Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-04-02
HaZeltOn Happenings,

George w. Brown is now the sole pro-
prietor of the Hazelton Express, he hay
ing purchased Mrs. Moons interest. :.
The tariff on wire is not very big if one
only figures the cost of one pound; but
let the farmer fence $50 acres with three
wires, and then see what he has had to
pay to help fill the pocket of some mil
liOnaire. I'D. j. Whallen has treated
himself to new buggy and fine driv-
ing horse . AT the alliance meeting
last Saturday the following persons were
elected officers Geo. B. Johnston, pres
ident; Ed. German, Yice-president FL.
Harden, secretary P. M. Stephenson,
assistant secretary A. H. Peck, treas
urer; j. w. Gass, business agent; w.
r. Brown, doorkeeper; John Lucas,
lecturer; w. T. McClung, assistant lee
turer. "A gentleman was up here Sat
urday. and IN speaking of Kiowa he
stated that the saloons or joints were
running wide open day and night, but
of course this is kept so quiet that the
sheriff and county attorney do not know
that there is such thing as intoXica
ting liquors in kioWa. There Is going
to be fun on the border if they ever find
out that the law IL being violated at that
town on the border. OF course If l. F.
ney prohibition woGiidd have been DOOM
ed forever in Barber county. Rev.
Fay was returned to the Hazelton clr-
cult for another conference year, and
we think, under the circumstances, it
was the best thing the conference could
have done for Bazelton. f. B. Peck
came very near losing his fine stallion,
Prince, Monday, but with prompt treat
ment he is now about well again. .
The HageltOn school will give grand
entertainment on next Friday, consist
ing of music, declarations, reading and
orations, and will raise their new flag,
bought by the school. The storm last
Thursday did considerable damage in
this vicinity. A large number of fiues
were blown down. Dr. Erwin's barn
was moved off the foundation about
from the front of the hotel. White
heads buggy shed was partly blown
away. The tin roof on Follett q Ed
wards store was raised up, and partly
blown away. Nearly all the small out
buildings we're blown down. The lum-
Der yard looks like it had been struck
by cyclone. The roof was lifted off
the brick house occupied by BE. Drake,
one and half miles east of town. C.
NJ: Powell and j. A. Warren are two
men who have never voted any except
the straight republican ticket, anu ~. Sct -.
have been strongly in favor of protec-
ton. Last Friday they got to talking
tariff, and Mr.. Warren informed Mr..
Powell that he had, of late, been look
ing into the tariff question, and had
come to the conclusion that tree trade
was better tor the Kansas farmer than
the present tariff. When such men as
Mr.. Warren begin to do missionary
work for tariff reform. their influence
will be felt in the g. o. p. for right, as
against extravaganza and broken prom
lseS. :. Rev. B. E. Shawhan delivered
a lecture Saturday night, in the N. E
church, to good honse. His subject
was, That Boy, or the Coming Man. ,
-. Il. G. Julian finally won the attach.
ment suit that has been holly contested
by both sides since March 7th, with a
few adjournments. i. If prohibition
prohibits in Barber county we would
like to know how it is that man car
spend 500 on an S-day drunk and never
leave the county =. The alliance al
Hazelton have shipped in few listers
and they claim that they are making 2
good profit by the operation. Some
few persons have planted corn, and the
majority are now ready to plant. The
corn Will mostly be planted during the
Ssayt two weeks. The alliance elected
delegates, Saturday, to attend the cOun
ty alliance The same ones were elected
that were sent to the organizing meet
ing of the county alliance. w. G. A.