Barbour County index., 1910-09-28

BARBER COUNTY INDEX
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %, 1910.
CHASE HARDWARE COMPANY
is headquarters for all kinds Of farm ma
chinery:
Ice cream and soft drinks at Lu-
aliens. Sodas a speciality.
R. R. Froman returned on Satur-
day from his visit in Colorado.
J. c. Freeman does all kinds of
plumbing. Shop in 1. o. o. F.build-
ing.
See or write Jack Williams, Med
icine Lodge, Kansas, if you want
to buy land.
Mrs. U. C. Herr went to wichita !
last Thursday to visit short time
with friends in that city.
Mrs. s. 1. Field went to Wichita
last Wednesday to take medical
treatment for a week or ten days.
The Sharon fair afforded a fine
opportunity for the candidates of
Barber county to meet the dear
people," and they all took advan-
tage of their opportunity.
Miss Josie Frazier, a teacher in
the Kiowa schools and a sister of
Mrs. G. L. Rulison, the wife of
our NJ. E. Minister, visited in the
city Sunday.
Honey from alfalfa, guaranteed
pure. 6O-pound cans, 1-3c; 10
pound pals, Csc; 5-pound pals,
SOC. Rates on 10OO-pound lots
D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo.
Mrs. D. F. Painter went to Con-
way Springs, Sumner county, last
Thursday to visit about two weeks
with her son, w. w. Painter, and
family.
. W. B. Clarkson of Kiowa, Demo-
cratic candidate for register of
deeds, was calling on friends in the
county seat on Friday He went
from here to Sharon to attend the
fair. Mr.. Clarkson is making an
aggressive, clean campaign and
should be elected.
Among the Barber county prize
winners at the State Fair this
month were Mary Best of this town
ship and J. F. Vanhook, J. NJ Mil
Ter, Robt. Williams and Roe King
of near Kiowa. The products win
ming prizes were Kharkof wheat,
oats, alfalfa, barley and Red Tur-
key wheat in the order above noted.
Pretty good, isn't it?
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Gibson depart
ed on Monday for Colorado City
to make that their future home
They have purchased a fine city res
idence there at a cost of $4,000 and
will doubtless enjoy their new
home. We dislike very much to
lose them but wish them health
and happiness in their newly chosen
state and city.
That Guthrie reporter who sent
out the widely published article con-
corning Miss Best's wheat, did not
make a good guess on Miss Best's
age when he stated that she is just
twenty years old. But('he probably
based his statement on the appear
ance and energy of Medicine Lodges
champion wheat raiser, and no mat
ter how she views the article, she
should feel complimented.
j. G.. Kelley of the Hutchinson
Daily Gazette accompanied Hon.Geo.
A. Neeley to this city last Wednes-
day in the interest of the paper.
The Gazette Is the only Democratic
daily in this congressional district
and it is good one. Democrats
who want daily should subscribe
for it. Mr.. Kelley is pleasant
gentleman and we were glad to
make his acquaintance.
Miss Alice Martin of this city
has been asked to sing and recite
for the NJ. E. ladies at Fargo, Ok
lahoma, on October Sth, at a public
function to be given in that city on
that day. Miss Martin is a high.
ly accomplished reader and singer
She was awarded first prize in q
most interesting declamatory con
test which was held in this city two
years ago and she was the younges