Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
HQZeEOn Items.

HQZeIt0n Items.
This kind of weather is bad on the
auto fellows.
R. H. Garvin bought the c. c. Al
ford farm last week for $1,000 cash.
Uncle John Hart Of Alva, a mighty
good old democrat, was visiting friends
here last week.
No school last week. Some of the
teachers went to Wichita to attend the
association meeting during the vacation.
Fred Dicks and family, Upton Afford
and Lester Dennison spent Thanksgiving
with the Webb family on the kincaid
ranch.
c. B. Wainscott bought half section
OF land about three miles southwest Of
town last week. Consideration $12.-
OOO. He gets possession March LIST.
A. w. Moore has traded his farm to
Mrs. Hardesty for her town property
He then traded this property to r. Ii.
Garvin for his farm north Of town.
On account Of our having to put up
our share to pay for the square deal and
business administration we didn't have
enough lett to pay postage on our items
last week, but the Index readers got
much needed rest.
A few days ago we received two
packages Of government garden seed. If
this weather hangs on much longer we
are going to plant it as an experiment for
we never had any to grow that we put
out in the spring.
Clarence Scott and Vim. Harmon Of
Sun City were in the city last Wedne.-
day.
Miss Christie Lambeth spent Thanks
giving vacation with her parents at Haz-
elton.
D. W. Good ard Geo. w. Houston
OF Hardtner were attending to business
matters IN the county seat on Friday.
Miss Edith Cole went to Taloea.
Ok. last week to spend Thanksgiving
with relatives. She will return home
next week.
Born. to G. c. Bene6el and wife on
Saturday morning, November 9Th, a
hne ten-pound boy. DR.. Coleman in
attendance.
l he next regular meeting Of the East
em Star will be held next Monday night.
December 9th. All member are re-
quested to attend.
According to a certain" Medicine
Lodge paper, prominent Wichita lady
has more than one husband. 1t is doubt |
tul whether the paper can prove this.
Samuel Lard and family moved to |
their new home at Lake City last week. |
Mr.. Lard was formerly employed in c. |
N. Marshall's blacksmithshop but he
recently purchased Lee Nurses shop at
Lake City and is now in charge Of it.
Frank Vennum arrived Friday with
hive race horses which he ha. in training
at the fair grounds. He says he has
nine more which he will bring IN from
Oklahoma this week.-Prau Union.
Elsewhere is a statement by the Law
and Order League and the City May
or and Council exoneratins Deputy Mar
shall Moss m the automobile shooting
Halloween night. To exonerate a man
after ne pleads gully to violating a law.
and pays fine, Is somewhat unusual and
it requires much elasticity Of ones rea-
sonng powers to reconcile such action
with law and order.
The Silent Fourteen" IN Medicine
Lodge society is now only pleasant
memory. At last weeks meeting the
members OF the organization decided to
adopt new name-Sans souci-whicb
translated IN brief from French INTO En-
glish. is without care; free and easy"
The complete Encyclopedia definition
S more verbose and it would be hazard
ous to print it. But Sans souci Is quite
satisfactory to The Index and here's hop
ns that the organization may flourish
he next meeting viii be held al the
home Of Mrs. Forsyth December 9TH.