Barbour County index., 1909-08-04

Mrs. Ease Otout and daughter started
yesterday for a visit with relatives, at
Kansas City and Clark county, Mo-
Harper Advocate.
For Sale: New six-room house on
| st avenue and Walnut street. A bargain
if taken at once. Must leave on account
Of poor health in family. c. A. Thomas.
The Goats Courant, In speaking Of the
Medicine Lodge base ball boys, pays
them the following compliment: The
Medicine boys are a gentlemanly set Of
fellows and anything went with them.
1t was reported to us before they came
that they would win the games if they
had to steal them, but we find this is not
the case, as they offered to do the square
thing in every part Of the game especially
the close decisions"
Joachim Durst departed yesterday
to visit his father in Dayton, Ohio, after
weeks most pleasant visit here. He
is plumber by trade and calls Dallas,
Texas, his'home. He has been there
the past four years. He enjoyed his
visit in Medicine Lodge immensely and
the old friends Of the bursts were mighty
glad to meet him. When he left here
in 1895 he was lad Of twelve sum-
mers; now he is a well educated sociabIe
young man and a model physically.
H. c. Palmer purchased Ben English 5
city delivery wagons and effects last
"Wednesday and took possession of them
Monday and is now in charge Of the
wcrk. Mr.. English expects to go to
Winfield soon where he has under con-
slderation a proposition to buy farm.
The land he has in view is within a
mile and half Of the Southwestern
College. His object in moving, if he
finally makes the deal, is to enable his
son and daughters to attend the college.
c. A. Lowe Of Enid, Ok, brought
an ejedment suit in Justice Tedrow's
court last Wednesday against c. J. Skeen
who occupies the plaintiff house at Ger
lane. Capt Skeen claims right to live
in the house by virtue of verbal con-
tract with NJ. J. Lane who owned the
ground on which the house was built,
and also claims to have made certain i'm
provements under contract. He also
claims it is In reality Lanes suit. Lane,
however, claims he sold the lots to Lowe
and never bad any interest in the house.
Samuel Griffin represents Lowe and No
bic & Iincher represent Skeen. A
change Of venue was taken by Mr.. No
bic from Judge Tedrow's court to Judge
Collins and set for trial August 10th.
MI. Griffin intimates that he will also
take change.
In the Lane-Skeen assault case. The
Index tried to make fair statement and
do justice to both parties, from the State
ments obtainable from all concerned, but
it seems we have pleased neither. Both
OF the principals in the controversy are
dissatisfied. MIR. Lane says that the
statement that he wore a ring on the
hand with which he struck Capt. Skeen
is untrue. He says he struck him onlv
once and that he wore nothing on his
hand or fingers. He also says that the
house in which Captain Skeen lives be-
longs to c. A. Lowe Of Enid, Ok. In
other respects no fault is found with the
article. Capt. Skeen. on the other hand,
says that the statement that he has ever
annoyed or interfered with Mr.. Lane in
any manner is false. He claims that the
assault was wholly without provocadon.
1t is indeed difficult to please both parties
In an unfortunate affair of this kind.
Irwin Slack. wife and two children Of
Carmen, Oklahoma. arrived last We'd
nesday evening to visit about a week
with F. B. Gordon and family Of this
city and E. w. Mccullough and family
who reside north Of this city, the latter
family being relatives. Irwin has been
travelling for his health the past eight
months. He is afflicted with tuberculos-
Is, one lung being very badly affected
but the other apparently Is in good con-
dlton. He recently returned from All
zona where he had gone in the hope of
getting reLef but he suffered there to
such an extent that he was compelled to
return. He is now holding his own wen
and ne thinks that with outdoor living
and frequent change Of climate he will be
able TO prevent his other luns,fom be-
coming affected. Irwin viii be remem-
bered as the son Of w. H. Slack who
formerly lived north Of this city but who