Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-02
Sun and Lake City Happenings
INDEX.

0. j. Corlis leaves next week for Den.
yer where he expects to meet his son.
How lovely are the budding trees.
the fields Of alfalfa and humming bees.
Judge Lester mingled for a short
time last Wednesday with Sun City
people.
Mr. III. Fisher, the Coldwater music
man, was mixing with Sun people last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Cooke and her pretty
daughter were visiting IN Lake City
last Saturday.
Miss Beatrice Likes is home again
looking natural aud is as fond of cap
ering as eyer.
Eugene Bullock is an expert repaIrer
OF musical instruments, watches etc.
Give him your work.
Jess Winkler was in Like again last
Saturday and turned on gas sufficient
to last until his return.
LOUIS Bissantz got in a bunch of
bananas last Wednesday and they
didn't last but three minutes.
Ralfe Walker, tho citizen of Coats,
still likes to linger round the old farm
home near Sun CITY. Can't blame him
much.
Take nOtice-The Piano and organ
recital which was to have been on the
evening of May 5th has been postponed
one week.
We neglected to insert "thanks' last
week for those nice easter presents.
They are dandies and are tempting
enough to eat.
Miss Tracy Likes boat which had
fallen by the wayside has been gathered
up and is now at the home place where
boat riding is all the go.
F. NJ. Hoagland presented his daugh.
ter with nice new parlor organ last
Wednesday. Frank is always ready to
discharge his duty toward his family.
Old wagon seats are surely taking on
the value OF diamonds; we once knew
lady who happened to own one, to re.
fuse to lend it even to an intimate
friend. "Drive oE.'
People who are expecting to get
county office this fall ought to begin to
smile and shake hands with a fellow a
!ittle-yes It's good plan to josh some
too, every little helps.
Ralph Massey is bending over his old
blue back speller to beat blazes. Ralph
Is studious lad, and, unlike many
boys, he seems to be aware "There'll
come time some day."
People Of old Kansas and other dear
spots OF the earth should be thankful
that their portion has not fallen in q
land of earthquakes. Even the thoughts
OF such disaster is terror.
Marie Thomas laid down three ten
dollar bills lone by one) for the little
"lnJun" pony formerly owned by Earl
Bowman. Look out Marie! don't let
Mr.. Pony beat you out of your piano
practice.
Mr.. Garten of Forest City was in
Lake last Saturday and says he has lost
no cattle from the eating of the cookie
bur so far. He has been feeding them
all the dry feed they will eat; this he
claims Is all that has saved them.
Frank Cooke says--"Give me the In.
dex or give me death''-were we in the
same mood as when we attended the
sorrel horse reception two weeks ago it
would be dead easy thing to give him
death, but under the present circum-
stances will gladly accept his "dorn for
the Index. Yours truly, Frank.
We regret to state that our old friend
Homer Hastings, having sold his part of
the store to his junior partner, is about
TO leave us for fsirer lands. That old
friendly greeting Of his will be SURELY
and sadly missed by scores and scores
OF friends. We bid him God speed
wherever he may be.
a man with his wife and two sors
who came here to find employment on
the new road grade. are camping be-.
tween Sun and Lake and are In strenu.
Gus circumstances. Tue wife who has
always been delicate is seriously sick.
Sun City has contributed considerably
to their relief and it Is hoped they will
come out alright.
A. Il. VanHorn, well known citi.
zen OF Barber county who has been a
faithful friend and neighbor to his sur.
rounding people, departed this life
April 2Srd. His remains were taken to
Pawnee Rock the following Wednes-
day for interment. He had been sore.
ly afflicted for months, in fact years.
but because OF his strong will power he
held out surprisingly we'll; his children
aud grandchildren most all of whom re.
side near Sun City will especially miss
Grandpa, and many friends are mind.