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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

There Is some satisfaction an knowing
that Chicago gets the first dose OF cattle
disease Of the season; and 1t IL gratifying
that the trouble has arisen at the stock
yards, IN the very den of those commits
sion meu who were so strongly opposed
to congress passing law to prevent the
spread Of the disease among live stock.
When the sanitary bill was before con-
gress last winter these commission men,
acting in conjunction with Texas Stockmen
opposed any legislation on this all impor-
taut subject; and, by persistent effort, they
succeeded in having the bill as passed OK
ccpt Texas or splenic fever from its opera
tons. Pleuro-pncumonia, something mn
known In the southwest, was shown up TO
be the only ill which our cattle flesh is
heir to- and the worst OF all contagious
diseases, Texas fever WAS not referred to
So we say it is well that the Chicago stock
yards are getting a "dose"
Congress had the power to lcgisate on
this subject in such a way that no disease
bearing herd would have dared pass on to
forbidden ground In the states or the Ia
dian Territory and n such restrictions had
been in operation the Frazier & Obcrlu
herd would not have become diseased.
They were no doubt raised on the Chcro-
kee strip, |. r., ana either became discas-
I'd by coming in contact with Arkansas or
/ sT.xoa ,-tftfo IN tI.;r ,,,, ,-,uo., 90
q poison trail when being driven to Cald.
well for shipment. In either case had
there been a. sound national Iaw on the
/ subjcct the disease would not have APP
/ pCared. For had those miserable Ar
kansas "scrubs" been confined TO pre-.
scribcd trail. under a heavy penalty that
wotld have been enforced In case Of viola
| ton Of the law, or II Texas droyers had
been compelled TO keep their cattle on a
| regular trail, no cattle would have become
diseased. But ~ Il il, the idea has gone
| OFT that Interstate commerce must not be
Affected that the lndian Territory Is pub.
/ Tic property, under the jurisdiction OF no
state, and therefore open for everyone;
\ that the sanitary commission have no att
/ thOrity 20 interfere where no worse disease
thtn TcXas fever appears. Being assured
that there was no punishment in store for
them. droycrs and owners Of discase-bcar-
\ ing cattle have been free to 20 where they
/ might desire, without fear Of bciLg scri-
Ously molvsiCd. Without wishing anyone
harm, We 10 hope that circumstances will
so occur that every animal that dies Of
Texas or splenic fever this season on Uni
ted States soil, may be spared until II is
landed in the Chicago stock yards, and
there give up the ghost. We would have
that band Of kicking commission men who
were 80 free with the use OF their money
aud their wind in preventing proper
legislation by congress, get their iii of
diseased cattle. Perhaps some day they
will learn, rs tho old German saw tells us,
that "thcrc are people living over the hill''
that Chicago is not the only inhabited
part OF the globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

engcndcrr'l. II + said that very com
pletc canvass of the state will be made rs
soon rs the 81. John electoral ticket is
nominated and all the local machinery j.
got IN readiness. some Of the beet tom
perlnce speakers in the nation will he on
tie stump In k1nsas before November aud
the battle between the home and tie sa-
loon viii be carried on all along the line.
II j. understood here that ~. John will
TAKE tie stump la New York, Ohio. India
na. Illinois. Kansas aud other states. His
skill and cioqueUcc ~ "A public speaker will
he used TO the b II sdYintag@. and VIII I'M
dOUbtsdiy have marked rff,ct on the pop
ular vote. Ilalfa million votes ia the
northern states alone il not regarded rs
an eXtrlvagant estimate for tile national
prohibition ticket. Hon. John Il. Finch,
Of Nebraska. the chairman of the national
prohibition convention, is one of the best
speakers in the country. and is a man OF
conspicuous ability. As political organ
izcr H. lIas few, IL any, suP'riOrs. and with
the funds he will have ut command, the
prohibition campaign will be lively one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

