Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

to Hazelton Saturday to visit with
Grandpa and Grandma Landreth
over Sunday. They returnedMon-
day.
District Clerk Rachey has re-
covered sufficiently to be up and
at work again but looks a little
the worse on account of his recent
sickness.
F. E. Parks, Santa Fe brakeman,
returned home from Hot Springs
Saturday. He succeeded in boiling
out most of the rheumatics but the
"big stick" is still an indispensable
article.
Robt. Doles returned from Col
orado last week to again take up
his residence in Barber county.
His brother, Watson, hiked out the
same day, however, so that it is
still a standof.
P. F. Tarwater spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. V. S. Cook.
Mr.. Tarwater is now a travelling
salesman and it so happened that
he could stop here Sunday without
losing any time. He was manager
Of the Cook store here few years
ago.
Del Taliaferro and wife and lit.
tie daughter, "Polly Betsy" went
to Woods county, Ok, Monday to
make short visit with Henry
Kelly and family. They will leave
for their home at Lipscomb, Texas,
today,
B. S. Kaufman purchased David
Jackson's dwelling house on Kan
sas avenue west on Monday. Con.
sideration $500. For the present
the house will be occupied bv E.
Grandstaff and family as soon as it
is vacated by Henry Selling and
family who now occupy it.
Public sales during the ensuing
week will be numerous in this vi
cinity. The Index printed five diff
ferent bills covering dates between
Feb. 13th and 10Th. Excluding
Sunday, Saturday is the only day
during the approaching seven days
that there will not be sale with
in easy reach.
c. w. Wilson moved into rooms
in the opera. block Monday, vacat-
ing the property recently purchas-
ed by c. E. Murphy, on Kansas
avenue east. R. H. Clay will move
into the Sparks property on north
Main, to be vacated by Mr.. Murphy,
and Thos. Murphy will soon move
into the Clay property on south
Main which he bought few weeks
ago.
The family of R. V. Cant is
having more than their share of
sickness this year. Uncle Dick, it
will be remembered, was laid up
nearly two months and now since
he is up and around again, Mrs.
Cant and Miss Minnie are both
sick. They took sick last week but
are better now. Miss Minnie is
one of the city schools efficient
teachers and it is hoped that she
will soon be able to be back at her
post.
T. L: Lindley secured a quarter
section of land for his son, Herbert,
in the bidding on what was known
as the ''big pasture" in Comanche
county, Oklahoma. He submitted
sealed bids on 2I different tracts.
Under the arrangement one person
could buy no more than a quarter
section but he could submit bids
on as many as desired. Mr.. Lind
ley has not yet been notified as to
which tract was sold to him but
all of his bids were on land close
to Lawton. After securing the
land, settlement will have to be
made in much the same manner as
in ordinary homestead entries for
about I8 months when deed will
issue. Herbert will prove up on
this tract. ALI of Mr.. Lindley':
bids ranged from s 1000 to $1,000
| The only other man Of this city
who submitted bids was VIM
| Schmidt. He made eight bids bu
so far has received no notice o
having bought anything. Th'
!! land is said to be exceptiona II.
fine.