Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-05
Lake City items.


Corwin this week.
Murray DAVIS made a business trip
70 Medicine Saturday.
Miss Addie Purdy began her duties
as teacher,a at the Shore school
house.
Vacation days are over and the Lake
City schools began Monday morning,
with Mary MacGregor as teacher.
Fred Buck came IN from Wichita
night, and reports Dell Buck
As being much improved in health.
Mrs. Pearl FritzIen and son from
near Bucklin, are visiting Mrs Laura
Thompson, mother of Mrs. Fritzlen.
Mr.. and Mrs Jones of Springvale are
making short stay with Mr.. and Mrs.
6. w. Purdy, parents of Mrs. Jones.
James Hargis who have been spend.
ing a few days with his brother, A. j.,
returned to his home in Kansas City,
Friday.
Mrs. Miller, of Woodward, o. T., ar
rived Tuesday and will make q short
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Maud
Al Helm and family near Coats
moved into one of Riley Lakes places
on the south side of the river, the first
of the week.
Green Adams and Homer Hastings
were down from sun Wednesday, to
see If there were any more pies left
over from the picnic.
Charley Anderson went to Coats
Monday, to take charge of the Doag and
Shigley store, while Mr.. and Mrs. Doag
take trip to the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Holly will soon
move up near Sun City on ona of A. j.
Hargis's places and then indeed, Lake
will seem like desert.
"Ring the bells, and shout the glad
tidings," Miss Mary MacGregor has re-
turned. and the children gather around
her like honey bees lowering about a
rose.
The rain Wednesday afternoon was
certainly appreciated after the hot,
windy weather, and yet. some would
like to have it rain where they want to
plough, and miss the cane they want to
cut.
A large crowd gathered at the school
house Sunday to welcome the pastor
back from Liberal. If the people keep
on coming, Lake City will have to
build church, as the school house will
not be large enough.
And So the republicans say the picnic
at Lake was a fiZZle, do they? Well!
that makes us feel awfuily bad. But
with all due respect to those who said
it, we will say it was their own fault
II they didn't enjoy themselves. The
republicans had the same chance as
the democrats. We didn't intend to
tell, but that settles it. Well Just
have to. We saw it all. There was a
bunch of grapes hanging high up in a
tree. My! but they looked tempting
and man stood looking at them, and
then tried to reach them, but alas! he
was too short and as he turned away,
we heard him murmur, ''blamed old
things, l don't want them anyhow
expect they are sour" Just then a
big tall fellow came along and called
out, Trying to reach the grapes sonny?
look at me" ard he reached up Just as
easy, picked them, and never even
offered the poor man a taste. Slowly
the short man walked away and seat.
ing himself on a log near by, and
viciously jabbing the end of his cane
in the dirt. said: ''if there is anything [
despise, 1t is a picnic" And we don't
blame him.
Don't forget to vote for A. b. Reeves,
at the coming election. In an address
delivered by HIM before the graduating
class OF the Dodge City High School
he says: "Home!what delightful tender
pathos in the mere word. Save the
one word, mother no word, so
appeals TO our emotions and kindles the
better impulses of our nature. 1t
thrills the heart, it draws forth I'M.
hidden tears that will not be re-
pressed. Among the songs that men
have sung since the star of Bethlehem
too impress US most, Nearer my God
to Thee no matter what our cret d
may be, lifts every human soul above
this life and watts it to the foot of the
throne of the Infinite and leaves it
there humble and penltent. Al d
Home, Sweet Home'-aS its melodies