Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-18

at Adams & Cos. are attracting a great |
deal Of attention. Very appropriate for
holiday presents.
The regular quarterly services Of the
NJ. E. church will be held next Sunday.
Rev. Mardndale will preach at | | a. m.
Communion service following.
Mrs. L. M. Lambeth Of HazeIton
and Mrs. r. G. Owen Of Wellington,
mother and sister Of Mrs. w. E. Stout,
visited in the city last week. They de-
parted on Saturday.
Mrs. ]. w. Brown went to yelling
ton last Thursday. where she visited with
friends until Monday. We have it
Straight that John behaved himself prop
erly during Mrs. BIS. absence.
Will Gavin of Moore was in the city
last Friday to settle with the county treas
urer. He had dollar left after paying
his taxes and donated that to the Index
which proves that his heart is right.
Huston H. Case and wife welcomed
a fine large daughter into their home
Saturday night, December 18th. Dr..
Coleman in attendance. This explains
why lutte is not talking much life insur-
ance this week.
The box supper at the ranch Of VII
liam Springer last Friday night netted the
Willing Workers Of the Christian church
$3.50. There were about 100 peo-
pie present and there were "a boxes,
Everybody enjoyed themselves.
+ H. R. Shiaet Of Nebraska arrived in
this country recently to spend the winter
with Fred Holser and wife. He speaks
pretty well Of this place as winter resort,
having spent part Of winter here before.
MIR. ShiAet is Mrs. Holser's brother.
Our information is that there will be
Christmas exercises al all Of the churches
in the city on Tuesday night of next
week. A great deal of special work has
been done by the different churches to
make the entertainment pleasant and en-
joyable.
Spence and Jesse Morlan departed at
3 a. m. Sunday for more congenial
climes and there are those who are mean
enough to say that their departure had
some connection with Thursday night 5
drunken revelry and shooting affair. For
the parents and sister Of these young men
the Index has the most profound sympa-
thy.
A representative Of Burns & Nc
Donnell Of Kansas City will be here to-
day to make estimate of the cost of put
ting in standpipe and pumps on the city
water system. 1t will be remembered
that the Commercial Club appropriated
SIS few weeks ago for that purpose
When the engineers report is filed il
will then be up to the citizens to decide
whether or not they desire to make the
| change.
Joe Cant was the most disappointed
man in town on Saturday. He received
card from the express Office stating that
there was a box of goods there for him.
He went to get it and found that the
goods belonged to another man, though
addressed and consigned to him. Joe
had just begun to shake hands with HIM
self, thinking that somebody had remem-
bered him with Christmas|pre:ent when
his hopes were blasted.
The following from Saturdays Wichita
Beacon will be Of interest to the friends
Of ]. W. Metz and family. formerly Of
Barber county:
Mrs. ]. W.Metz Of II North To
peka avenue, while touring IN California
this summer succeeded IN securing the
services Of M6kichi Kawamoto, a Japan-
ese boy Of Los Angeles. who is one Of
the best educated and most skilled IN
domestic science IN the above city. He
arrived IN Wichita Tuesday and is now
installed In his new home as cook and
houAe servant. He is also member Of
tne congregational church IN good stand
ing.
The Willing Workers Of the Christian
church Gall ladies' husked two loads Of
corn on Tuesday Of last week and turned
the corn into cash to pay off few small
debts that are still out against the church.
One load was sold to NJ. T. Williams
for SO cents per bushel and the other to
A. B. Wilkins & Co. for 49 cents. Both
loads totaled Sc bushels. One load was
donated by A. L. Duncan and the 9TH
er by Arthur Murlet. The husking
party was composed Of 80 ladies, not a
man being allowed on the force. Mrs.
r. ]. Tahaferro organized the party and
was looked upon as chief boss of the job.
The ladies say they are ready for more
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