Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06

Hiram Cushenberry was m town YES
terday. Mr.. c. has sold his farm near
Freedom. Okla. andi is looking for new
location.-Atica Independent.
Taken up: A stray calf abou, FIVE
weeks old. red and white spotted.
Owner csn have it by paying for this nc
ice and cost Of keeping.-Thos. Carter.
c. c. Hittle has taken a contract to
build large ranch dwelling for A. D.
Shaw en- the river fat Immediately south
of town.
Mrs. ]. B. StocksiII represents the
Chas. A. Stevens Co., and will take or
ders for ladies' tabernacle suits. She
will take measures and will appreciate
your order. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Cowboy, Indian and the Lady"
Band under the direction Of Prof. Betz
is well worth hearing. The play is the
best ever seen with canvas show. At
Medicine Ledge. Friday, October 9th.
New films have been received by
Pawla & Brett for the moving pictures
and illustrated songs exhibition at the
opera house tonight. The entertainment
will be even better than it has been here
tofore.
D. P. Mills has put in a complete
power plant at his carpenter shop and
will be at home all the time this fall and
winter to do shop work. He is well
equipped to turn out good work on quick
notice.
| C. F. Guthrie and wife departed on
Monday on visit with relatives at VIC
toria and Houston. Texas. During their
absence w. R. Forsyth is taking care Of
Mr.. Guthries duties in the office Of the
register Of deeds.
| Marquand & Linton completed H. A.
Tedrow's fine new farm house in Min
gona township last week. 1t is Groom,
2-story dwelling with an elaborate porch
surrounding it, IA feet Of porch in all.
This is one Of the very best farm homes
in Barber county.
The Alexander-FuIler horse law suit
which was in the hands Of the jury in
Justice Tedrow's court when The Index
was getting ready for press last week,
resulted in a verdict for the defendant.
The jury was out about three hours be-
fore agreeing on verdict. The case
will be tried again in the district court.
Conrad Baier Of Eagle began building
good barn 20x42 last Thursday.
The barn will cost $1,000 strong but it
will be worth it. Conrad says he raised
the best all-around crop this year that
he has ever raised and he is going to
have the satisfaction to use some Of the
surplus in improving the ranch.
The Index will enter into gilt-edged
undertaking, as suggested by the esteem
ed Cresset. to cast out the mote" upon
the one condition that the Cresset shall
get rid Of the beam. We are sweet
tempered and can stand anything but we
have "hunch" that our friend Hoen-
shell is smarting under the collar,
D A. Cumrnins began building large
concrete house for Alfred Luther in
Mingona township last Thursday. The
cement blocks were made by Fred
Bowen. Mr.. Cummins is formerly from
Indiana. in fact his family still resides
there. but he has been doing brick msson
and plaster wor ( here for over year.
Mr.. Luther's viii be the first concrete
house to be erected in Mingona town
ship.
J. S. Stevens, wife and daughters of
Dennison, Ohio, arrived last Wednesday
to visit the families of H. w. Stevens
and Eugene Youmans of this city, J. NJ.
Gibson Of Isabel and L. T. Wilson of
Alva, Oklahoma. J. S. is the older son
Of the late Judge c.. w. Stevens and a
brother Of H. w. Stevens and Mes
danes Youmans, Gibson and Wilson.
Conrad Baier Of Eagle township mark
eted his wheat at Ir6eld & Snyder's ele-
vator in this city last Thursday. His
wheat tested 62aa pounds and yielded
IS bushels per acre. He pastured il
until April 18th and al one time came
very near listing the ground into corn
He left sample Of this wheat with u.
to add to our agricultural display. 1t i.
6 fine.
Irwin A. oldham went to Award, Ok.
t lahoma last Friday to visit old friend.