Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-03
Sharon items.

w eli, we sdl I'VE, move and have our
being.
The storm Thursday night had tie
people guessing around here.
Dr.. and Mrs. Atwell held prayer
meeting at Mr.. Wilson's Sunday after
noon.
w. S. Dolard is the happiest man in
Sharon. He got good well without
much work.
P. B. T.,and Sam Cole were called to
the bedside Of their brother-in-law, Earl
Holmes, last week.
Lloyd Clark has had seige of pump
ing water for so head of cattle since
the wind tore his windmill down.
A. w. Schnelle and wife went to
kiowa last week where Mrs. SchneIle
has been visiting Tom SchneIle and John
Whitaker, her brother.
Sharon Valley has been very prosper
Gus this week,a fine boy at Louis Long
streets also one at Clarence McCune's 5.
Guess Sharon Valley will have plenty Of
help after awhile.
The Sharon Christian church cele-
brated Easter by carrying out nice pro-
gram, the best that Sharon has had for
long time. Those who took part in
the training Of the children are to be
congratulated upon the success Of the
program. Judging from the pleasant
faces seen during the evening and the
flowers thrown into the collection basket,
everybody enjoyed themselves. The
collection amounted to 1858. Thanks.
Mrs. Charles Aldrich was aroused
last Saturday morning by chicken crow
ing on the porch, but what was there to
meet her eyes but to see one Of their
barns on FIRE, burning Is bushels Of seed
corn, chicken house lot of chickens,
about IS eggs almost ready to hatch,
harness and all Of his blacksmith tools.
Jim Hembree also had FIRE in his barn.
We have not learned how great the loss
was. The Strange part of it is that both
fires were on Tuesday night.
The parting of Mrs. Wilson and Mrs:
Bland was sore trial to both Of them.
They had been friends ever since MIR.
Bland came to Barber county, but for
the last year have lived just across the
street from each other and have become
almost as David and Johnathan. Their
souls knit together in love and friendship
especially reGgiously. During Mrs. VIII
| sons last affection Mrs. Bland has been
all that a daughter could have been to
her. But God does not forget thos e
who trust in him, and sends Mrs. Demott,
a faithful s,ster-in-law Of Mrs. Wilson $
from Nodaway county. Mo-, to care 70,
her few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
son have many good friends and neigh
bors and they appreciate them all, and
are glad to keep what are left and sorry
to lose what are gone We are glad tc
know that Mrs. Wilson is no worse this
week. She still wears the same gentle
smile.
We do not know what we can do I'M
til we try. People have been talking
about fixing the sand and drying up the
mud on the Sharon-Medicine Lodg.
road west of Joe Stolebarger's, but it wa.
not done until the Freitags took it in hand.
They got lot Of the men together and
our husting road overseer to have charge
Of the work. Following are the name.
of those who donated Chris Freitag,
days with team; George Mcclure, :
days with team; Robt. SchneIle, 3 day.
with team; Bill Neal, 3 days with team
Joe Stolebarger, 3 days with team; Joe
Stolebarger, jr., day with team; Ros-
coe Aldnch, p days with team. Those
who helped without teams were, Char
les Freitag, 3 days; Charles Aldrich, 3
days; John Reinke. 3 days; Frances
SchneHe, 3 days; E. S. Rule, ! day; H.
H. Fair, ! day; P. D. Mats, ! day;
Z. Alfred, 2 days; Chas. Rhodes, !
day; Pete Dahm. J day. Those pass
ing over the road the last day pronomc-
ed it 0. K. When we get a bridge
across the creek it will be the best road
| to the county seat.