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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06
Grazing Tar Trouhle

AT the present time there is held in
close herd by the stock superintendent
of Coweta district, Creek Nation, about
six hundred head of cattle, which are
owned by parties not residents of the
Creek Nation, and, as claimed by the
Creek officer, with no right in the same
without first paying the grazing tax
that he is commanded to collect by or
der of the Creek council; The stock su-
perintendent claims not to have gath
cred any Cherokee cattle or those law
fully held fl that Nation, but only such
as are held by residents for parties out
side, He claims that several thousand
head are thus held at or near the line
between Che two nations, and that they
are grazed wholly or in part upon Creek
territory with intent to defrand by
avoiding the payment of tax, and that
the real ownership of these cattle rests
in white men unrecognized by either
Nation or by the officials of the Indian
department. He states that, while in
the discharge of his official duty some
months since, his herders were molest-
ed and about six thousand head were
forcibly taken from his charge without
the payment of the legal tax or any
part of it. He now holds the present
herd under strong guard to prevent its
being taken except IN due form after
payment of the tax. On the other
hand, it is claimed that these cattle are
lawfully in the Cherokee Nation, and
that it is no breach of the unwrifteI
law of comfy existing between the Ma
tions that these cattle are allowed Il
Craze within the Creek Nation. There
is great deal involved in this contr0
yersy which is not covered by the
amount of tax or the valde of stock
Two bands of herders, each fully armed
with revolvefs and Winchester rifles
and with feelings intensified, are no,
the safest promoters of peace. A COLI
sion between them win make complica
tions possible, which will reach further
than the possession Of cattle, and which
had better be avoided. At present
there is no need of friction, but there Ii
| of peace.-Indian Journal.
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The leasing by the Cheycnnes and Ar
apahoes of the western portion Of their
reservation has been the most impor-
tant move made for some time In Indian
circles, as it yields them revenue,
which, if applied as is at present con-
templated, will result in them becom-
ing self-supporting at the era of ten
years. The yearly grass rental amounts
to S62, ,357 go, payable semi-annually,
part in cash and part IN cattle. In or
der to form some idea of the value re-
ceived, the Indians requested the FIRST
payment be made in silver. This the
lesses agreed to, and the first payment
has just been made by Ed. Fenloh, VIM:
E. MalaleS, and Col. Hunter i'd behalf
of the lesses. In response to telei
gram from VIM. Malaley that he had ar
rived at Caldwell with the money and
wished guard, detail Of eight In
dian police -four from each tribe, select
ed among themselves Went by stage t0
Caldwell and escorted the treasure
down. TIE amount was over $3l 900 in
''big" silver dollars, and was packed in
four kegs and five boxes, The weight be-
1900 potlnds-a wagon load Of silver
dollars! Mr.. Malaley says he could not
have wished for more safe or vigilant
gard, and during the entire payment
the pay tables were under the sole pro-
lection of the Indian police-much to
the satisfaction of the Indians. The
silver was arranged in piles Of ten dol
lars each on long tables extending
across the commisSary, forming gilt
tering mass of wealth, a sight but few
men have ever beheld, S31 600 in big sill
yer dollars, all at one glance. The dis
tribution was made on the regular ra-
tion tickets, and amounted to about
five dollars for each man wo-
man and child in the tribes. As the
number Of people ON each ration
ticket was called, Mr.. Fenlon counted
out the silver and dropped it into the
blankets held to receive it, and rapidly
and quietly a constant string Of Indian
men and women passed before him, re-
ceiving the share to which they were
entitled. In this manner.the payment
was made in two days-the distribution
being very thorough. The Indians
were very happy in their good fortune,
and not the least thing occurred to jar
the serenity Of the occasion. Cheyenne
Transporter.
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Grass Leases.

