Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05

NO. II
J. Harry Gay will soon be in Medi-
cine Lodge, Sharon and Lake CITY.
There is little. if any, improvement IN
VIM. lnglebnght's condition this week.
Cold drinks, ice cream and ices serv-
ed In all Aavors and fashions, at Luallen's.
Lost-A lady's black shoulder shawl ,
somewhere in this city. Finder please
leave at this Office.
Dr.. T. A. Coleman reports the birth
OF daughter to Verd Thrasher and wife
OF Lake City on Tuesday. July 18th.
l. w. Inslebnsht Of Martins Feny.
Ohio. arrived last Wednesday to be
with his father. VIM. InsIebnsht, in his
sickness.
Talk about the lion and the Iambl
Sam Griffin and VIM. Gesner went to the
A. n. T. A. picnic near Sharon Iasf
thursday in the same buggy.
c. E. Peck and wife moved over
rom Sharon township last week and
are now permanent citizens in our city.
They are living in Mrs. Benedict's resi-
dence on Walnut street.
Geo. w. Hendnckson went to the Ain
hills yesterday to get ready to ship some
Of his cattle to market. He has four cars
OF steers and two Of fat COWS ready for
market. His cattle are all doing fine.
Misses Charlotte Belts and Muriel Best
arrived from England Tuesday of last
week. Miss Belts is sister of Mrs.
Reutlinger and Miss Best is a sister of
Miss Topsy Best and niece of Miss
Mary Best.
Last weeks Isabel Herald contained
an article credited to the Cresset Of this
city advising every republican in Barber
county to vote for l.. Bristow for senator.
An explanation is due from either the
Cresset or the Herald.
Uncle Dick Lawry did well on his
wheat crop this year. 1t averaged 81
bushels per acre and he sold it right
from the machine at 8 | cents per bushel.
We expect to see Uncle Dick riding
around in an automobile most any old
time. ,,-za
/ The deal between Fred HoIser and
J. A. Pepoon by which the former was
supposed to have sold his home a half
mile east Of this city to the latter, has
been declared off on account of the fail
ure OF the parties to get together on the
details.
Mrs. w. c. Reutinger and baby de-
parted last Friday for Colo. Springs.
The child has been in poor health for
several months and the trip to the springs
is made in the hope Of restoring i,
health: They will probably remain un-
til cool fall weather.
S. B. Rohrer Of Topeka was mixing
with the politicians in this city last Thurs
day. Politically MI. Rohrer had queer
combination. He was for Stubbs for
governor and Long for senator and he
made considerable medicine during hi.
brief visit in the city.
Tip McCracken departed on Mon
day to attended a family reunion in
Texas. There will be commineIinc
Of sadness with the joys Of this occasion
tor in the gathering there will be a va
can't chair-the one that we all wish
could be occupied by our lamented .her-
if, Bud McCracken.
Ernest Phipps returned home from
the hospital in Kansas City last Wednes-
day: His physicians advised him that
medical treatment would not benefit him
a great deal but that he could avoid
much Of hi. trouble by being careful
about his diet and refraining from hard
work or overheating himself.
A. E. Welton and family of King
stopped in the city Friday. They were
enroute to Guthrie. Ok. where they
have decided to make their future home.
MIR. Welton has been in the employ
ment OF Best Bros. at the gypsum quarry
for the past four months. During hi.
stop IN the city Mr.. Welton called on the
Index and left the whe1ewith to make
the paper weekly visitor at his new
home.