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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

Frank James, the noted Missouri desperate,
preferred quarters at the Independence jail TO
giving bail and enjoying his freedom; giving
as a reason that the officials OF Daviess county
Missouri, where he is charged with robbing a
bank and killing the cashier, would likely ar
rust him, confne.hi in Jail, on the charge Of
murder and compel him to forfeit his bond
to'appear at the Jackson county court on the
charge OF being engaged in the Blue Cut rob
berry. The Governor of Missouri has declined
10 deliver him upon a requisition from the Gov
ernor of Minnesota, 10 answer for the charge of
murder in connection with the Mortified bank
robbery. Governor Crittenden states that he
cannot deliver the prisoner to any other state
until the disposal of the indictments pending in
Missouri. But he was taken to Daviess county
last Saturday and viii be tried for the Offense
he is charged with there.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16
Mathews Mulevs.


In response to inquiries as to how the
polled clttlc lately improved by Mr.. A. b
Matthews are coming on we can say;
A letter jnst received from Portland, Me-,
says the stock will be released from quar-
antine March 9th and he expects to arrive
here about the l4th of the same month.
There are 80 head, all doing well and 4
calves have been dropped since landing.
With these, added TO the cattle Mr.. Mat
thews has at home, of his two former inn
portations, he will have the biggest polled
herd Oh the Western Hemisphere. He says
ne has for two years been preparing for his
sale to be held in April and his friends may
expect good showing--one worth coming
long distance to see. SO far a: he has
been able to learn every buyer at his last
falls sale is more than abundantIy satis-
fed with whatever he purchased. KANSAS
City Indicator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

AS an instance of the desire of all nations
to excel Others in stories, "a good story is
told OF a contest between a Scot, a French
man, and Yankee. They were speaking
OF their resemblance to great men, when
the Scot said he was frequently taken, from
his striking resemblance, to be a direct de-
scendant of Sir Walter Scott. The French
man said he was greatly annoyed by people
mistaking him for third Napoleon. The
Yankee, desiring to preserve the credit Of
America, said that while in London short
time before, an old friend slapped him or
the back and calculated: "Jesus Christ, 10
that you?'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16
How Sages BIunder.

Gath, in the New York Tribune, SAYS:
Old men give too much advice for it all to
be sound Washington, it is said, once de-
cided that the Erie Canal was not pr,etic,.-
BILE. Sam Houston thought one-half tie
money congress voted to Morse to bnild
the first telegraph lire ought to be devoted
TO encourage MesmerisIn. Cave johnson.
Postmaster-Gencrsll, declined TO buv the
telegraph patents for government for $780,
GOO on the ground that it could not pay en-
penses. Ezra Cornell spent two-thirtls of
Morse's appropriations laying the first poor
starveling telegraph underground instead
of stretching it like clothes-lne. limo
thy Howe was sure Il 50-cent tax on whis-
key could not collect as much as a s. tax.
Seward thought $1,000 men would put
down the rebellion. The old Baltimore
merchant to whom Poe's poems were sub
mitted endorsed them Here's a man fit
for nothing whatever" Franklin rather
thought the stamp act smart recommend
alton. Commodore Vanderbilt told his
son to buy no railroad outside of New York
State. Old age is for counsel, but it ought
to come from the ''amen" benches. All
the wisdom in Spain and Portugal discour-
aged Columbus, bnt a pretty woman said
to the sailor:
GAS well to die and go,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

