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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

M. L. Palmer has just finished psperinR
his house. and nov has one Of the neatest
hotels in the city.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

-Four deaths from prostration by heat
occurred in 81. Louis on the 18th ult.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

NJ. L. Sherry. editor of the Barbour Co
INDEX, was in town this week.-[BurtOn
Monitor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

BIN. Saunders yesterday closed out 500
yearlIngs 10 Frank Weilsing. Of Medicine
Lodge. -tCaldwell Commercial.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Messrs. ChAs. II Eldred. and David
Stith. Ut the arm Of Eldred h Co.. cane
MP from their camp. Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Ut. Taylor is now able 10 use his wrisi
which was broken some two weeks ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Hon. Geo. d. orner returned yesterday
from Leavenworth, where he had been at
tending the Us. Circuit Court, for the
past month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Ez. Tiff opened the billiard hall free
TO all on the 9TH.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

II. ID. Thompson, Des Molnes, Iowa,
was here this week on business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

The following letter from the Land Of
Gee, received by S. ]. Shcpler, Probate
Judge, will show the latest rulings of the
General Land Office, in regard TO pce
empting 0Jade Indian Lands:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

shoe brushes at Sheldon's for
25 cts. 80
--"Scrub up" and buy your
brushes at Sheldon's
"A new stock of furniture Just
received at Young's. 81
,-Judd's carpet sweepers. at
Sheleon's. SO
Cook stoves of all descriptions
at Geppert's. IL
Ready made cheviot shirts at
Sheldon's for only Scots: IL
Cheap carpets of all kinds at
Young's. 81
Chew Old Buck Tobacco, and
smoke Iron Dukes, for sale at D.
VanSIyke's. 50
list class 2 foot carpenter rule
for 25 cts, at Sheldnn's. 80
"A Calf boot for $3.50 at Shell
don's. 2.1
Go 10 sheldon's for your bug
gy whips.
For first-class Furniture.
CHEAP go TO Young's. 81
--Tinware. CHEAPER than ever
known before, at Sheldon's. 3
Heavy shirting at 1Octs per
yard at Sheldon's. 81
Furniture polish at Shell
don's. n3 v3
Bird Cages of all kinds at
Geppert's. 81
Brass pins at Sheldon's.
FOR SALE.
A splendid farm of one hund.
red and sixty acres, situated on
Turkey Greek, with about Thirty
five acres Of timber. Terms
Part cash, and the balance on four
years time. Call on or address
S. p. Coan, Medicine Lodge, Kan.
sas, or E. Lamb. Sun City, Kan
sas. %
states, states, at sheldon's fol
five cents.
Baby Carriages at Geo. Gep
pert's. 4S
--Jewelry and Ornaments in
great variety at sheldon's.
A. complete assortment o.
Queensware, at Standiford YoU
mans q 90. no12t
Perforated board of all color,
at sheldon's.
Look Out, Hess is bringing
a new stock of goods of every
description. 3ff
Genuine Otter Hats at Stan
diford, Youman d Co., Price
$500. 3Stf
Wood and Iron Pumps at Gee
Geppert's. 46
S. Lebrecht is constantly
adding to his already large stock
of Groceries. Call and see. Al
NEVER BEFORE
In the History of Medicine
Lodge have Dry Goods, Notions
etc., etc., been offered so cheap as
at SheldOn's so
- Standiford & Youman sell
wood Tag tobacco at so cents
per pound. Z
A full line of Clothing, the lar.
gest aud best ever received in
this city, now offered by Stan III 81
ford Youmans q Co. no12t
Genuine Mexican Sombrero
hats at Standiford, Youman q Co.,
Price, $1,000. 3S-tt
SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS.
w. ID. Vanslyke, at the post
office, keeps continually on hand
all kinds of sewing machine Re-
pairs, such as needles, oils, etc.,
etc. 40
A Full Line of Pacific Prints
and Fancy shirtings at S & Y's 4
Diamond Fastened Overalls-
warranted not to rip, at Standi-
ford, Youman & Co., 3S-tf
-Standiford, Youman & Co.
have just received another in
voice of those Field classes
They are a great saver of horse
flesh. 4S-tf
New Prints at s cents per
yard, at D. Vanslyke's. Z
Go and see the large stock oil
Candies at the Central Gro
Gerry. % If
100 Different styles Of
Prints at S. Y & Co.'S. 9
Go see the immense stock Of
Boots and shoes, at d. Van
Sykes. no12tl
A full Ind complete Stock Of
Boots 4 shoes at Stamford
Yomans Il Co. no12ti
The place to get Gents Fur
nishing Goods is at Lebrecht's
Best and Cheapest Four steeI
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Ed Fairs whose collar bone was broken
some time ago, IL slowly recovering.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

