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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-15
WORRIED BY HIS WIFE.
Mr. Hops Can't stand the Peculiar At
tcntlOns OF His Better Half


Henry Hops, gray-hended shoe dealer,
OF 1,Oi3 Sixth avenue, has had a good deal
OF trouble with his young wife, Annie.
Yesterday he shut up his store and took
four of his workmsn with him TO the York
vile Court, where his wife was arraigned
on his complaint Of assault and battery.
"I was on my knees fitting a slipper on
the foot of n lady customer" Hopps said.
''when my wife ran into the store from the
kitchen and threw a shoemaker's last,
which hit me In the side. Another one
broke a showcase. She snatehed I'D my
measure and smashed it on the counter.
The lady j was waiting on got up and
asked: rs the woman crazyy Then my
wife called me bad names. The night be-
fore she came homo late AMI couldn't fit
her key into the door,. 1 went dow n AMI a
man ran across the street. I chased him,
bareheaded, as far as Fifth avenue"
Hop s. worknen corroborated his story.
"You are more desperate than you
look" said Justice Murray to Mrs. Hopps,
a dumpy little woman bundled all I'D in a
plush cloak.
"Jud sc, this morning." said Mrs. Hopps,
II went TO my husbands trunk and took
out big bottle OF whisky. That's what's
the matter with him. The other day he
held up torn shirt and sad, That's the
kind of wife I've got,' and swore awful
ly. He says there are other women in the
world besides me-"
80 there are" remarked Justice Mur-
ray, "for which we are very glad"
&c We me a separation, Judge" appealed
Mrs Hops. ''I can get along on 81, S.,
y or even fifty cents a week, if he can't
give any more, but l can't live with Henry
Hopps."
MIS-. Hops cried, and Justice Murray
told her IL she'd stay away from her hus-
band he guessed he'd give her two dollars
week. Hops consulted with his work.
men and they advised him to jump at the
chance.
He accepted the agreement His work
men went away with smiling fa>es.
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Tsst words.

Below will be found list Of test
words for the use of teachers and spell
ing schools:
Cymbal, ebullition, deleble, Rcnssel-
aer, schottische, gamut, chisel, chicco-
~, Macaulay, cultural, reveille, WOr-
cester, Abyssinia, chyme, scceder, ay-
oirdupois, verdigris, separate, shillalah,
chrysalis, fricassee, portemonnaie, ON
elet, spermaceti, bIvouac, Apennines,
shekel, boudoir. Milwaukee, belligerent,
battalion, veneering, gunwale, HuguC-
not, epitOme, Mediterranean, stiletto,
chaise, belles-lettres, trisyllable, sub
penad, supersede, teetolalar, insepara-
BILE, millionaire, mortise, caoutchouc,
Portuguese, vignette, aerie, geyser,
moccasin, Mussulman, prescience, gne-
iss, soiree, mastodon, hornblende, mis-
ogyny, rhinoceros, Pentateuch, ferule,
cuirassier, eharlatan, quay, apropOs
megis, Pt0lemalc, massacre, Faneuil
Hall, steppe, ragout, melee, pannier,
protege,: sobriquet, vassalage, vicillate,
Rherkin, hiccough, synedoche, palata-
BILE, parvenu, impossible, knead.
chandelier, debris, Chaudiere, pomace,
Souchong, scintillate, arsenal, eonnois-
seur, alteration, imminent, ,erasible, an-
nulment, alibi. Okhotsk, San Joaquin,
oloemosynary.
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Kansas at New Orlerns.

