Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23

Deioie uic nunung season opens up
you should get pair Of those hunting
boots at Woodwards.
1000 locust posts, medium sized. for
sale at $6 per 100 or 6 cents each.
T. B. Stocksill. Sharon. Kansas.
Chas. Green has been appointed as
.sistant agent for the Santa Fe railway at
Wheaton. Oklahoma. He went to
Wheaton last Thursday to assume duty.
The Wiling Workers Of the Christian
church will serve ice cream and cake on
the church lawn. Thursday.evenins Sept.
24th. Everybody invited and wei
come.
Claude Null is nursing a broken
shoulder blade, the result Of a practice
football game Saturday afternoon. DR..
Donovan did the patch work" immedi-
ately after the accident and Claude is up
and around as usual though slightly dis
figured.
John H. Owings arrived from Oak
Grove. Mo-, on Saturday to make Med
icine Lodge. his home. He ha. entered
a partnership in the cement and plaster.
ing business with F. A. Forbes. Mr.
Owing has lived here in earlier day.
and was plasterer on the court house
when it was built.
]. NJ. Gibson and wife came down
from Isabel in their red car Sunday. Fred
Laribee pIoted them. They uied to
get Gene Youmans to go back with
them but he wouldn't go. He say.
when man gets away from a good
place as long as he was away from Med.
icine Lodge he knows how to appreci-
ate good town and is satisfied to 'le
well enough alone"
Curtis parsons, A. l.. Linton and Car
Rankin completed their work at Aetna
except some inside finish, and returned
home on Saturday. They built large
modem house for George Hodge, one
Of the best in this part of Kansas. large
barn for VIM. Fuller, and practically re-
built and enlarged John PIatt's house.
The Aetna country is not at all behind
the procession in the matter Of public
Improvement.
The young ladies and gentlemen Of
the city have organized Whist Club
for the 10000 season. Miss Fay
Van Ness entertained the Club at its
first meeting last Friday night. The prize
was captured by Mr. .J.F. .Trice-a box Of
chocolate almonds. The initial meet
ing Of the Club was a splendid social
affair and an index Of what is in store
throughout the season. The club will
entertain weekly.
While Barber county is losing some
good men, she is also gaining some good
ones. Ambrose Lawrence ha. returned
from New Mexico to stay. He i: build
ing good house on hi. farm south ol
town and will proceed to make as much
money as any Barber county farmer.
which is saying much. MI. Lawrence
owns 800 acres Of fine land a shor
distance south Of the Wiley school house
His many friends are glad to weIcom.
him back to the old camp ground.
L. D. Sparks and family will leave fo
their new home at Wichita tomorrow
Their departure is an occasion for deer
regret on the part Of their friends in thi,
city and community. Both Mr.. anc
Mrs. Sparks grew from boyhood and
gnlhood to manhood and womanhooc
in Medicine Lodge and naturally hav.
cultivated many lasting friendships. We
would rather they would retain thei,
residence here but in common with al
their acquaintance. wish them un.
measured success in their new home anc
new undertaking.
Our good Socialist friend. A. w
M,inch of CaJ., kI: III