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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Chester Martin Insane

Chester Martin, oldest son of G.
M. Martin and wife of this city, is
suffering with what seems to be a
mild form of insanity. On Mon
day evening his father phoned to
Sheriff Mathews to come to the
residence and take Chester into
custody. The sheriff came and
took him in charge.
On Tuesday morning his father
made the formal affidavit asking
for an inquiry into the young man S
mental condition.
DR.. Coleman, examining physi-
clan, made thorough examination
at 1890 yesterday forenoon and
reported that the patient was in
sane. Judge Garrison then ap-
pointed Drs. Gilbert and Kociell as
a physicians commission to hear
the evidence and pass on the ques-
flfln a.-a Case ego- p.zsi t.5st OK
yesterday afternoon and at the
hour the forms of the paper were
SiooSo lliCIC dId llOl SSGIIl 10 DE
much doubt that the patient would
be adjudged insane.
Chester has acted strangely for
some time, but on Monday evening
his excitement was very much
greater than usual. He fancied
that Lutte AXline was shade wing
him and intended to kill him. He
said that he had just learned that
Mr.. Axline had him down on his
list as tramp and that he (Axline)
has a special hatred for tramps.
Chester had been furnishing the
motive power on the Cresset's
printing press and this is probably
why he associates Mr.. Axline with
his imaginations.
This misfortune is to be regret
ted and we sincerely hope that the
affection is only temporary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Mrs. H. ]. Hanson departed on
Saturday for her home at Hugoton
where her husband is cashier of the
bank in that city. She had been
in Wichita several weeks taking
medical treatment and visited a
few days last week with her par
ents, Geo. Likes and wife, at Sun
City.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Domestic Infelicity

George Harwood Easten recent.
ly filed a suit for divorce in the
district court of Barber county,
against his wife, Emily |. Easten.
He alleges desertion.
The plaintiff is an ex-subject of
King Ed. He has been citizen
of the city and township for several
years and has made two trips across
the briny deep in an effort to per-
suade his better half to come to
America and live with him but his
pleadings remained unanswered
and he finally gave up in despair
and concluded to annul the part
nership and begin life anew in the
land of the free and the home of the
brave.
Noble & Tincher are his attor-
neys.
Olive Conine, by her attorney
Samuel Griffin, filed suit for di
vorce last Wednesday against hel
husband, Willard w. Conine. De
sertion is alleged.
: The plaintiff was formerly Olive
Hoy, the divorced wife of c. L
Hoy, formerly of Aetna. This is
therefore, her second divorce pro
ceeding which seems to indicat,
that she has been exceedingly un
fortunate in the kind of men sh,
married.
The defendant Conine has aban
doned the domicile and is at large
and further affiant saith not.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

kay Baldlng and Ada KrltZmire,
both of whom reside a short dis
tance east of this city, were mar
ried at Alva, Oklahoma last We'd
nesday, September 8, 1909.
The groom is the son of Lewis
Balding and wife who have lived
here many years and are known by
the people of the entire community.
Mr.. Balding is a young man of ex :
ceeding worth and is one of the
most prosperous young farmers in
this vicinity.
The bride is a daughter of c. w.
Kritzmire who is also one of Bar
ber's early settlers. She has a wide
circle of friends who value and es-
TEEN her highly for her charming
personality and pleasant dispo-
sition. She has grown from child
hood to womanhood here and is
well known by everybody.
The Index joins with the count
less friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Bald
ing in the hope and wish that each
days skies may be a little more
brilliant than the preceding one
and that health happiness and
prosperity may attend them unto
a ripe old age.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Cain de-
parted last Wednesday for their
home in Wichita after a pleasant
visit of two weeks with friends in
the city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Dining room girl wanted at
once. Commercial Hotel, Attica,
Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Jas. Dobbs came in from Wichita
yesterday morning to look after
some business matters. He returns
home this morning.
Mrs. w. H. McCague went to
Alva on Monday to visit with her
parents, ]. D. Pursell and wife.
Mr.. McCague and son, Thomas P,
will join her there on Thursday and
will remain over Sunday. On Sat
urday Mr.. and Mrs. Pursell will
celebrate their Golden Wedding
Anniversary, which is the 5oth
year of their married life. All
their sons and daughters and grand
children will be present as we'll as
several of the brothers and sisters
of both. 1t will be great day in
the Pursell home and their old
Barbercounty neighbors and friends
send them greetings.
Thos. Balmer and Geo. Heyden-
reich of Nippawalla returned
Tuesday afternoon of /. last week
from a three weeks prospective trip
to Wyoming. They put in most
of their time in the irrigating belt
at Meeteetsee and they are "smit-
ten with the country. Both have
land propositions under considera-
ton and it is possible that they
may invest. MIR. Balmer has lived
in that country before. In fact it
is there that he got into the pluto
cratic class by operating sheep
ranch. We believe, though, that ev.
en- if they buy Wyoming land they
will still live here and draw theil
dividends without changing head,
quarters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

