Barbour County index., 1910-01-26

FOR sale or trade, house and SIX lots.
T. M. Kidd.
Strayed. sow pig. weight about 100
pounds, and one male, weight about 80
pounds, both black. Notify Tom Carter.
A. B. Wilkins spent the srea
portion Of last week attending to business
in Wichita and Kansas City.
w. R. Lepper Of Sharon township
departed yesterday for Illinois to settle
up an estate. He will be away two OF
three weeks.
Mrs. Stafford will sell her household
goods at public sale on Saturday after
noon, at Richardson's corner on Main
street.
For Sale: Residence property in west
part Of town, thee lots, three-room house,
well, cement cave, shed: and outbuild-
mgs. If taken in 80 days, will sell at a
bargain. A. Hollis, Medicine Lodge.
1t is suggested that the young woman
in Barber County, Kansas, daughter Of
nch farmer, who eloped with the hired
man went rather too far in her evident
helpful desire to keep him in the family.
*. c. Star.
Fred Smith came home from Wichita
on Tuesday Of last week and has been
confined to his room all week with an
attack Of the grip. He was on his feet
again Monday and returned to his du-
ties as mail clerk yesterday.
Dutch" Watkins, the expert ball
plyer and all-arond athlete, whose
home during the summer was nearly
every place between Ashland and
Newton. came home Saturday and expect
to make headquarters here at least until
the base ball season opens.
The Auxiliary Missionary Society Of
the Women's Board Of Missions Of the
Christian Church will meet with Mrs. M.
A. Collins February 4th. Let all men,
bers respond at roll call by giving the
name Of missionary and telling where
located. Everybody is invited.
DR.. |. w. Stout and Capt. J.L. Brady
who have been sick the past three
months, are both gaining strength rapidly
and with favorable weather should be
able to be on our streets soon. DR..
Stout has not been bedfast but Capt.
Brady was very sick for more than a
month.
Sam Ruggles, the barber, and Miss
Ina Fridley. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Fridley. were united in marriage
last Sunday at the Presbyterian manse
by the Rev. ]. c. Bigbee. On Sunday
afternoon they left by way Of Greens
burg for wedding trip to eastern Kan
sas and other points, after which they ex-
pect to return here to make their home.
|-Coldwater Talisman.
Fred Widner Of Mound Valley, Kan.
sas, was calling on old friends in the city
last week. Fred will be remembered as
son Of E. F. Widner who for a mum.
Der of years was a printer in the Index
flee. The family went from here tc
Oklahoma and as Fred grew up he al
so cast his fortune in the same channel a.
that chosen by his father, and has work
ed in many different offices. This was
his second visit here since the family re-
moval.
T. L. Lindley departed last Friday for
Kansas City where he joined a company
on trip to California. Mr.. Lindley is
interested in Kansas City stock COM
pany owning some choice timber lands
near the coast and number Of the stock
holders concluded to go out to look over
their holdings. w. S. Falls, formerly Of
this city. is vice president of the company
and is one Of the party. 1t was through
him that Mr.. Lindley invested in it and
it has proved an extraordinarily good in
vesment. He will be away about a
month.
Elsewhere is al article on good roads
taken from Grand Rapids, Michigan
paper. A number of farmers have asked
The Index to agitate this question and
the suggestion is timely. On account Of
the very wet weather during the pas
three months, the roads are in a bad
condition-worse than they have teen
tor many years, and some places are i'm.
passable. In some townships and cities
the road drag has been used with srea
success and we believe it would be a
paying investment for all townships and
cities, if they were used at the right time
Road making should be reduced to a
srience Mucb roona,, -. l.