Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

Springs on Tuesday Of laa week.
Best automobile batteries and cylinder
oil. Call at c. N. Marshal's garage.
Honey Bee -four and Cannon City
coal at ]. K. Richardson's. Gerlane.
Mrs. w. c. Millar and son, Cyrus,
Of BelMdere were in the city on Mon
day.
Persons holding library tickets will
please take rodce that the yearly dues
Of S 90 are now due. Pay to Mrs.
Laura Shell. Librarian.
County Assessor H. A. Bailey came
in last night and is now at work on mort
gage and transfers as required by the
State Tax Commission.
Representative Griffin has landed
another important committee appointment.
He was appointed last Wednesday
chairman Of the state library committee.
Mrs. Frances Stafford has rented the
Lovejoy house,east Of the former second
hand store on First avenue east where
she is running a boarding and lodging
house.
Mrs. 7. L. Jaret was called to Wich-
tia last Wednesday by the critical illness
Of her son, Herschel, who was suddenly
taken sick with pneumonia. At last re-
port he was better but far from recovery.
w. L. Snow and Joanna Hand of
Kiowa were granted marriage license by
Judge Garrison last week. They were
married by Rev. G. D. Shomire, pastor
Of the Congregational church at Kiowa,
Wednesday. December 10th.
Since ]. E. Woodward has become
a land baron he has severed his connec-
ton with the firm of H. T. Woodward
& Son. He moved to his ranch in the
Deerhead-Aetna vicinity last week and
sold his interest in the store to his sister,
Miss Bemice Woodward.
]. Liant, county purchasing agent for
the Farmers Union, has purchased car
Of salt for the members Of the organization
The order was 'qced with the Hutch
inson company las. week and the car is
expected in any day this week. 1t will
be shipped to this city.
DR.. Coleman and his car collided
with big fat steer on the public high
way short distance east Of town Sum
day night and put the car out Of business
for several hours. 1t was drawn in to
Fromans garage by horse power for re-
pairs the following morning and was
soon in running order again.
Latest word from Mrs. B. S. Kauf-
man who is assisting in caring for her
mother in Kansas City, is that the aged
lady will recover 1t will be remember
ed that she fell down a stairway about
three weeks ago and broke her arm in
two places. She is over 80 years old and
for more than week after the accident
little hopes were held out for her recovery.
Miss Lila Coyle of Medicine Lodge
came over Monday to take the place
temporarily Of Miss Greta Casper in the
city schools. Mrs. A. L. Sdckel is filling
the other vacancy. Miss Vienna McKin-
ney's place. Miss Mckinney is under
quarantine for diptheria and Miss Casper
was with Miss Vena when she took Ill.
The case is a very mild one, but they
will not re-enter the school room until all
quarantine requirements are complied
with.-Harper Advocate.
Here is choice piece of.irony from
the Isabel Herald. staunch republican
paper:
IF Representative Griffin is seeking
fame in the legislative field he might in
hoduce and have passed bill making
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors by drug
stores a penal ofense and the holding of
a government license to sell be deemed
prlma facia evidence Of guilt. This would
be great home hit for our representa-
tive and do much to put him right with