Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
HQzeH0n Items.

NJ oiU L. L ICIu W6S mere one DAY last
week on legal business.
Dr. jacobson has returned from ST.
Louis and other points.
We are pleased to say that Mrs. j. F.
OamOlo Is still slowly improving.
j. +. Gamble bought another l6O acre
farm last week for the small sum OF
$2OOO.
School began in district So Monday
morning with Miss Alpha Iincher as
teacher.
A. A. Fausett is preparing to build
a residence IN HaZelJon. We are quiet.
ly getting there III good shape.
j. y. b. HaTgls had a lot of rye burn
ed III the stack one night last week.
Ii IL not known how the ire originated.
The line rain Saturday night was just
what the farmers were wanting. 1t Will
enable them to 90 ahead and put out
that big wheat crop this fall.
u. COnger of Lambert, Ok, was here
the latter part OF last week. He admit.
ted that we had the advantage over
them in the way of good crops.
y. 4. Glmmick has gotten back from
Indiana and seemed to be glad to get
back. He informs, US that Barber is
ahead or any place he saw ON his trip.
quite number Of the g. o. p. fellows
attended the county convention from
this place just to see who the bosses
had decided to nominate for slaughter
this fall.
The A. II. I. A. elected officers as
follows: w. G. Afford, president: j "A.
Lester, vice president; j. V. Patterson,
secretary; F. e. McLain, treasurer; w.
I. McClung, guard; r. w. Elder, mar
shall. They Will meet again in two
weeks to vote on several applications
for membership.
L. NJ. Pressnall had close call last
week by having wagon loaded with
wheat run over him. He was thrown
off the wagon and came out with three
ribbs broken, both thighs badly bruised,
one hand mashed and pretty generally
used up. DR.. Burnett thinks he will be
able to be out soon.
w. 0. Buckles has laid aside every
thing for the past few days and is Civ.
ing his whole time and attention to
that new democrat at his house. Of
course it will be q years before he can
| vote. Warren intends he shall be prop.
! erly started out il il is in his power to
do so.
One of the most pleasant and enioya.
bic surprise parties ever originated In
HaZeltOn that will long be remembered
w 90 tuC kNICWOlI pn1ty Nv IG6V. IOSoY
the first of last week week at the home
of w. NJ. Fullerton. There was large
crowd and all enjoyed the occasion.
Rev. POSey has host of warm friends
here that will follow him wherever he
may 90 with their best wishes.
1t seems that at the republican pri=
mary they were very short OF men in
| putting up that ticket that the Cresset
boasts of for they had to put on a few
democrats to fill out the ticket. 1t has
been the rule here for several years to
have but one ticket made up of all par
ties and never until this year has a re-
publican been placed on a democrat
ticket or a democrat on "a republican
ticket, but the bosses said different this
time. Will the democrats allow them.
| selves to be used an q tool for republi.
/ cans to win on? We will wait and see,
The republicans of Hazelton town.
ship at their primary favored w. III.
smith for commissioner and Ki0wa
said who ever Hazeltor wanted would
suit them, but one of the brethren. Mr..
Garner. so we learn. was afraid that
Mr.. Smith would be beaten on account
or his being aMormcn and got the bretb.
rem to sidetrack Mr.. Smith and take uu
kaufman. be being clear of any faint
OF Morm0nism. Wonder how Mr.,
Smith willllke being quietly slaughter.
ed By bis friends on account of his re-.
ligious belief?