Barbour County index., 1910-07-06

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CHASE HARDWARE COMPANY
is headquarters for all kinds Of farm ma
chinery.
F or Sale Cheap. A good horse, cart
and harness. Inquire at this Office.
H. H. Case and son, Milton, return
ed from then western trip last Friday.
See or write Jack Williams, Medicine
Lodge, Kansas, i you want to buy land.
Mound City Paints may cost a riAe
more, but! J. R. Young Drug Co.
VIII Martin came down from Wichita
Friday and visited with home folks and
friends until yesterday.
Hay Press for sale. But slightly used.
Price ST 10. Inquire Of Zeal Johnson,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Andrew Olson Of Kiowa was attend
ing to business matters in the city last
Wednesday and Thursday.
The county commissioners met in
regular session yesterday. On accoont
Of the busy season the session will proba-
bly, be short.
When you want the best paints, oils,
varnishes. enamels. glass and mouldings,
call on Dwight P. Mills. Shop FIST
door south Of Christian church. ,
Seward |. Field is another who made
a record for himself by going out into
the harvest field last week. He put in
four days at actual physical labor.
Lewis Balding touched the tender
spot on the hearts Of the Index force
Saturday by leaving a box of fine large
peaches at the Office. They were the
first real good ones we have tasted this
season.
Josh Knight Of Wichita arrived on
Saturday to join his family who have
been visiting relatives in the city since the
previous week. They will visit among
relatives and friends all Of this week and
perhaps longer.
A. D. Kritzmire has severed his con-
nection with c. L. Simpson and has ar
ranged to open barber shop Of his own.
He has rented the room next door north
Of Cresss tailor shop, just vacated by A.
M. Houchin, real estate, and expects
his outfit this week.
VIM. Marquand is experiencing con-
siderable trouble this season in keep
ing his apple trees right side up. They
are so heavily loaded with apples that
some Of them are breaking down. He
exhibited lwig from a limb that had
broken off last Friday. The twis was
eight inches long and contained seven
teen fine, large apples.
VIM. Wertz. the gentleman from ILL
nols who now owns the former
Gaitskill farms east Of this city, was here
last Wednesday and Thursday admiring
the wheat crop and harvest time in
Kansas. He is elated over his Barber
county investment and contemplates
buying more land. Mr.. Wertz depart
ed Thursday sfternoon.
w. II. Hayes Of Woodward county,
Oklahoma, visited last week and part Of
the previous week with his sister, Mrs.
G. W. Hendrickson. 1t was a genuine
pleasure for Hams" old Barber county
friends to greet him once again. Mr.,
Hayes holds his age well. He does not
appear any older than when he left Bar
Der county sixteen years ago.
n. E. White was in the city last
Friday and Saturday packing his house.
hold goods for shipment to Great Bend
Kansas. where he is employed with the
Great Bend Hardware and Implement
Company. Mr.. White and family have
Just returned from an extended visit in
Iowa. Mrs. White and the baby did
not return with Mr.. White to Medicine
Lodge but. visited with relatives and
friends at Caldwell while he packed and
shipped their personal effects. We are
sorry to lose this good family.
The stand dpatters and the insurgents
Of Medicine Lodge will both be repre-
sented at the Winfield Chautauqua this
month. M. 7. Williams will hear
Senator Bnstow expostulate on insurgency
and ]. N. Tmcher will answer to the
roll call on the 10Th when Joe Cannon
will trim the insurgents. We are sure
that the Barber county leaders will alb
sorb everything that is given out by the
Two Josephuses and will tell it Ger and