Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-05-29
HazeIfon Hannenings

: Frank Flowers had the misfortune to
get one of his mares badly cut in
barbed wire fence the other day. He
also lost a valuable mule one night this
week. His misfortunes are coming
thick and fast; it was only last week
that he lost fine mare. w. l.. Peck
took trip to Kansas City in the inter-
est of the Hazelton Creamery Company
Mr.. Joseph A. Kelley returned this
week from his trip to New Mexico. He
bought while there 200 two-year-old
steers, 200 three-year-o lds and 100 four
year-olds; the average price paid was
about SIS. Rev. II. J. Burleigh and
family will leave here next week for
Mount Ayr, Iowa, where they expect to
reside in the future. We are sorry that
it is necessary for them to leave Hazel
ton, but our loss will be IOwa's gain.
We learn from telegram that Everett
Anderson got into some trouble up at
Wellington, and he wants S25 to get
out on, but the old gentleman refuses
to advance the amount. He sent the
young man word to work his way out
this time. Rev. NJ. 7. Long moved
his family to Sharon, this week. The
HaZeiton creamery is receiving daily
about 5000 pounds of milk. This puts
in circulation among the farmers a nice
little sum each Saturday. This, of
course, is spent with our home mer-
chants, so that the creamery Will indi-
rectly benefit all classes Probate
Judge Edwards was in the city Thurs
day.. w. w. Fain's team became
frightened while in town Saturday, and
took little run, with the wagon at
tached to them. George Simpsons
blacksmith shop happened to be in their
way, and they went through one side.
over one of his FORCES and knocked down
one smoke stack, broke loose from the
wagon and came out of the scrape free
from injury. f. John Elmore was on the
SICK list all last week, but was able to
come to town Friday looking a little
slim. John Elmore has just finished
harvesting % acres of rye, and he thinks
he has 100 tons of firstclass feed off the
twenty-five acres. "A. E. Brown DUR
chased from Eli Benedict, of the Lodge.
three English Berkshire pigs, six weeks
old, for $50 each, and A. H. Peck got
Poland China pig from the same party
for $50, and still there are people who
claim that it don't pay to raise hogs in
Kansas. .Messrs. Burns, Burdett and
Tracey have purchased steam thrash
er and will be ready in short time to
threSh everything that crosses their
path. There was some talk for
short time Saturday of A. E. Brown
and 5. s. Robinson settling difference
of dollar by main strength, but it was
finally fixed up on easier terms. The
entertainment Friday night by the
HaZeltOn school was witnessed bv fulI
house, and was universally commended
as one OF the best of the kind ever
given at this place. HaZelton is Justly
proud Of her teachers. and the patrons
of the school almost unanimously favor
the same teachers for another term.
Another splendid rain Sunday morning
to cheer the farmers up. The follow
ing named farmers have purchased har-
vestersin Hazelton in the last few DAVIS
to harvest the immense wheat crop in
this vicinity: Hazelton Stock Farm. G..
George, j. r. Matthews, p. E. Stephen
son, Geo. King, John King, Jay AIber-
ding. o. Ii. Dunbar, Ben Virgins. ID.
B. Croll, w. l.. Gamble. II. B. Steck
j. IA. Robertson, C, Morgan, w. IT.
Chamberlain, q. III. Mundorff q Co.. F.
Il. Smith, iona Smith, John Bridges.
j. and w. Maltbie, A. w. Poe. John
Elmore and J. NJ. Mcmillan. The above
was all by one firm in little town in
the corner of the county. Where is the
town in Southern Kansas that can
make better showing, considering
everything -. There was over 5000
pounds of binding Irvine sold to the far
mers here last Saturday The tariff ON
it was about twenty-five dollars.
Twenty-tthree haryesters sold ia Hazel
ton at $40 each foots up to $500. Now
let the farmers figure up the tariff on
the different parts of machinery that 90
to complete harvester and see what
the difference would be and then don't
forget the result of the figuring. Yes.
terday was quarterly meeting day at
the NJ. E. church. w. E. Campbell. of
Kiowa, was in the city Sunday. view
ing Hazelton's fast horses. W.C.A.
Ladies, at no place in the county can
You have such variety from which 10
select your shoes. We are well stocked
mp in this line. The finest aud best are