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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-12-20

| third Tuesday of December, 1884. Res
olutions were adopted requesting the
| Wisconsin members of congress to ex-
ert their influence for the restoration of
the duty on wool; favoring the division
| of the agricultural school from the state
university; advocating the establish
ment in this state of a weather service,
with headquarters at Madison, and re-
questing the university to work for the
same.
AT Grand Rapids the trial of George
Dawes and John Kennedy for assault
with attempt to commit rape upon Mary
Glow of Rudolph was concluded, and
resulted in the conviction of Dawes and
the discharge of Kennedy. Both are
Necedah men. The assault occurred
last January.
A fire occurred in Bundeul, in the
town of Hartland, Shawano county. on
the evening of the 14th inst, which de-
stroyed J. Don & Sons hardware store;
Anton Neusack's hotel and stable; G..
Beunuin's store and the postoffice. Two
valuable teams of horses in Neusack's
stable were burned to death. Total loss,
IS, 600.
z Anderson, the 'Swede who lived in tie
straw stack twenty-four days will have
both feet amputated.
The city treasurer of two roads is de-
faulter for $4,000.
In the circuit court at OsceoIa, Adam
Reed, convicted of wrecking train on
the North Wisconsin division Of the Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad, was sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment. Col. Spooner, solicitor of
the company conducted the prosecution.
Albion Bush, for horse stealing, goes to
Waupun for two years. Charles Will
Hanson, who placed Spanish fly in coffee
intended for some girls, but which was
drank by young man named Smith,
was found guilty by the jury.
ION the 23d detectives in Chicago ar
rested Mrs. NJ. E. Brown and Mr.. Eliza
beth Nash for shop-lifting. Both ac-
knowledged their guilt. a receipt for a |
parcel sent by express to Mrs, G. Sher- !
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

a telegram from Fort Laramie. wv
omlng Ter, says: The calf roundups.
which are now nearly finished, have
developed the fact that there is consid-
cradle shortage in the calf crop in the
more exposed parts of the Territory.
This is, of course, due to the severe
storms of April, which were highly dis
astrous to the cattle interest, COM
ing as they did just at the time when
the calves were dropping. This is like
ly to call more serious attention to a
question which has already aroused con-
siderable attention among stockmen,
viz: the necessity of making some ar
rangments by which calves shall be
dropped at a more favorable season.
1t is probable that the shipments of cat
tie to the Chicago markets will be much
lighter this year than last, when the
high prices called into the market every
thing salable. Many cattlemen esti-
mate the coming shipments at not over
70 per cent Of last years. Shippers are
now In condition to hold their cattle
over ii desirable, and if prices rule low,
as now seems probable, many will be.
Withheld from the market until next
year,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24


Capt. j. ID. Reed of the Buffalo ranch
company, made a sale last Friday to his
partners, I. J. Word and VIM. Byler, of
his interest in said ranch property for
the sum of S1S3,OOO, thus disposing of
one of the best ranch properties in this
section of the country.
Mr.. Williams who has been interest
ed with John I. Lythe in number of
through herds which were taken north
of this place, returned to the city from
Ogallala, Neb., the first of last week.
and reports very satisfactory drive
and fair market north for through
stock.
L. II. Ford and Frank Holmes. of the
cattle firm of Holmes and Ford, who
are holding cattle fifteen miles south
east of Medicine Lodge, were in the
city last Wednesday. Their objective
visit to this section is to look up a stock
range. These gentlemen have about
600 head Of mixed cattle-Dodge City
Globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

The horse market is opening up again.
Several parties are here from Nebraska
and Iowa looking up horse stock. We
learn that the market is light just now.
there being not over 900 head of hors-
es of which Campbell & Dorsey hold
700 head on the range. 1t may be, that
number will be increased by late drives.
but We doubt it.
L. +. Pryor, the live mayor of Antho-
ny, arrived on Monday with over 400
head of beeves to ship from this point.
Mr.. Pryor was induced to ship from
this place because of the difficulty ex-
perienced in getting through to Harper.
1t seems that the farmers on the trail to
Harper object to cattle being driven
through to that town, and there is not
sufficient enterprise among the people
of that village to secure an open way
for stock-Caldwell Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

