Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-12-23
HazeItoil Items
By w. c. Afford

All OF the schools in this part of the
county Will give weeks vacation dur
ing the holidays.
Mrs. I. r. Maltbie will spend Christ
mas with her daughter, Mrs. John Blan-
ton, near Lawton.
The Pleasant Valley school Will have
weeks vacation to give the kids lit
tie rest during the holidays.
Miss LuelIa Hull, teacher at Pleasant
Valley, made the little folks feel good
Friday by treating them to oranges
and candy.
j. r. Garner has bought the interest
of D. A. Morton in the mercantile bus
mess. We bespeak for the new firm a
good run OF business.
&. II. Stewart. so we are informed.
had the misfortune TO loose nine head
of cattle few days ago by straw
stack falling on them.
The HaZelton Coal and Lumber Co.
have just put in one of the finest wagon
scales eyer put in by anyone here at a
cost of little over $50.
Rev. w. A. Posey left last week to
attend family reunion at his old home
in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He will
be absent about ten days.
The a. II. T. A held meeting Sat
urday and added several names to their
membership. They are in good shape
to attend to anyone that feels inclined
to try stealing.
a Christmas tree is one of the feat
ures contemplated at each one of the
churches and the little folks are look
| ing forward to the event with a great
deal of pleasure.
Henry Knorp says from this time on
he don't want to hire any more help
on the farm. Mrs. Knorp and the boy
is getting along fine but Henry is not
doing as we'll as the doctor would like
The Masons conferred the second de-
gree on Elwood jacobson and the third
degree on Thomas Cunningham last
Tuesday night. This makes a total of
about 50 degrees conferred during the
past year.
We failed to mention last week that
at the S. S. convention. Oliver Eweu
was re- elected president for this dis
trlct by unanimous vote. Everyone
seemed to real.ze that no better man
can be found for the position.
Isn't it little strange that SO, long as
hogs and cattle are alive the prices ale
low, but just as soon as they are sold, TO-
the packers and slaughtered and put in
shape for use the prices go right Up TO-.
republican prosperity figures
D. q. Edwards spent part of last
week in the oil fields over in the. east
ern part of the state. lie came home
feeling awful good over the outlook.
| We hope Dan will strike 1t rich as no.
man is more deserving than he is.
Robert Webb left last week FOR his
hone At Glrard, Illinois. 1t is safe to
bet that within a reasonable length of
| time that Bob will be back IA this part
Of Barber. There is very attractive
young lady that will act as magnet to-
UIdW Dlm DaCK.
at the literary society FRIDAY night
1t was decided in favor of the present
Sytem of raising taxes, so it will not be
necessary to change our laws this year
The next question that will be settled
will be prohibiting foreigners from
coming over here to do Our voting
The society decided not to meet next
Friday night. That Will give us an
extra week to get over Christmas fes-
! Invites.
At their election Dec 18th. the Ma.
sons elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
| W. &. Alford-W. NJ.
D. w. Stephens--S. w.
G. F. Betty. w.
s. II. Dicks-Treasurer.
j. F. Gamble-Secretary
Ebert CANDLES. d.
A. j. Ayers. u.
J. p. Caudill-S. s.
Reese Clark. S.
FL. II. BrOwn-Tyler.
F. G. McLain-Chaplain.
We heard good republican. one that
never did vote any other ticket, remark
the other day after hegot his tax state
ment that he would be awful glad if
some one would show him why it was
necessary to add about Eve thousand