f. Huliz has sold his claim on Antelope
Flat to w, Harper for 4 consideration Of
aA5n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

II. Whitslaw returned from his east
ern trip last Friday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Mr.. Birch, from KIneman county, was
in town yesterday, Mr. b. is q condi
date for Sheriff and stands q good show
for the Office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Mr.. 8. s. Funk, Of Lake City Township.
has a sheep oae yeGr old that weighs
200 lbs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

P.H Chaplin sold $50 cows and calves
this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Warren Houzhton returned from his
Texas trip, Tuesday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

I IST Of letters remaining in Medicine
LLodge p. O., for the month ending
June, Both.
Congdon, joni L. Carter, John F.
Cook, J. w. Davis, Miss Minnie
Gregs, Miss Emma Green, Jas. w.
Gard, J. s. Hookstra, Jacob p.
Hudspeth, J. G. Hartley, J. s.
Lappin, Jno. w. Lewis, Mrs. G. NJ.
Potter, Krs. LIZZIE Rice, Jas. l..
Williams. Clark.
W. d. VANSLYKE, P. NJ.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Prof. Caps made Us q pleasant call
this week. R4nch-life seems to agree
With him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

James Boutwell,, the painter, returned
Tuesday. from Kansas City. where he has
been working for the past few months.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Frank Waters purchased 500 head OF
yearlIng cattle at Caldwell, last week,
for sl0 per head.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Howard Rathbone. q drummer for
Singer & Bendiet. clothIers OF Milwau-
kee, was In the city this week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07
BUSINESS TALK

Here men Of business speak.
And something new tell every week
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07

Our young friend, Fred Leach, was in
the city last Saturday. looking somewhat
exhausted from the round ups.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-07-07


PHI Chaplin sold $50 cows and calves
this week.
Ez. Tiff opened the billiard hall free
10 all on the 4th.
HID. Thompson, Des MoInes, Iowa,
was here this week on business.
f. Huliz has sold his claim on Antelope
Flat 10 w. Harper for 4 consideration Of
$3.50.
Mr.. 8. s. Funk, Of Lake City Township.
has a sheep one yesr old that weighs
200 lbs.
Prof. Caps made us q pleasant call
this week. RAnch-life seems to agree
with him.
Frank Waters purchased 500 head OF
yearlIng cattle at Caldwell, last week,
for sl0 per head.
Our young friend, Fred Leach, was in
the city last Saturday, looking somewhat
exhausted from the round ups.
Howard Rathbone, q drummer for
Singer & Bendiet. clothlers OF Milwau-
kee, was In the city this week.
James Boutwell,, the painter, returned
Tuesday. from Kansas City. where he has
been working for the past few months.
Mr.. Birch, from Kinem man county. was
in town yesterday, Mr.. b, is a condi
date for Sheriff and stands q good show
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11
The Coast Indians.

