Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-02-26
!: HAZELTON NEWS. ]

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L. Nj. Presnall has been on the feel
bad list for several days but il again
able to get to town.
At last Ed Goodan has gotten that
building iHcIosed and from this OH can
work on it rain or shine.
Jonathan Huddleson, of Indiana, was
here last week looking after farm he
owns east of Hazelton. 1t is his first
visit here since the winter Of 1890
The dance at Fishers Hall Friday
night must have been q warm number
judging from the general effects it had
on the building. However, they only
kicked the panel out of one docr.
b. n. Burr. of Wichita, was here on
business one day last week. He says
that Wichita IS getting there some
thing like she did in boom times but of
a more conservative nature than in for
mer days.
The fellow who has had his wheat
killed several times this winter is
knocked clear out this time, as that lit
tie snow last week gave 1T fresh start
and will no doubt keep it going till the
spring rains come.
Il. l. Keller has not been looking real
pretty for the past few days on account
of large patch of court plaster he
has attached to his face. He says it is
a boil, but it looks TO us like where
some one had thOughtlessly disputed
the wrong mans word.
The Fidelity Insurance Company has
had a man by the name of Spraul, from
Wichita, here the past few days, writ
ing up Insurance for some of our people,
and from the amount Of work he has
done, it seems that this is a good place
for that kind of business.
We notice T.P.Wilson has been spok-
en- OF as being the right man to make C.
1.Long want to go away back and think
the matter over, and we want to say
that we are for 7. P in preference TO
any other man that can DO selected if
he will consent to make the race.
H. G. Rodabaugh hltched up and
pulled for the new country early Sun
day morning, and D. D. German ex.
poets to leave for Lamar, Colo, Tues
day or Wednesday. He has already
sent all OF his property except one car
of cattle which he Will ship this week.
Prof. Bear, superintendent of the
Wellington schools, lectured Saturday
night at the M. E. church and it is
thought TO be the best that was ever
delivered in Hazelton. Everyone was
highly pleased and all claim that they
got more than their moneys worth.
Harvey Robinson got pretty well US
ed up one day last week while dCcter.
ing sick horse. He was caught under
the horse and used as a kind OF short
stop for the horse to roll against. He
got out. however, with no very serious
damage except one leg badly sprained
which necessitates the use of crutches
for time.
VIM. Myers has sold his farm south
east of HaZeltOn and will, so we are in
formed, try his luck in the new coun-
try. Mr.. Myers has only resided here
about year, but long enough for us all
to find out that he is frst.class citi.
zen and one that deserves to succeed
wherever he may 60.
: When Zeb Woodwork sold his farm
he requested A. M. Peck of Kansas
City TO buy him bank as he was going
TO quit farming and thought the bank
ing business would just about suit him
a few days ago he received a bank
through the mail aud it turned out to
be toy bank that A. Nj. had bought
him. He is now looking for someone
to take charge as cashier.
j. z. Caudlll, while moving his
wheat bins from the Missouri Pacific
road TO his lot up near the business
part of town, Saturday, had the mis-
fortune 10 get one of his fingers caught
between the building and one of the
3ackscrews and is now short some fin.
ger,besides j p. said he never wanted to
be a little boy so bad il his life, Just so
he could take good old time bawl like
he used to do when he got hurt.