Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
HOME COMING sept. 5 And 6
Big Time Anticipated. Large Crowds
Assured. The Fatted Calf
will be Slain.

Wednesday and Thursday, Sep
tember 5th and 9th, are the days
set for the Barber County Home
Coming, on the completion of the
Denver, Kansas & Gulf railroad to
Medicine Lodge. Only about five
miles of track remain to be laid
now and the company assure our
citizens that by September 5th
they will be able to run passenger
trains to Medicine Lodge. The
program of exercises has not yet
been arranged in detail, but all
who visit our city will be shown
good time. A big free dinner in
the court house yard will be the
first great event, beginning at
o'clock p. m. the first day. The
committee in charge of the dinner
promise to spread feast and every
body is promised square deal and
a square meal. Music will be fur
nished by an imported band.
Senator Chester |. Long will
have charge of the ceremonies on
the platform and he will make the
address of welcome, following
which he will see that every visit
ing orator is introduced. Among
the distinguished ex-Barberites
who have already promised to be
here loaded with a speech are the
following: Hon. '" F'.-N al,
Guthrie; Hon. T. A. -.--.,ua., To-
peka; Hon. Geo. d. Orner, Alva;
Judge r. A. Cameron, Alva; Judge
E. B. Pfost, Kansas City; Hon. C.
S. Jobes, Kansas City; Hon. w. A.
Hopkins, Enid; Hon. A. I. Jones,
Enid; Col. w. w. S. Snoddy, Alva;
Hon. Fred r. Ellis, Lawton.
From information at hand at this
time, the committee on arrange
ments place the number of visitors
outside of the county at 1000. 1t
is presumed that the citizens with
in the county will come en- mass e
and it is desired that all home peo-
pie who can do so, bring we'll
filled baskets and assist in supply
;as :.'ic tab,,ss5. ia tiac park.
The invitation is open to every
body who now lives in the county
or who has lived here or who ever
expects to live here. They are
coming from everywhere. The fol-
lowing letter which the Index re-
ceived few days ago shows how
a prodigal who now resides in Chi
cago feels about it:
Chicago, ILL.,, 8, 9th o6
Painter & Herr, Publishers,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
| have often wished that the
Home Coming of the Kentuckians
would be followed up by Other
states and when | read of the Bar.
Der County Home Coming my heart
fairly leaped with JOY.
Save me a piece of the fattec
lamb.
A. p. PARKER.
III q ddlllOll " Wlldl lids dlIGdQ\
been said, it might be suggested
now that the committee on enter.
tainment want to hear from the
residents within the city as to how
many visitors they can lodge. The
hotels will not have the capacity
to take care of the crowd and it is
desired that the homes be thrown
open for the purpose. Those who
can accommodate visitors should
leave their names and number they
can take care of with ]. B. Gano
II. II. Case, c. w. Wilson, Wal.
dron Chase or at the Index Office
Reduced rates have been secured
over both roads. Visitors will ar.
rive at and 3 p. m, Wednesday
the 5th and can stay as long a:
they want to. They can leave the
following day at II a. m, p. m
and 7:4o p. NJ, if they so desire.
Let every citizen of Medicine
Lodge and Barber county do hi:
utmost to make this the creates
event in the history of the tow1
and county.