When Robert Cavalier de In Sale on
one April day long ago i'm ii loud voice
and with uplilted sword, and standing
on the shores of the Gulf OF Mexico, took
possession If the great country which he
called Louisiana, in honor Of his mas
ter, Louis, the fourteenth OF that name
king of France and Navarro, he prob
ably took very. little account Of Kansas.
LII Sales SUCCESSORS, vIceroys, COVER
nOrs, missionaries, soldiers of fortune,
vOSagers, explores, took little more ac-
count of Kansas than he. They went
everywhere else, but ventUred only
along the borders OF The great sea- vi
grass. Kansas was really discovered
Dy the k.tnssls- Nebraska bill.
They commenced carving states on,
Of La SALES louisiana long ago; Ar
kansas, Missouri, Iowa, M.nnrsola aud
among the las, came KANSAS. Taxing
tie sateS a. tue cI!idreh of LJuisan.t.
Kaus!s Ia among the the youngest,
and probably, Dy the mother, least ie-
gardrd.
Under such c.rcums anccs there vas
little reason why Kansas should care
much Tor Louisiana, or New Orleans,
sitiOu held there. Iue mother and
daughter hay0 never been very iuti-
mate. louisiana Is old, very old, ana
Kansas young. IGat Missouri, whose
first civilization came up the river from
New Orleans, should feel an interest
was but natural, but to Kansas, New
Orleans was but a tar away place, sell
dom visited. Eyen the Kansas soldiers
who marched far in the rebellion never
went 70 New Orleans.
Probably IL was for the reasons given
above that Kansas as a state invested
but $1,000 in the New Orleans Exposi-
tion. The state would have given more
than that for n good showing at London
or st. Petersburg. IL was an arrow
shot at a venture; IL the 81 COO was lost
IL would not De felt; Kansas is ready
10 "chip IN" almost any where with ST.
600.
The appropriation has been heard
from. The little thought of exhibits,
good, doubtless as far as il went, but
nothing TO what might have been shown
has captured everything lying around
loose in the way OF premiums. Itis Kan
sas first and the rest nowhere. Kansas
has been in the habit of coming home
from her excursions loaded with gold
medals, blue ribbons and diplomas but
tue New Orleans trip beats them all.
1t is surprising victory because now
without any effort and with but little
expectation, it is rather like a surprise,
and all the more enjoyable on that ac-
count.
We do not know that louisiana has
much to expect from Kansas, but Kan
sas has right to expect something
hereafter from Louisiana. Nobody from
Kansas that we know of is going to
Louisiana, but il may be that some
young Louisianans may be so instruct
ed by the object lesson Kansas has Civ
en-, that they will come away from the
dull bayous, and the dark forest mourn
ful with Spanish moss, and of dangers
OF flood and fever, and so journey to
Kansas, SUMMER far than the :.'Sunny
South, and thus arrive at a higher and
better fortune for themselves. Kansas
will be thus twice blessed, blessed in
giving and neutrality-suspicious. Cham
pion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-15

A dispatch from Caldwell, Ks. dated
May 3, says Captain Couch has arriv-
ed here with twelve teams. About $50
colonists ard eight or ten more teams
arrived here this morning. Couch Slys:
'There are about go Of the settlers
here now and there are about Forty
teams expected in few days with about
$50 men, making total of some 100
men," lie says they intend making this
the permanent headquarters for their
supplies and their starting point. lie
thinks in about % days they will make
another attempt 10 gain possession of
the forbidden lands.
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MEDICINE LODGE. BARBER CO., KANSAS. MAY IS, 1885
Read Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS. COUNTY OF BARBER.
Once of County Clerk. April "A, 1SS5.

SIAIE Of kANSAS. COUNTY OF BARBER.
Office of County Clerk. April "A, 1855.
Notice is hereby given that on the l4th day Of
April. 1885, n petition signed by A. w. Rumsey
and others, was presented To the board of cOuii-
~ commissioners of the county aud state afore-
said, praying for the location of certain roala,
described as follows, viz: The place of begin
ming of the said road is at the intersection or
the range line between ranRes and 10, west OF
the 9th p m and the township line between
10 "nships "a and 35, south, in Barber county,
kaHsas. thence west along said township line
between townships "a and 81, south, TO the
northwest corner of section 3. of township S.
south, OF range ii west; thence south along
the section line between sections and 4, in
said township 80, TO the southern bOun-
dary Of the Usage Indian Trust and
Diminished Reserve Lands; thence west
along the said southern boundary of the
said land to the section line between sections
and in township 35 south, of range IL west;
thence north along said section line to the cor
ner of said sections and 3, ON the township
line; thence west along the township line be-
tween townships "a and 35, south. of ranges l2
IL, IA and 10, west, near to all of said lines
"a may be practicable, to the western boundary
of said Barber county, at the intersection of
said township line with the range line between
ranges Is and 10. west of the 9th principal me-
ridian. which said last named point is the place
of termtaation of said road.
Declared public road as soon as n flIrrow IS
plowed along said road; then the same shall
be plated and declared open.
By order of the board of county commits
sionerS. ROBERT j. TALIAFERRo,
~ County clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-15

