Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12

The Salvage man packed up and qui
the town Monday.
w. L. Murdoch came up from Okla
homa last Friday to look after business
matters.
A handkerchief containing some money
was found on the streets last "Wednesday.
Owner can get it by calling at this Office,
proving property and paying for this no
tee.
Fred Hardy got up from Alva in time
to be here the last day of Homecoming.
The glad hand always greets Fred
in Medicine Lodge.
c. R. Hendricks of route 2, kiowa,
took time enough while celebrating I lone
coming last week to look up the Index
and get on the roll.
Grifey Clark, who used to be one of
Medicine Lodges small boys, is now one
Of the members of the Alva band and he
is all right too.
Editors ]. P. Renfrew of the Record
and Lynn White Of the Review repre-
sented the Alva newspaper fraternity at
the Homecoming last Wednesday and
Thursday.
John Thorn is very low with typhoid
fever at the Best farm adjoining the city.
Drs. Donovan and Updegraf are treating
him. The chances for recovery are not
encouraging.
A republican Of prominence stopped at
the Index office after the convention Sat
urday and told us to say that ]. N. Tmch-
er, Judge Lester and Col. MacGregor
held very interesting convention.
The biggest ear of corn exhibited at
Homecoming was by P. B. Cole, jr. 1t
contained l344 kernels IA rows with
So kennels to a row. We doubt if any
country on earth can beat it.
A little boy OF L. {. Owens residing
about twelve miles from town fell out Of
wagon in this city last Thursday and
broke his arm. DR.. VanDewalker was
called to set it and the little fellow is get
ting along nicely.
Our good friend, Tom Dyer, of Cap
ron, Ok, was visitor at the Homecom-
ing. Tom has lot of friends in old
Barber and they were mighty glad for
the opportunity to meet and swap yarns
with him once more.
Judge Sam Funk of Wichita was one
Of the honored guests at the Homecom-
ing last week. He arrived Tuesday
and renamed until Saturday. He is the
same old genial good natured Sam Funk
and looks like he is taking life easy.
Medicine Lodge has plenty of repre-
sentation on the republican ticket, as usu-
al, this year. Out Of the twelve candi-
dates the county seat captured eight, one
is from kiowa, one from Isabel, one from
Sharon and one from Turkey Creek.
Mrs. ]. A. Murphy Of Ouaw Paw, |
l., arrived last Wednesday to visit with.
relatives. She returns home tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy will in all proba-
biIty move back to Barber county soon.
They will probably reside on Jas. Dobbs'
ranch.
Through the courtesy Of the ]. M.
Bour coffee people and H. T. Wood
ward & Son the coffee used at the Home
coming did not cost the committee any
thing. Everybody compGmented this
coffee. 1t was the famous Coban Blend
ed brand.
DR.. c. H. Blackford of Alva called
on the Index last Thursday while here at
the Homecoming. Dr.. Blackford is now
one Of Alvas leading dentists and is do
ing well financially and professionally, a
fact which his old Medicine Lodge
friends are glad to hear.
Dr.VanDewalker tied the nuptial knot
on Monday morning for Taswell Woody
and Martha Clay. The groom is
50 years of age and comes from
Bakersfield, Cali, and the bride is a
| Medicine Lodge lady of IS summers
Neither has been manied before.
Editors 0. A. Leamon of the Hazel.
ton Herald and w. H. Holmes of the
Isabel Herald were both delegates at the
republican convention Saturday. Both
gentlemen called on the Index after the
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