Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-22
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The first OF the week was dedicated by
our marshal as dog days and it was aw-
full hard on the dogs that had not paid
their occupation tax.
Quite lot of much needed road work
was done the past week under the sup
ervision of &. n. Dicks.
We visited the Kiowa street fair one
day and saw some good races, also any
number of candidates. Heard Major
Harvey absolutely and artistically peel
the political hide off of one Of the
ablest speakers the republicans have.
We did not blame Mr.. Wall for no one
can, with any degree Of satisfaction,
defend an unjust cause.
Candidates have been rather scarce in
Bazeltontbe past week None have shown
up except E. 81. Nixon, G. w. Wilson, 8.
I. Field, w. P. Gibson, F. M. Shell, Geo.
Nelson, Parson Dibbens and few 9TH
ers. They ere getting to the point
where if there has been anything left
undone they come right back as soon as
they think of it and get things right.
At this writing II. N. Ayers is very
low with lung fever, and being nearly
80 years old and rather feeble, his re.
covery is very doubtful.
B. F. Henson cold his residence prop.
erty to w. T. Henson and has moved
his family to Driftwood, o. T.
Most of the Hazelton people spent
day or two at Kiowa last week and all
seemed well pleased with the result of
the fair. While there was not much of
imp rtance outside of the racing, every
one had good tine.
The Hezslton merchants have enter
ed into an agreement to close their bue-
mess houses at 7:30.
The prohihitionists had meeting at
Hszelton Saturday light. Parson Dib
bens and Geo. Graves were the speakers.
They did not have large audience and
most of those that were there were Ia
dies. Only about IL or Is voters. The
Parson made very impressive talk
political argument, and was wholly on
the moral question. He did not at any
time get away from the one issue. He
was followed by Mr.. Graves, who has
only been attempting to speak in public
since last Moncay, and we want to say
right here that Mr.. Graves,to our mind,
made the most effective talk of the two.
His talk was more practical and to the
point, and while he only talked for
short time, it was evident that he could
have held his audience tor much long
er time as everyone was apparently in
terested in what be had to say.
As the time for election draws near
it is becoming more and more evident
that the fusionists are gaining ground,
and have the other fellows on the run.
There are great many voters that have
at last decided that for once they will
try and dish out good dose of indie.
pendence that will go hard with the
bosses of the g. o. p. that have been for
so long fixing up tickets to suit them
selves.
Parson Dibbens stated in his speech
that one firm at Kiowa had lost $4,000
in trade since the wet ticket was elected.
This he attributed to the joints. How
men do differ in these matters. Some
of the Kiows men say that their loss of
trade was caused by the Choctaw rum
ming south of them and cutting off a
large amount of their trade. The Par.
son claimed that by some means the
joints we're enabled to get word when
warrant was issued that gave them time
to get their goods out before the sheriff
+ got there. This is not 81 eaking we'll for
the republican officials that are in DOW
or at the present time.
T. A. COLEMAN.