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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

C. @. Chandler gave the following
statement to the Wichita papers, con-
cerning the closing Of the Bank Of Com
merce. Thursday morning.
The closing Of the National Bank Of
Commerce Of Kansas City, Mo-, is no
surprise to me. That bank has been the
object Of unfavorable criticism for many
months, and particularly during the last
few weeks. The banks at Kansas City
and generally throughout the country rec
ognized the probability of its suspension,
and governed themselves accordingly.
The Kansas National bank has kept very
small balances with the Commerce for
several months, and last night the balance
was less than two thousand dollars. The
same conditions exist among all the bank:
in which am interested; all Of them have
Insignificant balances with the Commerce
and we are not affected atall by it.
suspension"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

A county exchange refers in a news
item to a certain official movement made
by the "compeller Of currency" 1t is a
new Office, presumably, but the name
sounds good, and it is just the thing that
the country needs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

A party of hunters with camping OUT
fit went out to John Platt's ranch in
Aetna township the first of the week to
spend the week among the plentiful game
OF that country. The party was com
posed Of Seward |. and r. S. Field, J.
c. Gano. H. D. Fair, S. w. Ireland
and I. F. Gallagher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

The old school houses in the former
Richardson district IN this township and
the old Hartley district IN Elm Mills will
be sold at public auction Dec. 2lst by
County Supt. Thomas, at the courthouse
This will afford an opportunity for some
body to get good lumber cheap.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

The Whist ,Iph was entertained Fri
day night at the home Of MIR. and Mrs.
S. |. Field, by Mesdames Field and
Coleman. The honos were carried
away by Mrs. Huene with eight points
ont of a nossihle ten
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

Henry c. Walker was down from the
ranch on Turkey Greek Friday and Sat
urday to interview the county treasurer.
That other matter also occupied a great
deal Of his time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

Work has accumulated in the Pythian
Sisters Lodge and every member should
attend the regular meeting tomorrow
Thursday night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

V. S. Cook is selling 9 cans Of toma-
toes for S and hominy at 10 cents.
Last weeks "ad" which said "o cans Of
tomatoes for 25c" and Honey I0c,"
was the printers mistake. See the ad-
verhsement as corrected this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

Messrs. B. E. and F. ]. Wadswor,h
enjoyed visit the latter part of last week
from their cousins. Jas Gilchrist and Sis
ter. Miss Elizabeth Clchrist, Of Stevens
Point. Wisconsin. They arrived Thursday
and departed on Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

Mrs. Holmes and daughter, Miss Gay.
leave today for Alva to visit during the
holiday season.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
The Ladies Of St. Marks Guild win
hold their Annual Doll Bazaar Saturday.
Dee 11st

The Ladies Of St. Marks Guild viii
hold their Annual Doll Bazaar Saturday.
Dec. 2lst.
r. S. Field came in from Kansas City
last Thursday to enjoy a weeks hunt
with the boys.
Born. to Thos. kenney and wife ON
Wednesday morning. Dec. 4th, a fine
l2-pound boy. DR.. Coleman in attend
ance.
Speaking Of banks, we have a string
Of banks that never fail and you can get
your money at any time you call for it.
Young Drug Co.
Mrs. |. M. Galland received $1,000
insurance last Wednesday, carried by
her husband, the late |. II. Galland, in
the Knights and Ladies Of Security.
For cut flowers. potted Chrysanthe-
NUNS, Ferns, Gala and Chinese Lilies,
Hyacinths, Narcissus, and other seasonabie
plants call at the Medicine Lodge Green
house.
The Warren Drug Co. Of Sharon is
certainly showing fine line Of holiday
gifts this year. Such as cut glass, fancy
chinaware, jewelry. lamps and toilet
articles.
Dick Fuller and wife have shaken the
dust Of Medicine Lodge from their shoes
and Lake City's gain is our loss. Dick
has become Frank Bucks tenant and Ed
Fuller is taking care Of Dicks homestead.
/ If there ever was a time when the
people of community should Stand to-
gether for their mutual protection and
welfare, this is the time Do not give
credence to wild rumors but discourage
tale bearers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Kinkaid returned
home from Wichita last Thursday. Mrs.
kinkaids improvement is all that was
hoped and it is believed that it will not
be necessary for her to return to the
hospital again.
A county exchange refers in a news
item to certain official movement made
by the "compeller Of currency" 1t is a
new Office, presumably, but the name
sounds good, and it is just the thing that
the country needs.
The Whist Z luh was entertained Fri
day night at the home Of MIR. and Mrs.
S. |. Field, by Mesdames Field and
Coleman. The honors were carried
away by Mrs. Huene with eight points
out Of possible ten.
Messrs. B. E. and F. ]. Wadswor,h
enjoyed visit the latter part Of last week
from their cousins. Jas. Gilchrist and Sis
ter. Miss Elizabeth Clchrist, Of Stevens
Point. Wisconsin. They arrived Thursday
and departed on Monday.
V. S. Cook is selling 9 cans Of toma-
toes for S and hominy at 10 cents.
Last weeks "ad" which said "9 cans Of
tomatoes for 25c" and Honey l0c,"
was the printers mistake. See the ad-
vertsement as corrected this week.
| A party of hunters with camping OUT
fit went out to John Platt's ranch in
Aetna township the first Of the week to
spend the week among the plentiful game
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
official Statement
OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
Sharon Valley State Bank

