Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-02-04
HAZELTON NEWS.

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Mrs. D. B. Croll, of Fit. Worth, ia visit
inc with her father, N. B. Blsnton.
w. T. Henson shipped out lot of fat
cows to the Kansas City market one day
last week.
At their meeting Monday night the
Eastern Star took in tour new members
and have four more elected for their
next meeting.
W. l.. Gamble, former resident of
HazeltoD, but now residing at Enid, Wis.
tied with his brother j. F. and family
part of last week.
One of the most exciting and at the
same time the most pleasant occurrences
that occurred last week, was the arrival
OF two cars of coal.
g. W. Payne and D. W. Stephens,
HSz -lton's two leading carpenters, have
II contract at Kiowa that has been keep
ing them employed for the past week or
ten days.
Charles Alberding went out west
and we understand has secured a good
location. but just where we dad not
learn. He was forced to make change
on account of the sale of the j. w. Reed
farm.
At the next meeting of the city coun-
Gil We are going to have an ordinance
passed to have all scraps pulled of on
certain days of the week so that all may
have an opportunity to be at the enter.
tainment.
We have never seen the time in Feb
ruery when wheat was making euch q
growth as it is now, and cattlemen are
yet going to get quite good lot of pas
ture out of their wheat before time to
take of their stock.
We have q wedding set for the near
future, if the parties don't mislead as,
and we can hardly think that of them
But we are under a solemn pledge to
never hint it to anyone, co We won't
mention it-wouldn't do it for any thing
The young people are preparing for @
big dance at Fishers Hall on Friday
night Of this week, and as they have
year, they will no doubt make up for
loss of time when they get back there.
Shorty, the barber, and A. L. Kelley,
each was requested to make small
donation for the benefit of the city one
day last week. They were let off easy
as neither was very happy at the time
they got wrong, just little booty was
all.
B L. Drake, it is claimed, has q little
the finest lot of fat steers and hogs of
any man in this part of Barber. Be
has something over 800 head of steers
and perhaps as many hogs, and to make
it all the better B. L. is is one of the
beet feeders in the West and can put
more fat on a steer of a given size than
any other man we know Of
After taking out the partition in the
school house at Pleasant Valley, 30 as to
have more room and thus make. room
for about 20 or 80 more people, there is
still great demand for room At the
meeting Friday evening 20 or 80 had tn
stand. Guess We will have to take out
the east end Of the building yet.
At the Pleasant Valley Literary last
Friday night it was decided, after being
ably discussed, chat from this time on
-6he government should own all railroads
and telephone lines, so they had just
rs well begin TO prepare to turn over
their stock to Uncle Sam, but no water.
ed stock goes in this deal, Nothing but
what is gilt edged and worth it's face in
gold.
J. P. Caudill aud A. L. Kelley came
very near having a mixup one day last
week over q dog fight. Guns and pro-
fame language were brought to bear on
the case for all they were worth, but
only one ehot was fired and it went wild.
1t's reported thst both parties are resting
I'm their arms Tn re is no longer any
doubt 10 our minds about Hazelton com.
ing to the front.
Some Of the best scholars figure it out
that it will cost the big Seventh district
more to hold an election to elect some
enc to take Chester's place than his
eslsry will amount to for a whole term.
1t may be they are little high but not
much out of the way if we count the ex
pense of the candidates along with what
the dear people are called on to put up.
Bot honors We must have, let them cost
what they may.