Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-14
Sun ana LAKE City Happenings

00' 0"U IOht City happenings
Keep the picnic in mind.
| NJ. F. Casio had sick spell Satur-
day morning.
Mrs Massey l0a very fine horse
last Thursday.
A. J. Hargis is in Lake City viewing
his alfalfa fields.
Rev. lmboden assisted In the meeting
last week at Lake City.
Miss Lena ShisIey has been visiting
in Wichita for few days.
Harry Miller is out in eastern Colora-
do passing judgment on the country.
Miss Marie Thomas visited at Sun
City last week, returning home Saturday.
The alfalfa men who are interested in
the alfalfa mill had a meeting Monday
afternoon.
Charles Marsh, former citizen of
this neighborhood, was in Lake Saturday
afternoon and left his whiskers with Frank
DeGeer.
Misses Able Clawson, Edith Hoag.
land and Lulu Hawkins have received
certificates TO teach. They are a trio
that will make The kids toe the mark.
What about the fellow who picked
up his dish Of pudding and lsft the house
in order to get away from the flies? This
individual uses plenty of "tanglefoot" but
it evidently is not the right kind.
/ Scott Buck has lost his famous old
cob pipe, and is rather 'down in the
mouth this week. Any one finding
the aforesaid pipe will leave the same at
Widow McGintys and get reward.
Rev. Hill called down some Of the
audience pretty sharply last week for
smiling.
If smile we can renew,
AS our journey we pursue,
Oh the good we all may do" etc.
While this section Of Barber is not
noted tor wheat raising, yet quite bit is
grown successfully. Charles Marty's
crop this year will make upwards of
5000 bushels. Although Mr.. Marty's
hobby is stockfaising, his wheat Will In
crease his bank account considerably.
Emory Grouse Of Pratt was showing
a new Moline car on our streets the first
Of the week. He is figuring on selling
several here soon.
Home Memories is the title of a
beautiful piano composition (Reverie)
now on sale at Young's drug store; al
though Of medium grade it has quality
that is sure to please the real musician.
This is |. 0. Shenod's latest production.
Get it now, price Is cents.
Mrs. John Luallen and children, Mrs.
Susie Simpson and Mrs. T. F. Gala
CHER departed yesterday TO spend month
or SIX weeks at Colorado Springs. Mrs.
Simpson has been in poor health this
spring and summer audit is hoped the
outing will benefit her.
M. E. Naughton Of kiowa was in the
city between trains yesterday attending
business matters. This was his first visit
to~the county seat in SIX years. When
MIR. Naughtoa lived in Sharon township
he was frequent visitor here, but since
moving farther away we see him rarely.
1t was pleasure to his old Medicine
Lodge friends to meet him again and
hear his genial laugh.
The annual school meetings in the
country districts will be held tomorrow
afternoon, July ] 9Th. Instead Of voting
the levy, there is a new law requiring
the district clerk to certify to the county
commissioners the amount Of money nee
essary to MAINTAIN the school next year
and the commissioners will make the levy.
In other respects the business Of the an
nual meeting is substantially the same as
in former years. 50.
| Capt. ]. H. Wheat Of Kiowa pur-
chased P. B. Coles residence property
on south Oak Street last week. The
purchase price was $500. Capt.
Wheat and wife will move here and
make this city their home. They expect
to move the latter part of this week but
they may be delayed until next week.
The Captain has tried life m several dif-
ferent cities and states but he has at last
been convinced that Medicine Lodge
beats them all.
Since om Fourth Of July celebration
has come and passed into history, lii
tie graft has come to light that deserves
to be strongly condemned. if not prose-