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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

In the Indieator'of December 9Th, it
was stated that Messrs. Trumbuu and
Reynolds of tn 8 city, and Albert C.
Ramsey, formerly Of Bellefontaine,
Ohio, had purchased 5000 acres of land
in Butler county, Kansas, and would
engage in cattle raising. On Thursday
last articles Of incorporation of the
Buckeye Land and Cattle Company,
composed Of these gentlemen and A. A.
and Nancy cambridge. were fled in
the Office OF the recorder Of deeds Of
this county. The business Of the com.
pany is'buying and sellihs lands, and
purchasing, brseding and selling cattle.
The capital stock In 800. 200, Of which
100000 has been paid up. The shares
are 200 in number. and each share has
par value Of 500. The names Of those
interested, and the number Of shares
held by each individual, are:
A. G.. Trumbull, ESQ; ]. L. Reynolds,
$50; Albert c. Ramsey, of Topeka, ESQ;
A. A. cambridge l, and Nancy Balm.
bridge, 2l9.-Kansas City Indicator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Something more about the new order
of things at Topeka is told in the Atch-
ison Globe which says that Miller, the
newly elected prohibition mayor has or
dered all the saloons closed and has spe-
cial officers detailed to visit the back
doors, and see that they are not opened.
In like manner an officer is stationed at
the entrance of each bawdy house, and
allows no one save inmates to cross the
threshold, in consequence of all this,
numerous stores are vacated, the peo-
pie are cross and cranky toward each
other; buildings owned by prohibition
lists being vacated, the renters finding
better locations in old saloen stands !;
several property owners have advertised
their interest in the city for sale and de-
clare they will not only leave the city,
but move out of Kansas. The emigra-
tion agents in the east, from adjacent
states, have word picture painted of
the capital of Kansas, and use this as
forerunner to guide emigration to
their states. The questions now being
discussed in Topeka are: Has prohibi-
tion benefited Kansas in any way ?
Has the amount of liquor consumed in
Kansas decreased since the law went in
to effect Does the closing of saloons
at the capital benefit or injme the city?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The last Of the terrible Modocs of La
va Beds fame, dwell on tract of 1000
acres near the village of Seneca, on the
dividing line between the Indian Ter
ritory and Missouri. There are twenty
six families, numbering 100 persons.
They are losing their war-like charac-
ter, and are becoming agriculturalists,
and in doing this they are still assisted
by the general government, which sup
plies rations and an instructor in agri-
culture. Most of them speak English.
A Modoc woman who is the tribes best
interpreter, cultivated five acres of corn
without any assistance whatever, and
got yield of 800 bushels this year. The
reservation has been surveyed into for
ty-acre lots, and the cabins are being
removed from the cluster in which they
stood, and ere long every family will
live on its own forty-acre patch.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The history of stock operations in
Kansas during the past year shows an
uninterrupted success. There have been
no epidemics and no serious losses.
There have been isolated cases of dis
ease reported, but it has never gone Le-
yond single case or a certain neighbor-
hood. There is now a larger capital in
vested in the stock business, and more
is being invested. The boundless ranges
of free pasture that were to be found in
Kansas a few years ago can be found no
more. The prevailing and conquering
wire fence has inelosed the prairie, and
given to the industry of stock grazing
an intelligent direction. Not only have
the numbers of live stock increased but
the quality is being constantly i'm
proved
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Suppose that in passing a house you
should hear man shouting murder,
and on rushing in to see what was the
matter should learn that a murder had
been committed there ten or fifteen
years ago. Your disgust in that case
would parallel that felt by the entire
country over the Herculean effort of the
federal office-holders and their bugle-
men to revive the hates and passions of
period of civil war by making south
ern murders a matter of national mo-
ment, while passing over the greater
number of murders committed in the
north as of only local concern.-Ex-
change.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

