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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
McCRACKEN-WINTER.

John J. McCracken of Salmon,
Idaho, and Miss Hazel L. Winter
of this township were married at
the home of the brides parents
three miles east of this cityTuesday
morning, April 80, 1907. Rev. F.
{. Ward, pastor of the Baptist
church, performed the ceremony.
The bride is daughter of M. R.
Winter and wife. She has resided
in Barber county about three years
and during that time has cultivat-
ed the friendship and esteem of a
large circle of friends. She is a
pleasant, cordial and charming
young lady whose absence from the
social circles of the city and COM
munity will be greatly regretted.
The groom is stranger to most of
Our people but he has the appear
ance of one who is in every way
worthy of the prize he has won.
The happy couple left for their
future home at Salmon, Idaho, i'm
mediately after the ceremony.
The fondest wishes of the brides
Barber county friends follow her
to her new home.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
a VENERABLE WOMAN GONE.

Harriet M. Savidge died at the
home ofher son-in-law, R. G. War
rem, of Elm Mills township on Sat
urday, April 27th, aged II years
and 1o days. She had been in poor
health for several years and as age
advanced strength failed gradually
until the final summons came.
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
F. G. Ward, pastor of the Baptist
church of this city, and the body
laid to rest in Highland cemetery.
The deceased was a native of
New Jersey, born April 8, 1890.
Her husband preceded her in death
many years ago. Her only daugh-
ter was the wife of r. c. Warren,
who died in 1879. Since that time
Mrs. Savidge kept house for Mr..
Warren.
Her death removes one of the
kindliest and one of the most high
ly respected old ladies in this com
munity.
The deceased united with the
Baptist church at an early age and
lived devout, faithful christian
life ever since.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
NOT "KNOCKING.

The editor of the Kiowa Journal
had bad dreams last week and the
hallucinations preyed so heavily on
his mind that he printed his dreams
in his paper. He dreamed that the
Index is ''butting in" and "kncck-
ing" on Kiowa's proposed water
works movement, when IN fact the
very reverse is true. The Index has
always spoken kindly of the enter
prise and while it is not in a posi-
tion, probably, to either harm or
materially advance the contem-
plated improvement, it wishes the
promoters of the movement success.
If the Journal editor will be lit.
tie more careful about his diet we
believe his present chronic indiges-
tion will be overcome, and if he
dreams at all, he will then have
pleasant dreams. He at least will
be more sweet tempered and doubt
less will be able to distinguish be-
tween legitimate, unbiased news
item and the oft-abused phrase,
"butting in And if he will di-
lutte an ounce of coolheadedness in
a half pint of common sense and
take a dose every week before read
ing the Index we do not hesitate to
guarantee a permanent cure.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
INJUNCTION MODIFIED.

The second move in the Brown
back Holmes (Aetna) controversy
was made in this city last Thurs
day and Friday. The proceeding
was motion filed by Mr.. Holmes
asking that the junction issued by
the probate court be dissolved.
Judge Gillett came down from
Kingman to hear the parties and
after the matter was presented to
him ne modified the order of the
probate court as to the number of
cattle that Mr.. Holmes should be
permitted to turn in the Brown
back Holmes pasture. The probate
court fixed the number at 200 head.
Judge Gillett raised it to 400, and
ordered that the restraining order
touching on the removal or build
ing of fences, burning OFF range, etc,
be not disturbed. The suit proper
will be tried at the regular term OF
court this month.
Brownback and Holmes each
have land in the big pasture near
Aetna and they have been using it
jointly for some years, but they
seem to have come to the parting
of the way and it will probably re-
quire a long drawn battle in court
to achieve a settlement. Both are
wealthy cattlemen and neither is
related to the Gutter family.
Brownback is represented by
Martin & Ellis and Noble & Tinch-
er. Holmes is represented by Sew
ard |. Field and Samuel Griffin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
PALMER & CASE RANCH SOLD.

