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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

There has not been n contest raised
In any state but New York, and there
the democratic majority Is so small
between LOO and l,dOO-that the re-
publicans imagine they see an opportu-
nifty To repeat tho fraud OF 1919 and
steal the presidency. No sooner did
they fluid that the difference in the
votes of the two parties would lie
small, than, 10y direction of Blaine, the
republicans boldly claimed that they
had carried the Empire state and the
tools OF this party, the associated press,
and the great telegraph lines. have been
active In giving publicity to the claims
OF the republicans. On the other
hand, the democrats of the whole
country are as positive In maintaining
that they are victors, and are deter
mined that right shall prevail.
In New York the official count will
not be made for several days; but John
Kelley says the figures will not he far
from 10. and no tricks Of the repub-
leans can change this result. In this
paper we publish full and complete ex-
tracts from reliable sources, and these
will do more toward enliglitcning our
readers than anything we can publish.
In Indiana there is no contest. The
state went democratic by from 5000 to
5000.
New jersey and Connecticut are both
solid.
The lower house OF congress will re-
main in ais' hands OK the democrats
though the majority has been decreased
perhaps twenty. The senate will re-
main republican with only one change.
In Illinois IL Is claimed the democrats
can elect a successor TO John A. Logan.
In Kansas II appears that about eve
rything went republican by old time
maiorities, much the same as when st.
John was unknown aud when republic
cans ruled with a high hand Gov
Click Was defeated by perhaps $4,000
V0tesi Think OF that. when emily two
years ago he defeated sc. John BY
S.ooOl OF course all the democratic
state ticket was defeated. So were all
the democratic candidates for congress.
We did get senator OF two, and n hand
iul OF representatives; but nothing like
tin"gh to defeat Ingalls, and elect an
honest man. And such a pity this is.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
A DEsPEI,Apo.

Missouri Republican: Mr.. Blaine
has seen ut to challenge the vote of
New York for Cleveland. lie has been
advised 10y somebody that there
have been frauds committed in that
state; he expresses his belief that ''the
honest vote of the state gives n repub-
lican plurality" and he calls upon the
republican national committee TO see
"tliat we have fair and honest count. -
Aud further: lie tells his friends that
''the republicans have carried the
northern states 10y more than 100000
majority. and they do not propose to
have the leading state taken from them
by fraud"
In this Mr.. Blaine again reveals his
true character OF political desperate.
The late election was held in all the
statcs-3S I'm number; and when he
claims personal victory or the ground
that the republicans have a popular ma
jority OF coo, 900 In the northern states,
he plainly exhibits his willingness TO be-
come a revolutionist, and to call upon
his partisaus In one-half the country to
defy the voice Of the whole country.
lie has no more right to vaunt his ma
iority In one part of the Union than
Cleveland would have to vaunt his ma
jOrity in the other part. The presiden-
tial election is governed by fixed laws,
which require a majority Of the electo-
raj votes of all the states for the sue
cessful candidate. II Mr.. Blaine has
this majority, he Is elected and entitled
to the Office. IT his opponent has it.,
he is elected and entitled To the office.
There is no law OF usage authorizing n
candidate to claim the Office oil the
ground of popular majority in eigh-
teen of the thirty-eight states, and
when Mr.. Blaine comes forward and
makes this claim he shows himself an
agitator and o desperate ready for any
mischief.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

The president has issued the follow
ing Thanksgiving proclamation: The
season is nigh when it is the yearly
want of this people TO observe day
appointed for the purpose by the presi-
dent as an especial occasion for thanks
giving unto God. Now, therefore, in
recognition of this ballowed custom, /.
Chester A. Arthur, president of the
United States, do hereby designate as
such day of general Thanksgiving.
Thursday, the eth day of this present
November, and do recommend that
throughout the land people ceasing
from their accustomed occupations do
then keep holiday at their several homes
and their several places of worship,
and with heart and voice say reverent
Acknowledgements to the Giyer of all
good for the countless blessings where
with he has visited this nation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
STRAY BALIors

