Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

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furniture. Inquire Of Mrs. Eubanks,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Mrs. Vim. Owen and two little girls
arrived from Chanute Monday to visit a
few weeks with relatives. VIII expects
to come over for few days next week.
Adam Jackson moved his second hand
store from the Lovejoy building to his
own building on north Main street the
first Of week.
c. NJ. Hoghton put a force Of men
at work Monday on Mrs. Young's house
that was ruined by the tornado. 1t will
be rebuilt and enlarged.
n. S. Lands was in the city again a
few hours on Saturday. He came in on
the afternoon train and went out to the
Nippawalla-Moore neighborhood to visit
briefly with relatives.
Mrs. Arch McCray returned to her
home at Waynoka, Oklahoma. last We'd
nesday after enjoying weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. w. C. Osborn, and fam
lily Of Mingona township.
H. H. Case and R. w. Halleu left
yesterday for Woods and Woodward
counties. Oklahoma, on insurance bust
ness. Mr.. Case will return in the course
Of week but Mr.. Hallett will BE in the
territory for some time.
The small boy has an opportunity to
get rid Of his nickles this week. The
Proctor merry-go-round and fun making
minstrels are here for an all weeks en-
gagement. They have plenty Of amuse-
ment for everybody.
Ed Williams, while assisting in putting
up the merry-go-round Monday evening
was hurt by falling car. He was Struck
on the thigh and at first it was thought
his leg was broken. An examination,
however. revealed no broken bones but
the bruise is very severe and Ed will be
on the disabled list for few weeks.
A proraded meeting conducted by
w. H. Gross has begun ct the Church
of God Bethel, eight miles southeast of
Medicine Lodge. The pastor, P.L.
French, and wife, of Pratt, and Brother
Carver Of LaBerne, Oklahoma, are tax
ing part Everybody is invited to at
tend these meetings.
Prof. Samuel Robinson was over from
Sharon Saturday. Prof. Robinson has
been employed to teach the Sharon
school the ensuing term and Miss Wava
Davis will be his assistant. His principal
business in the city was to famiEarize
himself with the new textbooks adopted
by the state textbook commission.
Col. M. L. Clark & Sons big COM
bined shows are billed for Medicine
Lodge next Wednesday. August 2lst.
See the advertisement on another page.
This will be the FIRST circus the town has
had this season and probably the only
one. For some reason Campbell Bros.
and the Ringlings have passed us up
this year but the coming attraction prom
ises to be just as good.
Senator Longs pony surrey is in the
repair shop. On Monday evening, the
ponies were left standing in front Of the
house united and they made get away.
They ran short distance and came
amuck tree with the result that the rio
was damaged. If there were no trees
those ponies would never Stop. It will
be remembered that tree caught them
when the tornado took them wbirIino
through space.
There is tremendous amount of COM
plant about the city water service II
seems that things have not been r;;obt
since the tornado but if our information
is correct all broken parts in the system
are now repaired. Ia most parts Of the
city water cannot be secured before
$50 or J IN the morning nor after 10
at night. On upper floors water can be
secured only nom one to four hours out
OF twenty-four. 1t is not night that peo-
pie should be compelled to paw wate,
rent and get no service.
A. Ferguson went to Osawatomie las,
Thursday and brought Mrs. Ferguson
home from the asylum on Saturday. She
was paroled from the institution August
9Th and there is every indication that she
has recovered completely. The physii-
Clans at the asylum think that il win no,
be necessary for her to be returned.
Mrs. Ferguson IS rather weak owing to a
recent attack Of stomach trouble but m
fother respects she seems m good spirits
and health. We are glad to note her
recovery.