Barbour County Index from Medicine Lodge, Kansas • Page 5

BARBER COUNTY INDE2I, MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES NASHVILLE Miss Madge Harding, is visiting relatives in Wichita this week. Eddie Schmidt, a student of St. Conducted by Bliss Lola Lichlyter, County Superintendent The Mav number of Successful 7 3 John's college of Winlield, is home fa Farming gives the following article for the summer vacation Li Q) Miss Virgie Mears was over from Isabel on Saturday. Marie Kahmeyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Kahmeyer, fell and fractured her arm last week. Dr. Morton was summoned and she is cn the mend. Mrs. Marvin George is very ill at her home in this city.

Mrs. Guy Figge and sister, Miss Blanche Carpenter, went to Kingman one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pagenkopf recently sold their farm southeast of town to Robert Pagenkopf.

They intend to move to a farm near Hope, which he has purchased. Frank Hemphill autoed to Kingman regarding teachers' salaries: If the people engaged in any profession have just cause for complaint, they are school teachers. For years they have received the smallest pay of any profession, considering the amount of training and ability required and the responsibility entrusted to The war has boosted prices to unheard of levels, but the salaries paid teachers have increased but slightly. The latest bulletin from the U. S.

Department of Labor shows that staple food articles, such as almost everyone eats, have advanced more than 50 per cent since July, 1914. Clothing has made an even greater advance. During this same period, the vast majority of teachers have not received an increase in salary cf more than $10 a month and many of them not more than $5 a month. The per cent of increase given them has been a T7 r3 last Friday. LJ'iX'l Louis Nehrt returned Wednesday must buy in order to live.

from Holton, 111. He was called there For years the teaching profession by the death of his mother, has suffered from the fact that those Guy Figge autoed to Cunningham who were, most capable could not af-! on Wednesday ford to refuse the greater remunera-i t. tion and opportunities offered in ether I jVlrs' Julia E1Img nd children re-lines of work. As a result, teaching turned to their home near Haven last has become too largely a stepping Thursday, after voting her mother, StUndlr TetS8 Editions, uhen and other there is so great demand for labor of rlen-s all kinds in practically every activity! Rev. Mullin and wife, Mrs.

L. and when good pay is being offered to Eosenstiel and Mrs. W. P. Silvers obtain labor, it is certain that teach- a.

toed to Kingman last Saturday, mg will prove less attractive than the past. The inevitable result will' Henry and wife, Bsn be that the teaching force will be filled House and family autoed over from with less capable teachers, unless the Isabel Sunday to visit at the George remuneration is made commensurate Mcrisse home. with other employments. 1, t-. The people who really suffer are not Mr Mrs- Gus Fear and Gail the teachers out the children.

When of Muskogee, Oklahoma, visited Fri- Commencing at 11 o'clock sharp, rain or shine Miley ILake will sell at liis. bkrn one-half rail east -of ILake (Dity a school board or a community accepts MOKES MEAD vjjir mm vuiiM day here with Mrs. Fears brothers, F. C. and S.

A. Hemphill. Mrs. J. B.

Morton went to Oklahoma last week to visit her aunt, Miss Underwood. Miss Edith Rowlan, Annabelle Stevens, Alma Nehrt, Pearl and Wil-la Twyman, Irene Dumars, Messrs. Earl Strong, Allen Patton, Virgil Gray, accompanied by Isabel friends autoed to Pratt last Sunday. Miss Laura Jones formerly of this place where she has many friends, was united in marriage to Frank Rhine at her home in Bentley last week. Her father, Rev.

D. J. M. Jones, officiated at the wedding. an inferior teacher order to save a few dollars, they are merely inflicting a penalty upon their own children.

Teachers expecting to take the teachers' examination this month should procure the Course of Study for Normal Institute. It is worth 20 cents at this office or 26 cents by mail. An examination will be given Jurje 28th and 29th at the, county seat. Misses Ella and Edna Drury are among the number of Barber county teachers enrolled at the state normal. Also Mr.

and Mrs. Prosper D. Lake and Harryfc Miss Belle Groendycke is taking a course in the MARES and MULE Good ages and ready for harvest work. Mares have colts at side. Will also sell 1 Jack, 1 Acme Header, 1 Roadster Auto.

