Barbour County index., 1909-02-10
Friday is LincOIn's birthday.

DR.. Osborn. Dentist, over Citizens
State Bank.
Murray for Glasses, Grand Hotel
February 9TH.
Carnations, Hyacinths and potted
plants at Brady's.
For best bargains in land and farm
loans, see Vim. Palmer.
Red Texas Seed Oats for sale at 60c
per bushel. Alex Harris.
Best automobile batteries and cylinder
oil. Call at c. N. MarshaIls garage.
M. c. Cavanaugh Of Hazelton was
attending to business in district court yes
terday.
Mrs. c. E. Burgson Of Kiowa visited
friends in the city last Wednesday and
Thursday.
D. w. Runkle Of valley township
was attending to business in the county
seat on Friday.
A. w. Flint and wife departed yester-
day morning to visit month or more at
Harisonville, Mo.
Mrs. c. E. Peck returned from her
visit with relatives in the Cottonwood
Valley last Friday night.
w. E. Johnson has landed the con-
tract to build Vim. Rules house. corner
Spring street and Lincoln avenue.
The High School Girls Defamation
Contest at opera house Friday night.
You can not afford to miss it.
Dr.. Donovan reports the birth Of a
son to E. E. Smith and wife Of Elwood
township on Friday, February 5th.
Attorney Fred F. Perry Of Kiowa
was attending to legal business in the
city last Wednesday and Thursday.
c. w. Kidd is reported very sick
with strong symptoms Of pneumonia.
1t is hoped that he may escape this
dreaded malady.
FF. V. Ilingworth and family moved in
from the farm the latter part Of last week
and are now enjoying their elegant new
home in the city.
Harry Wiltshire Of Springvale visited
with his brother, George P. Wiltshire,
Saturday and Sunday, returning home
Monday morning.
Wilburt Hayes acted as substitute on
Route the latter half Of last week on
account Of the sickness of the regular
carrier, w. H. Thompson.
This part Of the earth seems to be get
ting its March winds in February this
season, which leads us to remark that
February really can March.
Mrs. M. A. Moore returned Friday
night from visit with relatives at Kiowa
and Alva. Her son, l.. w. Moore, ac-
companied her to visit here over Sun
day.
Mrs. Jas. Dobbs and children visited
last week with her mother and sister in
the city. They were joined on Satur-
day by Mr.. Dobbs and the family return
ed to their home in Wichita Monday
morning.
There is a bill pending in the legisla-
ture providing that express companies
must maintain an uptown Office in all
cities Of 1000 population or more. The
people Of this city have special reasons
for hoping that the bill will become a
law.
Sheriff Mathews received a phone
message from Geo. Hodge Of Aetna
Monday night stating that there was an
insane man in that community. The
Sheriff told MIR. Hodge to bring the pa
ient in, but they had not arrived when
the paper was printed. The name ol
the patient was not stated.
Mrs. w. S. Richardson died at hel
home at Aetna at ll:30 a. m, We'd
nesday. February 3rd, 1909, at the age
Of 5 years. She was sick month anc
her death was not unexpected. The
funeral services were held at the family
residence on Friday and the body laid t
rest in the Aetna cemetery.
A Mr.. Hubbard Of St. Joe, Mo.
shipped out 1873 head of fat steers Sun
day which he bought Of H. w. Skinne
for February delivery some time ago
The steers were reds and blacks, 8 ant
4 years old and averaged l4l l3 pound.
They were as nice lot as ever went t
market. They brought over $65 pc
head.
The bill to take the Office Of count
superintendent Of public instruction out G
politics by making all candidates for tina
Office run on a non-partisan ticket wa