Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
San and Lake citu happenings

A. J. Hargis shipped 800 head Of cattle e
long grass last Thursday.
Rev: Bailey viii preach at the Sun Baptis,
cnuFcn next Sunday morning.
Farmers in this vicinity have begun to plant
corn- everybody that Is anybody is at work
Along with the others @. w. Harper Is going
20 nave an attractive. substantial dwelling.
The young peoples C. E. at Sun CITY is -four
lsnlng under the presidency OF Mrs. J. P.Mas-
6, g. shieiey is placing quite large stock
OF furniture In the main hall OF the brick
building.
Charlie Anderson and his friend came in on
Friday mornings train and remained until
Monday morning.
Miss Edna Durfee who has been spending
several days with relatives Of the southland
arrived home last week.
MRS j. P. Thomas and daughter. Marie. of
Me9iclne Lodge came up Saturday morning
family. oAu
THOSE who began instrumental music last
week are Misses Bessie Stewart. Althea and
ADole Ciawson. zelda Knowles and Mrs
Govan Mills was in Lake Saturday D. M and
nauiea out one of Fred Lakes listers Fred
spring. 'A--'
We haven't had good soaking rain since
sometime before Xmas. but the ground seems
70 nave plenty OF moisture and is in fine shape
Tor listing.
Waiter Saunders took suddenly sick one
co1dd;iIs naSe week and realizing his painful
about his will. 70
Harry Miller has been WALKING tho floor
With pet finger for the past week but since
Dr. rogers applied the steel he is able to sleep
secure from all alarm"
Keep your eye on Barber Bob and see
now ne IS making money. He knows his bus
mess all right and if interest keeps picking up
ne VIII soon need a helper.
We are due Harry Campbell some kind of
an apology for advertising his business at
LAKE La instead OF Sun. Accidents happen in
probably necessity.
Everybody and their mother-in-law was in
Lake Saturday afternoon. No, the preacher.
!hev. SummerSl was there alone but his be-
we.re ai tCnS VII only be for short time.
The manager of the Lake Lumber yard saws
ms business is fine and far exceeds what he
expected when he first came to the CITY. One
g0oa !, trait about Mr.. Harper is he has learned
he knows into practice.
someone sees mouse and tells his friend
ABOUT 1t. this friend tells another friend etc
t ~ tne Ilme the story is told half dozen
times the little mouse becomes roaring lion.
we call that kind of business stretching but
the proper term is Lying
Jan Skinner came from Coats last Saturday
F. 81, M; IN ms auto bringing with him four or
stand his sheen first class and is NOT only
one OF the best autoists that drives over Pratt
ana BARBER counties. but he is plenty able to
SKID, SKIN the Rock Island passenger when it
In the spelling contest at Lake last Friday
night, Blanche Campbell. Mrs. Fred Lake
ana Bum Eager won the prizes Blanche
nelng the best speller in the advanced room
Bum" the best in the primary and Mrs. Lake
the pest among the outsiders. The prizes
valuable books.
ID. W. Skinner came very near going out of
tne cattle business for good last Wednesday
He was standing near a stump muller which
was IN operation. the cable Of which was brok-
en- striking him across both legs. The blow
might have been. Mr.. Skinner. we under
stand. is now experimenting with crutches