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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
Land Purchased by an English Syndicate
Through Forged Abstracts.

New YORK, April 20.-Abram Suy-
dam, a lawyer, was arrested last even
ing OH a charge of swindling John M.
Flagg out of $4,000, by means of fraud
ulent real estate transactions. The po-
lice profess to know nothing of the de-
tails of the alleged swindle, but say that
II its character had not been premature
ly discovered Suydam would have sue
ceeded in obtaining $500, 900. They also
say he has before figured i'm similar
frauds, and was taken to Chicago three
years ago to answer to the charge of
perjury.
1t seems that the intended swindle
was Of gigantic proportions and might
have been successful but for an inquisi-
tive coachman. In the summer of 1882,
Ellis Hansen, of Nova Scotia, came to
this city. Here he met James Madison
Fagg, of Chicago, who represented that
he was the owner of &C, 900 acres of land,
rich in minerals and timber in South
western Virginia. Flagg suggested the
formation of syndicate for the purpose
Of buying the land, the price asked be-
ing S45O,OO0. The syndicate was form
ed, with Captain Albert B. Cunning
ham, Of Glasgow, Scotland, and several
English noblemen and capitalists. The
abstracts and title deeds were duly at
tested by the proper officers and sealed
and were given to Hansen, and in Feb
ruary he went to Edingurgh, where he
consulted his solicitor as to the best
method to investigate the value of his
property. 1t was determined to exam
Inc the records, and Hanson, his solicit
or and Marcus Robinson, a timber mer-
chant, came to this city, arriving March
Is. In the meantime Captain Cunning
ham had paid Flagg 5000 for the syn
dicate as the first installment of the
purchase money. A search Of the Vir-
ginia records showed that the property
belonged to other persons than Flagg,
and the signatures Of the county officials
had been forged. Suydam had made
the abstracts for Flagg, for which he re-
ceived 81 200. Suydam, when question
ed, said the search had been made by
Carey Gibson, of Virginia, but who, or
what, or where he was, he could not say.
As the body of the abstracts was in
Suydam's handwriting il WAS decided to
arrest him and he was accordingly Ia
ken into custody. lie has been arrested
once before in Chicago for perjury, and
once in this city for the same crime.
Flagg disclaims any criminal inten-
tions.-Leavenworth Times
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Van Bennett and Campbell were egg
ed in the highly virtuous and prohibito-
ry town of Winfield last week. Van is
having as much trouble playing temper
ance man az he had playing Democrat
In Texas. Campbell tells the story M
follows:
"Wffile returning from the public hall
to the hotel, we were assaulted with
eggs from dark alley about a block
from the Brettun House. /
spent one year and ten months az chap.
lain Of the Kansas State Penitentiary.
coming into daily contact with crimi-
mails of all grades, and j t,id not receive
a single insult from thief, a robber. or
a cut-throat. But / come to Cowley
county, which gave 2,37s majority I'm ia.
vor Of prohibition; to the city of Win
field, which has not an open saloon in
the city limits; come advocating THE
enforcement Of the law; the cause of
the people, and / am met with an argu-
ment of eggs, from the dark alleys of
your city. Only one egg was broken on
the clothing Of my friend Bennett, and
that was washed out in five minutes
but The stain-upon the good name of the
city OF Winfield and Cowley county will
only be wiped out when the last coward
ly, law-breaking scoundrel In this city
is compelled by the good citizens to seek
a more congenial field. junction Cts
onion
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27


Here is an opinion from high prohibi-
tory source, from the Parsons Eclipse
which is very applicable to our citizens
at this time:
Nobody is asking that the city gov
ernment assume the enforcement of the
prohibitory law. We are of the opinion
shat the law does not anticipate any
51ch thing, and that the city would have
no right to divert the fines from the
school fund, and is not called on in cor
porOrate capacity to do anything toward
enforcing this law direct. But what we
shall demand in every candidate we vote
for, is that the law shall be treated with
respect, and il our constal les and po-
licemen are not anxious to file COM
plants, that they keep themselves en-
tirely aloof from suspicious places of
this kind, except when there on official
business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
Leaving K.nsaA

