Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. IL. 1908.
CHASE HARDWARE COMPANY

CHASE HARDWARE COMPANY
Mandy Lee Incubators now on display
at Chase Hdw. Co. store.
Friday is ST. Valentines Day.
Notice the public sale advertisement
in this weeks paper
This much is certain: The scare"
did not paralyze business the doctors.
For Rent-The Sharon Globe Hotel
and three good corn farms. Inquire of J.
D. F air, Sharon, Kansas.
Miss Lila Powers went to Wichita on
Friday to spend few days visiting be-
fore resuming her school work.
Mrs. w. S. Rubeh departed last
Wednesday on business and pleasure
trip to Wichita, Kansas City and St.
Louis. She will return this week.
VIM. Protheroe departed on the early
train Monday morning for his home at
Artesia, Texas, after spending Eover
month here disposing Of business matters.
Assessor H. P. Hartley Of Elm Mills
was in the city last Wednesday to ar
range for his bond and to oetI'a little
additional information upon the new tax
law.
Mrs.G. w. Hendrickson went to Har-
per on Friday to get acquainted with that
new granddaughter that came to STAY
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Newland last
week.
Rev. II. c. Duckett and wife arrived
from Jasper, Indiana, last Wednesday.
Rev. Duckett will probably preach his
initial sermon at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
Dr.. |. w. Stout is looking around Tfor
horse to take the place Of the one kill
ed in the tornado last June. He has to
begin work at assessing the township
March ! 81 and horse is as necessary as
pencil and paper.
During the recent lull Gene Youmans
has taken a lay-of at F airs store and is
now spending part Of his time at Judge
Ganison's Office. He says he will take
care OF the marriage ceremonies while he
has nothing else to do.
Kansas to the front again. An evan
selistic crusade has just been organized
with c. Q. Chandler, formerly Of this
city. now Of Wichita, leading 1t as Pres
ldent OF the organization. Kansas for
Christ" is the slogan.
A railroad camp near Attica wa.
quaraatined last week. The camp con.
tanned an excellent case Of smallpox. |,
Is presumed that the Kiowa case sent ur
to this town on Friday came from one o.
these cheap labor camps.
Us. Runyan and DR.. Donovan were
IN Wichita Sunday to see A. M.Houch.
In at the hospital. MIR. Houchin is in ex.
cellent spirits, is making rapid progress.
and things look favorable now for his re.
turn home in week or ten days.
J. G. Clayton and wife returned HON,
from Wichita last Thursday. The,
went tor the purpose of consulting ;
specialist concerning Mr.. Claytons all
ment. The specialist advised him to @,
to the springs, but for the present Mr.
Clayton will remain here and use waite
shipped from the Springs.
Judge w. 7. Collins returned hom,
IRON Topeka last Friday. Judge Col
Inns was sergeant at arms in the specia
session OF the legislature and we are elac
OF 1t. 1t the state is bound to expenc
$4,000 for nothing we want Barbe
county to get small slice of it.
There IS only one Objectionable fea
ture to this summer weather in winte
hme. 1t is liable to bring out the fnui
buds sufficiently to be nipped by tn,
April frOas. Fruit in this county is get
ing to be quite an asset and two failure.
IN succession would be deplorabIe.