Barbour County index., 1909-08-18
Mrs. w. B. Springer and daughter,
Miss F Fannie.left on Monday to buy their
tall and winter millinery goods,

Miss Fannie.left on Monday to buy their
tall and winter millinery goods.
Miss Ella Guthrie and mother return
ed Saturday morning from then visit at
Pocassets and other cities in Oklahoma.
| V. S. Cook and wife drove up to
Stafford in their White Steamer the lat
ter part Of the week to visit with relatives
a few days.
Lake and Sun City and vicinities were
nicely represented at the ball game last
Wednesday. The Rloomer Gin as an
attraction is hard to beat.
Misses Frances Fntzlen and Mildred
Mason went to the Lodge Sunday after
noon with the Case family. and returned
home Tuesday evenins.-Kiowa Journal.
Geo. 1. Fritz Of Aetna was in the
city last Wednesday preparing to make
final proof on a quarter section Of school
land on which he made settlement about
SIX months ago.
Misses Allie and Minnie Murphy
went to Capron. Ok. last Wednesday
to visit with their sister. Mrs. Albert
Nelson, who is recovering from long
sickness Of typhoid fever.
0. n. Ferguson, who now lives at
Olathe. has been visiting the past several
weeks with old neishbors and friends in
Elm Mills. He left via LawndaIe,
Pratt county. yesterday.
T. A. Watkins will start city delivery
and express wagon in this city Septem-
Der lst. He was in from his Valley
township farm looking for a house pre-
paratory to moving to town, Saturday.
We desire again to remind correspond
ents that we rarely have time to handle
matter received as late as Tuesday at
10 o'clock. We were compelled to let
two go over last week on account of late
arrival.
Mrs. August Schmidt is undergoing
an attack Of typhoid fever. Dr.. Gilbert
is attending her and his latest report is
that the case is quite severe but she is
doing as well as possible under the cir-
cumstances.
Col. Bill Horn Of Lake City was in
town Friday and Saturday. He had
been taking in the Catllemens picnic at
kinsman and returned by way Of this
city. BIZ says Tie crowd q; -iI,sr.A,
were too large for comfort.
Mrs. Wilson Holmes, Of Elwood.
whose serious condition was noted last
week, is much better this week and Dr..
Gilbert thinks it will not be necessary to
take her away for an operation. She is
being cared for at Mary E. Gibson's
home.
Burnie and Ethel Shklar, son and
daughter of A. Shklar and wife, Of
Kiowa visit Saturday Sunday and Mon
day with L. D. Elliott and wife six miles
northwest Of this city. They returned
home Monday evening. They enjoyed
their short visit very much.
Miss Elsie Schwatken left on Saturday
to visit about week with relatives at
Hammond. Kansas. Miss .Schwatken
is one of Barbers efficient school teach
ers. She is also preparing to prove up
a quarter section Of school land six miles
northwest Of this city.
J. w. Storm and wife arrived from
California on Monday morning to look
after their Barber county interests. They
have been away from Barber county
over two years and have seen a great
deal Of the country during that time and
both seem to be in excellent health.
Sheriff Hugh Martin left yesterday for
Harper. Ks, and brought back Ed
Crandstaf. who was arrested here sew
eral weeks ago. charged with bootleg
ging whiskey. He was let out Of the city
jail at that time by parties on the outside.
He is now in the county jail awaiting
trial.-Alya Pioneer.
Rev. NJ. B. Ingle last Friday wa, call
ed away from his meetings at Qyeen
City, Mo, to attend the funeral Of his
step-father. John A. Brown. at Indian
apolis, Ind. Mr.. Brown was here few
years ago and made many friends IN
Harper. all Of whom will hear of his
death with regret.-Harper Sentinel.
DR.. Gilbert took Mrs. H. K. Hooker
to St. Francis hospital Saturday to be
operated on for gall stones. He returned
Sunday and went back yesterday. The
operation was performed yesterday after
noon but we had no report as to the re-
suit. Mrs Hooker's condition is very
bad and there is cause for alarm.
Rev. w. A. Cain Of Wichita will