Mr.. J. s. Danford, the well known Kan
sas banker, was in the city yesterday EN-
route to Ohio with his wife, who goes
to spend some time with relatives at
Akron, in that state. After a ten years'
residence at Usage City, Mr.. Danford
has closed out his interest there and
broken up housekeeping, and for time
at least, ,his headquarters win be in this
city. The financial trouble In which
Mr.. Danford became involved while car
rying on his extensive banking business
in Kansas, and which at one time came
near ending In a terrible tragedy, were
satisfactorily adjusted some time since.
and Mr.. Danford intends now to devote
his energies to looking after mining
and 0thel interests in the west.-K. c.
Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

The Yellowstone country, which a
few years ago produced nothing but buff
falo, is soon to begin to supply the east
markets with fresh beef. 1t will be
slaughtered I'm the neighborhood of the
ranches and sent to market in refrig-
orator cars by the Northern railroad.
This is an initiatoy movement which
may In time effect a complete revolution
In slaughtering cattle for the eastern
market. A great saving in freight can,
no doubt, be made, and the cattle viii
be in better condition when killed. The
packing house centers win 60 further
west
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

During this month Messrs. VIM. Com
and W. Hunter will start for Kansas
from this vicinity, about 500 head of
cattle, principally beeves, which will be
shipped TO market from Caldwell. Mes:
srs- Corn & Hunter expect to make three
to i've dollarsper head through the drive
In saving freight, and improvement on
cattle, and yet expect to strike an early
market. This has the appearance of a
new departure since we are informed
the drive is about to stop. Mr.. Wooten
also drives about 400 ones, twos and
threes on the same rUute which will
give the conservative people of Kansas
an opportunity to see II they desire any
Texas raised stock at the ruling prices.
Live stock Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
THK COWBOY IN cHURcn.

Written for the Texas 1--we Stock Journal.
Tasae lines were surre-tod On The mind M .
c0~ooy. WIN attended religious services IN his
vorking garb. at fashionabIe church IN the
city:
Some time agO-two weeks or more, III re-
momber well,
found myself in town. and thought would
knock round q spell:
When AL At once heard the boIl. n didn',
know twas Sunday.
For on tho plains We scarcely know Sunday
from MondayJ
calling all tho people. from the highways and
the hedger,
And all the rrckIess throne that tread ON min,
ragged edges,
To come and hear tho pastor tell salvation,
touching story,
And bow tho new road misses hell and lead.
you straight 70 glory.
! started By the chapel door, but somsthina
urged me In,
And told me not 10 spend Co.'s day IN reyelry
and sin
! don't 70 much on sentiment. but tears came
10 my eyes
IL seemed Just like my mothers voice was
speaking from the slies-
! thought how often she had gone, with little
Sis and mo,
To church, when was but lad-'way back In
Tennessee.
IL never once occurred to mo about not being
dressed
In Sunday rig," but, thoughtlessly, l went In
with the rest.
You should have scen the smiles and shrugs
as l went walking in,
Az though they thought my leggins worse than
moral guilt and sin;
Although the honest parson, in his vestry Earh
arRyed,
Was dressed the same a. was-in tho trap
pings OF his trade
The good man prayed for all the world and al
its crow,
For pagan, Hiudoo, sinner, Turk and unbciiev
ing Jew:
Though the congregation doubtless thought
that cowboys, a. a race,
Were Kind " moral Centaurs, with no yaliC
claim to grnce.
n very strange that cowboys arc a rough And
reckless crew,
Christian CO people do;
That they frequent scenes of reyelry vher,
death 10 bought and sold;
Where, At least, they get a wolcomc, though
tbs prompted by their gold1
Stranger, did II never striko you, when the win
ter days are dono,
And tho mortal grass Is springing up 10 mect
the Judgment sun,
And We tend the mighty "Roun Iups," where
according to the Word,
The angel cowboys Of tho Lord viii "cut'' the
human herd,
That heap OF stock, that's lowing now around
the Masters pen,
And feeding at his fodder stacks viii have the
brand picked" thenI
And brands that, while tho hair was long
looked like the IetterC,
Wiliprove TO be the DEVILS, and the brand q
letter ID;
While many long-horned COASTER Il near
just 80 To speak,
That hasn't had the advantage of the range on
Gospel Crcek,
WIN get to crop the hcrbage, In tho pastures Of
the Lord,
IL the letter shows up. bcneath the de wills
'checkerboard-''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

We wish to call the attention of the
road overseers to section IA, page Si2,
statutes of Kansas: each overseer,
within his district, shall erect and keep
up at the expense Of the township, posts
and guide-boards at the forks of every
county and state road, containing an in
scriptiOn i'm legible letters, directing the
way and naming the distance to such
cities as are situated on such road; and
any road Overseer failing to do 30 in q
reasonable time, not to exceed six
months, shall, upon conviction thereof,
before any justice of the proper county,
be fined in sum not exceeding five dol
lars, with cost Of suit; and such fine
when collected, shall be paid into the
county treasury for school purpores."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
This Years Drive.