The Indians living on Gray's harbor
and Shoalwater bay have, by order of
the Secretary of the Interior, been
transferred to Quinalt agency. Those
living on Gray's harbor, says the Seat
tie Intel2tgencer, are scattered in small
bands at some distance from each
other, and get their living mostly by
hunting and fishing. Some of those
live on the Hoquoiam and Chehalis
rivers, near farming settlements, are
frequently employed in various capaci-
ties, and are considered quite useful
laborers. Having no land of their own
they do not raise any vegetables or
grain. Those living on the Humptu-
lips river and the north beach of the
harbor are raising some vegetables, and
have few head of cattle; four of them
have taken homesteads and made some
improvement on them. The Shoalwa-
ter bay Indians live in a better local
ity, and find plenty of work during the
oyster season on Shoalwater bay, and
in fishing season on the Columbia
river. Being almost continually en-
ployed by the whites they are more
enterprising and further advanced in
civilization than any Of the tribes of
the agency. They have expressed a
desire for day school, and offered to
furnish all material necessary for suit
able buildings for that purpose if the
government would pay the expense and
furnish teacher These Indians
never had an opportunity to educate
their children; and having improved
other opportunities for civilization to
a greater extent than any other lndi-
ans on the coast, it is no more than an
act of justice that educational privi-
leges should be extended to them.
The improvement of the Quinalts,
Queets and Hobs, both educational and
industrial, has been greater than any
other year. The average attendance
in the school has been 80 scholars dur
ing the eleven months in which school
has been held. This will compare fa-
vorably with any school, either white
or Indian, with a register of "a schol-
ars. The progress has been favorable
quite as much AS could be expected,
all things considered.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11
NUMBER 81.


One of those articles for which we
have ceased to be dependent upon Great
Britain and the East is iron, and an
economic revolution will doubtless fol-
low. One of the reasons why we have
been backward in many ways CONNER
cially has been that we are not manu-
facturers, and while we lacked cheap
iron we had many obstacles to encoun-
ter In fact, it is almost impossible to
become a great manufacturing state
when we have to import iron from a
long distance and then pay high tar
if on it, as we have had to do for so
many years 1t has long been known
that there are great deposits of iron on
the Pacific coast, but it was long be-
fore we found any persons courageous
enough to expend money in testing
these deposits. Oregon, says San
Francisco commercial exchange, was
first in the field with the pig iron,
which proved to be of good quality and
has sold in the San Nrancisco market
for several years. 1t has not had uni
form success, financially, but during
the past year or so the matter has been
taken up with enterprise, and is now
prosecuted with vigor, and with Wash
ington Territory iron added, more than
will be needed this year-probably
10000 tons-will be offered We have
been importing from England and the
East all the way from 10000 to 90
900 tons annually, worth from $780,
900 to S600,000a year. Pig iron will,
therefore, within comparatively linn
tied period, become one of those arti-
cles of merchandise which we cannot
hope to find market for on the Pa
cite coast, and the revenue from that
source will have to be made up in man.
ufactures. We will have here acquired
the use Of one of the arms of the man
ufacturer, and will have such advan-
tages at home that competition will
hardly be possible.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11
VASHON ISLAND.


Cutting away the forests and dig
ging out the stumps preparatory to
the use of hoes and plows and now
ing machines is slow work-it does
not open out wide areas in short pc
riods of time anywhere. This rule
has been strictly observed in western
Washington. Agricultural opera
tions have been, until recently, most
confined to the open prairies, tide
marshes and more easily cleared por-
tions of our valleys. We are learn
ing, however, that our uplands are
our best lands, and as journalists we
cannot do better than to direct the
attention of the incoming settlers to
localities where successful neighbor-
hoods are springing up, and where
farms can be made which will in a
few years make their possessors inde-
pendent. There are many places
about the shores of the Sound, which
within the last few years, have been
transformed from dense forests or
old logging camp burns to quiet,
happy neighborhoods. One of these
is on Vashon Island -aEoody of land
about twelve miles long situated be-
tween this town and Seattle. 1t
could not be better located. 1t is on
the highway along which all the best
steamboating on the Sound will be
done. 1t contains large tract Of
cultivated land. Some of it is creek
bottom, some of it marsh and swale,
some of it slightly elevated above
water, some of it quite high. 1t is
all, of course near the salt water, and
so is comparatively free from frosts
both early and late. The upland
soil has been thoroughly tested and
farmed to produce vegetables, grains
and fruits abundantly. Some of tho
finest young orchards in the country
are to be found on that island. And
we especially note the suitableness
of this locality to fruit growing.
Probably no better locality for this
industry can be found in all of west
EN- Washington And these acres
now held by the government at sl.25
per acre, or by some Mill Co. at an
equally low figure, will very soon be
inquired for at many times that
price, and he. who then owns will be
lucky.
The community there which began
operations only two years ago-is
growing quite fast, and making sub
stantial and valuable improvements.
Already a school of about twenty
pupils is taught there-a school house
having been erected by the settlers
several miles of road been built, a
store of settlers supplies been estab
lished. There are mill sites, orchard
sites and town sites, awaiting the
coming of men who see the rapid de-
velopment that is now about to be-
gin in this sound country. They who
now invest wisely in these localities
of intrinsic value will be seen in a
very few years to reap rich reward
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11

