Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-27
Hazelton Happenings.

All OF Hazelton didn't go to the Lodge Tues
day, but w. l.. Gamble. F. F. Severance. r. 7.
Scanland, ID. o. Edwards and c. T. Neal did 90.
They were invited up there by Sheriff Stevens.
to help settle the litigation between o. Fl. Dun
bar and Severance and Gamble over l6O acres
OF Barber county soil. The case was decided
in favor of Dunbar
Il. H. German, w. w. Fain. C. F. Ware and
others are losing their horses from a disease
called "blind staggers." So far they have
failed to find remedy for the disease.
Dr. Erwin has the following on his list to at
tend to: Frank Flowers wife and child: two of
Robert McCord's children; George Simpsop's
baby; Mrs. Miller's little girl; r. r. Stout's
little girl and Cola Kersey. The last three
named have typhoid pneumonia. None of
them are thought to be In any danger at pres
ent.
H. B. Steck went to Denver, Colorado, to at
tend the sale of fine horses. He will probably
add to BARRIERS list of fine stock when he re-
turns.
Tuesday night there was considerable ex.
element over one of c. M. Powelps boys being
lost. After few hours search the child was
found at home in bed. He had concluded to
sleep in a new bed, was what had caused the
trouble,
Mr.. smith, of Eagle, was here yesterday on
his way from Oklahoma. He gives glowing
account of that promised land, and think~
tie Springer bill becomes Ia- :" II
Der from ~ ---"'a hrge num-
,-4e western part of the county will
leave their farms and go there to get homes
that are free from mortgages.
seYeFal of our citizens being deceived nv the
warm weather had their hair shingled. but SIM
day and Tuesday night has led them to see the
error of their ways.
With all the talk of the wood-haulers there
are plenty OF cedar posts on the market that
bear the mark of being very recently taken
from the stump.
Wednesday night Mr., W. l. Crawford and Miss
A. NJ. Roberts were married at the residence of
the brides parents in Hazelton. Miss Roberts
was one of the teachers in our school and has
given universal satisfaction. She was one of
the leading ladies in society and will be greatly
missed By the young people. Mr. Crawford is
a member of the firm of Cunningham Bros.
Co., real estate and loan agents, is an enter
prising and successful business man, and we
predict for the happy couple, much of the hap
ptness and comforts of this life, and take this
opportunity, with their many friends, to offer
our best wishes for a long and prosperous we'd
ded life. After the wedding Wednesday night.
the boys made a raid on the premises and sue
ceeded in creating considerable disturbance
and did some damage TO the house. and wound
up the fun bv Offering to lick the party that
was sent to get them TO leave. 1t looks little
as though Hazelton was IN need of some mis-
slonary work as we'll as foreign lands.
r. B. Ferguson met with q painful accident
Wednesday while butchering, by having the
the knife slip and out his hand severely. 1t
viii be the means of giving him short lay off
from his laboFs.
Mrs. Tom Fox has been dangerously in for a
few days. The trouble is thought to be neural
gia of the heart.
Tom Fox returned home from Indiana Thurs
day. He is not stuck on the great prosperity
back there; thinks it equally as hard times
as in Kansas, We don't look for Tom 10 leave
BARBER vet awhile
As c. I. Neal, ID. o. Edwards d. r.. CroIlap
Frank Flowers were driving TO the. Lodge, Thurs
day morning. the wagon tongue came down.
the team became frightened and proceet,e,4 tn
demolish things up in the most approved style.
They left a streak of men and .gon ahout
half mile long before they had c.osed The per-
Torrance. The wagon was u complete wreck.
Luther Martin has been employed to teach
three months term of school in district No 50.
He takes charge Of the school the same day the
Democratic postmasters take the blues.
E. Is. Peck. county treasurer, has been spel-
ding few days in Hazeiton
a large force of men and teams started out
to-day Monday to put up ice for Cyrus Butler
and d. b. cro1- W C. A.