ENiGONCruor Chas. Robinson, OF Law
renee has written a letter in which hc
gives hls IDEAS OF prohibition. and in no
uncertain sounds. either. This gentleman
IL an old-timor m ktnsis lac has ever had
the welfare " the state ut heart and has
been identified with It's prosperity in many
ways lie is not hot -hcadot, nc is not a
candidate for anl thing and has no partic-
ular reason for attempting to get on the
popular side. From what we have heard
OF the man he Is sound on most questions.
mud therefore we copy part Of his letter.
hoping II may bc the means Of convincing
the Inisiniormcd or pujudiced that prohl-
bition is all wrong. lie says:
"rimc only serves to strengthen my
conviction that prohibition as attempted
In Kansas is an unmitlgated evil. II is an
attempt to prevent by statute law the en-.
tire people Of the state from getting pos
session of an article they have natural,
constitutional and nalicuable nght 10
possess. For three purposes only Is a citi-
zcn permitted to obtain it, mcchanica,
scientific and mctllcl and for medical
purposes only IN case OF actual sickness
and on a prescription OF some doctor. The
laws pcrmit the citizen TO get any other
medicine on his own prescription, even
tie most deadly poison, but this article
must be prescribed by some village doctor
or Il cannot be had except la violation Of
THE law. Can anything be more absurd
or pucrll? rs there has been no approach
to Us enforcement, people have not been
led Co realize t. provisions but could Il be
enforced to the letter but for one day
throughout the state. universal cry
would BE- raised for Ia rcpeal. Prohibl.
tiOnists themselves would scorn to procure
their liquor Tor medical purposes In nc.
cor,iancc with the provisions OF this law.
Probably not one can ba found In the
state WHO phys any attention to Il when he
gcts his liquor, ycshc PROCESSES to believe
he can make everybody but himself oh
serve u. BIT. thank God, Il has lost its
grip, aud will soon give place TO some rca-
ronablr and cilicirnt legislation to regulate
AMI restrict u need be the traffic Ia this ar
'icle, which canon Ellison, representing
the English tcmpcrancc societies, says
cannot properly be prohibited; aud which
our bill Of rights aud common scnso say
o'nnot properly be prohibited.
Asa political factor prohibition Is about
TO disappear. The republican, party,
which two years ago endorsed Il as fun
damcntal psineiplc Of the party, has Toni.
nateJ The man for governor who led the
protest against the eoNrse pursued Mt that
time. andha- substantially abandoned fhc
Question az a party Issue. Gov. 81. John
ieund bis power la the party waning aud
has gone on for an independent Marty.
which disposes OF him and his hobby: fol.
when prohibition pure aud simple. under
tases TO ''go 10 alone" Il becomes a. harm.
lous amt powcrltss asa sucking dove.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

Atchison Globe Tine amount OF LIQUOR
consumed Ia AichisDn by John A. Martin
j. astonishing. II Is tr,.c that IL Is mostly
done By proxy. Several ardent young;rc-
publicms have c,ld,plly been assigned the
duty OF Keeping llr' colonel solid with the
nuti-prohibitiouists. Faithfully have
they accepted tho appointed trust, and
they can be- srcn fldly. their stoniachs
NJ inst thu counter. gracefully toying with
n glass uf stimulaut b,twrpn their thumb
aud forthug'r. never forgetting their
wttchwor,l, ~wcll. here's TO Martin. any
way. lIu'sassOIid a2ih prohibition rs !
am, but. ct jursc hc ha. to keep shady
until after tho election. Fill 'cm up
again All round. "
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