A Washington dispatch To the Globe
Democrat says: Leading Kansas pol
iticians are promising 20 support the
Western Missouri candidate for the pen
sion agency, with the understanding
that the Office shall be allowed to re-
main In Topeka. This Is n combination
against the eastern part Of the state,
who want 10 bring the agency back to
81. Louis, where IL was before Adams
appointment. Birch, of Plattsburg,
who Is the choice Of Representatives
Dockery and Burnes for the agency,
is decidedly in the lead, and the Kan
sans have agreed to accept him. There
Is pretty we'll defined understanding
among Birch's, supporters that they
will permit Adams 10 serve ont his term,
which expires In December"
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AFTER MANY YEARS.
A Mother and Son Reunited Who Were
Separated In Slavery.

lNh4Ahlcipu4A
A happy couple boarded a train a. the
Broad Street Station yesterday afternoon,
bound for New Orleans. They were
Charles Darlington, colored man, aged
thirty-two, and his mother, Nancy Mitch.
ell, aged forty-nine years. The mother
had not seen the son since he was nine
months old. and they were brought to-
gether In rather a remarkable way.
Charles Darlington was born In slavery
in Salisbury, Nd. Nine months after his
birth he and his mothers sister were sent
to New Orleans to the great slave market
to be sold at auction. His mother Nancy,
then a mere girl of seventeen, protested
and wept in vain at the loss of her first
born. The baby was torn from her breast
and she did not see him again until last
Monday.
For long time she had been anxious to
ind her lost child, and had used every
means in her power to accomplish this end,
bat had almost given up hope Some
months ago she wrote to friend in New
Orleans to make inquiry in ell OF the coll
ored churches in the city, in order, IL posz
sible, tn obtain some clue of her sol-
Charles Carrington, who had been pur-
chased by DIR. Darlington thirty -one
years before, and was still living with
his mistress, the Doctors widow, heard
Of the letter, and assured himself that
it had been written by his mother.
he ut once secured the little amount Of
money he had saved aud started North
without notifying Mcs. Mitchell of his
coming. On last Monday Afternoon he
stood at the foot OF Market street without
a penny in his pocket His mother had
moved to East Camden, and only the broad
Delaware sspar ated her from him. There
was but One thing to do. He begged five
cents from a benevo.eatly disposed gentls-
man aud crossed the river.
1t was four o',lock in the afternoon and
growing dark when he, after considerable }
searching and inquiry, Knocked at the
door of house in East Cam len, where his
mother worked. A servant answered tn D
knock.
Is Mrs. Mitchell hcre?"
eyes, il you want to see her go around
to the back gate"
In the kitchen he found stout colored
woman.
What is your name?" he asked.
Nancy MITCHELL" was the repl'.
Did you write to New Orleans about
your SOM"
"Yes. Do you know anything about
him." eagerly, yet still unsuspectinS.
al am your son."
The woman sprang forward.
a. VII believe you il you have that
mark on the back of your neck" and with
trembling hands she pushed his collar
down. The pc uliar birthmark was there.
Mrs. NJ tchell was satisfied. She began
to scream for joy. Her long-los' son md ,
efforts TO quiet her, but they were useless.
Sho became hysterical and screamed all
night. Ths next day, when doctor was
summoned, she was worse ard for two
days more was unable to exchange a word
with her son.
With great care she was restored to con-
sciorsness, and by yesterday was able to
travel. The mother and son are now on
;heir way TO New Orleans, where the latter
vii care for her for the remainder OF hor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-15
BHd0e Notice.

