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Barbour County index., 1885-02-20
FOUND DEAD.
The Mystery Surrounding the Disappearanee
Of Anderson Hayes, Cleared Away.

1t was announced last week that the
whereabouts of Anderson Hayes were
unknown, he having been missing since
the night of the 7th inst. He was last
heard of by VIM. Murdock, two miles
west of town, Hayes being on the oppo-
site side of the Medicine river calling
forMurdock to come over; but the stream
being swollen and filed with floating
ice, he did not go. Then, several days
afterwards, tracks supposed to have
been made by Hayes were discovered
leading into the water, and the suppo-
sitlon was that he was drowned, and
for three days his friends cut the Ice and
dragged the stream for the body. Search
was continued constantly until Sunday
afternoon, when a party composed Of
Sheriff Rigg, j. L. Edison, Harry B.
Stone and John Hutchins, all of this
place, discovered the body on the south
bank of the river, one mile directly west
of town, in the Mcclure pasture. TIE
sheriff found the body first. 1t was ly-
ing about four rods from the river bank
in a sand draw. The right arm was
bent under the forehead and the face
was embedded in the saud; the tail of
the Overcoat had blown over the head.
The other searchers were notified and
the body remained undisturbed until
Coroner Singer arrived. 1t was then
examined by the coroner and DIR. Burney
and placed in a wagon and hauled to
town. A hundred or more persons had
previously gone to the place where the
body was found, and these accompanied
it to town.
Sunday night it was deposited in the
court room and Monday the inquest
was held.
The coroner's jury was composed Of
DR.. I.W. Stout, DIR. B. r. Burney, Jas.
Boutwell,, Wayne Mckinney, N. Strong
and John Dollar.
The witnesses:examined were DR.. Ripg
j. L. Edison, III. B. Stone and Lon. Pi-
per. The first three testified to finding
the body, the position in which it was
lying, general appearance, etc. A search
OF the body revealed that on it was cash
$500 and notes to the value of nearly
$500; pint bottle nearly half fuli of
whiskey and other small items.
Piper, a brother-in-law of deceased
testified that he was with Hayes in town
on Saturday, 'he 9Th inst; that he,
Hayes, was drinking considerably; that
he took two drinks at saloon, and
when they started home Hayes was
considerably under the influence of
liquor. When they arrived at the
Thompson ford, three miles west Of
town, Hayes refused to cross and told
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20
New Hotel Talk.


Guests can be accommodated next
week, though the finishing touches
will not be put on for several days.
The management will be compelled to
make slight charge for tickets of ad-
mission to the grand opening ball and
supper. 1t was an error to announce
that the entertainment would be a free
affair.
The delay now In formally opening
the Grand is caused by the non-arrival
of the silyerware and the chandeliers
for the dining room. If these were now
here the opening might occur at once.
As it is the affair may come off next
Wednesday night; but perhaps not for
several days later. Due notice will be
given.
The billiard toom is completed with
all modern attachments, and is well
patronized.
Lee & Veile completed the painting
and ornamental work this week, and
the structure shines without and with
in like a mansion.
Mrs. Phillips, mother of one of the
proprietors, is a pleasant home-iike la
dy, peculiarly suited to the work of
overseeing, and she could not well be
spared.
The music for the grand ball will most
likely be furnished by our home string
band, and this organization equals any
in southern Kansas.
1t is understood that the rates at the
Grand will be 81 per day for transient,
and S5 per week for day board. How
ever, the managers may haYe to raise
on the latter.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20
rem McNaal ana prohihit,on

