Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-04-08
! HAZELTON NEWS. !

I.
s. S. Kincaid brought in his cattle
from Sumner county last week ard will
hold them here on his farm until the
grass on his ranch is little better.
Miss Luella Hull's school at Pleasant
Valley and Miss Myrtle Jarvis school
at Fairview will both close next We'd
nesday. 1t is no flattery to say that
both OF them have succeeded in giving
excellent satisfaction.
Landlord Caudill is spending a good
deal OF time and hard work in fixing up
things around the hotel and will soon
have one of the most attractive places
to be found, that is if he don't get tired
too quick and quit work.
l.. G. Rugg put one OF his little boys
on Q colt the other day that was thought
to be SO tame that it could not be coax
ed to do anything wrong. but it dumped
the boy of in short order and broke or
fractured some of the bones in one arm.
Last week. while branding cattle,
II. N. Ballard got one Of bis hands used
up badly by a calf kicking it. breaking
some of the bones in the back of the
hand. DR.. Burnett has got him fixed
up so that he will be all right in a few
days.
A silver medal contest is to be one
Of the features of the Maple Grove
school under the management of MISS
Peyton who is teaching there. The
entertainment will take place next
Thursday night. twill be worth go
ing distance to see.
Fl. S. Dicks & Son have added a side
line to their business in the way of
headers and binders. Fred will row
have to get pair of overalls so as to
look like he knew how to put up a ma.
chine. No man with full suit of store
clothes on can ever make the farmers
believe that he knows enough to set I'D
a machine.
Quite number of our people went
over to Corwin last Saturday night to
an entertainment given by the Corwin
literary society, The exercises consist
ed of Rotations, dialogues. vocal and
instrumental music. The affair was
conducted by two young ladies, Misses
Carmichael and Bruce. 1t was con-
test program between the two ladies as
to which could give the best entertain
ment. We did not remain to hear the
decision of the judges. Perhaps the
largest crowd ever in Corwin witnessed
this splendid entertainment.
The elevator erected by D. O. Ed
wards on the Mo. 2. last season has
changed hands and is now the property
OF company of farmers consisting of
5. N. and II. M. While, W. B. Combs.
w. 0. Buckles. o. P. Combs, w. L.
Barkley. John George. F. g. McLain,
Eli Buckles, A. IL. Robinson, w. Il.
EcClung and j. F. Gamble. The prop.
erty was valued in the sale at $4,000.
Preliminary steps were taken last Sat
urday for a charter for the new firm to
do business under the name of the Haz-
elton Elevator 20. +. G. McLain was
elected president, II. M. While treasur-
er and j. F. Gamble secretary for the
first year. This places the elevator in
the hands of a number of our best citi.
zens and it is hoped by our people that
they will make it as great success as
die the former owner
1t is little strange that while the
people around the county seat are call
ing meeting to try and get the com.
missioners to bore for oil, the taxpayers
at Sharon are to meet on the same day
to register kick against high taxes.
The HaZelton people are not as rule
much inclined to find fault with their
lot in any respect. but when it comes to
asking the county to put up the money
to experiment for oil or any other old
thing Of which, If successful, the real
benefits will finally 60 to some person
with capital, and if failure the tax
payers can quietly pocket the loss, then
they ar q inclined to say no. While at
the same time if it was something of
which All would have an equal share in
the benefits they would say 60 ahead.
But suppose the hole ia sunk and plen-
ty of Oil is found would the county or
the taxpayers have the full benefits of
the experiment, or would it only be an
inducement for some one with plenty
of cash to 60 after the oil on some 9th
er land near the county farm and let
the taxpayers pay for it just as they