Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Sharon items.
MumPs in town.

Mumps in town.
Soon be Oat sowing time.
Merit Huff arrived on the train Sat
urday.
Joe Churchill sold his farm last week
to Rev. Brown of Harper.
The night train coming into Sharon
hereafter will be one hour earlier.
Fairs haye anticipated the peoples
wants in the way OF seed spuds and
shipped in car load of handles.
Marshal Frank Rucker made q bust.
ness trip to Medicine Lodge Saturday,
to consult Lawyer Field but found him
| SICK abed.
Dell Morgan sold his far m last Thurs
day to JnO. Eek. Mr.. Morgan doesn' I
yet know just what he will do or where
he will go.
II. II. Fair shipped out 81 cases of
eggs last week. Pretty good for one
firm in small town, with two other
stores shipping eggs.
| How can a farmer feed bran an. ship
stuff at present prices and make any
money? Raise alfalfa and be independ-
ent OF the milling trust.
Jas. Mcclure accompanied his cattle
TO K. G. Monday. The cattle are to 60
to Chicago, which speaks volumes
for Mr.. McGaire's feeding.
HarYe Miller informs us he has pur-
chased farm IA miles south west of
Alva. Sorry to lose Harve as q neigh.
Dor, but we couldn't persuade him diff
ferently.
Guy Sparks shipped in Car load of
manure from Medicine Lodge Saturday.
He is now talking of shipping it from
Artica. Guy never goes at anything
half way.
We understand the Christian people
have employed Rev. Brown to come
amongst us and work for the upbulld-
ing Of the church at this place. Wish
him success.
JAS. Mcclure sold fac bunch OF fat
steers one day last week for cents per
pound at the farm. Mr. Mcclure has a
knack of getting cattle in tIp-top shape
for market.
| - ~ 4/ohO OPOng I1ludJ WILL
Rev. Shirk and family and returned to
Medicine Lodge Saturday. He has just
returned from a trip to Florida, the
land of flowers.
! Mrs. S. W. Hayes was seriously sick
last Thursday. DR.. Atwell was called
and he had DR.. Hayes of Attica to as.
slst him In the case. Patient is doing
nicely at present.
Conductor Knight will be missed
from the train service here in Sharon
His genial. kindly bearing endeared
him to all who came in contact with
him. He Was big chunk of sunshine.
whole souled" Billie Huffaker tran.
sacted business i'll Medicine Lodge Sat
urday. Billie had chance to sell out
at a great big figure but as he didn't
know where to 90 to better himself he
said "nixy."
Any one who attended church SER
Vices at the Free Methodist church
Sunday morning and the Christian
services at night would naturally be
struck with the similarity of themes OF
the two ministers. Rev. Crumely's
theme was Leaning Oh Christ, or BE-
longing to the Church." while Rev.
Browns theme was, Putting or
Christ Both were good sermons.
A visit to the E. Keith ranch Will
convince any one that he has one of the
pest farms adapted to dairying in the
country. if he WereisO inclined. 1t ia al
so great place for trees of all kinds
/ There are now growing on thet farm
1000 black locusts aud 1000 catalpas
Some of the black locusts are large
enough for telephone poles. There ii
, | one year growths of black locusts, tina
will measure II and Is feet in height
q There is all the wood and posts raised
| on his farm now that will be necessar,
. for any farmers needs