Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Sharon items.

in town Saturday.
So many rigs on the streets Saturday
that one could hardly pass.
Guy Sparks has bought some 80 cows
and gone into the dairy business.
Miss Mettle Warren, made a flying
trip to Wichita last Wednesday on bus
mess.
Some Wellington parties were here
last week looking for land. Let 'em
| come.
Mrs. OrviIle Hayes and her mother
Mrs. Williams, are visiting in Harper
this week.
Joe Manley is building an addition to
his house. 1t greatly helps the looks of
his property.
Trice Il Winters are compelled to use
two rigs every day to show prospective
land buyers the country.
The Willing Workers will serve
oysters Thursday night at the Wood
men hall. Everybody come.
j. Il. Sloan and son of Stanley, Kan.
sas, were here last week looking for
land place to locate barber shop.
Dick Herndon has raised his house
and put On new roof and otherwise
improved his habitatiOn for the winter.
Jack News0m hauled out lumber Fri.
day for new up-to date poultry house.
And since those bonds were voted, too!
Who said ruin?
q. G. Fair sold his hog Brilliant Sun.
shine one day last week to Jas. Dobbs
for $50. They all come to Sharon val
ley to get the best.
Green Cavanaugh came in from Cali
fornia Saturday. He is looking we'll
and says the climate, fruit and vegeta.
bles all agree with him.
We mailed our last weeks items on
| Monday all right but neglected to put
| the inscription on the back of the en- :.
velope 80 she didn't go. Too bad, it
caused the Cresset to miss several items
| last week.
Claude Stockstill had very narrow
escape from death by lightning Thurs.
| day morning. lie was in the act of
closing wire gate when a bolt of
lightning struck the fence not far from
him and ran down the wire, burning
his hand and almost knocking him
| down. His arm was so affected that
he had no use of it or feeling IN il for
six hours. Claude says it was close
| enough for him.
Chas. Fair is receiving orders "thick
aud FAST for those "Rocks" that al
ways win the premiums in the contests.
One that he is especially proud of is
from a gentleman in Loveland, Colora.
do, for four pullets and a cOckerel. The
| five commanded $50. These birds are
to be shown in Denver and other plac
es this winter. They know where they
must come for prize takers.
A man who shuts himself up like a
clam whenever he is asked to contrib
ute of his large means, to church work
or public mprovement,-is he clammy
man? Such one always Injuries him.
| self more than anyone else by his exhibit
ton of his selishness. In these mod
ern days when all are taught that imam
| does not live to himself Alone" if he
does then he goes out of this world un-
wept, unhonored and unsung.
Last weeks items.l
People of Sharon and vicinity mourn
with Mrs. Sam Stewart in her great be.
reavement.
j. I'll. Thompson and wife of Harper,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Lea.
ford Gavin.
Quite number of cattle are dying
J from running in stalk fields, as we pre-
dicted some weeks ago.
Willie Cavanaugh started for Calitor-
MIA Monday morning for an indefinite
stay. Who next for California?
j. l.. Guyer has sold his interest in
the hotel to Fred Ward of Hazelton, to
give possession next Wednesday.
The Anti. Horse Thief Association
| desires full attendance of the mem.
bershlp of the order Saturday, Nov. 25.
at WOodmen hall.
Geo. MCGUIRE is left to batch it,
awhile as his mother has gone to St.
John, Stafford county, to visit sister
for several weeks.
| Jas. MCGUIRE had the luck (?) to get
kicked on the knee by horse last Sat-
urday. He is able to be about although
it was painful at the time.
A large number of people from dis
lance were at the funeral of their old
friend, Sam Stewart, Friday. His sud
den taking away was great, disaster
to the entire county.
| Coley Cole Is so pulled up oyer that
line, big fat ii pound boy that arrived
at their house Saturday morning, that
he looks to weigh $50 pounds or more.
All are doing nicely. DR.. Atwell.
| Those who have alfalfa fields poster.
ed with gophers, should be concerned
as they will destroy the fields entirely.
If hunters would only destroy the goph-
ers and spare the friendly quails, this
would be farmers paradise.
| Newt McCune, while painting b 8
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