Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
The Sharon Fair

week. Each dav's program was
carried out to the letter and the
premiums awarded in all cases by
competent and impartial judges.
The Index has been promised list
of the premiums awarded, bv the
association later.
The attendance at the fair out
numbered the anticipation of every
body. People were there from all
portions Of Barber county, western
Harper and southern Kingman
were well represented and there
were number of stockmen present
from Wichita and Kansas CITY.
The exhibits of horses, mules, hogs
and poultry were great. They
compared very favorably to state
fair shows, excepting, of course, not
SO great in numbers, but the quail
ity was there. The agricultural
and art displays were also right
up to the top.
The parades made each forenoon
were fine. We are frank to say
we have never seen their equal in
this county. The business men of
Sharon all had unique turnouts
which represented their houses in
a catchy way and served as a great
advertisement for them individ-
ually and collectively. These pa
rades were laughable and most
appropriate.
All of the Sharon people are de.
servant of great praise for the great
success of the affair, but the citizens
OF our neighbor town feel that to
5. +. Bowman and F. J. Warren is
due the greater praise. Mr.. War
rem looked after the clerical depart
ment, principally, and Mr.. Bow
man did the field work. He put
in two weeks in making the ar
rangements, developing an inter-
est and in supervising and direct,
ing things, cancelling several sales
in order to give his time and atten-
tion to the fair.
We have letters from Sharon
citizens saying that they feel under
lasting obligations to Messrs.
Bowman and Warren for their
gratuitous labors in this work.
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Judge ]. D. Bradley of Attica
was attending to legal business in
fhe Cifv yaStar6au
For Sale.-Four roomed house
and three lots on north Main street.
Good Improvements. E. E. ,Hag-
erman.
Blondin's Big Show in "The
Cowboy, Indian and the Lady" is
positively the largest and best of
stage show under canvas travelling.
Don't miss going. Friday, O6to-
Der 8th.
Mr.. Shifet of Kansas City, a
brother of Mrs. Fred Holser, visit
ed here the latter part of last week
and until Monday of this week.
He is looking for a land PROPOSE
ton and may eventually decide to
buy farm here. We should be
glad to be able to record the fact
of his becoming a citizen among
us.
VIM. Horney of Portales, New
Mexico, Oldest brother of Geo. W..
Horney of the Grand Hotel, arriv-
ed in the city last Friday morning
and will be here probably several
weeks. Mr.. Horney is troubled
with an obstinate sore on his hand
and has concluded to try change
Of climate. DR.. Donovan is now
treating it.and it seems to have
improved since his coming here.
1t has been bothering him more or
less for eight months and lately has
become quite serious. Mr.. Horney
owns a fine tract of land at Por-
tales. He says the country has
taken on a great boom during the
past year.
Hon. VIM. GeSner OF klowa was
in the city on Monday, ostensibly
on business before the county COM
missioners but it was observed, in
cidentally, that he was closeted
for time, with a trio of machine
republicans. We do not believe
the Hon. Bill can be induced to
trot another heat against Repre-
sentative Griffin but he is most val
liable in council in locating the
right timber. The campaign is
still afar, but the fires are surely
being kindled right now and when
the combustlbles arrive there will
be such smoke as to make all Rome
howl and the geese" cackle. The
Index would like to take chips in
this game but it will have to be
content to be an innocent bystand