BE II ordered by the commissioners Of Barber
county, state of Kansas that Il. ;. Lindley
township trustee is hereby appointed n corr
missioner TO make plans and estimate cost for
building bridge across the Medicine river III
or near the section line between sections one
ana thirty-six, township 30 range III west. and
make a report without delay TO the county
clerk; ana the county clerk Is hereby directed
after the filing of said report to publish The
notice required by law for building such bridge
AT least thirty days before the next regular
meeting of this hoard.
REUBEN LAKE,
Chairman board of county commissioners.
Attest: Robt. J. Taliaforro, county clerk.
April u, 1885.
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BHdOe Notice.

BE Il ordered by the board Of county COM
missioners of Barber county, state of Kansas,
that Louis Lockard trustee of sun City town
shipts hereby appointed a commissioner to
make plans and estimate cost for building n
bridge across the Medicine river at or near 4
section line of sec township 3, range Is west,
running south from the town of Sun City. and
and the county clerk IS hereby directed after
the fling of said report to publish the notice
required by law for building such bridge at
least % days before the next regular meeting
of this board. , REUBEN LAKE.
Chairman of board of county commissioners.
Attest: Robert j. Taliaferro, county clerk
ALril 10. 1885.
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RHdde Notice.

Be il ordered by the commissioners of Bar
ber county. Kansas, that Riley Lake, township
trustee is hereby appointed a commissioner to
make plans and estimate cost of building a
rods east Of section line betweea sections II
and II, township 81 range "A west, and mike
report without delay to the county clerk and
the county clerk ia hereby directed after the
filing of said report to publish the notice re-
quired Ivy law for the building Of such bridgc
at least thirty days before the next regular
meeting Of this board.
REUBEN LAKE,
Chairman of bOard of county commissioners.
Atte4t: Robert j. Taliafer1o, county clerk.
April u, 1885.
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B7dqe Notice.

Be it ordered by the board OF county COM
missioners of Barber county, state Of Kansas
that Burd Lacey, township trustee is hereby
appointed n commissioner to make plans and
estimate cost for building bridge across the
Medicine river At or within one fourth of mile
OF line due west of Kansas avenue in the city
OF Medicine Lodge, and make rep@rt wfth0nt
delay to the clerk of the county; and the eoun-
ty clerk is hereby directed after the filing of
said report to publish the notice required by
law for building such bridge, at least thirty
days before the next regular meeting of this
board. REUBEN LAKE.
Chairman board OF county commissioners.
Attest: Robt. j. Taliaferro, county clerk.
Apr Is. 1875 AZ
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Ridde Notice.

Be IL ordered that Burd Lacy, township trus-
tee is hereby appointed commissioner TO
make plans and estimate cCst for building a
bridge across the Medicine river at or near the
west line of north q Of sec ~ township 32 range
l. west known as the Kiowa ford on the Kiowa
aud Medicine Lodge road or more suitable
place within ! OF a mile OF the aforesaid line.
and make report without delay TO the county
clerk aud the county clerk is hereby directed
after the fling Of said report To publish the no.
tee required 10y law for building such bridge
nt least thirty days before the next regular
meeting of this board.
REUBEN LAKE,
Chairman board of county commissioners.
Attest: Robert j. Tsliaferro, county clerk
April IL 1850
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-15
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

The INDEx n progressive newspaper, pub
hahed af the county seat, and a. the official pa-
per % the county. II the especial adyOrHtc uf
numbers among ita patrons every ranchman
% importance " this section ~ the nrixing
district. II reaches nearly every cow-camp in
mis- section OF the state and the Indian Terri
tory south OF here and has y splendid cirUula-
non among the atockmcn of the Enstcrn states
A. an advertising medium n has no stlpcriors
and few equals amonR Western periodicals.
ever BE- found advocating the principles laid
dawn By jefferson.
Its cohimns will ~ oil times contain choice
and select family reading matter, and nothing
4 % offend tho most fastidiour.
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Road Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF BARBER,
Office of County Clerk Anil IL 1881

STATE UF KANSAS, COUNTY OF BARBER.
Office of County Clerk, April IA, 1885.
No1IcS ~ ncreoy EVEN inht on tne l4tn day
Denton and others, was presented TO the board
of county commissioners, Of the couaty
ton of certain road, described as follows viz !:
Commencing at the southwest corner of section
80, township 81 south of range l. west thence
In northwest direction on the best ground and
the most practicable route to the southeast
corner of section 13, township 80, south of range
l3 west.
WhereupOn, said board Of county commits
sioners appointed the following named persons
viz: A. Denton, i. W. Stout and 4. &. Sheldon,
rs viewers, with instructions to- meet, in com
junction with the county surveyor, on Monday
the 18th day of May, A. ID. 1885, and proceed to
view said road, and give to all parties hearing.
BY order of the board of county commits
sioners. ROBERT j. TAIlAFFRRO
40 County clerk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-15

