Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

NdnI COIN, COuOn-SeeQ meal, nnS6eQ
meal, chop. bran and shorts at Fishburn &
Cos.
The temperature was down to zero
early yesterday morning. A pretty good
start.
Mrs. M. A. Collins returned from her
visit in different parts Of Kansas and
Oklahoma on Monday.
Emil Thomas Of Pratt was the guest
Of his brother. County Superintendent ].
E. Thomas. and family last week.
The Medicine Lodge Bus and Trans
fer Company meets all trains regardless
Of weather conditions. Phone East Side
Barn.
Mrs. c. D. Updegraf has been ap-
pointed city treasurer ard an efficient and
competent official she will make.-Isabel
Herald.
Parents see the exact condition Of
your chiIdrea's eyes. See J. Harry Gay
at Grand Hotel three days. December
/ 10, II, IL.
Frank Fo,s has provided himself with
shoe repairing outfit and has headquar-
tiers at w. E. Stout's harness shop. He
wants your shoe work.
i you buy a piano Of me. you know
you are getting new one direct from
the factory. at very small margin above
the wholesale price. Ewing's Music
Store.
Miss Florence Murdoch, daughter of
w. L. Murdoch and wife, formerly of
this place, was married at Alva last
week. The groom's name is Robert G.
Brown.
H. T. Wanaaf and wife moved this
week to their own cottage on north
Main. formerly the Wright cottage,
where they are now at home.-Attica
independents
C. G. Van Arsdale, A. Stone and
Henry Lewis left for Medicine Lodge
last evening to spend the rest of the
week quail hunting.-Wichita Eagle,
December Bird.
At the meeting Of the |. O. O. F. on
Tuesday night Of last week, E. T.
Chance was elected Noble Grand and
Sim Ewalt Vice Grand The appoint
ments have not yet been made.
Uncle Henry Rankin and son, George,
Of Nashville, Kansas, spent Thursday in
Harper visiting old friends. Mr.. Ran
kin expects to leave soon for Indiana
where he will spend some time visiting.
Harper Sentinel.
VIM. M. Clark gives official notice
this week Of his intention to purchase the
southwest quarter Of section l6, town.
ship 81. range ID. There is very Ettle
school land now left in the county elgi-
bic to settlement.
The doctors, the lawyers, the preach
ers, the bankers and the common herd
were all out wading snow, shooting
quail, rabbits and ducks on Monday,
but the poor editor was confined in the
printshop rejecting on what cold world
this is.
The contract for erecting the new
Farmers State Bank building was let to
c. w. Kidd Of Medicine Lodge. Plans
and specifications will not be hard for
him to follow as they are practically his
own suggestions, when the new structure
was first Observation-Disclosures Herald.
w. R. Forsyth of this city has as
sumed the management of the alfalfa
mill at Lake City. He went to Lake last
week to install the machinery. The mill
will be in operation within a short time.
MIR. Forsyth and wife do not expect to
move to Lake City. Between railroad and
motor Car service, VIII thinks he will be
able to maintain his residence here with
out great deal Of inconvenience.
Mrs. c. w. Ellis went to Wichita on
Saturday to visit her daughters, Mrs. r.
| H. Hall and Mrs. |. F. Lands. Mrs.
Lands did rot accompany her husband,
Lieutenant Lands, when he went to the
Pacific coast about month ago to re-
port tor sea duty, but remained in Kan
sas City. She will accompany Mrs. e.
lis on her return home and will visit here
a short time. They are expected today
or tomorrow.
! F. A. Eastman, Learning Of the activity
in the exchange and sale Of farms here,
came down from Wichita Tuesday with
some notion Of placing his farm on the
market. After looking it over and 6gur-
ing up his net earnings for this year-an
off wear at that-he said be WAS very