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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14
A Texas Curiosity.

For quite awhile paragraph has been
going the rounds concerning an almost
incredible phenomenon relative to the
capers or eccentricities of a well at
Franklin, this state, where the buckets
at intervals change places from the bot
tom to top and from top to bottom. The
incredulous caste of the story led to a
letter OF inquiry of Judge w. ID. Hines
the owner of the property, who re-
spends thus:
S. P. HURLEY, ESQ:
SIR-Yours of July 19 to hand and
contents noted. have to say in reply
that the well you inquire about belongs
to me; that some ten years since it COM
menced drawing water-that is, the
empty bucket would go down and a
bucket of water would come up and re-
main at the top of the well without any
known cause. 1t has been kept up at
at intervals. There is no regularity
about it; it will as often draw at any
hour of the night as at other times. 1t
has been known to draw three or four
times per day. There seems TO be no
difference in it as regards weather or
the season of the year. 1t has never
been known to draw up water when
there was any water in the top bucket.
There is no cause known for this
strange occurrence As to the truth of
the above it can be established beyond
a doubt, by Che testimony of number
of persons who have been about my
house outside of my own family.
WsD. HINES.
Gainesville Reporfer.
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INDEX
New Features Of the Cattle Business.

A correspondent Of the New York
Sun says: '.As the business of cattle
breeding ages it tends to separate into
different branches. At present some of
the men who handle stock on tire high
plains refuse to own any cows They
! have tried raising cattle and abandoned
il as Improbable. These men procure
three-year-old steers from Oregon and
Washington. These animals are bought
III the early spring, and are slowly driv-
en- to the Wyoming or Colorado ranges.
arriving there in October. They are
turned loose on the range and allowed
to shift Tor themselves. In my opinion
this is the safest branch of the cattle
business. The young steers have not
obtained their full growth. They are
hearty and strong. 1t is seldom that
any of them die. They are held over
winter and until the next fan. They
grow in size and weight, and, of course;
i'll value. Another branch of the busi-
ness is the fattening of cattle on hay.
Again tmee-year-old steers are selected.
They are driven into a corral and there
get all the hay they can eat. The noun
tain hay is so nutritious that the steers
become as fat as corn-fed animals in the
eastern states. 1t has been the ettStern
for several years to ship beef during the
winter, when cattle are thin on the
ranch, from Kansas City to Denver.
The beef so shipped is of good quality!
This spring saw better beet-that is,
fatter beef-hanging in a butcher shop
in Laramie City, Wyoming, than saw
i'll Denver, This choice beef was fat
tened on hay cut on the Little Laramie
river. The business of winter-feeding
steers on the plains promises 10 increase
rapidly in the near future. It is per-
fectly safe business, and very profitable.
AS it increases so will the value of the
hay lands obtained under the Desert
Land sct.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14
Publish Your Brands.

There are two or three parties in the
country who think their brands are too
well known already" and that it is not
good policy, more especially for small
owners, to make their brands and range
locations known through the papers.
If it is policy for the large owners it is
doubly so for the smaller possessions
in stock to make public their brands, as
they have not SO many men in the field
to look after their interests. 1t is of vi
tai Importance TO make public all brands
so that every honest worker know whose
they are and where they belong, as 9TH
erwise he may not consider it to his in
terest to inform himself, as he is busy
in his appointed tasks. But the only
thief TO be feared is the best posted men
in the range, and to be successful must
and does know every brand, large and
small, and what part of the range it be-
longs to. The '.rustler' knows your
brand already, even if you have snly a
dozen head, for that is his business; but
you must constantly remind the honest
toilers else they viii forget and neglect
to gather it. A brand is never 'stoo
well known already" except in quarters
where one would wish it unknown
Texas Panhandle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

The Kansas City Times says: Monday
afternoon there was scene of revelry
in the bar room of well known hotel
OF this city, which had decidedly wes-
tern flavor, and filled with terror the
mind Of every ''tend erf Oot' who hap
pened to be within view of the scene.
A large party of western cattle men had
gatherd about the hotel during the af-
ternoon, and by nightfall they had be-
come uproarOusly drunk. Luke Short
was among the party, and as he was
not the only shooter in the crowd,
there began to be decidedly uncom-
Portable feeling manifested among the
guests of the hotel, when some of the
party drew their revolvers and began
to rake up old grudges against each 9th
er. Luke Short was threatened, and he
threatened back again; and one man
sitting out in front of the hotel vacated
his chair and sought the background,
when one of thesparty glared at him,
pulled his revolver, and announced his
intention of settling an old score right
then and there. To add to the bad
blood, one of the party named James
Stevens, had intimated that he had been
inveigled into gold brick swindle
which cost him S14 200, and that prom
inent stocknlan of Fort Worth, Texas,
who formed one of the party, had taken
advantage OF his friendship TO work the
game on him, i'll company with some
unknown masked man, who was alleg-
ed to have secured the brick by dishon-
est means, and who, out in Colorado
some time since, had taken this way of
disposing ofit. Although none of those
who knew about the matter would dis
cuss it, it was generally considered that
the charges were true, and that Stevens
first found he had paid $4,000 for a
gold plated copper brick, ,sworth from
81 to SO, after his arrival in this city
last week.
When the quarreling had reached it's
heighth two policemen were stationed
on the outside of the door, but as moth
ing but demonstrations and words re-
suited, the more drunken of the party
were put to bed and the others gradu-
ally cooled down and dispersed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

