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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
DeeKhe0d Items.

S. Y. Carr is slowly improving.
Murray Davis was shopping at
Deerhead last Tuesday.
Grandma Larkin visited at Geo.
Larkin's few days last week.
Miss Winnie Cooke has returned
from her visit at Goats, Kansas.
Mrs. Maude Sunderland is visit
ing her father, Mr.. Samuel South.
Pat Larkin and wife spent few
days at Medicine Lodge last week.
Miss Fay Bales is staying awhile
at Mrs. ]. H. Gentry's during the
absence of Mrs. ]. B. Johnson.
Quite number of the Deerhead
farmers attended the railroad meet
ing at Aetna Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Griffith has been repairing
the Ranchmens telephone line in
these parts the past several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Larkin and
Mrs. Z. Jackson were having some
dental work done at Lake City
Wednesday.
Received too late for publication last week. I
A nice little rain Sunday.
S. Y. Carr has been very sick the
past two weeks.
D. S. Bruce's baby has been quite
sick the past week.
Plumming is the prevailing pas
time in these parts.
Jack Larkin marketed hogs al
Medicine Lodge last week.
Myrtle Carr has begun taking
music lessons of Prof. l. 0. Sher.
rod.
All of our farmers are making q
guess as to who has the best CROP
of corn.
DR.. J. R. VanNess and Chas
Johnson were in this vicinity doc.
toring horses last week.
Misses Maude and Belle Red.
wine, Lee Eager and Messrs. Al.
bert and Boone Redwine and Or
vile Eager of Lake City visited al
NJ. F. Stewards Sunday.
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GeHGne
Too late for las: week.

A few Kiowa young folks en-
joyed a camping trip on the river
last week.
The Roundup Sunday school
gave their pupils and neighbbors
an ice cream dinner Sunday.
Threshing wheat is now the i'm
portant event of the day. Wheat
is making from II to 20 bushels.
A good crowd attended the par
ty at H. M. Albright's Saturday
night. Everybody had a good
time.
Bert Mathews fixed up the phone
line Monday. Bert enjoys such
work and is a good man for the
place.
Mrs. Philo Sherman was on the
sick list last week. DR.. Coleman
was out and he reports his patient
doing fine.
Will Colborn says he wishes the
Fourth of July would come every
other day. VIII enjoyed himself
at Sharon this Fourth.
A fine baby girl arrived at the
home of Geo. Zimmerman and wife
on Saturday morning, the 18th.
DR.. Harris in charge.
We have been wondering wheth-
er Will Gavin was with the camp
ers on the river last week or not.
We heard Dollie was with them.
c. D. Newkirk and Clark Wards
families treated themselves to ice
cream on Sunday night. w have
not heard of doctor being called
yet.
Marvin Mcmillan and dutch"
Ellison served ice cream to their
Missouri neighbors on Sunday. Ev-
erybody has good time when a
herd of Missourians get together.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
HGzeHon Items.

Z. A. Pond was taken sick last
week and as Charley had no one
to take care of him he was taken to
hospital at Wichita.
Joe Burdette is fixing up a gang
OF p disc plows and intends to
hitch them to his engine when the
threshing season is over.
A nice rain visited Hazelton last
Saturday morning followed by an
other fine one Sunday morning.
The corn crop is now absolutely
safe and everything is in fine shape
for preparing the ground Tor anoth-
er wheat crop.
ThreshiDg is getting pretty we'll
cleaned up in this locality, and
were it not for a big corn crop
many of our farmers would not
have much abreast of them but
with good corn crop there will be
plenty of feed and plenty of good
Bryan dollars in circulation for
another year.
Last Saturday we, in company
with VIM. Campbell and ]. O.
Webb, visited the Lodge and on
our way noticed the prospects for
crops and in the whole drive of
"a miles noticed only one poor
field of corn and this was the result
of poor cultivation. Barber coun-
ty can show up crops with any of
them this year.
One day last week Sam Griffin
was at Hazelton making breaks in
Gesner's political fences, and the
next day Gesner was mending them
while Griffin was at Kiowa tearing
of the top rails and pulling up the
stakes, and with so much tearing
down and rebuilding the boys are
going to have their fences all out
of line if they don't soon let up.
We were informed one day last
week that Mike Cavanaugh took
so much interest in reading the
Hazelton items in the Index that
he was making arrangements to
meet the train at Attica in the flu
ture so as not to have to wait so
long for the real and only genuine
Information that comes to his
office, through borrowed paper.
A few evenings ago one of the
Young Peoples church societies was
holding lawn social when a num-
Der of town kids got it into their
heads to have little bit of fun and
gave them an egg shower, thus
spelling the social as we'll as dam
aging some Sunday-go-to- meeting
clothes. This egg throwing bust
ness is all wrong, and if kept up is
going to land some of the parties
behind the Jail bars or soak them
for heavy fine. Boys you had
better quit it now and forever.
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Sharon Items.