1t is pretty early to predict the aver
age price of stock cattle on this market
for the coming season, but the general
tone at present indicates slight decline
from last years prices. All that will be
offered will meet with ready sale at
their full value, however.
Hon. Perry Ewing, whose ranch is on
the Cottonwood, below the Cimarron,
came down from Kansas City Tuesday.
Mr.. Ewing has been visiting Missouri
friends for the past few weeks, and tax
ing in the delights of civilization, such
as drinking cider, toasting his shins be-
fore an old-fashioned hickory wood fire,
backlog and all, sleigh riding, etc. Mr..
Ewing will locate with us and bring his
family here as soon as he can secure
suitable Caldwell Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Somebody says that the average west
ern farmer tolls hard, early and late,
often depriving himself of the needed
rest and sleep-for whyp To raise corn.
For what ? To feed hogs. For what
To get money to buy more land. For
whatp To raise more corn. For what
To buy more land. For what To raise
more corn. For what To feed more
hogs. For whatp To buy more land.
And what does he want with more landp
Why, he wishes to raise more corn, to
feed more hogs, to buy more land, to
raise more corn, to feed more hogs, to
buy more land, to raise more corn, to
feed more hogs; and in this circle moves
he, until the Almighty puts a stop to
his hoggish proceedings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

A good sized steer when he is ready
for market, will bring from $40 to $50
The same animal at its birth was worth
only SIS. He has run upon the plains
and cropped the grass from the public
domain for four years, and now, with
scarcely any expense to the owner, he is
worth $40 more than when he started on
his pilgrimage. A thousand of these
animals are kept nearly as cheap as the
single one; so with a thousand as q
starter, and with an investment in the
start, in four years the stock grower has
made $4,000 to $5O,OO0. Allow $4,000
for his current expenses while he has
been going on, and he still has left $685.
600. This is all there is of the problem;
and that is why cattle men grow rich.-
Ayant Courier.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

1t may have been noticed that about
half the time of congress is now being
devoted to the consideration of meas
ures relating to pensions. This was
brought about by the extraordinary de-
mands made on the members by their
constituents. A paper says that every
congressman gets on average one hund-
red: letters day. Many.of these are in
relation to the pension business and are
suggested to the writers by the army of
pension agents throughout the country.
1t is said that literature is being mail
ed to ex-soldiers by these agents, with
the request to food congress with petit
tions and private letters asking for the
equalization Of bounties, the removal of
all limits to the payment of arrears of
pension, the pensioning of all who were
prisoners of war two months, and sew
eral ether minor schemes. The article
has been mailed to 100000 on the PEN
sion rolls and to "a, 600 soldiers besides.
1t is an article, protesting against the
reduction of internal revenue taxes on
the ground that diminishing the surplus
revenue would make it impossible to
carry out the desired pension schemes.
This argument applies equally to the
proposed reduction of customs receipts.
In other words the pension claims attor-
neys are bringing their machinery to
bear against any considerable reduction
of taxation and of revenues.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The charge is made that Gov. Crit
tenden, of Missouri, has used dead-head
passes on the railroads in spite of the
constitutional provision, which not on
ly prohibits such proceedings on the
part of state and county office-holders,
but removes the guilty one from Office.
It was on his return to Jefferson City
from Gallatin, Mo-, that the governor is
said to have travelled upon the dead
head ticket. 1t is said that when the
conductor came through for fares the
governor pulled out dead-head ticket
with Mrs. Crittenden and family writ
ten upon it, and passed it to the con-
ductor with the remark that he was one
Of the family. Notwithstanding this
fact, however, it is stated on the author
ity Of the court officers at Gallatin that
Governor Crittenden collected $40 for
mileage in that case. Prominent attor-
neys here say that public oficial de-
tected using pass issued to his wife
would come under the constitutional
provision, and be liable for the penalty.
An investigation win probably take
Hlace.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The Kansas City Live Stock Indica-
tor, of the 18th, published a review of
the live stock trade at Kansas City dur
ing the year 1888, and from it we extract
the following interesting figures relat-
ing to cattle: The total receipts at the
stock yards in 1888 were 46O, ,7sO; an in
crease of 2o,l09 over the year 1882. The
largest number were hauled in by the
Santa Fe road, III, ,65l the next largest
number by the Southern Kansas road.
81, ,339. This was falling off of ship
ments over the Southern Kansas road
of 15,649, no doubt caused by ranchmen
refusing to ship from Harper.
There were fairly large numbers of
stock cattle received from the east on
their way 20 western ranches, some lots
having come from as far east as Ohio.
The demand for feeders was active dur
ing the fan menths and in excess OF
that for the corresponding months OF
1888.
The improvement in the quality Of Of
ferings of cattle was marked the past
year, and this improvement was as no
ticeable among the receipts of natives
as those from the range. The large
numbers Of improved bulls purchased
at the sales of blooded stock held during
the year attest the fact that the stock
men of the west and southwest are alive
to the advantages derived from grad
ing up.
There were larger number of buyers
for shipment to eastern markets than
during previous years, and one gratify-
ing fact in connection with this state
ment is, they were steady buyers and
not spasmodic.
The local butcher trade purchased in
excess of the year 1882, although the
number Of cattle driven out of the stock
yards during the year is only 5000
against SC, 500 during the year 1852. but
this may be attributed to less number
of feeders having been driven out to
nearby frmers than during the previ-
Gus y ar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