Under this caption there was publish
ed last week an extract from the Dar-
lington, Ind. Terry, Transporter in the
Indicator in regard to the lease of
3,1l7 $50 acres of land by the Cheyennes
and Arapahoes to a number of gentle
men interested in stock raising. 1t ap-
pears from recent information from
Caldwell, Kans, that there is consider
able dissatisfaction among ranchmen
who now have cattle on the lands re-
Gently leased. A correspondent says
that it has been intimated that steps
are about to be taken by the Interior
department to remove the cattle men
and put the lessees in possession of the
territory. This the department will
strive to do by order, but the stockmen
say that they shall disregard any orders
of the department; that they had fire.
quently been advised by the interior de-
partment that the Cheyenne lands could
not be leased, as they belonged TO the
government. They have advised with
leading lawyers, who are of the opinion
that the department is powerless to en-
force this order, and who think that
Secretary Teller could not put these
parties in possession of the Territory if
he desired, as the lease was wrongfully
obtained, is not in itself valid, and ut
terly opposed to all precedent and inte-
rior regulation.-In
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aussr Habits Of o.triches.

The editor of the Anaheim (Col.t Ga
zette has been investigating the habits
of ostriches on a ranch near that place,
and says that the old story about the
female covering up the eggs and then
leaving them to be Matched out by the
sun is all bosh. s'The female y he says,
''sits on the eggs in the day time, and
the male assumes that duty at night,
allowing the female to seek rest and re-
creation while he attends to the house
hold duties. 1t must be noted here that
the male is much more soliciti6us for
his household than is the female. 1t
not unfrequeAtly happens that the latter
prefers TO CAD about rather than take
her turn at sitting, and on such occas-
ions her lord and master administers to
her a deserved chastisement by kicking
her heartily around the paddock until
she manifests proper contrition and sig
nifies her willingness to settle down on
her eggs" The eggsweigh about three
and half pounds apiece, and are said
to be of not unpleasant taste. One OF
them contains food enough for plenti-
full breakfast for four persons.
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BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

City. The stockmen composing the AS
soeiation have received at the hands Of
the citizens of Caldwell every assistance
and every courtesy which could be ex<
pected, and spirit of just reciprocity,
on their part would seem TO dictat6 .
ceure beneficial to the interests Of the
former. By having an open trail be-
tween the two places, drovers wotild not
be compelled TO rely on one market.
If Dodge didn't suit them they cotfld
come to Caldwell, and vice versa. We
mention this matter at this time, in or
der that the Board of Directors, at tthcif
next meeting may give itdue considera-
tion, and if possible remove all cause
for dissatisfaction upon the part Of
through drovers and the business men
Of Caldwell. Caldwell journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

We have never known so general an
interest III the live stock breeding as is
now to be found over most of the coun-
try. This interest is not confined to any
one class. 1t would seem that eight
years from now the old joke about
a wonderful crop of colts ''seven
years ago" would lose its force, for
there seems conclusive evidence that
more mares are being bred this spring
than in former years. In cattle there
is increased interest in all the improved
breeds, and larger demand for them;
while there is an unprecedented demand
for young heifers of fair quality of al
most any breed. Throughout the CEN
tral west and the further west prices
for this class of stock is exceptionally
high-as for that matter are the prices
OF stock cattle. Perhaps there is not
equal increase in sheep and pig breed
ing, but we are not sure of this. Some
are fearful stock breeding is to be over
done. But we must remember the
country is an enormously large one;
the population is rapidly increasing;
the use of meat as daily food is be-
coming almost universal; the facilities
TOR expectation are good, and the for
eign demand will almost certainly in
crease. All these things make it i'm
probable there will soon be an over sup
ply of good stock of any kind Chicago
Breeders Gazette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Senator Wade Hampton, in his ora
tion at the unveiling of a monument to
the confederate dead at Camden, South
Carolina, took occasion to say that they
repelled with scorn the imputations
that such monuments marked the spot
where. traitors slept; that they of the
south were neither rebels nor traitors
nor was the war in any sense
a rebellion, but simply civil war
growing out of conflicting inter
ests and different construct
ions of the cen titution by opposing
sections of the country"
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Ahout Harnar.