Since the rain the farmers have
snapped their frown for smile.
Remember the S. S. picnic at
Ogden's grove, August 27th.
After a visit among friends the
Misses Gertz left Friday for Hills
boro.
Elder Brown preached US a good
sermon Sunday night.
Marion Crawford is building a
room on the east of his house.
DR.. Sturm's new cottage adds
another nice home to the list on
Main street.
H. H. Fair went to Wichita last
Monday to be on hand for the Long
meeting.
H. H. Fair has begun work on
his new store building. F. G..
Sodtman has the contract.
w. F. Elliott and Ulys Kemp
went out to the Kemp ranch in
Clark county last week.
Mrs. Florence Lichlyter and her
daughters, Lola and Bessie, left
Friday for the mountains of Colo
RADIO.
The streets of Sharon were lined
from one end to the other Satur-
day evening with people. Every
body seemed to be feeling good
on account of good corn crop pros
poets.
Bill, Jim, Dan and Girls Elem
ing from the summit of the Cedar
hills were in Sharon one day last
week. The boys look and think
the opossum crop in the hills will
be good this year.
NJ. P. Dewitt delivered about
1900 bushels of white corn at this
place last week at IS cents per bu.
Pleas got wise last fall and let the
other fellow feed the cattle and
hogs and he held the corn.
Senator Long refused to hold six
joint debates with Bristow this
week. That looks bad. Before the
distinguished Senator had record
he liked joint debates. The joint
debate at Sterling seems to have
been all he wanted this year.
Longs friends claim his Wichita
meeting was great success. The
Eagle says there were more of the
old Seventh district politicians al
that meeting than had been II
| Wichita in a long time. Postmast
ers Axline and Glenn were there
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Special trains have been arranged fol
on the Santa Fe for the Big Thursday
at the Anthony Fair August E. One
will leave Medford about J a. m and ar.
rive at Anthony about $50 a. m. Re-
turning will leave Anthony about $50
p. m. The special from Medicine
Lodge will start about 7:30 a. m. anc
get here about o:25 a. m. both special:
arriving in time for the morning ball game
between Sharon team and Wednesday.
winners. The Medicine Lodge Specia
will bring people from Alva and inter.
mediate points, getting them at Athca
and will be very convenient for Harper
folks. The northbound Santa Fe pass.
enger will be held until 6 D. m. on Wed.
nesday, Thursday and Friday.
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MOWQ Items.
From the journal

Sam Griffin, the wouldbe "boss-
buster" from the Lodge, had more
business here Tuesday. Sans
countenance did not seem over
burdened with expressions of glad
ness, but to the contrary appeared
rather glum.
Mrs. Dick Wilson chaperoned a
party of young people on a camp
ing trip out on the river, and re-
port a fine time, except Harry Gar
land, who was called home by a
ravenous appetite, although he
says the are girls culinary artists.
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King Items

