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BAEBEEOOTJNTY INDEX,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1906.
A. T. I. f. BY. TIXX CARD.
Mkdicisb Lodok, Kas."
Tra;n No. lbavc. Train No. arbivx.
540 11:06a.m. M3. 2:66p.m.
546 7:40 p.m. 45.. 10:20 p.m.
No train service on 8undys.
11:06 train makes connection with A. T. A
8. V. for Hazelton, Kiowa, Alva, Woodward
and all point in Panhandle, and with Wichi
ta, Kansas City and points east.
7:40 train connects at Attica for points
south. Oklahoma, Texas. East bound passen
arers taking this train most remain over
night at Attica Mud lea "ma-"- a .
II. . .Agent.
CHASE HARDWARE COMPANY
are putting on tbe market some at
tractive goods at attractive prices. Call
and investigate.
C. A. Burney transacted busi ness at
Kiowa last week.
Dr. 11. E. McAllister, resident dentist.
Office oyer Citizens State Bank.
Mrs. G. W. Homey went to Wichita
Jait Wednesday returning Friday.
F. M. Shell entertained a cousin, D
i: Williams, of Wichita, last week.
Mrs. Ed Newkirk left last week for a
visit with relatives at Bolivar, Mo.
T. II. Trice, Sharon's hustling real
estate man, had a lot of land buyers
here on Friday.
Park and Cleve Moomau returned
from their trip to Beaver county, Okla
homa, Monday night.
W. II. McCague and wife returned
home from Wichita last Wednesday
night. Mrs. McCague continues to im
proves.. Mrs. A. Langbart and Mrs. John
.Stone returned home from Colorado on
Tuesday night of last week.
Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Coleman were
Wichita visitors from Wednesday un
til Friday evening of last week.
Jake White came over from Harper
last Wednesday and mixed with tbe
boys a few days. Jake is all smiles
again.
Mrs. Eliaa Gibbs of Alva is visiting
her son, Verne, and family, and daugh
ter, Mrs. W. L. Bragg, and tamily, in
this city.
Miss Gertrude Best has secured
stenographic employment in A. L.
Noble's law office in Winfleld. She be
gan work last week.
Ezra Read celebrated hh tenth birth
day on Tuesday of last week by invit
ing in fourteen of bis boy playmates.
Icecream and cake constituted the
refreshments.
G. F. Guthrie and wife are entertain
ing T. S. Gaitskill and wife of Labette
county. They arrived on Wednesday
night of last week. Mesdames Guthrie
and Gaitskill are sisters.
Miss Gertrude Stevens returned to
Wichita last Wednesday where she is
making her home at present with Mrs.
C. Q Chandler. Miss Altne Dotaon
accompanied her and will visit In that
city a few week.
A tree agent called at a house in Bar
ton county and to tbe German "hired
girl" propounded tbe question. "Do
you want any nursery stock?" "I
don't guess," said the girl. "Dey haf
five kids In der nursery now, already."
A part? of Medicine Lodge people
composed of Mrs. V. S. Cook and child
ren. Miss Beulah Covert, Miss Mary
Falrley and Mrs. Anna Forsyth and
son, .Liescer, leu last rnursday for an
outing in Colorado. They expect to be
gone a month or six weeks.
The infant child of Aubry and Min
nie Donovan died on June 28th of
cholera Infantum. The little girl was
about seven months old. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy of the en
tire community. Freedom Express.
Mrs. Donovan is a sister of C. D
llackley of this city and Mr. ' Donovan
Is a brother of Dr. Donovan also of this
city.
Carrie Nation published In the last
copy of her Hatchet a lecture to boys
on purity and the federal authorities
allege it contain obscene matter and
have arrested Mrs. Nation. Anyone
who reads tbe artic le would commend
the authorities if they would send the
poor old woman to an insane asylum
Pratt Union.
A.J. Iiargls passed through here
Tuesday on his way home from Pratt
be had been gathering up a bunch of
men to work in bis alfalfa harvest. . .
Mrs. II. A. Noah and children. Mas
ter Phillip and Miss Gail, arrived here
Tuesday for a visit with friends and
relatives. Mrs. Noah Is a sister to oa
cental Postmaster and resides at Alva
Oklahoma. Coats ixmrant.
Artnur Delmont who was to have
had his preliminary hearing last
Ihtirsdayouacbarge'or disposing of
mortgaged property, secured a contlnu
ance until ustooer 1st. 'It is stated
that in all probability satisfactory set
tlement will be made with the Interest
ea party, l. u. mil, 0f Kiowa. Mr
.c imay w ue,uie lamines
of Sharon and heretofore bas-sugtSined
a good reputation. , .? I .
