Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-05-07
: HAZELTON NEWS.

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N. C. Cavanaugh is having an addition built
to his reside nee. G.. w. Payne is doing tie
work.
o. II. Dunbar is having some imprOvems nts
made on his city dwelling; in fact most every
one in town is i'm proving some.
George Shaw is painting buildings In the
Fisher block that belong to ]. Z. Fisher. and is
also painting B. +. HensOn's new dwelling.
The Ballard boys have had their house NOV.
ed out of town to their farm two miles west.
They either had to do this or build more onto
their farm residence.
Attorney G. N. Martin a. here last Thurs
day between trains on his way to Anthony on
legal business. He made us o cshort visit
while waiting for the train.
T.w. Blake is having his store room length
ened out 30 as to connect withthe.ware room
On the north, thus giving him some much
needed room and mkaing it more convenient.
Fred Dicks. Tayior Cutlip and Jesse Webk'
were all initiated into the mysteries of Free
Missionary last week, which makes Is out OF a
that have been initiated during the past few
weeks.
Mrs. b. II. Dicks has been very sick for the
past few days and is not expected to recover.
The trouble is the result Of an injury received
In house cleaning or at least that is supposed
to be the trouble.
Prof. Ira Stout left last week to attend
school at Emporfa again this season. " lille the
Professor is already as good as there Ia in the
county. he believes there ID still room at the
top and is going up to see for hi mself.
W.T.. Henson and J. R.,Garner are feeding
0R hot thQv nl1t
on the market about the first of June and also
c. F. Henson is feeding bunch of about 80
head that he will have ready for the June
market.
City Marshal Keller, with some good help,
did quite lot Of much needed work on the
streets and sidewa ks last week and with bit
more OF the same kind of workIwe will soon be
so that we will not be ashamed to receive VS.
ttors to our city.
Track Brothers of Corwin have about closed
a deal which will mean another livery end
feed stable in Hazelton. They will build On
the corner of the block west of the hotel
and will have as good location for stable
as can be found in town
Harry Fox has bought the storercom adjoin-
ing T. w. Blake on the west and will add TO it's
length several feet and At it up for public
hall. Harry is a f1rst-class fiddler and he
wants some place for the young people to
dance 80 he can furnish the music.
Judging from the way matters showed up
last Saturday It is going to be necessary for
our businessmen to put up few more hitch
racks in front of their places of business or
some of their regular and perhaps their best
customers will have to SIT and hold their hOrs-
ee when in town. The rack demand is in
creasng every week.
AT the meeting of the city council last week
they auctioned of the old city cooler and city
pound. neither of which was of any further
value to the city as our people have learned
that it Is best to take care of their stock, thus
doing away with the need Of a city pound.
The disposition to do right has done away
withIthe demand for cooler.
That rain Sunday morning will put the
farmers in much better spirits. Most Of them
thought the wheat crop was about knocked
out but few days now to recuperate in will
make them onder what they were scared at.
Kansas beats the world for not doing things
by halves and most Of us ought by this time.
to be acquainted with the country enough to
at least not get scared until we are right sure
we are hurt.
Last Thursday while Dan Morton and Oliver
were driving from Corwin in one
of B. F. Henson's livery rigs. one of the hors-
es got kis tail oyer the line and Immediately
TO get out of there in just any old
way. And not to be outdone, Dan also made
quick work of getting out of there, and in do
ing 80 he left life-size portrait Of himself in
the road. Oliver not seeing any very good
chance to get out, stayed with the team until
ii run into the wire fence and cut the horse
That caused the trouble in several different
patterns. but with the assistance of DR.. Bar
nett the horse was stitched back together and
Is still in the ring but somewhat disfigured.
that whenever a man got too big for his old
political party or his party failed at some very
critical time in the life Of the man to recog-
nize his power and ability to lead the process
sion. that he invariably goes over to the en-
envy, explains to them what great influence he
had in the old party and how he can just sim
ply ruin the old party by taking most of its
voters with him and then he Immediately
wants office, Now the query is, if he was of
such importance and had such great power
and influence over the voters, why is it that he
is not already ct the head of the procession
and controlling his old party, instead of hunt
ing for the uppermost seat in the camp of his
old enemy.
First Published in the Barber County Index