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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
c. @. rALIArxHAe. N. STRONG.
TaIIiafeTTo & StTelg,
Real Estate and iUe Stock
COMMISSION BROKERS.
WE have, now for sale a large stock of upim
proved and improved farms, cattle ranches and
city property.
Partial List Of Property:
1000 head of cows and calves. per head sa
900 3 year old steers

Ie0 acres of decided land, Is miles from city O,
Medicine Lodge, all under cultivation two
good houses, range for 300 head-$1,7O0.
i40 acres OF decided land, good house, all OF
land under fence; 100 head of cattle; Is mile
from Medicine Lodge-$6,OOO.
$50 acres OF decided land; 800 acres fenced.
barb wire; miles running water; 40 acre.
OAK ana walnut timber; 10 milee frem Med
icine Lodge-$2,50
river through IL; 30acres OF timber; Is heat
OF stock cattle; 10 miles from Lodge-$2 so
160 acres of farm land; 50 acres I'm cultivation
all fenced and crOss-fenced; 81 miles from
Medicine Lodgc-$l,300.
l60 acres Of land; 25 acres under cultivation
good frame house; plenty of water; mile
from Medicine Lodge-$l,00.
$50 acres of decided land; good frame house
% acres under cultivation; 100 acres unde
renee: good water and outbuildings: crop
to &c In; miles from Medicine Lodge $50
16o acres OF decided land: 80 acres under cp,,,
walton; 10 acres of as b and walnut timhar
7miles from Medicine Lodge-$I 500
go acres of decided land; a mile from Mod,
cine Lodge-S4.OOO.
40 acres OF decided land adjoining CITY NJ Ma,
cine Lodge; good house and outhouses AN,
well watered-$l, 600. N'
572 acres of decided land; good house: loOacre
In CIVILIZATIONS; all fenced: miles fr,n
Medicine LOdge-$6OOO
$50 lots in city of Medicine Lodge. Iarv
number OF houses and lots; choice bargain
Also large pool interests, rights and cattle !,
Comenche county Kansas, and in the In
dian Territory.
We have also large number Of other yalus
BILE bargains.
" 1--WE us call. Correspondence soliciie,
TALIAFERR0 q STRONG
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

Maine went rcPubIicn by only $4,000
'nSJority on Monday; when il was conf
dntIy claimed that the figure would be no
h'ss than 10000. Vermont did not come
to the trout with anything like the maJori-
" expected. 80 there Is reason for IT.
J"icing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
thinning out grove Of ten acres will keep
an ordinary family in constant fi.el.
MEDICINE LODGE

thinning out grove Of ten acres will keep
an ordinary family in constant n.el.
MEDICINE LODGE.
Tie buildings In tic sify are mostly
plain but siIb~tantiaI brick ssu,et,,res. built
more for room AMI service than a,Ioru-
mcnt. At this writing there are seyeral
additional buildings In course OF construc-
ton, and otheEs ia contemplation. There
Is now being escted Of brick a large three
story hotel. This building stands on one
OF tile most prominent corners, and wien
eompletnd will compare fayorably with
any building west Of the Missouri river.
Its Dimensions are 55x9l feet, three stories
and basemennt, snbdlvided as follows:
Basement, seven rooms and warehouse;
nrst noor, eight rooms; second floor,
twenty rooms; third floor, twenty-thrce
rooms-dfty-eight rooms, forty-four Of
which are sleeping rooms. The cost Of
this building is estimated at $4,000.
The public school building Is a large
'wo-seDry brick, containing four large
rooms, and can accommodate 200 TO 800
pupils. The usual term is nine months
OF each year, which Is under the manage
ment Of one Of the most proficient and
capable professors in the state.
There are four church organizations.
Ehree OF them have good substantial
buildings, in which regular service is held
every Sabbath.
WATER ADVANTAGES.
Barber county, Kans., rs will be seen by
examining the map published in this pa
per,is traversed by numerous water courses.
Ii The reader will take the state map and
Cite out Barber county, he will see that no
county shows as many streams. Ii Is no
difficult matter to find living water on al
most every square mile In the county. In
the distance traverscd By the stage route.
between Medicine Lodge and Harper, the
road crosses thirty-fiv streams In the
thirty-Gve miles intervening between the
two cities.
Barber county has reputation that ex-
tends all over the west, on account Of its
water advantage. If we make the asser.
ton that no other county In the state pre-.
sents so many natural mill-sites, we would
scircrly expect every reader to believe us
but IL is very probable that there are a
number of good water-pOwcrs to be found
where good mills could be erected and find
wheat enough in their neighborhoOds to
keep them in operation ten months in tire
year. A miller with small means could
hnd bonanza In the shape of the water
power on some one OF the streams in this
comfy. lie would find u profitable home
market for years to conc, both for his
-four and feed.
:, The streams as n rule are bordcred on
each side with narrow valleys that are rs
productive as the wheat lands of Dakota.
and experience has proven that 10 bushels
Of wheat to the acre is not an exceptional
but rather the average yield. With the
prospects of 4 mill to reduce the wheat to
flour. Onc-lIalf the tillable land would be
seeded TO wheat the coming year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

