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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Only Another Wreck

When this paper was printed last
week the cause Of the hang up" on the
Santa Fe at Minsona was not known.
After the paper was printed it was learn
ed that there was another wreck on ac-
count Of using an old patched-up botch
piece Of junk which is called an engine
for the sake Of brevity. AS near as we
can learn the tender separated itself from
the engine and played foot ball with a
gyp car behind with the result that the
track was torn up. Postal Clerk Neiman
was considerably shaken up and was laid
up several days but is now on duty again.
The wrecker came over from Wellington
and things were Slaughtered up sufficient
ly for the old outfit to creep out on We'd
nesday. 1t made its getaway on that
day at l:30 p. m. and came sneaking in
long after the 6reside Stories had been
told to the children and they were tucked
away in the arms Of Morpheus. The
runs were about 100 yards apart when
the "hoss" had to stop to "ketch his
breath
1t does seem that. even though the
Company has no regard for the people
of Barber county, it would be economy
and good business sense to equip their
road with safe rolling Stock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Rabbit determination

There is an unusual abundance of rab-
bits in this part Of the county this year
and farmers are reporting heavy losses Of
fruit and forest trees. Many Of the peo-
pie favor bounty on scalps in order to
get nd Of the pests. The Index is in re-
ceipt of letter from a well known farm
er OF Barber county suggesting that this
matter might be taken up with the coun-
ty commissioners. In some localities
damage done to trees has been enormous,
sufficient to pay bounty for many years.
In Pratt county a small bountyis paid
on rabbit scalps and it is doing much to
reduce the damage that tanners sustain.
1t is argued that there is more need al
this time for rabbit scalp bounty than
bounty on wolf scalps.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
They Want n Stage Line

Several Of the business men Of this city
are agitating stage line between Attica
and Medicine Lodge and are talking
strongly Of drawing and circulating a
petition asking the government to install
such a route for the accommodation Of
passengers as well as improving the mail
service. Taken as whole, last week was
the worst continuous botch Of miscon-
necfions that the town has ever experi-
enced. 1t was the exception and not the
rule when mails were less than twenty
four hours apart.
For a town with two lines Of railroads
to receive mail only once in twenty-foul
hours is certainly the limit. How long
O Lord. how longl
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Insult Added to Treachery

Eds. Index: Permit few lines IN reply
to an attack made on me by the moral
degenerate who writes for the Kiowa
Journal. This being holds me up to
public contempt because was unfortun-
ate enough to be in the path Of the man
who brought the smallpox patient from
kiowa to Medicine Lodge and unloaded
him in the the city. and accuses me Of
crowding myself on the man and med
ding" The facts are that the fellow
drove into the livery barn where | hap
pened to be in conversation with another
man. He engaged me in conversation
and, replying, | advanced to his buggy,
as any person naturally would, and per-
haps my hand rested on his lap robes.
How could | have known that he had
been riding with a smallpox patient2 In
deed, he told me, in response to a di-
rect question, that there were no small
pox cases In kiowa, and did not correct
himself nor state the nature Of his busi-
ness until several minutes afterward when
| was thoroughly exposed. | did not
NEEDLE nor did | pick things" out Of
the buggy as the Journal states; merely
answered the mans questions and talked
with him as any civil man should when
addressed by another. The Journal con-
veys the idea that man should run when
approached by another man. If that is
good logic no man dare meet his fellow
man and we would all be running away
from one another all the time.
1t will be noticed that the writer Of
that article has not once deplored the
sending Of the diseased man into this city
but in his dense ignorance and depraWty
goes to the opposite extreme and express
ses the hope, in effect, that may fall a
victim to the disease. A man of that
caGber is wrong In the heart. He feeds
on the misery Of his fellowman and would
dance in glee if he could visit pestlence
on his neighbor.
The attack on me is an insult and
| can not pass If unnobced. | am one OF
the old school who believes that insult.
Of this kind are best settled in the old
way and am more than willing to square
accounts with the author of that infamou.
attack at any time and place he may
designate. r. M. SMITH.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
A Frank Admission

The Topeka Capital. one Of the lead
ing Republican daily papers Of the state.
and without an equal. excepting the
Wichita papers. opens its account Of the
Democratic Banquet held in that city on
Saturday. with this paragraph:
1t IS hard for Republican to admit
anything favorable to Democratic meet
ing. but Republicans were forced to ad-
init last night that the Democratic BAN
quet held IN the Auditorium was one Of
the greatest political gatherings ever held
in Topeka. 1t had the Kansas Day
banquet Of last year. held in the. same
building, distanced mile"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
A Fable

