Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
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WalcOtt, Ind, that he has unlOaded
his real estate back there on an In
diana sucker and if he don't freeze
to death he will be home in a few
days.
J. n. Stephans, John Noble and
Miller & Moore have all started
their threshers up to get that big
crop of kaffir corn threshed. The
reports are that the yield is very
good.
Corn husking is now pretty well
done and in most cases the yield
has been good and, also the quality,
and the price is fair but not so good
as before the republican. prosperi-
ty panic got here.
The Masons are preparing to hold
a lodge of sorrow next Tuesday
night in memory of their deceased
brother, Jesse Olinger. This has
gotten to be a regular custom with
the members of Charity lodge.
Since the National Bank of Com
merce failed we have begun to have
some doubts as to the real effect
iveness of our clearing house plan,
really don't believe it is as good as
we thought last week. We may
decide to abandon it and try some
other plan.
The closing of the doors of the
big Kansas City bank hasn't in the
least affected the Hazelton banks,
in fact our banks are not in that
class. They are absolutely safe and
sound and are being managed by
safe and conservative business men,
so don't feel uneasy if you have
money in them. 1t is safe.
AS we were driving up to town
Saturday we met Clyde Maltbie,
as he turned out to give us some of
the road his horse began to kick
and run, Clyde peeped through a
new hole in the dashboard, then
tumbled out in the road, turned
over about three and half times,
got up, brushed the dust out of his
off ear, took long and lingering
look down the road at streak Of
dust and remarked, ''hain't we a
going some," and then walked
home.
Some of our Hazelton capitalists
are talking of establishing a pleas.
ure and health resort north of town
few miles. They contemplate
erecting some fine buildings, plant
ing a lot OF trees and ornamental
shubbery, put down a we'll for salt
water, build a large reservoir, pump
the water in it and give salt baths
This plan will evidently stop the
rush of people from Hazelton to the
ocean to take salt baths and thus
keep the money our people have
been spending travelling to the coast
right at home where it will do the
most good. Let us have the salt
we'll by all means.
| Last week we took lessons in
teaching a calf to drink and for the
benefit of those not informed we
will Just state how it is done. The
first time is dead easy, the call
doesn't know anything and all you
have to do is just to poke its head
in the milk vessel and let it alone
it won't drink any anyway, but the
second time the whole business
takes on a different aspect. This
time the calf evidently knows q
blamed-sight less than at first and
you have all the faith in your plans
Just stand in front of it, put its
head in the bucket, hold it and press
down gently until something hap
pens and you feel like you hac
something up your sleeve, now don't
get hot and swear at the calf il
won't do any good for we tried it,
but just grit your teeth, get it:
head between your knees, and hold
its nose in the milk till it strangles
some. This won't help the calf bu'
is some satisfaction to your wound
ed feelings and makes you feel more
determined than ever to succeed.
Keep its head held safe and solo
until it gives up and begins to tr,
to get away then let loose and run
if you don't want to get milk snort
ed all over your clothes; another
thing, don't wear your best clothes
the calf doesn't seem to appreciate
them besides they won't look well
after a few trials with the calf
; With lots of confidence and a de.
termination to win at any cost,it i:
dead easy to teach any calf to drink
but it is not job calculated for a
minister to tackle just before going
to church.
A scheme is being talked of by
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