The Globe-republican., 1907-08-01

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Something Of . drouth and On o.
ceedingly oppressive term Of heat Wa
broken last Friday evening BY On electric
al storm that passed over this place be
tween five and sixo'clock or that evening
The storm cloud came up from the soutl
and seemed to be heavily charged witt
electricity, wind and water. Tho win
was rather fierce and did some danlag
In the east side Of town, turning owe
some coal houses and other out building
and slightly damaging P. 0. Davis
residence. The rain driven BY the win
penetrated everything out Of doors AMI
some things In the house. The lightning
dropped around promiscuously, IL strucl
the barn Of ]. W. Tarbox killing one o
three horses that were standing side By
side In the barn. It struck a fence pos
near Louis Elders barn but did no dam
age there except to the post and louis1
nerves. It killed a calf belonging t
J. h. Hazen northwest Of Bucklin, and
on the farm Of r. A. Gresham west o.
town II struck a stack Of wheat and se'
It on fire. The stack was entirely de-
stroyed. On Saturday evening there
was another big rain here but there wai
not so much wind this time but plenty
Of electricity, and the llghtning did mol
tumble around quite so promiscuously
as 1t did the evening before. We have
heard Of no damage by lightning In this
vicinity Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. 8. Sisson Of Kings
down, on Sunday morning, July 2Sth.
1907, lost by death their sixteen months
old baby boy. The little one had sufter-
ed from sickness almost all Of bis short
span Of life until death came to bis re-
lief. The funeral was held at the house
on Monday morning at ten O'Clock;
burial In the Bucklin cemetery.
Road Master G. B. Lane has moved
his family to Bucklin. They occupy the
G. W. Hamilton house on Elm street
west Of Main. Mr.. Lane has charge Of
the Rock Island road from Pratt to
Liberal and incidently takes In the line
from Bucklin to Dodge City.
The Presbyterian congregation Of
Bucklin held services in their new church
building last Sunday for the first time.
The heavy rains of last Friday and
Saturday caused several washouts In the
wagon roads leading into Bucklin. The
one just east Of town where the road
crosses the Rattle Snake has been a
source of tronble ever since the road
was opened up to travel. The board,
we learn, has determined to put In two
concrete arches and retaining walls Of the
same material. If they do this it Is
thought they will have a permanent
road way.
Mrs. W. R. Gordon and Gil. Van
Vleet, started Monday morning to 60 to
the funeral Of the little child of A, s.
Sisson at Kingsdown, when about, four
miles out from Bucklin they attempted
to cross a fill across a draw in the road.
The fill was partially washed out and
made very soft by the water. The buggy
tipped over and the ladies took an in
voluntary bath 10 some very muddy
water. Mrs. Van Vleet seems to have
gone out Of the buggy head first and she
completely immersed. Mrs. Gordon
Jared a little better. She managed to
keep her head out of the water, other
wise her baptism was complete. Both
ladies managed to get out without In
jury other than the wetting and the soil
ing OF their clothes by the muddy water
and what might have proved to be Q
very serious accident was only very
annoying incident which the ladies them
selves laugh at now 1t is past.
Mrs. J. Il. Dellinker is some better
than che was last week.
The Methodist people here have been
renovating their church building here,
treating It with paint, paper and varnish.
The parsonage has also been given a coat
Of paint, which greatly improves its
appearance.
Prof. Hays was q Dodge City visitor
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A. A. Swayze has moved into the
Wayne O'Rourke house on Front street.
The car mems strike did not last very
long. We learn that their 30 called
grievance is to be submitted to q board
Of arbitration.
Haywood Is acquitted and anar-
chists every where are rejoicing,
tho honest law abiding citizen ID
wondering how and where 1t will all
end.