AT SHARON.
State OF Kansas. at the close of business on
the 3rd day Of December. 1907:
RESOURCES;
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

Lost, November y, strand Of yellow
topaz beads. A liberal reward. Mrs.
David S. Jones.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

1t is about as hard task for the aver
age business man or farmer to look pleas
ant and say the financial troubles are
having no bad effect as it is for man to
eat salad at social function and call it
good.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Sixth Week of Lambardis

For the sixth week of their engage
ment at the Central TheateT the Lam
bardi Italian Opera Company announces
this programme: Monday night, Mig
non; Tuesday and Friday nights and
Sunday matinee, Chopin; Wednesday
night and Saturday matinee, la Tos-
ca" with Adaberto in the title part;
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights,
Carmen"
Chopin" is a new opera. and. as
might be supposed from it's title,
its subject matter has to do
with the life of the great Polish
piano composer. whose magnifi-
cent artistic compositions and tragic
hopeless personal career were ever at
such unaccountable variance. The mel
odic motives for the work have been
wrought from the greatest Chopin
themes. The setting is by Giacomo
Orefice. while the text and the con-
struction of the interesting plot has
been done by Angelo Orvieto. The
music for the tenor is superb and will
be sung by Martinez Patti, who has
the voice and figure and temperament
for the part. Excellent barytone, So
prano and mezzo soprano are also to
be found in this opera Elio viii be
sung by Angelo Antola, Stella by
Blanca Nunez. Flora by Velia Giorgi
and the friar by Olnto Lambardi.
In the Carmen" production Will be
Matilde Campifiori as the cigarette girl.
Adelina Tromben as MichaeIa, Patti as
Don Jose, Antola as the toreador and
Lambardi as zuniga. The smaller roles
will be in competent hands This opera
and I'll Trovatore" have been more in
demand by letter requests than any
others
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
By James Crawford

They would not let me not do It, .
she explained when he had helped her
to return TO earth.
I'm afraid you didn't want to not
do it. he retorted, gently, and we
all laughed again.
Shaking a reproving finger at the
artist, who was rapidly sketching her
she said warningly, You are going
to make me look funny, eh?" Then
with evident intent to relieve his en-
barrassment, she gaily added, "Ach, ]
don't carel Do it, do it! Go on. do
it, I like to be made not seriousl
What's the use of serious, eh?" Again
the big laugh and the irrepressible
responsive chorus.
While the university orchestra was
playing she talked Of it. Magnih-
cent, she said. "I would not have
missed this day for anything 1t is
inspiring TO sing with such an accom-
paniment Out there" dramatically
pointing at the theater. is like the
great church, and that music-ah, how
II sOundsp'
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

IS averse to indulging in anything
that savors Of luxury
She concluded singing Schubert S
Die Allmacht' and again returned
to us, and the orchestra was dis
coursing Humperdinck's Dream Pan
tomime" when | saddened her coun-
tenance by asking how she felt when
San Francisco's SCARED face first
confronted her.
1t made me cry she said. "It
was such beautiful city, and its peo-
pie were 50 good to me that ! always
spoke OF IT as my second home.
That's true" her husband affirmed.
When we were coming from Ogden
yesterday the train conductor said
to her. Well, madame, you will soon
be at home again. Well soon be IN
San Francisco, you mean' | put in,
correctively He is right, she said
to me as he passed on; haven't |
often told you that San Francisco is
my second home?'
My heart was full of sadness when
l entered that theater last night, she
resumed, for I had just seen all that
was left OF the Palace Hotel and
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
She Sings This Afternoon

