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Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Doing Their Part

Since moving from their farm
to the city, G. A. Bucklin and wife
have done more than their part
toward building up the city.
They have purchased and improv.
ed two properties, built three new
ones and have a number of lots
more on which to build. While
there is no fortune to be made in
building houses in a small town,
it yields good interest on the in
vestment, and at the same time
builds up the town which is the
important consideration from a
public point of view. Some of
these properties have been sold and
the others are being rented. Two
Of them are now vacant but will
probably not be vacant long for
houses are in great demand.
The last house built by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bucklin is probably the incest
of its size in the city. 1t is located
on north Main street, just com.
Portable distance from the bushes
part of town and substantial in all
respects. 1t is 26x28, with four
rooms and a large closet and is the
kind of a house adapted to the or
dinary family.
If they succeed in selling one or
more of their properties, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bucklin will very likely con-
tinue to build. The improvement
spirit is a good habit and we
would like to see a number follow
the example of Mr.. and Mrs. Buck
lin.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Mrs. Houchin Very Low.

The people of Medicine Lodge
received, with ineXpressible regret,
the news from st. Francis hospital
the first of the week, that all hope
for Mrs. A. NJ. Houchin's recovery
had been abandoned. 1t is almost
certain that by the time this paper
reaches its readers she will have
passed into the great and unknown
Beyond. Last reports were that
she was family alive and had lost
all use of her faculties and muscu-
lar motion.
Mrs. Houchin has been sick sew
eral months and evinced an aston
ishing will power. There were
times when her husband and
friends were radiant with hope but
it was short. lived and despair fol-
lowed regularly in its wake.
This is a most sorrowful mes
sage to Mr.. and Mrs. Houchin's S
Medicine Lodge and Barber county
friends who have known them SC
long and so we'll.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Leg Broken

VIM. Hand, one of the men
working on Sidebottom & Cavin's
merry go.round from Sharon which
started to do business in this city,
had the misfortune to have his leg
broken, short distance above the
knee, during Saturday nights run.
He attempted to go under the
merry go-round when it was in
motion, for the purpose of remov-
ing the organ box that was stand
ing inside the swing, and was
caught by the pully shaft which
operates the organ. Notwith-
standing that the accident was
discovered the instant it happened,
he was dragged at least one fourth
of the circuit before the machine
could be stopped and it was fortu-
nate that he did not lose his life.
SIr. Hand was taken to Mrs.
Morris's boarding house and DR..
Coleman was called to set the
broken limb, and the merry-go-
round went merrily on.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Death Enters Home OF j. K. Wilson

The friends of I. K. Wilson, son
of S. P. Wilson and wife of this
city, were panied beyond measure
to hear last Friday night that his
wife had passed away at Medford,
Oklahoma at six o'clock that ev.
ening. The cause of death was
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson were mar.
ried only about a year ago. In
her death a child only a month
old is left mothe1less and, the
young husband and father is over.
shadowed with a grief unspeakable
Mrs. Wilson was former Texas
lady. She was never here but her
husbands folks had visited he,
frequently since they were married
and loved her for her countless
womanly attainments. Her death
is a grievous shock to them.
Mrs. Wilson of this city was with
her during her sickness. Mr.. Viii.
son left for Medford Immediately
after hearing of his daughter.in
laws death.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Presbyterian Church