The reports from New York could
hardly have been more unreliable If
Blaine himself had been sending them.
Brag and buster did not prevail dur
during the campaign. They will not
prevail now that the campaign is end
ed
New York is not Florida, South Car
DINA OF Louisiana under the carpet-baQ
rule. An elected president cannot be
counted out in that state.
1t must make Mr.. Dana verv happv
to look through his kindly spectacle. at
the vote u Ben Butler and observe that
II IS almost as large as that Of b. Lock-
wood.
When you notice man slowly wark-
ing M the street with bIood-shot ewes
and an ecru complexion. DO not iui0e
him harshly; he has probably been np
all night watching the returns.
The New York Republicans retain
control Of the legislature and win elect
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

The game laws Of Kansas are that
prairie chickens can be killed between
September LIST, and January LIST, and
quail only from November LIST to Janu-
airy LIST; but no native game bird can
be shared or trapped at any time. Mi
gratory birds, such as wild geese, ducks,
brants, ETC.. may be killed at any time
they are here. Having dead birds in
possession, except the first ten days af-
ter the expiration of the time when
they may be killed, is prima face evil
dence of violation of the law. The
penalty for each violation is from S5,to
S25 fine, cost of prosecution and $40 at
torney's fees, aggregating from $40 to
SIS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
MISSOURI MATTERS.

The latest returns from the state are
more favorable for the democratic can
didate for governor, and increase his
plurality quite appreciahly. One hun
dred Of the III counties Of the state,
give Marmaduke little over 1900 plu-
rality, and the probabilities are that
the final returns will give him 5000.
Secretary Of State McGrath says: II
conclude the Cleveland electors will
have 1900 to $1,000 majority over the
fusion electors; that Marmaduke's
plurality for governor will be about
1900, and his majority not more than
5000. Brooks, prohibition, for govern
or, had 5000 10 10000 votes. The state
senate will probably stand - democrats
to . opposition, and the house 100 dem
ocrats % 30 opposition, which is a dem
ocratic loss of 10 or IL in the legisla.
ture."
Two years ago Missouri elected II
der.oeratic congressman; this year but
II, Mr.. Graves i'm the 5th district being
defeated 10y Mai. Warner, republican
and Mr.. Thomas, in the 18th, the
Springfield district, being defeated by
Mr.. Wade, n republican. In a number
of counties the republicans and fusion
lists elected their tickets, where demo
Gratis had heretofore been in control.
All of this speaks badly for Missouri
That state had been known to Civ,
from 10000 to GO,OOO democratic major
ity; and 1t must be that something i!
wrong.
Old Missourians out here in south
western Kansas, and there are many o
them, regret To learn of this decided,
bad break IN Missouri.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
THE LATEST.

As n partial result OF the canvass OF
votes made by the county and ward
canvassers Ia New York state and city,
Ola Tuesday and Wednesday, errors
were discovered which gave the Cleve-
ladd electors COG more votes than had
before been credited to them, thus
making their majority more than 200.
Both parties had able counsel present
at every canwssing place, and no
frauds had been discovered up TO
"Wednesday night, when nearly all the
canvass had been completed. In a few
instances the returns had TO be return
eel to the precinct for correction of UNI
important errors.
The Republicans in their dying ago
nies are, like drowning men, grasping
Mt straws. The latest report is that Jay
Gould was forced to send his dispatch
Of congratulation TO Cleveland under
the threat that theWestern Union build
ing In New York, his property, would
be torn down by the mob. Bah!
AT this writing, Friday morning, ev-
erythnS points 90 tho certain election
OF Cleveland and Hendricks. Parties
who came from Kansas City yesterday
say that there everyone lias given the
matter up.
So once moro we say, lIurrah fol
Cleveland and Hendricks
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
THE REruRNNo BOARDS SCHEME.
HEADQUARTERS or THE DEMO- I
CRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, HOFF-
MAN House, NEW YORK, No
NemDer D. 1891