The flood Of April n, down in Bar
Der county, reminds us Of the deluge of
water which covered this nrighburhood
ON Friday, Jnne -, 1869. IL rained
Thursday morning, and again at . ia
the evening. At O:3O that evening IL
began again and continued all Iight. A
cloud bursted somewhere on NE divide
between the Republican and Chapman.
no that an unusual rise Occurre, in both
the Republican and Smoky Hill. Ru-
mOrs Of a great hood began to pour into
town about nine o'clock. a party of
men drove down with several bales OF
rope 10 secure the Republican river
bridge. On the way there about the
middle Of the forenoon they drove
through three feet Of water pouring
from the Republican across To the
Smoky Hin. Two hours later, ON their
return 10 town the Smoky Hill was the
highest and the water was rushing To
the Republican. A locomotive and sew
eral car loads Of railroad IRON, going to
the bridge 10 weight II down, sunk n
half a mile or 80 from the tank, and by
crawling over the top OF the train was
the only way the party could get back.
From the bluff just south Of town, n
continuous body OF water could be seen
extending from George TayIor's to Fort
Riley. The bottom between town aud
FogArty's mill was under water. At
Chapman thirteen lives were lost, aud
the water rose 10 the height Of fifty feet
in an hour or 80. 1t was greater than
the raise Of isSs.-Junction City I'm
fon
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-15

II strikes us thai everything ought TO
be- lovely In political circles in Kansas
now. The PrOhibtionists are satisfied
with the law as 1t has closed the open
saloons, which Is all they say they ex-
pected to do, and at the same time men
who want liquor cat get IL. What Is
there TO quarrel about anyhow, IL cities
make druggists pay good round Occu-
pation tax.-EN
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For Ladies Only.

At the INDEX Office you will find the
very latest styles in visiting cards-fan-
cy or plain. On these we print your
name in elegant new style script, and
produce a card equal to steel-plate.
Come in and order package before you
go calling again.
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Road Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF BARBEI

STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF BARBER.
Ofice of County Clerk, April IA, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of
April. 1855, petition signed by Lewis Ii. Mu-
mich and others was presented to the board of
county commissioners of the county aud state
aforesaid, praying for the location of n certain
road, described as follows, viz: The place of
beginning is at sharon at the quarter section
line, of mile east of the southwest corner of
section i6, township 81 range 10 west. running
south one mile, thence east a of a mile to the
section hrc between sections % and %, town
ship 81, range IL west, thence south on or as
near as practicable to said section line ten
miles. TO the northwest corner of section II,
township 81, range 10 west, and the place of
termination of said road is at Hazelton. Kan.
Whereupon, the said board of county com
missioners appointed the following named per-
sons viz: David Clough. A. Il. Reynolds, Jas.
Roberts, as viewers. with instructions to meet
in conjunction with the county surveyor, at the
beginning of said road. on the 14th day of May
A. ID. 1885, and proceed to view said road. and
give to all parties hearing.
BY order of the board of county commits
sioners. ROBERT j. TALIAFERRO,
40 County clerk.
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NORWAY.

This excellent horse win make the
present season, commencing May 1st
and ending July 1st. at the stables of
Mckinney Bros. Il Henkins, Medicine
Lodge, Kansas. Terms:-S5 for single
leap, so for the season, SIS to insure.
Care taken to prevent accidents but will
not be responsible for any that may
occur.
NORWAY is dark dapple iron grey
years old, IL hands high and weighs
,4j0 pounds. He was sired by J. L..
Pitts imported Norman stallion. La
clede, of Pontiac, H.. one of the best
breeders in the state; dam by Napoleon
I'd; grand-dam by Belfounder, of Ohio.
49 E. =. VANDIvER.
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BARBER COUNTY INDEX
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