Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
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here one day last week looking af-
ter his land interests here.
w. L. Ay ers was initiated into
J the first secrets of Masonry at their
regular communication last week.
Farmers are hustling to get in
their oats and barley. The land is
in fine shape to give crops a good
sendof.
G. w. Payne is under the wealth
er pretty badly again. He may
have to go the springs before he
gets relief.
We have been informed that c.
Mckinney has resigned his position
as manager of the Star, or Farmers
elevator at this place. We have
not learned who is to be his sue
Cessor.
0. L. Richardson has moved to
the Coombs place southeast of
town. so we hear. He had to move
to make room for E. A. Gibson of
Monmouth, ILL.,, who bought the
former Milan farm.
AS strong evidence that Hazel
elton is one of the best trading
points in the county, last Saturday
every hitcing post in the town was
in use and teams hitched to three
sides of the city windmill.
The Masons elected D. o, Ed
wards janitor of their hall last
week and Dan talks of closing his
store and the postoffice in order to
give his whole time to the hall on
account of the salary and light
work.
Editor Leamon was the principal
party guilty of putting the price
up on boxes at the social the other
night as he was the auctioneer.
We look for Gus Munich to take
him down notch the first time
they meet.
When you hear of any one talk
ing green bugs just tell them to
come down and examine the wheat
in this vicinity. They can see that
no green bugs could make any
Roadway against such wheat as we
have in this locality.
Gus Munich attended box So
cial at the school house in our dis
trict one night last week and the
fact was noised around that Gus
was a bachelor and one that liked
good grub, SO the boys didn't do a
thing but make him pay thirteen
dollars for his supper. But after
all he got it cheap considering the
quantity and quality.
If all reports are true our Farm.
ers union didn't seem to be very
much attached to the man who
gave free or nearly so, lecture at
Maple grove aud Fairview school
houses. Anyway they let an out
slider take care and transport him
down from Maple grove to Fair
view and 1azelton. We are afraid
our Hazelton union fellows didn't
appreciate his lecture or they
would have at least taken him to
Fairview without depending on an
outsider.
1t looks now as though Medicine
Lodge could never hope to get any
relief from their miserable railroad
accommodations and will never
know what it is to be connected
with the outside world until they
move the county seat to Hazelton.
When we come to think the matter
over we can see many good reasons
why this would be the thing to do.
We are located in the very garden
spot of the county, surrounded by
a rich farming country, we'll i'm
proved and built up by as fine a
class OF farmers as live on earth.
Nature has done we'll for this To-
cality and is an ideal place in ev-
cry respect. We have an excellent
class of business men as can be
found anywhere. Our railroad ad-
vantages are better all the time as
the Santa Fe will soon make this
their main line while Medicine
Lodge can never hope to have any.
thing better than hit and miss rail-.
road accommodations which is but
little better than walking and we
can see nothing in store for the
people there and if they ever hope
to enjoy the benefits of civilization
and advancement they should as
sert their independence and move
to Hazelton, one Of the best towns
and IN the oest OF the county. We
are ready at all times to give them