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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Prominent Merchant Married

Mr.. Hugh Thompson Woodward
and Mrs. Elinor Hull were married
in Topeka, Kansas, Sunday,N
Der 9th, 1909 He and his bride
arrived home this morning
and are now at home to their
friends at the Woodward home on
Spring street.
The groom is the senior member
of the firm of H. T. Woodward &
Co. of this city. He has been iden-
tilted with the commercial inter-
ests of the town from its early his.
tory and is real composite part
of the town itself, having shared
all the hardships and successes
through which the people have
passed in the vicissitudes that
come and go in a new country.
Aggressiveness is the prominent
part of his makeup, and come what
may, he isalways in the harness.
To attempt to introduce him and
dwell upon his strong personality
would be an idle waste of time for
everybody knows H. T. Woodward
and have many times over come in
contact with his jovial presence
and have partaken of his cordiality.
His bride is the mother of Mrs.
w. H. Moore. Mrs. Moore is the
wife of Rev. Moore, now residing
in Kingman, but having been the
Methodist minister here four years.
Mrs. Hull visited with her daugh-
ter in this city at different times
and thus it was that she became
acquainted with Mr.. Woodward,
which acquaintance finally culmi-
mated in sacred vows.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodward are delighted for the
privilege of congratulating them.
May they live long and prosper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
The Called Jade Winceth

The Pratt Daily News, an alleg.
ed newspaper published in the city
first above named, does not approve
of the article in last weeks Index
which tells of the foot ball game
which was played in Pratt two
weeks ago. The News AYERS that
the person who wrote the article
is not possessed with a great
wealth OF brain power and that
The Index, in publishing it, is '.a
disgrace to the community" The
Index hastens to say that if this be
disgrace" then it delights in dis.
grace and stands ready to do it
again; and as to the quality of the
article-well the News bellies itself.
The writer of that short article put
so much force and truth and good
English into it that he compelled
the News man and the Republican
man and the Pratt sluggers to sit
up and take notice and yaup like a
gang of bad urchins caught in
mischief making.
The Index editors did not see
this game but all the Medicine
Lodge people who did see it agree
that the account of it furnished
was true-absolutely true. 1t is
our fortune to know, too, that the
person who wrote the article is not
given to writing falsehoods and
has the full confidence of the peo-
pie OF this city and county.
The fact that practically every
team that plays at Pratt goes home
with the same story of the brutal
ity and dishonesty endured, is a
strong circumstance against the
News in this contention, and in.
stead of encouraging the Pratt
boys in such disreputable methods,
it should direct its energies toward
reforming them.
Same old story: cts the CALLED
jade that winces." :"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Bore for Gas

Fred Finger of Wichita, was
here last week in company with
some other gentlemen and made a
proposition to our Commercial
Club, to sink a well deep enough
to ascertain what may be beneath
us of commercial value. Thew al
SO proposed to lay off an addition
to the city and from the sale of
each lot, pay $40 into the fund for
putting down the well.-Pratt
Union.
Mr.. Finger formerly lived at
Sawyer. His wife was formerly
Miss Angie Lowry of this CITY.
They moved from Alva to Wichita
about a year ago and are doing
well-a fact that their Barber coun.
ty friends are glad 70 hear.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
A Big Land Deal

M. T. Williams sold his alfalfa
farm three miles west of this city
on Saturday to G. H. and Henry
Kaiser. Mr.. Williams takes in
part payment the Kaiser residence
in this city and he and his wife
will move to town as soon as he
can hold public sale and dispose
of his personal property.
This farm is composed of 100
acres of land, less railroad right Of
way, and sold for $4,000 which
is about $1oo per acre. 1t is al
most wholly in alfalfa and is the
best small alfalfa farm in Barber
county. 1t is the first quarter section
of land in the county to sell for
500 per acre, but it is worth the
money. Mr.. Williams picked this
farm up at a mere trifle when it
was considered poor land and grew
light crops. In a short time he
transformed it into fine alfalfa
field and for ten years took off
crops that each year returned more
money to him than the cost of the
farm. 1t is conceded, of course,
that it is not every man who can
do this. Mr.. Williams is an ex
ceptional farmer who reduces farm
ing to a science, mixing mental
energy with physical energy. We
think he is doing the wise thing in
retiring in order that he may the
more fully enjoy the fruits of his
labors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Family Reunion Yesterday

