The Anthony Weekly Bulletin Harper County Friday June 24, 1898 A somewhat reckless youth who had enlisted for war and had spent his time in camp writing home for money, finally sent this telegram as a "clincher:" 'Father; Leg shot off in sham battle; send all funds you can.: To this the old man replied, "Son, Don't know your number but wooden leg goes to you by express. If it don't fit get camp carpenter to plane it. Best love. All well here." Mrs. Ifa JONES is back from Lawrence, Kansas and will spend her vacation at her home in this city. She has been a close student and her vacation is a well earned one. Mrs. Florence MEEK of Harper and Miss Emma SANDERSON of Hutchinson were in the city this week. Mrs. MEEK was organizing a class in cutting by the standard square inch system. Mrs. LAUGHAM is the undertaker at Kiowa. Of course we understand that here is nothing in a name but just the same we don't believe that his is an appropiate name for an undertaker. Bert DAVIS passed the examination successfully at Hutchinson and enlisted in the army. He will join the army in the South and take part in the invasion of Cuba. Dan JONES came up from Medford Monday where he had been setting up harvesting machinery for J.J. COSTA. Dan returned to harvest his wheat crop. Bert NORTHROP went to Hutchinson Friday to enlist in the army, but as he failed to pass the examination he returned home Sunday. Mrs. EVANS left Tuesday for Freeport to visit with the family of T.B. MARSH and other Freeport friends for a few days. Miss Mamie MADIGAN returned to Anthony, Monday after a short visit with her parents in Oklahoma. Mrs. M.H. BROOKS who has been seriously ill with the measles for the last two weeks is much better and his many friends hope to see him out soon. Harry KELLY of Harper, is one the Bulletin force since the departur of Mr. HUTCHNSON. The gentleman is a good printer and is a valuable addition to the force. The merry-go-round has attracted good crowds all week. The little folks like to ride and the old folks have to go to take the little ones. It affords almost as good an excuse as a circus. Bert DAVIS is with company E of the 21st Kansas and has gone to Chickamunga. Bert has the size and courage to make a good soldier and his friends here will be disappointed if he does not give a good account of himself. Probate Judge McGOWEN has been confined to his room several days this week and has been pretty sick. He is much better at this writing and is expected to be on duty the last of the week. During Sam P. JONES' visit to Anthony some of the old timers got together for an experience meeting and among others the following was told on Sam. At the time Mr. JONES lived in Anthony township he lived on the section line with Jonathan JONES, and J.B. or Blue Jean JONES, one east and the other west of him. Blue Jeans had been having dancing parties at his house, Jonathan singing school and Sam P. prayer meetings; one evening a little after dusk a fellow on horseback rode up to the residence of Sam P. JONES, and wanted to know if Mr. Jones lived there, and was immediately asked by Sam which one he meant; pointing east he said that was where dancing Jones lived, to the west where singing Jones lived, but if wanted praying Jones, he was the fellow. The traveler was hunting dancing Jones and got out of sight of Sam P. in a hurry.