Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-28

NO. 80
Barrel salt at Coles.
Good alfalfa seed for sale. Address
W. c. Afford. Hazelton. Kansas.
The Baptist ladies have another car
pet for sale. Inquire Of Mrs. Runyan.
The best place in Barber county to
buy shoes is at ]. K. Richardson's, $, Ger
lane.
A heavy demand on our advertising
space has crowded out our continued
story this week.
Good clean ka6r corn seed at IS
cents per bushel. F. C. Colborn, Med
icine Lodge. Kansas.
James Hine, brickmason and stone
mason. Work done at reasonable prices.
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Thos. Owen and family moved back
from King last week and have again re-
newed allegiance to Medicine Lodge.
W. R. Forsyth and HID. Fair al
tended the Consistory festivities in Wich-
ita last Wednesday and Thursday. re-
turning Thursday night.
L. A: Shaw departed on Tuesday Of
last week on a prospecting trip through
Oregon and Washington and will prob.
ably extend the trip into California.
Mrs. w. E. Stout went to Wichita
last Thursday to take course Of treat
ment in St. Francis hospital. She will
probably be in the hospital six weeks.
The May term of the district cou,k
will convene May 10th. The criminal
docket appears to be heavier than usual
but all OF the cases are Of petty nature.
Ben Woodard of Alva was in the CITY
last Thursday and Friday. He came up
to get G. A. Hibbard's fine driving mare
which an Alva party purchased recently.
Thos. Balmer of Nippawalla attended
the Masonic festivities in Wichita last
Wednesday. Tom makes it point to
attend these conventions annually and he
never fails to have a royal good time.
A: D. Shaw departed last Friday for
Big Springs. Texas, to- load out 353
head OF steers which he purchased last
lad. .ic Is shipping them for summer
paaurage to Augusta, Kansas.
Dr.. C. w. Jones resigned the Epis-
copal parish Sunday night and he will
devote his entire time to his profession
in the future. The vacancy caused by
DR.. Joness resignation will soon be sup
piled.
Under a ruling made by Attorney
General Jackson, state banks may begin
to guarantee their deposits July lst. The
banks have not shown any signs Of being
in great rush to take advantage of the
privilege, however.
Mrs. Ell. McCracken contracted
last week with c. c. Hitte to remodel
and paint her residence on First avenue
west. Mrs. McCracken has also set a
hne example by putting in cement pave
ment the full length Of her lots.
Jas. Moore Of Minsona township re-
Gently bought bargain in a span Of iron
grey horses that he picked up at the
Allen sale in this city at $305. 1t would
probably take 500 today to buy Jim
bargain. Horse flesh i. rapidly advanc-
ing these days.
| 7. L. Sale Of Forest returned lasl
Wednesday from a weeks visit with hi.
brother, J. E. Sale. at Aline, Oklahoma.
The distance travelled on this hip wa.
about 80 miles and on the present Santa
Fe schedule It took Uncle Tom just foul
days to cover the distance. The next
time he COOS away he will walk in order
to save ime.
| There is a growing demand for an
anti-chicken ordinance among the prop
ery owners Of the city and il j. said that
the mayor and council are considering the
matter. II it were left to the average
home owners they would rather suffer
horses and cattle to run at large than
chickens. There is some chance to fence
the larger stock out but an outlaw chick
en- can be conquered only one way and
that is with a gun or an ak.
Society not from the Wichita Beacon:
Some unknown frie.,d sends IN this little
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