That rain on Sunday was fine
and dandy.
Miss Myrtle Green is visiting
Miss ZELDA Knowles.
l. H. Ray and wife visited ]. T.
Clawson over Sunday.
Rev. Sloan of Pratt was at Geo.
Walkers last Wednesday.
County Superintendent Thomas
was in this vicinity the first of last
week.
An alfalfa stack on James lem
kins's place was struck by light
ming on Saturday.
A. E. Welton went to Medicine
Lodge Tuesday Of last week, re-
turning home Thursday.
Mrs. Port E. Unger of the Lodge
visited her parents over Sunday.
She returned home Monday.
A. E. Welton's are packing their
household goods preparatory to
moving to Guthrie, Oklahoma.
H. A. Tedrow of Mingona was
here between trains Tuesday of last
week looking at Earl Bowman's
hogs.
Miss Myrtle Moad is improving
rapidly. She was able to go to the
ice cream social at Sun City Fri.
day night.
Mrs. John McMains of near Pratt,
has been visiting her parents, S. F.
Wells and wife. She returned home
on Monday.
Miss Beulah Adams came up
from the Lodge Saturday to visit
over Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
D. T. Kidd.
Mrs. Harry Miller of Goats was
here last Thursday visiting her pa
rents. Her mother returned home
with her the same day.
Frank Roper and family who
have been visiting ]. w. Young,re.
turned to their home in eastern
Kansas, Wednesday, the 22nd.
Curtis Parsons, AL Linton, Mar
vim Williams and Carl Rankin
were all down from Belvidere
Thursday evening. They came on
the handcar.
Mrs. Cora Adams and son, u
ness, of Coats visited Dan Kidd
and family last week. Mrs. Ad-
ans returned home Thursday; w.
ness will stay with his sister few
weeks.
Last Thursday while blasting at
the gyp quarry, a small piece of
rock struck Charley Strain on the
head, killing him instantly. Mr..
Wells had put in blast and gave
the boys the signal and they all
ran, Mr.. Strain going in a different
direction. He was FAC feet from
the blast: Mr.. Strain was 63 years
and one month old. Mr.. Gano and
his men, Messrs. Owen, Welton,
Wells and Kidd, all who had been
working with him, went to Medi-
cine Lodge with the remains Fri
day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29

First Published in the Barber County index
JlIly Is 1905.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT-Ad minietretrix
State of Kansas. Barber County. s.:
In the matter of the estate of Wlmeim u
Reutlinger. late of Barber County. Kansas:
Notice is hereby given that on the 9TH day
of July, 1905 the undersigned was, bS
the Probate Court of Barber County. Kansas
duly appointed and qualified as administrator
of the estate of wilhelm c. Reutlinger, late Of
Barber county, deceased. All parties interested
in said estate will take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
EMILY 8. REUTLINGER. Adminisrratrix
SEWARD I. FIELD, Attorney.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Sun and Lake City Happenings

Sold pop at Uncle ReubS S.
Miss Green of Pratt is visiting
at the Knowles home.
Homer Hastings wiggled into
Lake Friday afternoon.
Dentist Osborn was in Lake
City two days last week.
Lewis Bissantz is putting in a
cement walk in front of his store.
The Lake lumber man filled the
bill for the Sun City school house.
Postmaster Drury of Deernead
made his semi-annual trip to Lake
Saturday.
Little Tom Walker and son
made business trip to the county
capital last week:
Go to the Lake City barber shop
and "gitcher" hair cut. English
is the head man.
We hear it intimated that Rev.
Bailey of Coldwater will make his
home in Sun City.
Orville Eager and Albert Red
wine accompanied their best girls
to the ice cream dom at Sun last
Friday evening.
Jim DeGeer and his right hand
man, Robt. Crane, were associat.
ing with the Lake City boys Sat-
urday afternoon.
Miss Ollie Burgin left for Wood
ward last Thursday morning after
having had nice visit with home
folks and friends in these parts.
We have had our teeth fixed all
as the "feller says" but as for our
having any sprlng creek news,
we're unjustly accused. "It's no
SIGH stuff"
Youngsters of all descriptions
attended the social at Sam Fager's
last Wednesday evening. 1t was late
in the night when they disband-
ed and the cock had begun to
crow to beat Sam Watkins.
People who arrive in Barber
county from the far east, as we'll
as other directions, have much to
say in praise of the fine crops along
the Medicine. They say there is
no equal to it.
'Lunday lane" just west of Lake
City is now under repairs. This
has been the worst streak of mud
to be found and has caused many
a good natured man to use bad
language.
The Sun City school board de-
cided that their first estimates on
the cost of the school building was
not sufficient SO at their last meet.
ing allowed $3.50 more. Smith &
Sons of Goats will do the work
Prof. Fields will teach the advanc-
ed room.
The Shigley residence which is
nearly completed is one of the
most uptodate structures in the
county. There are probably other
houses larger but for attractiveness
and convenience we claim he is
ahead.
The ice cream social which was
held in Wards grove near Sun last
Friday evening was a "go-git.er.' >
Men, women, maidens and babies
were drawn from far and near to
freezing point and an old fashion
ed mixing and eating was had.
The finance take-in goes to the
church fund.
1t is much out Of our line to
Spiel politically but there is a
time to speak, and a time to be
quiet, so we consider this an ap-
propriate time to remind you that
c. c. Painter of the Index should
be kept in mind for the Office OF
register of deeds. Here is an op-
portunity to do good to yourself
as well as greatly accommodate a
good man. Mr.. Painter who is
a quiet unassuming gentleman
is sufficiently qualified to take care
of the Office. Be sure you're right
and push for Painter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
Farm Loans.

