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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

An increase from 1881 to 1882 of $4,000.
which IS conclusive evidence that stockmen
are acting In good faith and are paying for
the privileges granted to them.
Believing that the Cherokee citizen had
the right their constitution said he had. Of
fencing the lands for his own use and bene-
Mt, with certain restrictions, acting in good
faith, many ranchmen have fenced the
range they have occupied the past few
years, have increased the number of their
cattle. until today, 1t is slfe to say, there
are l,OOO,OOO head of cattle In the Indian
Territory. Many of these are inside a
fence OF barbed wire that has cost thous-
ands OF dollars to erect, and which insures
70 the Cherokee Indian "a greater revenue
every year-making them self-supportino
and not a burden to the United States
treasury.
But these Kid gloved gentlemen, who sit
In their cushioned chairs at Washington.
and know so little about the true state of
affairs are foolish enough to issue an order
directing cattle-men to pick up their herds.
In the dead Of winter, and remove 70 some
other locllty-when these same officials
have heretofore sanctioned their occupanev
oy requiring them to pay taxes or get out
And now, when ninety-nine out of every
hundred have receipts for taxes paid. which
gives them the right Of occupancy for graz
ing purposes, the same order to pick up
anu move comes, regardless of former or
ders-regardless of the loss 1t would sub
ject cattle men to, and without considera.
ton for the Cherokee Indians or protection
guaranteed by treaties with them.
To talk about removing cattle-men and
their herds from the Territory in twenty
days Is the merest nonsense. They have
nowhere to go, and If they had the finest
location imaginable, their herds are scat
tered and at this season of the year Il would
be impossible TO move them il they were
together, as II would be rulnous in the ex 3.
tremc.
The order, II reinforced, will remove them
but not In twenty days, though every SOL
der In the army were put at the work of
removing to-day.
A common sense business view should be
taken Of this subject and reasonable meas
ures adopted that all parties Interested NAV
know the uldmatum. Otherwise the rrob-
lem will become so difficult that nothing
short Of the expenditure OF large sums OF
inoney, greatloss to the present occupants
and possibly bloodshed, will eolve it.
The country in question is not occupied
by Indians, nor will it ever be. 1t is not an
agricultural country, being broken, sandy
and dry; the timber that was being cut off
and hauled away by settlers in Kansas or
1'wood pilgrims" who made it their busi-
ness to steal It and freight it away Is now
being well protected, and will continue to be.
The Indians are well paid for their grass,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12
Notices fOr Publication.

Jan. 5, 1883.

Jan. 8, 1883.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
inR-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof swill be
made before s. ]. Shepler. probate Judge
OF Barbour county,, Kansas at the county
seat on Saturday February 10th 1888, VIZ:
Robert l.. S,nderson, declaratory state
ment No. 14SS, for the lots 3, and. east
half " Or. section IL, township 30, south
Of range IL west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove ms continuous residence upon, and
cultivation Of, said land, viz: Elliott Fl.
Jacks, II. B. Carter. J. NJ. Bell and Henry
Ulshoefer. all OF Medicine Lodge p o,
Barbour county. Kansas.
30 G. A. Morris, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

Tony Day returned1 from Texas last
Saturday. He says cattle are hard to get
in the Lone Star State, unless big price
Is paid for them. She cattle, particularly,
are scarce, and held at prices that would
almost Brighten any prudent drover.-Cald-
we'll Commercial.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

There will be no excuse for any one
freezing this winter for Geppert & Stone
have just received car load OF cooking
and beating stoves of every imaginable
pattern. IA
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12
l. z g \ l. NOT TIC IS.
Notice. to those Intending to Prove Up
on Usage Lands.

Every individual in this or Comanche
county who intends to prove up" will
end it to their advantage to call up
on s. j. Shepler, Probate Judge. He Is
the proper person to make ont final proof
papers, and will give full information
concerning late land Office rulings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

Strayed-Two COWS and two yearling
heifers, branded B . on left side; cows
also branded with mallet brand on right
hip. Also one yearling bay colt, branded
Enconnected on left shoulder. SIS for
return of all or SIS for any one.
p n Erxu.RT Medicine I,ofIc,p
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

Did Vanderbilt say The public be DID,
We do not know: but we are certain that
the man who buys the Smith Frazer
boot will get his moneys worth. For sale
by Simon Lebrecht and Reub. Lake. 20
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12
Land Once at Larned Kansas,
Ian x 1899

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has fled notice of his
intention to make 6nal proof In support
of his claim, and that SAID proof will be
made before s. j. Shepler probate Judge
of Barbour county, Kansas ut the county
seat on Saturday, February 24th 1888, VIZ:
Oscar F. ThrockmortoD, declaratory state
ment No. 1712 for the south half or,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

