Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-05-15
HaZeltOn Hannenings.

The docket of the HazeIton court is
nearly clear again. The case of Afford
VS.. King was settled by defendant after
having his property attached. His costs
were only Sc. The caseof Maggie Fox
VS.. Leonard, attachment suit, was set
tied by defendant paying the debt and
Sl7.30 in costs. 1t don't pay to resort
TO the courts too often. The creamery
got under way Tuesday, and is doing
splendid work. j. II. Brown drove to
the city early Thursday morning, look
ing supremelY happy-just covered all
| over with smiles. He reported a bow.
another tariffretormer. Ed. Smith had
the misfortune to lose a valuable young
horse the other day. In attempting to
break him, the horse got the start of
Ed, and broke his own neck. j. b.
HIghberger traded his. school land in
Haskell county to p. A. Racey, for his
farm three miles southwest of Hazelton
last Wednesday The storm, as usu-
al, unrOofed portion of the bank build
ing. That or the Fisher building gets
shaking up IN nearly every storm.
w. Is. Simmons was called home on
Thursday, from Clearwater, where he
has been for some time. One of his
children has beer, quite sick with pneu-
monia. DR.. Erwin Is treating the case.
1t looks like business, since the
creamery started, to see the teams in
town every morning, bringing in milk
from every direction. The wife of ].
B. McGinnis died on Thursday. and was
buried on Friday. She was taken sick
while her husband was in Oklahoma.
I've see that the republicans are
bound to have senatorial election, to
I'LL the vacancy in this district, and as
the office, from now until the regular
election, is simply matter of honor.
and not of usefulness, it looks like a
costly bit Of honor. Bat then, what
does 1t matter? A few hundred dollars
will not make much difference with the
Taxpayers. Everybody is prosperous;
so let the performance begin. We can
stand it. Charlie .Skillings went out
TO see the creamery rum Saturday, and
in order to get better view of things.
he climbed up on the bpttermilk vat.
The next that was seen of Charlie he
was in buttermilk all oyer, and making
frantic efforts to climb out. After he
was fished out with hook and line, he
remarked that he had seen all he cared
to for one day.. G. NJ, Powell got In
from the Garden of Eden Saturday. He
is well pleased with Oklahoma, and will
, return III few days, ito build on his
homestead. I'VE learn that Charles
Perkins, of Hazelton, and s. A. Van
Kirk, of Coldwater, formerly of Hazel
ton, have opened up law Office at
/ kInghsher. Constable Poe visited the
! Hub Saturday, on official business.
Mrs. J. Z. Roberts started east on a
visit. Saturday evening. The Hazel
ton school is preparing to give an ex-
hibition at the close of the term "A.
W. Poe, +. S. Smith and E. z. McMas-
tiers started TO view the Cherokee Strp.
this. Monday, morning. u. Nj. Fox
! started to Sumner county to-day. to
attend TO important business. The
rains of the past few days have repair
ed the damage done by the high winds.
so that the farmers are feeling cheerful
again. "A l3-popnd boy is the latest
arrival at Reese Clark1s. The boy is
doing wei, but Dr. ErRin thinks that
there IS little hope fer Reese. Box
ut Perry Wards; regulation weight
Mother and child are doing well Dem
ocratie votes are increasing in this Vi
ciaity, W. C. a.