Agricultural College and Miss Flor ence Martin is enrolled in the business Mrs: Rose Armstrong is lying crit ically ill at her home west of town. Following the above sale, Dave Freemyer, for the Lake State college at Hutchinson. All school boards that have not already sent in "Commencement, of -School" reports are earnestly urged to dot so at once. Some very unusual information was found in answer to the county examination questions. One young American said that Duet Shout was our representative.

"Another said' of Sir John Moore, "He was always in the field fitting for glory." Reno county has, or will soon have, fifty standard schools. Renoi county is a neighbor of ours. We have six standard schools. With a very small Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Rowlan and daughters are moving in the hotel this week. Miss Ruby Morisse went to Morton county Sunday to attend normal. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenstiel autoed to Sun City last Sunday.

S. A. Hemphill, who has been quite ill, isv attending to business matters again. SUN CITY The eclipse of the sun caused quite an excitement as everyone, young and old, eagerly watioi the heavenly Bank, will sell 7 Mules, 2 to 4 years old 8 Horses, 4 to 6 years old 1 McCormick Header and Barge. 2 Mares, 3 and 9 years old 1 Frazier Saddle, new 1 Chevrolet 5-pass.

Auto; almost new effort we could double that number body pass between the earth and the next year. Will we make tjie effort sun. or will we deserve the title, Educa tional slackers?" o- Rev. J. P.

Woods has resigned bis pastorate at Sun City to take up the work at Ness City. The church and the community greatly regret to lose Mr. Woods and family from their midst. The gardens are ever so much better this year than last year as there County Sunday School Convention The Barber County Sunday School Association convention for 1918 was held at the Baptist church in this city on Friday, May 31st. The State As- rrr Six months credit will be given on bankable note, with 9 per cent interest from date.

JL erMl. n0 stock to be removed until settled for. Ladies of Lake City Red Cross branch will serve lunch and iced drinks Rnrifltirtn was rpnrsAnt.pd hv Mrs has been more rain. LAKE Hutton of Iowa, who made a very in-1 Homer Hoagland has kindly given teres ting address and all the num-, tne rooms in his residence to the Red bers on the program were very enter-. Cross for a work room.

The ladies taining and helpful. Jwill work two afternoons now, Tues- After the program a business and Saturdays. We thank you, sion was held. It was agreed that Mr- Hoagland, for this patirotic deed, each Sunday school of the county juniors have organized a Junior should pay to the County Association Red Cross club and all are interested five cents per enrolled member on orand working hard at home while their before December 31st, 1918, for the brokers, are at the front doing their present year. The County Association very best there.

The club meets at contributes $60 per year to the Kan-1 the home of Ellen Cnuningham this Dave Freemyer, Clerk Col. Pete Powelson, Auctioneer. week. 3 LAKE CITY LOCALS Bv Mrs. John Durf ee sas State Sunday School Association.

The following officers were elected: President, C. C. McCoy, Kiowa. Vice President, C. A.

Blackmore, Medicine Lodge. Secretary and Treasurer, C. C. Ben-efiel. Medicine Lodge.

Supt. Elementary Department, Miss Ooryell, Kiowa. Supt. Secondary Department, Keith S. Simpson, Medicine Lodge.

Supt. Aduk Department, Mrs. H. J. There are quite a number of cases of whooping cough in town and vicinity.

Mr. Hart is still on the sick list. The Red Cress work is still enthusiastically carried on. There were 21 busy at the work room Saturday. Those present were: Chloe Harmon, Gean McLain, Agatha Keller, Mrs.

Belle Win nop, Mrs. Wm. Freeman, Mrs. Chester Ereeman, Mrs. Winnop, Mrs.

Wm. Shutts, Mrs. Wm. Smith, commenced on hospital and refugee-garments until late in the month the report is delayed on them. Rev.

Clapper returned from Wichita Saturday with a new Maxwell Sedan car. J. C. E. Hargis of Hazelton was a Lake City visitorfMonday.

Iivmaa Hardine and wife aud Mrsj C. P. Red wine was taken very seriously ill last week. She is slightly! improved now, and her friends hope to soon hear of her complete recovery. Another good rain last week fresh-1 ial service at the M.

E. church Sunday. Rev. Mullin of delivered thcaddress. Dr.

Bucklin of Sawyer made several professional calls in Lake last vtek. Big Dance A big dance Saturday night, June 15, at the platform 12 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge. This is the last one until after harvest. Come out Donaldson, Medicine Lodge. ne in good spirits.

