Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-17
HazeHon Items.

Some few were harvesting Sun
day and others would have been
could they have gotten into the
field.
D. 0. Edwards has been on the
sick list for several days, but we
trust nothing of serious nature
ails him.
One day last week whites wait
ing for the ground to dry out, Ed.
Webb's folks killed IS rats while
moving an old building.
For the first time in eight or
nine weeks it failed to rain Sun
day. We begin to think there will
be some corn blowing yet.
E. H. Kelley and wife are here
from Illinois looking at Kansas.
They will probably find a location
that suits them before returning
home.
Luther Fullerton and DR.. Jacob
son have been taking in the great
Masonic doings at Wichita last
week. Luther is also making a
short visit over in Missouri.
M. C.Cavanaugh doesn't seem to
think Judge Simpson fined the
Goodan boys enough for racing
and has had them put under bond
to appear in a state case before
Squire Eastman.
Ed Pfaff was the first to begin
cutting wheat in our immediate
vicinity. Eds wheat didn't get
hurt much by the hail and it is es.
timated that it will make 20 BUSH
els to the acre.
1t has rained for the past two
weeks almost every night. But af-
ter all we are not having the troub.
lie and losses they are having
in many other places on account
of the heavy rains. Of course, an
occasional kicker is heard, but ev-
cry community has a few kickers
and we are doomed to contend
with them.
Hon. Samuel Griffin was here
one day last week viewing the pc.
litical situation as between himself
and the Hon. VIM. Gesner. While
here we learn that Sam was lnduc-
ed to take stock in the foot race
question between Ed Goodan and
Mike Cavanaugh. He is giving
odds on Mike.
One night last week thieves en-
tered A. M. Betty's store and took
quite lot of goods. They also
broke into Wards shop and the
Pool hall but nothing of any great
value was taken from these places.
Cases of this kind seem to have
been done by parties acquainted
with the general surroundings.
The present outlook for crops
are about as follows: Wheat is
now nearly all ready to cut and
where not hit by hail is going to
make fine crop, making a much
better average yield than it did
last season. Corn is holding it's
own with the grass and weeds.
Oats is going to be a much better
crop than was expected except
were hailed out. Pastures are as
fine as silk and alfalfa is making a
wonderful growth for a second
crop. 1t will be at least double
what the first crop was.
We have known for a long time
that Raymond Edwards was a
pretty shrewd fellow, and just to
show that we were right, will say
that he showed wonderful foresight
in going down to Oklahoma to Sc.
lect his life partner without giving
his friends any warning. He went
down there and was happily unit
ed with Miss Alma Renfrew who
IS as fine a young lady as Ray
mond is young man. We have
no hesitancy in saying that both
have done well. We take pleasure
in extending best wishes for their
future happiness.
After a long time seeking Henry
Hurd has at last succeeded in find
ing better half. We don't know
how he managed to muster up
courage enough to put the import
ant question, but be that as it NAV
ne has managed to get Mrs. Annie
Arnold to change her name. From
what we have been able to learn
Henry has made a good choice and
from a long and personal acquaint-
ance we know Mrs. Arnold has
made a good selection. Here's
hoping that whatever troubles they
may have during their life's journ-
ev thew NAV he itfla onae