The pastor will attend the spring
meeting of the Larned Presbytery
during this week which will be
held At Larned.
The usual mid week service will
be held Wednesday evening. w.
H. Benehel will lead, who will,
by appointment, propose special
objects for prayer. Mrs. I. M. Hall
will furnish a current religious
news item. The subject for scrip
rture quotation will be a verse oil
scripture containing the word
twelve" Will not the member
ship make special effort to at
tend this service in the absence oi
the pastor?
The Ladies Aid will hold its
regular semi weekly meeting with
Mrs. Lindley Thursday afternoon.
The choir will hold its practice
at the usual time and place.
The usual services will be held
next Sunday. Subject for morn
ing sermon, ga Voice from Mount
Sinai" Evening, "The Gospel OF
Temperance" These may be hack
neyed subjects but very vital to
the welfare of every community.
The pastor is making special prep
aration for these services and in
vites the public to attend.
On the eve of the departure
OF the pastor to attend the Presby-
terry seems a fitting time to state
some of the facts and figures about
the work of the church during the
past Ecclesiastical year. There
has been a net gain in the mem
bership of eleven, notwithstanding
the fact that the church was with
out pastor during seven months
of the year. The Sunday school is
larger and the interest greater than
it has been for years. We have a
corps of teachers, which for devotion
20 and enthusiasm for their work,
the pastor has never seen surpassed.
The interest is in a healthy state oi
growth and will unquestionably
continue so. The amount raised
for benevolent enterprises of the
church is thribble, with some to
| spare, over that raised last year
The money raised by the Ladies
| Aid during the wear reached the
splendid total of $443.o5, the most
of which was raised by pure be-
nevolence. The amount raised by
the congregation was $1466, nc
mean amount to be raised by SC
small a church in five months. The
church is rightfully facing the new
year with hope.
w. T.VANHoRN, Pastor:
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Methodist Church

You are invited to the service
tonight at 8 o'clock. We begin
the study of the Mountain Teach
ings of Jesus. Bring your bibles
and some one with you.
The Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs. Luallen on Thursday after.
noon.
The home missionary study class
met last week with Mrs. Ethel Best.
This first meeting was we'll attend
ed and there was splendid interest
shown in the work.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will administer the Sacrament of
the Lords Supper. Let us have a
large attendance of the member
ship Of the church. The baptism
of children will be observed for all
parents who may so desire. In the
evening the district superintendent,
Rev. Yetter, will preach:
The quarterly conference will be
held next Monday at $50.
The district conference opens at
Conway Springs on next Monday
evening.
There will be business meet.
ing of the Epworth League next
Monday night for the election of
officers and other important mat
tiers. We hope all the young peo
pie will be present.
Let us have a good attendance
at all of the services next Sunday.
F. w. IMBoDEN, Pastor.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Death After Lingering Illness

Frank Tincher died at his home
at Sharon, Kansas, at 9 o'clock, a..
m, Friday, April IS, 1910, after
an affiiction of four years with
lung trouble. During his indis.
position he sought relief in three
different states-Colorado, New
Mexico and Alabama-and while
he was temporarily benefited, the
disease was so firmly rooted that
neither medical skill nor climatic
variations could eradicate it. He
was bedfast during the greater por-
tion of the late winter and early
spring.
The funeral was held at his
home on Saturday, conducted bv
Elder Sc. Hendrickson, pastor of
the Christian church of Sharon.
and the remains laid to rest in the
Sharon cemetery.
Frank Tincher was born in Mis-
souri,. January 16, 1881; died at
Sharon, Kansas, April IS, 1910,
aged % years, 2 months and 20
days. He came to Sharon with
his parents in his boyhood and was
married to Myrtle Gibbs, June "a,
1906, who, with a daughter 4 years
old, survives him. He is also sur
vived by his parents, A. T. Tinch-
er and wife, brother, ]. N. Tinch-
er of this city, and four sisters, AL
pha Cushenbery, Abbie Neal, Effie
Mitchell and Clara Tincher.
Frank made brave fight against
long odds and had remarka BILE
courage. He was an exemplary
young man and his taking away
so early in life is indeed sad.
The bereaved wife, parents, Sis
tiers and brother have the sympa-
thy of their numberless friends.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Died of Consumption

Guy I. HoovIer died at the
home of his brother, Roy E. Hoov-
Ter, in this city last Thursday at
I2:45 p. M, of consumption. The
deceased and his wife had just ar.
rived from Pennsylvania Thursday
morning. They came hoping that
the climate here would restore him
to health, but the long trip exhaust
ed his strength and he could not
rally.
The funeral was held at the
Hoovler residence at 3 o'clock p.
m. on Saturday, conducted bv Rev.
w. T. VanHorn, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, and the re-
mains inferred in Highland ceme-
terry.
The deceased was born at Fair
bury, Nebraska, and was 20 years,
2 months and I8 days of age. His
only surviving relatives are his
brother, R. E. Hoovler, of this city
and an aunt residing in St. Joe,
Missouri.
Mr.. Hoovler visited here about
three years ago. His health was
not good then but the climate ha d
a wholesome effect and had it been
possible for him to have taken up
his residence here at that time his
life would doubtless have been
prolonged many years.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Judge GiIIett Win be Renominated