During the first five months of 1882.
S, S,407 cattle were shipped westward from
Kansas City over the \. L. X S. F.,
In the same time, 6,700 were shipped
from the same point west over all other
roads. During the past five months of
1888, l7,04l cattle were shipped west
ward over the A. I. & S. G., while over
all other roads, JAP cattle were ship
ped III the same direction. As only the
best blooded stock is Shipped to the
west, being used for breeding purposes
the reader will get an idea from the fig
ureS OF the vast numbers of high-grade
cattle now in the southwest, and of the
Improvement that must result in the
grade OF the native cattle; and the same
Improvement is constantly being made
in all kinds of native stock.-Ex.
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A Knual Rat

A novel bet was made on SUNDAY be-
tween conductor on the Chicago, Bur-
lington 81 Quincy and Mr.. German.
The former offered to bet that the lat
ter could not pick up and deposit in a
basket 100 eggs placed one yard apart on
tie ground, III thirty Fl ninu es. The
conditions were that each egg must be
deposited separately in basket held by
some one at one end of the line, and in
case any one of the eggs should be dam
aged, Mr.. German was to lose the mon
ey. After thinking the matter over
Mr.. German decided to try it. The eggs
were laid in straight line just east of
the freight depot in the railroad yard.
in order to give Mr.. German the advan-
fage of doing the work in the shade.
He started with the egg furtherest from
the basket, and trotted upand down the
line until twenty minutes of the allotted
time had passed, and as he had picked
up but one-fourth of the entire number
he gave it up. About 200 people were
present to witness the affair. After
Mr.. German had given up the contest a
local mathematician proved by figures
that it would take about six miles of
travel to pick up the 100 eggs.-Quincy
Whip
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14
Its First Sundav

Dodge City had her first Sunday Sep
tember I'd 1888. All places of business
or of amusement were closed during the
entire day. This change was brought
about 10y our business men, who caused
a petition to be circulated last SATURDAY.
and which was numerously signed by
our business men, pledging themselves
that they would close their respective
places Of business OH the Sabbath day.
and the prayers of the petition were
promptly complied with on the follow
ing day-Sunday. The people of Dodge
City are progressive and law abiding
people, and what they have done and
propose to continue to carry on, was on
their own motion and volition without
regard to the present statute or any
subsequent lie egislation that may be en-
acted by our city, council as regards the
violation of Ere sunday laws in our city
They believed this to De to their best
interests, the best interest of our pes-
pie and the community at large, and
hence they unite and pledge themselves
that they will not only observe the day
by closing their respective places of
business, but see that others who failed
to sign the petition will do the same
Dodge City Globe.
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[St. Louis Globe-Democrat.j


The public were no more prepared
for verdict of acquittal in the Frank
James trial than they were in the star
route. A disagreement was thought
probable 10y those acquainted with the
section from which they were secured,
but that twelve men, even in that local
ity, would be united agair st convic-'
ton in the face of the evidence produc-
ed, was possibility which was serious
ly entertained by very few. The out
come is misfortune to The common
wealth of Missouri. 1t cannot do 9TH
erwise than create an unfavorable inn
preston abroad. 1t is a practical reve-'
lation that there exists a public senti.
ment in not inconsiderable portion of
the state which regards with complacen-
cy such a career as that of of Frank
James and in some incomprehensibl
manner connects with the cause of the
south in the war for the rebelhon. One
of the telling points of the defense was
the attempt to establish this very con-
nection. The conduct of General Shell
by in emotionally expressing affection
for the accused was representa- tion OF
the feeling of many besides himself
The saying that comes most readily to-
the lips in this connection il Poor old
Missouri" The accused, however, has
a difficult road yet to travel before he is'
a free or convicted man.
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a special telegram from Cimarron says
1t has just transpired that Frank r.
Sherwin, president of the Maxwell cat
tie company and president of the Max
well land grant company, has sold his
interest IN the land grant. The pur-
chasers are the Dutch directors of the
company, who bought the interest for
the corporation. This land grant COM
prises l,7l4,0O0 acres in Colorado and
New Mexico. The capital stock of the
company is S5,0O0,OOO, of which Mr..
Sherwin hold 81, ,5G0,O 900. At the time
of the sale the stock sold at Is in the
Amsterdam market, but Mr.. Sherwin
sold it at 80, or for $750,OO0. At the
same time he resigned the presidency
of the company and his membership of
the board of directors. City
Indicator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14
NO. IS
Live Stock Loader

