Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-09
Wlbut Hayes is operating the mail
wagon on route No. | during w. H.
Ihompson's vacation.

"nou' Iiayes Is operating the mail
wagon on route No. during w. H.
thompson vacation.
Mrs. c. c. TaEafeno went to Wich-
ita Monday to visit with fnends and M
cidentally to take in the big fair.
Frank B. Lindley ran down from
Wichita Saturday to spend Sunday at
home. He returned to Wichita Mon
day.
Representative Vim. Gesner was IN
his usual chair before the contest board.
at the county clerks office Monday
morning.
Miss Gertrude Rhoades is reported
very sick.with all the symptom. Of typhoid
fever. We sincerely hope that she viii
yet escape this dreaded sickness.
Lawrence Stevens departed last
Wednesday for a months vacation in
Kansas City and other points. During his
absence Roscoe Robinson Of Sharon Is
taking care Of his duties at the Citizens-
State Bank.
Mrs. D.S. Jones departed on Mon
day for eastern cities to purchase new
millinery sock. Before her return, she
will be advised whether or not Mrs.
Trotter will be here to do her trimming
and if not. she will employ trimmer on
this Trip.
The Democratic committeeman Of
the various precincts in the county should
keep in mind the meeting to be held in
this city on Saturday Of this week.
Every committeeman and every Dem
ocrahc candidate should attend this
meeting.
Miss Grace Ball returned home from
Colorado Springs last Wednesday. She
accompanied Mrs. Reutlinser and child
to the Springs a month ago. and assisted
IN nursing the child back to health.
Mrs. Reutlinger and the baby win
return probably next week.
W. H. Owen, and ,fanayof Chanua.sx
are visiting with their parents. ]. H.
Owen and wife. Mrs. Owen and
children accompanied Mrs. Owen, ST..
on her return from visit with them two.
weeks ago. and VIII arrived Friday.
They expect to be here all Of this week.
Col, c. C. Taliaferro's flower garden
excels itself this year and he is liberal in
remembering his friends. He put a nice
collection Of flowers on exhibition at the
Index Office last week. on a Caladium
leaf that measured 38x44. This is the
largest ever exhibited here but Col. Chas.
has several more just as large or larger.
The numerous friends Of Dr.. A. S.
Cloud Of Kiowa, throughout Kansas
and Oklahoma. are grieved to learn
that he is critically i'll with typhoid fever.
DR.. Cloud is one Of the Oldest physician.
in this country; he came to the county IN
the early sos and i. esteemed highly.
With his multitude Of fnends every
where. the Index joins in an earnest
hope for his recovery.
The Index was pleased to make the
acquaintance Of ]. C. Haas last week.
Mr.. Haas called and enrolled on the
subscription list. He resides on the for
mer Ferguson farm in Elm Mills town.
ship. having come here from Nebraska
over year ago. Heis well pleased
with his location although he says he
notices that the summers are hotter here
than in Nebraska. Mr.. Haas talks ike
he intends to cast a vote for VIM.
]. Bryan this fall and is therefore thrice
welcome to Barber county's citizenship.
The ladies IN the vicinity Of E.S. .Crum-
packers home short distance west Of
this city. gathered at the home Of Mrs.
Cnck last Thursday and put up Mrs.
Crumpackers peach crop. us quart: in
all. Mrs. Crumpacker is siH in the
hospital as result Of her accident sus-
tanned IN a runaway some months ago.
but is getting along nicely and will soon
1 be able to come home. The thoughtful
ness and the kindness Of the neishbors
& M. IL M. C-~L~. IL