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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21


j. d. Eubank, cattle inspector for the
Western Kansas Cattle Growers asso-
citation and the Panhandle Stock asso-
citation, secured for the former 100 head
and for the latter 46 head, of which he
made detailed report TO the secretar-
les of the different associations. Mr..
Eubank has put in a good summer g
work for the stockmen of the south
west, who feel very grateful to him for
services rendered.
w. NJ. D. Lee, who has the largest and
finest herd of Polled-Angus cattle in the
United States, on last Wednesday ship
ped them, together with his thorough.
bred Shorthorn cattle, in ali about zoe
head, to Ellinwood, Kansas, where they
will be wintered. Most of these cattle
he has held near Fort Supply for the
past two years, until quite recently when
they were brought to this city and held
here for several months with view OF
transferring them to some locality fur
ther east in this state.-Dodge City
Globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21


Encouraged by the good results al
re idy obtained in the breedingof hores-
es on the ranches in the west, those who
are now engaged in the business are pre-
pairing to increase their interests, and
new firms are getting ready to go into
the business in the spring, and we may
expect more of an advancement in this
direction in the next twelve months than
ever before in one season. If the grass
es of this western country are the kind
to sustain and fatten cattle and sheep,
there is no reason why they cannot be
made TO produce horse flesh as we'll.
When we consider the selling value per
pound of horses rs compared with the
value of cattle per pound, everything else
being equal. investments in horse ranch
ing must necessarily be a remunerative
business when properly attended to-
Pittsburg Stockman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
What the Shows Do.

That public exhibits of stock, agricul-
tural products, machinery, farm imple-
ments, together with the mineral or 9TH
er natural resources of given locality or
county, is sure to bring substantial re-
turns, has long been recognized as an
economic fact. Australia and New Zea-
land, especially the former, found the
exhibitsmade at our national centennial
in Philadelphia, a very profitable one in
attracting attention and immigration,
as well as giving marked stimulus to
the growing commercial intercourse be-
tween these colonies and the world at
large. Our local and general fairs,
while they do and will continue to main
tain their old distinctive features of a
SHOW" competition for premiums
will also become to breeders and manu-
facturers more and more business ex-
change. The competition for premiums
will continue as sharp and attractive as
ever, but breeders, manufacturers, own
ers of land, corporate or private, will ex-
hibit specimens of them, not to compete
for premiums, but to advertise them and
at the same time, in the language of the
Commercial Traveller, ''take orders. -
Thus some of the largest manufacturers
of agricultural implements in the west
have engaged rooms and will erect large
and expensive buildings on the Illinois
state fair grounds, in which to display
their goods, though no premiums OF III
plomas are offered for such exhibits. At
the same time these enon-competitive ex-
hibits form an important and attractive
feature of the fairs. Indeed, this new
feature of the modern fair or exposition
not only pays in dollars and cents, but il
remunerative in the varied returns to
the community at large in better stock
improved method of tillage, dairy man
ufacture and the several branches of ag
riculture, besides the general good effecr
which al these have on the social ant
material well-being of the people.
In conversation with several exhibit
ors at the Chicago Interstate Exposi
ton, the uniform expression was:
w OaitItOt 0A4Oiu W OO hAOPtOsShe,|t
here it not only advertises our goods
but we sell many and take large order!
for many more, and the word sold,
attached to many exhibits proved thu
soundness Of their reasoning. Tht
Northern Pacific and other railwa,
companies having lands for sale, adyer
tised them by exhibits Of the product:
of the lands contiguous to those put up
ON the market. In the Boston ExPosi
ton North Carolina made en- elaborete
exhibit of her natural resources, timber
minerals, etc, and the Farmer OF that
state notes the result as follows:
i "a gentleman from New England
with considerable capital examined oul
timbers at Boston, and came straight
4 way TO them personally. lie found 2
] quantity of the timber ne wanted. pur
chased, and viii put UP Saw-mills al
once.r
1 Hence, everyone who is engaged il
the stock business TO any extent, mus
attend the fairs. and stock shows, moi
merely to learn, but to sell or make pur
ebases.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

We find everywhere in this northern
country a strong and growing disposi-
tion to grade up the herds. This feel
ing is much more common here than
further south. You find many herd
owners in Texas who believe that thor
oughbred" Texans are more profitable
on the range than grades, and conse-
quently, will not import bulls. But ev-
cry one we have met in this region is
outspoken in favor of fine bulls and
large steers. The question has been
very thoroughly tested on the ranges
here, and experience justifies the high
hopes of all our stock raisers.-Chey-
enne Transporter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