Two new railrord companies have recent
ly been organized in. Kansas and charters
filed. The first is the Missouri Winfield
and Western, starting OH thesline sof Mis-
souri, and running in southwesterly direc-
ton to Winfield, Cowley county Kan. :;
capital stock $4,000. The other isl called
the Chicago, Oswego and Western, starting
at the City of Oswego, through the ,connt-
les of Labette, Montgomery, Chautluqua.
Cowley, Sumner. Harper, Barbour, Com.
anche, Clark, Mead, Seward, Stevens and
Kansas, with branch or branches through
the counties o.. Crawford, Neosho, Wilson.
Elk, Greenwood, Butler, Harvey, Sedg-
wick, kingman, Pratt, Edwards and Ford,
to point at or near Dodge, and northeast
from Oswego through the counties of
Cherokee and Crawford, and thence to
Petistone, on the Missouri river, with a
branch to Clinton. The estimated length
of the line is 600 miles, place of business
oswego.-Kansas City Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12
Land Office at Larned Kansas,
December ID. 1890.

CORTLAND buck boards, fancy buggies
and spring wagons in any: quantity at
Geppert Il Stones. Ia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

ThdCherokee Strip Stockmen's associa-
ton are worked up over the order of
Agent Tufts ordering stOckmen to remove
all Improvements made ON Cherokee lands,
and held a meeting at Topeka on Monday,
there being presentsmembers representing
Il large per cent of the live stock held in
enclosure on'the strip. A committee was
app0isted to wait on thes Secretary of the
Interior and request that'a thorough inves-
tigation of the intentions of the stockmen
in erecting thesenclosures and making the
Improvements complained Of may be had,
and further request the suspension of the
order until the investigation sought is made.
Hon. Z. NJ. Hewens and Maj. A. Drumm
were appointed as such committee and i'm
powered to act in behalf of the association.
The ,iieeting adopted series ofresolutions
recting that they claim no rightin thererri-
tory only rs granted by virtue of paying
Il grazing tax to the Cherokee nation re-
questing an Investigation of the subject
opposing allowing any company or individ-
ual menopolizing any part of the Territory
taat iHfringes upon ltheSrights of persons
that have paid the grazing tax. They al
so oppose the Standard Oil Company or
any other corporation fencing up what is
kown as quarantine grounds, set apart, by
consent of the nation for the benefit of the
persons driving through Texas cattle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

which would otherwise rot or be burned
of. A section of country fit for nothing
else but grazing is producing handsome
revenue to the Cherokee nation and the
the cattlemen are utilizing it to advantage.
The supreme court Kansas rendered an
important opinion the other day, touching
the prohibition amendment to the constitu-
ton. Peter Mugler owned brewery ut Sal
lima when the prOhibitory amendment
took effect, and since then he claims his prop
erty has deprecated IN value 81 800. The
lower court did not sustain his view of the
question and the supreme court affirmed
the ruling. of the lower court. But Justice
Brener dlssented from majority on tive
bench and used this plain language in his
opinion:
Il have yet to be convinced that the leg
islature has the power to prescribe what Il
citizen shall eat or drink or WHAT medicine
lac shall take, or prevent him from growing
or manufacturing that which his Judgment
approves for his own Use as food, drink Tor
medicine. Prior to the constitutional
Amendment the manufacture of beer was
free and unrestricted. No license, permit
or condition was required under that state
OF the law. This defendant invested his
means in building and machinery suitable
for the purpose of manufacturing beer and
unsuitable for any other purpose, worth
Sl0,0O0Tor the former use, and not worth
to exceed $500 otherwise. The denial Of
the use has thus practically deprived him
of $500. Is not this taking private prop
erty orpublic use without compensation
of the public.good requiring the destruct-
ion of the value of this property? is not
prior compensation Indispensable
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

Welhave just moved int, cur new and ,lagsnf
barn and are prepared 10 accommodate in good
style all the stock thst NAV e entrusted To Ms.
We furnish Stylish Livery Outfits at reasona
bic rates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12

r. G. EcKHART, Medicine Lodge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-12
Land Office at Larred Kansas, I
Decan,I,ar z 1880
Land Office at Larned, Kans. |
n.oaA 1000