Palmer & Case sold their ranch
of 1850 acres southwest of Isabel
last Thursday to ]. F. Huitt. The
price stipulated in the deed for the
ranch is 100000. A few months
ago Palmer & Case, then owners
of this ranch, sold it to T. Lester
Matkins and G. C. Quinlan, brok-
ers,of Michigan. They made Thurs
days sale as agents for Matkins s.
Quinlan.
The ranch adjoins D. w. .Runkle's
ranch in Valley township and as
the two families are related and
more or less associated in business
matters their combined real estate
holdings give them a very fine lay.
out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
REV. P. j. PINKSTON DEAD.

Rev. P. J. Pinkston, one of the
pioneer settlers of Woods county
died at his home in the north part
of town, ass o'clock yesterday af.
ternoon, age o5 years. He leaves
a wife and large family of chill.
dren to mourn his death. Mr.
Pinkston received a severe stroke
of paralysis about week ago, and
has been laying at the point OF
death ever since, most all the chill
dren were with him when the end
came. Mr.. Pinkston has preached
for many years and was a devoted
and earnest worker for christianity
He was a man that bore the re-
spect of all who knew him. He
was buried today in the family lot
at the cemetery near Hopeton
The many friends of the family ex.
tend to them their heartfelt sym
pathy in their sad affllction.-Alva
Pioneer.
Rev. Pinkston was a pioneer
settler in Barber county. He left
at the opening of the Strip in 1893
and has since resided in or near
Alva.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
GOING TO ALYA?

An excursion from Medicine
Lodge to Alva and return next
Tuesday, May 9TH, is being ar
ranged. The attraction is The Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra which
will give d concert in the afternoon
and evening. Between the two
concerts there will be ball
game between two of Oklahoma S
best teams.
The N. w. N. Choral Club and
business men of Alva have pledged
$1,000 to secure this celebrated
Orchestra and even at that are Sc
curing it at one-half the regular
price. 1t consists Of 50 people and
is recognized as the leading Or
chestra in America. To hear the
two concerts and see the ball game
will cost $2.5o. See F. J Wads-
worth if you want your seats re-
served before going.
A great many people of this city
will take advantage of the excur-
sion. Round trip fare $3.50.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Capt. c. ]. Skeen was in Medi-
cine Lodge last Thursday looking
up old friends and observing the
changes in natural and artificial
scenery in the old town since his
last visit. Capt. Skeen has shed
his beard and looks as spry as a
young man of thirty. He has the
same smile that he wore in the old
Alliance days when he was one of
the powers in the new organization
and he can carry a conversation
the same as of yore. He is now en-
joying life in Roger Mills county,
Oklahoma, and is prospering. He
visited nearly all of last week with
his daughter, Mrs. M. ]. Lane, at
Gerlane and if his calculations did
not miscarry he will be at his Okla
homa home before this appears in
print.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
RAILROAD CHANGES.

1t is stated, ,unoficially, but comes
from what is considered a reliable
source, that the Santa Fe will take
over the Denver, Enid & Gulf Rail.
road system today MAY 1st), and
operate it as Santa Fe property in.
stead of the D. E. & G.
This is also the day on which the
Noftzger 2cent mileage book
makeshift goes into effect. Parties
who want to buy as much as SOC
miles of transportation at one time
can get it at two cents a mile after
today. Those who can't afford to
buy that much can pay three cents,
the usual price, or walk.
In many places the railroads
threaten to give the public poorer
service in ordet to teach the peo.
pie that they must not meddle with
railroad matters if they don't want
to get hurt. For instance, between
Wichita and Kiowa the Missouri
Pacific contemplates taking off the
regular passenger and putting on
an accommodation train. We are
not advised what the Santa Fe will
do to this part of the earth but il
it gets any worse than it is now,
our people are to be pitied.i
Let the railroads do their worst.
The people of Kansas will live
through it and when they come to
elect another legislature perhaps
the milk and water fellows will be
left at home and men sent to To-
peka who will do things. The
railroads got up all the Legislation
that was enacted, as compromise
measures, and now they are kick
ing on their own measures. In
states that enacted straight 2-cent
fare laws and vastly reduced freight
rates there isn't near the howline
among railroad officials and attor.
neys as there is in Kansas. IF ths
people of Kansas will be bulldoze1
and coerced into surrendering nov
that the fight is only begun, W,
mistake their temperament.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