"All woor' blankets, according to the
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, are of
ten mainly composed of hair that once
pranced over the prairies on the SCARED
tanks of a long-horned Texas steer.
The hair having been trken from the
hides and thoroughly cleaned, is then
mixed with enough wool Of the low
grade to enable the manufacturer to
card it and work 1t into blankets and
rough cloth. The test, it is said, is
very simple: when short hairs can be
pulled out Of an 'all wool" blanket
probably three-fourths of it is cows
wool.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

Judge White, the presiding officer of
the criminal court at Kansas City, a few
days since. at noon adjournment, adj
monished all who were connected with
acertain case to be promptly on hand
at haff-past one o'clock. At the ar
pointed hour the jury and court officers
were on hard, with the exception of the
judge who did not appear untilafter two
O'clock Upon taking his place Judge
White proceeded to fine himself for
contempt. by directing the clerk to en-
Ter \ fine Of ten dollars against him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

Washington correspondent of Kansas
City Times: 1.-THE Congressional Rec
ord will show that Ingalls, Bitterly an
tagonized the original arrears of pension
bill, and only advocated it when driven
to the wall under the duress of q reso-
luton passed by the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Union, denouncing him for his op-
position and want of sympathy for their
cause. Now he is posturing his cadav-
erous angularity in the senate in quest
of Kansas gudgeons on pension arrear-
ages. 1t is cold day when Long John
gets left on the buncombe business. I"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The present season, so far, has been
one of continued advantage to range
men, grass in abundance, made most
valuable by rains, stock water plentiful
and stock cattle fat, are conditions that
give assurance that even the severest of
winter weather cannot greatly damage
stock. With such prospects as these be-
fore them We do not wonder at the smil-
ing faces and good humor of the range
cattlemen of Western Texas.-Texas
Livestock Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The Governor-General and the men,
bers of the cabinet of the Dominion of
Canada are paid salaries amounting to
Sl55,OOO yearly, which is $4,000 more
than is paid the President of the United
States and his cabinet. The Governor
General receives $500 per year the
same as the President.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

Messrs. Thomas s. Kinds received a
lease for large cattle range in the Ter
ritOry last Tuesday evening. The boys
have secured a desirable range on the
North Canadian, twenty-five miles
square, and the papers are drawn ap and
signed for ten-year lease. The land
will be fenced as soon as possible, when
the boys, in company with John Betz and
Geo. Walker will occupy it as a stock
range ISingman Citizen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The number of trotting horses enter.
ing the 2:S0 list the past season has ex-
ceeded that of any other year, amount
ing III all to 1SS. In regard to this the
New York Sportsman says that seventy.
six of the old members lowered their
records, fifteen of them to 2:2O or better
The 30 list, which represents the speed
limit, at the close of last season had
ninety-eight members. This year the
total reaches l2l, seven of the new mem.
members having records of 2:17 or Bet
tor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The new pasture of Captain King, in
Coleman county, Texas, is to contain
$4,000 acres, and will be the largest
tract of land within one fence in the
world.-All the Ex's.
Why do you fellows make and repeat
positive assertions in regard to large
matters before hearing from the Pan
handle ? The Francklyn company has
pasture near Mebeetie-that is por-
tion of it is near here, as Panhandle dis
tances go-which contains 7S3, 900 acres.
The company is trying to buy more land
so as to move the fence out and enlarge.
When the pasture suits them for size
and shape, they will stock it up with Sc
lected and graded cows and thorough
bred bulls.-Texas Panhandle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
COUNTY INDEX,

An Eisht Pags. Blight Column paper. devoted
10 ths tntorsts Of Msiicine Lodge aad tho
Southwest Ths iarEest paper pubiishSi In
Kan,as. Largsst circulation " sny paPsr IN
tue Southwest Il ofSrs Unsurpassed facilities
- advertisers, aud gives subscribers more 81
l,ut readiuS matter thaa any paper published
In kan3as.
subscription price. 500 per year IA sdvantc.
Address all lcttcrs to
T. W. PAYSE,
Medicine LOdgc, Ks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The prospects of cattle feeding in
the west are considered quite good, but
they ought to be extremely Aattering to
justify the policy adopted by certain
feeders in Missouri. We know of men
out there who, having plenty of corn
and rough feed, are paying sixteen per
cent. interest for money with which to
buy cattle to feed. The occasions are
very rare indeed in which men can pay
that much for money to invest in legit-
innate business, although an emergency
may justify even greater usHrious ex-
travagance. 1t is little short of sheer
folly for any one to take such risks, and
those who find that "the stock business
does not pay" are frequently Of this
class. The parties furnishing the money
referred to are spectators who are
handling funds borrowed in the east at
six per cent, and who are consequently
making ten per cent. OF of the feeders.
-PIttsburg Stockman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The Gainesville, Texas, Livestock
Reporter of December 6, says that Isaac
Cloud, OF that city, sold the other day
in Dallas, his entire interest in the Mill
Iron stesk of cattle to ]. w. Bell, of st.
Louis, for the handsome sum of S1l5,-
600. A report comes from Dallas that
the Mill Iron company will consolidate
with the Continental company the first
Tuesday in January. The combination
represents S5 600, 600 worth of cattle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

