Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-20
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II. III. While is laid up for repairs.
having worked too hard during harvest.
Every farmer that can get into his
held is now preparing for another big
wheat crop.
Aiyis Kincaid has charge of O'Neil
q Kauffman's elevator and is buying
considerable wheat. He Is good man
for the place.
j. =. Dimmick had to kill his shep.
herd dog last week. He acted like he
was going mad and ]. g. didn't want to
take any chances with him.
L. w. Blake's brother Frank, of Vir.
ginia, is visiting him. He was here q
few years ago and now wishes he had
invested in some of our farm lands.
We weren't permitted to witness the
ball game last week, between Kiowa
and Hazelton, but have learned from
reliable source that the score was 81 to
16 in favor of Kiowa.
j. R. Garner threshed 40 acres of
wheat that made an average of % bush.
; els. Some are complaining because
they are only getting 20 bushels. They
Will have to try again.
Lee Butcher has finished threshing
his wheat on the farm adjoining town.
He got yield of 90 bushels and sold
for "a cents. He had 80 acres and got
more for his first crop than the land
cost him last fall.
Last week A. w. Marteney and Ed.
Kelley of COrwin were here OH inyita-
ton of the Justice of the Peace to an
| swer for some of their fun here on the
4th. Both of them gave bond for their
appearance on the 23rd.
Last Thursday evening the body OF
Howard M. Bryant was found on the
Mo. Pacific Railroad right of way,
about mile east of Hazelton, with
bullet hole in his left side and a revol.
yer in his right hand. The last time he
was seen alive was on Tuesday just at.
ter noon. He had walked into town
that morning and settled up some lit
tie accounts and shortly after noon dis
appeared. The body was in bad con-
dition when found, having probably
laid in the hot sun and among the bugs
| and insects for about 48 hours. Justice
OF the Peace Ollinger summoned a jury
and held an inquest. The jury return
ed verdict of death by his own hands.
There was no indication of any strug
| gle a1d the shot must have caused In
slant death, as the bullet entered the
left breast and passed through the
body coming out on the left side below
the shoulder blade, touching the lower
part OF the heart. The revolver was
28-calibre with four full shells and one
empty, also box of the same kind of
shells with five removed. Howard had
been in poor health for two or three
years and had been very respondent,
and at times hardly knew what he was
doing and various times had expressed
himself as being of no further use in
the world and wished he was out of It.
There is no doubt but that he had come
to the point where he would rather face
death than endure further suffering. He
leaves brother, E. G.. residing in Kan.
sas City and sister living in Dixon,
Illinois. Both were notified by wire of
his death but neither could get here in
time for the funeral. His financial at
fairs were in good shape as he had re.
Gently sold his farm and stock for Sc, 600
and his Indebtedness was only $500.
He was 32nd degree mason and a man
that everybody regarded as a worthy
citizen. He had resided here for several
years. being one of the first to prove up
a quarter of land just over the line In
Harper county. He was about forty.
six years of age and had never been
married, having lived most of the time
here with his brother. At the time of
his death he was boarding with James
Dllwith. The Masonic order held fun.
eral services Sunday at the Methodist
church attended by large congrega-
ton of people. The Anthony Com
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