Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-28

Belvidere Monday to visit day or two
with friends in the city.
F. A. Forbes enjoyed the Consistory
work in Wichita last week. He return
ed on Friday well pleased with what he
saw and absorbed.
Mrs. ]. E. Drysdale and srandchil-
dren and w. E. Cook and wife Of Ok
lahoma City visited last Wednesday and
thursday with Mrs NJ. E. Cook in this
city.
Mrs. G. w. Hendrickson and nephew,
berhe Hays, went to Cherokee, Oklaho-
ma. last Thursday to visit about a week
with Mrs. Hendrickson's daughter, Mrs.
M. L. Newland.
w. E. Marquand and Frank Taylor
finished their carpenter work at Lake
City the latter part Of last week and re-
turned Saturday to take hold of some
pressing work iii town.
Dr.. P. M. Nolan Of Wichita, arrived
in this city on Friday and has established
a veterinary Office at Johnson Bros. barn.
He is brother Of DR.. Nolan, president
OF the state veterinary board, and with
his brother has practiced many years in
Kansas.
RevaHudson preached special ser
mon at the Baptist church to the Odd
Fellows. in honor Of the orders anniver-
sary. Sunday morning. In the evening
DR.. Price. president of Ottawa Univer-
slty occupied the pulpit and delivered an
excellent lecture.
The c. A. R. will hold its next reg
ular meeting on Saturday at 2 p. m., in
the new city hall back of Davis's Store.
Arrangements will be made at this meet
ing for Decoration Day and Memorial
services and good attendance is desired.
By order Of the Commander.
Mrs. c. B. Kinkaid went to Wichita
on Monday to take medical treatment
for few weeks. Her health has been
such that second surgical operation was
deemed necessary. Mr.. Kinkaid, DR..
Donovan and Mrs. c. B. Currie accom-
panied her. Mrs. Currie will remain
with her while she is in the hospital.
.hc townships that have made returns
to the county assessor to date are Kio-
wa. Hazelton, Elm Mills, Lake City,
Mingona, Moore, Sun and Turkey.
None Of the city valuations have vet
been returned. 1t is expected that all
except the largest of the townships will
be assessed in another week.
The city Of Goats, Pratt county. has
incorporated and will elect officer. Nav
4th. J. M. Hellings.formerIy Of this CITY,
has been nominated for mayor and G. +.
Kannier, also a former Medicine Lodge
man, has been agreed upon for city treas
urer and will doubtless be appointed.
he newly incorporated city is starting
off right.
Prof. c. w. Fields Of Sun City closed
his school at that place last week and
departed on Saturday for hi. home at
Shenandoah. Iowa. He will return to
Kansas in June to do normal institute
work. He has already been engaged to
do work at Ashland in the month Of June
and will probably make additional en-
gagements. Prof. Fields. in addition to
being a very able teacher. is very strong
on vocal music and devotes most Of his
vacation to instrudins pupils who desire
to take music. He will probably teach
In Barber county again rext term.
Rev. Imboden preached a special ser
mon to the NJ. E. Brotherhood Sunday
night which was very interesins.> He
explained the mission Of the organization,
reGgously. fratemally. socially and in a
business way. Following the services
the officers Of the Brotherhood were in
stalled. The Medicine Lodge Brother
hood was organized less than year ago.
1t IS composed Of 28 members and has a
nice prospect OF doubling its membership
during the ensuing year. Its members
are wide-awake, earnest and Jealous and
the organization is Of material benefit to
the city and community whose good
work will be in evidence more and more
each year.
With the opening Of the spring season
and the long evenings GENES the usual
agitation among clerks and merchants for
a striaer observance Of the J O'Clock clos
ing rule. During the winter the mer-
| chants Of the city entered into an agree
ment to close at 7 o'clock but lately some
Of them understood that the term Of the
agreement had expired and no longer rec
ognized It. This does not seem to satisfy
the ma;or;tv who understood that the