II you want to sell, with Jas. Dobbs
during the next three weeks. See
lam if you want to buy. Office
Kansas avenue east.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Gordon Smith of Elwood town.
ship took the three ranks in Py-
thianism Saturday night, and will
be one of the boys when they insti :
tute a lodge at Kiowa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Great bargains at Cooks De-
sale.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Harry Stevens returned home
from Wichita Monday night, and,
as stated last week, his eye has been
fully restored. Our mention last
week of Mr.. Stevens treatment
might have been construed into an
injustice to the home physician,
DIR. Coleman, and it is proper to
say that the physician at Wichita
did not change the treatment at all.
and found no fault with the way in
which the case had been handled,
but on the contrary complimented
the home physician very highly
Mr.. Stevens went to Wichita on
DR.. Coleman's advice who in
abundance of caution felt that he
should have the best of care pos
sible, in a hospital where -every
convenience is available. He went
back to the hospital again to-
day but does not think he will be
obliged to remain there long.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

TAKEN UP-A light red dehorned
COW branded 2 N L (connected) on
left hip, upper bit in left ear, crop
and swallow fork in right. Own
er can have her by paying charges.
E. H. Fitzgerald, P. O. Kiowa,
Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

w. H. McCague and family went
to Alva Saturday to be sure to set
their names ia the roaster for a
good Christmas dinner at the home
of ]. D. Pursell and wife, Mrs. Nc
Cague's parents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

The box supper recently given
at College Hill to raise funds to
apply on Rev. Wards salary, was
well attended and a nice little sum
was raised. The boxes sold rea-
sonably well and everybody enjoy
ed the evening.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Go to Collins Candy Kitchen
for your home made Xmas candies.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

A letter from Arthur P. Parker
of Chicago states that he is now
employed as cartoonist on the
Chicago Live Stock World. Ar.
thur is certainly equal te the job.
We congratulate him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Twenty-three turkeys were dis
posed of at the Gun Club shoot at
the fair grounds Friday last. The
Club did not get much more than
cost out of them, however.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Miss Annie Bell, assistant princi-
pal in our public schools, is spend
ing her vacation with home folks
in Winfield.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Poland China male pigs for sale.
Very fine ones.-W. L. Coryell.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

The Peoples State Bank received
there elegant new building from
Contractor Kidd on Monday and
moved into it Christmas Day (yes-
terday) ready to open up for busi-
ness in their new qaarters this
morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Misses Irene and Hazel Walstad
and Raymond Schmidt went to
Wichita Monday to spend Christ
mas week visiting with relatives.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Misses Bernice Woodward and
Mamie Smart left Saturday for a
visit in cities in eastern Kansas.
They will attend the meeting of
The State Teachers Association
which IS inssession in Topeka this
'sseel. before .ueturning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Brakeman Parks was compelled
to leave last Thursday for Hot
Springs. His rheumatic troubles
did not seem toimprove noticeably.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
INSTALLATION AND OYSTER SUPPER.

The Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica of Sharon will have Public In
stallation and an Oyster Supper at
their hall on Saturday night, Janu-
ary 5th. Doors will be open to
the general public and a cordial
invitation is extended. This is an
event that no one in reach of it
can afford to miss.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Prof. /. 0. Sherrod of Lake CITY
was in the city between trains last
Thursday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

ia did the right thing by the child
rem. These annual events have a
tendency to make us pause and
silently repeat the inspiring and
time honored poem, Backward,
turn backward, O time in your
flight"
Hollis Ze:lor, who has been stay
ing with Harry Stevens and wife
the past several years, and neigh
Dor boy, nephew of Harry Smith,
cut loose from the ties of home
Monday to see the world. Hollis
had pony and horse. He let
his companion have his pony and
swapped the horse for one of Mr..
Stevens ponies without consulting
the owner, but the latter gets the
best end of the deal. He left a
note telling Mr.. and. Mrs. Stevens
that he was going out to see the
world and would return when he
saw the sights. Between them,
the boys had six dollars. They
will probably be home when their
cash is exhausted. Hollis was not
dissatisfied with the trea atment re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens
he simply is bent on seeing other
parts of the country. He will be
permitted to have it out and when
he gets ready to return will be re-
ceived in prodigal fashion.
H. P. Hartley, treasurer of Elm
Mills township, was in the city last
Thursday arranging to have the
annual financial statement of that
township published. The people
of Elm Mills do not take kindly to
the law and while they comply
with it, they do it under protest.
Mr.. Hartley's term as treasurer ex-
pires with the present year. His
constituents tried to force it on
him again but he baked and then
they elected him justice of the
peace. He now refuses to qualify
and says he is done with township
Offices, having served in some off,
cial capacity for many years. Yet
he appreciates the confidence the
people of his township have re-
posed in him, but he thinks the
honors ought to be passed around.
Why not make useful Xmas
presents when you can buy them so
cheap at Cooks holiday sale.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Fred R. Ellis of Lawton, Ok,
and R. H. Hall and family OF
Wich ita are spending the holiday
week with their parents, Judge c.
w. Ellis and J. P. Hall and families
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Clark Bunton and wife of Kiowa
visited with Sheriff Haun and fam :.
lily last Wednesday and Thursday.
Attorney F. F. Perry of Kiowa
was looking after business in this
city and vicinity the latter part of
last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Mrs. Lynn White, wife of the
editor of the Alva Review, visited
with her brother, County Tfeasur-
er Frank ]. Warren, and wife Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday. She
spent Christmas with her parents,
]. H. Warren and wife, at Sharon.
Mrs. White favored the Index with
call Monday and instructed us to
be little more careful about see.
ing that the Index reaches the Re-
views exchange table regularly
and in good condition, which re-
quest will be carefully observed.
Hereafter, if an exchange must be
mistreated it will be one other than
the Review.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