Kansas republicans at first were inclined
10 make sport of st. Johns candidacy for
the presidency on the prohibition ticket;
but they are beginning to look serious
when the subject is talked of, and not n
few are willing to admit that he may
change the calculations heretofore made,
and even place in jeopardy he republican
electoral ticket In this state. A CORE
spondent Of the Kansas City Times from
Lawrence tells the story in nice shape, and
no doubt has arrived ut the correct version
of the case. Here Is what he says: "Sinee
the people have had little tim1 TO think
over the matter Of the Pittsburgh nomina-
ton, It Is evident that the vote for St. John
In this part of the state will be much larger
than expected by the republican leaders.
In tails city and county the earnest prohi-
bitionists, who care more for prInciple
than chance at the spoils Of Office, will
vote for ST. John In spite Of the jibes and
jccrs Of the party tricksters. Some of the
leading prohibitionists estimate that St.
"hi'A VIZ 80 NV US ut'Ai ousNJu IN the
stale after an efficient canvass Is made. and
the double dealing Of the republican poll.
ticians with the prohibition question. l.
properly explained to the people. While
the state republican platform Is fairly SIT
islictOry TO the temperance element, the
fact that John A. Martin helped defeat 81.
John two years ago and was an anti-prohi.
bitionlst up to the tine he sought the nOm-
inatiOn for governor, makes his candidacy
now highly Objectionable to all sincere
and straightforward Prohibitionists and
hey all met, inclined TO sacrifice their
tprinciplcs for the SAKE Of eleyating such a
man to Office.
All this class Of men will rally for Il.
John and would vote for a state prohibi-
lion ticket n Il Il concluded 10 put one In
the fold. The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union which has strong organi-
zaiion here, will use its influence to in
crease the ~. John vote. Blaine's propo-
sition 20 take the United States tax on
whiskey and distribute the same among
the states, Is looked upon by the trmper-
ancc people as far more Objectionable than
the local license system, as IL would make
all the states partners In the proceeds Of
the liquor traffic, and all would bcequally
responsible for the wickedness and crime
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

Texas or Spanish fever has appeared at
Tho Chicago stockyaris, aud OFT Of bunch
~ COO bceyes more than half OF the mum
Der hal died ~ to Tuesday night. The
bunch was shipped from Caldwell 10 Kan
s,s City by Frazier & oberle, aud then on
to Chicago. II !, presumed the disease
WIS contracted by the cattle in question
coming in contact with an infected herd
from Arkansas or Texas somewhere i'm the
Indian Territory.
A part Of this same bunch was shipped
to Manhattan, Kansas, and nearly all Of
these have died.
IL does appear that practical live stock
men cannot learn that cattle sick with
this disease will not communicate il to
other cattle, though this Is a fact. The
cattle that communicate the disease are
healthy aud no examination yet made has
developed any germs OF the disease or the
least appearance OF IL. But let an animal
from Texas or Arkansas come in contact
with an animal reared north OF certain
h"cl Ut lct TIC lallcr even Srale on TIE
same grounds, or cross the trail OF the
southern animal and disease is sure to
follow.
Bat the sick beast may be turned In with
buuchOf Ihoroughbrcds, even, and it
will not communicate disease in any de
gree. So it does sound silly to hear OF
tine Chicago sIockyarls being disinfected,o of
the pens used by the diseised cattle being
used hereafter for hogs only. IL shows
that those scientific experts up there know
less about this disease than the most iguo-
rant COW boy on the range. Even the
Manhattan man has his stock qarantincd.
and tie. dispatches say 10 other herds will
become diseased. OF course they won't.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01


In Missouri the p0litcd pot Is boiling,
aud as The state convention will meet on
The 18th inst. TIC agony in state matters, at
least. will soon d. over. Marmaduke will
bc nominated Tor governor, on the first
ballot, 70 now spl"urs. The congrcssion-
nl drltgttion will De- changed somewhat.
o. the present cougr.smcn, Hatch. Dock
cry, Burns, AlrNu.l,r, Bland, Chrdy, Fy.
an Uud Morg1n will Dee rc-nomiuatcd and
rr-'l,ctrd Graves. O'Ncil and Broadhcad
my o. rc-uomiutrd. Davis and EucLncr
willctirc. Tho only district at all doubt.
I'll Will Dee the southwest district now rep
rrscnt'd by Judge Tyan. In the Kansas
city district the race win bo with Graves,
present Incumbent aud W. n. Wallace
late prosecuting attOri ~ Of Jackson coun-
~, tlic man who prosecuted Frank James.
lie carried Jackson county at the primary
last saturday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01
Town Of Sun City.
Town Of Kiova.
County Treasurer

