Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

is on vacation making full hand in
the corn field out on the ranch.
DR.. Coleman reports ten-pound
daughter born to Orrin Rowley and
wife Of Eagle township on Monday
morning, September End.
Another mail route out Of Medicine
Lodge is under way. 1t will embrace a
scope Of territory east Of the city about
SIX miles square, The petition is almost
completed.
Riley Lake and son returned from
Colorado Springs last Thursday. They
spent month there and received much
benefit from the outing. Mrs. Lake will
re main at the Springs few weeks long
er.
F. E. Read purchased Dr.. J.. r.
VanNess property on Walnut Street on
Saturday. The consideration was $500.
MIR. Read and family will move into the
house about the middle of the present
month.
Chas. Myers who has been taking
care of the Buchanan photograph gallery
here the past three months, left on Mon
day for Wichita where he has more
lucrative position. The gallery has been
closed for the present.
1t is estimated that the change Of school
books this year will cost an average Of
seven dollars to every family in Kansas.
The size Of the family regulates the cost,
Our school book law is not the least Of
the states statutory gratis.
The Silver Moon Cafe" is about to
be new institution in Medicine Lodge.
1t will do business in the south room Of
the former Bisby building. The proprie-
tor recently came here from Anthony
and has been cook at the Central hotel
the past few weeks.
The following sight seers in Colorado
returned home Saturday: Mrs. ]. A.
Fair and children, Mrs. Holmes and
daughter, Miss Gay, and grandsons,
Masters Richard and Frank Dobbs, Mrs.
John Luallen and daughter, and Mrs.
R. H. Clay. Miss Jessie Rankin arriv-
ed home Monday night and Mrs. Dobbs
and the baby are expected IN few days.
]. A. Jackson, formerly of Elm Mills
township, writes that he has located at
Hepler, Kansas, and orders the Index
sent to that address. Hepler is in Craw-
ford county on the southeastern corner Of
the state line. We.have before remark
ed that we hope that Mr.. Jackson will
return to Barber and our faith remains
unbroken.
The opening of school connected as
advertised on Monday. Most Of the
hfst day was consumed in ironing out the
school books arrangement in the differ
ent grades and getting things started
properly. There are ten teachers in the
building this year, including the High
School faculty, and patrons, teachers and
pupils are looking forth to the most profit
able term ever held in Barber county.
A. Moses Of Sharon township tickled
the Index force Monday by presenting
US fine large 50-pound watermelon.
1t was the most highly appreciated pres
ent this sandum has received in many
days and MIR. Moses will always have
the night Of way in this end Of town.
His melons were so exceptionally fine
that it didn't take him long to dispose d
his load at good price.
w. D. Webber ordered for John
Leyens a handsome steel row boat IS
feet long. Mr.. Levens has made large
fish pond on his ranch. He win soon
be able to catch and eat his own FISH
and take a boat ride on his Little lake
when hefeels Ike il. An effort has been
made by the Sawyer Sidewalk committee
to charter the boat to use as substitute
for sidewalks. during muddy weather.
! iSawyer News.