tutC d AOuSC dt hlOWd.
District Clerk Rackley returned
from his visit with his mother in
Oklahoma last Wednesday: Dur.
ing his absence E. E. McClearey
took care of his official duties.
w. H. McCague and family went
to Alva Saturday to be sure to set
their names ia the roaster for
good Christmas dinner at the home
of ]. D. Pursell and wife, Mrs. Nc
Cague's parents.
Col. O. S. Boggs returned from
St. Louis Saturday night. He says
he can find no place anywhere that
suits him as we'll as Medicine
Lodge. He did not have a good
nights rest since leaving last sum-
mer. Col. Reggs has tried several
times to beeak away from his at.
tachment to the town but was
compelled to come back every time.
w. E. Lusk and wife and the
baby came over from Anthony
Tuesday of last week to visit their
parents and friends. Will had to
make his visit short. He was pro-
NOTED to the position of cashier of
the Santa Fe Ry. Co. at Anthony
and his new work began on Friday,
so that he had to leave on Thurs
day. Mrs. Lusk and the baby will
remain two or three weeks longer
and visit with her parents, w. S.
Rhoades and wife, and other rela.
tives and friends. Mr.. Lusk's new
work makes him 500 per month.
He is one of the few Medicine
Lodge boys who entered the R. R.
business and stayed with it, and
about every two years he lands
promotion.
G. G. Taliaferro's team of colts
made get away last Friday fore
noon and for few minutes it look
ed ugly. Mr.. Taliaferro was chang
ing bits on one of the colts at the
Badger Lumber Co. scales when
another team drove along and
frightened the colts. They broke
and ran, turning on Cherry street
and again on Washington avenue
and running east. At the Grand
hotel they struck the cement walk
and narrowly missed the cellar
way and stopped on Spring Creek
where they ran into smooth wire
fence. Neither wagon nor horses
were injured. Sim Ewalt was in
the wagon when the colts started
and the way he crawled out was
worth seeing.
The large plate glass in the front
of the new Peoples Bank building
cracked last Wednesday night.
There are great many theories
advanced as to the cause but we
are not going to plunge into natu-
raj philosophy to prove ours in this
case. The crack has ruined twen-
ty-two inches of the plate the en-
tire width and $2o bill will east
ly cover the loss. Fortunately
Contractor Kidd carried insurance
on it and there isslittle doubt that
prompt settlement will be made.
The glass cost $r1o, The atmos-
phere in the old town does not
seem to be congenial to plate glass.
Every building in the town that
has had one put in, has had it
broken, but this instance issthe on
ly one on record in which there
was no human agency connected
with the breakage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
Ell Paso Times.

: "a "Ef PaSO Times.
These celebrated minstrels will
be at the opera house Friday night,
December 28th. You should be
there.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Why not make useful Xmas
presents when you can buy them so
cheap at Cooks holiday sale.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

VIM. G. Mcpherson of Upton,
Mo-, and Gertrude McBroom of
Hazelton were married on Christ
mas day. The ceremony took
place at the home of the brides
parents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Clarence A. Snoddsrly of We'll
lington and Pluma B. Currie of
Woodward, Ok, were married at
Kiowa on Sunday, December 23rd.
The groom is son of A. A. Snod-
derly Of Kiowa and Mrs. ]. A. Nc
DarI of Wellington.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20

the kids" free rein and allowed un
limited debate on any subject. This
was the opportunity that Fhed Ian
dis had been waiting for, and he made
his first speech on the floor in an at.
tack upon the insurance system of the
country. His success was instantane-
Gus.
who have all achieved high reputa-
ton. His brother Charlie has been
a representative from indiana for sew
eral terms and Is a fine orator and a
popular public speaker. Another bro
Their, Kensaw MountaiE Lands, who
when the latter was secretary of state,
is now a United States judge in Illi-
nois, and still another brother Is in
charge of the postal service in Porto
kico. Young Fred was at one time his
brother Charles secretary and did
newspaper work as an assistant on
one of The western newspapers. He
read law and was admitted to the bar,
but suddenly n day in the spring OF
1902 he told his brotheY that he was
tired of the job of private secretary
and vas going cut to Indiana to beat
George Steele for denomination for
congress.
Charlie laughed at the nervy young
fellow, but the latter meant what ne
said He went into Steele's district
and, although the latter had been a
representative OF it in Washington fer
many years, Landis defeated him, Sc
cured the nomination himself and
took his seat in the last congress. He
was reelected to the present congress
by a largely increased majority, and
his brilliant speech on the insurance
question has fixed his fame as one OF
the leading orators of the house.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20

