Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

Miss Gladys Shell expeds to leave
today or tomorrow to visit month with
relatives at Pittsburg. Kansas.
Mn. Emma Johnson-Adam: left on
for two weeks visit with her
parents and friends at Cassyille, Mo.
c. w. Harper. manager Of the Metz
Lumber Co.. at Lake City. wa: transact
ing business IN the city Monday and
yesterday.
Mrs. F. w. Merrill and daughter-in-
law. Mrs. J. E. Merrill, departed FRIDAY
for visit at Clay Center, Holton and
Leavenworth.
Dr.. Wiley, wife and son who have
been Wishing the past week with DR..
Coleman and wife, returned to their
home In kmgman yesterday.
C. A. Hubbard came rolling in with
a new Buick motor car Friday evening.
Now that he has broken the ice there
will be more to follow and it won't be
long until autos will be common luxury
in the town.
Hon. w. c. Afford and w. H. Rob
inson Of Hazelton were in the city on
Saturday to attend the meeting Of the
Memorial Committee. They
brought encouraging crop reports from
southeastern Barber.
w. S. Cant left yesterday for ten
days trip through southeastern Colorado.
He has farm in view in that country
and if he can make terms will purchase
it. IF the deal goes through it means the
loss Of another good family to this city.
We were pleased to make the &C
quaintance Of Ed knkbride a few days
ago. MIR. Knkbride is a recent arrival
from England and is employed on Vim.
Palmer's ranch north Of this city. The
Index will make weekly visits to Mr..
Knkbnde beginning this week.
Homer Griffith enjoyed nice party
in honor Of his 10Th birthday from 2 to
$50 Saturday afternoon. Eighteen Of
his little friends and playmates were pres
ent and they had fine time. Refresh
ments and all kinds Of games were the
order Of the afternoon.
Elisha w. Stout and wife are the
happy parents Of fine little lady that
came to bless their home on Sunday,
the 3lst. DR.. Donovan in attendance.
People who desire to smoke at Lish's ex-
pense will find box Of Rothenbergs on
the desk at the Metz Lumber Cos.
The county commissioners met in the
county clerks Office as board Of equali-
cation Monday. On account of the new
system Of assessment there are more than
the usual number Of complaints and it is
probable that the board will be in ses-
sion all Of today and perhaps longer be-
fore completing the work.
Miss Margaret kemohan left yester-
day for her home in north Sharon town.
ship. Her plans for vacation are not
mature but her present intention is to
spend part Of the summer in Wichita.
She has consented to teach in our city
schools again next term which will be
good news to patrons and pupils alike.
The receipts at the cemetery rooms
on Saturday were $268.oO. The pro-
ceeds of the dinner, $l20 and the bal
ance donations. The dinner receipts
would have been much larger had the
rooms been large enough to have &C
commodated the crowd. A great many
who went there for dinner could not
gain entrance.
The rains and washouts and general
paralyzed condition Of the railway ser
vice seems to have prevented Commits
sioner Flanagan from making connections
at the meeting Of the board Of equaliza-
don. When this paper went on the
press Pat had not answered present to
the roll call, but we look for him to grace
the county clerks Office today.
The first public exhibition Of the new
Medicine Lodge band was given on the
streets on Decoration Day. There are
only few experienced players in the
band, and many Of them are boys. The
music was the more interesting on this ac-