A gentleman just from Victoria,
New Westminster, Yale and other
points in British Columbia informs us
that the sentiment over there is
strongly and unmistakably in favor
of annexation to the United States.
They are loyal and true to the Queen
and her government, and other things
being equal they would gladly re-
main under her rule. Self-interest,
however, is the strongest of all mo-
tives. And it prompts the people the
other way. Their commerce is almost
exclusively with the United States,
and they can neither come nor go
without taking route through our
country. BY being under another
flag they are hampcred and restricted
immensely, and it may also be said
greatly impoverished. They are put
to an expense of half million dol
lars year-or $40 for every man,
woman and child in the Province
for the payment Of duties that would
hy annexation become unnecessary.
They are also subjected to an expense
of $l5O,OOO a year in the way of du-
ties ON coal exported to the United
States, while they are virtually cx-
cluded from the nlyconsiderable lum-
ber market on the coast. 1t is the
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11
THE INDEPENDENT

Il Published every Thursday.
J. BEESON EDITOR.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11
vER WASHINGTON TERRITORY THURSDAY, AUGUST H. 1891

same with fish products. Not only are
these things true, but they are joined to
people who apparently hate them,
who are squeezing the life blood out
of them and violating pledges made
to them, with the view of inducing
their confederation. We refer to the
people of the Eastern Provinces, who
look upon British Columbia as bur-
den almost intolerable. Our neigh
bors have now a representative in
London, placing their grievances be-
fore the home government. 1t is all
but certain that the results of his
mission will be without value. Hav-
ing made the effort to secure redress
for their grievances and failed, let
our neighbors instruct the represen
tative to go to the city of Washing
ton. Our government cannot be ex-
pected to take the initiative in an an
nexation movement, while at the
same time it cannot refuse to heed a
call upon it by the injured people of
British Columbia. That province will
in due time be magnificent state,
second to but few in the American
Union. The citizens of this country
will welcome their coming with un-
feigned JOY, and commerce will
spring up that will be exceedingly
lucrative on both sides. Annoying
and restrictive international regula-
tions will disappear at once and in a
short time Victoria will become the
center and recipient of IA trade many
times greater than that at present
possessed. If our nelghbors regard
their own interests as paramount,
they will speedily take action in the
direction indicated.-Seattle IatcUi-
1ellcer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11

Evening Post: 1t was announced
last week that the first lot of peaches
ever brought from California in sound
condition appeared on the market
and were selling at satisfactory rates.
1t is thought by New York dealers
that the season may have had some
thing to do with the present success,
it being well known that fruits keep
longer one year than another. 1t is
too soon yet to say whether the i'm
portation of peaches will assume the
Importance of the California plum
business, but the trade has proved
sufficiently profitable this year to en-
courage larger purchases next year.
The net profit on car of peaches
holding 400 crates is 5000 when they
arrive in good condition, the cost of
the fruit being 5000, freight sll0O
and 800 for spoiled fruit. Peaches
will sell readily here for Sc per crate.
All plums now in market are from
California and nine tentbs Of the
pears. The business of sending Cal
ifornia plums and pears to London is
gaining rapidly, there being but little
danger of spelling in transit. Pears
are worth sc in London, though
freight is only so cents box. Our
merchants don't send fruit to Eng
land, bat sell to English shippers in
need of freight for the other side.
All California fruit which arrives
here unfit for sale on the market is
bought by cannery, to which a
fruit dealer goes when all other Gus
toners fail.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11