have been but few cases of its kind
before, and they have been caused by
whisky or tobacco. Leach has eve
used either, but has been a great cof-
fee drinker, and the specialists have
decided that the case has been caused
by this. Leach stated himself that
for several years he had drank three
cups of coffee for breakfast, two at
noon and one at night. According to
the records Of the specialists Of this
country this is the first case ever
caused by the use of coffee.
The nerve is ruined beyond aid and
his case is incurable. The fact that
makes the case a queer one is that the
sight forward has been lost and the
side sight has been retained. Accord
ing to the doctors statement, the
young man will have to give up cof-
fee or the rest of his sight will fol-
low and the entire nerve be ruined
Register Gazette.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20

c~utionary standpoint. He has made a
great reputation as a debater and an
orator, but in addition mas added
greatly to his fame by his writings.
He knows nov hat his articles are
real because a unique experience the
other day demonstrated this fact.
He was asked in a very gentle,
though somewhat dictative, manner to
assist a constituent of n of his col
leagues in securing an assistant secre-
taryship to the president of the Chica-
go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad.
This applicant was not a bit back
ward He stated his qualifications for
the place very minutely, and his letter
was written in a good hand and was
we'll composed. The young man wrote
that he had read one of the senator's
articles on the subject of a young
mans chance in the world. Mr.. Bev-
eridge in this article, which was writ
ten at least a year ago, said that the
president of the c. r. l. & P. railroad
was looking for a bright young high
school gradute to fill a vacancy in his
office as assistant private secretary.
The young man in his letter to the
senator expressed himself as satisfied
with the job, and he enclosed a formal
application for the position, which he
asked Mr.. Beverage to forward to the
right person. The senator was rather
taken back by the thought that his
purely academic discussion of an alb
stract subject should have been inter-
preted as an advertisement, but he
wrote a very kind letter to the young
man expressing regret that the latter
had not applied fT the position q
year. ago.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20
WEE MAIDS MORAL VICTORY
One Time That the Arch Ternpter
Failed to Accomplish His
Purpose.

Miss Clara Logan, and Queen Titanla,
of The Asbury Park baby parade, sat ty
a log fire telling stories of children, re-
lates the Washington Post.
"A lady" she said, "reclined on a
couch IN her library one night, with the
Light low, trying in vain to go to sleep.
Beside her, on a table, was a dish Of
fine fruit.
"As she lay there she saw her little
daughter tiptoe into the room in her long,
white nightgown. The child, thinking her
mother asleep, advanced cautiously to the
table, took a bunch of grapes, and stole
out again.
The mother was grieved at such mis-
conduct on the part of her good little
daughter, but she said nothing.
Five minutes passed. Then back into
the room again crept the child, the
grapes in her hand and untouched. She re-
placed them on the dish, and as she de-
parted her mother heard her mutter:
That's the time you got left, Mr..
Devil"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20

months of the present year he has
bought over $25, 600, 900 worth of cut
and uncut diamonds. He has not con-
fined his taste to diamonds, but his
plethOric pOcketbOok has included all
sorts of precious stones in its purchas-
ing power. Ten years ago his total
outlay Of precious stones of all kinds
abroad was less than SIS, 200, 000. This
year it will probably be $4,000, 600
worth, as for ten months the importa-
tons have reached the value of $751;
3A9. 157.
To a certain degree these tremen-
dousiy increased imports CT diamonds
and precious stones are an Indication
of prosperous times, plenty OF money,
and also, to some extent, they are a
new form of investment, as many peO-
pie consider the investment of money
in diamonds about the safest that can
be made. This expenditure Of wea tn
aOrOad for precious stones has been
productive Of work and consequently
money TO the workmen Of the United
States. This is shown in the rapid
growth of the importations of uncut
diamonds.
A few years ago there was eStab-
lished in this country a diamond cut
ting industry, and it has increased
very rapidly in the last decade. In
1896 there were but s7S,S15 worth OF
uncut diamonds brought into this
country, but since the passage of the
present tariff law, giving a preferen-
tial to this class Of diamonds, their
importation has increased until this
year over $40. 900, 900 worth will be i'm
ported. For the decade ending with
1905 the value of uncut diamonds i'm
ported will reach $50. 900 900. and of
cut diamonds about 500, 600, 900, and
of other precious stones imported
enough to bring the total value for the
ten years up to $500, 600, 900.