Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-14
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The threshing machines have all start
ed in this locality.
Benton & Ives Of Kiowa and D. O.
Edwards landed the contract for putting
IN the heating plant at the new school
house.
c. T. Phipps has been wearing a
smile for the past week all on account of
that fine girl that has taken up board at
his house.
One gratifying feature of the wheat
crop this season is that most Of the farm
ers are getting better yield than they
had expected and the quality is good.
J. H. Drake wasn't satisfied with
spending the Fourth at Durant but didn't
get home until the 9th. Looks little ike
he stood in with the agent" down there.
1t looks little queer to have a man
offer to take you In as a partner II a
business proposition and yet not be able
or willing to tell you what the property
you are buying is worth
Talking about rain and corn growing
since the rains the past week, it is
hard to find farmer who doesn't look as
though his mother-in-law had just return
ed to her home-tickled to death.
In company with B. L. Drake, we
made TIP to Newton last week to find
out something about the alfalfa mill busii-
ness before our people put up any hard
cash toward the building Of mill.
A little misunderstanding between
]. R. Circle and o. w. Young
over some business affair was settled Sat
urday by arbitration. Without knowing
anything Of the merits Of the case we
can say that these gentlemen are capa-
bic Of settling their difficulty without the
aid Of lawyers and court and if every
body would settle their troubles in this
way the courts would soon have to
take to hard labor to make living.
Mrs. Lydia Ayers, mother Of A. J..
and w. L. Ayers, died last Monday
morning. Her death was no surprise as
she was in poor health for several years.
She was nearly "a years Of age and had
been resident Of the locality about Is
years and during all this time lived the
life that made friends wherever she was
known. Her life and good deeds will
live long in the memory Of all who knew
her. A good wife, good mother and
good neighbor has gone to her reward.
The bereaved relatives have the sym2a-
thy of their many friends in their grief.
Saturday evening the farmers interest,"
ed in the alfalfa mill proposition met at
our office. to hear the report Of the par
ties that made the investigation Of the
business. The meeting organized by
electing L. M. Lambeth, chairman and
c. A. Hyatt. secretary. Your core
spondent and B. L. Drake made state
ments Of what they had learned regard
ing the proposition and T. c. Cole. for
the milling company made Strong talk.
After hearing both sides, the farmers Of
whom a good number was present, de-
cided that for some reason the scales were
out ofbalance and with all Of their mon
ey. to-wit, $4,000, put up against what
the company actually offered, the scales
seemed to tip strongly toward the other
side, and en- taking vote the PROPOSE
ton was turned down hard. This doesn't
mean that the mill will not be built here.
Our people want mill and are going to
have one but we want to give the next
fellow timely notice that he must have
the scales pretty well balanced before
spending much money. You can ride
the average farmer long time but you
don't want to make him carry too much
without extra rations.