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Mrs. C. F. Wheaton has been visiting
with her relatives at and near Anthony
the past week aud Charlie has been as
cross as Gagged bear during her alb
sence.
While brothers public sale last week
was not success in every particular.
Hogs, steers and mules sold we'll but
other stock sold for much less than it
was worth.
Trustee j. F. Gamble has about got
through investigating the people as to
their assessable worth, not their real
worth, and will make Ills report in the
next few days.
The Hazelton schools are preparing
tor grand big time on the last day of
school and it is safe to say that all will
be well entertained rs what Hazelton
undertakes Is usually done right and
this entertainment will be no exception
to the rule.
w. w. Garvin. who has been quite
sick for some time. is now very slowly
regaining his health. He had pretty
tough time OF 1t aRd for few days he
was thought TO be In dangerous con-
ditiOn. but with the best of care he is
now getting we'll.
A. j. Ayers IS in a rather bad condi.
ton. He has the California fever and
1t is thought by the physician that
nothing will effect a permanent cure
except trip out there, aud il that
don't do the work his case is beyond the
reach of mortal man.
We have heard some talk of the ele.
vator changing hands-the one on the
Mo. 2. If correct, We are prepared to
predict that whoever gets it will have
big paying business, as this is going to
De one of the big wheat years unless
something very unexpected happens.
Joe Watts, a former old timer here
but now located near Helmick, Kansas,
is wanting to get back TO where ne can
make good living with less work and
known long ago that it was bad idea
to leave here to expect to find a better
place.
James O'COnnell was up here last
week putting up sale bills in which he
is Offering to sell at public sale about
all of his earthly possessions with the
idea of trying his luck up in Canada.
Jim is a mighty good citizen and one
that will be greatly missed but then We
don't expect him to remain away any
great length of time.
The following named persons are ex
pected to look after the welfare of HaZ.
elton the coming year: G. F. Betty.
mayor; R 1. Keller, police judge; W. r.
Williams, j. w. Wright, II. IL. Brown,
j. B. Simpson and D. A. Morton, coun-
cilmen. There is but the one ticket
and it is now thought that they will all
be elected by good majorities.
Up to the present time there doesn't
seem to be any great excitement over
the coming congressional election and
unless something Is done to get the peo-
pie walked up to the fact that there is
going to be an election it is not likely
that many will quit their work to vote.
This was perhaps one reason for fixing
the date at the time it was
Did anyone ever see the ground in
better condition for a big crop at this
season of the year than now? Not
field of wheat is showing the effects of
any setback. and with the exception of
a small patch now and then that was
thinned out last fall by the hoppers a
better stand was never seen in this To-
cality. Look out for big crop and
probably low prices.
Kansas farms for sale. by w. G.. AL