Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Sun and Lake City Happenings
Merry Christmas to all.


Green Adams shipped quite a
herd of cattle last Saturday to St.
Joe.
A. L. Shackelford bought hogs
of Joe Massey and VIM. Ward and
shipped them Friday.
1t is rumored that Earl Walker :
is soon to sine" himself to help
mate. Earl has a few whiskers
and plenty by to marry if he sees
best. "Keep the logs, rollin.
George Hastings has the finest
quality of yellow field corn we
have noticed anywhere in "korny'
Kansas. He claims the yield is
crowding 90 bushels pretty close.
Prof. Dean, the Manhattan in
sect man, stopped last week with
c. S. Marty. The Professor is
gathering specimens of insects for
new experiments along the "bug
line.
Walter Saunders has just blown
himself for new tailor made suit
and it fits HIM snug as snake skin
too. Now we shall be very badly
disappointed if we don't have an
opportunity to write up Walters
wedding before the next full moon.
P. w. Finn. better known as
"Woolly' or Shorty" unbuttoned
his shirt collar and started last
Monday for St. Joe. He is in many
ways a remarkable fellow, having
been through several wars, kicked
and cuffed about and still he can
wear as bold front as the best of
| them.
John Surber, who recently re.
turned from California, has a great
deal of praise for that country, but
its noticeable fact that he loves to
linger in west Barber. Mr.. Surber
has all kinds of property in sunny
Kansas and when he leaves here
for California for keeps, it will not
be John.
The good neighbors of Charles
Marty gave him quite a storm par
ty recently. They stocked them
selves up with pies and cakes and
met at his place at about 7:3o p.
m. Mr.. Marty was genuinely sur
tprised but he adapted himself to
the situation and had a better time
than any one.
Two little city "pugs" get into
fight, one ticks the other. My!
See how important the victor steps;
he imagines everybody in town is
peeping around the street corner at
him. He thinks himself the center
of gravity and a half bushel meas
ure is too small for his "nogan.'
The same may be said of the big
pug.
The series of meetings at Lake
City closed last Thursday night
Rev. Harris who assisted in the
meetings, is not what we would
call a pulpit orator, that is, his
voice is not continually running
from the bass to treble, neither
does he turn somersaults in the
pulpit, but on the other hand his
sermons are delivered in an earnest
conversational tone that will catch
and hold the interest of any audi
ence.
Last Wednesday man of the
Sun City district went to work out
his poll tax on the road. He reach
ed the place in good time but the
! boss did not appear at the desig-
mated spot, so in order to put il
, time and to keep the blood in cir
, culation (for it was cold he paced
up and down the road, finally 60
ing in the direction where one Of
. A. ]. Hargis' hands was pitching
feed. The result is that the Har
gis man stuck the fork into the
!, ground with intention to "burr
r the air" but accidentally a prong
| ran through his pant leg holding
him fast until the other man came
: up and convinced him that he was
no officer. THE wicked heett
where no man pursueth."
And it came to pass that on the
18th day of December, at 7:2o p
m. at the home of the brides par
; ents, Miss Rose HAMMER and Mr..
! H. F. Lake were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev. Turner
of Coats being master of ceremon-
les. This event did not strike the
community with any particular
surprise, for the past two years
people have been saying it will
. he ''next month" Mrs. Lake has
= been resident of Lake City foI
rnanv wears and is one of the most