In February of 1918 Albert Lee Orr brought his family from Kansas City,
     Missouri, to the little town of Medicine Lodge to set up his practive of
     law with Seward Field upstairs above the old First National Bank. The family
     soon grew to love Medicine Lodge, and Al often remarked how much fun it was
     to go to the post office and have so many friends to visit with along the
     way.
        The law offices later moved upstairs over the old Home State Bank, where
     Albert's son, J. Lester Orr, joined him in the practice of law. both served
     Barber County as county attorney as various times with Albert also serving
     as mayor of Medicine Lodge.
        Lester later left Medicine Lodge to work with the Internal Revenue Service
     in the Inheritance Tax Division. Upon retiring, he and his wife (both now
     deceased) moved to Denver to be near their daughter. Terrell Benefiel, a
     teacher, and her two children, Jay and Lauri.
        Albert and Elizabeth also had two daughters, Ruth Orr Harnden Osborn has
     two children. Beverly Harnden McQuin is a teacher, and she and her husband, 
     Robert, have three children. Following in their great-grandfather's footsteps,
     Robert Scott is in law school and Randall is a lawyer and an Episcopal priest.
     Their daughter, Connie Schoenhofer, has two children, Ali and Timothy. Willard
     Harnden is a certified public accountant and has three sons, Willard Jr.,
     Jeffery, and Eric. Willard, Jr. has a daughter named Heather.
        Ruth Osborn, early in her career, taught school at District #16. She then
     assisted her husband, Dr. L.L. Osborn, in his dental office for many years,
     squirting water to cool down the drill! Later she served two and a half 
     years as clerk of the District Court.
        Marian Orr Sharpe lives in Chaase, Kansas, on a farm. She has two children.
     Charles Orr Sharpe, who farms with his parents, and Rita Banman. Rita and
     her husband, Duane, have four daughters - Terri, Denise, Melia, and Lori.
        Albert Orr served in several capacities in the Methodist Church, and as
     a director in the Barber County Building and Loan for many years. He was a
     charter member of the Medicine Lodge Lions Club.
        One of the highlights of his law career was in 1940 when he went to
     Washington, D.C., to try a case before the United States Supreme Court. He
     later was a Corporation Commissioner for the state of Kansas in Topeka.
        The Peace Treaty celebrations were other big moments for Al and his
     family. He portrayed the part of General Taylor beginning in 1927 until 1946,
     when he had to quit because of his failing health. He was proud of his part i
     in the pageants and of his small part of Medicine Lodge history.
        Al and Elizabeth departed this life in 1948. Their fond memories of
     Medicine Lodge were passed on to their children and grandchildren. Even 
     though none of their descendants live in Medicine LOdge today, it is home
     to all of them.
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 350 
     Submitted by: Beverly Harnden McQuin