Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-22
: HAZELTON NEWS.

Corn is needing . rain and needing 1t
badly
Hot, hotter. hottest. 100 to lO6 and
up has been the way we have had it for
the past few days.
Another ice cream parlor was opened
up last week. j. p. Caudill 10 the pro.
prietor.
DR.. Cloud. of Kiowa, has been called
to consult with DR.. Burnett over the
injury done to Mr.. Bridge by Mr.. Mad.
dox.
The Sullivan boys residing on the
Hazelton Stock Farm had the misfor.
tune to lose good share OF their wheat
one day last week by fire from q rail.
road engine.
We learned today that the city mar.
shall OF Kiowa had warrant for some
OF the Hszelton boys. II this is true
they are not likely to go to Kiowa the
next time they want to irrigate.
Threshing is in full blast all around
here. Wheat is making from Is to 20
bushels. Rye is making a very poor
showing and oats not up to what was
expected by at least third.
Quite number OF Hazelton people
visited the Lodge last week to be pres
ent at the graduating exercises, and by
the way Hazelton is keeping right up
with the band wagon in the education.
al line as well as in every other line.
1t il really amusing to see how our
honorable representative is shelling out
his salary to assist the flood sufferers
since the special session closed. Any
way he might donate that 1925 attor,
neys' fees; 1t came so easy he would
hardly miss it.
The damage suit between Mrs. Bow.
erb VS.. Blake ct. al. was not in every
respect what was hoped for and it is the
intention Of appealing to the district
court. The suit for possession of the
building has not been filed yet but 'is
expected to be in few days.
Bob Dunbar says he don't have to
work any more since a fine boy has
| come to stay with him. Bob will find
out that it will not be many years until
that boy will make him toe the mark.
This reminds us that in the past 4 or 5
months there have been four pairs of
twins born In this locality, and would
have been five if Alb Burns hadn't left
when he did as they write back to their
HaZelton friends that they have q
matched team-boy and a girl.
Last Tuesday very bad scrap took
place between 7. G. Bridge and Walter
Maddox near the residence of Mr..
Bridge four miles north of HazeltOn.
They got into a dispute over some
wheat that had been washed down
from Maddox's farm by the food and
he accused Mr.. Bridge of stealing, and
from words they got to blows. Mad
dox had pitchfork In his hand and
used 1t to thrash Bridge with. He
wound up by knocking him down and
pounding him up pretty badly with the
fork, knocking one of his thumbs out
OF place, broke one arm and bruised
HIM in several places. Mr.. Bridge is
confined to his bed but is getting along
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances. Maddox was arrested
under a charge Of assault with intent
to kill and was put under $500 bond
to appear for trial Monday. the Goth.
The county attorney came down at
that time TO prosecute the case.
LAST WEEKS ITEMS RECEIVED TOO
LATE.
Will Ayers is here now looking for a
location to open up barber shop.
Mrs. Ayers has returned from her
visit with Will and her daughter IN the
western part Of the state.
w. H. Robinson's wheat tested from
So to 60 and l.. G. Riggs from 50 to SO,
making much better test than last
season.
F. w. Goodan has quit Hazelton and
is now holding down his claim in
Beaver county. He expects 20 be ab.
fent about two months.
The Ice Cream Social at Fairview
schoolhouse Friday night proved to be
just what was expected-a grand sue.
cess, and everyone had . pleasant
time.
Rev. Moore, the minister who
| breaches In the Preabvteria0 church