The May term of the district
court of Barber county will con-
vene in this city on Monday, the
18th. For the first time in many
years there will be no criminal
cases for trial unless something
should happen between this time
and the opening of court. The on
ly criminal case on the docket is
the case of the State of Kansas VS..
Frank Buck, and since the defend
ant is now under conviction of cat
tie stealing in Woods county, the
case here will probably be dismiss
ed. Buck was convicted at Alva
last fall. He appealed to the su.
preme court but is still in Jail, fail.
ing to give bond. There are u
civil cases on the docket this term
a large majority of which are de-
fault and court matters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
RESPECT TEE DEAD.

A meeting of the directors and
all persons interested in the Lodi
cemetery in Eagle township is here.
by called to meet at the cemetery
early in the morning of Thursday,
May 80, Decoration Day), to FIX
up the grounds and show proper
respect for the dead.
CONRAD BAIER.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

A rather serious assault took
place at the depot Sunday. A man
by the name of Sears who is fore
man of a gang of workrnen struck
a man on the temple with a ham,
mer and cut an ugly cash. DE-.
VanDewalker was called and sew
ed up the wound. The man as
saulted was invited to dinner by
Sears and when he took his place
at the table Sears struck him with
the hammer. They had some diff
fculty some time ago but it was
supposed to have been forgotten
by both parties. This is the as
saulted mans story. Sears, how
ever, has a different story. He ad.
mits inviting the man into dinner.
but says he soon discovered that
the man was intoxicated, that he
used profane and indecent language
in the presence of his Sears wife,
and was asked to quit, that he pull.
ed his knife and advanced toward
Sears and then Sears struck him
| with the hammer and put him OUT
of the car. County Attorney Cloud
Investigated the matter and say:
there were no grounds for prose
cution according to statement.
| lmade by disinterested bystanders
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

For House. Bedding and Decora
tive plants, Cannas, Carnations,
Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Geran-
iums, Roses, Panseys, ETC., Gladioli,
and Tuberose Bulbs, call on, OF
write, Jno. L. Brady, Medicine
Lodge, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Boys Gray Long Pants slightly
solled, to clean them up anniver-
sary sale price 25c. Richardson &
Longman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

TAKEN UP-Three mules-One
bay mare mule, one gray and one
horse mule. Ears tagged. Taken
up April and. Owner can have
same BY paying charges. ]. B.
Wright, II miles northwest of
Kiowa, Ks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Before buying your boy a spring
suit see V. S. Cooks. They have
Just what you have been looking
for.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Mrs. Waldron Chase and Mrs. H.
d. Fair and the boy visited with
Mrs. H. A. Bailey at Kiowa last
week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

There will be an opportunity to
make a trip to Alva and return
next Tuesday. Reduced rates and
special train. The occasion is
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Fred Buck and Ray Brown, the
latter one of the depot force, de-
parted last Wednesday on a trip to
Los Angeles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Claude E. Walter, who went to
Dodge City in the fore part of the
winter to work in the Santa Fe de-
pot, has been given a station at
Rozel IN Pa vince county. He be-
gan work in his new capacity last
week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

l. H. Galland and family moved
back from Sun City Saturday. Ike
was with the D. K. g. G. force in
northwestern Barber and thev. fin
ished up everything last week. He
says they certainly did everything
in a substantial way before quit
ting.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

The advent of warm weather
should remind you of the pleasures
to be derived at Luallen's Soda
Fountain and Ice Cream Parlor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Straw mating, I1c per yard.
Ingram carpet cut to match at 3sc
per yd.-L. T. Williams.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Boys Cottonade Knee Pants 90
in our anniversary sale at per pair
25c. Richardson & Longman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