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The young folks indulged In a pleas
ant hop at the opera house last night. -
Homer Hastings, Sun City's heavy
weight, was In the city Monday and
yesterday.
Second band baby carriage wanted.
See or write, Mrs. E. E. Hagerman,
Medicine Lodge.
The crowd of picknickcrs who have
been having an outing on the river over
a week, pulled up camp and returned
to the city on Monday.
Lost Gold framed spectacles, some
where on 'the streets or In Baptist
church. Finder please rat urn to Mrs.
J. Q. Wheat and receive reward.
Mrs. F. M. Shell and daughter, Mies
Alma, and son. Master Everett, left
Monday for a visit with relatives and
friends at Pittsburg, Kansas.
Our Lake City and Sharon corre
spondents both missed connections this
week. We expect to hear that they
were both drafted by a threshing outfit.
Sheriff Haun was a witness at the
Bacus preliminary at Harper last week.
His testimony touched on conversa
tions he had with the prisoner while
in his charge.
O. W. Davison of Sharon townshiD
was a most welcome visitor at tbe in
dex office yesterday. Tbe fact that be
dropped a big iron dollar into tbe till
made him thrice welcome.
Maurice Katbrens returned Friday
from his visit with Miss Likes at Sun
City. Miss Mary Walstad, who accom
panied him on the trip, will return
home probably today or tomorrow.
Mrs. E. M. Swacrzart. of Kinzflsher.
and her daughter, Mrs. I . Jones, and
granddaughter, Laveta, of Enid, Ok.,
arr'ved Saturday to visit John M.
Sears and wife. Mrs. Swaggart and
Mrs. Sears are sisters.
Wichita has rustled around and found
some six or aeven people within her
borders who are distant relatives of
Uarry Thaw's. Medicine Lodge is
generally first in claiming fame. It's
time our denizens are getting bu sy.
F. M. Shell 'is slowly regaining the
use of his foot but he tiuds a crutch a
yery bandy article even at this time.
Frank is jhe luckiest unlucky man in
the country. He meets witti more ac
cidents than a dozen ordinary men but
always comes out all right.
Rev. M. B. Ingle and wife returned
Tuesday from a visit with friends and
welatiyes in Bafber county. They leave
ioaay ior ljipscomD, Texas, where ttey.
Ingle -will conduct a big camp meeting.
Harper Sentinel.
Prtbate J adge Gieason received offi
cial notification yesterday from the in
sane asylum authorities at Osawatomie
that Wm. Watts who was sent there for
treatment from this county something
over a year ago, died J uly 9th. An ac
count of the funeral can be seen in our
Hazelton items.
John Luallen .inri rianorhtur Mian
Margery, and Mrs.' J. P. Gibson went
to Cherokee, Oklahoma, Saturday and
visited until yesterday. MissLalia Lu
allen had been visiting with the rami.
lies of W. P. and John Gibson, her un
cles, at Ingersoll and Cherokee several
weeks and she accompanied her papa
and her grandma home.
John M. Sears is inclined to believe
that the new railroad is being built for
his especial accommodation. He has a
string of relatives on or near the new
system all the way from Kingfisher to
near Dodge City and the new road will
give him a chance to visit all of them
for about $7 50. Heretofore a com-
plete visit would have cost him no less
than $50.
Prof. D. W. Major has been re em
ployed as superintendent of the Medi
cine Lodge schools. The Prof, seems
to give satisfaction at Medicine as he
did in this city.... C.Q. Chandler of
Wichita and J. W. Berryman of Ash
land, were in tbe city last Friday.
These gentlemen will be connected
with the Security National Bank.
Harper Advocate.
The old soldier friends of the late
John Chilcott are making a bard effort
to procure a pension tor his widow who
has been an invalid for a long time and
who is now . entirely helpless. Capt.
Brady who makes a specialty of pen-
fin?!Mi?iaSn"t interest in
Case CoLMacGregor and Judge
able wlfk6 S0a'gi6tin2ln the Iau
Joe Gant and wife of Mmgona town
ship enjoyed a visit from Saturday un
til yesterday from old Missouri friends.
A family by the name of Mitchell who
reside in Nebraska h "
off and are driving over the country aDd
i.o vrt r H : ' mi- aiucneii and
MtS. Gant warn brtv ni ,
their childhood and nasally the Visit
t. 2 . '..'TT806 rom here
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell went to Okla
homa to Use their first look through
the new born state. . K"
A social event of more than ordinary
interest mat escaped the notice of the
tiros was a u inner given by Mrs. Wal
dron Chase June 28th. to r. h.
early resident. Th rfinn...
complimentary to Mrs. U. A. Bailey of
uu wa vismng with Mrs.