Judge Ulllett VIII be RenOminated
Last weeks Kingman Leader
Courier says:
"Judge Gillett has day or SO
off this week and is arranging to
send out his nomination papers for
the approaching primary. There
are four counties in this district
with about a hundred townships
and wards to be considered which
means quite little undertaking.
He will probably have no opposi-
tion at the republican primary.
So far the probable democratic
candidate is not in sight. Four
years ago Judge Gillett went in
single harness, which was a great
compliment. The near future
must reveal his opponent as June
24th is the last date for primary
( nominations"
So far AS surface indications 60
the situation with regard to the
judicial race in this district is
about the same as it was four
years ago. The district is nor.
mally republican $50 strong and
no democrat has been discovered
who wants to go up against such
a proposition. Another thing
that seems to operate in Judge
Gillett's favor is that during his
services on the bench he has not
been partisan and so far as our
knowledge goes, had little to do
with politics. He has served on
the bench of this district nearly
twelve years, or three terms, and
if elected again, it will be the
fourth time. There was a time
when it was almost impossible
for a man in any party to be elect
ed to any Office a third or fourth
time, but now it is quite common.
Republican, and democrats alike
in most of the counties of the state
are and have been candidates for
the third, fourth and fifth times
and about as many succeed as fail.
This is particularly true of the
Offices of district and probate
judge and county superintendent,
and Barber county has furnished
her full share on both sides of the
political fence.
Speaking frankly, we do not see
wherein the democracy or the
public could gain anything by
producing an opposition candidate
to Judge Gillett.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Agoga Notes

A number of the boys were out
last Thursday evening and enjoyed
themselves. After the business was
attended to Mr.. Gavin and Harry
Painter served refreshments and
we are safe in coagrat"lating them
in the name of the class, on their
ability as cooks.
Quite a number was out Sunday
morning and an interesting lesson
was reported.
Through mistake in filling the
order for buttons large part of the
order had to be returned but we
are looking for the correct ship.
ment of the remainder in few
days.
1t is quite possible that the
more members there are present
the more interesting the lesson.
For this reason we want more
members, and others as well,to at
tend.
Everybody welcome. Don't for
get the hour, o:45 a. m.
GUY GREENE, Reporter.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Will Deliver Memorial Address

Major Levi Ferguson of Wei.
lington will deliver the Memorial
address on Decoration Day in this
city May goth. Major Ferguson
is himself an old soldier and an
orator of interstate reputation.
He was secured through the efforts
OF V. {. Sleeper of this city. He
and Mr.. Sleeper are old friends,
having been neighbors in Yelling
ton for several years.
Major Ferguson is a Past Grand
Master Odd Fellow of the state OF
Kansas as well as one of the lead.
ing members of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Christian Church

Regular services next Lords
Day.
OUT Bible school is climbing
Everybody push! o:45 a, m, every
Sunday.
Next Sunday morning subject
"Some Lessons from life of An.
drew"
The Endeavor society meets at
7 p. m, Susie Kidd, leader.
The minister will preach spe-
cial sermon to the young people Of
Medicine Lodge next Sunday even
ing at s o'clock. Subject, "Ar
Old Love Story"
All are made welcome to oul
services.
Bishop M. Hopkins, Pastor.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Baptist Church Notes

The attendance at Bible school
last Sunday was large. We are
certainly pleased with the contin-
ued interest in this department of
the work.
Our ''leaderless" meeting in the
young peoples society was a de-
cided success. Any of our young
people not present at this service
missed blessing.
There will be regular services
Lords day at usual hours. The
public is cordially invited.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

Hon. H. c. Walker, first citizen
of King, was mixing among his
Medicine Lodge friends on Mon
day. He made the trip under en-
barrassing circumstances. He fell
from a hand-car one day last
week, and bruised his ankle which
required the services of a physician.
When pressed for an explanation
as to why he was riding on a hand
car, or what his condition was at
the time, he closed up like stand
pat politician and had nothing to
say. The young man, according
to reports received from King, is
becoming entirely too gay.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Will Address A. H. T. A.