For Sale: New fve-reom house
on n. Main street. Call on Or ad-
dress,E. L. Taber, Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

My prices on pianos are the Low
est. Call and see them. RalphL
Ewing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Cole Nero. Co. have the stock
and are making the prices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Happily Welded

Albert Pelton of Sharon and
Carrie Hill of Boston, Massachu-
setts were married at Sharon by
Elder S. z. Hendrickson, pastor oil
the Christian church in that city,
Tuesday afternoon, September 7,
1909.
The groom is a son of I. L. Pei
ton and wife who were one of the
first families to settle in Sharon
township. The only fault to be
urged against him is the fact that
he has lived in single loneliness up
to his 32nd year, but on the theory
that it never is too late to repent,
his friends freely forgive him and
extend him the glad hand of con-
graduation. Mr.. Pelton is an in
dustrious farmer, thoroughly relia-
bic and religiously upright. He is
well known in both Sharon and
Medicine Lodge townships and has
many friends.
His bride is a stranger here but
her judgment is we'll established
in the choice she has made in her
life's helpmate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

New remnants every day-at
Coles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Lost One; Won One

The Medicine Lodge base ball
boys played ball at the Harper
fair last Wednesday and Thursday.
They played Kingman the first
day and lost in a score of I8 to 3.
and the second game was played
with Cherokee, which they won in
a score of E to 4. The boys seem
ed to be afflicted with"stage fright"
the first day and they played wild
ball but the next day they "got
right" and put up a good game.
Gene Drauhard of Danville pitch
ed the game against Kingman and
Davis pitched the game against
Cherokee. The Kingman boys
landed on Druhard hard all through
the first game but Davis had the
Cherokee boys all through the sec.
ond.
If you want to paint your buggy
wagon or anything else go tc
Dwight Mills's shop and buy it and
you will get results.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Ernest Gaddie and Miss Pearl
Clarke were married in this citv
Monday afternoon, September 6,
1909, by Rev. w. A. Cain of Wich-
ita.
The groom is a son of R. D.
Gaddie who lives six miles south.
east of this city. He is an energet.
ic, ambitious young man of the
highest integrity and knows no
such word as fail.
The bride is a daughter of James
Clarke and wife who reside west
of this city. She is a young lady OF
many accomplishments and counts
her friends in great numbers where
ever she is known.
She has been phonist in the
Ranchmen's telephone office in this
city since G. L. Mooman's absence
and IS a most obliging and eff
cient operator.
The numerous friends of Mr..
Gaddie and his BRIDE wish them a
full measure of JOY, contentment
and prosperity as they enter upon
llfe'S new responsibilities.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Jas. Dobbs came in from Wichita
yesterday morning to look after
some business matters. He returns
home this morning.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15

Mrs. W. S. Cant and daughter
went to Winfield last week to visit
with Mrs. Gant's parents, VIM.
Wood and wife. They will return
home this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
HOWARD AUTO MAN
RETURNS FROM AN
EXTENDED TRIP
COVERS THE STATE, ONLY TO
BECOME AN OPTIMIST
Prospects for 1910 Far Surpass Any
Previous Conditions, with Every
Probability of a Great
Season

