Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22


rubber-tired runabout nearly new, an
two old.spring wagons.
Mrs. R. H. Hall and little daughter
Dorothy, came down from Wichita la:
thursday to visit with Mrs. Halls PAL
ents, Judge c. w. Ellis and wife.
ChiIdren's hose, an assert
ed lot, some for the babies
and worth up to 25c, at pal,
9c.-Richardson & Longman
S. P. Carlisle and sister, Miss Carri
Carlisle, arrived last Thursday to visi
their sister, Mrs. c. N. Marshall. Thei
home is in kingman county.
Remember the prompt and satisfactor,
settlements made by the Royal after tn,
tornado last summer, and when in neee
of tornado or fire insurance, call on H
II. Case, Agent, Medicine Lodge.
w. c. Millar was down from BeIvi
dere Friday arranging for material anc
carpenters to enlarge and otherwise i'm
prove his ranch house. Billie saws tn.
republicans Of Kiowa county tried t.
hitch him up to the representative race
but he has had all Of that he wants.
J. l.. Middleton and wife returned or
Saturday from a visit Of three week,
with relatives and friends at Peoria, III
They had a fine time, enjoyed the tnr
very much and feel rested up in eooc
shape to take hold of their Iaundr,
work again.
Barber county was flooded with Ges.
ner literature last week. 1t consisted o.
the signed appeal by Kiowa republican.
and printed in the Medicine Lodge
Cresset and the Kiowa Journal severa
weeks ago. The appeal was sent in.
discriminatory to people of all parties.
Mrs. E. C. Woodruff and little sor
arrived from Washington, d. c., las,
Friday to visit with her parents, c.. A.
Bucklin and wife. MIR. Woodruff viii
be located in Wyoming in the geology.
cal survey this summer and NAV find
time to join his family during their viisi,
here.
In the closing days of the Gesner- Grifhin
bout the innocent bystander is at a loss
to know which is representing the peo-
pie and which is championing the In
terests Of the "pe-pul''. Each claims
that the other is being backed by the
pe-pur'. Only the official returns will
settle the question.
Judge G. w. Stevens returned home
from Wichita, where he has been visit
ing two weeks, on Saturday. The Judge
heard both Bristow and Stubs at Wich-
tia and said there is no doubt that the
republicans Of that part of the State are
strongly in sympathy with the square
deal movement.
w. S. Rubert sold his business 10,
and building on Main street to Mrs.
Springer. the present occupant, last week.
Consideration. $500. Mr.. Rubert is
also on a deal to sell his residence prop
erty on Walnut Street and will probably
have it closed when this appears in print
Scott says life in Wichita is elegant.
A slumber party was given by Miss
Nellie Brownhill at the home Of F. w.
Merrill and wife last Wednesday. Ten
Of Miss Nellie's young lady friends were
her guests on this occasion and the resi-
can be better imagined than told. A
slumber party is apply described as a
party Of girls who spend the night
awake.
Chairman Riley Lake of the board Of
County Commissioners and County Clerk
S. w. Ireland met with the State Board
Of Equalization at Topeka last Friday
and Saturday. returning home Saturday
night. The result Of the trip was that
the valuations Of Barber county were
not disturbed, which would probably not
have been the case had they not attend
ed.
Every voter should procure the dem
ocra6c campaign handbook. 1t is COM
piled from the Congressional Record,
quotes President Roosevelt freely and
shows what became of the important
reform measures advocated by the pres
ident. 1t also tells Of the attitude Of the
democrats IN congress on these questions.
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