Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1910-01-05

H. Fisher, the Coldwater Piano
dealer, delivered a fine Melville.
Clark Player Piano to Geo. Lott
at Sun City last week.
Mrs. J. P. Gibson and daughters,
Misses Fern and Helen, returned
home from visit with JohnGibson
and family at Cherokee, Oklahoma,
on Friday morning.
Max Purdy who is employed with
Jacob Engle, the big Wellington
merchant, came over last Wednes-
day to visit briefly with his folks,
A. B. Purdy and family. He
returned on Friday.
G. M. Taylor and wife who
have been visiting their mother,
Mrs. G. R. Taylor, and other
relatives, during the holidays, de.
parted for their home at Burton
last Friday morning.
D. w. Snyder, who has been Wis.
iting during the holidays atWichita
and vicinity, returned home last
Thursday. Mrs. Snyder went on
to Bern, Kansas where she will Wis
it two or three weeks with her par.
ents.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges held joint installation exer-
cises at their hall last night, but as
The Index was on the press in ad.
vance of the exercises, a report must
necessarily appear later. These are
two of the thriving lodges of the
town.
Miss Rose Fulkerson went to
Milan, Kansas last Wednesday to
visit two weeks with relatives and
friends. Miss Fulkerson is phonist
with the Medicine Lodge Tele-
phone Company and there is no
person in the city who is more de-
servant of vacation.
There is no reason why the peo.
pie of this city and county shouldn't
be as free to call up the newspapers
as they are in the large cities, in
the matter of giving the news If,
you or your friends are going away
to visit or if you are entertaining
guests, call us up and tell us about
it. Do not depend on the editor to
find out everything without your
assistance.
A copy of the Los Angeles Elk.
aminer is before us containing the
news that E. E. Teagle, formerly
of this place, is operating on what
is known as the old "Toppy John
son" mine at Granite Wells. A
company has recently perfected
new machine by means of which
mines are being developed in that
country which before this invention
were valueless because of lack Of
water. 1t appears that Mr.. Teagle
has gotten in on the ground floor
and is on the high road to wealth,
and we are glad to hear it.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. N. Tincher en-
tertained a few couples at a
watch party and chafng dish
dinner last Friday night. The
old year was dismissed in due
solemnity and the new year usher
ed in with becoming gayety. Gov.
ers were laid for eight and four
course dinner was served. The
only after dinner speech of the ev-
ening was made by DR.. Coleman
whose subject was "The Chahng
Dish" He defined it as ga fry
ing pan promoted into society,""
but disclaimed originality.
Mrs. w. R. Forsyth and Mrs. S.
l. Field entertained at the home of
Mrs. Forsyth in honor of Mrs.
Thomas Jewel of Enid, Oklahoma,
from 2:3o to S o'clock Thursday
afternoon, December goth. The
house was tastily decorated in sea-
sonable effect, with carnations as
the dominating floral feature.
The shades were drawn and the
rooms lighted with candles. An
interesting program consisting of
vocal and instrumental music and
readings was one of the pleasing
features of the afternoon, after
which a three course luncheon was
served.
w. E. Marquand is the inventor
of safety appliance to bicycle.
He has applied for patent and
| has already made an advertising
| contract with the Medicine Lodge
Cresset. He also figured on adver-
tising with The Index but as there
is a clause in the contract provid-