1t is reported that last Saturday the
Santa Fe pulled up stakes and quit work
on their road which is built to within
twenty-five miles of Kingman. From
the stage driver that came up Monday
we learned that the citizens of that
place are greatly excited over this move
ment. Groups of from two and three
to dozen, he says, could be seen on ev-
cry corner discussing this suspension of
operations, in great state of excite
ment. Some are of the opinion that the
road will never be built any nearer to
them, while others think it is only for
apurpose, and that work will soon be
resumed. This will have tendency to
demoralize the spectators who have
been investing in Kingman real estate.
Hutchinson News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25
Stockraising in the northwest has bee

Stockraising in the northwest has been
attended with many difficulties, owing
to the severe winter seasons the cattle
are obliged to pass through. OF late
new idea has entered the minds of those
desiring to care properly for their herds
that of providing proper shelter and an
ample supply of hay for food, and straw
for warmth. This is noble way of car
ing for the poor ,nimals that are not
able to make their wants known to man
in an intelligent way. But let us turn
to the southwest. While our ranchmen
and cattle growers are continually look
ing up the comfort of their herds, they
do not have to drive them through
binding snow storms, and often stand
by and look at the stock actually freeze
to death. If hay-stacks and straw
ricks exist at all, they are matters of
convenience; or, better, luxuries of our
ranchmen, and not absolute necessities.
The southwest offers much.-Arizona
Livestock Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Senator Plumb has introduced a bill
from the amount of indignation which
the measure has already stirred up in
the military poker clubs in Washington
family indicates the amount of conster-
nationthatwlll be created by its passage.
Poker is understood to be the chief pas
time OF army life, and its suppression
would cause hardships beside which
those Of an Apache campaign sink into
insignifcance. AS a result of devotion
to the game, our soldiers have become
the most expert poker players in the
world, and even the splendid armies Of
Germany would be defeated with great
loss IL they should ever encounter the
American soldiery in this noble and In
teresting game. Mr.. Plumb's course il
un-American and heartless. His soul
has never been moved by the exceeding
beauty Of the straight flush and his be-
ing has never been thrilie1 with the de-
light OF raking in big jackpot More
over, his bill win reEder our frontier
troops pOwerless to settle the Indian
question as they are in a fair way of do
ing, by teaching the noble red man to
play poker and then winning their
clothes, arms and ammunition Chica-
20 TiEes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The fair and imaginative " Onida, -
writing of Italy, says: "Here one wants
so little; the air and the light, and a
little red wine, and the warmth of the
wind; and a handful of maize or of
grapes, and an old guitar, and niche
to sleep IN near a fountain that muir
murs and sings to the mosses and mar
bles; these are enough in Italy," And
yet nearly every vessel that comes to
Castle Garden from the blue Mediterra-
mean brings drove of stalwart Italians
who look as though they would not OBJ
ject to being. introduced to loaf of
brown bread and a fitch of American
bacon. Such is the difference between
pOesy and rsalism.-New York World.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Medicine Lodge is to have a new ho-
tel soon. This will be good news for
the boys in this section who have to Wis
it that village occasionally. The last