r. *. Roberts of the Howard Auto
mobile company, who has just re-
turned from an extended trip over the
northern part of the state in the in
IercSL of the Buick, brings most flat
tering reports from all sections visited.
Roberts said: Il can only reiterate
with even greater emphasis my firm
conviction that the coming season will
be a record breaker. While it has been
generally conceded by all that the
season of 1910 would produce a greater
volume of business than the automo-
bile world has yet known, / confess
that ! had no conception of the real
magnitude of what it will surely be
My opinion is not based on the idle
talk Of automobile dealers i'm one or
two localities, nor upon assumed opti-
mism on the part of those interested
i'm the selling Of automobiles, but upon
the fact that every one of our local
representatives was readySto back his
statement and his judgment with
contract and his good coin and upon
the eagerness with which they all
clamored for greatly increased allot-
ments i'm those contracts for the 1910
season and for immediate deliveries.
"The old order Of things was com
pIetely reversed this season. said
Roberts. "Instead of the usual atti-
tude of local agents in sparring for
time and endeaVOring to learn the
minimum contract necessary to secure
his territory. every Buick agent mani
tested deep concern in our ability TO
make sufficient deliveries to meet ms
needs and demonstrated his keen de-
sire to secure the largest number Of
deliveries i'm the substantial way /
have mentioned, which cannot be con-
sidered other than undisputable just
fication for my elation and optimism
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12

Meeting rods ire of drop forged steel
l section with big cone bearings, l o-S
by Is The exhaust valves are in
the cylinder heads. The inlet valves
are in overhung chambers.
The carbureter is float-fed on the
exhaust side of the engine. The pump
is centrifugal, four-bladed impeller on
the magnetic shaft.
The fabrication is by mechanical
force feed oiler, with individual pumps
and eight leads The clutch is stamped
steel leather faced cone with springs
to ease the gage engagement.
The frame is channel section pressed
of heavy gage steel, narrowed t front
for increased steering room, three eN-
cess members with large gussets riV-
eted in all corners. The motor is on
a channel sub-frame.
The front axle is an I-beam forging
without weld. The rear axle has a
cast housing with tubular extension,
truss rod full floating, stamped steel
cover to differential gear and radius
rods to frame sides.
The wheels are Sc by and are
t\velVe-spoke, double annuity ball bear
ings in front and cup ana cone in the
rear.
The brakes are expanding and con-
tracing at rear hub drum. Inc drulll
is IA inches and the shoes pressed steel,
lined with heat-proof friction ma
terial
There are two models of the new six,
the seven passenger touring car and
the five-passanger close coupled model.
Greer & Robbins expect big de-
mand for this car this season.
shipment of the Mitchell Thirties
also arrived last week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
WHERE STUDEBAKER
NAME IS RELIGION
Secures Name Plate and Insists on
Using 1t, and When He Has
Trouble Tells the
Truth

Talk about religious bias! Why, west
of the Mississippi the name "Stude-
baker" is not merely a reputation-it is
fetish, Il reigion-almost. If you
don't believe it, listen;
Out in Great Bend, Kas., a man had
waited all year for an EMF Thirty.
Was his own fault i'm the first place, as
it generally is. Couldn't be made 40
foresee the shortage. Simply wouldn't
buy ahead. Waited from day to day
and week to week; but of course there
was always some optimist ahead of
him. Wouldn't buy anything but' d
car with the Studebaker name on it.
Finally his patience gave out, and in
momentary huff he went and bought
another make. A few days later he
came into the Studebaker dealer (Great
Bend Auto company and asked the
price of a Studebaker name-plate such
as was on EMF cars there. Boy in
charge at the time, thinking he was
owner of a Studebaker car, all unsus-
pectingly sold him a name-plate.
Imagine the feelings of the dealer
when a few days later he saw that
other car go past with a Studebaker
name plate conspicuous on the radiator.
Went after the man and demonstrated
with him. He refused to take it off,
saying if he couldn't have Studebaker
car he would have the name, anyway.
Besides, he was just waiting until he
could sell the car and get an EMF,
and the name-late is good bait to
bring prospects to me-" he said naively.
but you will injure our reputation
here" protested the dealer.
mo, I'll see to that. When it's rum
ming all right they think it's a Stude-
baker-and whelt l have trouble with
it | tell them the TRUTH
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12

