Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
H0zett0n Items.

I. E. Goodan made a business
trip to Wichita one day last week.
G. E. Henson and family of Kio-
wa visited at w. L. Prock's one
day last week.
Mrs. D. w. Stephens of Lamar,
Colo, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Eastman.
Mrs. A. NJ. Betty has been quite
sick for the past few days but is
not thought to be in any danger.
P. A. McBroom got home from
his trip to Colorado and seems to
be satisfied to let we'll enough
alone.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Gibson of
Monmouth, ILL.,, have arrived and
are now at home on their fine farm
southeast of town.
DR.. Gilbert of Kentucky is here
looking over our country with a
view of investing in some OF the
rich Kansas property.
E. w. Elder made a trip to An
thony one day last week on a real
estate deal but did not get it
through before he had to return
home.
The burning question now is how
is man to ever hope to quit swear
ing while the assessors are in the
land, and if he doesn't quit is there
any harm in it?
!. H. Drake is now in the lead in
that he donned his straw hat one
day last week and is still sticking
to it: He would freeze before he
would be laughed out of it.
T. R. Maltbie made a trip over
to Anthony last week to see if he
couldn't find a better place than he
now has near here, but we are not
expecting him to do it because he
just can't.
Attorney ]. N. Tincher was here
Thursday in the interest of DR..
Stallard in connection with a real
estate deal the Doctor had gotten
tangled up in some way, so we
were informed.
You will notice that l have en-
closed Sc to help keep the wolf
away from the Index Office for a
little while. The people seem to
want the Index just the same as
their daily rations.
The box social Saturday night
given by Hazelton Camp M. w. Of
A. was a grand success and netted
the Camp about $25. Miss Flo
Garvin got the prize for the most
beautiful and artistic box.
Oats are about all sown and lots
of alfalfa has been put out already
and that big wheat crop is sure
putting in its best ticks. We new
er saw it looking or performing
any better than it has the past few
days.
There is now some talk of open
ing up a road on the section line
running north and south between
sections 2, 3, 10 and II, two mile
stretch. This would certainly ben
eft several parties who are now
hemmed in for want of a road.
DR.. N. M. Burnett left the middle
of last week for business trip of {
week or ten days near Lamar, Colo
RADIO. He wants to get his interest:
arranged there so he can give hi:
whole time and attention to his
extensive practice in this locality
| DR.. Robb of Ashton, Kans., i
here taking care of DR.. Burnett
practice during his absence in Colo
RADIO. DR.. Robb was here once be
fore while DR.. Burnett was ava,
and gave excellent satisfaction t
those with whom he did business
in every particular.
George and Charles Lancaster o
Girard, ILL.,, bought the T. R.Malt
bic farm southwest of town las
week. 1t is one of the best farm
in this locality and consists of "a
acres for which they paid $4,000
Mr.. Maltbie retains possession til
September when he will move to /:
farm near Anthony he has jus
bought.
! And still they come. We meal
the new M. D. who arrived at I'll
residence of DR.. ]. A. Burnett Sat
urday evening and has taken up hi
quarters for about IS years afte
which the DR.. will probably be tn
boarder and the young man Dos:
We can already notice that the D