hEAORl AHIEitS OF Tux DEMO-
CRITIC STATE COMMITTEE, HoFF-
MAN House, NEW YORK, No
Vember, y, 1884.
We deem it our duty to announce to
the people Of the state that the republic
can managers have within the last for
ty-eight hours conceived a new scheme
for throwing again into dispute the re-
suit OF the election in our state: For
many days after the election they i'm en-
tire bad faith claimed for the republic
can candidate several states which they
knew they had not carried. In the same
bad faith, when every source of informa-
ton, including the associated press. has
demonstrated that the vote of New
York has gone for Cleveland electors,
they still claim the state. No fact of
history Is better known than the results
Of the election as ascertained, declared
and certified by the election officers and
of pnblie record through the state, give
New York to Cleveland electors by a
decisive plurality. These public GER
titled returns have been sifted in sever.
al counties by both parties with the ut
most conscientious care during the last
four days, until every possible doubt as
10 there suit has been removed. knowing
this fact they now propose as last des-
perate resort 10 make Of the boards of
county oanvassers throughout the state,
where controlled by them, so many re-
turning hoau.s, after the pattern not
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
Dan. Morris.
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS
Re al Estate and Live stock
COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
Has for ssie number OF IMPROVED and
UNEMPLOYED RAEcHESf FARMS, RANGE
CATTLE and CITY PROPERTY.
partial IIcT M ppnpCpTV

20 yeariings. La COWS and 30 calves, go one
aud two year Oils aud range 10 miles square,
p ice go per hes,d.
~ miles FROM Medicine Lodge. 100 acres Of
land In cultivation; good wells $50 peach trees
l50 grape vines, ricks of rye, 10 acres of so
ghum, 81 head of Cows aud calves; all for $3.50
49, acres of land all under fence. 80 acres in
cultivation, fine house and plenty of water
Young orchard, best ranch farm in the county
four miles of range. Price $500.
100 acre farm, . miles west of Medicine Lodge
35 acres of timber, balance In cultivation. All
fenced, price q, 500.
900 acres Of good land, loo acres fenced, l2x20
hOure with two rooms and basement goUd
spring. acres of timber, go fruit trees stable
40 feet long, Il miles fUm Medicine Lodge and
plenty Of range. Price 300
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

Governor Click sent the following
congratulatory telegram:
TOPEKA. November 5.
To Hon. John a. Martin, Atchison,
Kansas.
Allow me to congratulate you on your
triumphant election to the high Office Of
governor of Kansas, and may your adj
ministration be as brilliant as your cleo
ton has been triumphant.
G.. w. CLICK.
To this message Gov.-elect Martin
sent the following reply:
ATCHIsON, Nov. 5.
Gov. Geo. w. Click, Topeka, Kansas:
The kindness and courtesy which
prompted your dispatch are sincerely
appreciated. I accept your congratula-
tons i'm the spirit in which they are ten
dered, and thank you warmly and CRATE
fully. JOHN. A. MARTIN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
SENATOR BECK ON THE NEXT CABI-
NET.

SENATOR BECK on THE NEXT CABI-
NET.
Washington Special: Senator Beck.
Of Kentucky, reached here to-day. He
is fully satisfied in his own mind that
Cleveland has carried New York and is
elected president.
How do you speculate as to Cleve-
lands .cabinetp'' asked the Enquirer
correspondent.
II think" said the senator, she will
make Thurman secretary of state. He
is grand old man and would grace the
office.n
There is some talk, SENATOR" said
your correspondent, that Mr.. Bayard
will probably be given the portfolio.
II do not think So" was the reply.
"Bayard is of more service in the sen
ate, and in my judgement lie would
prefer to stay there"
"Who do you think will be chosen for
the other cabinet places?"
"Well," said the senator, ''if my adj.
vice has any weight old Joe Melon.
aid will be made encouragement.
think General Mcclellan will be secre.
tary of war. The south will have rep.
resentation, and Reagan, of Texas. will
make good postmaster-general."
WHO will be secretary of the treas.
ury."
81 have no idea. Still I think Cleve.
land will select a New York business
man. He ought to, l say this freely
There has never been a secretary OF
the treasury under republican rule but
one"
And that one, senatOr?''
John Sherman, of Ohio, was the
prompt reply.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14
but returning % national matters