A merry time was had at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Tai
iaferro's yesterday when family
reunion was held in celebration of
the sixty eighth birthday anniver-
sary of Mr.. Taliaferro. All his
children and grand children were
present besides other relatives.
Many of his old friends in the old
states and especially his old home,
Bonneville, Mo-, had remembered
that November first was his birth
day and had sent post card greet.
ings, something near a hundred
coming from Missouri, Kansas,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois-'tis
good to be remembered-Mrs. Tai
iaferro is noted culinarian and
sumptuous spread was enjoyed at
high noon. Covers were laid for
a brother, Mr.. Charles Taliaferro
of Medicine Lodge, Kans.; sister,
Mrs. H. w. Latham, of Latham,
Mo-; a daughter, Mrs. Wallace Os-
trander, and three little daughters,
Marjorie, Grace and Georgia, of
Clifton, Kansas; Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Wood Taliaferro and little daugh-
ter Dorr Willie, of Graham, Texas;
niece, Miss Jessie George. of Gum
City, Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs. Boone Tai
iaferro and Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Sturgeon and family of this city
The Ardmore Ok Morning Dem
ocrat, Oct. end.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Will Give Cantata

The Medicine Lodge Choral So
ciety expect to give the Cantata,
Queen Esther" the second week
in December, for the benefit of the
Library Fund. There are twenty
seven members of the Choral So
ciety, under the leadership of Mrs.
Blanche Griffin, and they will be
assisted by some of the High
School pupils,
This will be an entertainment
well worth ones time to hear.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Buffaloes Stampeded

The Rockefeller herd of bufaloes
near Belvidere "went on the war
path" last Wednesday, according
to advices recently received. The
state live stock inspector appeared
at the ranch for the purpose of dip
ping the animals but when the Job
was undertaken the big fellows
demurred and made a getaway.
There were 40 in the heard and at
last report all but three had been
rounded up and returned to the
fold.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Habeas Corpus Writ Denied

The writ of habeas corpus asked
for by the attorneys for DR.. Will
liams of Chillicothe, Missouri, in
the perjury case related in these
columns last week, was denied by
Judge Gillett on Tuesday evening.
The case was being presented
when the paper was put on the
press.
This means that DR.. Williams
will have to face trial in the dis
trict court, all other legal remedies
having been exhausted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Farmers Institute

As the paper is being printed the
Barber County Farmers Institute
OF 1909 is in session in this city.
Another session will be held this
afternoon.
The Boys Corn Growing Con.
test is being decided at this meet
ing and the different prizes offered
IN the spring will be awarded.
Speakers from the State Agricul-
tural College are here. A COM
plete account of the Institute will
be given next week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
"Girl of the Streets"

This beautiful melodrama writ
ten by Lillian Mortimer, will be
produced at the opera house to-
morrow evening, November nth.
This is strong play and it is pre-
sented by a strong company. 1t is
a commingling OF pathos and COM
edy and teaches a moral lesson ot
great value.
Secure your tickets at the post
Office bookstore today. Popular
prices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
High School Notes