Chicago Drovers' Journal: 1t is a
mistaken idea which many ranchmen
have had of maketing their grass beeves
at three year old. Corn fed cattle, as
has been abundantly demonstrated by
the champion breeder and feeder of
Short-horns, j. D. Gillet, are most prof
liable to the feeder when marketed at
less than three years old, but experience
of many careful observers among ranch
men has taught that grass cattle should
never be marketed under four wears
old, and there is good profit in holding
year longer. We are using up our
young stock entirely too fast; but there
is a growing disposition on the part of
stockmen to keep back range cattle to
take on fat after they pass the age of
growth. AS the age of cattle increases,
the liability of loss and cost of keeping
diminishes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
The Continental Meat Comnanv .

The Continental Meat Company, of
Victoria, Texas, has thus far made a
success of the dressed meat business,
and there are likely more to be more
institutions of the kind springing up in
various parts of the west. The Fort
Worth, Texas papers are urging the
advantage of having dressed meat es-
tablishment at that place. Men are a
little slow to move in new enterprise
OF the kind, but it is safe to predict
that the time is not so very far distant
when there will be plenty of capitalists
to regret that they were not first to
move in the matter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

Since the rains came to the flats north
of the Canadian, the tank question has
been closely looked after, and has prov
en- beyond peradventure that the wa
ter problem is easy of solution. The
tanks made by Mr.. Lister for the Hans
ford Land and Cattle Co., by simply re-
moving the dirt from the beds of dry
lakes, filled up, and ten days to two
weeks time has proven that they will
hold until the water is used up by the
stock or evapOrates by the sun and
wind. In most of our ranges this is a
subject of vital Importance, and the
success of what has been considered a
doubtful experiment will soon cause
tanks to be made and water abundant
in many of the dry parts of the country,
which have been next to profitless al
though covered with the finest of grass.
-Mobeetie Panhandle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
A Business erau

Two or three years ago, there lived in
the lower oil country a prominent oil
producer, who was a notorionsly pad
speller. In letter, among other errors
he spelled water with two is. A party
OF gentlemen were discussing this pecu-
liarity in the bor-room of the Collins
House, Oil City, one evening when the
poor speller himself CHARGED to come
in.
"Hello7" said one Of The party, cor
pulent gentleman, remotely connected
with New York Petroleum Exchange,
I'VE were just talking about you.''
Is that sop' was the reply. "And
what were you saying?"
Why, some of the boys claim That
you are the worst speHer in seventeen
states"
"They do2 think can spell about
as well as the average producer.
"I'll tell you what III do with YOU"
said the first speaker. " I'll bet the
champagne for the party that you can t
spell water"
"All right replied the producer, and
he proceeded to spt II the word, water.
That's the way 1 spell water for
money" he quietly remarked, ''but
when 1 spell it for fun. 1 sometimes use
two ts."
The corpulent gentleman paid for the
wine, and the silence became SO great
that you could hear house fall down.
Bradford News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
Facts AhnnfK Kansaa

A friend Of the Holton Recorder
hands it the following, which he has
compiled from various sources:
Butler is the largest county in the
state, l ,isS square miles.
Wyandotte is the smallest, l53 square
miles.
Jewell county has the greatest num-
Der of school districts, 14S.
Mcpherson ranks first hi wheat. 2. !
739, 4l2 bushels.
Jewell FIRST in COIN, 4,oS1 $50 bushels.
Cloud first in horses, 9,31S head.
Greenwood first in cattle 80, ,s1s head.
Z wi first in sheep, I 654 head.
Butler has the greatest number of
post-offices, s6; and is larger than the
state of Rhode Island.
The value of the fence in the State is
put down at S25 1928, ,2S6,6O.
Leavenworth county reports 4.654
dogs, and in the respect stands at the
head of the list.
Atchison county comes in second
with 3,l17 of the canine species.
Kansas is larger than the states of
Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, !.
New Jersey, Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire, Maryland and West Vir-
ginia all combined, with a slice left
nearly large enough to cover Rhode Is
land and Delaware the second time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