OSC6LuOc q, 1907
Notice is hereby given that the follow
lng-named settler has fled notice of his
iutentlon to make final proof In support OF
his claim and that said proof will be made
before the clerk of the district court of
Edwards county Kansas at the county seat
on Saturday January 18th 1888, Henry G..
Irwin, declaratory statement No. 1850 for
the or or section IL, east half n or
n qrs or, section IA, township 81 range
20 west. He names the following witness
ses to prove bis continuous residence up
ON and cultivation of said land VIZ: j. H.
Bailey, f. p. Shepherd, G. III, Maxim,
eonard E. Clark. all o. Kinsley post Office
Edwards county Kansas.
Viz: Leonard Z. Clark, declaratory
statement No. l449 for the n W Or W or
and south half n W or. and or n W or,
section IL, township 81 south Of range %
west. He names the following witnesses
to provs his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: J. H. Bailey,
Z. p. Shepherd, G. II, Maxim, n. G. r..
win, all of kinsley post Office Edwards
county Kansas.
% c. A. Morris, Register,
Land Office at Larned, Kansas,
Dec. %, 1882.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has fled notice of his
intention to make final DrOof In suupo,t nf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-01
MORAL scAvENGBRIEG.

It is difficult to look upon the method by
which James Carey brought the murderers
of Lord Frederick Cavendish to justice,
and by which the Irishman O.Donnell has
now assassinated Carey, as anything but
one of moral scaveugering. There appear
to be human beings, and not few OF
them, who discharge no purpose more
benefcient than that of removing the
moral offal with which human society is
loaded. As it appears to be law of ma
ture that wherever there is good deal OF
carrion, that there are either dogs or birds
to do the work of scaveAgers in clearing
away that carrion, so it appears to be also
law of human nature than wherever there
is much moral carton, there, too, there
will be creatures of some kind whose ma
ture impels them to make away with thai
carrion. Thus, where there are assass;1s
in plenty, there are sure to be spies in
plenty, and where there are spies in plenty
there are pretty sure to be assassins in
plenty, and the one set prey upon
the other, to the temporary relief, though
not, certainly, to the permanent relief, OF
mankind-for spies, though they bring as
sassins to justice, do not do anything to
render the spirit of the assassin less fire.
quent-rather, indeed, to stimulate it into
activity, so far as they themselves are con-
cerned, and assassins, though they destroy
the spies, do not do anythingto extinguish
the spirit of the informer, for they inten-
sify that temper of cowardice and fear in
which the spirit of the informer is most
successfully bred. 1t will never be by
moral scavengers likSJames Carey and his
murderer that either the bloodthirsty vim
dictiyeness or the mean and Graves cum
ming of our day will be eradicated. Cour-
age will never take the place of cowardice
in any people among whom assassination is
common, and without popular diffusion
of courage the spy will never disappear.
Nor will the habit of assassination disap-
pear till the popular feeling which resents
this covert mode of attacking enemies,
and marks out those who use it
for execution, becomes more widely
spread. Scavengers afford temporary re-
lief to the inhabitants of country where
carrion is plentiful, but they do not re-
move the causes of that widespread moral
putridity. Still, we may fairly say that
they are useful up to certain point. The
desperate moral evils which lead to the
prevalence of assassination would be in
danger of indefinite expansion, if they
were not necessarily accompanied by the
fear of treschery, aud the desperate moral
evils which lead to treachery would be al
most intolerable if they were not limited
by the moral loathing that leads to assassi.
nation. The two evils-dreadful as each
of then is-reciprocally impose certain
limit on each other, without which they
might spread almost indefinitely. The fear
felt of the James Careys of life is almost
the only fear to which ruffians like Brady
seem to be in any degree amenable, and
the fear felt of avengers like 0'Donnen ia
almost the only fear to which hypocrites
like Carey seem to be in any degree amena-
be- The Spectator.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-01
LOVE LETTERS BY PROXY.

"Im, I believe, the only person engaged
in this business in Chicago" said the hand
some and bright lady whose business card
bore the words hLetter writer" 81
have written letters for ladies who, from
their wealth and surroundings, you would
suppose could do their own corresponding.
l nave, however, found many who could
neither spell nor write plainly, nor express
their ideas. have written good many
letters for persons who make no pretense
of their inability to do so themselves. But
the bulk of my patrons come to me not
because they are unable to write, but be-
cause they cannot command expressions
for their thoughts.
"What are the letters about generslly?'
"Well, that would be telling. But if
you won't say told you, they are mostly
letters of sentiment. The greater part are
love letters. You think that persons
would prefer to write such letters them.
selves. So they do when the sentiment
they breathe is real. But the letters L
write are those of OCCASION Each party
desires to impress the other with epistpla-
tory beauties, and not having any them.
selves-well, l furnish sentiments for
LHeuls .lt very ems cnO aAOSop VAN q
flavor of cynicism. "There's a regular
stock of sentiments for all occasions that
pleases all people alike. If some gentle
men who are the proud possessors of glow
ing letters from ladies knsw that some of
their friends had others from other ladies,
but nearly all alike except in words, and
sll coming from the same source, they
wouldn't be so proud. Ladies write much
alike, aud so, for that matter, do gentle
men. l notice one thing about the latter,
however, that is peculiar. Young gentle.
men up to the age of % or "a are very ef-
fusive and gushing In their protestations.
From that age on to 40 they grow more
guarded and cold. They are afraid of rid
icule or something. Perhaps they are sus-
picious and distrustful. But after gentle
men reach middle life they return to youth.
full ardor in their letters of sentiment.
Queer, isn't it 2"
what other kinds of documents do
you turn out %
son, letters of coincidence, of congratu-
lation, of ceremony, and so on-ietters
that are meant to impress the receivers,
and are out of the power of the apparent
writers themselves reconstruct. p Chicago
Herald.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-01
TWO nH1LpREN DROWNED.