Chase and whose acqaitlntanc and
irienoship extends back to New ITamn.
smre when they were girls. Excepting
the younger ladies who attended the
dinner, those who were present cerae to
w.n cny ana county between 1878 and
1.SS2 and the ocrraainn piIIhh .
pleasant reminiscences. The gathering
u a. rsaney. u. a. Taliaferro
I &arbar Ywlmar. W
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Gano, II. D. Fair
See V. S. Cook for bargains in
shoes and slippers.
Wall paper at Adams & Co's
Tbe very latest and all qualities.
Mrs. G. L. Groves, fine driving
mare died last Wednesday morning.
-Take your chickens, turkeys, eggs
hides and furs to the Gordon Poul
try Company.
Max Purdy is advertising the
big Kingman doings, in Barber
county this week.
People say that the finest grocer
ies In town are at H. T. Wood
ward's & Son's. Phone 38.
Mrs, A. L. Herr and the two lit
tle boys of Chickasha, I. T., are
visiting in the city this week.
The new soda fountain and ice
cream parlor at Luallen's will drive
away the blues. Try the remedy.
Mrs. Chas. Painter took sudden
ly worse again Sunday night and
her condition was very serious on
Monday but was decidedly .better
yesterday.
G.AV. Stevens and granddaugh
ter, Miss Eugenia Youmans, visited
with J. M. Gibson and wife at Isa
bel Saturday and Sunday.
Will pay highest market price
for hogs. Will receive them at
the stock yards Saturday and Mon
day until train time. H. W. Skin
ner.' '
R. R. Froman begins this week
to tear down his old blacksmith
shop to give way for a new con
crete building.
Work has begun on the big cut
on the new railroad in the south
part of town. Some steel is also
being laid west of the city.
Percival Potter of Kiowa attend
ed the common school graduating
exercises in this city Saturday
night. He was a member of the
class a year ago.
The county commissioners will
meet as a board of levy the first
Mondaj in August. The city mayor
and council will make, the city
levy at the same time.
Goqd as Gold Peoples Supply
Co. cream separator, $6 to $8 ac
cording to size, cash or note
Reuben Lake, General Agent, Lake
City, Ks., Waldron Chase, Agent,
Medicine Lodge; T. H. Trice, Sha
ron. Christian Keller, of Rock Island,
Illinois, our .ex-register of deeds
who has been visiting in Barber
county since July 4th, dropped in
on his Medicine Lodge friends
Monday and went away yesterday.
He is still in the employment of
Uncle Sam at Rock Island and
looks healthv and " nrn cnpmnc
borry he had to make the visit so
short.
T. C. McGarvin came down fmm
Abbeyville last Wednesday to
mane tne necessary preparations to
moye nis tamily to that city. Jim
recently traded his ranch at Deer
head for a hardware store at Ab
beyville and he took charge of it
something oyer a month ago. He
ana nis family were in the city
yesterday and will leave today,
We regret very much to say good
bye to them but wish them abun
dant success.
Mr. McSherrv of Abbewille. K"c
who is now the owner of th Mo.
Garvin ranch at Deerhead, brought
down several loads of farm machin
ery and a lot of horsts last week.
He has employed a man, Mr. Da
vis, to take care of the ranch until
spring when the owner expects to
move nere. Mr. Mcbfterry is figur
ine on buildineran elevator at Iak
City. He is a single man. ' r His
mother expects to move to Barber
county witn mm.
Commissioner Lake and County
Clerk Wilson returned home Irnm
attending the meeting of the State
uoara or equalization last Thurs-'
dav. The board could not rom-
plete their abstract of valuations
because five of the counties had not
made their returns, but they heard
Messrs. Lake and Wilson and gave
them some encouragement. The
Barber county board feels that the
state has fixed too high a valuation
on Barber county compared with
the surrounding counties and they
are asking for a reduction of at
least ten per cent. '
Some one "high lifed" Arthur
narians norse Ihursday evening
and the horse pitched Arthur off.
While the horse was pitching he
threw Arthur on the saddle horn
and ruptured , him, but he was not
hurt in the fall. In its misery the
horse came near running thrmirT
the front window of S. T. Hardy's
aivic. 11 nnauy ran down to
Spring creek in the south part of
town where it was caught. The
horse belongs to G. L. Groves.
Harlan works for Groves. We like
to see fun among boys but we can't
see anything funny about high lif
mg a horse. In this case there was
a good chance to kill a man.
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The Andorer Band.
Onfl Question in fTanaaa hialnra m K.
