Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
MoWa Items.

Clipped from the News-Review.
Jim Oldson has resigned as rural
mail carrier and will give up his route
on the 18th of this month. Roy Street.
er will take the job. Jim will take
charge of the cement business of his
father.
Yesterday noon, just few hours at
ter the wreck on the Santa Fe north of
this city had happened Photographer
r Buchanan had several views Of the
wreck on display and was making cop
les as fast as they could be produced.
Grandpa Clark was in the city Fri
day calling On old friends. This was
his first visit in Kiowa this year. just
before Christmas he unfortunately fell
and hurt his side, perhaps cracking one
of the ribs. and was laid up part of the
time since. The old gents many friends
are always glad to see him.
J.B. Best was at Kiwoa Tuesday in
the interest of the Barber Go. Tele
phone Co. From him we learn the
Kiowa line is now in operation as far
as the Fairvlew school house and as
soon as the ~ aterIal for the balance of
the line arrives the same will be finish
ed to Kiowa in very short time. The
Kiowa Medicine Lodge line is also in
snred as Mr.. Elder, who has charge of
this lIne has secured the necessary
funds and ordered the material requir.
ed for the construction of the line.
Ga the way home from Kansas City
last week Ed II. Smith improved the
time while he had to lay oyer for sew
eral hours at Strong City on account of
an accident to train preceding the
one he was on, to run down to Cotton,
wood Falls and visit his daughter, Miss
Addie Smith, one of the instructors in
the Cottonwood Falls High School.
Mr.. Smith was pleased TO tind his
daughter we'll and standing high in the
esteem of the faculty and the school
board. Mr. Smith had another enforc.
ed delay at Wichita and this gave him
an opportunity to spend several hours
most agreeably in company of former
Barber county friends. From him we
learn that Mrs. Hiram Bolen is not in
good health. Mr.. BoIen sold his home
on Cleveland avenue and at the time
was bargaining for new homo IN the
north part of the city.
From the Journal
r. N
trouble during the Fourth of July cele
bratiOn in this city last year, has been
settled out of court, each side paying
half the costs.
The test well put down BY the Santa
Fe south of the stock yards. failed to
meet the requirements of the company
and the river proposition will be taken
up next. The we'll was drilled to a
depth of 81 feet.
Gene Richardson, brother of VIM
Richardson of Aetna, was burned to
death in a hotel at Rome, Kans.. Tues
| day at 1890 a. N. The fire resulted
from the explosion of coal oil stove
in Richardson's room.
Thursday of last week j. IL. Nichols
and e G. Burgess closed deal with
u. S. Lands, whereby they become ihe
owners of the elevator on the Missouri
Pacific track, the buildings, lots and
feed business on east Main and south
7lh streets owned by Mr.. Lands, pos
session to be given April l, 1906.
Mrs. Nj. A. Hull and son, Edgar
came up from Ingersoll Friday and
have been visiting among relatives and
friends In Kiowa until today, when
they left for Wichita to visit shor
time with friends before going to theil
final destination, Mt. Carol, Ill. Tit
good wishes of their many friends il
this section of Kansas and Oklahom;
go with them.
1t Is with regret that we announce
this week the aban donment of the wei
being drilled on north 7th street. Thil
step has been made niece ssary by the
constant collapsing of the casing
A meeting of the stockholders will! b.
held in the near future, at which tim,
it will be determined whether another
we'll will be drilled or the project giver
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