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

HC uHOCLSiSuCO OhCIS Ills tOO acre
farm in Elm Mills township for sale at
bargain. See or address him for the
next few days at Medicine Lodge, Kan
sas. general delivery. VIM. L. Coryell.
See the bargains at Coles.
If you want results buy Paints, Oils
and Varnishes Of Mills.
For best bargains in land and fam
loans. see VIM. Palmer.
We carry the Wolf Banquet Hams,
The best on the market. Cole & Son.
M. R. Winter and younger children
visited over Sunday with their daughter
and sister. Mrs. Trotter, at Freeport,
Kansas. They returned Monday.
Mrs. Alex Means left Wednesday to
visit with her children in South Dakota.
She will return by way Of her old home
in Iowa and will probably be away four
or FIVE weeks. Sawyer News. .
Uncle Dick Lawry made his final
corn display on Friday and it is dandy.
He said, Tell the boys to come again if
they want to win" Uncle Dick is a
hard man to buck in a corn contest.
He's an old veteran in the business who
mixes brains with muscle in farming.
c. w. Friday writes that he will re-
turn from Willow Springs, Mo-, to Shar-
on, Kansas, tomorrow to again take up
his residence in the county. We felt
ever since Charley left that he couldn' t
resist the temptation to come back, and
his old neighbors will be mighty glad to
welcome him on his return.
Miss Julia Gordon returned home from
Indiana on Monday where she was en-
ployed several months in large mer-
camille house. The work proved too
ccnhning and she wisely concluded to
return to southern Kansas and again take
up school work She has about closed
contract to teach in the Shanks district
in Eagle township.
Frank Droscd, wife and baby of
Wichita arrived Monday to visit Mrs.
Droscds parents, Wilhelm Schmidt and
wife. Mrs. Droscd was formerly Miss
Clara Schmidt. Mr.. Dressed is a car
penter and he has taken the contract to
build a good house for Mr.. Schmidt on
his farm in NippawaHa township.
John Duke and niece, Mrs. viii KeI-
ly. her daughter, Miss Oneita, and sister,
Miss Hyde, arrived from Higgins, Tex
as. Monday. to visit with c. c. Tala-
ferro and wife, Mrs. Taliafeno being
Mr.. Dukes sister. and Mrs. Kelly her
daughter-in-law. They are on their
way to Missouri to make an extended
visit and stopped here for only three
days. Col. Taliafero says John is on
bridal tour but Mr.. Duke refuses to con-
firm the story.
The crime Of poker playing has come
to be looked upon by politicians as not
serious but the crime Of being caught at
it is the real ofense. IL the ruins Of the
old Copeland at Topeka could speak we
shudder to think Of the fate of this states
politicians. In fact knowing ones say
that even the bench up to the u. S.
federal court could be pictured in very
unsavory light. However. this class Of
gamblers are immune. 1t all depends
upon who is In the game as to whether
or not the strong arm Of the law closes
IN upon the man with the deck.
In the Wichita Beacon's List Of new
naval enEaments. Saturday evening, APP
pears the name Of Melvin E. Thompson
Of this city. Melvin and OuiIle Mar
quand both took the examination a few
weeks ago. Orille did not pass the
physical tests and was rejected but Mel
YIN was more fortunate. He is now at
Cherokee and viii probably report for
naval duty IN 80 days unless he should
change his mind between now and that
time. Orville> Is now working IN de-
partment store at Harper.