A bold attempt at confidence game was at
tempted last week in Vernon county Missouri.
G. w. Haynes was here at Medicine Lodge look
ing for an opportunity To invest in ranches and
cattle: Some scoundrel who knew of his move
ments wrote letter to his wife, at Nevada, tell
ing her to draw $500 from the bank. say moth
ing 10 any one about il, and meet him Che Hri-
ter OF the letter. ar the train ar midnight with
the money. as he and Mr.. Haynes were TO buy
a ranch together, and the letter was written at
the request of the husband. The lady was not
10 DC caught in any such manner, and wisely
revealed the contents of the letter 10 some of
her husbands friends-one F 7 Ewing. of this
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The SaIina Herald tells this story: In
1874, William Donald was working for Mr..
Light, OF Texas, and had charge of 1000
head OF cattle which he was driving from
Great Bend. Kansas, 10 Kansas City. AS
the cattle were within the dead line.a mob in
Coffey county made an attempt to stampede
them. Young Donald. who was only IL
years old, shot the leader Michael Ryntig,
and made his escape to avoid lynching.
Donald was afterwards captured, tried, and
sentenced to twenty years in the peniten-
tiary. After years of earnest work, the
Light brothers and others succeeded in
secHriBg his parton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

county, who is there on a visit They went to
the house that night, prepared to give warm
reception to the looked-for robber. 1t was evil
IDENTITY the intention of the scoundrel to go the
house at night and rob the lady, or take the
money from her at the depot The former plan
was most likely intended; for, late in the night,
some one Knocked atfhe door persistently for
several minutes. Then was the time the shoot
ing should have commenced; but for some
reason it did not, and the would-be robber was
allowed to depart. A boy was dressed in;female
attire and sent 10 the depot, with guard at a
reasonable distance behind; but no one offered
to modest him
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The demand for horses for the drive and
for general spring work is beginning to
make quite boom in horse stocks. Par
ties wanting considerable numbers will
have to go south, but many nice bunch
OF superior animals can be picked up in
the northwest from the moderate sized
stocks in this section. From the Panhan-
die, from Colorado, from the Nation and
from Kansas, spectators arrive and wend
their way south for saddle stock.--Texas
Live Stock Journal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

a dispatch from Muskegee, 1. r., says
there are strong indications of renewal OF
hostiliries between the contending band OF
Creeks. George Porter has been appointed
commander of the Cbicote faction and call.
ed mall the available men.and, it is said,
will attack the consolidated forces of Spie-
che, now camped about fifteen miles from
0kmulgee. .as soon as the weather is fayora-
BILE. Both parties are buying ALI the Win
chester rifles, other weapons and anlmuni-
tons they can obtain, and it looks as though
serious trpuble may result.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The establishment of slaughter houses in
Texas and shipment by rail to Galveston in
refrigerator cars, thence by steamers fitted
with cold storage, would set at defiance all
the opposition of Eastern trunk lines, and
Willie the company operating this way must
have. command of iInmense capital, the
business that can be done will justify any
outlay. With agencies at all the coast mar.
kets and foreign ports to choose from, no
competition could break it down, and no
other company would have the same facil.
ties. The Seaboard and Western Trans.
portation, owners of the latest improved
system of refrigeration, have laid out this
programme, have surveyed this Geld of op-
Grafton, and any decisive movement made
by them will be watched with interest by
every stockman in the state.-Texas Live
Stock Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

"A TRAIN boy" says Bill Nye, describing
a Colorado trip, told me that tourist
from philadelphia. once tried to wipe his
nose on the Alpine tunnel while tne train
was in motion, and when they got through
into daylight and bis companions told him
TO take in his head, he couldn't do it-be-
cause it was half mile behind examining
the formation of the tunnel. Later it was
found that the man was dead The passen-
gers said they noticed kind Of crushing
while going through the tunnel that sound
ed like the smashing Of false teeth, but
they paid no attention 10 it.r
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

n writer, in tho Western Rural, recommends
That silOs be built on the dry buffalo and mes
quit grass ranges of the West What is a silof
From what the writer says we conclude they
are small artificial ponds, built where water
may run into them In these are placed during
the summer season hay, green eor1l-stall1s and
al, millet, sorghum, etc. The water covering
this feed preserves it until winter, almost as
nutritious as when It IS put. in the siIo. For
feeding cows and ewes in the early spring it is
highly recommended
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16
MY LUCK.