Witness my hand at my once in Medicine
Lodge. Kansas, this 18th day OF July. 1854.
" I. ROUSE,
SS~ County Treasurer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.
LIST OF TRACTS AND LOTS TO
BE SOLD BY THE COUNTY
TREASURER FOR THE NON
PAYMENT OF TAXES.
STATE OF KANSAS.
n E.. -

BARRIER CoUNTY. -
NOTICE 4 hereby given that on to-wit: The
IN first Tuesday Of september, A. D., 1884, and
the nrNt succeeding days. will sell mt public
auction nt my Office. in the city Of Medicine
Lodge, Tor taxes and charges thereon, for the
year iSscj, nnd previous years. so much of each
OF the following described tracts Of land or
town lots situated IN the county of Barber
state of Kansas, Us may DO necessary for that
purpose tf-Nvit:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

IL Is suggested. aui with reason, too,
that the recent break iu thc cattle market
was causcd indirectly by the stringent
money market ClulTDu had contract
cd for stock c.,ttI', had paid part Of Tire
purchase money aud had to pay the re-
maiudcr. They could not secure adyan-
ccs from the usual sources and rs last re-
sort were compelled to run their unripc
bccyGs 10 market even ut great sacri-
flee
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

At Ohthe, ~. Juhu's homc grand mt
ihration meeting WAS hcld over his nomi.
nation by the l'iusburgh convention.
R'plblic,us were out in full force and the
indications are that he will ct big vote
at his home town.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

WIN + Mills sc! nEs ct swt swt set Is
- rs
Harriet II Lewis WI nwi & va sri * 81 Is
Thomas " Cgllison VI Sw4 - 81 10 & SCI
sell . - Is net hex - - 10
Chas r Packard set swi 70 g 10 81 nws
SDei sw4 - ~ IL
Chas A Martin lot 2 swf ret s WI set a3i6
WIN Estin lots La 3, % 10 sc. net
j 81 rs
Eliza Ellis swt nwi : VS. sS qrs % l6& nwi
NV or II % rs
Joseph Z Davis Il sc or 10 % Is ni neqr
"a % 10
Chas Rankin 81 neqr % % ls 81 NV or
81 - Is
Z W Payne sw ar nwqr q nv or sw OF
1 - IL
Z W Payne sw or ne or 81 NV ore % l8
lots : 4 8 4 - &C or 3 - 10
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

A cyclone at Cmmlrron station, Is
'uirs west 81 Dodge city. la-t Saturday
might destroyed Considerable portion Of
the town
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

The total eXpcuse Oi tlic Greedy relief
expedition Is estimated by tl,c officials Of
the navy department. 20 100000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-01

The cattle market opened fraction
stronger IN Kansas City thu week.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-06
CROWDS AROUND TIE HOTELS.
NOTHING TAiKrD or ECr TIE rLTcTlo GREAT
DEMAND FOR NTW>PAPEts