Schumann- -Heink's farewell recital is
to be given this afternoon in Dream
land Pavilion, when the programme will
include the prison scene from The
Prophet and some of the singers Wag-
merriam successes, such as the "Erde"
song from "Rheingold" and a selection
from Die Gotterdammerung." She will
also sing TschaikOwsky selections,
with violin obligatO.
AS it will be the last opportunity to
hear the great singer for at least two
years. and as the Dreamland is said
to have excellent acoustic properties
and comfortable accommodations for
1000 people, something like crowd
may be looked for
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Sc Disobeyed Her spouse

Don't sing" said Mr. Rapp, re-
moving a heavy silken wrap from the
ample, semi-nude shoulders Of his still
laughing helpmeet
All right-if they'll let me not do
IT," said she. Then she carefully
very carefully -ascended the little
stairway and disappeared between the
draperies A doubling of the noise
volume told US she was again facing
the fOur thousand
IF those people knew that the ma
dame had just escaped what might
have been very serious misfortune
their tumult would be even greater
than it is" ] remarked to Mr. Rapp
Nothing short Of very serious
misfortune would cause her to dis
appoint such a splendid audience as
that" he said
A moment later his look of salts
faction faded, for the madanle's voice
was rising in song
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Starred in a Comic Opera

Turning to President Wheeler, she
conversed with him in German, and
he told her about the past, present
and future of music in the university.
When the orchestra ceased she went
back TO the stage to sing, and ere she
returned her husband had given me
much interesting information anent
the doings during the two years of
her absence from this coast
She starred in a comic opera,
Loves Lottery" book by STANCE,
music by Edwards, but soon after the
commencement Of her second season
a bronchial ailment compelled her to
take long rest I could readily be-
lleve that as a coincidence she was
no less magnetic than in Wagnerian
opera, or when singing the grand
recitative and aria from Mendels-
sohn's St Paul, which she was then
interpreting to the hushed four thou
sand. In the comic opera she was
supported by Louise Cunning, a
young soprano who once sang Scot
tish songs at the Orpheum, and John
Slavin, a light comedian also well
known to San Francisco. The ven
ture was an unqualified artistic and
financial success when the madame
became Ill, and she did not finally
surrender to sickness until she had
twice temporarily retired.
Her present concert tour began on
October Q last, and since then she had
given no less than seventy-three re-
citals and travelled from Maine TO
Texas and north AGAIN ia P~5ffch Co-
lunbia, thence down the coast
to Portland and east TO Spokane,
whence She Jumped to Ogden, but
was delayed by railway washouts and
did not sing there at all. While com
ing from Ogden to San Francisco a
train wreck near Newcastle prevented
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

"What are her plans for next sea-
SOM"
''She is engaged to sing at the
Metropolitan Opera-house, New York,
from February IS till April IS, but
/ things operate in New York seem to
be very much muddled, partly owing
I to Mr. Conried's illness, and it is just
possible, that her engagement to him
may be Cancelled and the time con-
sumed in concert
He was interrupted by applause an
nouncing the Wagner numbers finish,
and when the madame, radiantly
/ beaming, rejoined us she said, Now
we can talk" But she was mistaken.
/ So insistent was the demand for an
extra song that DR.. Wolfe implOringly
/ looked at her "Oh, all right" she
merrily responded. When l come
! back we shall talk" she assured me-
Then she departed to sing Schubert's
| "Erl Koenig" and quell the clamOr.
Miss Schaul, the pale young pianist,
rapturously listening to the music,
said to Mr. Rapp, How grand her
voice-so long since I've heard her
sing" and he nodded appreciatively.
Now the young lady herself had
! just LOlQ me IHdI she was the ND
DANES regular accompanist, and,
moreover, l had seen her accompany
the madame's singing the previous
night. The glance l gave her must
have been expressive of incredulity,
for she said, when playing l do not
hear her sing.
l was wondering how any person
not absolutely tone-deaf could be
within close range of the Schumann-
Heink voice and escape enthrallment
when the music ceased and the Schu-
mann-Heink reappeared, escorted by
Dr. Wolfe and followed by perfect
cascade of adoring femininity. 1t
poured through the narrow stage exit
and rapidly filled the inclosure,
surging and heaving like so many
penned sheep at feeding time, while
from all sides came augmenting
waves that brushed human OBJ
stacles aside in their eagerness to
shake the hand of one of the greatest
of their sex.
Il guess it's all off, said Thomson,
pocketing his portfolio and pencils.
His guess was correct.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Back TO Her Second Home