She had come to visit Mats sister
And there met her one night;
A cousin, / think, of the family,
And girl rather handsome and bright.
i remember we looked at an album;
And I told her how much could guess
Of ones character just from a picture;
Now Witness" said 1, my success"
Here's photograph of young maiden,
Both pretty, and modest, and true"
She fairly colorcd with pleasure:
why that's" she exclaimed, ''sister Sue =
"But here,'' continued, elated,
us the worst looking fellow thus far,
A stupid old senseless curmudgeon:"
She simply said, That's my papa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The proposition TO create the Office of county
assessor, who shall do the work now performed
by the township trustees in assessing property,
meets with general favor throughout the state
Under the present system property is not equal
ly taxed in the counties, and this on account of
the different ideas men have about the value of
the same kind of property. Township organiz-
alton generally is useless, being more expens-
i've than a good system of county government.
Too many officers arc worse thgn rone
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

W. IL. Woodman. just down from the
Panhandle, reports horses dying of pneu-
monia, or lung disease, says lobe Odem
lost ten head in one night. 1t is quite a
serions matter, as this section of the coun-
try is without veterinary surgeon. What
with pink-eye, the loco weed aud this lung
disease, there is. very little showing for
stockInen keeping their horses,mtil spring.
Cattle are doing very well and the range
is unusually good.-Texas Livestock Jour-
nal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

There is talk of the legislature. being asked
to pass law authorizing probate judges to try
civil cases where the amounts involved do not
exceed $500. This would give these officers
enough salary to pay for their whole time be-
ing devoted to the Office
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

With wonderful disregard for originality,
several Of our exchanges have reproduced the
verses, "How To Kiss" which they have palmed
OF as their own smartness. But of all the fell
lows who steal matter for their 'locar' columns
the local of the Arkansas City Democrat is en-
titled 20 the whent field
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

In January, 1879, hogs brought but 81 to 81 %
in Kansas City. This year the price has been
rs high "a S6 The market was higher in 1852
than any year since 1877. Net year pork will
no doubt be cheaper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

Miss Blaine, daughter of the Maine states
man, came out to Leavenworth few months
ago and fell in love with Colonel Coppinger,
paymaster in the army, stationed at that place.
He is 80 and she 20. The wedding will occur
soon, and the Colonel being a Catholic the
young lady will adopt that religion for conven-
ience. Brass buttons and slick clothes will
catch the best of them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The cold weather in Wyoming was. about the
worst ever known there. Many persons were
frozen to DEATH and the loss in cattle is unpreo-
edented. Kansas ia under everlasting sum
shine compared with that country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

A summary Of the weather during the month
OF January, made by the signal Office at Leav-
enworth. shows that, with the exception of 1873,
IL was the coldest January on the records OF
this section. The mean temperature was 1913;
the highest registered was 30, and the lowest 10
below zero on the 18th and Goth. On four con-
secutive mornings, 18th TO I'D, the thermoThe-
ter was below zero, and at one time, two days
and half. Clear days; 8; fair days, l4; cloudy
DAYS O.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

Oscar Wilde is now at home in Engi.nd, and
he does not speak in complimentary terms Of
America As he carried away about $1,000 of
our good iron dollars and left US nothing for
them, he should be satisfied.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The Grafton OF Senator Ingalls,, of this state,
on the life and death OF Senator Ben. Hill, of
Georgia, is one of the finest efforts we have
ever read. 1t has been extensively copied
throughout the country
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

4 man over in Illinois, near ST. Louis, is rails
ing chickens 10y artificial means. He has incu-
bators in which are placed the eggs, and these
hatch out at the rate of 1890 day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The papers are telling about a man in Spring
field, No., who poured ont glass of whiskey,
looked at it, and then fell dead. 1t must have
come from the same barrel that the Kansas
lightning is drawn from.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

Reports from the cattle range section or Col
orado say the loss of stock by the snow storms
and cold weather viii amount to Is per cent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

In an unguarded moment, and most Of
the moments of that body are unguarded,
the last legislature donated part of the
capital grounds to the city of Topeka for
the purpose Of erecting on 1t u public libra
ry building. Such a. monstrosity is the
building that the present legislature is try
ING to have it removed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16
THE BARBOUR COUNTY INDEX
Advertising Rates.