~ y 7 II|IIIII IITI NJ
Ahe hnal canvass aud proclamation
OF The election Of president win not
take place until February OF about three
months hence. Then the two houses
VIII meet In joint convention to count
the vote and announce the pesnlt. Thus
Tar the people only have voted. The
electoral votes have not been counted
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

The INDEX briefly told the story of
the election last week, and nothing has
occurred yet TO change n figure then
given. The Cleveland and Hendricks
electors carried enough states to give
them 30 electoral votes, while but 2Ol
Is necessary TO choice. The following
are the votes that will be cast for
Clevelaud and lIondricks:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

a United States senator next spring to
succeed Mr.. Lapham. 1t will prob ably
not be Roscoe C0nkling.
Outside of New York city and Brook
lyn, Butler polled about half as many
votes rs st. John in the Empire state.
And still he affected to be mad when
the Herald told the people his little
boom had collapsed.
The persistency with which the
Blaine organs Keep UP the line "Blaine
Elected argues poorly for the upright
ness of the press: but it is to be observ-
ed that the line grows small by degrees
and beautifully less. Still the lie grows
larger every hour.
THERE'S good deal OF fun, perhaps
in electing one man president in the
morning and another president i'm the
afternoon, but the excitement is little
wearing.
One dire effect OF the presid entail
campaign Is that the word mug
wumy" seems to have come to stay. a
few months ago it conveyed no mean
ing to anyone. Now 1t has a marked
significance. Even Mark Twain admits
with gleeful candor that he is a "nug.
wump."
Mr.. Butler was hired to defeat Mr.
Cleveland in his own state. The mer.
cenary and malignant wart-hog has but
one consolation in the hour OF his de.
feat, and that is that he didn't spend
any of his own money in the CANVASS.
'IIOllerin' and professions don't
count" peiulantly remarked John A
Logan, in Chicago, the other night
while republican mob shouted for 6
bogus victory. He was hungry fol
the facts. 1t would be interesting t.
have Johns honest opinion of Jones
proclamations.
1t would not be had thing il thous
ands OF our negligent and careless citi
zens were compelled to keep awake
nights for fortnight, while the excite
ment of closely contested presidential
election continued. They might get {
sudden and valuable accession Of infor
nation as to the Importance of votin,
for the right men and principles.
Perhaps the short-sighted but vel
meaning members of the republican
party who voted for Mr.. Blaine, because
of their traditional fears of the demo
cratic party, and who made light of tn
ACQUISITION that he and Jay Gould wer
linked into conspiracy against TIL
people, have by this time dscovere,
that it is no small matter, to be lai,
aside carelessly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

80 =
160 acres of decided land, u miles from city al
Medicine Lodge, all under cultivation. twS
good houses, range for 90 hcad-$l.s00.
40 acres of decided land, good house, all q.
land under fence; 100 head of cattle; 10 milel
from Medicine Lodge-S6 900.
$50 acres Of decided land; 200 acres fenced.
barb wire; miles running water; 40 acre,
oak aud walnut TIMBER 10 miles from Med
iciue LOdge-$2, SO.
l20 acres of decided land, all fenced, Il mile O
river through IL: 20acres Of timber; q head
Of stock cattle; 10 miles from Lodge-$2,S so
160 acres of farm land: 70 acres I'm cultivation
all fenced and cross-fenced; 3h miles from
Medicine Lodgc-$l 300.
l60 acres Of land; % acres under cultivation
good frame house; plenty of water; mile
from Medicine Lodge-$1, 900.
$40 acres of decided land; good frame house
10 acres under cultivation; 100 acres under
fence: good water and outbuildings; crop
to &c In; 8 miles from Medicine Lodge $50
l6o acres of decided land; 80 acres under cult
yaton; Is acres OF ash and walnut timber
7miles from Medicine Lodge-<l, zoo.
$50 acres OF decided land; I. mile from Nedi
cine Lodge-$4,000.
40 acres of decided land adjoining city of Neii
cine Lodge; good house and outhouses ans
well watered-$l.6O0.
572 acres Of decided land; good house: loOacre
Medicine Lodge-$6,OO0
$50 lots in city OF Medicine Lodge. Larry
number OF houses and lots; choice bargain
Also large pool interests, rights and cattle +
Comanche county Kansas. and in tho In
dian Territory.
We have also large number of other yuluf
BILE bargains.
20 Give us a call. Correspondents soliciie
TALIAFERR0 q STRONG.
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Listen at this, from the capital of
this great and civilized state OF Kan
sas:
An image. Of St.-John was hung to a
telegraph pole in front of the Western
Union telegraph Office and burned amid
the widest enthusiasm p. III. Coney
made short speech saying the just
indignation OF righteous and loyal
people Of Kansas il here expressed by
the excavation and final destruction of
that earpet-bagger, John p. st. John.
lie has violated every trust aud conf
denee aud deserves no consideration
burn him, hang him, parade him. bst be
sure and clear Kansas Of his disgrace
full name
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