A woman less abundantly blessed
with physical health could not stand
such hardships of travel Mr.. Rapp
continued, and my wife will never
undertake to repeat this tour in so
brief a period. We leave here to-
night for Fresno. where she sings to-
morrow, and before we return to San
Francisco next Sunday she will have
given nine recitals A private car
would save her the inconvenience of
rushing from train to hotel, from
hotel to theater, from theater back
to hotel and from hotel back to train,
and it would also be less expensive in
a pecuniary way, but she takes pride
in being woman of the people and
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

a 7 the conclusion of her first
~ song in the Greek Theater, and
n with the plaudits Of four thou
sand people rewarding her.
Schumaun-Heink backed rough a
portierred exit and turned around just
in time to avoid falling down short
and steep wooden stairway leading to
the roohcss inclosure behind the stage
AS it was, she descended so preci-
pitately that her foot missed the low
est step and she abruptly sat upon
ii, calculating, "Ach!"
Witnesses OF the accident were few
I'm number-less than half a dozen
but great in CONSERVATION Even II
the famous wOman's young and hand
some husband were not privileged to
convey first aid to her, TO him would
have fallen the honor, anyway, for
the rest Of us were Just beginning TO
recover from the shock when he was
restoring her TO perpendicularity To
his sOlicitOus inquiry she responded
with "Nein, but her tone was grave
and we were not relieved OF apprehen-
sion until she tossed back her head
and emitted a ringing laugh.
You who have seen the Schumann-
Heink smile and have heard the Schu-
mann-Heink voice may be able to
imagine the infectious strength Of a
Schumann-H Heink laugh heartily de-
livered
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler
and Professor Of Music Wolfe fairly
shook with merriment. Thomson and
7 roared out contribution to the
hilarify, a fat gatekeeper silently jel-
lied, and the laugh-provoker's spouse,
Mr. Rapp, and her piano accompanies,
Miss Schaul. grinned and chuckled.
Meantime four thousand hands were
insistently pattering a recall that
sounded like large-sized hailstones
filling nnon tin rnol
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Doinos al Ofher Theafers

Isabel irving and her SUPPORTING
company open the last week of their
engagement to night at the Novelty
Theater, where they have won a dis
tinct success in the comedy susan in
Search of a Husband" Miss Irving
has not appeared to better advantage
in any role than as the single mar
ried woman who seeks a husband.
Marie Wainwright, Jessie lett, Edith
Lemmert Herbert Standing, Ernest
Mainwaring and Hassard Short are
among those of the cast appearing
with success.
With Teddy Webb, Aida Hemmi.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
One of UncIe Sans Nieces

The newspapers did that, too he
laughed while in Cincinnati one
night about two years ago she was
telling some gentlemen of your pro-
fession how much she liked the
United States and its institutions, and
when they proposed that she take out
naturalization papers she said she
would do so at the first opportunity
They provided opportunity right there
and then, although it was midnight,
by rousing judge from slumber and
persuading him to attend to the neces-
sary legal formula. When the ma
dame retired that night she had her
first papers, and the Cincinnati
papers were launching a great story.
She is intensely American"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