After being introduced by the leasing
for grazing of their surplus lands by
the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, several,
in fact almost every tribe in the Terri
tory, have endorsed the project by do
ing likewise. The Kaws have just per-
fected a contract to grant company of
Arkansas City cattlemen ZIG acres of
their lands for grazing purposes for a
term of ten years. The company will
enclose the entire tract with a barb
wire fence, four strands high, posts
forty feet apart, and is to keep the
fence in good repair, and at the ex-
piration of the lease the fence will
revert to the Indians. The proposition
was accepted unanimously by the tribe,
and the papers concerning the lease are
awaiting the approval of the Secretary
of the Interior. The Cherokees, Paw
nees, Poncas, Nez Perces, Otoes and
Osages also leased their grass lands i'm
mediately after the leasing by the Chey-
ennes and Afapahoes. We are afraid
the Council Fire will be obliged to pull
in its horns, or give some legitimate
reason other than black mail for its op-
position to Indian grass leases, which
are acknowledged by the most eminent
advocates of Indian rights 10 be the
most advantageous move made fol
years by the Indians Cheyenne Trans
porter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

The following from Mark Twain is a
good hit at some scientific methods:
I'm the space of 176 years the lower
Mississippi has shortened itself 249
miles. This is an average of a trifle
over 11.3 miles per year. Therefore.
any calm person, who is not blind OF
idiotic can see that in the old oolitic
SIluraln period, just / ,00G, 600 years ago
next November, the Lower Mississippi
river was upward of l,3OO,OO miles
and stuck out over the gulf of Mexico
like fishing rod. And by the same
token any person can see that 742 years
from now the lower Mississippi will be
only mile and quarter long, and
Cairo and New Orleans will have Joined
their streets together and be plodding
comfortably along under single may
or and board of aldermen. There is
something fascinating about science.
One gets such wholesome returns of
conjecture out of such trifiing invest
ment of facts.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
oe..lsz Ready for tho Fat s,.d. sAox.

4I1ok H08W.
Preparations for our fat stock show
this fall are being rapidly pushed b5
Secretary Haren. At River View Park.
the show grounds, a number of men
are now at work putting up stalls and
buildings, and getting every thing in
readiness. The arrangements are ex-
ceilent, both for exhibition and conn
fort OF the animals. The DESIGN for
cattle quarters is two double sheds. we'll
lighted and ventilated, with four rovs
OF stalls each and wide walks between
them. The stalls are being built short
and low behind, giving . fun view of
the loins and hind quarters of all the
animals from one end of the Building
TO the other. Besides these there will be
long row of open stalls for breeding
stock-in all $50 cattle stalls. The
sheep houses and hog pens are being
built in the most convenient and best
styles and will contain eighty pens:
while on the north side of the grounds
row of box stalls will be fitted up for
horses. The show ring will be in the
centre of the grounds, and 5OxSO feet.
with amphitheatre seats forivisitors. A
chute IS being put on the the grounds
for the loading and unloading Of stock.
everything arranged in the most COM
plete and convenient manner for the ex-
hibitor and the well being of his stock.
Kansas City Live Stock Record.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

The grading on the Santa Fe extern
sion is all under contract from Wichi-
Ia to kingman and beyond. Sparr &
Burris are at work on the first six miles
out OF Wichita. They have one hun
dred and twenty-five teams. Burgess
Is at work on the next three miles.
Then comes Spar & Burris, then Jim
Riley, John Scott and Sparr & Burris.
again until we get to Kingman and sew
eral miles on the way to Dodge. This
work is going in rush and it will not
be many weeks until the cars will he
running to Kingman. There is no
trouble about men and teams getting
employment. The contractors are ready
to pay So per day for teams and Sl.5O
for men. When the Santa Fe under
takes to do a thing they go right to
work and push with might and money.
Wichita Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
Win Was Tff