A private letter received at Wichita,
Kansas, last week, from Sacred Heart
Mission, Indian Territory, states that
the Pottowattomie Indians had leased
on November 10Th, about 100000 acres
of their reserve for grazing putposes-to
Mrs. Catherine Griffinstein, wife of
Hon. William Griffinstein, of Wichita.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
NO. %
Grain bpvers Of w;ch;ta .rs fo,,ou

Grain buyers of Wichita are follow
ing the line of road building to King
man and already are storing and ship
ing from Goddard, the first station west
of Wichita. When the road reaches
this point there will be several buyers
and lively competition may be looked
for. Kingman will be one of the prin-
cipal shipping points of the southwest
and also quite a distributing point, as
Pratt, Barber and southern Rena will
receive their goods at this point.-King-
man Citizen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The Nation: We do not look for any
immediate radical changes to follow Mr..
Carlisle's elevation to the speakers
chair. His election signifies the direc.
tlon in which the thought of the coun-
try has turned in respect of its tariff
policy, rather than any determination
or desire to knock away at once the
crutches upon which so many of our
crippled industries are robbling..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

South Carolina has local option law
which applies to to incorporated cities.
towns and villages. When a place votes
in favor of prohibition it rs said to have
gone dry" and when another votes for
license it is said to have gone "Wet.m
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

Dodge City, Kansas, may be put down
as the greatest shipping point for range
cattle in the United States. During the
shipping season of 1883 GO ,2eS head were
sent to market, on which stockmen re
alIzed 50, ,56l ,205,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

Philadelphia paper: Somehow the
idea has actually got into Tabor's head
that he would make a good candidate
for the vice presidency. We may re-
mark thatt this statesman is the possess
or of barrels and barrels of silver, which
could he made to produce great excite
ment in a republican convention.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

A well-known criminal lawyer has
found that majority of those convict
ed are innocent, and that majority OF
those acquitted are guilty. This is a
startling Statement for most people, but
there are some observers who will not
think it extrayagant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The National Republican committee
met in Washington last week and elect
ed ID. N. Sabin, of Minnesota, as per-
maneht chairman, vice Jewell deceased.
The committee ordered a call to be is
sued for the next national convention
to be held in Chicago on Thursday, the
Sd day of June, 1884. The basis of rep
resentation adopted is the same as the
last convention. This gives Kansas Is
delegates in the convention.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

1t is said that there is but one large
herd Of cattle in northern Colorado that
belongs to fereign corporation. The
others belong to Colorado, and mostly
to Denver men. Few stock companies
operate in that sectiofl.-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

To say that a procession was three
hours in passing given point, doesn't,
according 10 the Chicago Times, neces-
sarily show that it was along process
sion, since the given point might have
been q beer saloon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

Colonel Abner Tayler, of Chicago, has
applied to the governor of Texas to OBJ
tain possession of the lands which the
syndicate is to receive for building the
State capitol, as the timber and grass
are being stolen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The new comet can now be seen by
the naked eye after sunset in the north
west, near the star Vega, the only star
of the first magnitude in that vicinity.
Through the telescope it looks half the
size of the moon, with just the sugges-
tion of a tail. by the latter part of
January it will drop down to within 20
100000 miles of the sun, and it will be
much brighter than when it made its
starring tour in 1872.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

New York Truth: Hon. Thomas
Porterhouse Ochiltree, congressman-at-
large from Texas, has hair so red, it is
said, that when he puts his head out of
the window in Washington at night the
fire brigade starts out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

Arkansas Democrat One of the first
things to do in the campaign of 1854 is
TO muzzle Hennery Watterson. 1t does
not require very long memory to recall
what blundering resulted from follow
ing his advice in 1880.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

1t is said that Mrs. Hayes 81 500 por-
trait, which the temperance women paid
for, migrates from room to room in the
White House and threatens to bring up
in the garret.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

With all the water uniformly distrib-
uted over the world, it would be mile
deep. No wonder there is popular
prejudice against drinking such common
stuff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
MEDICINE LODGE. KANSAS.

Congressman Lanham, of Texas, rep.
resents a district of eighty-seven coun.
ties, some of which are as large as the
state of Massachusetts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

a reporter who attended a banquet
concluded his description with the can
did statement that ''it is not distinctly
remembered by anybody present who
made the last speech'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
MEDICINE LODGE BARBER co, KANSAS DEC. 21, 1888.
The United States treasury hold s4e2,
Isl .3O7 cash.