1000 acres Of pasture to rent, or
will take in stock. See FIN. Luz
kens or VIM. Aublev.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Don't forget the Ball May 10th
Music by Walstad's orchestra and
A. Rossi, harpist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

People say that the fines. grocer
les in town are at Woodward
& Murphy's. Phone 38.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

The Medicine Lodge Telephone
Co. are putting out new directories
this week. This is the second one
for 1907. They now have over
200 subscribers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Prof. ]. E. Thomas and family
moved down from Turkey Creek
last week. Prof. Thomas will take
charge of his Office of county super
lntendent on the 9Th of this month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Kramer's Wanda, high patent
-four, is the best in the market
Sold by H. d. Fair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Last years ingram carpet sam
pies at 3oc at Williams, who can
show you beautiful line of new
samples at right prices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Mems suits, all sizes and usually
sold up to $40, per suit Friday
and Saturday $500. Richardson
& Longman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
For Farm Loans see Palmer g.
Case. Office west side Main st.

Bring your eyes to the Hotel
Grand May 25th to 2oth. ]. Harry
Gay will be there.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Just received at v. S. Cooks, the
latest styles in boys suits. You
should see them before buying.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

w. A. Scott and wife have de.
cided to move from Wichita to this
city. They are figuring on build
ing a residence on north Walnut,
oppsite r. H. Faxons house. Mr.
Scott will continue in the employ
ment of the Massachusetts, Mutual
His territory is clofer to this city
than Wichita, hence it is more con.
venient for him to live here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

c. w. Wilson was up from Kio-
wa Saturday, returning home Sun
day. We intended to hand him the
olive branch with our compliments
to carry down to Brother Glenn OF
the Journal but he got away before
we could make the necessary ar
rangementS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Jerry c. Gano has car load of
ice. If you want ice, ring him up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
LHAauR STANDING

Next Sundays games will be as
follows: Cherokee at Sharon, Har-
per at Kiowa, Danville at Alva.
Sharon losing at Cherokee Sum-
day reduced their percentage but
they are still second in the league,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01
OK. LEAGUE STANDING.

The results of the Oklahoma
Kansas base ball games were as
follows:
At Danville-Alva S Danville 3.
At Hafper-Harper Is, KiowaI.
At Cherokee-Cherokee TO- Sharon O.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

G. R. Arterburn was out in the
weather last week. He made a few
land sales at Aetna on Thursday
and returned home in time to nurse
a bad case of cold the balance of
the week. He was able to navi.
gate Monday but looks little the
worse for wear. But you can't
keep real estate man down when
there is a sale in sight.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Judge G. w. Stevens received a
box of "doctored' bugs the first of
the week from the state university.
He has turned them loose in his
wheat field to mix with his crop of
green bugs to test the efficacy of
the plan to destroy them by means
of spreading disease in the herd
with infected parasites. This, to-
gether with the big cold rain, Ought
to put all of the Judges bugs out
of time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

STRAYED-From Attica, Kans.,
one bay horse, weight goo, brand
On left shoulder; one bay mare, q
years old: one bay mare I year old.
$40 reward for information lead
ing to recovery.-Tom Ryan, At
tjca Kansas
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

DR.. ]. T. Cushenbery and family
departed for their new home at
Cofeyville last week. The Index
will keep them posted on Barber
county events and here's hoping
:! 1T il wiitaot be lcEg 'urtti they
become so homesick for good old
Barber that they won't be able to
remain away.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

The second school nine of this
city went to Kiowa Saturday and
played the second nine of the Kio-
wa schools. Our boys were defeat
ed in a score of 9 to II. This
makes it standoff between the
two teams.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

Wall paper at Adams & Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

]. P. Hall and wife left Monday
for Boulder, Colorado, where Mrs.
Hall will receive treatment in a
sanitarium. Her health for the
past two GEARS has been poor and a
course of treatment has been de-
cided upon. Their stay will de-
pend largely on results, but in no
event will their absence be less than
the entire summer and they may
remain there year or more. J. P.
expects to spend most of his time
landing mountain trout when he is
not needed in looking after Mrs.
Halls comfort in the sanitarium.
It is sincerely hoped that Mrs.
Halls sickness will yield to treat
ment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