The chicken pie social which
was to be given by the foot ball
team was postponed indefinitely
on account of bad weather.
The girls had a basket ball game
Wednesday evening, and also had a
scrap over some foul playing. This
can only be excused by assuming
that some of them have been visit
ing Pratt lately.
Clifford Lindley, referee of the
basket ball game Wednesday,avert-
ed a great disaster, which would
probably have ended in free dis
tribution of rats, puHs wigs, ETC., to
the four winds of heaven, by his
prompt action.
Resolved: That those who
draw pictures, write names ETC., in
song books are not, never were and
never can be gentlemen or ladies,
as the case may be, and that there
is an exceedingly small amount of
gray matter in their craniums.
A party was given at the home
of Blanche and Esther Johnson on
Thursday evening. Everyone had
delightful time with the excep-
ton of certain couple who re-
mained in the innermost recesses
of the inner rooms, and for reasons
unknown were not molested by the
other jewellers.
The faculty departed for Topeka
Wednesday afternoon, thus giving
the students two and a quarter
holidays. 1t is needless to say
they were all very sad, Prof, Ma
ior assumed the responsibility of
looking after the teachers, while
the student body appointed Miss
Cynthia Mcclure to look after him
and see that he did nothing unbe-
coming a Prof.
The foot ball game Wednesday
between the Ist and 4th and end
and 3rd years of the H. S. ended
with a score of S to in favor of
the former. Our boys are becom-
ing quite proficient in the game,
but they have yet a great deal to
learn, for each side ATTEMPTED to
, duplicate some of the plays which
Ptatt played on US a short time
ago, such as stealing the bali etc.
Recipe: A tonic (?) For a foot
ball team of boys (?). Eleven full
grown "booze fighters" picked up
from anywhere, one flagrantly dis
honest referee, eleven thieves who
steal the ball when opportunity
affords, seven or eight honest busi-
ness men, who at the opportune
moment rush on the field and pro-
Ceed to see that they have a clean
game for which they have paid the
fabulous sum of quarter to see.
The B. c. H. S. foot ball team
is not receiving its just dues; the
town and school are not support
ing it as they should. Now if the
city school and few honest men of
Pratt can, when bunch of "booze
Fighters" appear on the gridiron,
rush out on the field and see that
their "dear ones," are not hurt or
treated roughly, why can't this
city support its team? Not in like
manner, however, but good honest
support, which will bring in the
cash which is so necessary to bring
teams here. 1t is sincerely hoped
that the boys will be greeted by a
great crowd next Friday, when
they play Anthony.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Death of Mr.. EikIor

F. B. Eiklor, a we'll known citi-
zen of this city passed away at 2:3o
o'clock Wednesday morning at his
home on south Main street. He
was in his 63rd year and had been
a resident of this city for 3 years.
He, with his family moved here
from Barber county and Mrs. Elk
lor died a year after coming here.
Mr.. Eiklor was a prominent cat
tie dealer, having been in the bust
ness more than 40 years.
He leaves three boys to mourn
his sad loss.
Belmont NJ. and Sidney of Gar
den City and Arnold of Kansas
City.
Belmont arrived before death
claimed his father but father did
not recognize him.-Pratt Union.
The deceased lived at Aetna this
county, before removing to Pratt.
He and his sons became notorious
in 1894 by killing Wash Phillips.
They were tried for murder but
were acquitted. Mr.. Eiklor's en-
lire life in Barber county was one
,of trouble and unrest but since
moving to Pratt he was not in so
much trouble. He left Barber
county practically friendless. We
trust that he was more fortunate
in his last years.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Foot Ball Friday

The Anthony High School Foot
Ball team will be here Friday af.
teroon to measure strength with
the Barber County High School
boys. This is a strong match and
will be a great game. If you like
the sport, do not fail to attend.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Miss Ruth Farley and Miss De-
light Stroll took advantage of the
short vacation from school the lat
ter part of last week and visited
friends and relatives at Isabel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Those wanting husking hooks
and gloves, remember that w. E.
Stout carries complete line.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

For Sale:-A farm of SO acres,
q miles from this city. Good
terms. w. L. Utterback.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

The annual Presbyterian Bazaar
and Supper will be given Friday,
December 3rd, in the church base.
ment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Hunting License