J une examination tnat waa.dinlcalt to
nusmer was, "wno are tne Andover
band?" The answer to this question
can be found in Richard Cordley's Pio
neer Days in Kansas, and in part Is
vuuunniuuvwi. m mo summer or
1 SnR four ennnn man - -
j -r, KjjiTcokci uus
htorrs. Grovernnr C. Morse, Boswell
students ot Andover Seminary, AnJov-
l' . ' w iu jvansas alter
iheir graduation. The band met week
ly, while at school and held Kansas
prayer meetings and after prayers they
spent an hour studying Kansas territory
and the situation here. The band new
to a membership of sixteen. The Amer
ican Hnm. UI..I..... , .1
"uuio iHioviuuF oocieij in - Mav
1STi7. nrrnnamri tn an1 ih.
. ww . -uv. U"7 fill JVUIIUT
men above mentioned to Kansas lm
mediately after tbeir graduation in July
of that year. In the autumn of that
j ecu oiurrs ibiiucu ana LOOK Up HIS
abode ot Quindaro; Morse at Emporia;
rarker at Leavenwoith and Cord ley at
uawreuce. xnese men ail became
prominently identified with Kansas
history.
. P. W. Major.
The racing field at Anthony dnrintf
the fair Angn.t Y8910 will bath
largest eyer facing the starter. There
win d& not less than one hundred and
fifty harness horses and at least ' fifty
gallopers entered. The half mile
track has been covered six inches to a
luu. ueep who a lougn ciay tnat norse
men sat will mat-M it m,a f.tv ..
mile tn the west. Anthony Republican.
Dr. C.E.Burgson will
be in Medicine Lodge
July 23 all week.
Uiellai!c:is Coloni.
WANTED, by Chicago wholesale and mail
oraer bouse, assistant manager imaa or
woman) for this eountjr and adJoinuur terri
tory. Salary $20 and expenses paid weekly;
expense money advanced. . Work pleasant,
position permanent. No Investment or ex
perience required. 8 pare time valuable.
Write at ouoe for full particulars and enclose
self-addressed envelope.
SUPKhMNTBNDKNT. 138 Lake 8t..Chlcairo. Ill
fTUlB A. H. T. 8ub. Order Ho. 1M. 8bar
4 OB' 5?,"' T111 P reward of $100 for
Uie oonvicttonof any person mdlty of yrand
larceorand $a for petty larceny of mem
bers of No. 184. This offer Is bona fide and
fully guaranteed by the members of tbe or
der. Notice is also hereby stven that hunt-
y xymiMiw VMM lauu, OWfM OT 000
irouea oy memDers ox tnis assoelatJon
f orbiddea under nenalrvof law.
B. Dun-
kin. President. H. O. Pelton. secretary
S150 BEWAED: VSruii
Association, sub-order No. 51, will par a re
ward of $150 ror arrest and eonriotioa of any
one ruUty of crand lareeay. and $30 for ooa
vlct ion on charge of petty larceny. Money
on deposit in Citizens state Bank to pay re
ward. The Association also hereby i-ires no
tice that It will employ ail necessary means to
rigidly enforce the state snore laws and pre
biblt huntlna;. nshlns and tresapasa1na npon
all lands owned or controlled by the mem
bers of the said above order. By order of
Sub-Order No. 61. A. H. T. A. Barber county.
Kansas. , '
The above offer applies only to cases
which property is stolen from member 7 i
this order. v . , . --'
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Are figuring on
Plow, a Harrow
have the best line in the city,
PLOWS f
Emerson Gang
Emerson Disc
Ernerson Sulkey
Stawana Sulkey
Satterly Sulkey
Coffeyville Sulkey
New Eclipse Sulkey
A CARLOAD OF
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Van Brunt
Superior
Buckeye
Farmer's Favorite
Hardware Company
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Lumber, Coal,
Lime, Shingles and Laths.
Estimates Carefully furnished.
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The Denver Enid & Gulf Ry.
DOUBLE DAILY TEAIN SERVICE BETWEEN -,
GUTHRIE, 0. T.. AND KIOWA, KAS.
The short line between Oklahoma points and Kiowa, Harper, Medici oe
Lodge, Kansas, Alva and Woodward, Oklahoma, and the Panhandle of Texas.
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CtoMectiont made at Kiowa with all Santa Je trains, at Enid with all
l2Cv?X!? 0ik1I8lnd trn. t Guthrie with Santa Fe north and south, M. K.
T.t CB.L & P., Oklahoma Eastern and Fort Smith & Western. -
The most convenient way to get to and from Oklahoma City and Guthrie
Tickets sold through and baggage checked to destination.
X J. C D1TNTN"G HAM.
General Passenger Agent.
Advertised Letters.
Letters remaining uncalled for in thb
postofice at Medicine Lodge for the
week ending Jnly 14.1906:
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f f uou wuuux ior mess tetters please
lUte that they have been advertised. I
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buying a
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-Dealer in-
Builders Material,
A. Fair, Mgr.
C. J. TuBPitr,
General Agent
NEW RESTAURANT.
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