Unlimited money to loan
on good, we'll improved farms.
Liberal terms. annual inter
est-no second mortgages.
Call on
T. L. LINDLEY d Co.
Medicine Lodge, Kans.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-04-30
HOLD UP THE STANDARD!

For many years Republican party
fair elections and has declared that good
only from finding the real wish Of the people and obeyng it,
1t has denounced the Democratic party for frauds committed at
denounced fraudulent primary by which Beckham
and has denounced the who permitted
those things thousands
joined carried it to victory last fall
rght-no words strong speaking of
the party that steals elections, that deaud the
people Of their right the that force bribery
cheating at the polls to get control.
And admitted by the best the Republican party
that things done Louisville and other places last Saturday
Democrats Thugs
asfed and other trcke and deceit
plain theft and the of the methods charged against the
used win victory for certain eadenot at all to
find out the will Of the people.
favored Taft aud sorry that the
working him apparently guilty those the other side
There have been difference methodony power
It's hardly possible reckon up all the harm that done
In place has made the endorsement of Taft which could
and unmakeab dirty and uncertain and Bradley
for unfair methods they would
The Citizen does believe this is ue believes that
the majority the people of the for Taft and that clean
would have shown it. But the victory is spoiled
But greater the reputation Of the party How,
against Democratic unanes when we're not fair
How demand fair elections and fair dis
And who is there fight for good
both backened the
And the appeal to those
reform Democrats whose decided
election when charge that has been made against the
Ii looks as would till Democratic misrue has be-
uncomfortable again before have another Republican dmnist
traion.
The Citizen believes hope grand old lies
Republican party but that hope cannot be with party
which will things been done within the week
with who had such things done 1t time for the
good Of the together and throw out the ascas
make the live to its professions and It's PLATFORM
making the party honest and honest cleo
ton Republicans hope win permanent strength state
with like the OF Kentucky
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-04-30

irving To make himself -"boss" Of
the whole state and have failed TO re-
spond to his appeal to his friends.
People who heard his speeches say
that he said three words for Brad
leg TO one for Fairbanks. and the
people have refused to vote on 50 big
a question with so small a reason as
liking for one man.
Only the first and second districts
seem TO be in doubt, even the 18th,
where such claims have been made,
gave big Taft majorlties. 1t has been
made evident that the question has
been simply whether Bradley could
yet the people TO give up their real
belief in Taft because he told them
t. They wouldn't and that's all.
U is too bad that there should be
any charges Of fraud in regard TO the
voting. but Bradley and his friends
have raised that cry. where they were
f'AA'h anu Ant Adll men uldht
same charges in places where Brad
ley won. The Louisville Herald de-
'lares that the methods In Louisville
we're shameful. and that both sides
we're equally guilty. while the Bradley
men say that in Lexington there was
fraud because colored Republicans
we're there and voted for Taft. Many
of the charges seem to have been
true and tho fact that such things
were done has hurt the party more
than the losing OF an election or the
nomination Of the wrong man would
have.
Fortunately the state convention
win be in the hands Of the state cen
trel committee and the characters Of
the men who are in control, and who
have taken no active part in the
county fights. gives hope that the
imitation of the Democrats win not
be carried as far as to try Music Hall
methods.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-04-30
MADISON CONVENTION

The Madison County Republican
Convention met in Richmond Saturday
al one p. m. and after harmonious
meeting adopted resolutions endorsing
tho present administration, instruct
ing the delegates to the State Con-
yention to vote for Taft instructions.
and the delegates to the district Con-
vention TO vote for Waller Bennett
for delegate to the National Conven-
ton. About four hundred men were
present. crowding the court room to
the limit. and the prediction that
there would be n fight for Fairbanks
was unfounded. The question of the
discharge of the colorcd troops for
the shooting up of Brownsville. Tex,
was pretty thoroly discussed. and
at the close there was hardly a voice
against the resolutions. while several
speakers declared that In the Fall
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-04-30
MONEY TALKS
How One Rich Man Got
His Start