A contrivance for loading cattle has
invented by w. Ii. Barnes, of Indepen-
dence, Kans. 1t is intended to lessen
the work of driving hogs or cattle into
the chute or cars, and to do it without
beating, prodding or cursing the animal.
The Independence, Kas., Tribune saws:
The rear of the pen emptying into the
chute and holding car of cattle. is
movable, adjusted on rollers fitted into
tracks Oh the slides, so that 1t cannot
give way; attached to this end are
chains, working over windlass near
the car, and which is operated easily by
two men. The cattle are driven into the
pen and it closed. The two men begin
to turn and the cattle are gently pushed
or pulled forward by the end of the pen
and forced up the chute. They hear no
noise, see no one to scare them, and go
forward simply because they are crowd
Qd -
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IKansas City Times.1

The trial of Frank James was brought
to close yesterday at Gallatin by his
acquittal. This will be surprise to-
the community. His guilt was a fore
gone conclusion, though it might be Diff
ficult to bring the legal proof. 0f course
there could be no case against James
without the evidence of Dick Liddel.
The well established rules of evidence
forbade conviction upon his evidence
unsupported by corroborative proof
Evidently the jury held that sufficient
corroborative evidence had not been
given. A witness who gives evidence
against his former comrades is sfaays
at a disadvantage. Frank James has
without doubt been guilty of many
crimes, for which he justly deserves
punishment. OF this particular charge
twelve men, after patient trial, have
decided that he was not guilty. OF the
redoubtable banf, Of which he was the
leader, he is almost the only one left.
He will probably not escape from the
hands of the law until he is convicted
of some one of his many crimes. Very
few doubt the fact of his presence az
the Winston train robbery, and that he
ought to have been convicted for the
part he took.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

Fort Worth Gazette, August 80: Some
of the cattlemen now in this city whose
ranches are situated on the border, are
talking of engaging a party to go into
the Indian territory to hunt up cattle
that have been stolen from them. They
propose to start just after the fall round
up is finished. 1t is claimed that many
head of cattle have been driven off dur
ing the past year and the brands burned
so that Identification is impossible, but
they propose to take possession of cat
tie which they find with brands destroy
ed and divide them among themselves
after the hunt is over.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

The Topeka correspondent of the
Kansas City Times says that the meet
ing of the Democratic central commit
tee held there last week has inaugural
ed strife between the Click and John
Martin factions. The committee met
for the sole purpose of promulgating
and issuing an address to the demo-
cratic and anti-pronibition voters of
Kansas, but it adjourned again with
out consumating its purpose. Two
hours of red-hot discussion marked the
entire proceedings.
Governor Click S friends contend that
if they would be successful in 1884 now
is the time to commence fighting. The
idea with them is that the democrats
should announce their platform and
principles to them now, thus leaving the
republicans in such predicament that
they viii he forced to stay with and de-
fend the crankisms they have taken up.
Martins friends think it too early for
any such breaks, and there is where the
matter stands.
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The James Trial-wnat the Papers Say.

lot. LOUIS hepuDncanJ
The trial of Frank James the noted
train robber and desperado, resulted
contrary to general expectations In a
verdict of acquittal. The explanation
doubtless is that the defense managed
to impress the minds of the jury With
doubt as to the actual presenceof the
prisoner az the time of the commission
of the particular crime for which he
was arraigned.
Whatever differences there may be-,
when the point, whether the case of the
state was lully made out according td
the strict requirements of the criminal
law, with its presumption of innoceIfce
the acquittal carries with it no vindica-
tion of the desperate and infamous
character of the accused, which was
shown or admitted at almost every
stage of the trial.
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Leavenworth rinSes.i

The Times yesterday morning spoke
of the approaching end of the trial Of
Frank James, and his probable acquit<
tai Now that the jury has done that
ignoble thing, for its action is base, dis
honorable low-liyed, as it was conceded
it would do, it is not necessary to say
anything more. The James boys, In
their glory, disgraced Missouri, but the
crimes committed by them did not
bring deeper blush to her face than
will the acquittal of one of the broth
ers by jury of citizens OF the state he
so greatly wronged and disgraced. It
is to be hoped that 'sColonef'' James
will soon fan into the hands of the au<
thorities of Minnesota.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

This yarn comes from Arizona A
religious miner, White by name, had
labored long and was poor. He was
reading the bible on Sunday, as always,
when he fell asleep tas always?) and
the book dropped over a precipice fifty
feet high. White climbed down the
canyon and found it open, with piece
of quartz lying on the verse: ASK,
and it shall be given you; seek, and We
shall find; knock and it shall be opened
unto you" Accepting this as good
omen, Mr.. White searched, and, in a few
moments, succeeded in locating the
ledge, which was over two feet in width
and assays $50, on an average, to the
ton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14
MEDICINE LODGE. BARBER CO, KANSAS. SEPT AZ, 1883.

