Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-08-13
! HAZELTON NEWS. !


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T. W. Blake sold his livery stable interest to
B. F. Henson last week.
]. B. Simpson sold his black smith shop and
lots to Lee Goodan and Will Barkley.
Will Barkley and Lee Goodan bought B. F.
HensOn's livery outfit. except the building
They will build a barn and try their luck at
the livery business.
We learned in an indirect way that Shirt
Fullerton was badly bitten by cat the other
night but have not learned any of the particu-
lars.
All in one day last week we had the pleasure
of shaking hands with candidates Walker. Net-
son. Haun. Lane aud Gleason. aud the cam
paign has not ye: opened.
Those fine rains Thursday night and Friday
night of last week have put new life In the bus
mess of preparing land for a wheat crop. Look
out fora big acreage this fall.
The latest is pool and billiard room to be
opened up IN Hazeton. As matter of fact
as quiet as it is being kept. Hazelton is just
gradually getting on her feet again.
NC. Cavanaugh Is having large bin built
on his city property to store his rents. re has
got tired of letting the other fellow fix the
price for which he shall sell his wheat and
corn.
W.T.. Goodan has closed out his business to
Ed. Goodan, ana in the>future won't be pester-
ed by those unexpected calls from the ladies
of Hszcton. w. F. is quite a ladies' man, but
he prefers to do the calling himself.
1t is an impossibility for one to get bottle
of beer in Hazelton and yet for the past two
weeks there seems to be some means by whick
a good many get something that makes them
wobble when they walk, and they usually
come from the direction of Kiowa.
Stock sold we'll at Dave Jackson's sale last
week, especially hogs. They sold by the head
| Only about 20 head of cattle were sold. The
| lowest price any sold for was one little scrub
| calf for 81. 4.15 and the highest price paid for
| any one animal was $3.50 for fine Short
| horn COW.
! At the present time we have in Kansas, Nc
! Kinley republicans, Roosevelt republicans,
Burton, Leland. Long, Bailey, Curtis and specf
al printer law republicans but not a single re-
publican have we that has dared to say so who
| has any promises to make for the interest of
Kansas or Barber county.
At the adjourned meeting of Hazelton schoo.
district very large crowd was present. iR
fact two-thirds of the board was there, to-wit:
Mr.. Betty and Mr.. Edwards. Mr.. Edwards was
| reelected treasurer and j. f. Gamble was
| elected clerk to fill out the unexpired term of
your correspondent. They voted q tax levy OF
| 20 mills. They voted to have an months
/ school. Edwards was elected by / majority
and Gamble two. Pretty close but it was all
| the votes they had.
| G. 8. Gleason has leased his farm to Henry
Knorp ana is now ready for the campaign
| and also to be ready too take charge Of fhz
probate judges office but something over ksE
| of the voters of this county have 1t in the1
| heads to let another man fll this office. Az
| by the way this reminds that we heard G
very prominent republican say the other day
that they did not expect to elect Gleason, but
| that he was a very good man to trade on. He
was put on for that purpose To assist in the
| election of E. Fl. Nixon. But they may find
that our people are not out for trades this
fall, as they expect to elect their ticket and do
| it without any trading.