Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20
HazeIton Items
By w. c. Afford

/. r. Maltbie sold his fat cattle t,
VIM. Garland of Kiowa.
w. r. Williams IS making prepara
Mons to build a dwelling on his tow,
property.
A. j. Yourdon who had a leg broken
short time ago, is able to get to towr
on crutchesS
Mrs. G. M. Bowers spent part of las
week visiting with Mrs. Caud,Il anG
other friends.
Elwood Jacobson received the third
degree in Masonry at the last meeting
OF Charity Lodge.
Mrs. S. s. Collins who has been visit
ing with her children at Wichita re.
turned home last week.
The two lectures at the M. E. church
last Friday and Saturday nights were
reported to be first class.
There is said to be a few cases OF
measles in town. So far no one has
been very bad off with them.
u. w. Payne is at work on a house
Tor Spencer Davis on his farm east OF
town. 1t will be two story, 28x2S.
W. M. Fullerton has bought the E.
Is. Feck property. 1t is one of the bes,
places in town. Consideration $1,000.
w. W. Fain and wife are rejoicing
over fine granddaughter born to thell
daughter, Mrs. Maud Fausett, at Neo
shO, Mo.
s. S. Klncaid threshed out good lot
OF line corn last week on his two farms
last week. He found ready sale for all
ne had at 40 cents per bushel.
At the literary Friday night at Pleas
ant Valley the judges after hearing the
arguments decided that we were not
yet ready to abolish labor unions.
Arthur Maddox has bought the Chap
man $50 acre farm that joins him on
the north. If Arthur keeps on he will
soon have fine farm in the valley.
The Dext question for debate at the
Pleasant Valley literary society is re-
solved, that protective tariff is a
detriment to the masses of the people.
The Eastern Star had very interest
ing meeting last Thursday night. 1t
begins to look as though they would
soon Outnumber the Masonic order in
this town.
Charles Pond, man who resides on
one of s. s. Kincaid's farm, while dig
ging we'll few days ago accidently
drove the pick into his foot instead of
the bottom of the well. He now uses
crutches.
Blake 81 Goodan have sold their store
interest to While brothers. We wei.
come the new firm to the business cir
eles of this locality and trust they will
never have cause to regret the step
they have taken. The boys are among
our most energetic and reliable bust
ness men and have the confidence of
the people.
w. w. Fain has sold his farm to a
party by the name of w. H. Jewett and
will give possession in the spring. Mr..
Fam does not know yet where he will
locate, but says he wants to get in q
county where, when the people elect
q representative, he will get his seat in
the legislature, hence he will have to
leave Barber county to do so. Mr.. Fain
il an old. timer and one that any com
munity can be proud of and we feel
like saying that he is in the wrong in
wanting to leave here, for we need
him here to help correct this and many
other wrongs politically.
Last Saturday evening Ed. Dicks
drove in from the farm to attend the
lecture and as he was taking his team
to the barn they got scared and made q
break for liberty, going through four
wire fence. In going through the fence
they hitched on about 20 rods Of the
wire to the buggy and Kept it while the
race lasted. They ran south to my
place where they were caught. No
damage was done but the team got all
the exercise they wanted. p. 8. We
have the wire all right.