While all eight cars will contest in
the one race, there will really be a
series of events within the main con
test. The cars range in price from
$1,000 to S4660 In addition to the cash
prize and the silver shield there VIII
be cups for the winners of each price
classification.
Between $30O1 and $4,000 there will
be the Apperson and the Palmer
Singer. The S125l to $4,000 class Will
contain the Buick, Cadillac, Pullman
and Sunset. The 5Stearns at $4,000 and
the Corbin at $265O have no competi-
tors i'm their classes.
Few track races in the east have
ever brought out better class OF
drivers. Heading the list is Harris
Hanshue, driver of the Apperson. Han
shue won the Santa Monica road race
in the same car which will appear to
day and also won the long stock car
race at Oakland during the Portold
celebration, getting $1,000 in money and
a $4,000 cup. Hanshue recently won
tho Redlands hill climb and took the
150-mile race at Ascot. This was all
done with the same car.
Charlie Sodles, the driver of the
Stearns, has a national reputation as
a track driver. lie was Barney Old
fields racing partner last year and
drove many q mile in 56 and 81 sec
onds. He is one OF the best track
drivers in the country and can be eX-
pected to drive a wonderful race to-
day.
Frank Siefert will have his speedy
six-cylnder Palmer Singer. Siefert has
never yet found car which would go
too fast for him on the track. He
knows no fear and has n long list of
victories to his credit. He was for
mcrly connected with the Stoddard-
Dayton and drove that car in both
the Santa Monica road races
Al Livingston, who drives the Corbin,
has had much experience in the east
and has also done some fine driving
i'm Southern California. He is an eX-
pert track driver and will be heard
from.
George Kussman, the Pullman driver,
is an old Tourist driver and was a ia
miliar figure in track races and hill
climbs for several years. He was
known on account of his goatee. but
has shaved that off since his last ap-
pearance. He has always been dar-
ing and a clever driver
McLarty, the Sunset Wheelman. drove
that car to victory in the recent 80
mile race and still holds the Brock q
Feagans cup. He is considered a crack.
4. Beaudet Is the new man at the
wheel of the Cadillac Thirty. He is an
old hand and is as clever as they make
them.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
ALL READY FOR
THE BIG RACE
TODAY AT ASCOT
EIGHT CARS WILL BE OFF ON
LONG GRIND
CALIFORNIA RECORDS WILL BE
BROKEN UNDOUBTEDLY TODAY
Best Drivers of Pacific Coast Will
Pilot Cars for Six Hours over
Fast Course In the
Contest

The following are the entries in the
six-hour auto race which starts at
Ascot park at 10 o'clock this mornings
Apperson, Steams, Palmer-Singer,
Buick, Cadillac, Corbn, Pullman, sun
set.
Such a list OF cars means six hours
of uninterrupted sensations and the
lover of exciting sport will have all he
desires at Ascot today. That Cali
fornia records will be broken is a cer-
tainty. In fact. there is no doubt but
that all marks between 200 and 250
miles will go glmmering when such
drivers as Hanshue. SOules, Siefert and
Livingston begin their wild dash on
the track.
A large amount of money has been
wagered on the result and the fight
viii be a fierce one. In certain quar-
ters there is some bitterness and the
drivers will fight this track battle
from first to last, taking advantage of
every honorable opportunity to gain a
victory.
The practice at the track yesterday
afternoon gave a fair idea of awhat
could be expected in the big race to-
day The ApDerSon, StearnS, Palmer
Singer Buick and Corbin showed that
they will be able to reel off mile after
mile very close to the minute mark.
.lDtIt Is great ilNdiiS biNNtAi iAhii
shue and Soules. and these drivers Will
do their best TO carry their respective
cars into first place. The first prize
is $3.50 in cash and 500 silver shield.
The track has dried out perfectly
and the course will be very fast. The
turns have been filed in with mix
ture of gravel siftings and oil and the
racers will be able to make faster
time than ever before.
From the time the cars are given the
gun to be on their way there will be
no stop for any purpose. Every sec
ond which a car is stopped means the
loss of valuable distance, so when stops
are necessary for replenishing the tuel
tanks. replacing tires or making re-
pairs the crew will work with excited
haste. The repair pits are just oppo-
site the grandstand and the work in
these controls will be one of the in
teresting features of the long race. BY
a special ruling of the American Au-
tomobile association the contestants
have two pit attendants who can as
sist i'm replacing tires or in filling the
oil gasoline or water tanks. This VIII
all be done i'm front of the grandstand'
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
MITCHELL BIG SIX
IS NOW IN CITY
ONE OF HANDS0MEST CARS OF
SEASON ARRIVES
New Machine Is Mo5el That Will Be
Approved on Account of Grace
full Lines and Beautiful
Finish

