Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-09-16
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done up in a sling on account of
his and ]. G. B. Hargis's having a
drive few days ago.
w. B. Clarkson, Democratic can
didate for Clerk of the District
Court, was shaking hands with the
Hazelton voters one day last week.
County Attorney Cloud, Seward
l. Field and Sheriff Kidd were here
last Wednesday, all officially or
legally interested in the Charles
Nelson preliminary.
On account of the farmers being
very busy with their wheat land
and several persons being at Wich-
tia, the meeting Thursday night
was not very large one.
]. w. Wright's public sale Satur-
day was very good one. Every
thing sold for fairly good prices,
and it was a cash sale-when it
came to settling'for the goods.
Clyde Davis has been fortunate
enough to get the position with the
Betty firm, made vacant by the res
ignation of B. F. Brockus who is
now with the Waltner firm at XII.
owa.
After the advent of that fine girl
at S. N. Wible's, Nobe decided it
wasn't necessary for him to do any
more real hard work and he leased
his hay baler to Lee Butcher for
the season.
Charles Nelson was arraigned
before Esquire Eastman last Wed
nesday. He waived preliminary
examination and his bond was fix.
ed at $500, in default of which he
was committed to the county Jail.
The band boys did themselves
proud at Thursday nights meet
ing and their music was appre.
ciated by everyone. Hazelton has
a very good little band and one of
which our people ought and do
feel very proud.
Last Saturday morning when we
drove into town we heard an I'M
usual amount of talking going on
and on investigation were pleased
to learn that it was the familiar
voice of A. 0. Leamon who was
here to sell ]. w. Wright's goods
and chattels.
Luther Fullerton was acting I'D
pretty badly the other morning,
and we naturally felt a little un-
easy about him and inquired of DR..
Welsh what new kind of a disease
had struck the town,and were very
agreeably surprised when the DR..
said nothing serious, just a fine
girl had taken up lodging at Luz
theirs house: The mother and girl
are reported doing we'll.
]. w. Wright's folks, including
his family and father and mother,
after several years residence in Ha.
zelton, have decided to try their
luck again in old Kentucky, and
will leave this week. We have
been personally and intimately &C.
quainted with these people during
their residence among US and can
say in truth that they are good Cit
liens, and when they leave here
they will leave a host of friends
whose best wishes for their future
prosperity and happiness follow
! them, and most of us are also fully
convinced that we will have them
all back with us in a year or less.
The first political gun of the
campaign at Hazelton was fired
last Thursday evening. A meeting
of the Democrats was held at Fish.
ers Hall and a very nice crowd was
present to hear speeches by !. E.
Stoddard and F. F. Perry, but as
neither was able to make connec-
tons, Chas. Painter and w. G. AL
ford were substituted and each
made short talk, after which
Chairman w. M. Fullerton walked
iup the audience with a speech that
struck everyone about right. AT.
ter Mr.. Fullerton's speech a Demo
cratic Club was organized with 23
names as starter. w. M. Fuller.
ton was elected president and ]. E.
GOOdan secretary