Charley Word has transferred his beef
ranch in the Panhandle, with $500 cat.
tie to the firm of Word, Bugbee & Co.,
for the sum of $4,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

The Missouri river, which forms a
new bed for itself somewhere with ev-
cry freshet, is threatening to make an
insular city of Leayenworth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21

FeuSp--A place to buy Groceries csrssp
for Cash vi M.iys n Co, -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-21
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
Advertising Rates

Advertising Rates.
Evry day we receive proposals. for adveTtis,
Ing spare frUrn patent medicine men, sewing
machine companies. book publishers, advertia-
ing agents. etc. To all such we viii say: The
space In this paper can be Elled Win home sdz
v.ntisements Nc go0d prices. We hsve good
We have no foreign sd's IN the paper, and don't
care to have unless they pay In CASH our regular
rates These are:
column, lonr iocston,. pen year; sissss g!
2 /" |" 1900
s Z" 250U
zffreading notices 10 cents pof line EACH IN
sERrfoN,
CAsu ouARrkRLY IN ApvAscR.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-23

A careful canvass of the facts and ac-
cording to the best judgement of intelligent
observers, the reception was by all odds
the most brilliant and sue
cessful affair of the kind that has
ever been given in the state.
In point of attendance it was the largest
reception ever given in ST. Paul and the
large and brilliant turnout reflected credit
upon the city and the state. The manage
ment was superb and things went off in a
manner that was scarcely susceptible of
improvement.
Words fail to describe the scene of
splendid and beautiful animation. and
gentlemen who have attended the state re-
ceptions at Washington and in the capi-
tails of Europe, state without hesitation,
that they have never been present at any
thing more successful or elegant.
Everything censpired to make the re-
ception the affair par excellence of any
thing of the kind ever given. There were
more ladies present and they were elegant
ly dressed, more gentlemen from the city,
the state at large and from abroad, and in
short nothing was wanting to make it
brilliant social triumph.
The dancing and general festivity kept
up until the small hours of this morning
and when the last strains of music died
out, the reception was justly pronounced
the grandest event ever given in st. Paul
or the state.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-23

and several other officers from the fort
DR.. Murphy, Gen. Hawley, Capt. Burger
and Capt Horsberg of the governors staff
Col. Bobleter, of the Second regiment and
Col. Bend, Capt. Mailer and Capt. Bean, OF
the First regiment.
Later in the evening were observed
Quartermaster Metzger, Lieutenants
Quance and Sibley, Capt. Mccarthy, of the
Emmett Light artillery; Capt. Bentley, of
Winona, and Capt. Wheeler, Lieut.. Bailey
and Major Hughes, of the regular army.
DR.. Bowers, superintendent of the hos
pital for the insane at Rochester, and Mr..
Dwyer, of the hospital for the insane, ST..
Peter, were among the guests at the re-
ception.
The admirable manner in which the
supper went off was due to the manage
ment of Mr.. Geo. Allen, who received the
guests at the door of the dining room, al
lowing just enough to enter at one time to
avoid discomfort. After one table had
been cleared, a fresh relay was admitted,
and in this manner all the guests were
speedily served, and there was absolutely
no discomfort or dissatisfaction.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-23
The Toilets.

The toilets presented an ensemble which
for magnifcence and beauty has never been
surpassed at any social gathering in the
state. The number of full dress costumes
could have been enumerated by hundreds,
and the effect was captivating and charm
ing. A description of the many beautiful
and lovely toilets, however observable,
would be quite out of the question.
In this respect, where the full dress
toilets were so numerous, elegant and
faultless, both in the beauty and expen-
siveness of the fabrics, and the exquisite
beauty of their color and combination
anything like comparisons, as the lamented
Dogberry would say, would be out of taste
and odious.
Only brief mention of the toilets of the
ladies who received, will be attempted.
THE LADIES WHO RECEIVED.
The toilets of the ladies who received
were elaborate and elegant in the extreme.
Mrs. Govern Or Hubbard was attired in
Costume of white lace silk, en- train, with
trimmings of applique lace. Her orna-
uu0ubS M6Ic UIduOu(lS duu LILO 0u0Cb was
further heightened by trimmings of rose
buds. The garment was imported, having
been made by Worth, who got it up for
this especial occasion.
Mrs. Senator Sabin was exquisitely at
tired in costume of two shades of hello
trope satin. with trimmings of point lace.
She wore diamond ornaments and carried
bouquet of natural flowers in her hand.
Mrs. johnson wore a costume of white
silk, trimmed with duchesse lace, the effect
being very neat and pretty.
Mrs. Hungington was dressed in a habit
of navy blue moire antique. Her costume
was not elaborate but it was exceedingly
neat and elegant
The full dress conventional swallow tall
of the gentlemen were occasionally relieved
by the glittering uniform of the military
officer, quite number of these gentlemen
being present. Among these were observed
Gen. Terry and Capts. Toles and Byron