Barbour County index., 1910-08-17
Sun and LAKE City Happenings


SCISSOR of new piano.
Newt McAdoo is looking we'll
again after a severe sickness.
Miss Josie Meaders's right-hand
man from Cullison was a caller in
Sun last week.
Rev. Bigley and wife went to the
Lodge last Thursday to have some
dental work done.
Prosper Lake came up on the Bel
videre local last Thursday evening
as far as Killing.
Miss Lottie Yard and Glenn Ellis
were among those who went to the
hub last Monday.
Thomas Balding of Horton, Kan
sas, came to Sun last Friday for a
visit with relatives.
Miss Goldie Dorr treated a num-
Der OF her friends to watermelons
last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Gene Bullock, after a two
months visit at Dustin, Oklahoma,
returmrd hrlnc la. Friday.
Miss Edith Hoagland has been
employed to teach the Burgin school
at a salary of $50 per month.
MissNina Hoagland is enjoying
quite an extended visit at Belvidere
with her grandmother, Mrs. Owens.
Mr.. Stitts of McAdoo township
purchased a large bill of material
of the Metz Lumber Co., last week.
Sun City school will open up the
first Monday in September with the
Misses Dudley and Johnson at the
helm.
Russell Lake expects to go to a
Kansas City school this week where
he will take a course of six weeks
as machinist.
Mrs Massey has purchased a
$1400 Studebaker car of Agent Ri
ley Lake & Co., and is now in dam
dy shape for good and comfortable
riding.
The Main street of Sun City is
undergoing a great improvements land
one that has been needed for some
time. John Keller is superintend-
ing the job.
E. Shore came to Lake last Mon
day and boarded the Santa Fe fol-
the county capital. He says the
| hoo oroC0cifi0,, &c OF ha
ent market price of corn. He only
has about 500.
A threshing outfit came to the
Skinner ranch a few days ago and
has been putting in all the availa
able time since it's arrival. H. w
will have at the least estimate, 400
bushels on his Lake ranch.
Miss Freda Elsea who has beer
at Goshen, Indiana, visiting he
aunt, Mrs, Tulley, for the past three
months, returned to Lake City las
Thursday afternoon. She reports
one of the best times of her life.
Mrs. VIM. Ward received a tele
:, gram last Monday a week stating
that her mother, Mrs. Blankinship
of Hewing. Kansas, was dangerous
ly i'll. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward left i'm
mediately for that point and have
not returned at this writing.
We neglected to mention that San
Smith went to Hardtner July 2nt
and 3rd with his Black and won an
, other race. This isn't just a piece
of luck, for Sam has the fastes1
shorses in this part of the country
without a doubt.
, Mrs. Walter Saunders entertain
ed a number of her friends last
Tuesday evening and served some o.
the best ice cream that has evel
. struck the town. Walter and his
better half are getting some rea
enjoyment out of life as they e
along.
While threshing wheat on The
Hargis place last week, the straw
: stack caught fire and before the
separator could be gotten out of the
way, it was destroyed. Hal Garter
( and Orie Adams who were owners o
: this machine, have ordered another
which is expected here at an earl!
date.
Mrs. F. L. Gordon who has beer
very sick, accompanied by DR.. Con
nor, Frank Gordon and Riley Lake
t was taken to the st. Francis hospi
;, tai in Wichita last Friday where sh'
submitted to a surgical operation
1t is cheering news to her man!
) friends of this vicinity to know tina
, she withstood the operation and il
getting along splendidly.
Get this in your cranium-Lak