Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-20
Sur and Lake City Happenings

Would rather be on the inside looking out.
Cold weather doesn't Buffalo Bill" Fred
Phye at all.
Clifton Hatfield has slight attack of pneu-
monia fever.
Roy Bissantz is carrying q black toe as q
result Of too much skating.
Riley Lake bought several loads of hogs of
the Sun City farmers last Saturday.
Sam Eager took sick last week with pneu-
monia fever. DIR. Conner IS his physician
II. F. Caste and clerk were in Lake satur-
day and returned with q big load Of oil cake.
e25 monument has been placed in the
Lake cemetery in memory Of Joseph P. Mas
sey.
Our old familiar G. W. Purdy arrived in
Lake last Wednesday to finish husking his
corn crop
Fred Buck and sister. Mrs. Lon Davis. left
last Monday for two weeks visit with their
Iowa relatives.
Mrs. Lena Hixon who has been visiting rel
atives the past few weeks. returned to Hook
er Monday. the 18th.
c. G. Cline spread his mighty wings and
came into Lake City Saturday afternoon.
Look Tor fair weather.
A goodly number Of the Lake youngsters
went out last Wednesday night not to cut
ice" but to skate on the ice.
g. g. Shigley and The Metz Lumber Co. to-
gether recently sent the Index an order for
5000 Impressions of printed stationery.
Mrs. Louise Thompson has purchased new
pianola and the old piano that has been
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busy.
The wind and snow and "friz up ice has
been something fierce. The thermometer
registered IL degrees below zero on the cold
est morning.
Henry Baysinger has given the Hargis
ranch the shake again. But there's an at
traction about it that is sure to bring him
back. Take notice.
A young Mr.. Hawkins of the Blue Grass
state dropped in at Lake last Tuesday in
search of q job. This gentleman is Of the OK
kind and no mistake will be made in getting
his service.
Fred Lake went to Kansas City last week
to attend the hardware mems convention. He
will also lay in q stock of wagons and ma
chinery while there.
farmers along the Medicine. took advantage
| Of the cold weather last week and hauled a
good supply of Oil cake from Lake City.
The II. W. AS initiated Frank DeGeer in
| to the mysteries of Woodcraft Monday night
| Of last week. There being only q very few
present he was not required to ride the goat
Harry Miller and Harry Clement spent the
| greater part Of last week hunting Bah" We
| believe both gentlemen are truthful but We
| are from Missouri and will not object to see
| ing sample Of the game.
In saying in our last correspondence 1.-THE
| Redwine Bros will operate the Deerhead
mail hack" did not mean they would discon.
| tinue the livery business. Everything will
move along as usual with this firm.
]. W. Young has recently purchased q go
| acre farm on Elk creek known as the Rol
Inns place. AS acres being frst-class alfalfs
soil. Mr.. Young will begin making improve
| guments on his new place Immediately.
| Several fasteners landed in this part o.
the county within the past two or three weeks
! in search of work. This is quite an unfavor.
able time for the ''tenderfoot" to strike the
west as the weather is severe and spring
| work has not yet opened up.
| hcpOrL COIueS IrOu COlQW6tcE tQaL q Me4l'
can living in that vicinity came very nearly
meeting his death by the recent cold wealth.
| er. His ears dropped on from freezing and
the skin Of his head Is said to have burst.
| A writer in the American Musician has
much to say about music as q healer of some
diseases. To those who have never thought
| Of the wonderful power Of music upon the
mind this of course sounds ridiculous. but
the writer certainly gives some very sane ar
ment on the subject.
There is no room whatever for roar on
our Sun and Lake City schools. Both teach
| ers and pupils are alive with interest and
they are making the best record ever made
| by any previous schools. In the strenuous
| effort that is being made parents should not
forget to Cooperate with teachers and thus
realize the very best possible results.
| Will Roark. being man Of our immediate
! community. we have especially noted how
| he is coming to the front as farmer. Five
| years ago his quarter section grew nothing
| but little cane his house was very ordi-
| nary and in reality he had no barn. Today
| large part OF his farm shines with alfalfa. q
nice new commodious house takes the place
| of the old one and he is now building Q new
| barn which will be one of the best in this par
Of the country. william is one Of those fel.
| lows who hasn't much to say. but simply US
es his good sense and saws wood" At the
| present rate few more years and he will be
| one of the best fixed farmers in Barber coun
ty.