Every day we receive proposals for advertis-
ing. space from patent medicine men, sewing
machine companies, book publishers, adverus-
ing agents, etc. To all such we win say: Tne
space in this paper can be filed with home adj
vertisements at good prices. We have good
circulation among an intelligent class Of people
We have 10 foreign ads in the paper, and don
care TO have unless they pay in CASH our regular
rates. These are:
/ column, (our location), per year, SlOoOO
l inch, W" W"o
|2 a" l5.UO
$500
AL reading notices 10 cents per line EACH IN
sERTIoN.
CAsu OI-ApTERI,Y IN ADVANCE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

D. J. Crouch, prominent and wealthy stock
man of Southern Texas, died at Fort Worth on
the 3flth ult of smallpox
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16
SOCIETIES.

a \. F. & A. NJ, Delta Lodge No. II
N Regular communications, first and
Y AZ third Saturday evenings in each
4" month. s. J. SHEPLER, W. ".
ii. YANT, Secretary.
l. q. @. F., Pioneer Lodge
, A[6&SSS~ No. 1sa.-Beglllar meetings,
S-A Ntft- 49, CVerY Tue s,iay evening. Wis
NAZEH itingbruthrcn I'm good stand
@Arf@S ing cordially invited.
9OHN HIGGINS. Y. G..
w. 7. ROUsE, Secretary.
Il n IT w Fidelity Lodge No. So
~ VI " w ~ Meets every Thursday
T. W. MooRr, Recorder. a; - -'0D--''- - ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

General Sherman thinks more stringent laws
should be enacted for the punishment of invad-
ers of the Indian Territory.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The FIRE losses in thesE nitsd States last year
amounted to $4,000, ,O0O-larger than those Of
any other nation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The continued story now being published in
the INDEX, "The Hearts Problem" is well
worth reading.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

It has been decided to place Gen. Grant on
the retired list of the army at handsome sala-
". Grant will never Quit asking until he dies.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16
POSTAL

PostofIioe at Medicine Lodge open from A N
to o pN Surplays one hour on. arrival OF mail.
Money order Office. w ID. NANSLYKE, Pm.
EMSiA VASSLYKE, ASSISTANT.
The Nails:
Prom Harper and all Eastern points, arrives
daily II p "; leaves daily at lOAN NJ
From sun City, lake City, Soldier Greek. Red
Creek Hutchinson. KingTnan BrOSs, kiOwa.
Lodi. arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
DAYS at5PM. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at SAN
Frum Iuka Elm Mills and SaratOga arrives on
Tuesdays ami fridays ~ , 4 and departs on
WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS NJ SAN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

A call for stockmen's convention to be
held in this city on or about March 10th
appears in another column. The object of
this meeting of stockmen is, az we under
stand II, to assemble in convention and to
candidly and dispassionately discuss the va.
rious interests Of this growing industry
and organize Stockmen's Association OF
Southwestern Kansas including the "Neu-
trail Strip as well as stockmen located in
the Panhandle of Texas. 1t will be one of
the most important meetings ever held in
this section of the country, and being 10
Gated as we are, right in the midst of the
grazing fields of the plains. we predict good
results from meeting of this character
Dodge City Globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

A Iarge and complete assortment OF standard
school books inst rec eiyed ~ the post4ofiee
book store Prices moderate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