The Barber County High School
boys will go to Pratt on Saturday
to play the Pratt High School club.
This promises to be the most
warmly contested game that our
boys have matched so far this sea.
son but we feel confident that they
will come home with their colors
flying.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

NO. so
For Farm Loans see Palmer &
Case. Office west side Main st.
Bring your eyes to the Hotel
Grand May 25th to 2oth. ]. Harry
Gay will be there.
1000 acres Of pasture to rent, or
will take in stock. See FIN. Luz
kens or VIM. Aubley.
People say that the fines. grocer
les in town are at Woodward
& Murphy's. Phone a8.
Boys Cottonade Knee Pants 90
in our anniversary sale at per pair
25c. Richardson & Longman.
Mrs. Waldron Chase and Mrs. H.
D. Fair and the boy visited with
Mrs. H. A. Bailey at Kiowa last
week.
Fred Buck and Ray Brown, the
latter one of the depot force, de-
parted last Wednesday on trip to
Los Angeles.
The Medicine Lodge Telephone
Co. are putting out new directories
this week. This is the second one
for 1907. They now have over
300 subscribers
There will be an opportunity to
make trip to Alva and return
next Tuesday. Reduced rates and
a special train. The occasion is
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Prof. J. E. Thomas and family
moved down from Turkey Creek
last week. Prof. Thomas will take
charge of his Office of county super
on the 9Th of this month.
Claude E. Walter, who went to
Dodge City in the fore part of the
winter to work in the Santa Fe de-
pot, has been given a station at
Rozel in Pa wnee county. He be.
gan work in his new capacity last
week.
SrRAYED-From Attica, Kans.,
one bay horse, weight 600, brand
On left shoulder; one bay mare, q
years old: one bay mare I year old.
$Io reward for information lead
ing to recovery.-Tom Ryan, At
tica, Kansas.
T Z. Lindley took two car loads
of his yearling steers to market at
Kansas City on Saturday. The
largest calf weighed 1925 and the
lot averaged 600. The large one
was an early spring-calf and the
others were short yearlings. 1t
would be hard to beat that bunch.
Prof. w. D. Moriarty of the
Northwestern Normal, Alva, was
n the city Friday and Saturday in
The interest of the May Festival of
the Northwestern Choral Club.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
has an afternoon and an evening
at Alva next Tuesday,
the 9TH. The Club pays $1,000 for
the attraction, which is half the
usual charge. The Orchestra had
an open date between Wichita and
Oklahoma City and it was conven.
lent to stop at Alva on this account,
hence the concession. The COM
oany is composed of fifty people
and is the foremost Symphony Or
,hestra in America.
Trustee ]. F. Vanhook of Kiowa
was the fourth of the eighteen trus.
tees in the county to make his re-
turns to the county clerks Office,
and the first whose territory includ-
ID any of the cities in the county.
He turned his books over to the
county clerk last Wednesday. The
personal property valuation of
Kiowa city this year is $43,215.
Last year it was $31,oo7. There
will also be a considerable increase
IN real estate valuations, which to-
yether with railroad valuations
will give the city total assessed
valuation of about $135,ooo as
against $4,000 last year. Kiowa's
population, as returned by Mr.:
is $50, gain of nearly
200 over last year.
Capt. c. ]. Skeen was in Medi-
cine Lodge last Thursday looking
up old friends and observing the
changes IN natural and artificial
A.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-05-01

w. H. Cloud, attorney for Lizzie
F1amley, flied a suit in the district
court last week against John Ham.
ley, praying for divorce, custody of
child and the restoration of her
maiden name, Lizzie Goff. Deser-
tion is alleged. The plaintiff is a
daughter of L.. C. Gof, one of
kiowa's leading contractors, we'll
known throughout this and adjoin-
ing counties. This is the eighth
divorce suit now on the docket,