Barbour County index., 1910-09-21

city the first of the week.
I l. A. Shannon of Ponca City, Ok
rlahoma, was looking after property
interests in the city last Wednesday.
Miss Rachel Nixon returned to
her home in Winfield yesterday, af-
ter spending a vacation of two
months in the city.
Your own friends have attained
position, honor, cash. How? Opens
Sept. 6. Salt City Business College,
Hutchinson, Kansas, Box 353 P.
Catalogue free. Positions await
| graduates.
! ". r. Forsyth has just added
large shipment of new goods to his
furniture and Chinaware stock. Do
not forget to inspect this stock be-
fore making your purchases. First
door south Of Citizens Bank
| c. C.Dautrich, printer from Con-
way Springs,was a caller at the In
! dex office on Monday. He was in
| Sharon in the forenoon consulting
the business men of that city about
putting in newspaper to take the
place made vacant by the removal
of the Sharon Shield No definite
decision has yet been reached in the
| matter
HaZelton is without a poolroom.
Hall & Simon sized up the situation
and decided there was too much ag-
gravation in running a poolroom in
this town for such a small profit. So
| they packed up and moved all the
tables to Alva Tuesday. Burdett &,
Patterson may rent the building
Hazelton Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Lindley are
expected home from their months
visit in Pittsburg, Buffalo, Chicago
and other eastern points today or
| tomorrow. We expect to have an in
| terview with T. L. Immediately af-
ter his return to straighten out
report or two that have been cir
culated concerning his conduct while
he was away on this trip.
Felix Lands, Jr., youngest son
of Hon. H. S. Lands of Kansas City,
visited friends in the city the first
of the week. He has been visiting
relatives in Kiowa city, and in
Moore and Nippawalla townships
for several weeks. Felix is al
ways a welcome visitor in old Bar
berthe place of his birth, the best
spot in the solar system.
Mrs. Chas. Byers and her little
daughter of Taylorville, Illinois, ar
rived by way of this city last Fri
day to visit with her brother, Luther
Moores, who resides at Gallagher,
Comanche county-just across the
Barber county line. Mrs, IByers had
just returned from Alamosa, Colora-
do where she had been visiting her
parents. She will leave next week
for Hobart, Oklahoma, to visit a
sister.
We are pleased to acknowledge a
very pleasant social call Monday
from Geo. A. Neeley, of Hutchinson.
Mr.. Neeley is the Democratic candi-
date for congress in this district
and made a very able speech to the
people of the town and county at
the city hall Monday evening. He
is very pleasant gentleman and
should he be fortunate enough to be
elected the district would be we'll
represented in congress.-Liberal
Independent, Republican.
NJ. T. Williams returned home
from his visit at Topeka, Osawato-
mie, Kansas City and Gueda Springs
last Thursday. AS stated a month
ago when NJ T. departed, the prin-
| cipal purpose of the trip was to as
sist in making the Republican state
platform and to meet and hear Col.
Roosevelt, and he fulfilled his mis-
sion. The party council adopt
ed his suggestions and he had an
interesting conference with the
Colonel. He did not take up any of
Ted's time at Osawatomie because
everything was jam and hustle in
that crowded town, but when he got
to Kansas City he spent pleasant
hour in the ex-president's pres
ence. They talked everything from
alfalfa to New York politics and
they agreed in minute detail.
Ulysses Kemp of Sharon has Sc
cured the promise of Hon. Lot
Ravenscraft, Democratic. candidate
for lieutenant governor, to be at the
Sharon Fair on Saturday of this
week. Mr.. Kemp and Mr.. Ravens
craft have been intimate friends for
a number of years. Both are promi-