Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Hazeiton Items.

Mrs. l.. G. Rugg has been visiting
her parents down in Woods county for
the past week.
After spending a week with home
folks Miss Alpha Tincher is again back
at her school.
For the next twelve months we will
be expected to date our letters 1905. pro-
vided we don't forget.
Sixty bushels per acre is the way the
kaffir corn on the Ellis ranch shelled out
and 1t wasn't real good stand either
Il large class in vocal music has been
organized in Hazelton and in a short
time we will have any amount of fine
singers.
j. +. Gamble is. slowly recovering
from his long spell of sickness. 1t is to
be hoped he will soon be in his former
health.
ii. IL. Brown has been as cross as a
Gagged bear for several days. Mrs. B
is spending the holidays IN the eastern
part of the state.
Joseph Pfaff has returned from few
days visit in Missouri with bad case
OF stiff joints. Missouri weather don t
agree with him.
The literary at Pleasant Valley is
getting along fine with good attend.
ance and interesting programs, bowey
er we have not been able to be there
but once.
Mrs. Belle Webb has been very sick
for the past few days, but is now some
better. 1t Is hoped under the skillful
| care of DR.. Burnett she will soon he
| we'll again.
Siuce our worthy postmaster, d. O.
Edwards, has got started to putting in
the rural phone system those that have
them are SO we'll pleased that he is be
Ing urged by every one to give them a
phone. 1t is something that when once
gotten viii not be given up.
Here is wishing that we may all have
many more pleasant and better success
The coming year than ever before and
at Its close we can look back over a
year wherein We have been able to
make more of our fellow mensm1le and
feel that life is worth living after all.
Sam Gamble, who was working at
the elevator last week got his clothing
caught on shaft that was revolving at
the rate OF several hundred per minute.
sam was soon whirlIng around at a 2:4O
gait and when he finally got off he had
no clothes on except one shoe ard a
small part of one pants leg and one rib
was broken. He had close call and if
Is fortunate that he got through with
SO slight an injury.
thecelVed too late for publication last week !
Sam Stewart last week bought of s.
5. kincaid two loads of fat cattle.
Miss Alpha Tincher gave her school
a nice treat on Friday before Xmas.
Mrs. Rebecca Ware, after long suf
fering,has at last gone to Der reward.
W. Ii. Brown, of Kelley, Butler Co.
Kansas, bought cattle of John Stewar,
a few days ago.
Is. L. Drake is now doing the pre:im
mary work for fine residence on his
farm east of town.
Miss BERTHE Jones of Pleasant Hope
Missouri. is visiting relatives ano
| fripnda in fhie locoGto
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Elder after visit
ing for six weeks In Iowa, Missiour
and eastern Kansas are again at home
The Rural Telephone system so Ions
wanted aid so much needed has at las
gotten started aud we are now in a DO
sition to talk to our friends at any dis
tance.
One day last week j. o. Webb burn
ed the battery out of his phone, tryIDs
to tell us all about the new boys at hi.
house, but at this writing the phone
the boys and all parties concerned al,
III ship shape, and doing well.
Jack Landreth after spending Ion,
time and lots of talk, at last got Mis-.
Maggie Sander convinced that 1t would
be real nice for her to give up her nam,
and try Landreth, hence they wer,
married last week and we extend oul
best wishes.
After LOT OF work and a lot of mon
ey wasted, NJ. 9. Cavanaugh has Sc
cured man who understands his bust
ness to show him about how to max,
that big dam on bis farm east of town
aud he will soon have one of the bes
ponds of water In this part of Barber.
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