Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-02

III. -" oeoue sisitou az AVA part
Of last week.
]. 9. B. Hargis went to Kansas City
to spend Christmas with his family.
The entertainment at the M. E..
church Christmas eve was complete
success.
F.. s. Smith and wife, of Alva, SAM
pied Christmas turkey with friends at
Hazelton.
Neyon Herr had TO come to Hazelton
to find real live town in which to
spend his Christmas.
w. +. Burns and e. w. Elder spent
their Christmas chasing the poor coyote.
They brought in two scalps.
l.. G. Rugg sold w. T. Henson nice
bunch of coming 2-year old steers We'd
nesday, confederation SIS per head.
Fred and Arch Harrington came
down from Wichita to spend Christmas
with their many friends IN this locality.
On account of too much Christmas
and small dose of grip. Jessie Webb
was laid up for repairs part OF the week.
Will Gamble and Oliver Rodenbaugh
had little standup and knockdown to
''sorter" smooth of their Christmas
feelings. No one was seriously hurt.
About thirty men and boys with as
many dogs went on wolf chase Christ.
mas, and about the same number came
back without any wolf to show for the
chase.
D. NJ. Circle bought the John Hart
farm three miles northwest of town.
we did not learn the exact sum paid
but 1t was near 81 Goo D. NJ. is get
ting to be one Of our large land owners.
j.. A. Lester was over at George T..
Graves one day this week and brought
home couple of those fine pure Poland
pigs. That is the only kind George
keeps in stock and they are good ones.
Billie Millar was here Thursday look
ing up evidence on his contest for a
seat in the legislature. lie did not find
anything wrong with the Hazelton part
Of the election.
w. z. Bruce was over from Corwin
one day this week hunting real good
lawyer, hence he had to try another
town, as the only one here is not rated
as being more than about third or
fourth class one.
E. R. German returned from his PROS
pecting trip in the west part of the
state Tuesday, and reported that he
did not make deal out there for any
land, as the price was little more than
he had expected.
j. II. Hardin got home Thursday
from his trip out west, and be, like Mr..
German. failed to bring home any west
ern farms with him. After all expect
they will find that old Barber is about
as we'll suited for their purpose as any
other part of the state.
A MIR. Kinney from Illinois was here
looking for location Thursday. He
went from here to Oklahoma to see
some Of their boom priced lands.
Fred Bell and Miss Dollie Stevens
were married one day last week. Fred
is one of our popular young men WI
has been rying to farm and keep bach
four miles south of town, but finally
got to where he could no longer eat his
own cooking. Miss Stevens is one of
Barber county's most successful teach
ers. Her parents reside in Oklahoma.
We congratulate them both on their
excellent choice and trust that the mum.
Der of little Bells may wonderfully in.
crease in Barber county.
Rey. Hayes has sold his tine driving
team to DR.. Burnett. This puts the Dr..
in possession OF one Of the best driving
teams IN this part OF the county,
DR.. Huntington has written friends
in Hazelton saying that he has decided
not to return to Hazelton TO practice.
but will remain in Anthony. This will
be great disappointment to the Dr.
many friends in this locality.
DIR. burnett, 80 NO arc informed. Las
purchased DR.. DunniEs toa'a residence
property in Hazelton and viii seen DO
living at home. We ande.ctand that
his mother and sister In Missouri will
come here to keep house FOR BIN.
We understand that John l.. Lester
has decided not 30 fight tne contest fL
cd against him ioz 6. soat Il shs iagisis- |
ture by Bill Mill.r. i,r. Lester bar 10 |
doubt mad sufficient experience in noti- |
tics to know that Il is Folly &C. ors q |
spend good monsy In !. iight agssnst |
republican majority. When G n.n
goes into court kncwing that Tie cert |
has already decided the casc sasilst |
him. and thai t,.s iary ia packed |
against him, he eimpiy PUTS himself in |
a position to ioss everything. with the |
added expense, sad the bsst was or IL
to save Jour money. THIS Is no doubt |
the view Mr.. Lester has ts.s5n, aud |
none can condemn his course,
In starting Oh tbs nev yesr and can.
tury we are not going &c saeke any spe-
cial resolves nor giYe others afyioe, for |
the reason thst noEe &C ns taYs any
way near lived up to our knowledge OF |
right, and GO long as we have rot done
half as well as We might, it Is useless
to advice and resolve, and then break |
our resolutions ths RTst tine re arr
tempted. The only way re eau put
ourselves in q position TO ad7iss is 10
first make improvements In cur own
lives. and then re raay, possibly be in |
position to advise others. Until spcf, |
time we ara Coino In Jef off,cru oJo~e