Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-11-12
/ HAZELTON NEWS. ]

Nl-on got only democrat votes in
HaZelton, but then Walker got few OF
his votes, hence the nice majority for
Walker.
The prohibitionists had their last
meeting in Hazelton; they had good
crowd at their meeting Monday night.
ParsOn Dibbens and G.. l.. Graves we're
the speaker; both have improved won
derfully since their first meeting here
and if they had been on an equal foot
would have made it rather interesting
tor some one.
II. n. Ayers Is still very low, and not
much hopes of his ever being any bet
ter; he Is now nearly so years OF age,
and haYing been IN rather Door health
for some time, makes his recovery very
doubtful.
w. w. Fain will start some time this
week for trip out III Beaver county.
Mr.. Fain IS about 50 years of age but Is
hale ans leartj, and can get over
great deal of ground for man of his
age.
j. G. Betty bought the farm adJoln
ing town on the southwest, Of B. F.
Henson, last week, the consideration
being 81 900. This gives John mighty
cheap farm, and closes out the last bit
of real estate that Mr.. Henson owned
in Barber county.
+. A. Eastman bought of the Fisher
Bros, an so acres that joined him on
the north, thus making him full half
section and one of the choice farms in
this locality. We understand that he
paid an even $500 and got bargain at
that.
d. 0. Edwards has about got the ad,
ditiOn to his elevator completed and
when done he can handle all the grain
that is liable to come this way for a
long time.
l.. w. Fullerton and A. l.. Kelley
were at Wichita again on the George
Robinson case. George was bound over
again to await the action of the U. S.
court in March. George is having a
whole lot OF trouble over that $41 check
and the end IS not yet.
The Presbyterian folks had an oyster
supper at Blake's hall last Saturday
night, and. judging from the crowd,
they must have made some money out;of
it, for there were but few in this local
ity who didn't take supper with them.
Wheat and rye is showing up well
but the choppers" are getting a good
lot of it IN some fields. A good rain is
what Is now wanted, to increase the
growth, so as to get away from them.
The quietest election ever held in
Hazelton was last Tuesday; not man
got out of sorts and everyone seemed
anxious to assist in getting the compli-
Gated ballot voted right; republicans
and democrats took pains to show each
other how 1t should be done and nearly
everyone seemed to be from Missouri
and had to be shown.
Not single vote lost IN Hazelton
SO"ACAIps IhIO cRO0ho III Out
people; every man voted for whom he
desired and had the pleasure Of having
his vote counted just as be intended it.
Not many townships in Kansas can say
as much.
No one ever supposed that Mr.. Glea-
son ever voted for democrat in his life,
but good many democrats voted for
him in this precinct; hereafter he
ought to be little more liberal and
vote for the man and not for the party,
for If he is elected it was the democrats
who elected him.
One Of the leading politicians has
learned by Tuesday 8 results In Hazel
ton, that the purchasabIe vote down
here is very small; in fact it didn't
count out worth a cent.
Billy Raun got lots of republican
votes and so did Lane get good mum.
Der OF democrats, hence, while Billie
was working on republicans, Lane was
after the democrats.
Martin got 8 votes that voted the
straight democratic ticket till they got
down to the county ticket.
Fifteen OF Parson Dibbens votes
Wora sfraiOhf domnoroto ~, %ho eto,o