Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29

Lass "CA1 anu wire OF THIS civ. lie
IS dealer in horses and a money
maker at the business
The bride is daughter of Mrs.
NJ. Z Morlan and the widow of the
late [. H. Galland. She is a worthy
lady and has the highest respect of
many friends.
Nc and Mrs. LassweIl will make
Their home on their small farm.
lheir friends consretulate them.
Better Mail Service
Beginning tomorrow the morn
ing Santa Re, leaving Klowa at s
O'Clock, arriving IN NJ dlcine Lodge
at 8 aud at Beivid re al TAO, viii
carry mail the same IS other trains.
The mail clerk viii get on at Kio
wa. instead OF spending the night
Mt Belvldere as he now does, and
the people of Barber county will
have two mails in and out each
day This is a great-improvement
over the Old system and all that il
needed, additionally, to put this
part of the earth thoroughly in
touch with the outside world is
Sunday train service This can
be gotten, also, if the right parties
will push it.
My prices on pianos are the low
est. Call and see them. Ralph L.
Ewing
A. Bitter, of Emporia, visited
with his nephew, Harry Smith, east
OF this city last Thursday aud Fri
day He had been out to Hugo
ION, where he owns some land, and
stopped here on the return trip.
He SAID he was quite anxious to
look over the Sharon Valley on
this TIP He had heard great
deal bout it and, besides, there are
great many of his old Lyons
county friends located in the valley
now and it was a pleasure to look
them up Mr. Bitter was ,surpris,
ed to find crops so much better here
than in his part of the state.
Fhe last delegation of the Colo.
RADIO tourists returned home last
Wednesday. composed of ] P. Hall
and wife, Mrs. Wall, DR. Donovan,
Seward l. Field and family, Mrs.
Emma johnson Adams and Zeal
Johnson. All look we'll and are
feeling fine. DR.. Donovan is look
ing especially we'll, considering his
long and serious illness during the
summer. He says he never felt
better in his life. Before he was
home an hour he was out and
among patients. 1t is impossible
to keep doctor down very long.
To date Uncle Dick Lawry of
this city and Andy OFT of Eagle
are running meek and neck" in The
lndex's corn conteet. Both have
displays that will puzzle the iudg-
es to decide. AS side issue, they
are also showing specimens in
stalks. Mr.. OFT has the undisput-
ed championship so far as tall corn
goes, but Mr.. Lawry comes back at
him by displaying a stalk contain
ing two ears, each eleven inches
long. The competition between
these two veteran farmers is friend
ly SO far, but we NAV yet have to
decide it by giving each of them
boxing gloves.
District court will convene October
18th.
I'D. Jones and wife Of Kinsman are
visiting their son, D. S. Jones, and fam
lily.
]. H. Minick and wife and Mrs. ]. S.
Runyan went to Wellington yesterday
to represent the Baptist church Of this
city at the Chieaskia Baptist Associa-
ton now IN session in that city.
Otto Southworth ha. just put a new
whistlmg contrivancer on his car that is
really musical. 1t Is operated by the
exhaust and sounds Ike cross between
a calkope and school ben. The next
we expect to hear j. an orchestra appli- |
ance on some persons car.
Dr.. Gilbert wa: called Tuesday right
Of last week to attend Harvey Warren
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