George Kunkel. Joseph W. Smith,
Francis Carrier Aimee Leicester and
Frieda Wisher as the principals in the
san Francisco opera Company, Ihe
StroIers'' is receiving splendid patron
age at the new~~American Theater. But
the burden Of the work does not fan
entirely upon the principals Inc chO-
rus is a distinct drawing card, and IN
the ensembles and groupings is seen ~
excellent advantage.
The Kirke La Shelle-Julian Edwards
comic opera. The Princess Chic will
on Monday, February 4
I'm the Palace of the King" Is to
succeed "The Vinegar Buyer at the
Colonial Theater commencing tOmor-
row evening, and an elaborate scenic
production is promised, with the en-
tire stock company and some extra
people in the cast.
As this viii be the first appearance
of the Colonial stock company in
costume" play. interest is naturally
keen>eO see how they look y the garb
and how they deport themselves
New people appearing at the Orphe-
um this afternoon and throughout the
week are Alfred Kelley and Company in
a Tale of a Turkey" which is said to
abound in amusing situations and witty
dialogue; Maddox and Marvin, in The
Messenger Boy and the Actress" the
Labakans, grOtesque acrObats, and
Chris Smith and Billy and LeOnce John
son. cOlored entertainers. in a sketch
entitled "Astorbilts Home"
Among the holdOvers are Warren and
Blanchard, Edgar Atchison-Ely Mar
zello and Millay and Ned Nye and his
rOllicking girls.
For the week beginning tomorrow
the Chutes Theater offers Tony Ryder
and his educated monkeys; Devlin and
ElwoOd in their musical comedy skft.
The Poet" the Alpine Family. aero
bats; Al Jolson. black-face comedian:
new motion pictures entitled The
Lighthouse. and the Gaiety Girls I'm
their new burlesque, Vacation Time.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
81 Like to Be Made Not SeriOus-Whats the Use of
Serious, Eh?" Said Schumann- -Heink

her arrival here in time to open the
American Theater last Sunday after
noon, but she managed to entertain a
packed audience there that evening,
although she hurried from train to
theater to do it and was very much
fatigued when she entered the play
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
When 10y SuppIanted Woe

Then | remembered the peculiar
expression of her face when she first
stepped into view of the audience at
the American Theater the previous
evening. A smile was there, but some
how it impressed me as lacking spon-
taneity, and knowing she was travel
weary | attributed the lack to that
cause. But as she stood bowling to
the hand-clapping throng her coun-
tenance gradually acquired the we'll
known geniality that is so magnetic
in its genuineness, and before she had
sung half dozen bars of the Mozart
aria "Vitellia," with voice more glori-
Gus than | had ever heard it, my
suspicion that she was train-tired went
,aglimmering. And throughout the
programme, whenever her music
called for tone of rejoicing she sang
as if the thickest stone wall ever built
would be no impediment to her vocal
power.
Again the orchestra rested and DIR.
Wolfe tripped down the little stair
way to summon the cantatrice for her
final number, Adriano's aria from
Wagner's "Rienzi." While she was
singing it Mr.. Rapp gave me some
more information When delicately
asked if there was truth in the report
that the madame's maternal response
bilities were recently augmented he
ssmilingly shook his head.
The newspapers have given her
many children" he said, "but only
eight call her mother, and the young
est of them is eight years of age.
The two eldest are married and live
in Germany, and the others reside at
our home in New Jersey. Probably
you know that. my wife is an Ameri-
can citizen?"
| had heard something to that eff
feet, but lacked knowledge of details.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

other places where l had been happy,
and l was afraid my voice would ex-
press sorrow when | sang. But when
| went on the stage and saw the
people and heard their greeting and
found that they were just as cheerful
as when l had last seen them all my
fear went away. l felt as though l
could sing sympathy and encourage
ment TO them through a stone wall. ''
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

T the conclusion of her first
song in the Greek Theater, and
with the plapdits Of four thou
~-I -,~-,1. .-a.,.-1 -1rr,or l7ar
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Some Coming Attractions

Buster Brown" succeeds Isabel Irv-
/ ing at the Novelty Theater.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

oscar Hammerstein is now planning
to take his new Manhattan Opera Com
pany on tour of the principal cities
when its engagement in New Yorx(
shall have been concluded. 1t has beerl
several years since any big organiza-
tion save the Metropolitan forces has
made trip across the continent in
French, German and Italian opera.
Miss Estelle Wentworth has replaced
Miss Truly Shattuck in the cast of Miss
Anna Held's The Partisan Model"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Martin Beck. general manager OF the
Orpheum circuit. will leave Chicago
soon on a tour of Europe in search OF
new talent for the Orpheum and Kohl
and Castle houses. He will take an
American automobile with him and
every mile of a four months journey
will be made in this vehicle.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Henry W Savage's production of
The Galloper" viii be San Francisco's
hrst opportunity since the fire to see a
real big comic opera.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Constance Crawley will soon DEPART
for Italy. where she will present
Shakespeare and D'Annunzio dramas
and negotiations are almost complete
for her to present Ibsen and Bjornson
in Norway and Maeterlinck and
Shakespeare in France and Germany
Her experience in California has not
been pecuniarily encouraging.