The members Of the Body rebelled
against the Belly and said. Why should
we be perpetuaIly engaged in administer
ing to your wants, while you do nothing
but enjoy yourself in luxury and self-in-
,dulsencea' The members carried out
their resolve. and refused their assistance
to the Body. The whole body quickly
became deblitated. and the hands. feet,
mouth and eyes. when too late. repented
Of their folly"
The Kowa journal should take heed
from this warning from AesOp. and gel
column No. I and column No. 3 into
harmony before it Is too late to repent Ol
its folly. instead Of widening the breach
every week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
District Court in Session

Judge P. B. Gilett will convene court
in this city this morning. By agreement
of the court officials and members of the
bar, all jury cases have been continued
until the May term and the February
term. therefore, will be very brief. This
is by reason of the fact that the regular
term in Kin9man county convenes March
End, hence there is little time to devote
to this county.
The Brown divorce case will be called
this morning, it being court case. There
is some prospect Of settlement but it
has not yet come to ahead.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
California OutdOne

Talk about your large lemons from
California Capt. ]. L. Brady. owner Of
the Medicine Lodge Green House. ha.
the Calfomians distanced several lengths.
Capt. Brady has lemon on a home
grown Tree IN his hot house that measures
l64xl74 inches IN circumference. He
had several lemon trees prior to the tor
nado but this is the only one that s,Rviiv-
ed the storm. The hee IS young and
this IS It's 6ra fuitage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Much Ado About Nothing

The grass roots" tell us that several of
our kiowa friends are displeased on ac-
count Of the news items that have ap-
peared in these columns concerning the
small pox as relating to people in or near
that city. This is a matter too trivial ow
er which to work up feeling but in de-
fense Of our publishing the facts. we beg
to say this much in answer to the mild
censure made in the signed Statement Of
the Kiowa officials:
If the tramp who was committed by
the Kiowa authorize. to the county pest
house did not have the small pox it was
very wrong to throw him In with patients
who were known to have it. 1t twas told
us by kiowa officials themselves that the
man had the disease, he was committed
as a small pox patient and last weeks
signed statement" was the first intima-
ton this paper had that there was any
doubt in the matter. Then how can
they censure US for publishing the news?
AS to the Perry case, our Kiowa
friends should know that when a news
paper states that person of Kiowa"
died, it doesn't necessarily follow that the
person resided in the heart Of the city. In
this case the family referred to resided
three-fourths Of a mile south of the city
limits but it was proper to say of Kio-
wa just as it was proper to say that the
parties who took the disease a half mile
east Of this city, were of Medicine
Lodge"
Now let us be plain in this matter:
The Index is distinctively a newspaper
Its mission is to publish the news. 1t Of
ten happens that the publishers them
selves would prefer to suppress legitimate
news. but they can not do il and still re-
tain the confidence Of the public.
We gladly repeat that there has been
nothing in the situation at Kiowa to cause
people to fear going to the town and we
have no desire to injure that city's trade.
All that has been published in this pa
per concerning the disease at kiiowa was
authorized by responsible Kiowa people
and if our friends desire to be fair they
will not condemn us for it. And if they
are reasonable men they will concede
that it was wrong to send the tramp
patient into this city if he had the small
pox If he did not have it, it was wrong
to throw him into the pest house where
they must have known that he would
surely contract it 1t would be just a.
reasonable for court to commit a man to
jail as being guilty Of crime and after
ward try to justify the sentence on the
ground that he was under suspicion.
In all kindness, the Index is compelled tc
say that its kiowa friends have gotten IN
to an embarrassing position.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

A column could be written about
Daniel w. Stone as host and then the
half would not have been told. Several
Of Mr.. Stones Medicine Lodge friends.
ladies and gentlemen. enjoyed his hospi-
taliy at his bachelor home IN Mingona
township on recent Sunday. They re-
turned with extrayagant praises for their
host as an entertaines as well as model
cook. The dinner that was seyed on
the occasion would have sustained a
careful comparison with one prepared BY
lady skilled IN culinary art, and the re-
suit Of i al is that great may more Of
the townspeople would Ike to spend q
Sunday out at the Stone ranch.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Eastern Star Meeting

The Eastern Star will hold their regu-
lar meeting at the Masonic Hall next
Monday night. March End. There will
be work in initiation. following which a
spread will be indulsed. at the expense
Of the gentlemen. Members who fail to
attend this meeting viii regret it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

The Index wa. glad to make the ac-
qusntance Of w. E. Ward and F. ".
Perry last week. MI. Ward and his
father are the gentlemen who made the
deal with ]. c. Cusey which was men
toned m these columns several weeks
ago. They own the former Cusey ranch
IN Mnsona township and the Cusey resi-
dence property nthis city. Mr.. Peny has
purchased the Fernald farm also IN Min
gona township. which was at one time one
Of A. A. MarcheIs farms. Both theWard
and Perry families come from Hartford.
Kansas, and have cast their fortunes
among US. We are indeed pleased To,
welcome them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