Most people find 1t easier to get
money than they do to keep it after
they get it. In order to save money,
you need to have plan and then
stick to your plan.
A man who is now very rich and
Mayor of one of our large cities
started life a poor boy, and this is
the plan he used to make himself
rich
On Monday he would drop a dime
into small box. Tuesday morning,
he would put in twenty cents, We'd
nesday he would drop in thirty cents,
aud so on through the week, until
Saturday he would put sixty cents
into his box. and the box would have
two dollars and ten cents in 1t.
He die this every week living on
what he had left out of his earnings.
When he had five or ten dollars in
the bcx, he took IL to the bank, and
deposited it in a savings account at
interest.
1t was not many years until he had
enough laid by to start him in busi-
ness. and he is now a rich man. But
he would never have been able to
make his start in business IL he
lad not begun by saving his dimes
when he was a poor boy.
We are waiting to help you to save
money, and the four FER cent COM
pound interest which we add to your
savings will make them grow faster.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-04-30
STATE GOES FOR TAFT

The Republican primaries and count.
conventions held last Saturday have
rut Kentucky where 1t belongs-in tn,
Taft column. The Taft managers
are now claiming that Fairbanks will
get only two votes from the state.
and while two others are doubtful, II
Is almost sure that there will be only
four at the most. The state conven-
tion will be entirely In the hands of
the Taft men from the start, and tho
there have been contests made by the
Bradley-Fairbanks men where ever
there was chance for enc and In lots
OF places where there was not there
Is no reason to doubt that Taft will
have big majority to the end Ac-
cording 20 the estimate of the Louis
vile Herald Taft will have surely
s94 votes. Fairbanks SIS contested
cs1 and uninstructed 1873. In most OF
the contested districts Taft men got
the regular delegates and the Fair
banks mon bolted. so II seems sure
that Taft win have every thing his
own way.
One of the striking things about
the election seems to have been the
defeat OF Bradley A great many peo
pie felt that he had gone too far in
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-04-30
GAY PRECINCT CHAIRMAN

The election for Republican pre-
cincr chairman and member of the
county committee, which was held at
the Court House in Richmond Satur-
day morning was one Of the most
Eotly contested in years, and, in spite
OF o bold attempt to run a shote"
Over majority OF the Republicans.
resulted in the election Of John Gay
and a precinct committee opposed to
w. ]. Tatum.
over a hundred Republicans from
Berea went and waited for the call
of the convention which was expected
to be in the court room. While
most of tho men were gathering there
Mr.. Tatur called the convention out
side, and without even taking the
trouble to choose a temporary organ
ization o. go thru the usual prelimin-
aries. wac elected" chairman. The
trick wss discovered in a minute
and was Immediately denounced in
unmeasured terms by the majority Of
those present. Mr.. Tatum arbitrarily
refused to entertain motions to res
cind the action and hold fair cleo
ton as he saw that his defeat was
sure II ne did so, and finally the
crowd became very angry. The sit
uation was becoming dangerous when
Mr.. John Gay stepped into the breach
and called for harmony in a fine
speech. Following this he was him
self nominated for chairman, and
both Mr.. Tatum and Mr. w. G.
Nicely, who had been the reform
candidate, agreed to withdraw in the
interests of harmony and for the
good of the party. Mr.. Gay was then
elected without opposition. tho the
followers OF Mr. Tatum mostly refused
TO vote.
The five members of the precinct
committee were then elected by
reclamation, after the nominees Of
ths Tatum crowd had been dropped
from the ballot by the reform ele-
ment. who were in undoubted control.
Tie election shows clearly that the
best people of the town can run the
politics if they viii take the trouble
and prevent such exhibitions OF I'M
fair party management as have been
seen lately. 1t is hoped that this
win lead to permanent reform,
aDi also that the election Of a COM
promise candidate will bring a bet
ter feeling in the party than could
have come from the success of either
regular candidate.
One of the most pleasant features
of the rather unpleasant affair was
the way that leading town and col
lege citizens worked together for the
elimination of what has been a dis
grace to the town. To judge by the
results Saturday, there is little diff
ference between what the best peo-
pie want and a little more acquain-
lance would result in a great deal
better feeling with good results for