There are 103 patients in the in
sane hospital, near Steilacoom--a
greater number than at any previous
period since that institution was es-
tablished. The eastern portion of the
Territory has been outstripping the
western portion Of late in furnishing
inmates, thrce having come from east
Of the mountains last week. The
general tone and healthfulncss Of the
hospital is good.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11

Tacoma Ledger: A very large
amount of land is yearly being cleared
and brought under cultivation in
Puyallup valley. Last year j. w.
Ackerson slashed GA acres on his tract
near the station, and the present sea.
son like quantity has been wrested
from the forest. Maj. Alden is clear
ing 40 acres. His land, three-fourths
OF a mile from Puyallup station, is
very choice. He will plant ten acres
in hops and sow the balance in tim
othy. The land is so located that
water from never-failing springs on
the bluff can, at little expense, be car
ried all over the tract, at any time he
may desire to irrigate it. This land
will produce 81 tons Of hay to the
acre, and. in favorable season $500
pounds Of hops.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11

Poison, spreading disease and death In many
localities, for which quininc Is no genuine an
tidote. but for the effects Of which Hostetier's
Stomach Bittcrs Is not only thorough rem
cdy. but reliable preventive. To this TACT
there IL an overwhelming array OF testimony,
extending over period OF thirty years, All
disorders OF the liver, stomach and bowels arc
also conquered by the Bitters.
For sale By all druRgists and dealers gen.
orally.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-08-11

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-23
From Mike DodSon.
suBIRBs ov ARKADY, June 20, 1851

SUBURBS Oy ARKADY, une ~, 1881.
MIsTUR AXE
AZ the wethsr haz bin hot, it haz bin allow;
oil kud du TIA kepe kool and kud not kcnsent-
rate mi energies tn writin: but while it is rane-
in thot wud tri an let yu no what was goin
on in the wurld. Iruntun people don't Sc
mulch. gees, from the fackt that w are now
biziiy Engaged in the pubiikashun ov "Gulli.
vers Travels;' an. bi the wa, yu must hav got
hold ov kounter cit id shun, fur 1t is reri diff
erent from the wun red CRATE mani yeres
ago. Still it ma be oil rite, fur mi fergettery
il gud.
Whot viii the Kounti Kourt du now
abost that bridge! Or tina ma not here ov
that hart renderin axident which okured. II
kan mere bein fatal o, the wisdnm OF paint.
In the bridge.red-tdanger)- The fall ov that
old man, sum under one hundred yeres old.
to fall SO crate distance / hurd that the
krise the woonded was feerful, an that
blud hode from the woonds free, and mingled
with the ragin voters ev the krick: but OWN
tn the wa he sot down, yes the most painful
woond was his back tone, and it was proba-
blee driven tugether six inches or les. The
woonded got tn Iruntun, and the reck wos
kleared up ia the kourse OF fu ours fur
when I passed hi in the evenin / kuld Sc
nuthin ov 1t, but the brige wos In ship shaip.
The Suburbs IL on the war-path. and We hav
war amung the Amaxons, OF which Arkady
hax NOR tn the skwar inch than eny luther
town in s. E. II zoury, an it IL hard to keep
EN- oil kwist At onct. So, eff yu want sum
fun. just kun ovur an stur mp the hornits
nest; all hsz ben kwiat an peceful fur a fu
dsze, but the kan il befour the storm, yu no.
No time tn write NOR. az l must go tn
wurk. Tures, konfdinly,
NIKE DoDsoy.
p. II furgot tn tel yu that man did not
fall of ov the brige, but he wus wun or the
karpsnters, an his skaffold broke undur hiz
wate-105 lbs net ID. ID.