A covered wagon passed through
town last Friday; from Barber county
bound for the eastern part of the state
with lady in the last stage of con-
sumption. When they reached this
place she said they must stop, as she
was becoming too weak to travel. Her
husband wanted to take her to a hotel
but she said she would just as soon die
in the wagon, if she had to die, so they
drove out as far as James Clark's and
stopped there where she died Sunday
morning. Her husband took her BODY
to her old home in the eastern part of
OF the state for burial. The deceased
had been in Barber county several years
and had been sick for eighteen months
and longed so much to visit her former
home that the trip was undertaken
MIR. Clark's did everything in theil
power for the family while they stop
ped with them.-Harper Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
Mcdonald The Man.

Senator Vorhees has been interview
ed on the Presidential outlook. He was
asked:
"How do you regard the movement
for the old ticket?''
In 1880 there was an eminent pro-
priety and a strong call m the public
mind for the denomination of the old
ticket. The democracy of Indiana
whether wisely or unwisely, it is not
worth while to discuss, prevented that
result. The old ticket could not be
made up again because Governor Hen
bricks refused to take his old place on
it. His friends stood by him. and none
more firmly than 1. Now the situation
is different. Mr.. Tiiden is not and will
not be candidate. l have sufficient
knowledge to be content on this point,
and those who think otherwise have
only to wait, and they viii find what
I say amply verified. Mr.. Tilden is a
very able man, and has strong hold on
the democratic party, but at his time
of life and in his physical condition he
can not undertake the tremendous du-
ties and responsibilities of the presi-
dency."
who, in your opinion will be nomi-
mated by the democratic party in 1SS4?''
1t looks to me as if Mcdonald would
be nominated. The feeling in his ia
vor is very widespread. Business has
called me to distant parts of the coun-
try since the adjournment of congress
In March last. In fact, have been in
eleven different states this spring and
summer, and 1 have been surprised at
the strong and almost universal ex-
preston in McDonald's favor. The
feeling in his behalf is very general.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
A Mississippi Lznehinr.

A dispatch from Memphis dated Arg
l6, says: On the 18th of last july
Towns Sayle, young merchant engag-
ed in business at Oakland. Miss
eighty miles south of Memphis or the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad. was
assassinated by an unknown party. who
mutilated the remains in most Lorri-
BILE manner. Suspicion pointed to ne
gro named Joe Payne, who was arrest
ed yesterday. He made full confess
ion and it was given out that he would
be publicly hanged to-day at noon. The
Appeals Oakland, Miss, special thrs
describes his taking off.
To-day at 2:35 p. M, Joe Payne, col
ored, was hanged by the almost unani-
nous vote of 500 or 600 citizens, whose
doings were quiet and business like
Sheriff Pearson made most eloquent
appeal in favor of the law taking it's
course, but the crime was 50 revolving,
and his confession Of cold and deliber-
ate murder was 80 clear and satisfacto-
ry, that the Sheriff was overpowered
and relieved Of his charge. A court
was at once organized. Hon. J. 81.
Moore and Major Oakland presiding,
w. NJ. Fitzgerald and N. v. Moore, at
tornevs, prosecuted.
Payne made full confession, saying
on the night of the killing he went to
the house of Sayles for the purpose Of
killing him for his money; that he wait
ed there until Sayles came out, when
he Joined him. They walked about
200 yards, when he knocked him down,
then cut his throat and threw him in a
deep gully, rifed his pockets of money
and store and safe keys, and then went
to the store and got what money there
was, amounting in all to about $50.
After the confession vote was taken
and death by hanging was the verdict
of the crowd, who acted as jurors. A
gallowf was at once erected, and tho
prisoner mounted the scaffold with a
firm step. He made a speech again
eonfessing his guilt, and advised every
body TO teach their children TO avoid
evil thoughts. The black cap was then
adjusted, the drop fell, and in ten min
utes he was pronounced dead. The
colored people were as clamorous as She
whites for avenging this outrageous
crime, and the people think they bavs
done right
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
A Want Sunplled

