Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-11-23
Lake City Items.

Geo. Stewart was in from Deerhead
Wednesday.
George Likes of Sun, vas visitor in
Lake Monday.
Murray Davis re: turned Tuesday from
trip to Aetna,
John Durfee is hauling lumber from
Goats for o. Mills this week.
John Pulaski left Wednesday to at
tend tie big fair at st. Louis.
Richard HAMMER and family were
guests of Mrs. Melissa Marsh, Sunday.
Rev. Spencer is holding revival meet
ings at the Shore schoolhouse this week.
Jan Skinner returned home Thursday
from weeks visit To his parents in the
northern part of the state.
D. l.: Pierce has been obliged to post
pone work on his new dwelling on &C
count of the illness of Fred Nurse.
Charles McLain and wife returned
from Belvidere Monday, where they
had been whiting Mr.. Myers, grand
father OF Mrs. McLaln.
Harry Cooke has been baching on the
Crane ranch this week. and the latest
news from blm is written on a piece of
| pasteboard and reads thus: IF you
come up tomorrow, for goodness sake
| don't forget to bring me pipe"
Thanksgiving draws near, and the
| turkeys roost higher in the trees every
| night, while the aromatic odor OF mince
and pumpkin pies begin to fill the
houses. DO not let the day go by with
out giving some one little pleasure.
The marriage of Miss LYDIA Hargis
and Mr.. Thomas Marsh was celebrated
| Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
1 and Mrs. a. j. Hargis. Only relatives
witnessed the ceremony Rev. r. A.
sSpencer officiated. The young couple
are well known in this part of the coun
ty and have hosts of friends who wish
them all sorts of good luck in the fu-
ture. God grant to them little of
earth's bitter strife, God spare to them
the rapture of this wedding day.
A big comfortable kitchen, and on
the stove six gallon kettle in which
something was bubblirg and filling t he
room with an appetizing smell. By the
| stove stood man busily engaged in
stirring the contents of the kettle-evel
and anon regrettul look passed over
his face as he heard the sound of dis
tant shouting, Holy geo." he murmur
ed, Wished had gone with them.
Can you guess what was in that kettle?
1t was oyster soup and the man was
John Pulaski who had volunteered to
stir the soup, while the young folks
who had assembled at the home of Har
ry Cooke to celebrate the birthday OF
his son, Frank, had gone serenadlng.
Presently the merry party returned and
as the clock struck the midnight hour
the refreshments were served, after
which everyone wished Mr.. Cooke
many more birthdays aud vowed that
no soup had ever tasted 80 delicious.
The family of VIM. Balser were sud.
denly awakened Tuesday night by a
noise like distant thunder. After list.
ening few minutes and hearing moth.
ing they~were just settling themselves
for another nap when bang! whang!!
rattlety- bang bang, burst upon their
ears. For land sakes what is lt?''
"Oh, say pa" said Charlie Wells, the
new bridegroom, tits only the boys,
where's them Red Ranger cigars and
the candy?" Hastily Shipping on his
clothes he opened the door in to. see a
line of dark forms passing around the
house, still keeping up that terrible
noise. Say boys, let up on that rack.
ct" Its girls too, sang out femin
inc voice. Here's candy for the girls
and cigars for the boys" continued
Charlie. and then and there they were
equally divided and with many wishes
for long life and happy one. for the
young couple, the party retreated with
much merrimeEt, ard the last round
heard was girls voice, as she walled
"Oh dear, oh dear, I've torn my dress
again" Oh that unlucky silk skirt!