time they were there the hole in hay
mow where the hay was thrown in was
the best place they could find unoccu-
pied when wishing to retire at night. -
Caldwell Journal.
1t is altogether owing to the condition
man is in at bedtime whether he is
assigned to one of our steel wire spring
beds, covered with camels hair mat
tress, or whether he is put in a hay-mow
with his boots on. We have no doubt
the Journal man slept in a hay-mow
when here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The philanthropist has his troubles.
One of them writes to the Lawrence
Journal, that he went into Massachu-
sets street store and expostulated with
a young man who was buying cigars,
but the young man turned on him and
cursed him with bitter OATH" New
ertheless, he returns good for evil by
publishing table showing that twenty
five cents day expended for cigars
amounts, in thirty years, with COM
pound interest, to S14,6lO.34.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The Caldwell Journal has been en-
larged to nine column paper. Tell w.
Walton has taken the position of vice
president of the company and editor OF
the paper, and altogether there is a
marked Improvement in its appearance.
Now il the Journal will be just, and
give its exchanges credit for the items
of news they furnish it, we viii wish
the paper success.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The longest line of fence in the world
will be the wire fence extending from
the Indian Territory west across the
Texas Panhandle, and thirty-five miles
into New Mexico. 1t is said that eigh-
ty-five miles Of this fence is already
under contract. Its course will be in
the line of the Canadian river and its
purpose is to stop the drift of northern
cattle. This is bold and splendid
enterprise, and win pay large percent-
age on the investment. The fence will
be over 200 miles long.-Cheyenne Live
Stock Inurnal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The immigration to the United States
in the calendar year just completed was
55S, 600, falling off of 154, 600 from the
year before, and 900 from the food
time of 1881. Counting by fiscal years
foreign immigration reached its height
in the year ending June 80, 1882, when
the total arrivals were 1892. This is
much the largest immigration in any
one year since the formation of the gov
eminent, the next highest being in 1881,
when the total reached 6A, ,246, and the
next the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888,
when the immigration was 645, ,22l.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The Denver Journal of Commerce
says that next to its vast mining inter-
ests is the bovine wealth of Colorado.
This great wealth has grown up and ac-
cumulated to its magnitude in the past
twelve years. Prior to that there were
but few scattered herds here and there
over the grazing fields of the state. The
cattle in the counties from which re-
turns have been received number ,O55,-
lO3 head. The new counties from which
there was no report win probably swell
the number to 100000. The aggregat-
ed value of these animals will fall not
much short of $50. .OOO. 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The Rev. r. Z. West, of Republic
county, having returned to his first love,
Kansas, is giving his friends and neigh
bors some sketches of Washington Ter
ritory. He says it rains there 'eight
months out of the twelve" and that
1.-THE roots of the trees, having no occa-
sion to work in the soil for a living,
scoot around on the top of the ground. -
Nothing can give more vivid idea of
that country, than the description of a
soil of so desperate character that the
trees repudiate it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