The Tuscaloosa Gazette. good
ly number Of people who braved the
clustering blizzard last night to attend the
entertainment under the auspices Of the
CEonian Society were richly rewarded.
The reader Of the evening was Mr.. w.
Powell Hale, who proved himself an.
artist of the best kind. Mr.. Hale gave
a number Of selections Of varied charac-
ter and all were delightfully."- done; his
transitions from grave to gay and back.
again were thoroughly artistic and held
his audience under absolute control. AL
together the entertainment was a genuine
treat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

We want to sell the family cow be-
fore we lose all our subscribers. Welest
a valuable subscriber this week because
our cow came fresh and we quit buying
milk. 1t is punishment enough to have
to milk and feed cow without the ad-
ded injury Of being put out ofbusiness. II
the remaining subscribers will just be
patient we will get nd Of that cow a.
quickly as possible and we hereby sol
emnly declare that we will never engage
IN the cattle business again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Postponed

The "taGy-pulr'' announced by Messrs.
White and Rankin. through Medicine
Lodge paper. to take place IN the suburbs
Of Weidnertown Friday night. February
2lst. was postponed until Friday night.
February 18th. The invitation stIl stands.
Admission free.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

The Sunday School Convention that
was postponed on account of the small
pox trouble, will be held in this city
March 9th. Look up program publish
ed this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Thoroughbred Black Lansshan roos-
tiers for sale, SO cents each. E. Keith,
Sharon, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

The Presbyterian church was very ar
tisically papered. painted and remodeled
interiorly last week. The work was
planned by c. M. Hoghton and execut-
ed by ]. H. Minick. The blending Of
colors is exceptionally pleasing and the
designs wisely selected. The church
now ranks with all the others in the city in
the matter Of facilities in beauty and COM
fort and the congregation deserves much
credit. Medicine Lodge is exceedingly
fortunate in the superiority Of her differ
ent church edi6ces.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

| have few stands Of Italian bees
which will sell cheap if taken SOON
10. Wheat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

wv, " 81 uR
Here is a problem in higher mathe-
mates: IF it takes a Santa Fe engine
FIVE hours to travel nine miles how long
would it take snail to catch a jack
rabbit. Let K equal the rabbit and ,
equal the Santa Fe. Multiply the dis
tance between < and the snail by ten
thousand times the distance Gin niles that
the snail out-travels the Santa Fe in FIVE
hours and you will have found how many
years it would require for the snail to
catch the rabbit.
+ t +
There is one thing that no American,
however learned, has attempted to
tackle-the pronunciation Of Gladys
Vanderbilt's husbands name.
But there are others besides Count
Sw-- etc. A Russian actress by the
name Of Miss Kommiz zarzhifskaya arriv-
ed in America recently.
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This much has been established:
There are more different theories about
at what stage small pox is contagious thar
there are victims Of the disease. If tall
could have accomplished it,every individ
ual in Barber county would have beer
inoculated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

G. w. and L. A. Shaw returned
home from their sad mission to West
Virginia Monday morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

All but two or three of the quarantines
In and near the city will be lifted on Sat-
urday Of this week. The chances for
smallpox to extend even to other mem
bers of the families now under quaran-
tine are very remote.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Capt. ]. L. Brady received a letter
from Washington Monday stating that
the pension claim Of Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Coy, widow Of the late ]. R. Mccoy,
has been allowed. She will receive So
per month from August 9. 1907. On
account of technical rulings by the de-
partment Capt. Brady had a great deal
Of wrinkles to iron out to get the claim
through.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

John Handrub returned from his win
ter's stay at Solomon, Kansas, Sunday.
He is even better looking than when lie
left in the fall.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

w. Powell Hale. last number on the
lecture course, Friday night, Feb. 18th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

MIR. G. D. Ormisten and Miss Lucy
Peters Of Valley township were united in
marriage in the parlor Of the Grand hotel
in this city on Monday. February 24th.
Probate Judge S. P. Garrison, noted fol
his dignity and precision on such occ-
sions, performed the ceremony.
The couple are among the most popu-
lar Of the young set in northeastern Bar
Der and their friends are pleased to show
er blessings upon them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Tip McCracken Of Elwood. brother Of
Sheriff McCracken, is having terrible
time with case Of vaccination. For two
weeks he has undergone intense suffer-
ing. He is improving slowly but it will
be some weeks before he will have a
healed arm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

]. L. Cant Of Forest City was elected
a member Of the State Executive Board
Of the Farmers Union at the meeting held
at Hutchinson last week. r. D. Cad
die and Mr.. Cant represented this coun-
ty at the meeting.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Barber county got some recognition at
the Democratic convention at Hutchinson
last Friday. S. S. Alexander Of this city
was secretary Of the Seventh district eau
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