A stockman in the Rural New orkz
er, recommends the removal of the
horns from young calves, saying that
the pain caused to the animal by the
operation is insignificant. 1t is very
easily done when the young horns first
become conspicuously prominent under
the skin. The skin over the horns is
the covering which afterward grows to
be the outer and insensible casing of
the horn; that, in fact, which is called
the horn. The true horn lies under
this, and can be easily removed by rails
ing flap of the skin and cutting it out.
1t may be done in a moment, and a lit
tie plaster of tar over the cut protects
the slight wound which soon heals.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

Lyons county Republicans are all torn
up over the prohibition question. The
prOhibitionists give the central commit
tee warning that if county convention
Is held and does not indorse prohibition,
they will bolt. We have here in mimi
ture the situation at the next republi-
can state convention, unless.the prOhibs
are i'll overwhelming majority, as they
are likely to be, in which case the kick
ing viii be done at the polls by other
fellows,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

Our Kansas exchanges will confer a
favor by making mention of the fact
that the Eighth Kansas Volunteer In
fantry Will hold a regimental reunion
at Leavenworth, on the second day of
the state reunion, Thursday, October
llth, and requesting surviving members
of the regiment to send their names and
poSt-ofiice address to Chas. w. Rust,
secretary of the regimental organization
Atchison, Kas.-Champion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

a lady wanted her little girl to bathe
in a room. the windows of which OPEN
ed into the yard, i'll which were some
fowls. But, said the little girl, Il
don't want to battle before the chick
ens." "Oh, never mind the chickens, ,
said the mother. well, said the little
woman, Il won't battle before the roos-
ter, anyhow"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

The Drover's Journal thinks there
has never been time i'll the history of
American stock raising when there was
so much real need of condensation and
cheapening of production as at the pres
ent. We hear of overproduction and
sharp competition in all branches of
meat production. What does it mean?
1t means that stockmen must adopt
better methods. better blood, more care,
and try in every way to make two
pounds of choice meat grow where but
one of poor quality grew BEFORE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

Good morning, john" said one of
the leading pastors in Scranton to a
young friend whom he met Oh the street
the first warm day of the season chow
does your father stand the heat?" The
young man made no reply, but went
away with clouded brow. And when
the good pastor learned that the young
mans father had died only week be-
fore, he understood why his cordial
greeting was met so cody.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

An evangelist mounted the platform
ill Kentucky meeting house, and look
ing about the room for a moment he
suddenly exclaimed: Are you prepar-
ed to die?" 1t was well that he was a
very spry man, and it was well also that
the pulpit was double thickness. The
evangelist says a Kentucky co1grega-
ton Is very responsive but you must
be very careful what kind of language
you use when in its presence.
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THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
MEDICINE LODGE. KANSAS.

The first number of the Western Cen
tral Kansas Cowboy, published at Sid
ney, Ness county, reached us this week.
IL IS devoted to the interests of grazing
herding, and general stock-raising in
the west. 1t is neat publication.
carefully edited, and should receive a
good support.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

At the last meeting of the of direct
ors of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock
Association, they passed resolution
reducing the reward offered for the ar
rest and conviction of any person
stealing stock from members of the as
sOciation from $1,000 to 81 600.
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Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association.

A regular meeting of the board of di-
rectors, and of the board of arbitrators.
will be held in the city of Caldwell, on
the 9th day of September, 1888, at
which time all matters in arbitration
will come up.
1t is expected that every member of
the association Will be present at that
time, in order to enter into lease for
their different ranges and receive their
certificates of membership.
BEN. S. MILLER,
President G. S. l.. S. A.
Caldwell, Kas., Sept. 5, 1888.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

WHEY Payne, the live editor of the
Lively Medicine Lodge Index, cattle
man, banker and member of the board
of directors af the Cherokee Strip Live
Stock Association, has been in town a
couple of days, wearing off his country
airs.-CaldWell Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
says: 1t is probable that il ex-Governcf
st. John, of Kansas, were to initiate ffis
mouth he could go over Niagara faitf
in safety
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-14

And is nov managing the two IN con
uCctiun with each other The meal
are served 40 the brick hotel.
Good beds. q bountiful table. CONNIE
modious sunplr rooms and reasonable
rates are the recommendations. 5l