One Of the most successful of illinois
dalrymen keeps one hundred COWS, but
never raises a pound of hay. lie feeds
his cattle on corn fodder, cut when i'm
blossom, bound, and set up until cured,
OF till winter, when 1t is removed to the
barn. He gets seven tons Of this dry
fodder to the acre, and claims that 1t is
worth as much as the best of hay.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Here is the way an Iowa man writes
that he cures big jaw in cattle: "I se-
cure the animal so that his struggles
will not interfere with the operation.
then with sharp knife cut slit two
inches long and deep enough to reach
the center of the tumor. Then stuff the
cut full as it will hold of fresh Stacked
quick lime, and take two or three stitch
es, drawing the cut together SO as to re-
lieve in a few days, and the job Is done.
1 have served good many in this way
and have never failed te cure"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The principal question before the
railroad commissioners of Kansas, now
in session relates chiefly to rates on bag
gage. This was brought about by rpa-
son Of complaints from the commercial
travelling men in Kansas, who allege
that they have been grossly imposed up
on by exsortionate, unjust and unreason-
able charges upon extra baggage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The Olathe Mirror Gazette states that
Ex-Governor st. John has returned to
his old home in that city, and is now
engaged i'll the practice of law with his
old partner, 1. o. Pickering, esq. 1t al
so announces, authoritatively, that the
ex-governor will not be a candidate
either for congress or state senator, at
the ensuing fall election.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

The "code of ethics" among the Piute
Indians prescribes that when a medi-
cine man loses three patients consecu-
lively, he shall be sent to the happy
hunting grounds. DR.. Ma-sho-go, for
the reason above stated, was lately ex-
PEELED from the Piute Medical Society
with a shot plln.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Special Agent Townsend, Indian In
spector Benedict and Indian Agent
Tufts, appointed committee to inves-
tigate the disorders among the Greek
Indians, consequent upon the election
of two chiefs of that nation, have sub
mitted a report to the secretary of the
interior, sustaining the claim of Perry
man, elected and inaugurated last sum-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

A new camp in the Yellowstone coun-
try bears the rather harsh name of ''Oh
Hell ]" 1t must be located on the spot
where the president hooked fine trout
and lost it through the breaking OF
the hoOk.-Bismarck Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

have on hand between 800 and 400 tors
Of fred, consisting Of millet, sorghum and
prairie hay, and corn fodder which I will
sell ut reasonable rates and allow purchas-
ers to feed on the premises. Or / win feed
the stock by the month. Best Of care guar
antetsl. Plenty Of good range, water and
shed room. Best place for stock In Pratt
county. Cali on or address,
r. l.. White,
2af. Mt. Nebo, Pratt Co., Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Among the expenditures of the last
House of Representatives was sS26 for
spittoons, 45O having been purchased by
the clerk during one session. AS there
were only 293 members, it will be seen
that some of them had two cuspidores
while others were obliged to get along
with one. This inequality should be in
vo9tiOatad
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

Some time ago we mentioned a
scheme Of a syndicate in Pratt county
to buy up the school land in that coun-
ty. The scheme has been investigated
by acitizen of 1uka, and he writes to
the state superintendent that it is a
scheme to defraud the county and the
school fund.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25
BARBER COUNTY INDEX,

The INDEx is q progressive newspaper, pub
nshed at the county seat and 10 the ofscial pa.
Per OF the county. It the especial advocate Of
numbers among its patrons every rarchman
OF importance IN this section Of the grazing
utstr1ct- 1t reaches nearly every cow-camp In
TINS section OF the state and the Indian Terri
tory south OF here, and has splendid circula-
uon among the st0ckmen Of the EASTERN states.
AS an advertising medium II has NO etfperiors
and rev equnss among Western perfodicals
Poaticaily, the INDEX Is Democratic, and Will
down by Jefferson
Its columns will at ali times contain cho,ce
ana select FIRMLY readfhR mafter, and nothipa
10 offend the mest f0stidious.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-25

When Col. Jones took charge as war
den of the State penitentiary on the 10th
day of last April, there were 64S prison.
ers in the pen. Now he has seven hun
dred and six, and during that time
about one hundred whose times expired
have been turned out. Therefore, crime
must be on the increase. At least more
convicts are going into the pen than are
getting ont