Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-01-29
EHAZELTON NEWS.

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That literary society at Maple Grove
Is growing TO such an extent that there
is talk of building an addition to the
old school house to hold the audience.
Several land buyers have been here
the past week and the price of Barber
county farms are advancing and will
soon be al something near the actual
value of land.
That fellow who has been telling US
that we would not have any more win.
ter, went into hole s Saturday and pull.
ed the hole in after him and we can see
where he was right.
A young man came to town Sunday
morning from one OF the trains that
goes east early and when he arrived at
the Hotel had one of his ears badly
frozen. And that in sunny Kansas.
d, o. Edwards has spent the past
week at Anthony as witness in case
against j. n. Quick, and we learn that
Mr.. Quick came out on top just like
any other Hazelton man would expect.
to do.
Stock sold we'll at w. j. Norwood's
sale Thursday, especially cattle. The
only trouble we can see about the sale
is that next fall when w. j, comes back
and wants to buy some of those fine
milk cows back, he will have to pay
big interest on his money.
The Masonic school of instruction
being conducted by George F. Pond,
chairman of the Board of Custodians,
is bringing the Masons out every day ir
full force, and they have put their Goat
on full feed to be ready for what is
likely to follow.
Some excitement was caused Satur-
day night just after that Kansas breeze
struck the town by some one discover
ering big fire on top of the Fisher
building, but on a closer and more
cool examination 1t was found that one
of the fiues was burning ont.
w. Ii. Smith has put G.. W. Robinson
In charge of his meat market and it will
not be long until George will be able
TO cut fine pOrterhouse stake out of
any part of the carcass from the tail to
the horns. George always was quick
to learn.
w. l.. Dunbar, after having viewed
the promised land over down in the new
country. and having seen some of the
best as well as whole lot of inferior
quality of that country, has decided
that for the present he will try and b.,
content to stay in Kansas.
w. I'll. Smith has bought A. l.. Kel-
ley's meat market and will try to please
everybody in supplying them with the
very best of meats but he Will finally
| find out that no man can please all.
However We are satisfied that w. III.
will do the right thing by the people
and we predict a good business for him.
5. A. Stout has at last convinced US
that he is man of good judgment. In
stead of selling his farm and going to
Colorado, and having to move back in
the fall he has bought couple of good
farms adjoining his and Will remain in
Barber and spend his days in peace and
happiness, knowing that he is in one Of
the best counties in the state.
An agreement was entered into Mon
day whereby the merchants were to
close their business houses at O'Clock,
pm. prompt but we are opposed to this
move as it deprives the town loafers of
any place to loaf after that hour and no
one wants them at home as long as it
can be avoided.
LATER-Some of the merchants have
been keeping open until short time
after the others have closed and by this
time next week that agreement will be
cancelled and the town buns will be
happy.