An Effort By 80 psp7sl.ssns 20 Steal
View York.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-11-14

Hut II Won't Work, and the Fraud Of 1873
VIII Not be Repeated.
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Cleveland and Hs1aTieis Elected Beyond
Doubt.
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AND STILL WE HOWL !

No Longer Dous, ASeu, I'll. Election.
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c. o. rALIArKnno. n. STRONG.
TaIIiaferTo & Strong,
Real Estate and LiUe Stock
COMMISSION BROKERS.
c. O. rALrArERRo.
n. STRONG

WE have now for sale a large stock 81 uflir
proved and improved farms, cattle Punches AZ
city property.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

ride to Greenfield next Tuesday evening,
when they will see Neil Burgess in "Vim."
"A number attended the witness meeting
at Gill last Sunday.
L. II. Gould has opened a largo stock Of
Valentines.
DR.. Charles Bowker is grandfather.
Fred Cakes has closed his school at
Heath and returned home.
Presiding Elder Fellows visits tho Meth
odist church Feb. 10.
g. II. PufTer gives instruction to the elo-
cution class Mondays and Wednesdays
Charles Hills is leader Of the Cornet
band.
Miss Agnes Cushman is home from tho
Bridgewnter Normal school spending the va
cation.
The ovont Of the week at North Bernard
ston was an old fashioned surprise party at
the residence of NJ. l.. Corbott.
The students at Powers Institute intend
to bring out the drama, "Above the Clouds, -
the last Of the term.
The Methodsts had n sleigh-ride to Mil
lers Falls Thursday, whore they were enter
tanned by Monroe Curtis, a former parishion-
err.
The selectmen look over the town bills
in the hall next week Thursday.
The item in lions Herald was little
tart.
Charles Dinsmore, a former clerk Of G..
j. Allen, was in town this week.
Rev F. Grimes will attend the fellow
ship meeting in Erving next week. @.
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WhtttuuI1nun,

Cattle buyers have been plenty for the
last ten days, not less than five or six having
been in town to buy oxen and cows. Oxen
command } to 6 cents per pound Henry
Haynes recently sold yoke for $l2S.
Mr. WellmAn has moved into the tene-
ment recently vacated by Michael Gary.
-Edward King has opened oobblers shop
a. the Sadawga House,
The steam mill is not running, part of
ihe machinery being broken. II.
Mr. and Mrs A. Chase have gone to Bos-
bon.
Geo. L. Alboe is quite sick.
Some ten or twelve couples from this
place participated in the ride to Wilmington.
Hulls orchestra furnished music for the occa-
sion.
We are having genuine thaw. Sadaw-
ga pond is nearly full for the first time in al
most two years.
C. Baker, the undertaken for this vicinity,
has been in business % years, and has fur
nished during that time GOO collins and cas-
kots, all except three of which have been
made to order at his shop and mostly by his
own hands. He has generally delivered them
and performed the last services for the dead.
Diphtheria has twice in that time been cpl
demic, and at one time he laid five children
from single household in the grave within
Eve days. The fear OF the disease was some
times so great that he alone performed the
last sad duty, but notwithstanding his con
stant attendance upon the sick and dying,
neither he nor his family suffered from the
scourge. There may be country undertnkers
who have furnished more burial cases in num-
Der but there are probably few who have fur
nished to order that number OF their own
manufacture d.