Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-15

| ]. A. F air made a business trip to |
Wichita Monday. returning yesterday.
Bert Hoover has taken charge Of the
city sprinkler and is putting in full time.
Miss Alma Palmer visited her aunt,
Mrs. Harry Newkirk. at Kiowa last
week.
The ladies aid society Of the M. E.
church will meet at their room Thursday
at 2 o'clock.
| Miss Ethel Smith returned Saturday
from her visit at Dodge City and An
thony. Kansas.
Ed. Hinton Of Capron, Oklahoma,
came up last week to visit his sister, Mrs.
w. L. Parsons.
Dr.. and Mrs. Coleman moved into
their elegant new house on North Main
last Wednesday.
A good rain would not come amiss
these times and the indications are good
for one almost any day.
Born, to Harry kimbaI and wife of
Mingona township. on Sunday, a boy.
DR.. Coleman in attendance.
| VIM. Rule and wife departed on Sat-
urday to spend the remaining portion of
the summer at Colorado Springs.
H. A. Tedrow and family returned
last Friday from visit with friends and
relatives at Garden City and Syracuse.
J. II. Williams was over from Harper
in his automobile Sunday. Joe is look
ing more and more like a capitalist every
day.
Roscoe Robinson went to Ashland on
Monday to do duty in the bank in that
city. The length Of his Stay there has
not yet been determined.
Miss Grace Bidwell of Kansas City,
who has been visiting friends in the city |
and country the past several months, de-
parted last Friday to visit in Wichita.
Barney Montgomery Of Wichita arriv-
ed on Saturday to help his brother, Con-
tractor ]. D. Montgomery in the rush Of
work Jeff has lot of work on his hands
and could use several more men.
I; hiednicne Lodge mas Deeh exceedingly
fortunate this year in the way of escap-
ing calamites. Tornados, hail storms,
floods and Bonheur brothers have all
been hitting the towns close around but
never touched US.
0. H. Ferguson and family Of Elm
Mills township departed last Wednesday
for Olathe, Kansas, where they expect
to reside in the future. Whenever they
shall have tired Of that country, a glad
. welcome awaits them here in good old
Barber.
, Mrs. A. Langhart and Mrs. H. II.
! Mccoy planned a successful surprise
Saturday night on Mrs, John Stone in
honor Of her birthday. About fifty
guests were present. Pineapple sherbert
and cake were served. Mrs. Stone re-
ceived some. beautiful pieces Of china as
a token Of regard from her friends. The
guests departed at a late hour wishing
Mrs. Stone many more such happy
birthdays.
r A bad feature about a primary cleo
ton is the fact that farmers often fail to
vote. On account of the wet weather
? in June this year, especially. farmers are
l behind with their work and many will
probably not spare the time to go to the
, polls August 4th. If they should neg
lect to vote it will, in effect, give the
t towns the privilege Of making the nomi-
nations and this should not be. The
farmers should spare sufficient time to go
to the polls and vote.
S County Clerk Ireland sent out sample
ballots to township candidates on Satur-
day, and some are coming back with
the vacant places filled with names writ
ten thereon. There is not a township
ticket in the county on which either par
ty nominated full ticket 1t is now too
: late to print additional names on the
, tickets and parties who desire to nomi-
, nate candidates for the vacant places mus
: write them in on primary day. If those
, who returned tickets to the county clerk
with the blank spaces filled in, think
! that these names will be printed on the
, ballot, they are mistaken.
The kiowa Journal has become real
.. angry and exceedingly personal in its
, remarks on the Hon. Samuel Griffin.
). The journal has an article In it. last