FORT WORTH, TEX, April 4. 1888. -
Below we give list of parties who
will drive Tor ship cattle this season.
The herds average about 900 head.
There are not over 5000 she cattle in
the years drive and they are sold in ad-
vance. There are about ten more herds
to be driven, but we have been unable
to obtain the names of the owners. The
drive of horse stock is estimated at 80,
900. The herds known to be sold are
marked with am.
The following is the list of owners
and the number Of herds:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
Train Robbers Get a Change Of Venue.

Ozark, April 19.-The case of the Lit
tie Rock and ;Ft. Smith railway train
robbers, who murdered Conductor Cain
at Mulberry station, was called to-day in
the circuit court. A motion for a
change of venue granted, and the pri =
oner will be tried in Johnson county,
May 4th. The attorneys for the defense
have received several annoying letters
threatning the prisoners in case of a
change OF venue. The prisoners will re-
main in Jail at 0zark
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
The Nev Stamp.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13.-Post-
master General Gresham to-day approv-
ed the design for the new two-cent post
age stamp. In the upper part of the
band are the words "United States
Postage; beneath, large ''2''; at the
extreme bottom are the words ''two
cents". The design will be returned to
New York for engraving, after which
the department will decide upon the col
or to be used. The color of the design
approved is green.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Inc Kansas editors having decided to
visit Chihuahua next month, we believe
we can name place where the Apaches
VIII not be apt to be found for six weeks
at least. 1t it ever comes to a show
down between an Apache buck and the
average Kansas editor, our sympathies
might be with the Apache, but our mon
ey with the editor every time.-Denver
T-riluana
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

a special correspondent of the Kansas
City Indicator, writing from Washita
Valley, /. T., under date of April 10th,
has this to say of beef cattle:
Cattle buyers infested the country
for some time but seem timid about it.
An authenticated gentleman from Kan
sas City, by the name of Chaplin, has pur-
chased the May'sbunch of $50 head pay
ing for them $50 per head. Our friend
Pres Addington has been trying to pur-
purchase top" for his bunch, but he
and Frank could not trade, although 500
was offered and refused. a report is
out that James Renpie has sold to John
kritser at SIS all round, to be delivered
April 10Th at the pens, but cannot give
it All authentic, but Kritser and Spears
struck bee line for home after looking
at Rennie's cattle. They purchased
from S. n. Huntley, so they told me,
his bunch, paying him for l10 head the
round sum Of 5000, or about $3.50 all
round. They, Kritser & Spears, seem
to be live men and hope they may strike
1t rich. They are men who impress one
with the idea that they know their busi-
ness and talk it. There are still a good
lot, or large lot Of cattle to be sold,
some good and some good grassers.
There is difference i'm feeding corn to
cattle and feeding it to do some good,
and it is like everything else. A man
to do his work proper must not be over
crowded with work, about I59 head of
cattle to the hand is as much as can be
handled propely. We have had men
who have fed from 200 to $50 TO the hand;
the work shows in the cattle. The fin
est pen of cattle for fat and style is re-
ported to be Rennie's red Texas pen.
close to Cherokeetown, of 200 head
which two men have fed. When / saw
them they were fine as silk, as Uncle
Meek says, and the boys feeding then
pull on the new suits offered rs a prize
for the best pen fed out.
j. Fizpstrick sold his cattle TO Lock
ridge, Wilson G Fenlon' agent for In
dian issue beef at Wichita agency at
dc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
CMobeetie Panhandle.l