for sale Of eid'-r may I've permitted un.lrr
sch regulations rs the legislature may
pro,i'f'. The legislature shall rnacs kws
with suitable PENALTIES for ilie suppression
81 tn MIN faciure, sale and keepizg fer
sale Of intoxicating liquors with the ex-
crpiiOns sp-cif-tl.-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

The will of tl'r people should govern In
the matter Of schcting locations for pub
Tic buildings. The people Of Barber coun-
~ lave ~rn enough Of this onr-man-pow-
or order Of things.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
Ordinance No. go.

De Il ordained ny the Mayor and Councilmet
OF the city of Medicine Lodge, Kansas
SEC. 1. That for tho purpose or raising :
revenue to defray the current ex penses of tn,
city Of Medicine Lodge for the fiscal year, end
ing June Both 1885, there il hereby levied, anf
the county treasurer shall collect upon all real
mixed and personal property within the corpo
rate limits Of said city subject To taxation "A,
returned on the assessment rolls Of the count,
of Barber for 1884 a tax as follows For geli
eral revenue five (5) mills.
SEC. =. This ordinance shall be in force from
aud after its publication I'm the Barber Counts
Index. Approved August 10. 1884.
ID. VANSLYKK, Mayor
Attest. j. W. CPPERMAN City Clerk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

Tl"rr will certainly b. - ;.king here
nrHt Saturday. 10th ins:., tI,eHgI, Il may BE-
d'ei'i'Vi 10 postpone the barbecue part OF
tile programme until htcr day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

James Hamlin, administrator Of the estate
of David Wilson, deceased, will sell on Sept 10
at public sale, the following described proper.
ty. Terms cash:
% cows and calves; two years-old steers;
one year-old steers; IA dry cows; 10 one
year-old heifers: bulls; work mares; sad.
die mare; ] saddle horse; 2 unbroken horses:
] wagon; harrow; plow; I set harness
household goods; saddle; 10 hogs
Sale To occur at my ranch n the Medicine
river, south of Medicine Lodge.
JAMES HAML.IN Administrators
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
me ,I,.mocr.ts of R.Tbcr county, a,

The drmocrats Of Barber county arr ~
m'n'hrt hat they mnst BE- up and doing
this year Early. There Il NO reason why
~ c'nn"s ebct rvrry county ofIiccr to h.
N"'rl Tor. We have tho material for the
'''iio''s. the majority OG The voters are with
w. and right l. on our side.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

TIE Congressional nXht ia the KanSls
City 'Iisiri'f has lr-n rvfrrrrd back to the
p'"plr with WSll,cr and truyss ~ cinJi-
hat =. Graves will likely b~cl.ct,d
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

Tamn'ary Ia slowly bat surely swinging
inio line, snd before anoih.r month will b.
supporting Cleveland and Hendricks
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
ron GOVERNOR,

ron oovERNuN,
~. ". CLICK.
son LiErTESAST GOVERNOR,
e.. X. HOLIDAY.
ron SECRETARY Or STATE,
EUGENE HAGAN.
Ton AUDITOR,
HUGH v. GAvl0AN.
ron TREASURER.
W. X. HUFFMAN.
ron ATTORNEY GENERAL,
GEORGE I. SMITH.
ron SUIT. FrBLIC INSTRUCTION.
". J. KEYES.
FOn CuIEF JUSTICE,
". r. CAMPBELL.
roo ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
r. a. HURD.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
81 L. ING MATERIAL.
MiTLET AND SORGHUM