There are several new stone business
houses in contemplation on Central av-
enue.
Wheat harvest has commenced around
Harper, and the crop promises larger
than last year.
One hundred and sixty head Of well
bred Texas mares were brought in last
Monday by Owens & Bennett, from near
Austin, Texas.
Mr.. ]. A. Stine has a patent incuba-
tor that matches and raises two hundred
and fifty chicks at time, at an expense
of about 81 for Matching. He has the
machine running now at his place, south
of town.
This is the season of the year to keep
a good look out for mad dogs. Mr..
Brown living twelve miles northwest of
Harper had several hogs, dog and
some chickens, bit by a mad dog last
week, and his little child narrowly es-
eaped the brhte.-Harper Sentinel.
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A Ranch Larger Than Rhoee Island

The largest rancho in Texas is that of
Charles Goodnight, located at the head
of Red river. He began buying land
four years ago, securing 100000 acres at
35 cents an acre. In the meantime the
price has advanced from 81 to So per
acre, but he is still buying and now con-
trolls 100000 acres. To inclose his
landed possessions $50 miles of fencing
is required. Mr.. Goodnight has herd
of 40, 600 cattle. When it is considered
that the whole state of Rhode Island
contains only 675,945 acres, it will be
seen what an immense amount of land
this mans possessions cover.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

The contract closed last week for rams
furnished the United States Indian
agent at the Navajo Agency, New Mex
leo, called for 5000 rams, not less than
one, nor more than three years old.
Each bidder was expected to furnish
not less than $50 rams, and to state the
grade and quality of the animals. All
the bids were accompanied with certi-
fed checks uponia United States depos-
ltory for five per cent of the amount of
the proposal, which check would be for
feited in case the bidder receiving con-
tracts failed to comply with the same.
AS several of our patrons were interest
ed in this large contract, we hope to be
able to give further particulars in an
early issue.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

The settlement of the Creek trouble
is to be made through military occupa-
ton. a company of cavalry will estab-
lish a camp at Okmulgee and a company
of infantry at Tulsa. A general sur
veilance will be made of all parties and
the killing of Pawnes and any like Of
fense will be adjudicated by court
martial which has been arranged for.
This is the first assurance of peace since
the outbreak one year ago. SPEECHES
band are to be moved from Fort Gibson
to their home at once, under protection
of the military.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

The cattle driven from northern Texas 90
Hunnewell, Kansas, included.
4. Very few cattle driven from Texas
north are shipped to either Chicago or
Kansas City the same year they are
driven up, as they are H6Sstly sold To
stock ranches in Che Indian Territory,
Panhandle of TEXAS. Colorado, New
Mexico and other portions of the west.
The trade has changed very much With
in The past six or seved years.
All of which goes to prove that thos8
who desired to assume the paternity of
the paragraph knew nothing whatever
os its subject matter. Kansas City In,
dicator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Next to Texas, Wyoming Is probably
the greatest stock growing region of
this country. Over 100000 head of cat
tie and many thousand of sheep are
now feeding on its plains. Statistics
show that during the shipping season
of last year, from July lst to Nov. lst,
there were sent to the eastern makets
2l7 1892 head of beeves, an increase of
over $4,000 head over the shipment of
81. The great ranges are now fully
stocked, and the increase annually must
be immense. In round numbers the re-
ports show that the cattle business in
that Territory for 1881 may be put thus:
Stock. 500, 600 head of cattle, worth S30,-
100000; shipments, 100000 head, worth
$4,000, 600, or over.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Congressman Murch, of Maine, who
has preferred charges against Supervis-
ing Architect Hill, which are now being
investigated, is stone-cutter by trade
and gave. in his own testimony few
days ago. He swOre that he worked as
stOne-cutter upon one stone for one
hundred and forty days, though he could
easily have completed his task in less
than one-third of that time. OF course
he drew his pay while thus playing with
a mallet and chisel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

last week the Bob. Houston herd from
Burnett 81 Sayers, consisting of 2,7OO
ones and twos at about SIC and SO.
They have started them to their new
ranch in Montana.
Jesse Evans came home from the trail
last week and reports sales as follows:
To Charlie Word and Tom Bugbee g.
3S5 yearlings delivered on Red River. at
$3.50 and to Stephens s. Evans 400
two-year-olds on Colorado river at $50.
r. Andrews, ranching in the Chero-
kee Strip sold last week to Earl w.
Spencer, manager of the Cattle Ranch
Il Land Co., 1,070 two and three We. /
steers at S21 and S27 her head. The
price is considered a fair one, taking
the class of cattle into consideration
X. G.. Indicator, -as---@
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BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