The Panhandle Stockmen's Associa-
ton met at the court house in Mobeetie
on April 4th. A committee of five was
appointed on roundup, on the Canadian
Washita and Wolf Creek. The follow
ing is their report, which was adopted {:
The committee reported, recommend
ing that the roundup for the division
Of lower Canadian begin at the lower
end of the JP (connectedl and Box I
range on the Canadian and Washita, on
May the 10th, and work up said streams
to head Of Washita, and then divide and
part continue up the Canadian to Adobe
Walls, and the balance to go to the head
of Wolf creek and work down said
stream to Sixteen Mile creek, at the
crossing of the Dodge trail. Itwas also
recommended that the foreman of each
range shall control the roundup while
on his range. The report was unani-
mously adopted.
The Salt Fork and Red River division
of the Association, finding that they
had quorum present, resolved to re-
consider their action at Clarendon on
March 3lst, so as to have the general
roundup to commence at the upper end
of the Curtis range, on the head of Buck
creek, on May the 3Oth, and work east
to the lower end of the Curtis range,
and thence north up the Territory line
and then to Mallaley's range, and thence
to the Rocking-chair range and up Salt
Fork to the head. Then to work Good
nights and Dyer's ranges; thence across
to the head of McClelland and down
that stream to Odem's ranch on North
Fork. The recommendation was signed,
J. W. POWERS, NOAH ELLIS,
T. q. FISK, WILL ODEM,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

A contract was closed at Fort Worth
Texas, on Monday for the shipment OF
5000 head of cattle from the grazing
regions south of that city, on the Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad to Wich.
ita Falls, IA miles north. 1t will re.
quire 3,Ol0 cars, or 2l5 trains of four.
teen cars each, at total expensef o SIO5,.
OO5. The shipment is rendered necessa.
~ by the large amount of fencing recent
ly put mp In the southern part of the
atafa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Cnicago, April 10.-Three thousand
immigrants from Liverpool, portions of
three ship loads recently arrived at Bal
umore' VIII reach this city tomorrow
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Inc train viii he made up in sections,
haii an hour apart. They viii at once
be transferred to connections westward.
Their destinations are Iowa, Kansas
Nebraska and Colorado.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

The POlled Angus bull, Lascar, pur.
chased by Mr.. Peyton Montgomery al
the sale last week for 500, and fol-
which Mr.. Matthews at the time offered
the buyer 500 bonus, was yesterday
repurchased by the latter gentleman fol
$500. a pretty good profit for a few
minutes work.-Indicator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

The total valuation of the road bed
rolling stock, depots, shops and othel
property Of the Atchison, Topeka 4 San
ia Fe railroad for the year 1882, as val
ued by the State board of Railroad As
SCISSORS, is $685., ,459, and recent ciucu
lar issued by the Santa Fe company
from its Boston headquarters, states its
net earnings for 1882 on the Kansas lines
at Sc, 900, or but a trife below Its
valuation
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Great alarm exists III Great Britain
over the discoveries of the carboys. If
these timid people are afraid of carboys
loaded with nitro-glycerine, what would
they think of an American cowboy load
edwith benzine? AsoppOsing elements
they would settle the Irish question in
less time than it takes Mr.. Parnell to
talk about il.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

The Colorado stock law provides for
the appointment of State Cattle In
spectors by the governor, and Governor
Grant has made the following appoint
ments for the ensuing year: ]. L. Brush,
Weld county; Nelson Hallick, Lake
county; Geo. W. Thompson, jr., La
Plata county; and L. R. Tucker, of FL
bert county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Tony Day has just discovered the pur-
pose for which heel flies were created.
He says they were made to wean year.
hngs with; that q yeariing win forget
its mother and take to the high grass
the instant heel Hy strikes 1t, and then
fofgets to hunt tie cow IN again. Tony
proposes to get out patent on his dis
coyery, and sell territory rights next
spring.-Post.
If this scheme works well, we are a
millionaire We have the fly in bottles,
cans, and jugs. They ara good healthy
ones and ready for business at the first
opportunity Warranted to wean, or nc
60.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
Ssdgviek County Hsrd-Ia1.