With the growth of the great cattle and
STOCK Interests OF this county, which reach.
ed It's heiShth during the years Of 1881 and
~, and which from that date has gradual
" declined market was produced for fol.
drr crops, aud in consequence u vast
aho''nt of millct and sorghum cane was
Produce to the exclusion OF all Other
crop industries. principally because there
Was no market for anything else. The re.
sill has been to practically demonstrate that
the soil of Barber county is wonderfully
productive, yielding year after year froul
three to five tons Of millet and from five
to eight tons Of sorghum fodder Der acre
These crops prove very profitable to IN,
producer, and it Is lard for them to turn
their attention to other crops that require
more care and labor. In large deere,
sorghum and millct rclnce tho demand TO,
corn and we suppose !. will hereafter be
raised to take the place OF that colnmo.Iit,
to certain extent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
BARBER COUNTY

aN"V"hhs AlCtAltlClS Oll lbATOCr county,.
taken from the Mrdieine Valley Register,
u publication that Is now being grat,itous-
~ distributed by the Medicine Valley
Land Agency:
81 4 ING MATERIAL.
The average proSpector that comes to
Barber county expresses his surprise at
nnding that Onc-lIalf OF the good buildings
IN the county are built OF brick, when all
the surrounding counties have nothing but
frame buildings, erected out ofIumber that
has been sawed Ia the north woods oT
Wisconsi" and Michigan. The brick build.
lug' erctcd TN this locality are put up at
less cost than the aEen,ge frame. The Sc
eret OF the whole question lies in the nc
c''llar deposits OF brick clay that are found
vi This county, and ia no other, also in the
cheap fuel for burning purposes Brick
can be made in this county for half the
cost, cntailcd in any OF the nrighboring
counties.
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FRIDAY. SEP. 70. 1874.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

ron ruESIDENT,
GROVER CLEVELAND, 81 New York.
ron WICK PRESIDENT.
TIiOs. A. HENDRICKS, &c Indiana.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
FURNITURE REPAIRING
CARPENTER JOB Work.
Carpet Laying.

Henry UIsh9fer is prcpored to do all kinds
Of furniture and carpenter repairing. making
furniture % order and all kinds OF job work.
He has competent assistants and guarantees
satisfaction
Special attention given TO putting down car
pets and hanging shades and psctures-
Keeps on hand and makes 20 order cots Of all
kinds
~ Sho? opposite the Medicine Valley Bank.
Prompt attention 20 all orders. -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
FRUIT.


Southern Kansas has acquired a world.
wide reputation for fruit growing. Es-
pccially for peaches and apples. Barber
county Is no exception to the rule, posi-
bly, It may prove to be superior to many
other counties. For the above assertion
VIC base our opinion upon what has al
really been grown. Mr.. VIM. Horn four
miles west Of this city, has an orchard that
Is but four years old. and the trees are as
large and thrifty us would be expected Of
an orchard Of twice its age. Every tree
Is laden with fruit OF ib kind, which Is
finely developed, comparing favorably
with any fruit grown In the eastern part of
the state. The warm soil Of this region
brings apple trees to maturity two to three
years earlier than any other locality.
Pcaeh trees grow and bear without care.
Two years for nursery stock, and three for
seedlings Is all the time required for trees
to mature and begin barring. The pear
that has 50 many drawbacks in all other
climates nOurisllcs exceptionally well anu
scsrcsly ever Suffers nom blight or insects.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12

Fuel has been an ibem OF no small i'm
portance to most OF the western counties.
In many instances we know of coal selling
at $40. PR ton, bat tIis usual price for coal
at railroad stations Is IRON s.. to 50. and
we are force'i TO any . Svrs poor article at
that. In Birbrr county this fuel question
Is alrca'ly solved. Good crslar blackberry,
elm, cottonwOO'l walnut. ash aud china
berry STOVE wood can be rradily purchased
at -. pr cord al all sasons of,the year,
which Placs this locality beyond any want
On the fr quH'~tion. In atAlidOn to the
native tin'lrT, Ils~r are humorous artificial
groves, which will soon shorten the dc
'nAnd upon the native growth Timber
grows very rApIdIy In the L,avy rcd soil Of
tits co'anIy. In four years Iine grows Of
cottonwood irrrs have brcn grown from
cuttings. ia many in~tancts the trres being
fr'sn ioI.r To i've inches ia diameter. anil
from tw'',ns live to thirty feet ia heis
After the fourth year the cuttings from
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-09-12
Adm,nistrator,. Gel.

5 call. Correspondence solicited
TALIAFERR0 q STRONG.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
GAME svfLLE.
4 Pleasant Entertainment Political
Points-A Lady Seriously
Injured.