Prof. c. A. Dykstra of the State
University will address an open
meeting of the Anti-Horse- Thief
Association at Forest City on Fri
day evening, April 2oth. His SUBJ
ject will be "Good Government"
Prof. Dykstra has a reputation as
speaker that is more than state
wide and his lectures specialize
along the line of suppression of
crime. 1t is certainty that the
people who attend this lecture will
enjoy it.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

The Joke seems to be on "Stand.
patters" Tincher and Axline. Re.
Gently I. G. Gano was out in Ham
ilton county on insurance business,
and on his return Messrs. Tincher
and Axline made haste to get a
statement from him on the peliti-
cal situation. Now Jerry has Gin.
surgent" leanings and, of course,
his interrogators expected him to
say everybody out there was for
Stubs, but he didn't. Instead, he
surprised them by replying, ooh,
everybody with whom l talked
politics is for Wagstaff," and a few
hours later Jerry was quoted in the
fountainhead of Barber county
standpatism-the Medicine Lodge
Cresset. When the hook and
cork were safely swallowed, Jerry
explained that the only persons
with whom he talked were two
we'll known old-line machine
men, and Wagstaff stock immedi-
ately dropped back to frigid tenn
perature. This is what we call
carrying the victim up a flight OF
stairs only to toss him out of the
window.
P. S.: Since returning home, Mr..
Gano has also found two Wagstah
men in Barber county. He did
not mention names but we suspect
they are L. M. and ]. n.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Merry-Go-Round all Week

Sidebottom &Cavin arrived from
Sharon with their merry-go round
Saturday and have been doing a
good business every evening since,
Sunday excepted. 1t will be here
all this week and run every even
ing. On Saturday afternoon it will
begin running at 2 o'clock and
continue until the usual stopping
time at night.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Choral Society Concert

The Medicine Lodge Choral
Society will give a concert at the
opera house in this city Thursday
evening, May 18th. The program
will consist of choruses, solos and
duets and music by the orchestra.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Iohn c. George and Grace N

John c. George and Grace NJ.
Martin, of Hazelton, Kansas, were
united in marriage by Probate
Judge Garrison at his Office in this
city last Thursday afternoon,
April 14th. Both are we'll and
favorably known in Hazelton and
Cedar townships and The Index
counts it privilege as well as a
pleasure to join with their numer-
Gus friends in complimenting them
and extending good wishes.
Have you seen the Passion Play:
The opportunity will be given you
Thursday night of this week at
the Christian church.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Concert at Lake City

The concert which is billed for
Lake City. April goth promises to
be one of the best ever given at
that place. The program not only
has a good variety but each num-
Der will be rendered in such a way
as to give no one the "hggits. "
Admission 25 cents.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
6. N. Marshall
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
j. Harry Gay

will be at the Grand Hotel, MAY
9th, 9TH and 9Th; at Lake City
May 9th; at Sharon May 10th.
BRING Your EYES.
Oh, yes! Isabel the 5th, from
to 5 p. m.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20
Cane Seed

A. S. Coles, proprietor of the
feed and alfalfa MILL can supply
everybody with good, pure cane
seed.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

The Kiowa News. Review is
leading the republican hosts in
Barber county this year. 1t is the
only republican newspaper in the
county that is in the confidence of
the different republican aspirants.
Last week it announced that Sam
uel Griffin and G. M. Martin will
be candidates for the Offices of
representative and county attorney
respectively. The News Review
took fall.out with Representa-.
tive Griffin two years ago but the
sore spots have healed and all is
lovely again.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

Try Cementhide to beautify as
well as make your walls damp
proof. Dwight Mills has a nice
variety of colors in these paints.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

G. F. Guthrie and F. ]. Wads.
worth made trip ty Meade coun-
ty last week, returning Saturday
Mr.. Guthrie is interesting himself
in Meade county land and will
probably invest.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

