Barbour County index., 1910-08-24

see or write Jack Williams, Med
icine Lodge, Kansas, if you want
to buy land.
Paul Richardson went to ottawa,
Kansas, on Saturday 10 visit about
ten days with. Roy Flint.
$50 specimens collected in Bible
lands will be on exhibition Friday
evening at the Baptist church.
j. Harry Gay, eye-sight specialist,
will again be with us eaily in Sep
teDber. He will also be in Sun.
Lake and Sharon.
For Rent-Five-room dwelling
house, water, large shade trees
and fruit trees. For terms enquire
CT owner, Evelyn Howe-Porter.
Max Purdy and wife came over
from Wellington last Wednesday and
visited the remainder of the week
with Mr. Purdy's father,A B. Purdy,
and family.
Judge H. n. Lester of Lake City
was shaking hands with his Medicine
Lodge friends again Saturday. He
was here boosting for the big Lake
City picnic which is due September
End and 3rd; but he also took time
to talk some politics on the side.
Speaking about quick mail ser
vice: Percy knight received letter
from New York city on Saturday at
1870 p. that was officially stamp
ed in New York at 1 pm. Thursday,
the 18th. The time consumed be-
tween New York and Medicine
Lodge was just 4S1a hours. That's
travelling.
The Kiowa Kansan has at last been
admitted to the mails as second class
mail matter. Naturally the publish
ers are feeling jubilant-a they
have cause to so feel. There are
ample expenses connected with pub
fishing a newspaper without being
compelled to pay first class postage
rates.
Samuel Griffin e. has contracted
with w. E. Johnson to build a
large two-story dwelling. Mr.. Grit
fins present house will be worked
over in the new building. We hope
that the new house will be complete
between this time and November SO
that Mr.. Griffin will be able to en-
joy the long winter evenings at
home in comfort and luxury.
Aa alleged circus was in town
last Wednesday. We believe it was
advertised as THE Great Overland
Show but it was a misnomer. 1t
consisted of several old wagons,
a few half starved dogs, and ponies
and a trashy outfit of people. The
people who played sucker were
so much ashamed of it that they
sneaked in and out of the tent by
way of the back alleys.
q. P. Ball returned home from
Colorado Springs last Friday. He
accompanied his daughter, Miss
Grace Ball, who went to that resort
a month ago in the interest of her
health, and reports a great improve
ment. She gained two pounds dur
ing the time he was there and is
feeling very much better. Miss
Grace will remain there another
month at least, perhaps longer.
Misses Blanche and Grace McLain
and Miss Ada Evans of Manhattan
have been the guests of Miss Hope
Layne and the Misses Alma and
Nourma Maurer. A number of af-
fairs were given in their honor last
week.-Wichita Eagle.
The Misses McLain referred to
are the daughters of Elder and Mrs.
w. T. McLain, formerly of this
city.
In the competitive race for
fruit a la perfection, Ray Balding
desires to stand up and be counted.
He exhibited two small twigs at
this office on Friday, each contain
ing three large and extra fine AL
berta peaches, averaging nearly
three c1nces jeact. Ray resides or
NJ. T. Williams's farm formerly D.
R. Lawry's FARM near the sugar
mill site. The fruit crop on this
farm is a small fortune in itself.
A Wichita real estate man was
showing a prospective farmer buyer
over a farm. Along the creek bank
were signs of debris left by a high
water on trees. The buyer asked
the cause and was told that the
marks were left by hogs rubbing
against the trees. Farther on they
found the derbris 8 and 10 feet