The following hunters procured
license since our last issue. The
total number is now IoI:
Chas Blankenship. Isabel
VIM. Dye.
Bert White
Fred Thrasher.
Fred Waller.
Chas. E. Gore. -
W. A. Griffin. Kiowa.
Gum Shannon.
A. d. Rumsey.
W. b. Clarkson.
J. W. Miller. Lake City.
]. A. Conner
r. F. Edwards. Hazelton.
w. E. Ellis. Sharon.
H. A. Schnelle.
Joe Herndon. g"
Chas. Moore. Medicine Lodge.
/. II. Hughes. -
6. W. Williams.
Glenn Baxter g
Thomas P. McCague."
E. 6. Shell.
G. P. Kimball. ="
Chas. Moffett, e
Geo. Stewart,
r. E. Aldrich.
j. II. Murphy,
E. II. Griffith,
Samuel Griffin,
]. r. Ryan.
Chas. c. Painter,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

w. E. Stout has the most COM
plete stock of robes and blankets
in the city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Do you want nice picture? Get
one at Young Drug Co.'S Picture
Sale.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Fish, Oysters and Celery a
Cole g. Sons meat market on Fri
day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Mrs. Waldron Chsse visited
with Mrs. H. A. Bailey in Kiowa
last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

]: R. Young Drug Company are
selling frame pictures at less than
cost of the frames. They do this
IN order to introduce the Holiday
Goods. Take advantage of the
picture sales while they last.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
Bazaar

y
the sport, do not fail to attend.
Bazaar
The annual Presbyterian Bazaar
and Supper will be given Friday,
December 3rd, in the church base.
ment.
Do you want nice picture? Get
one at Young Drug Cos Picture
Sale.
Fish, Oysters and Celery at
Cole g. Sons meat market on Fri.
day.
Sam Lard of this city has leased
Lee Nurses blacksmith shop at
Lake City and he and his family
will move there within a few
weeks.
Mrs. F. c. Ward, of Marion,
Kansas, arrived in the city on Tues
day of last week to visit about two
weeks with friends. Her husband
was formerly the Baptist minister
here.
A. S. Johnson of Houston, Texas,
]. ]. Johnson of Victoria, Texas,
brothers of Mrs. G. F. Guthrie, and
DR.. Carol Johnson, a nephew, of
McAllister, Oklahoma, arrived last
Thursday in response to the news
of Mrs. Guthrie's sickness. Anoth-
er brother, DR.. w. H. Johnson, of
Barry, Illinois, arrived yesterday
to consult with the other physicians
in the case.
Elder Bishop M. Hopkins of
Greensburg, Kansas, preached at
the Christian church in this city
Sunday, both morning and evening.
Following the services the mem.
bers of the church extended a
unanimous call to Elder Hopkins to
come here as regular pastor. He
has the matter under advisement
and will announce decision with
in a few days. He is a fluent
speaker and a cordial gentleman
and would doubtless be most
worthy pastor among us.
Master George Horney is wear
ing a swollen and dishgured lip
and jaw this week. He got too
close to his grandpa's pony's hind
legs when he and the pony were
having race all by themselves on
Sunday, and the pony, in making
a short turn, kicked. The blow
struck George on the upper lip and
one side Of the jaw, barely missing
his nose. He bled profusely and
at first it was feared that his Jaw
was broken but after an examina.
ton, DR.. Donovan found that,
aside from very severely bruised
lip, there were no other injuries.
In the meantime George is wear
ing lip of an abnormal size,
greatly discolored, and speaks
with dificulty,but with careful at
tention will soon be all right. He
will not get close to that pony's
hind feet again.
The city council met in ad-
journed session Friday night and
passed an ordinance requiring GER
tain owners of lots on North Main
street to put in walks, to connect
up to walks that are now on that
street. The ordinance affects non
residents, principally, who's have
been notified of the action taken by
the city, and if they then refuse to
construct the walks the city will
have the work done and certify the
cost to the county treasurer who
will be required to add the amount
as additional tax against such lots.
The council also disposed of a
complaint made against a private
sewer used by NJ. P. Dewitt and
| R. M. Smith, leading from their
residences to Spring creek. Messrs
Dewitt and Smith appeared before
the council and stated that the
sewer connected only to their bath
tubs and on that showing they were
merely asked to extend the sewer z
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Sam Lard of this city has leased
Lee Nurses blacksmith shop at
Lake City and he and his family
will move there within a few
weeks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Mrs. S. l. Field accompanied
Mr.. Field on his trip last week.
She visited with friends and rela-
tives in Kansas City while Mr..
Field was attending to business
mattess there and In Topeka.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Mrs. F.. c. Ward, of Marion,
Kansas, arrived in the city on Tues
day of last week to visit about two
weeks with friends. Her husband
was formerly the Baptist minister
here =
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10

