Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Sic VIII VlSll TWO or tnIee mOntnS With
her sister, Mrs. Marshall.
J.P. Massey and C. w. Likes were
down from Sun City on Monday. They
got in just In time to get their order in
on A. A. Marchers alfalfa seed bargain.
Misses Lulu and Audrice Kelley re-
turned to their home in Woods county,
Oklahoma, last Wednesday after visiting
a week with their Grandmother, Mrs.
c. G. Taliaferro.
The Kansas City Star recently pub
Gshed the story about the hog chase at
M. t. Williams ranch and said it hap
pened at Pratt. Medicine Lodge will
not stand for it. The old town has lots
Of fame but none to donate to neighbors.
Miss Christa Lambeth returned to
her home between Hazelton and Kio-
wa last Wednesday after enjoying hoI-
iday visit with her sister, Mrs. w. E.
Stout Her nephew, Master Paul Stout,
accompanied her to visit a week with
his grandparents, L. M. Lambeth and
wife.
Mrs. ]. A. Murphy, two daughters
and two sons arrived from Ouapaw, Ok,
last Wednesday to visit a few weeks
with relatives. Mr.. Murphy has taken
piece Of land forty miles east Of Colora-
do City and is there now fixing up a home.
When he gets it in readiness the family
will join him.
The Orient was four hours late in get
ting its road to Fall River, Tuesday, but
the Santa Fe train from Medicine Lodge
was SIX hours late getting to Wichita last
night-so what's the use Of charging the
Orient eighty thousand dollars Wichi-
ia Beacon.
Barney Bristow visited in the city with
Otto Southworth and Gulford Davis
who were his playmates in childhood,
from last Thursday until Monday. He
had been attending the University of
Oklahoma and stopped on his way to
Denver where his mother resides. When
the Bnstow family left Medicine Lodge
Barney was a small boy, now he, is a
well developed young man.
Dr.. |. w. Stout came over from Med
icine Lodge Thursday and that evening
installed the officers Of Atica Lodge No.
2o2, A. F. & A. M. George Crowell
was raised to the sublime degree Of a
Master Mason. after which the brethren
present partook Of lunch, consisting Of
sandwiches, doughnuts, fruit and coffee.
A very pleasant evening is reported by
all present especially George.-Atiica
Independent.
Mrs.Netta Amsler Of RennssIaer, Indi-
ana, sister Of Mrs. c. E. Thompson, Wis
tied in the city from Tuesday of last
week until Monday Of this week.
With Mrs. Thompson, she had been
visiting with another sister, Mrs. Rose
Houser. at Chester, Ok, aud stopped
here on the rerun trip. Mrs. Houser
had been very sick for several weeks and
the two sisters had been at her bedside
about two weeks. They left her much
better and considered out Of danger.
The republican central committee will
meet at Chairman Cases Office IN this
city on Saturday for the purpose Of FIX
ing the date Of electng delegates to the
state, congressional and senatorial conyen-
lions. We really would like to have an
invitation to attend this meeting. There
are few delicate matters that are liable
to crop out unless some nice work is
done to keep them down and, being un-
skilled in such matters, we would ike to
know what methods will be employed to
neuhalze the storm. 1t goes without
saying at that at this meeting it will be
definitely decided that Barber county is
tor ait for president and Bailey for gov
emor and Madison for Congressman.
On the state senatorship the brethren
are todng irons and coffee.