Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-25
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down to Stafford, Texas to keep
house for B. L. Bennett.
D. L. Sweeney of Wichita was
here between trains Saturday and
got prices on farm lands.
| c. P. Adams of Freeport> was
over one day last week looking af-
ter his Hazelton property interests.
County Surveyor McClearey was
the first democrat TO get his nomi-
nation petition signed up in Haz-
elton township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linfor and son of
Winfield, Kans. were here last week
looking at the best corner of Bar
Der county with an idea of locat-
ing.
A. O. Leamon last week sold his
residence property to E. M. Bradley
and will in short time move to
Perth, Kas and give that drug
store his undivided attention.
A Mr.. Robinson of Independence,
Kans., was here last week looking
for good alfalfa farm. 1t is our
impression that he is going to be
fitted out all right for they are on
all sides of Hazelton.
Last Thursday morning was
pretty cool and when we got up to
town we found Henry Drake with
his overcoat and overshoes on Sit
ting by the stove but was still stay
ing with that straw hat.
We have noticed one good effect
of the pure food law since it went
into force. The honey we buy don t
seem to have quite so much water
in it, showing that the bees have
read the law and are taking less
water to mix their honey.
DR.. N. M. Burnett returned from
his trip to Colorado Saturday night
and will now have more time for
his extended practice as he has got
ten everything out there started up
about right and in the hands of
competent men.
One of Mr.. Wilson's girls, resid-
ing on the old ]. E. Circle farm
northwest of town, had the misfor-
tune to get her ankle dislocated by
jumping from the hay NOW to a
bin of shelled corn. Drs. Burnett
and Robb, however, have succeed.
ed in getting the limb in proper
shape again so that no serious
trouble is anticipated.
During the high wind Saturday
Jesse Fullerton set out a fire to burn
stalks on his fathers farm north
west of town and it got away from
him and burned up the barn, a lot
of feed and harness and meat that
was sailed down, and quite lot of
stuff, in fact about everything ex-
cept part of the harness was to-
tai loss. With no insurance Mr..
Fullerton thinks that the loss will
be at least $500.
No shot was ever fired that Gre
ated more excitement and indig-
nation among the people of this
locality than the one fired at Bud
McCracken at Kiowa. Everyone,
regardless of politics, except those
in sympathy with lawlessness, ad-
mits that Barber county never had
a better sheriff. Bud was a man
who intended to do his whole duty
and did it without fear or favor
and it is great calamity to the
people of Barber county to have
such man, while fearlessly doing
his duty, shot by one who was a
known violator of the laws of the
state. Will it not have the effect
of awakening to a realization of
their duty every law abiding citi-
zen in the county, will not the bet
ter class of our people now see that
it is their duty as good citizen to
even sacrifice a little of their bust
ness that many are so fearful of
hurting,and do more toward assist
the officials in enforcing the law?
We take it that all the blame does
not rest with the violator of the
law for if many of our people who
favor law enforcement would have
the courage of their convictions
there would be fewer men ready to
take the chance, but so long as
they know they have the sympathy
of considerable number of people
and among many of the respect
able class of people they have no
opposition, just so long may we
expect such things as happened at
Kiowa. But so long as we permit
these lawless acts to go on right be-
fore our eyes, and for fear of iniur-
ing our business we keep quiet, Just
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