Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
Sharon items.
Everything waits on the weather.

Everything waits on the weather.
j. s Runyan was in Sharon TuesdAy
on business.
Abba Light has a nice bunch Of
young cattle on full feed.
Phllo Sherman intends to move back
to his farm south of Medicine Lodge as
soon as the weather permits.
w. r Lspper started for Meade
county Wednesday, whittier his boys
/ preceded HIM some time ago.
Those tired, lank, giant youngsters
seen on Sunday morning were all al
the skating rink Saturday night.
We haven't heard anyone say "tke
beautiful when speaking CT the snow
we are having in March this year
Jimmy Larned, our depot agent, has
| rented phi!o Sherman's property; says
| he'll move IN when spring comes again.
Duck hunting is all the Iage in this
vicinity amongst our sporting boys.
There are ducks by the tens of thous
| ands this spring.
G. NJ. Porter intends to SOW eight
acres of Macaroni wheat this spring
L. does well in the northwest part of the
state; why not here?
There was a hitch in the weather
someway-Saturday was a nice day
! Geo. Suhler was down to Sharon
on business Wednesday.
II HObble, our busy banker, went TO
Hutchinson Wednesday TO help nomi-
nate his old friend, Madison, for con-
gress from the eighth district.
Chas. Wisner is playing gentleman
now since last week when his horse fell
with him and crushed his foot. 1t was
painful at first but is net giving much
trouble at present.
The winter and equinoctial storms
came all in one bunch this spring,
which makes strenuous times in Kan
sas for movers, feeders, farmers, etc.
Young stock, like pigs and calves, are
getting cold reception this spriug; un
| less they are provided with more than
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on the farmers.
Earl De- Witt went to Wichita Mon.
day 10 attend the Wichita Commercial
College. He will be gone about three
months. He promising young man
and we wish him success.
Mrs. w. r. Ingram of Deer Creek,
Oklahoma, an old friend of Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse HD21e, ctm9 in Monday
evening for few days visit with them
and other acquaintances
Every one who is connected with the
Barber County Telephone Company
ought to II, g their best efforts to get
connection with both The Medicine
Lodge Telephone Co.'S line aud the Bell
| Telephone Co.
| Ii winter ever does let up there will
| be such rush Of business as is seldom
seen, with farmers getting ground in
shape for crops, and carpenters ma
sons, painters ETC., in their respective
lines of business.
Del! Morgan returned Wednesday
from trip to Pecos Valley, New Mex
leo. lie THINKS they have a wonderful
country down there though he didn't
pug. He said prices are trlfle too steep
for him. Thursday he started for
Coldwater, Kansas, to view the land
scape DER.
Who will call for volunteers to help
fix up our school grounds by planting
| trees. fencing, etc. We could soon
have one of the prettiest and most at.
tractive school grounds in the whole
country. The SOL aud water is here to
i, make it so il only the people will be
| come plDiic spirited enough 20 join
hands in the worthy undertaking.
Soma have taken out their telephone
on account of having to pay the same
rental as the country people paw, but
| some time they will look at it differ
emily. The only mistake the Tele.
phone Company made was in not charg-
| ing 81 all around right on the sta t.
We believe the Company should have
the hearty support of every person in
| the county.
Last Wednesday Ha rrison SNYDER
went on top of the house to fix some
| thing about the flue as the stove refus-
ed to draw, when he slipped and fell off
OF the house striking the ground head
first and they thought at first it had
killed him, but he was only badly
bruised. DR.. Atwell was called and
patched him together again. He is do
ing we'll now.
Says noted authority on manners
and dress: The real gentleman or
lady is never so dressed as to attract
attention. which would Seem IN moan