Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-20
HazeltOn Items
By W. c. Afford

| Lee Bridge has invested in rubber
tired buggy and is now well equipped
to take the girls buggy riding.
j. G. B. Hargis was taken very sick
last Friday and had a close call. He is
now thought to be out of danger.
w. r. Williams moved into his now
house last week and is now for the first
time in good many years living IN his
own house.
Mrs. w. E. Gamble has been serious
ly sick for several days. At last &C.
counts she was thought to be little
better.
WilfProck had mighty fine horse
burned in Mr.. CANDLES barn. In fact
it was the best horse he had and worth
at fair valuation, $40.
Spencer Davis has moved into his new
home east Of town. He hasa good house
and barn and is one of the best fix
ed farmers in that part Of the township.
Geo. Payne Is getting tired Of paying
rent every month and having nothing
to show for 1t. He will begin building a
residence on his town property IN few
days.
There is going to be a wedding next
Thursday near here We are sworn to
not give names and this is all we dare
say at this time. Next week we can
have our say.
M. Z. Cavanaugh is having quite a
lot of improvements added to his farm
south Of town. He now has a very
comfortable farm dwelling and it is in
first-class repair.
The early planted corn IS coming up.
Garden truck will soon be ready to eat.
Fruit trees are in full bloom and wheat
never looked better than now at this
season OF the year:
L. M. Landreth who traded for the
Albright farm south of town has moved
the buildings out nearer the road and
added more to them and is now com.
fortably located and On fine farm.
A letter from James Hackney who
lives at Homestead, o. T., informs us
that the wheat down there was done
up for want Of rain. He writes that
they have had no rain to wet the ground
since last July.
j. F. Gamble had the misfortune to
have his barn burned one night last
week. He lost a lot of alfalfa seed,
three sets of harness, grsnary and lot
of other things making the loss foot up
about $500 with no insurance. Cause
Of fire unknown.
F. G. Nolan has purchased the ele-
Yator on the Santa Fe and the Hazelton
people can now count on always getting
the very best price for their grain. for
both are good men for the business, j.
F. Gamble being in charge of the other
elevator.
S. S. Klncald returned Tuesday last
from trip to California and from
there to Pennsylvania. He went 20 at
tend the funeral of a cousin who died
in the former and was buried in the
latter state. Mr.. Kincaid was made
executor of his estate and will make
another trip to Pennsylvania soon to
settle up the estate.
Robt. Garvin started last Friday to
visit his old friends in Kentucky. This
IS his first visit there since he came
here several years ago, but he can go
back and show something for the time
spent here. When he landed here he
had nothing but is now well fixed. But
that is nothing unusual for people COM
ing here that have the nerve to stay.
Now, Mr.. Editors, don't have any
bench warrant issued and will plead
guilty and come in some day and paw
the costs and not do so any more, for
am now fully convinced that so far as
1 have been able to see Kansas is a long
ways ahead of either Illinois, Iowa or
Nebraska, these being the places Wis
tied and it is safe to count on my stay
ing in windy Kansas the rest of my life.
Santa Fe Specials.