Barbour County index., 1910-02-16

Mrs. I. w. Ellis departed yesterday
morning for short visit with her daushte
Mrs. r. H. Hall. in Wichita.
| Dr.. J. Harry Gay will be at tn.
Grand Hotel the latter part Of this month
II you have any eye defect, see him
Shoe repairing at w. E. Stout's har.
ness shop Frank Foss has charge o.
the shoe department and guarantees al
his work.
Ben English came over from Attica
the first of the week to assist in caring
for his brother, R. S. English, in his crit.
ical illness.
The Lincoln Library will be opened
every Saturday from 7:30 to $50 p. m,
for convenience Of members who wish to
exchange their books and can not get in
earlier in the day.
J. H. Shankland and wife returned to
their home at Argonia on Saturday.
They were called here by the sickness
and death Of Mrs. Shankland's father,
Judge c. S. Gleason.
c. G. Nichols and wife are the par-
ents Of fine girl baby, born last Satur-
day. They are at present at the home
Of her parents, w. B. Redwine and wife,
Of this city.-Coats Courant.
Ed H. Smith drove over from Kiowa
Friday in his Maxwell automobile to at
tend to business in this city. He was
accompanied by several friends from
Kowa. The party returned home in the
evening Of the same day.
E. B. Noble and wife and their
daughter, Mrs. ReDa Curl. Of Alva, Ok
lahoma, visited on Saturday and Sunday
with J. S. Runyan and wife, Mrs. Glea-
son and other friends. They returned
home on Monday morning.
Vim. Langhart has purchased T. F.
Gallaghers ice wagon and business and
will cater to the trade duringthe ice season.
In the course Of week or ten days he
will have a car load of ice and will be
ready to 6ll orders. Mr.. Langhar,
guarantees prompt service and square
treatment.
kittie Bitter, wife Of Sam Bitter, who
was sent to the penitentiary for life las
year was arrested at Hutchinson a few
days ago on a charge Of larceny. Sh.
had lived with Bitter a number Of year.
but they were not married until he wa
placed in jail for the assault and murde
Of Mrs. Rosenberger.-Ashland Clipper
AS penalty for winning prizes in
subscription contest, the Beacon publish
es two horrible pictures of two Of it
winners in last Fridays number. Th
most unfortunate one is Wichita lady
The other is Mrs. E. D. Row Of Kiows
Neither Of the pictures is recognizabl
and they should serve as a warning t
future aspirants.
One good feature about the primar
election law, as amended by the la.
Legislature, is the one which provide
that all county and township candidate
nust receive copy Of the official coun
ty paper while their candidacy is pend
ing. This is mighty tough on the can
dldates but it's fine for the official paper
The Index, by the way. is the official pa
per in Barber county and prospectlv,
candidates might as well walk up witt
the coin. It's like the darkey.s medicin,
youse got to took it wheder you 5,
likes it or no" Announcements are S.
extra.
On the strength Of the testimon,
wrung from him in the Kathren-Horto,
preliminary, VIM. Golden was arrested
at the direction Of City Attorney Tnch
er last Wednesday on charge Of drunk
enness. He was fined $40 by Polio,
Judge Kidd and committed to Jail. Oh
Thursday some friends came to the res
cue and raised the amount necessary t,
pay the fine and costs which was $26.
SO. Golden was subpoenaed by Nh
Incher as witness in the Kathren
Horton preliminary and in his teshmon,
he confessed to having been drunk or
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