Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-10-18
Sharon Items.

Wheat was forty-one cents bushel on
Saturday in Sharon.
There were couple of light frosts last
week in this valley but they were not severe
enough to destroy Vegetation. 1 notice that
the bees continue to bring in pollen demon
strating that they still find plenty of flowers
which are uninjured by the frost.
-B.F. Kennedy has been confined to his bed
for a couple Of weeks with his chronic troubles
and paralysis. His health has been poor for
several months. He is so years of age. He was
about 80 years of age when he enlisted in the
union army. In his present sickness l under
stand he does not have the attendance Of q
physician but depends upon patent medicines
and the careful nursing of his daughter, Mrs.
Bell
On Sunday the 10th Grandfather Tat,1m
was ninety years of age and on Saturday even
ing large number of his relatives and friends
assembled at the residence of VIM. Brown,
whore grandfather and grandmother were.
The assemblage was IN honor of his birthday
There were present four of their children,
namely Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hun, Mrs. Rogers
and Elder Aaron Tatum. The entire families
OF the three daughters were present but Elder
Tatum's family is in Florida yet. A few other
families of the neighborhood were present
also galaxy of bright young ladies and gen.
tlemen, including Misses Oslo Rogers, Ida HUFF
May Keith, Jennie Gillespie, Ann Mckinley
and Minerva Pitts. Eight children are living
and counting children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren they have sixty descend
ants in all living. Buckner Tatum was born
In North Carolina Oct. 18th, 1903. He has lived
most of his life in Georgia. He was once
married and his wife Is still living, During the
war of the rebellion he was too old for q sol
der. AT an early age he became a member OF
the Baptist church and all his children are
members of the same church.
-Four or five ago N. E. Naughton took 9
load of peaches into Pratt county to sell. He
was accompanied by Owen his ten year ole
boy. On his return between Iuka and Pratt
Owen got possession of q small black dog
which he says couple of men who were NOV
ing gave to him. Mr.. Naughton came on home
and thought no more OF the matter and after
couple of weeks he went to the Strip for the
purpose of taking claim. On Tuesday OF
last week while Mr.. Naughton was absent fr
the Strip man named Tom Levens who live,
at Iuka accompanied with the deputy sheriff
of Pratt county came to Mr.. Naughtons resi-
| dence and arrested Owen and took possessi n
of the dog which Mr.. Levens identified as beine
| his property. Mr.. Levens then offered to re
lease Owen and drop the prosecution if about
! $50 of the costs were paid and the girls moi
having the money they went to see one or two
neighbors to see if they would pay the costs
| in order to settle the matter. The neighbor,
visited were unable or unwilling to raise the
money under such circumstances but on reach
/ ing Sharon the deputy admitted his prisoner
| TO bail without taking him before justice ant
| fixed the 21st as the day for the boy to appear
at Pratt for trial. Mr.. Naughton received no
tice of what was transpiring In his absenct
ami has returned heme and am told he will
take the boy to Pratt for trial on the day ap
/ pointed but have a doubt whether a bond Il
valid when taken by 8 sheriff himself Eithou
arraigning his prisoner before any court as
| am told this was. Mr.. NaughtOn has livet
, here about 10 years and has always paid hi
debts and enjoys good reputation as an hon
est man and l do not believe that he was gull
" of the least intention of wrong in bringis
this dog noaie. alia 900 lnal his three dapgh
tiers were very much frightened and TROUBLES
when these meu came there and took thei
| little brother. OF course they did not know
just what TO do but now they are glad they di
not get any money to pay opt for easts.
FIDELITY.