An Raght Pars. Elzht Coiotnn PAPER. dovoted
% tiss in,-rests of Neiicire Lodge and the
Southwest Ths larsest paper puofshed In
Kanaas. Largest circulation ~ any pepertin
ma southwest. n offers unsurpassed facilities
% aivertiser.. ana gives Subscribers more So
loot roadlnr matter than 6ny paper published
IN Kansas.
subsorfpsiou price. 600 per year 10 advance
Addross all letters D.
r. W. PATSE,
Medicine Lodge, Ks
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Who DidIti

He put his arm around my waist
just SO and loooked, OH very sillys
And yet at being thus embraced
did not frown-the air vas chilly,
he raised my hand, and bent his chin
Most reverently low to kiss it:
One little kiss-it was NO sim
To tell the truth-sI did not miss it.
Then as 1tdnned my face toward his,
Our lips were near-ncne 70 forbid it,
Somebody kissed The trout,e Il.
Idon't exactly know Who did II.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

A fact which is exciting good deal
OF comment just now is that stock cattle
are so high, while beef cattle, as rule,
are losing money for feeders as well as
for middlemen. A single firm at the
Chicago Stock yards has orders for l.
800 young cattle in small lots, and a
buyer who slop feeds wants 1900 head
of feeding steers. but they are doing
nothing towards filling the orders on
account of the high prices. It is esti-
mated that $4,000 yearlings and two
year-old cattle have been sent to the
Western states and Territories this
year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06
AT the Edwards county district court

AT the Edwards county district court
last week, before Judge Strang, J. w.
Crawford and brother charged with rob-
bing the bank at Kinsley December last
were tried before an Edwards county
jury, and were acquitted without the
jury leaving the box. 1t is now looked
upon as political prosecution against
Crawford, who has always been too
much for his opponents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

The five-year old trotter, Say Eve-See
trotted mile in Cleveland few days
ago, going on the middle of the track in
2:l6 3-4, the greatest performance of
any horse at this time of year. The
first and last quarters were trotted in
thirty-three seconds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

The horse market has been quiet for
the past week, only 800 head changing
hands; 800 of which were shipped and
driven out, and 200 remained for retail
sale. There are left on the range about
1900, which, unless closed out within
the next two weeks, will be driven back
and held until next year.-Caldwell
Journal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Gen. Crook grows automatic. 1--WE
must fight all the Indians we swindle;"
1T costs less to feed Indians than to
fight them;,' eff they cannot get corn,
they will get cartridge" are among his
latest efforts in that line. Gen. Crook
knows more about Indians than any
man in America, and what he says of
them is worthy of consideration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Miss Rachel Sherman, who is said to
be engaged to Mr.. Emmons Blaine, the
ex-Secretary's second son, has brilliant
red hair, and is very vivacious. She re-
sembles her father more closely than
any of the other children,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Maj. ID. w. Liss, Treasurer of the
Cherokee Nation will be in Caldwell,
kas., on or about July 1st to collect
cattle taxes due the Cherokee Nation
up to Oct. lst, when the lease of the
Strip" takes effect.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

business men who have stamped
bank check-books will, while they last
waste two cents on every check they
draw after this week, unless they take
trouble to send their unused stamps to
the government to be redeemed,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Rev. c. Il. Rice, in a letter to the En-
poria News, describes a cabin in Wood
son county, which served to pre-enpt
several claims; then was turned into a
school house; then into a kitchen, and
is soon to be transformed into a pig
nan
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06
ATratl "a nodra.

Complaint has been made to- us that
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock associa-
ton have not made suitable provisions
for trail between Caldwell and Dodge
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LIVE STOCK NOTES.