Another case of lynching is reported
from Paola, Kansas. A negro man named
White outraged nine-year-old colored
girl and threw her into the street where she
was badly frozen. He was captured and
put in Jail last. week. A mob attacked
the Jail and. demanded the prisoner, but
were driven off by the shorthand his posse.
In this difficulty one negro was shot and
insanity killed and two others wounded
Thenext night, last Thursday, the mob
again attacked the Jail and obtained admis-
sion, though not until the son of the sher-
ifF had been shot through the arm. The
prisoner knew his fate and with a pocket
knife he cut his own throat as the mob
broke open his cell. He dropped to the
floor but not to be outdone the infuriated
mob placed rope around his neck and
dragged him to an adjacent park and hung
the body to the limb ofa tree, though hewas
dead. The coroner'sjury returned verdict
OF sSleath by suicide" Lynch law, in
aggravated cases, is as popular in Kansas
as il ever was in the other states.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The Republicans of the legislature back
ed mp by the organs, will probably call II
constitutional convention. The leading
motive of the call will be the hope of got
ting prohibition ont of politics. They do
not want to meet, directly, the Issue of pro-
hlbition or non prohibition. They are
wise in their day and generation, but the
scheme only defers the Issue. The main
intent isto get through with the next ma
tional elections, with this issue buried un-
der constitutional dodge. We are in ia
vor ola convention if We can't getanything
else, and as "A last resort, we would be
in favor of it upon its merits, but not
simply to relieve the Republican party of a
responsibility they are too cowardly to
meet.-Nichita Beacon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16
CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAI.-Services first
day school at Il. NJ. J. +. HILL, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Ser on sccoTfd nni
Il fourth Sundays OF each month Sunday
school at i. VI. A. AXLINE, Pastor.
NiHRIST1 AN.-Church meeting and sGcra-
- ment every Sunday at ii O'clock. Sunday
school at 10 O'Clock.
TINTED BRETHREN-Servicesa ut the Chris
~ tian church on the Tn Sunday each month
by Raw. COLE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

The recent report of the Bureau Of Edit
cation states that women may vote at
school meetings in Kansas, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Dakota, and Wyom-
ing; at school elections, Colorado and
Minnesota; and for members of school
committees in Massachusetts. They can
vote at school meetings in Michigan and
New York if they are tax payers; in WASH
.ington Territory if they are liable to taxa
ton. Widows and unmarried women in
Idaho may vote as to special district taxes
II they hold taxable property. In Oregon,
widows having children and taxable prop
erty may voteat school meetings. In Ind-
ana, women mot married nor minors, who
pay taxes, and are listed as parents, guartli-
ans, or heads of families, may vote at school
meetings." In Kentucky any white wo-
man having child of school age is a quail
ified school voter; If she has no child, btt
is tax payer, she may vote on the ques-
ton of taxes. Women are eligible to
school offices generally in Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
and Wyoming; to school district officers
in Colorado; to any Office except supNln-
tendent in Wisconsin. They may serve as
school trustees in New Hampshire and
Rhode Island, as school trustees in New
Jersey, and as school visitors in Connecti-
cut. Some offices are open to them in
Maine, and all offices in California, unless
forbidden by the constitution
In Utah no DETERMINATIONS. on account of
sex Is made as 70 voting in general.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-16

During the recent storm, the mail carrier
between Grinnell and Cimarro1, drove to
within twenty rods of the blackberry Mill
postofiice about nine O'Clock in the morn
ing, and failed to reach that Office until about
five O'Clock that evening. He was forced
to get ont of his buggy and lead his horses
around to keep from freezing, and finding
a landmark at last, stepped away from his
horses to get his bearings, only few PAGES,
and could not find the rig again until the
storm was over. This will give an idea of
the density of the atmosphere during the
storm. Another mail carrier was within
four miles of Mason pcstoflce when the
storm struck him, and thought lre could
reach shelter, but before he had gone a
quarter Of mile found that he would
freeze to death If he faced it longer, and
was forced to turn abont and drive twenty
miles back to Cimarron Dodge City
Times.