Business uptown Yesterday was virtually
suspended The stores. ls true, vcr' olrH
ana the storekccpeIs waited for cu-t~ncr,.
Who were few and fIr h,'0ccu. There Wa, how
ever bat one subject ~ interest aid hut o., topic ol
conversation ia mems mouth. What do you
tlinLl" "Wlat i- the latest news ," such were
te questions asked cveryvhcre The hotels were h''i
with crowds easer for the smallest fragment
Of news rumor, vague conjecture or any
thing on which they might hinge arguments,
prophecies or con-ratdlatons more o. less absurd.
About the porch of the fItn Aycnne ioici he arr Wac
Gicd continuously with the ciy of "ENuy-hcrc y'ar
Extry. --latest and 'ecA,hun turns largo i'i.
mess was naturally done bl the wonders OF t'7r DOUBT
fully accurate shcc.s. which were carefully cunuei by
hundreds OF anxious c.tifcus u.I. TIE hoioL Though
thc lobby ana CORR iors were well tIlDd there was
no Intense clctcnout mani.c-tcI, such as There va,
being shown only by the restless pacing To and fro
OF every orc From time 20 tine some one would
come in win scrap OF from one or other of the
National lie tdqdt. "ir "r I''h """" '""H "I" some
alarming t"iiF a@'n H'" " .a'i' n' ''"i" 'u.
ctiu board. He wound bee Boa t surrounded t group
of trends or strangers for an mirodoctiou
seemed uhh"'e-- 10 'h"'' VINO
discussed the .iil'~oiouE stutlon. A. q whole me
lean candidate auu as tAr OF the probable ain Of
tho state by Mr BLnc grew more and more ii'dheht
the rpirIts OF tie crowd Nl-,h, rose
A. the iiohmW H"l'e ne ci9"d VS. 'Frn
greater ard was mostly c'n,ief't nm, ,h'try
@icc' ttonsh thcte Wrde ~ .,''iAS Pc"@9 @
Ihc liilsdl ul fitluiir
~ he afternoon papers ana The same avliN for ar
fragments Of Information a. at the Fiith Avenue were
also noticeable.
The hotels not 50 n0flccabY crowded. Inc 'r
House crowd naturally confined tu the Republican
state headquarters though among the few ouu-crs
iu the Office and corridors nothing rl,r wa talked ~ lat
how New York going At IA Eru sWlrk the Atlc
bar was continually fuN Of enthusiastic supporters ~
both nare. il"l,. f. friend, Of blaine seemed rinc
iu the asccndcncy. Al ihc - James were lew we'll
known sporting men. who were making mp thrr books
900 profitable fashion the frW hours
Of uncertainty left t0 them would permit The majority
of he betting men. however. clustered Out~ie Kelly
iss's 10 s, and were kept busy al the afternoon with
iho-" who wanted 10 hedge" Oh the hand
or suA further Increase their possible gains.
Delmonlcos was TITLE fuller than usual
during the early portion OF the and the
most casual observer II evident tna Blaine was IN
ta qua Ter the lavOIte. though the Irquentrrn Of the
csit have hitherto been supposed 10 incline rather to-
ward Cleveland
Hour by hour the excitement increased and as dusk
grew INTO night the cries OF the neWrhOys grew
louder h= The prospect Of selling ali their papers
aIew fainter At last II seemed t. he
conceded by every one that until morning nothing abso
ucly definite could he known. and tired Of surmse and
vague estimates the crowds slowly dispersed.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-06
SIXTEEN FAMILIES IN DANGER.

Mrs. Lorch, an inmate of the four-story tone
tneut house No. III East Thrdst., was awakened at 3
a. H. Yesterday by smoke which filling her room on
the first floor Her shouts OF fire" alarmed the other
occupants OF tie house, and they all escaped
20 the street much alarmed. The last Of the
stNtoen families TO leave tho building
wa- that of Frederick -tuhmuer who kept beer shop
w., .bc tir. nnor Tho family slept I'm the basement.
1til ,,l lcr with other mon eNtlugushcd the hdAes
John Albcr-, Die owner OF the house entered me base
v,r,t i'm timr 10 see he fire suppressed. IL evi
,l,r that the lire was Of nceudiary origin III three
races m the ba -cueut the woodwork had been burned
and tlo olor nf Kerosene oil strong az each place.
ono - Lad been kudlcd in the hall directly against the
uarfi ION OF the room u which Stuhmucr lay asleep.
Had the flames gained mucn hcadway before hey were
discovered the family could not have escaped ana the
lives Of other persons the building would nave been
i'm great danger. examination of tie premises was
made lbs the police ana they discovered thai trap door
,rtu from tho street - the basement unfsstened
ar II hlmucr -aid that he did not have -nslic.ons
iuf any person, although lac had ei ctcd one or Two
d,IIls en- men frOm his shop recently. .
New-York tribune., 1884-11-06
vhen wM announced thst had probably sTne EspuS
beea thsre hearty ringing sheers rom 'os 0o"S'
And campaign songs were aung Win vgoS
At THE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE RooMS.
MANY INQUIRIES As TO rHk RrsuLr. BUT NO ~
CURATE INFORMATION GIVEN