October 18th, 1882, Forney Bros.s of
Sumner county, Kan. had a steer which
weighed 1880 pounds; on the 18th of
June, 1888, the steer weighed 2,O3O
pounds, being gain of 700 pounds Is
M3 days, or gain of nearly three
pounds per day.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Inc st. Joe Gazette says: ga large
portion of the colored people are now in
worse bondage and darkness than they
were in slav days.n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-06

Maj. Towers started his 5000 head of
Through cattle, purchased from John
L. Lytle, Friday morning. He has
them in two herds. They will be loca-
ted on the Little Missouri, seventy
miles west of Miles City.
w. w. DriA1ill returned Saturday
from his trip to the northern country
and brief visit to Austin and is now
about to start for the Driskill range on
the Cimarron, where they will put up
herd of 5000 or 5000 head of yearlings
that they will take to their northern
range.
IL. G.. Wiser came up from the Pan
handle country last "Wednesday, from
which section he brought 900 head of
beef cattle in charge of w. II. Patten
as foreman, purchased from Charles
Goodnight sometime ago. These steers
were shipped to Emporia, Kansas,
where they are to be placed on J. p.
Wiser's stock farm and put on good pas
ture for the fall market The Good
night cattle are known as the wild cat
tie of the Panhandle, as the slightest
little disturbance about the herd will
cause them to stampede and start off as
though they were fired from a gun, and
run from twenty to thirty miles before
they can be stopped. The herd under
Mr.. Patterns charge stampeded half
dozen or more times while en-route for
this place, but fortunately for Mr.. Wi
ser, each time they were all collected
and he sustained no particular loss on
this account except in time. The boys
were in their saddles for seven days and
nights without getting under their blan-
kets, and the only rest they enjoyed
was during meal times, rather tough on
the cow boys but they were determined
to bring their wild herd to Dodge and
so they did.-Dodge City Globe.
| The land owners in the vicinity OF
Dodge City have begun to tax the eat
tlemen at the rate of one cent per head
for all cattle crossing their property.
Last week Shang Pierce's foreman was
arrested and placed under bond of ST.
2e0 for refusing to pay the tax demand.
ed, and he proposes to test the matter.
If the droyers are compelled to pay a
tax of 1c per head to each and every
property-holder over whose lands they
pass, the "drive" to Dodge win be rath.
er improbable.
Mai. w. A. Towers caIre in on Sun.
day from Dodge. He started two herds
of 5000 ones and twos towards the Mon.
tana ranch, recently established for The
! firm of Towers & Gudgell. He has now
gone to their Colorado ranch to start
1900 more steers of thesame ages.
| John r. Rocker came up from Austir
on Sunday on his way north to deliver
his cattle-sabout 1900 head-whicf
are now on the trail. One herd of 3,lo'
head are now inthe vicinity Of OgaIlala
which is to be delivered at Ft. Laramie
Wyoming.
Louis Ogo has returned from Dodg,
where he delivered to R. G. Head 2,52
head Of mixed cattle-1s, Is, 3s an,
beeyes, at the contract prices $3.50
Sl9, S23 and SIS.
! Berry & Boise purchased at Dodg
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CHURcHEs
POSTAL

PostOficc atMsdicine Lodge open from 7 "
% -. SUNDAYS one hour On arrival Uf mail.
hoosy order ONCE. W. ID. NANSLYEE, Pm.
RnNA NANSLYKE, AssfsTANr.
Tho Mails
rrom Harper and all Eastern points, arrives
onny atarH; leaves daily at l0AM
Prom sun city. Lake city, Soldier Creek Red
Creek, Hutchinson, kinymnn. Bru-s, kiowa
Lodi, arrives Mondays, Wcdnesiays and Fri
dAysmSPN. DCpurtsTucsday Thursdays and
Saturdays atSAM.
Frum tuku, Elm Mills and Saratoga arrives on
Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 pm and departs On
Wednesdays aud Saturdays Ht SAN.
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NRoss BRED HEREFoRDs. ! have for
Osale, of my own breeding, two car Ioads OF