Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-15
Hazefon items.

Someone got a little short on coal
last week and helped himself to
a nice load from school district No.
So bin between two days.
DR.. ]. A. Burnett is doing fine
and will soon be able to use his
broken leg again as it is progress
ing as we'll as any one could hope
for.
Shell Gamble bid his old time
Hazelton friends adieu and return
ed to his duties as a good soldier
Saturday. He only has six more
months to serve.
Fred Bell is reported as being on
the mend and it is hoped that he
will soon be out again. Drs. Bur-
nett and Herrick have given this
case very close attention.
The city dads have now for con-
sideration, at any time they may
be able to get enough of them to-
gether to hold a meeting, a couple
of very lengthy and literally sign
ed petitions asking them to close
the pool and billiard halls.
Jesse Thompson while at the
Lodge last week made the neces-
sary arrangements with Probate
Judge Garrison whereby he and
Miss Edna Dicks will quit burning
midnight oil. Rev. VanSchriltz
spoke the important words that
sealed the contract. Both parties
are of our choice young people and
we can't figure out where either of
them could have gone to make a
better choice and here is wishing
that their lives may be crowned
with every success.
After reading the Kiowa News
Review last week we still hold to
our former idea that whom the
gods would destroy they first make
mad. Our farmer" friend and
brother has again gotten in few
ticks aimed at US, and he seems to
have taken on some additional
wind, as he this time branches out
and covers a great deal of ground.
We also think our brother farmer is
still having his bad spells and until
he can "sorter" recover and write
a little more intelligently it would
seem that it would be time wasted
to try to keep track Of his Eighty
wanderings. He also still refuses
to come out from cover and face
the world but signs his communi-
cation Farmer. Now at first we
were inclined to blame him for not
giving his name for it had been our
idea that every one ought to be
proud of his name and also of his
work, but after reading his last
communication we are inclined
to be more charitable toward him,
and can't in Our heart blame him
for wanting to hide behind some
kind of a screen, for even if he had
no self respect he ought for the sake
of his parents never let it be known
who wrote the closing sentence of
his last communication, for it
would seem that if such a break as
that was not enough to bring their
gray hairs to an untimely grave,
we are at loss to know what it
would take. Now Brother Farmer
we just want to congratulate you
on knowing enough to not let any
one know just how simple you
could be in trying to write for the
public to read, don't for the Lord
sake ever let any one know that it
was you who wrote those letters;
don't lose all of your self respect
and give your name to the world;
for aught we know you have a
family, and for their sakes and for
the love of humanity don't ever lei
it be known who the farmer" is
that has done all of this, it might
ruin an otherwise good character
don't cast shadow over the lives
of your loved ones, if you have any
by letting it be known who yor
are; don't try to get up courage
enough to come out in the open, bu'
stay behind cover and you are al
right. Success to you and may your
shadow never grow less.
The Lincoln Library will be open ev
cry Wednesday afternoon and Saturda,
afternoon until further notice.
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