Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Sun and Lake City Happenings

Ralph Massey has been sick for
the past few days, tho not because
it is a very busy time.
George Hastings shipped two
cars of cattle to the Kansas City
market last Saturday morning.
a man, a big auto and three
ladies two too many passed
through Lake Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Lemon of Forest City was
in this part of the land Saturday.
After laying in a few articles in the
"chuck" line she took dish of the
Stars cream.
Much rain has made the wind I'D
of harvesting and threshing a slow
go. But for all that the gardens,
cornhelds and young alfalfa are
looking wonderfully promising.
Ed South, from the south and
several more of his southern friends
were in Lake Saturday afternoon
and spared neither time nor money
In "buckin" the ice cream counter.
Wesley Triton, our next neighbor
west, is what a fellow might call
an Index convert. Send him a sam.
pie copy at any rate, Mr.. Editor,
and if we don't 'hem in that fell
lows dollar it isn't Bill.
A word Of praise to the ladies of
the Eastern Star for the excellent
ice cream that was furnished last
Saturday afternoon is by no means
out of place. What would the
world be without women?
Owing to the fact that the Metz
Lumber Company haven't received
some of their material yet their
lad" will be postponed but as was
said in the other sermon, put on
your goggles and be ready.
Sun City will have her annual
picnic in Wards grove next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. The
Sun ball team will be at the head
of this occasion and we understand
. 1t will be conducted honorably.
H. N. Lester, who has been edit.
ing a paper at Syracuse, Kansas,
arrived in Lake City the latter part
OF last week and looks as hale as
ever, both young and old. We
are glad to give the Judge a well
come home.
LIN. an Mrs Blankenship head
ed the string that came down from
Coats last Saturday. Mr.. Blankin-
ship has one of the most desirable
homes in the town still he finds
pleasure in an occasional stroll
along the Medicine.
Boone Redwine will open a
restaurant in Lake as soon as nee
essary arrangements can be made.
Something of this kind has been
needed in the City for some time
and if the man does the proper
thing he will undoubtedly have a
satisfactory patronage.
The Sun City Sunday school ten.
dered Jack Clark a vote of thanks
for his good attendance and excel.
lent service during the past two
years. Mr.. Clark was always al
his post and his good work has
been very much appreciated.
A slight change was made in the
Sun district school board las
Thursday by electing w. M. Ware
in Joe Massey's stead. Miss Chloe
Harmon, who hes been a successful.
teacher in Barber county for a hal
score of years, was selected as
teacher for the coming year.
For the past few years the Lake
City school has been crowded. un.
til there hasn't been room to cuss a
cat pardon the expression), so thi:
year very material change will
be made in the way of building an
arm to the main building and en-
ploying an assistant teacher
While this seems to be soaking
the district pretty heavy, yet the
educational advantages over the
old will be more than equal to the
sacrifice.
[Received too Late for Last Week.
Rev. Summers sermon to the
women last Sunday was compli
mented quite freely.
Miss Rose Purdy returned las
week from a months visit in Col
orado and western Kansas.
In the absence of the remaindel
of the family, Mrs. Joe Massey cor
rallied FIVE swarms of bees las
week. Going some.
Miss Clara Warnstaff won hel
first teachers certificate at the laSt