Barbour County index., 1908-02-26
Sun and Lake City Happenings

Miss Josie Meaders is sick with
lagrippe.
Gee, the 'skeeters very nearly ate
US up last Saturday. Wasn't it a
heater?
Nal Eubanks and wife were Wis.
itiDg in Sun City Saturday and
Sunday.
c. w. Hildebrand and wife were
in Lake last Saturday p. m. noting
the sights.
Mr.. Shore, Jr., drove brand new
team of bronchos to Lake Saturday
afternoon.
Sam Hartley was in Lake last
Wednesday and looked fatter than
"four.year-old.'
An extra charged" with brass
collars came footing up the line
Friday afternoon.
Miss Chloe Harmon is giving her
advanced pupils special work pre-
paratory for the county examina-
ton.
Eben Douglass complains of
having no appetite. His man, Shell
Gray, is also down with the Meth
odiSt.
1t has been often proven that it is
better to speak just one word to the
point rather than make a promis-
cuous speech.
Miss Lena Shigley took advant-
age of the opportunity last Satur-
day and very nearly broke the rec
ord for speed as a horseback rider
Rev. Bailey preached to a full
house last Sunday morning. His
discourse being confined chiefly to
the doctrines of the Baptist church
Some love sick cry" got into
the school room during the recent
vacation and done his best to ad.
vertise himself on the walls. Poor
kid.
Mrs. Henry Hanson arrived II
Sun Friday morning for a visit
with her parents. The first time
since she entered into the new Gov
enant. ..
Our old favorite, Harry Camp
bell, who is pushing the business
on the Robt. Crane ranch,. still
comes to town occasionally with
his whiskerS.
Mrs. McCulley was in Lake
Saturday and says her son, Isaac
who has a large store in a Missouri
town, is doing a big business anc
feeling fine. Ike used to be a LAX
citizen.
| Peter Bilhorn shipped 100 heat
of corn fed cattle to K. G. las
Wednesday morning. Riley LAX
and Chas. Hartley put on their de
horning suits and accompanied tn
shipment.
Those who were baptized at SUI
last Sunday were: TRY Lott ane
wife, Tim Clawson, Move Hastings
Misses Eta Urton, Lillian Moao
Dollie Freeman, Abbie Clawson
Myrtle Moad.
lay w. Etherton and Miss Laur;
Winkler will be united in marriag
Wednesday, 26th inst (today)at tn
Winkler home. Rev. Bailey c
Protection will oficiate. This cou
pie was in Sun Sunday morning
looking their best.
Besides the large amount of cor
that was raised in this locality i
1907, 200 car loads have beel
r shipped in. Sight US to anothe
2 little patch of this size that doe
! the same amount of business an
| we'll show you white blackbirc
; VIM. Ward, ST., died at the hom
| of his son, Ira, near Crescent City
Okla.. last Friday evening, bein
right at 88 years of age. His sor
William, of Sun City received
+, telegram of his fathers death br
+. too late to attend the funeral.
! Ralph Massey arrived home fror
Hutchinson last Friday mornin
; looking very much like a colleg
! boy. but the fact that he blew him
self for pair of overalls as 500
as he struck Sun City is evidenc
e that the tune is soon to be changed
A. ]. Hargis is baling his ban
ner field of alfalfa which lies ju:
west of Lake. At twelve cars eac
> load it will take two trips by ou
"favorite"' train to carry it ava,
Anyone seeing this field will read
/ ly agree that this is no himsics
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