Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-23

/ For Sale; Abusgy and ha.ne... c.
See T. L. Lindley & Co. today for
hail insurance
! Chambermaid wanted al Grand hotel.
Good wages.
Harry Newkirk and family are visiting
relatives in the city.
Wanted-A blacksmith. C. N.
Marshall. Nc booze fighter need apply
Had White visited with his brother,
Jake, at Harper few days last week.
Wanted-I5O head of cattle to pas
tuye. H. c. Alexander. Medicine Lodge.
Wanted. from 220 to 800 head of
cattle to pasture on the Fralich ranch.-
w. H. McCague.
The Normal Institute will close on Sat
urday Of this week. The examinations
will be held the first Of next week.
Born, to ]. L. Cant and wife Of For
est City. on Sunday. June 10Th, a
daughter. Dr.. Donovan in attendance.
i E. w. Mccullough did an excellent
job Of street grading on Washington av-
enue west the latter part Of last week.
E. w. certainly knows how to put a
street in tp-top shape.
One hundred and thirty tickets were
sold here for the Alva special Sum
day morning. And in several other re-
spects several Of our citizens were sepa-
rated from their coin on the Sabbath day.
Roy Wilkinson Of Protection, Kansas,
arrived Monday to visit week with his
brother. Ray Wilkinson, compositor in
the Index Office. He may decide to re-
main here if he can find suitable employ
ment.
Mrs. w. S. Cant went to Goats last
Friday to visit few days with friends.
She returned home Monday, making the
trip both ways with T. L. Lindley and
wife who went to Greensburg and return
in their motor car.
]. A. Maddox departed for Los An
seles. Wednesday, where he will spend
about month. From Los Angeles he
will go to Klamath Falls, Oregon,
which, according to present plans, will
be his future home.
Marquand & Linton began work at
remodeling Davis's recently purchased
store building the first of the week. The
floor will be lowered, new floor and roof
built and modern plate front level with
the side walk will be put in.
Somebody who evidently had too
much booze destroyed Dr.. GiIbert's
beautiful glass sign Sunday night
Wouldn't it be wise to dispense with a
day marshal and employ night watcha
he property destroyers and burglars al
ways do their work at night.
Guy C. Sparks and family arrived
from Hooker, Oklahoma, Saturday and
are visiting Mrs. Sparks's parents, Jas.
Flufaker and wife, at Sharon. Guy
Was here yesterday giving the glad nit
to friends. He has just sold his ranch
at Hooker and has another real estate
deal in contemplation.
Query: IF fellow bets $40 on bali
game and loses,has he license to be sore.
Answer Yes, provided he has proof
that the umpire was fixed. But he
should be cock-sure that the said umpire
was really tempered with. AS rule, it
is poor policy to bet against the home
team anyway. No names mentioned, no
harm done. Nuf said.
Miss Bernice Woodward entertained
a select part Of friends last Thursday
evening complimentary to Mrs. Odell Of
Topeka who is visiting her. A most
delightful evening was spent IN social
amusements, toasts and recitations. A
reading entitled The Sioux Chiefs
Daughter" by Mrs. Odell was excep-
honally good and very heartily enjoyed.
Light refreshments were served.
Mrs. Ernest Bmk, graduate Of the
Nebraska state university, department of
oratory, and highly recommended lady
IN this art, is in our city and will in all
probability give Instructions to some of
our young people and together with
them give home talent entertainment in