There will be box supper at the
Pleasant Hill school house, three miles
south of this city.on Saturday night. Feb
ruary 18th. A good program consisting
Of music, dialogues and recitations has
been prepared and good time is in store
for all who attend. A cordial invitation
is extended to everybody.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Dr.. ]. Harry Gay at the Grand Ho-
tel Monday and Tuesday, March 9th
and 10th. Bring your eyes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Look at your label and if it shows you
to be in arrears year or more it means
that your name must be stricken from
the list if you do not pay up. April lst.
This is a ruling made by the postal de-
partment and must be observed by the
publishers of this paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

W. A. Wood and wife who spent
the past several months with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. S. Cant. in this city,return-
ed to their home in Winfield last Thurs
day. They will go to Peru, Kansas, this
week to visit awhile with son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

E. C. Williams transacted real estate
business m Coldwatez the latter pant Of
laa and the fore part Of this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

w. H. Kidd and wife of F ancy Prai-
rie, Illinois, arrived last Thursday to visit
about two weeks with T. M. Kidd and
wife and othe~relatives. w. H. and
T. M. Kidd are brothers. w. H. is
looking over the country with a view of
eventually locating among us. Hope he
will find farm to his liking.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Marriages

Jay w. Etherton and Laura A. Wink
Ter will be united in marriage today at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Winkler, near Sun City by
Rev. Bailey Of Protection.
The bride resided with her parents in
this city in her childhood and many Of
her playmates now grown to womanhood,
who still remain here, will take pleasure
in wishing her happy marrled life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Fine Light Brahma Cockesel. for sale
The Mills girls. Eagle P. O.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

Last number on the Lecture Course
Friday night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

A. NJ. Houchin is expected home
from the hospital today or tomorrow. So
far as handling pen or pencil goes MIR.
Houchin does not seem to be IN very
bad Straits after all. We had the priv
lese Of seeing letter written by him last
week and his penmanship IS excellent. Il
Is far better writing than the ordinary
business man does with his night hand.
If we could write any way near as neatly
and a. good with on night hand as Mr,
Houchin does with his left we would
consider ourselves expert penmen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

'Mezzo." the new beverage. Try a
sIas. At Luallen's.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Assessors Meeting Tomorrow

The Board of County Commissioners
will meet in conjunction with the county
assessor and the various deputy assessors,
in this city tomorrow Thursday when
the appointments will be confirmed and
bonds approved. AS the work Of as
sessing begins March ls, it is quite i'm
portant that every assessor attend this
meeting, not only to procure the neces-
sary supplies but to ger the benefit OF
one another's information as well as IN
structions from the county assessor, the
county clerk and the Board, all Of whom
have given the new tax law great deal
of study.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Observed in Passing

The Santa Fe has adopted the lazy
mans scheme work an hour and rest
two, to get up steam.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-17

Ladies 'Burson' seamless, white
sole, 7sc grade .......s rs
Ladies 'Wayne.knit' fast black
o value, two pairs. as
Ladies black fleece lined, 2sc
value, two pairs. ...... .35
Ladies black double sole heel
and toe, two pairs. .... as
Ladies OUTSIDE "Wayne-knit'
fast black, extra value,
three pairs ........... LOO
Boys Hudson school hose
I5c values ......... 10
Misses fine ribbed, fast black
Ioc value, two pairs 80. as
Misses fine ribbed, tan, I5c
value, three pairs ..... as
Infants hose at sc, .oc, sc, Ioc and 7sc
Mems black, a good I5c value
three pairs Tor ........ as
Mems black, tan and ~fancies, Ioc
values, two pairs ...... .2S
Mems grey mixed, 7hc values
six pairs ........... as
Mems grey mixed, o. values
two pairs ........,. IS
Mems heavy grey mixed, r5c
values, three pairs. .25c
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-17

Better get ready, you'll need some
OF these.
Good size heavy comforts IS 100
64x7S reversible comforts 80. las
h4x7S fancy stitched comforts $50
77xso fancy stitched
reversible comforts .... los
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-17
Blankets.

Full size-tull value.
ro.4 cotton, extra value, pair s 90
1914 cotton, fancy, full
6H feet long, pair. 100
TEA cotton, grey, fancy
border, So in. long, pair f.25
II-4 cotton, fancy plaids,
So inches long, pair $50
ia white "Woolknap"
silk bound, paif..... 2.25
ia grey, crocheted
binding, pair ........ Alto
1914 grey wool, a S4.oo
TIA grey wool, silk bound
$500 value, pair ...... 4.25
II-4 blue and white plaid,
all wool S.. 90 vslne, pair 6.s5