Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

If you want the best suit of clothes
money can buy go to J. K. Richardson.
Gerlane.
I. N Cunningham Of Cedar was an
appreciated visitor at the Index Office on
Saturday.
Good clean ka6r corn seed at IS
cents per bushel. F. c. Colborn, Med
icine Lodge, Kansas.
| A. J. Hargis shipped the last Of his
hogs from his Lake City ranch to Wich-
tia on Monday. There were four car
loads.
! Mrs. Joseph Myers represented the
EasternsStars Of this city at the meeting
Of the Grand Chapter in Hutchinson last
week.
Mrs. C. B. Kinkaid arrived home
from St. Francis hospital yesterday. 1t is
thought that her recovery is complete,
which is gladstone news to her friends,
Mrs. Clara Lyle and daughter, Pearl,
have rented the Central hotel, from Row
Priest and will take ch.rge of it as soon
as the Improvement work now in p.ogrsss
is completed.
Joe McAdoo was down from. his
ranch north Of Sun City, to receive 100
head Of cattle coming up from Roswell,
N. M, Tuesday. Joe looks as natural
as ever.-Kiowa News-Review.
Shayed-A bay mare weighing about
800 pounds, branded with letter 81" on
the left hip Amy information Of the
whereabouts of the pony telephone or
write ]. ]. Bentley, Isabel. Kansas.
Coles Bros, the new owners Of the
feed mill solicit, the patronage Of the
people of the city and vicinity. Bran,
shorts, chop. corn, kafr etc; always on
hand. Custom grinding done promptly.
The Willing Workers Of the Christian
church will have an all day meeting at
the home Of Mrs. Balding a short distance
east Of this city tomorrow Thursday.
The members are requested 10 meet at
the church at 9 a. m. and go from there
to Mrs. Balding's home in a body.
c. c. Lewis and wife returned home
from the St. Francis hospital on Tuesday
afternoon Of last week, Mrs. Lewis hav-
ing recovered from the effects of her sur
eical operation. About June st they
expect to leave for New Mexico where
they may decide to reside permanently.
Mrs. M. E. Morlan has been allowed
a widows pension Of $l2 per month.
Between $40 and 500 was also allow
ed her, representing the amount due her
late husband between the time the last
payment was made to him and the time
Of his death. w. H. McCague looked
after Mrs. Morlan': interests and he Sc
cured the services Of ex-senator Long
to get the matter through the department.
W. B Bruce Of Cherokee, Ok, and
D. F. Wooddell Of Amorita, Ok, visited
several days last week with R. H. Bruce
and family east Of the city. The first
named gentleman is r. H. Bruce father,
and Mr.. Wooddell is Mrs. Bfuce's father.
On account Of the washout at Gerlane
they were nearly three days in getting
here but had better luck on the return
trip. MIR. Wooddell returned home Sum
day and Mr.. Bruce day later.
Swat the fly" DR.. John B. Huber
Of the Fordham IN. ~ medical school
says:
Typhoid fever is certainly disseminat-
ed by flies. Flies pollute food and drink
by means Of the filth which they convey
from refuse. They breed almost excIu-
sively il filth. They.certainly disseminate
cholera; and cases Of tetanus seem to have
been originated through their agency
II here is only one way to combat them
by destroying them and their breeding
places"
John Seamau's moving picture show
was held here until Saturday morning
last week on account Of the rains and
storms making it Improbable to move.
He showed, however. only three nights,
Monday, Tuesday and Friday nights,
the storms interfering all other nights.
MIR. Seaman has the best show Of the
kind that ever visited Medicine Lodge.
Some OF the scenes ere old but most Of
them are new and all are interesting and
plainly seen. The tent was crowded to
overHowing every night that it was light
ed up.
1t has again been demonstrated that
advertising pays. Last week Dr.. Don
ovan advertised for lost raincoat south
OF town. a dav or t,,,o I..o. n C1