Special 10 the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, July "A moon
light social was given at the residence
of Mrs. +. n. Sherwood, compliment
airy to her daughter, Miss Maud, who
has Just returned from school. The
evening was spent in music, social
conversation and dancing. Col.
Windsor, assisted by Miss Maud Sher-
wood, kindly furnished music for the
guests, who tripped the light fantas.
tic" until ''midnight's holy hour"
when all departed for their respective
homes, each feeling indebted to Mrs.
Sherwood and her accomplished
daughter for having spent an enioya-
BILE evening.
An aged lady, while coming out Of a
millinery store this morning, fell on a
stone pavement, sustaining painful in
juries.
Politics are being freely discussed,
and speculation rs TO who will be sue.
ceseful, from constable up, is being
made.
A fight on the streets yesterday at
tracted considerable crowd. The
belligerents were separated before
either was seriously hurt.
Mr.. l.. A. Calm. chief Of the fire de-
partment lost his fine horse, by drown
ing, yesterday.
The Press Brick company are hav-
ing erected new cotton gin and ware
house, with the latest improvements
for ginning and baling.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
A FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC.
How Local Correspondent Spent the
Day.

For the Gazette.
We went to the picnic, we did. We
drove the old gray horse that tore out
Of the wilderness, and in coming out
20 hurriedly had badly crippled him.
self; but we got there all the same, and
also got back, although some of our
crowd wereso full of--lemonade they
said they have no particular recol.
lection of their return. After hunting
around In the woods for some time we
at last found the picnic. There were
seven lemonade stands and two flying
jennies, and every kind Of canine
known TO dogology The place Sc
lected do not think was ever intended
by dame nature for a picnic ground,
unless 1t was for the poor cows on u
how ling wintry day, when wind
break was In strong demand. In fact
] think the place was directly an
tlpodal to pleasant picnic ground.
But one redeeming feature was frog
pond near by, which, after taking three
drinks Of highly imaginative whisky,
we decided 10 be II beautiful limpid
lake and the bodies of green scum to
he magnificent gondolas, and the in.
cessant babbling of frogs beautiful
bands of music, to which the oars OF
the gondolas kept time. learned by
inquiry that there Is a
tradition that fish was caught out of
this water before the war. One LEM
onade stand sold peculiar kind of
lemonade, which was far superior TO
the rest, and, Notwithstanding il cost
hfteen cents a glass, this stand was
more literally patronized.
Bill, after drinking lemonade, lake
water and riding on the flying Jenny
got gloriously happy, but was too weary
he said, 10 stir around much. When
II o'clock came we Were dined and ell
tertal med, while dining by two of the
pfettiest young ladies In Texas or
any other state, but unfortunately
Tor the young man in our
crowd who was terribly smitten. one
of them had married few week = he
fore. You might qualify that dinner
WIN all the superlatives of all the
adJcctiVtS expressive Of something
good, and you would then fail to do
justice to 1t. The seed-ticks and red.
bugs had decidedly the incest time of
the occasion-and think the vora-
clots, carniverous insects would offer
special inducements fer another picnic.
That night Bill slept and dreamed,
aid dreaming he attended another
picnic, got strayed Off from the crowd
into n vast wilderness Kissing with
snakes and full of running streams of
lemonade, and was being devoured by
the sharp teeth of serpents, wolves and
other beasts Of prey, when he awoke to
lind that the red bugs and ticks accu.
INFLATED during the day had settled
themselves down on the tender places
OF l'ilPs carcass and commenced To en-
JOY square meal. Bill says he will
not want any more picnics before the
roses come again.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Use the Romeo, Key West. clyor
4 Splendid Hill County Ranch for Sale

one thousand one hundred and forty
,niee acres me black waxy land, eiri,
mile, mites from ilillsboro, and six nile,
rom rom Aooott station, on Bynum creek
~ wells lasting water and several
spIihgs, Fifty or sixty acres of fin.
a oe,, sucll AS ash, pecan, etc. All suit.
ao,s ior farming, and sixty acres IN
ssu'.isa'ion. Good onea and a.haif story
,amed house, with five rooIns. ian3
m' under three.wire (salyanIxsdl
uaDed fence. Ii desired will sell wiz
rsncn' ninety head graded cattle Az.
by 70 Thomas r Martin, manager 81
.anu department of the Texas Invas ~
' Tlvn' Company Limited, Fort Worth
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
. N0llce 70 Contractors