The Oroville Mercury furnishes the fol-
lowing account of the drowning OF the
Thayer children:
the mother of the unfortunate children,
Mrs. E. Thayer, after considerable solicit
tation. permitted them, along with daugh-
ter of C. D. Woodman, of this town, who
was visiting them, to go up the river
short distance from the house to pond OF
still water, where 3 raft had been con-
structed by them to play upon. The chill
drea had been gone about an hour, when
Leila, the daughter of MIR. Woodman, came
running to the house, haliooing to Mrs
Thayer that LESTER and ffonney were
drowned, and then kept on to the store OF
Mr.. Burroughs, short distance below,
and rave the alarm to some gentlemen
there. The men proceeded to the pond as
quickly as possible, and after some trouble
succeeded in recovering the bodies of the
drowned children, which had been in the
water about forty-fve minutes. Every ex-
ertion was made to resuscitate them, but
in vain, and the party was Obliged to con-
vey the lifeless forms to the stricken
mother. Mr.. Thayer was absent from home
at the time of the accident, being at work
upon the Leach fiume, but arrived at home
a few minutes after the bodies had been
conveyed to the house, and had not learned
of his bereavement before he entered and
beheld the inanimase forms Of his beloved
children. His grief can better be imagined
than described. The girl was but few
days over thirteen years of age and the boy
not quite eleven, and the daughter of Mr..
Woodman is about twelve years old. The
latter was so nervous for some time that
she could not give the particulars of the
calamity, but after nights sleep she re.
lated the following facts After reaching
the pond all three got on the raft, she on
the front end and the other two remained
aft, propelling the raft with pole. After
going some ten or twelve feet from shore
the pole evidently stuck in the mad at the
bottom of the pond, and in attempting to
extricate it they were dragged into the wa
ter, and the sudden movement caused the
forward end of the raft to sink, and Leila
was thrown into the water, but she man
aged to regain her position on the raft, and
turning around she saw the other children
struggling in the water, but was unable to
render them any assistance. As she had
no means of reaching the shore she had tc
wait patiently for the raft to drift in near
enough to permit of her jumping ashore
The two children having been inseparsble
companions in life, as also in death, they
were buried in the same grave and in the
same coffin.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-01
san Francisco Produce Karket.

SAN tRAScIsSo, August 3lst.
FboUR-A full cargo, and partial one, go for
ward TO day two sailing vessels destined for EGG
land. Best City Extra, s5G5 50 medium grades,
81 "A 30; shipping superine, 50 75@4 q Dbl.
WBRAT-There was considerable sampling this
morning, but no heavy business transacted.
The strength OF the market at the moment lies
rno-ty in the frmness Of holders who are not GEN.
orally disposed negotiate basis of 81 gu for
No grades, though this figure, it must be under
stood, is an extreme shipping limit. Exporters
uniformly claim that the situation at Liverpool VIII
not Justify the payment OF much over 81 IS. Still
there ere no sellers at the latter price Milling
qualities are scarce. and bring much higher values
in comparison with the general run Of offerings.
Good Whit will bring 81 724, and fancy lots not
obtauable in large quantities at this figure.
On call at The Produce Exchange there good
speculative feeiIng which was materially strength
ened by strong support from leading operator,
causing contracts for future delivery to advance
about &c q ctl over yesterdays quotations. Al
together, nearly l 900 tons No. White changed
hands, as follows
Seller 1888 100 tons, 81 68; 100, 81 6s1; 100,
81 $50; 100, 81 60.
DECEMBER 100 tons. 81 ISL 100. 81 ISL 100.
81 753; Io0 81 rs.
Buyer the season-1e0 tons, 81 So g ctl.
At the Grain Exchange this afternoon the SELL
ing element poor y represented, and business
was confined to the transfer Of 400 tons No. White,
as follows:
Seller 1888, San Francisco delivery-2Oo tons,
81 90.
september-9oO toms, 81 678 y ctl.
Quotations Of No. grades at leading centers to-
day are telegraphed as follows