The Mitchell masterpiece, the new
six-cylnder car, has arrived and has
proved a mild sensation. Something
good was expected but even oMessrs,
Greer & Robbins, the local agents, had
not dared to dream that the car would
prove anything to compare with the
model which arrived last week.
The most wonderful thing about the
car is the price, $3.50, as it is hard to
believe that a factory can turn out
such piece OF elegance and quiet run
ming machinery for that amount or
money. The car has distinction ana the
lines are lines Of beauty.
The salesroom was thronged Friday
with Mitchell followers, inspecting and
admiring the new model. 1t has the
long, ral<ish lines of the six, with its
large tonneau seating five persons. The
car seats seven.
The motor is smooth running and IS
practically noiseless. 1t is capable OF
tremendous speed and can be throttied
down to three miles an hour. This
makes it an ideal car for all uses.
The cylinders measure 41sX5 and the
motor is rated as 50-hOrsepOWer al
though it develops much in excess OF
that The ignition is by high tension
magnetic and a single coil battery sys-
ter.
The transmission is of the SelectlNe
type. three speeds forward and one re-
verse. The springs are half elllpticaL
and platform in the rear With this
Long spring suspension and the long
wheel base, 1870 inches, the car rides
like a drifting cloud. The standard
color is blue, with cream running gear.
A maroon body is optional
The crank case is parted horizontally
with an aluminium top and pressed
steel bottom. The crank shaft is off
set one inch and there are four bear
ings. The face of the nywheel is Az
inches and the diameter l6. The pis-
tons have four eccentric compressed
rings, stepped openings and one ring
for the piston pin retention. The con-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Hanshue Praises Diamonds

Harris Hanshue, facous as the drlV-
er of the Apperson Jaclrabbit is very
warm advocate of the new Diamond
demountablt rim. In a letter TO the
Diamond Rubber company he is loud
in the praise of the services given by
this type i'm such events as the oak
land Portola heavy car race, Redlands
miIe-high hill climb and the l5O-mile
Ascot park race. all of which he won
handily. In the 15O-mile race in Los
Angeles he writes that he effected d
change on account of puncture IN one
minute and a half.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
mo DELAY WITH
ROYAL TOURIST
1910 DELIVERIES
RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL TO
OPERATE is THIS CAR
Will Turn Out but 400 Cars for Sea-
son. and the Production Will
Be Kept Up to High
Standard

Mountain & Carrigan say: Since the
arrival of the Royal Tourist model NJ,
series ., demonstrater, the prospective
purchasers of high-grade automobiles
have been watching with keen interest
its performance The Royal Tourist
plant has always turned out a model
which has been extremely reliable and
economical to operate
1.-THE new model has won for itself
by demonstration the heartiest welcome
in New England that any automobile
manufacturer could desire. It's wonder
full exhibition of speed, power and easy
riding qualities seem to meet the de-
mand and approval Of prospective GUS
toners, who are now we'll versed in
automobile construction
with the added facilities at the plant
of the Royal Tourist car company, at
Cleveland. we are able to make imme-
diate deliveries ON touring cars, limou-
sines and landaulets. The Royal Tour
list car company announces that but
400 cars will be turned out by the fac
tory during the present season. These
will be made in series of fifty and Will
include runabout, two touring cars, a
limousine and car equipped with the
dustless body. The Royal Touring car
Will DS Shdlpp'u WIN IlAhSl NllN hNS VI
seven passenger body, as desired.
There is a marked tendency on the
part of some manufacturers TO sacri-
flee quality for quantity" according to
President Geo. j. Dunham. Because
Of the rapidly growing demand for au-
tomobiles these builders are attempting
to turn out cars by the thousands. To
do this cars must be hurried through
the process Of manufacture aud this
method cannot fail 10 work IN ru1 tD the
industry" he says I'VE will keep the
Rayol up to the present standard by
careful attention to all details of man
ufacture and testing adding any re-
finements as they appear necessary.
This method takes time. but is the
wisest policy. Let the other fellow
hurry"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
cadiIIacs Are Coming

one hundred and five Cadillac "SOs'
have been delivered up to date, and
seventeen carloads are on the way And
still business continues good. Despite
teh bad weather last week Manager IL.
NJ. Green reports eight sales. The Lee
Motor Car company is able to make
delivery on the demi-tonneau type but
there is a shortage of touring cars, and
tie new shipments are an%iously
a,-oifA6