The present court having affirmed the
decision of Judge Terrence In the case
OF IAOssman VI. the ST. Louis & San
Francisco Railway says the Wichita Ea.
gle, leaves us withouta a herd law. This
decision it is thought affects the legality
OF the herd law In many of the
couEties in southern Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
SPRING Rouxp-uPs.
tConcyvelIe CKas-I Journal


To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN IL
am authorized by the Cherokee Nation
Stockmen's Protective and Detective
Association to request all parties inter
ested I'm stock in the Cherokee Nation
not to remove any stock therefrom un-
til after the general roundup, so that
all parties interested may see what goes
out. We will commence gathering OH
the Arkansas river on the 10Th of April
and work north. When arriving near
the Kansas line all estrays and doubtful
cattle will be cut out and turned over to
the Sheriff of the Cherokee Nation and
held by him in what is known as the
stray herd.
J. d. CURLE,
Captain Western District.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

A Massachusetts, paper says that a
great deal is heard in the east of John
A. Anderson, of Kansas, for president.
Great news, like great bodies, must
move with extreme caution. There
must be something in 1t If Massachu-
sets paper says so. Perhaps st. John
circulated the information during his
late prohibition carnisal.-Kansas City
vri,oao
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Thirteen children were recently taken
by missionaries from the Sac and Fox
Agency to a private industrial school in
Indiana. There are now twenty-five
Indian children from that agency who
are being educated in the east.-Chey-
enne TRANSPORTER.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
Captain Western District.
[cheycnns Transporter.l

ICneycnne Transporter.1
A meeting of the cattlemen Of the
Washita and Canadian country met at
Erin's store, in the Chickasaw Nation,
on April lst, and decided on a plan of
roundup for their ranges as follows:
That the spring. work be commenced
on the 25th Of April, to meet at the old
triangle ranch on Rush creek and divide
into two parties-One party working
down Wild Horse and the other down
Rush creek to the Washita; thence up
the WashIta to Bill Williams range,
and then the whole party to meet at
JohnsOn's ranch and work down the
Canadian as far as it may be deemed
necessary, and that Joe Anderson, Chas.
l. Campbell and Frank Criner be ap-
pointed captains Of said roundup.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Texas ranchmen around Fort Worth
are having TO buy saddle horses this
spring to roundup on, or take the trail,
on the account of Loco. Tom Word has
only enough horses left to mount ten
men out of a herd of $50 first-class horses
Loco caught the balance Of the herd.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

The amount paid into the city treasu-
ry by the saloons of Atchison for the
year ending April 1883, was S1l ZIG. I3,
a sum sufficient to pay the salaries of
the police and expenses of the city pris-
on, and have over two thousand dollars
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

Dick Liddle, . former member of the
James gang of robbers, who ~as con-
victed in the q. s. court at HBntsyilIe,
Ala, and whose sentence was suspend
ed, has been released on his own recog-
nizance and is now free to testify at the
trial of Frafk James, to he held at Gal
latin, Mo-, in June.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
SOCIETIES.
CHURCHES.

METH6hTs'f OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES evcry
AVA Sunday at 1870 Il M. Ind I so y. m sum
day school every Sunday Mt 3:3S p. M Prayer
meeting every Thursday evening st s:Hf
Strangers invited. WI. EILLoTr Pastors
DRESBYTERIAN.-Scr on secoud ani
l. fourth Sundays OF each month. sunday
school at 3P. NJ. A. AxIaNE, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN-Chiir meeting and sacrn
~ mcnt every Sundiiy at II O'Clock. Sunday
school at 10 O'Clock.
TINTED DRETHREN-Serytccs nj tho Chrss-
- tian church on the -th Sunday each month
by REV. COLE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

OF the above, about $1,000 head will
be shipped from Rosenberg Junction,
via the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe rail-
road, to Wichita Falls, and from 1000
to q, 900 via the 1. & G. N. railroad to
the same place.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27
PosfAb.

Postofiice at Medicine Lodge open frora A n
to Pm. Sundays one hour ON arrival of mail:
Money order Office. w, VANSLYKR. N: I:
EMMA vArsLysE, ASSISTANT.
fhs Mails:
From Harper and all Eastern points, arrives
daily at p NJ; leaves dnily at 10 A u.
From Sun City, LRke City, Soldier Creek, Red
Creek, Hutchinson, Kingman, Bross. Kiowa;
Lodi, arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri.
days at p n. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays al Ska q.
From fuka, Elm Mffls and Saratoga arrives orr
Tuesdays and Fridays at N aud departs ofi
Wednesdays and saturdays tsAN.