Consoiidated sealed proposals for the
S.ulluihg OF stone courthouse for
Montague county, Texas, will be re-.
Selved NJ my Office in the town OF
Montague, Tex. until . o'clock u. m,
Tuesday, July Is, 1854.
Bidders will be required 10 file with
Their bids an approved bond Of thirty
thousand (ssO,0O0) dollars, with az
Knowiedgment of signers before clerl,
OF court or notary public. and certif.
cate OF clerk of court where bond il
made, that the bonolsmen are solvent
snd conditioned for the faithful ner,
, ,,;,i OF tue work in accordance
tract '" eoh-
rians and specifications can be seen
az my office in Montague, Tex, and ai
me once OF J. j, Kane, architect
me court reserves the right to re.
leet any or all bids. ~
+. ID. ToMpKrNs, County Judge
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
THE rIREMEN's MIDDLE.
A Further Dlscussiox Upon the Dues.
tI0u.

With view OF investigating the
fire department muddle more thor.
oughly, GAZETTE man yesterday
conversed with number Of the fire.
men, the chief and member OF the
city council. Some OF the firemen
stated that they could not understand
the question nor zee why the NJ. Il.
johnson company withdrew from the
department; that good many OF that
company would not 20 out with those
who voted TO do 80.
The city father stated that those
Withdrawing from the department
could not take the truck and horses
with them, and that y new company
would be formed ut once;
that ns to the salary Of the chief. the
council had plenty OF work for him 10
do to earn his salary; that the chief
was the man who should become ac-
quainted with all the large buildings
and the best mode of protecting them
In case Of fire, and In fact that Mr..
Matkin WAS eminently the proper
man TO do the work.
Mr.. Maxim says lie found the de-
partment In much worse condition
that II now II; that 1t has been his
pride to keep the department In first
class order. and that he intends TO give
his full attention to the department
from this time on. The feeling Is not
against him as chief OF the depart
ment, but II was fight against the
ordinance granting the salary.
THE GAZETTE would be pleased TO |
see the question Strengthened out 10 M
to suit all the companies, the chief and |
the city council. The GAZETTE IL |
proud Of the department, and regrets
To see any move which threatens its
or will lower its standard. |
The city council will no doubt see the
question In the proper light and effect
ually settle the difficulty ut the next
regular meeting.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
use Planter Cheroots.
The Horse Doetor.

we have heard OF '.curc ali !, IAN,
when father is taking a bottle n,
. l,,' Tor the summer complaint la
nus iamily In the country his horse has
q sudden attack of cholera from ovs "s
teed,ng, Is given the contents of ths
e oo.si s,a and Is soon restored, as was a
gers Southern Remedy should cas.
,ainiy relieve men of diarrhua, dysen.
,ery and children teething. This
p y bottle OF Taylor's Cherokee
hemedy OF Sweet Gum and Mullen
combining the stimulating exnectn
,,.nt principle OF the sweet gum with
,ae demuleent healing one u The null n
e ae ,of ING. .hs cure Of Group, whooping
sents little medicine chest no ho,p,se e
n9io should be without for the SPEEDY
reiiei or sudden and dangerotl aitachs
y tbe lungs and bowels. ASK yonr
. uar.lEglst for them. Manufactured bv
walter a. Taylor, proprietor Tayior:s
smiuln Cologne, Atlanta, Ga,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Lawn Party.

Theladies Of the Presbyterian church,
desiring TO spend social hour with
their friends, will give n lawn party at
Mr.. Garth's residence lthe Judge Ter
rill place cornerof Throckmort0n and
Seventh streets, on Tuesday evening
the Sth. There will be cream and cake
served. The excessive hot weather aud
sickness have prevented the soliciting
committee from seeing all the ladies Of
the congregation.
Ladies who have promised to furnish
cake and others who desire to do so
VIII please bring them to the lawn on
Tuesday evening. Fine music may
be expected.
The public are invited TO attend and
enjoy u social hour.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Arrud for Worthy Purposes.

A subscription for the benefit OF Mr..
J. ID. Pslmore was started In THE Ga
zETvrE office yesterday, and IN few
minutes the sum OF $685. had been
contributed. The object IL TO raise
money TO purchase transportation for
Mr.. Palmore aud family 10 Missouri,
where he has friends who will care for
him. He is utterly disabled from
wounds received In the war, and his
family Is In great distress. The case IL
one deserving the charity OF all Chris
tan people, and he ought TO be re-
lieved. Any sums Of money To be de-
voted TO his assistance will be received
at THE GAZETTE business Office aud
acknowledged in this column. The fol-
lowing acknowledgements are made:
GAZETTE employees. Observation-Disclosures. SO b
\. sss..s- Iv
IrOI. Hogg ~