Our High School base ball
boys are having hard luck in the
way of matching this spring-or,
rather,in not playing the games af.
ter they have been matched. The
last one to be called off was the
one advertised to be played at
Kiowa, last Friday. At the last
minute in the eleventh hour the
Kiowa boys got "cold feet" and
phoned our boys that the game
was off. One car had already
started for Kiowa but it was in.
tercepted by telephone before it
got very far. The reason assigned
for cancelling the game was the
chilly weather, but it was mostly
imagination. The real reason
was that the Lepus Sylvaticus was
burrowing at the northern apex of
the Kiowa managers spine.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

The assessors of the various
townships should use all possible
care in making their enumeration
in connection with their other
work. Two townships have al
ready made returns showing a de-
crease in population, and in going
over the property statements, some
of the county officers discovered
that many of the people who were
assessed do not appear in the
enumeration. For state and coun-
ty purposes the enumeration made
by the assessors is used, hence it is
of the utmost importance that it
should be correct. A number of
assessors do not list non assessable
people in the enumeration at all,
which is another mistake on their
part. The local authorities have
no access to the government census
and if the township enumerators
do not list all residents, the coun.
ty does not get credit for its entire
population. There is no question
but that Barber county's popula-
tion is over 10000 and this years
enumeration ought to show it.
Barbour County index., 1910-04-20

lhe Car That Lasts LongestAnd Costs Least While 1t La
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-19
j. 5. MONITOR COMING
PREPARATIONS GOING ON TO
START WAR VESSEL TOWARD
CAIRO,
Will Stop Her on Her Way to St.
Louis Awaiting Necessary
Water-DraWs Over
Fourteen Feet

Memphis, July 1S.-Mempnians
will get another war vessel in a short
time. The monitor Amphritite is tc
be brought up the river at once by a
detachment of Missouri naval reser
yes, to be the future training ship OF
the sailors of that state stationed
at St. Louis.
The Amphritite draws fourteen an6
one-half feet, but can be lglAl1el a
little. it is a question among Mem
phis rivermen as to whether she car
get as far as st. Louis with the pres
ent stage of water, the majority be
lieving that this Will be impossible
No trouble is anticipated, however
in reaching Cairo, and it is expected
that the monitor vii lay over there
antii the river rises enough to make
navigation to st. Louis safe.
4 St. Louis officials will leave today
or tomorrow lit is announced, to
bring the monitor up the river The
Amphritite is double turreted mon
itor and is larger than any other
vessel that mas been up the Missis,
sippi as far as st. Louis.
Stops viii be made by the monitor
at all important cities along the river
No arrangements have been made as
vet to entertainthe officers and ,sss"A
at Memphis, but it is thought such
steps will be taken as soon as it is
definitely known on what day the
vessel viii arrive.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-19
CANNON WOULD
REMAIN SPEAKER
tConcIuded from First Page.)

Cannon also made a vigorous de.
Tense of the Payne tariff bill, saying
that it had been revised downward.
He said: Lets see who stands for
the interests The duties on lumber,
Gather, boots AMI shoes. iron ana
steel are all lower under the Payne
law than under the Dingley law, Ey-
cry man wao voted against the Payne
bill, thereby voted to retain the high
ar duties of the DINGHY law"
Just before beginning his speech at
Emporia Cannon again suffered much
discomfort FROM The heat He rubbed
his head and neck with ice,
AT the meeting here tonight he
showed no sign of WEAKNESS. despite
the warm air. He confined his re.
marks largely to the tariff. After
ward he went by motor car TO To
peka.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-19
The 1uiietln 10 on sale ut the fol
io~ina places:
CoIeman'a, ZOE Commercial Avenue
halliday House News stand.
Glue Front Restaurant.

In Pulaski county strong men have
presented themselves for the consid-
Grafton of the voters at the coming
primary election. Judge Wall is out
for reelection as county Judge; Roy
Adams asks endorsement for re-elec.
tion to the Office Of county clerk
which office he has filled acceptably
and Manon Banlison, son of the pres
ent sheriff, asks to be elected to sue
coed his father in that office. Judge
Wall is one Of the wheel horses OF
the band wagon in this end of the
state and the others have done their
part to push the thing along over the
roaght places.