Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-09
HAzELroE ITEMS.

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E. S. Wright is taking lessons in BIZ
cycle riding. No bones broken yet, but
still there are good prospects.
Miss Winnie Cunningham, of Alya,
spent the past week visiting with Haz
elton relatives and friends.
No fights. no foot races. not even a
quarrel during the past week. It makes
US feel as If great reform had set in.
L. w. Fullerton transacted business
at Wichita last Thursday. He thinks
Wichita is much larger than Hazelton
j. e. b. HaIgis returned from visit
ing Instantly In Kansas City, and is
again filling orders for tirstclass baled
! hay.
Our council refused to accept prop
osItion on one OF our city bonds not yet
settled, to surrender 1t at so cents on
face. and interest.
Cistern water is getting to be about
! as important an article with our people
as either gold or silver, and equally as
OlmcuIC 10 DOTrOW.
L. G. Bridge has just returned from
visiting his son, Jim. in Colorado. He
brought several specimens of ore from
the Cripple Greek country.
The reported land sale OF John Hart
to d. M. Circle failed to be go, and
now E. E Sullivan has bought the
farm. This time it goes sure.
The S months old babe of MIR and
Mrs. Squire Boggs accidentlg fell into
pan of boiling hot water Wednesday
morning and died Thursday night.
Dave Jackson was playing in good
luck New Years day, and was invited
out to dinner. It is useless to say that
Dave did not make full hand in the
deal.
There are several cases of whooping
cough in town but the only one SO far
that is thought to be in any danger is
the infant of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Long
worth.
Mr.. John'Pfaff went over to George
Graves the other day just to see what
those fine short horn cattle looked like,
and never left until he had bought a
fine bull of George.
The little FIVE year old daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Wheaton died
last Thursday morning and was inter
red Friday morning. The cause OF her
death was diphtheria.
AT a meeting of the city council Sat
urday night j. d. Keller, marshal,
turned in about $4S collected from
those who have fenced up vacant lots
and used them for pasture.
During the past year there has been
an average of over 80 money orders per
month issued by our P. M, and just to
make showing of what could be done
the number was run up to 100 tue last
month.
L. 1. Mayfield is reported as having
learned all he cares to about the new
country south of us and is on his way
back to old Barber to locate. But then
this is really nothing new for they all
do the same thing.
Charity Lodge A. F. s. A. M. are
making preparations to break a new
goat soon. The old one which has
been in use so long will he turned out
to pasture. They have engaged for
mer COW boy for the first ride.
Attorney Kramer of the firm of Red
den & Kramer. Of EIdorado, was here
on legal business one day last week.
Mr.. Kramer was one of the leading
lawyers for the defense IN the celebrat-
ed Jessie Morrison murder trial.
Our merchants have been busy dur
ing the past week figuring up what they
are worth and trying to find out where
they are at, and from their appearance
all are we'll pleased with the way the
books are balancing up.
We met Squire Johnston new years
evening and were surprised at his look
ing like a stuffed toad until we learned
that he and Mrs. Johnston had taken
their first dinner of the year with Mr.
and Mrs. A. II. Robinson.
PostoGice Inspector Hosford, of WITCH.
tia, was here the first day of the new
century, tossing boquets at our efficient
z. M. over the excellent manner In
which the governments affairs are be.
ing looked after at this point.
j. ID. Keller has been employed by
the Cemetery Committee to take charge
of the cemetery grounds and see that
they are properly cared for. This we
consider very wise move, and one
that will give entire satisfaction to all
| parties.
Saturday while A. j. Hargis was at
tending the funeral of Squire Boggs' lit.
tie baby, he received telegram saying
that his wife and one of the children
was very sick and to come home al
once. He just managed to catch the
train in time to. get to the Lodge that
| evening.
A travelling photograph man was
here Saturday night, and some of his
| pieces were so rank that he had to be
invited off the street in order that de.
cent people might pass without having
to hold their noses to escape the often.
sive smell.
| Charley Tall eferro returned from
his Texas trip Saturday.
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