The National Democratic Committee roon''
were thronged yesterday with anIions men, .n'
eagerly asked for tho latest news ana IL"
ing 70 receive any specific encourae''"'n'
went away and were sucoe~drd ny others report
extremely close THIS received Win sllen'n o.
dispatch from Chairman Henderson, OF the Indiana en
ocrauo Commitloo. declared that ihas"a ms,m
had certainly bocn carried by tho Ipcm
onrTs. This had the effect ~ aronring fcrnle
cheers, II was supplemented by an ann"lnc@,srn' ,
from the committee hat New York State had gone p.,
expressed doubts ~ 10 tho accuracy q" VI
statement Then the crowd remembered the 1na n
claims that were made ~ 10000 or 10000 "n '''
prrVio night aud the silence became opprcs'ive -,
The following circular has been scnt by the Nhmn'I
Committee to the chairman ~ every county committee
IN the state: " In order ut tho will of the people may
he secured Lct tho canvas. he closely scrutlnk'u w
every voting district and correct return ~ the nau,
hc obtained beyond Irrndventure. Attend 10 th'a W
once in each election district"
The members Of the democratic state Committee were
reticcnt secretary Bum was asked n hundred umes
what the latest uowr ard invariably re- pOndcu t
the state gone Democratic but declined "a snv hy
how large plurality. I'VE have got II by q inN"rlt
ar,e euonat 10 hold It was the only re- pousc he would
The other members Of the committee declien 70
ANYTHING more than that the state was sale i ~.
previous night had entirely disappeared
fact, the entire committee dispo,cu
T. keep as quiet as possible; Occasionally re'ui.
from interior county would be read. hut th" NHs
followed by shout OF How does this affect tue "
suit In the State l'' -.
A good deal ~ feeling was shown over the fact that
Mr. Grace Mayor received much larger vote hlh
Governor cleveland. The statement wns freely iiil'
that the County Democracy had sold out the frr'l,'
been made against 1ammany Hall during inc ,9n l
pairn that u intended to sell ont Cleveland for hue
II looks a. though the County Democracy bad uono
prceiscy tho thing hat u charged it, political oppohes
" roufe
New-York tribune., 1884-11-06
4 FINE DISPLAY or cgrr4NrHEurJfs.

The chrysmthcmum show which opened ye'ter-
day at Horticultural Uall is even bettcr han the re-
marhah,e exhibition of last year. Moro than 600
varct.cs orc o.. PLAYED. and many Of the new ones
are super ia form aud Intensity of cniOrng 10
tlriI Ur.drce sNI-. some of the standards have at
tanned magnificent pro portions. being al least nine
feet high. Among the cut blooms is group of
dozen thiutsc lOvcis. which average four inches
a. diameter and a group oi as many OF the japanese
tyre which average five inches III diameter.
Nothing finer than tie blooms has ever been seen
iu tas coualry and pcrhap, they have never been
clrclled anywlcrc. Some tas1ets Of cut chrvsan-
them ms are tl,tilv arranged Those mingled
WI. brown oak leaves and hardy p lypodiums are
the most charming bringing together rs they DO m
natural harmony these claractcr8'lc offerings oi
fhe season llalock IL thorpe took forty first
pr.zes. Others we're taken by ". {. Wilson. Peter
henderson and Mrs Nhuster. In the amateurs Ill
vision George Matthew's, John Farrell and " Imam
l,arr recc. we'd lrrnIutns The snow Will remain
opcl tu-,iat and ou Friday al 10 O'Clock most OF
I've lILze p.ant. viii be q -posod Vi al auction.