Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18

Miss Ruth Massey visited at the
Lodge last Friday and Saturday.
Don't forget the ice cream social at
Sun City next Thursday evening.
Green Adams recently purchased a
bunch Of cows from Mrs Massey.
Miss Chloe HARMON will assist Frank
Williams again this year in the Isabel
schools.
The Medicine river is getting 50 low
that the fish have all made a strike for
higher water. -.
Frank Day skidooed for Hatfield,
Arkansas, last week where they say he
has piece Of land.
The Lyceum course which was recent
ly signed up fer will give their first num-
Der some time in October.
c. S. Marty is making his annual visit
with his parents at Kansas City. He
will return home this week.
The interior of the Sun City Baptist
church is being greatly improved by the
use of some paper and paint.
w. M. Ward is overhauling his old
house and will have an attractive dwell
ing when the work is done.
Homer Hastings must have gotten
most too much picnic; at any rate he is
sticking mighty close to home of late.
Walter Saunders has been in Okla
homa paying his wife visit; he arrived
at home last Sunday morning. Ask no
questions please.
1t didn't take Claude CIawson but a
short time to get all of Mexico that he
cared for. He is rejoicing in the fact
that he is home again.
A surprise was sprung on our townsman,
Chas. Redwine, last Thursday evening,
when lot Of neighbors gathered in at
his home. Since coming to Lake City
three years ago. Charles has built nice
home and has recently completed a livery
barn Of which he is owner.
Rev. Hill who has been holding
meetings at Lake and Forest for the past
FIVE weeks, left last Monday for his home
at Atlanta. Ga. He had some peculiar
ways Of preaching that some people
didn't like but they came out to hear him
just the same.
Remember everything is going at cost
at Coles.
S. R. william and wife have returned
from their visit at Seattle and Canada.
Mrs. M. J. Higgins arrived from Kan
sas City Monday to look after property
interests here and visit friends.
In the Annual High School Bulletin
this year. Supt. Major has included a
roster Of the names Of every person who
has sraduated.in the schools history to
gether with postoGce addresses. There
are 70 in number and only one has died
-Herschel jarrett, who was member
Of the class Of 1905 and died January
%. 1909. The FIRST class graduated in
1890. There isn't another high school
in Kansas il county of so small popula-
ton that caa show such a. remarkable
record.
Probate Judge Garrison married
Charles Palmer and Miss Nina Cole Of
this city last Thursday, August 18th.
The groom is son Of H. c. Palmer and
wife who came here in the early spring.
The bride came here from Oregon about
four months ago. and has already cult
waited the friendship aud esteem Of many
people of the city. She is not related to
any Of the Cole families in this city or
county. The Index wishes Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer a successful and happy
married life.
The case of C. A. Lowe VS.. C. ].
Skeen, which is a suit in ejectment from
Gerlane, came on for. hearing before
Justice Collins on Tuesday Of last week
but was certified up to district court for
trial in Odober. Lowe brought an &C
ton to eject Skeen from house at Ger
lane. Capt. ,Skeen's attorney, A. L.
Noble, fled an answer claiming title un-
der verbaEcontract but did not set out a
statement Of facts showing the nature Of
title and was NOT required to do so by
the court. This leave. the whole matter
to be tined. out In district court Iiexf Oc-
.ober. Samuel Griffin Is loves atom
ey. The lot on which the house IN i
controversy is located was sold to Lowe
by M. J. Lane. the defendant. son-in-
law.
County Attorney Field got mixed up
in an automobile difficulty in Wichita last
Wednesday and il caused him a little
annoyance but It terminated entirely IN
his favor. MI. Field was diving his car
on Douglass avenue. accompanied by
Fred Smith and c. A. Thomas. AT the
corner Of Douglass and Main they Turn
ed to one side to give the street TO a
lady who was crossing. and IN turning,