Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

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Harry Gay.
For Sale-A good farm wagon and
double harness. Frank Illingsworth.
Phone | 81.
The Christian Endeavor will give a
box supper at the Roundup school house
Friday evening. April End. There will
be conveyances at the church.
The Christian Women's Board of
Missions will meet at the home Of Mrs.
Mary Gibson on north Walnut Street.
Friday. April End. at 2:3O. The usual
program will be given. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend these meetings.
Farmer" James E. Woodward was
in from Aetna last Wednesday and
Thursday. His city friends were scarce
ly able to recognize him. He has wild
ened out and fatt>ned up so that he
looks altogether different than when he
was just plain merchant.
T.. w. Stout, manager Of the Metz
Lumder yard at Lake City, transacted
business in the city between trains on
Saturday. which in this case was between
the hours Of 7:45 A. M. and 6 P. Nj.
MIR. Stout reports good, healthy lumber
business at Lake and likes the work.
J. c. Wright of this city secured the
contract as rural carrier on the new mail
route east Of this city which will be ef-
fective tomorrow. The other applicants
were Wilburt Hayes. R. ]. Taliaferro,,
c. G. Taliaferro, H. G. Pelton and a
Sharon man whose name we did not
learn.
The Alva papers note the death Of
Mrs. Ada Leech. who was formerly Miss
Ada Arthur. daughter Of Elias Arthur
and wife. who lived at Eldrcd in this
county before removing to Alva. She
died Of paralysis Of the throat and was
p years Of age. The family is well
known in southwestern Barber and their
friends sympathize with the husband and
parents in their great loss.
Tomorrow is the day that the anti
cigarette law goes into effect. 1t pro-
vides that minors are prohibited. under
penalty, from smoking in any form on
the streets or in public places Of any kind,
and dealers are prohibited from keeping
for sale or selling cigarettes or cigarette
papers to any person whatsoever. Ev-
erybody is in favor Of rigidly enforcing
this law except in case his own boy is
caught sucking the deadly weed.
o correct wrong impression that
seems to be in the minds of some people,
the Index is requested to say that the
Monday Afternoon Club has no part in
the sale Of the tickets for the entertain
ment to be given by the Second Bap-
tist church tomorrow night. The matter
was discussed, we understand, but no
action was taken. This entertainment is
to be given exclusively by the colored
folks and all the proceeds will be applied
to the erection Of their church building.
Joy Tedrow, the oldest daughter Of
H. A. Tedrow of Mingona township fell
from horse last Thursday and broke
both bones Of an arm about an inch
above the wrist. The horse became
fnghtened at some hogs and made sud-
den plunge to one side. The accident
happened at the Tedrow home. DR..
Coleman. assisted by DR.. Tedrow, set
the arm and no bad results are expected.
This is Joys second accident. She
sustained broken limb few years ago.
Medicine Lodges city campaign is a
gentle zephyr compared with the fight
being waged at kiowa. The Citizens
ticket at Kiowa, like the Citizens ticket
Of this city, is composed of the members
Of the present administration. T.V.Brown
heads the other ticket and the contea
is being fought out on the proposition as
to whether the record Of the administra-
ton shall be approved or discredited.
he pool hall is not an issue there, both
parties agreeing on the license PROPOSE.
ton. The element opposed to the Citl-
zens ticket was opposed to the water
works and electric lights bonds and the
two parties differ on the question Of how
the plant should be managed. The con-
test threatens to reach the Joint debate"
stage.
Rev. H. c. Duckett preached his
farewell sermon at the Presbyterian
church Sunday night to a congregation
which taxed the church to its extreme
limit. None of the churches held ser
vice that night, as mark Of respect to
Rev. Duckett, and many who went to
the Presbyterian church could not get in
on account Of the capacity Of the church