Hunters should remember that
it is unlawful to hunt on a mans
premises whether posted or not.
The law provides that it is mis-.
demeanor to hunt on any persons
land without first procuring the
owners consent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24
NEW YORK, Dec. Is, 1909.

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin of the
1908 crop constitute the. bulk of the
sales that have taken place here IN the
past few days. Pennsylvania has been
selling atabout 16 cents marked weight,
and Wisconsin, from the 3-A's upward,
for 18 to 18a cents. There is quite a
demand for the Wisconsin BIS because
of their excellent quality.
Sumatra. Those dealers who have
light Sumatra have had no difficulty in
disposing of it. Considerable trading
has been done in local houses in the
past week. Withdrawals from bond for
the week ending last Friday were 379
bales.
Havana. ALI kinds of Havana tobac-
co have been in active demand locally,
and some good-sized sales have been
consummated. The extreme activity
of the cigar manufacturers is response
bic for continued heavy withdrawals,
and 1855 bales were taken from bond.
Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24

and condition of the 1909 tobacco will
not warrant paying over 10 cents
pound for the very best tobacco. Com
paratively little tobacco has yet been
stripped, nor is it likely to be general
until after Christmas.
The Roseman Bros. of Red Lion,
York county, buyers for the American
Tobacco Co., have purchased $50 acres
of the 1909 crop of hurley tobacco The
buyers find the crop in good condition
and are paying from to 81 cents per
pound. The company will receive and
load six cars at Red Lion about Jan. 15,
1910.
No movement of consequence took
place among the 1908 tobacco the past
week, though there were some sales.
Rutt & Baker, Landisville, sold several
hundred cases, and Jacob Hoover, Lam
caster, sold 500 cases. At least ten
thousand cases remain in the hands OF
local traders, and these would soon be
snatched up by outside dealers if the
prices were not considered too high.
That sold brought from 16 to 173 cents,
while the goods still held are booked
for higher prices, most of them. The
cream of these goods are held at l8 and
181 cents, and as the crop disappears
from the market the holders will doubt
less get what they ask.-New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-24
New York.
New YORK, Dec. 18, 1905


Business in the leaf market is well
nigh coming to stop now. Some rou-
tine orders keep the office force at work
but there are no negotiations going on
for large investments. The business OF
the leaf market might be said to be
done for the year and there is general
preparation for stock taking and plan
ming vigorous campaign for the COM
ing year. For the market IS OF firm
conviction that the coming year will be
large improvement on this one and
that prices especially will greatly ad-
vance on every type. Nobody seems
therefore anxious to bind himself With
orders for considerable quantities for
future delivery at present rates. In the
absence of other stirring events the
tentative advances by some Manila fac
tories to contract for Florida wrapper
leaf have attracted some attention.
There is not much stock taken IN these
advances, because in the first place the
demand is almost insignificant, and in
the second place it is being looked upon
more SIS ruse on the part of the Ma
Mia factories, as was their case with
the exploitation of few boxes of Con-
necticut wrapper leaf, to placate the
hostile feeling among the trade against
the Philippine intruder Another Flor
ida incident seems to have made deep
er impression. 1t is the movement for
pooling the interests of the large Flor
ida tobacco corporations and to estab-
lish for their product kind Of inscrip-
tion system through which to eliminate
ruinous compitition and to maintain the
price of living profit. Although this
pool is rumored to have been organized
already, the details are still being with
held from publication. The Florida cor
porations which have passed through
two very disastrous years are evidently
bound to bring up their industry to
paying basis. journal.