The Globe-republican., 1909-06-10
BUCKLlN BREEZES.

g w. Thompson u Son are building
on the rear Of their store building, spread.
Ing out to accommodate their increasing
business.
The frame work of the addition to the
Presbyterian church IS being put up.
d. w. Haynes isbuilding a ware house
on the rear end of his lots on Main and
Center streets.
<. K. McHugh has bis residence on the
East side about completed and is now
putting up a large barn there.
c. E. Smith has bis new residence on
Maple street enclosed.
A. s. Sisson Of Kingsdown was trans
acting business In Bucklin Tuesday.
H. P. McCaustland and W. T. Griffith,
accompanied by their wives, made trip
to Ashland, Kansas, Tuesday.
Quite number Of Bucklin young peo-
pie went down to Brakes ranch We'd
nesday on picnicing expedition.
We are not complaining any just now
about the weather being too cold With
the thermometer registering 80 In the
shade we think 1t does very well for
starter for summer weather.
Mrs. Clarence Kniss of Pratt was in
Bucklin the last OF the week. She was
here looking for location on which to
build residence; she was resident of
Bucklin for several years and she wants
to come here and make this her home.
j. W. Ellis made trip to Greensburg
Monday with his oil wagon to deliver oil
at that place.
There was a missionary echo meeting
held at the N. e. Church in Buckin on
Monday night. The pastor, Rev. c. L.
Williams. was assisted in the services by
Revs. McKibben Of Greensburg and Bal
linger of Ford.
We aie informed that N. O. Peacock
Is preparing to move his family from
Pratt to Buckiin. The people that lived
here formerly but thought that the town
was going to the bow vows when the rail.
road division was taken away, sold out
and moved away, have hankering to
get back here. Why not? Bucklin is q
good place to live In.
On Decoration day as J. B. Smith and
wife were driving from their home in
Clark county to Bucklin their team be-
came frightened, Mrs. Smith Jumped
out of the buggy 10 assist In holuing the
team when she received kick from one
Of the frightened horses She was brought
to town where she received treatment.
The hurt, while very painful proved not
to be so serious as 1t was at first thought
to be- She was able to be taken to her
home the next day.
May 80 was observed In Bucklin as
Memorial day AT II m. memorial
services we're held in the amphitheater
at the ball park, and 1t was we'll filled, 1t
being union service and all Of the
churches participating. The memorial
sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr..
Henry of Guymon, Okla. Mr.. Henry
held the attention of his audience from
start to finish. The sermon was grand
one for he occasion, and was well worth
the closest attention Of every one. We
have he 'rd many say that 1t was the best
memorial sermon that they had ever
heard.
We told everybody before hand to
come to Bucklin for Decoration day; that
we would have big crowd and good
program. We had both, and the most
of The people came. Toe parade, strip.
ped of all superfulty, made fine show
ing. The crowd at the cemetery was
large, the exercises there were carried out
10 accordance with the ritual of the q.
A. R., and all seemed to enter into the
spirit and intention Of the occasion. The
afternoon exercises, consisting of vocal
and instrumental music, rectations ap-
propriate 10 the occasion. and an address
by Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald, were
held In the amphitheater, but the crowd
was much Iargar than the business would
accommodate. The evening exercises
we're held at the same place. The build.
ing was we'll filled and very pleasant
time was had.
Monday morning team belonging to
T. ). Lane was driven into town and
hitched to the rack on Center street at
Taylor's hardware store. They became
frightened ut an auto. broke loose and
ran two blocks east on center street, then
attempted to turn south on Dodge aven-
ne, but missed the chute and landed on
the front veranda of J. Fl. Grayson's res
idence broke out the corner post Of the
veranda and smashed large window In
the front of the house, thinking that they
had done damage enough for one morn.
ing they stopped there until taken in
charge by the driver.