Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-08-12
HAZELTON NEWS. :


Miss Alpha Tincher of Sharon was in the
city one day last week.
That nice little rain Thursday was a great
help to our corn and put another smile on the
farmers faces.
Ex-County Attorney Samuel Griffin was in
the city on Saturday on his way to some point
east on legal business.
Lee GOodan has got all of Colorado he can
stand for the present. He and his family have
returned to Hazelton.
Miss Auda Mason Of wellington. stopped
over here or day last week on her way 10 Wis.
it her folks in Woods county.
s. S. Kincaid brought in from his ranch last
week three car loads OF fat. cattle which he
will ship to Kansas City this week.
J. P. Caudill is having that hotel dressed up
with . new coat Of paint. J. P. never let's up
on pushing things. Wish we had whole lot
of such pushers.
John Hart. after trying Colorado for over q
year. has found out that it don't compare with
Barber county and is now content to make
this his home.
Judge Simpson has been having the time of
his life for the past two or three weeks. He
has been pestered with from three to six OF
Jobs comforters during this time.
Will Hackney of Woodward county, camped
on the town site last Saturday night the first
time in IL years. Will at one time thought
that he would be q resident of this locality for
all time but like few others went wrong.
Seward I. Field was in the city one day last
week on legal business. 1t seems that some
one with nose set right to get into the affairs
Of others had worked up law suit among the
Henson relatives, but the suit was settled out
OF court.
Stephens and While Brothers have been hav-
ing some bad luck with their machines. hence
have not done much threshing for the past
week. but after having made some liberal APP
preparations for repairs they are again ready
for business.
The Maddox preliminary sst for the 9Th was
put through in regular order. Maddox was
put under bond to appear at the next term of
court to answer to the charge of assault with
intent to kill. This is one of those unfortunate
affairs that ought never to be among neigh
bors.
Fred Bell is fixing up his wagon with good
cover and next Wednesday he and his family
will start on trip through Oklahoma, visiting
their relatives and taking a good rest from
their IabOrs. Their principal point of destina-
ton will be Hennessy. They will be absent
about three weeks.
Sim Hall is reported On his way back from
Colorado and we are expecting any time to
hear OF the German boys and j. Fl. Hardin
doing likewise. IT is almost impossible for
one to ever get it out of his mind that Kansas
can be beat. They say that every time one of
the Hazelton boys stops to rest his back while
hoeing in a Lamar beet field he invariably
turns his face toward Kansas.
The Pleasant Valley school-district 53-has
given the school for the coming term to Mise
Luella NJ Hull. Miss Hull had the school last
winter and gave such excellent satisfaction
that the board was unanimous in Offering her
the school at an advance Of $40 per month ov-
er last winter. The board had . number OF
applications for the place but Miss Hull had
the advantage of knowing the children and
knowing just where to start in 80 that not q
day would be lost getting onto the work.