Frank Fager and Mrs. Will Thompson are quite ill with measles. daughters, May and Lulu, of Isabel," Supt. Administrative Department, Mrs. Green Adams, Mrs.

John Young, Lloyd Davis, Sharon. Mrs. Chas. Smith, Mrs. Lother, Mrs.

Miss Icle Kincaid is clerking in the that has ever graduated from here. A word of praise is due their teacher, Miss Eugene A surprise dinner was given Mr. Woods and family Sunday after the preaching service was held. About 125 people were present. Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Ward went to Kiowa Tuesday morning to attend the picture show. While there they visited their daughter, Mrs. Roll Ward.

Their grandson, Victor, came home with them to spend a few days. Sunday evening Rev. Woods preached his farewell sermon. They expect to leave within a few days. The ladies gospel- team will hold a meeting "next Sunday immediately after the Sunday school and the men's team will hold a meeting in the Every welcome.

Gome, a part atid make these meetings a success, Harry Hittle, Mrs. S. Ward, Mrs. M. M.

Hubbard store. i Supt. Educational Department, Miss Lola Lichlyter, Medicine Lodge. Delegate to next State Convention, Rev. Fisher, Kiowa.

Alternate, Rev. C. C. McCoy, and enjoy yourselves. Plenty of music and a good place to dance.

Come early. Musical Instruments Pianos, Organs, Violins, anything: in the musical line. L. T. WILLIAMS, Agt.

Phone 87. NOW ON SALE A few pictures, and picture frames suitable for photographs. Whila they last will CLOSE OUT at a sacrifice. First come get their choice. ADAMS GO.

Kafir corn is one ci the surest crops that can be grown in iha ccm- ware Sunday guests their, daughter and sister, Mrs. Hugh Lane and Mr. Lane. J. M.

Williains of Medtcins I odge was in Lake City several days last week Mr, and Mrs. M. M. Hubbard leit Sundar for Topeka where Mrn. Hubbard went as a delegate to the Fed Crozs Home Service Sec tio conv en-tion.

Rev. J. P. Wjopds and family and Ralph. Massey and wife attended the Memorial services Sumday.

Jasper Cooke came up from Medicine Lodge Tuesday and yill spend oorpnev at; the Mis Nellie Roark returned home Isusz week, from a visit with relatives at Scott Cfr. TherOdd Bert Kennedy, Mrs. Anna Wadkins, Mrs. Earl Dow, Mrs. Ralph Massey, Mrs.

Wilmot, Mrs. W. Bibb. The finished work sent from here past week were 475.No. 17 guaze wipes, 17 bed socks, 2 pair knit socks, 6 slings.

Dr. Loudermilk is in Oklahoma look-ia up a location. Sun City will be in-great need when she loses Jxth her and spiritual Ward, the has built; a feed barn ad is sow ready tp the public The Junior Red Saturday afternon a jjTand' saoeess. The reports for ithe-r--cii; school dipUcias are out aa4 ier lie tn Those who worked at sugical dressings one afternoon last week were Mrs. Sam Fager, Mrs.

Rose Lake, Mrs. Effie McCulley, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Borfee, Mrs. Shamberger, Nellie and Mabel Roark.

Mrs. Hargis Thompson was a visitor in Medicine Lodges Moiaday; Will Wolf, and wife out -on George Fritz's farm near Deerheau last week. Earl Smith and family. were, down from Sun City Sunday, the guests of Mr. nd Mrs.

Albert Redwine. Report of the Lake City branch cf the Red Cross for May: Surgical dTefdngs, 300 2x2, 100 4x8, 1925 44, Ifi nralarslings. Work was -not Mrs. Roland Clark arrived from Sawtelle, California, on Saturday to see how Medicine Lodge looks after twenty-six years absence. While that is a considerable span of time she still finds a great many of her old acquaintances here and the.

visit is mutually pleasant. Mrs. Clark is a sister of Mr L. Sherpywho founded The Index in 18S0. Time has dealt kindly with Hrs Cerk anil family who are all enjoying "fine iealth mt en tSe coast BINDER TWINEE The government has fixed the price cf tinder twine and we expect to supply it at the price stipulated.

Order what ycu seed as soon as possible. It may bo difScult to get later. CHASE HDW. CO. from this school who t- iU 'di plomas.

This is the linfest "claTss.