The new party recently organized in
New Jersey may supply a long felt
want" There are, scattered all over
this goodly land of our, limited but
very noisy lot of people who are afflicted
with chronic discomfort, and who want
party organized that will embrace in
its platform about everything under the
sun. Neither of the two great politi-
cal parties of the country meets their
appreciation, and the Greenback Ma
tional party is too circumscribed in its
aims to suit them. They want some
thing all-embracing. Hence this New
jersey organization ought to command
their support. 1t favors about every
thing in sight. 1t advocates prohibi-
ton, female suffrage, free trade, labor
reform, opposition to monopolies, land
reform, government ownership OF rail-
ways and telegraphs, fat money, and a
few other trifies. 1t is evident, we think
that if this organization will just add
free love, communism, no-Sunday, and
the support of everybody by the gov
ernment, to its principles, it will be
eagerly hailed by all the discontented
elements of the land, as the thing long
waited for come at last.-Atchison
Champion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
We understand that a new town is he

We understand that new town is be-
ing laid out in Barber county about FIVE
miles east of Kiowa near Harper coun
ty line. The affair is being managed by
a company from New York, of which
l.. G. Peck, now of Anthony, is the
principal man. 1t is said the company
is pretty heavy financially and are GO
ing in to make big success of the un-
dertaking. There will certainly be a
lively war between the new town and
Kiowa, as it will be impossible for both
to live and prosper.-Harper Graphic.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

The preparations for soldiers reun-
ion at Baxter Springs on the 4th, 5th
and 9th of October, being the twentieth
university of the battle at that place.
are assuming shape and promises to be
large gathering. General c. w. Blair
has been appointed to the command, he
having been in command of this district
twenty years ago. A number of surviv-
ors of that battle have signified their de-
sire to attend.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

"A new swindling scheme has come to
the surface in Harrison county. A man
drops into town, gains residence and
sells out or desires to move. He goes to
several merchants and asks if thew have
any account against him, as probably
bis wife had made purchases. Ifso. he
desires to pay it. OF course there is no
account. AS he passed away he remark
ed that possibly she may not have made
the purchase intended, but would
Ihls whetted the merchants appetite
for trade and when the wife came in
soon after big bill would be forced on
her. After visit to several stores and
a good stock of supplies are secured the
couple skip out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
A dispatch from Lexington. n

A dispatch from Lexington, Mich,
says: William G. Farwood, white
man, married colored girl of this
place at Sand Beach week ago. He
has been employ ed here and in the vi
cinity for the last six weeks. Last night
party of our citizens-all good repub-
licans-took him from the bridal cham
Der in the negro quarters and treated
him to coat of tar and feathers and
gave him free passage on a railroad
out of the corporation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

Troy Chief: 1t has been discovered
that the law prohibits County Boards
from receiving road petitions except at
one of the four regular quarterly meet
ings provided for by law. Therefore, it
will be useless for persons to come with
such petitions, except at the meetings
in January, April. July and October.
when petition is received at one of
the lawful meetings, action may be
POSTPONED to special meeting, but no
original business received at special
meeting.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

The Secretary of the treasury has re-
ceiyed a letter from the collector of Gus
toms at San Francisco, to the effect
that large importation of cattle from
Australia is expected at that port in a
few weeks, and asking instructions in
regard to establishing a quarantine for
their accommodation. The collector
was instructed to provide the necessa-
ry facilities for their care and shelter,
at the expense of the owners.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

Gov. Click has signified his intention
TO be present at the Grand Camp meet
ing to be held at Parsons commencing
August 2lst, and take part in the dis
cussion of prohibition, on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, 24th, 25th and 26th.
The city council tenders the hospitality
OF the city to the Governor and staff.