The lower house of the Kansas legis-
lature passed bill ON Tuesday that
seeks to amend the prohibition law. 1t
is the most extreme measure yet pro-
posed in the state, and should it become
a law would clothe the county attorney
with authority that would be both dan
gerous and distasteful. 1t is an IRON
clad measure, and if enforced would
become so distasteful as to defeat the
very object it seeks to accomplish, that
is to decrease the traffic in intoxicating
liquors. We are happy to note that
Hon. 7. A. McNeal, representative from
Barber county voted against the pas
sage of the obnoxious bill. In explain
ing his vote he said:
II may say that 1 have been from my
youth even until now a believer in the
principles of prohibition. was so firm
in the faith that even after the strong
intellectual pressure brought to bear on
US a few evenings since, still remain
unshaken. l listened with the closest
attention to the array of statistics pre-
sented by the Hibernian gentleman
from LeavenwOrth. / turned pleased
ear TO the gentleman from Sedgwick,
and noted the oleaginOuS flow of his
rhetoric. / observed with a feeling of
admiration the brunette gentleman from
Shawnee, how he pranced into the
forensic arena and proceeded to knock
out bis desk in four rounds, after the
approved Marquis of Queensbury rules,
and lifted up his clarion voice until the
grass-fed Texas charger, whose photo
n a. hn ne Aon
seemed TO scent the smoke of battle and
could scarcely be restrained by his rider
from trampling on the winged maiden
who seems 10 have wandered out on the
range where she might commune with
nature, wash her feet in the limpid wa
tiers and jot down few items i'm her
diary, but even after all this, sir, voted
against resubmiSsion; but sir. as the
gentleman remarked when he refused TO
invite his mOther-in-law to a social
gathering, one must draw line some
where, and must draw the line between
what deem beneficent legislation in
the interest of morality, and extreme
and lmpracticable measures, which, in
my Judgment. will retard the cause
they are intended to promote. believe
that this is an evil in which there is a
wider divulgance Of criminality than in
almost any other which troubles society.
between the low groggery, a fountain
from which flows a turbid stream Of
misery and the Shiny ooze of crime, and
the respectable druggist. who does not
violate the law further than perhaps to
let a friend have an occasional snifter
without prescription. there is as great
a contrast as between the darkness of
night and the light of noon. In view of
this. there should be wide latitude in
the law, a chance TO impose the severest
penalties or give it in homeopathic do
ses. This law, so harsh, SO unyielding
in its provisions, will either be held i'm
contempt, or by its enforcement will
create sympathy for its violators.
am therefore obliged to vote no.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

him that he was coming back to town
and that he was going to fix up q trick
to fool" his family. Piper then rode
ON and some time later heard Hayes
calling to him. That night at IL O'Clock
the horse Hayes was riding came to Pi-
per's house, where Hayes had been
staying. Piper supposed Hayes had
returned to town and was carrying out
his expressed intention of "foOling'' his
family. When Hayes did not return
home Monday the search was COM
menced.
The jury then examined the body and
discovering no evidences of foul play
returned verdict to the effect that de-
ceased came to his death from expos
ure and freezing.
The supposition is that when Hayes
left Murdocks lie saw the lights in town
and determined TO return here on foot;
that he crossed the river and became SO
badly chilled that he fell from exhaus-
tion and died where he fell. He had
been cut slighly in the face by the barb
ed wire fence which he crossed near the
river. His nose and one hand were
considerably disfigured by ground mi ce
gnawing them after death.
The body was thawed out and Dress
ed in new clothes and deposited in
neat coffin, and Tuesday afternoon in
TERED in the cemetery near town. Elder
Quick conducted the funeral services
at the NJ. E. church in the presence of
large number Of friends Of the ia mily
of deceased.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20
Wiyee! Mothers.I Dauehters,.,

BE YoUR OWN PHYSICIAN. A lady,
who for many years suffered torments
worse than death from Uterine troubles,
such as Falling of the womb. Leucor-
rhoea Whites painful and suppressed
Menstruation, finally found remedies
which completely cured her. Any suf-
ferer from such diseases can take the
remedies and thus cure herself without
revealing her condition to anyone, or
subjecting her womanly modesty to the
shock of an examination by a physician.
The recipte with plain directions, will
be sent 10 any address free of charge
securely sealed. Address MRS. NJ. j..
BRABIE, 426 Marshall St., Philadelphia
Pa. Name this paper. 3S
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20
NeRIs Truupa Is Coming.

1t will be gratifying news to our peo-
pie to know that Robt. Neff's Chicago
Comedy company will be here all next
week commencing Monday evening.
They were here a week last spring and
had good houses every evening, and
their return will be hailed with delight.
We understand that the company is
much better than it has ever been, and
that it can present many new attrac-
tions. ThOmpson's hall has been en-
gagged. Remember that the first per-
formance will occur next Monday even
ing.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20
The IndaT hand

Medicine Lodge is to have Grst-class
cornet band Of at least twelve pieces,
and as the members are generally ex-
perienced musicians we now predict
that the enterprise will be lasting
success, the pride of the town and the
pleasure of the members. The first reg
ular meeting of the new organization
was held last Monday evening and the
following officers were elected: Leader
and president, Ambrose Allen; secreta-
ry, John W. Singer; treasurer, Frank
Is. Chaplin. A constitution and bylaws
were submitted and adopted, and work
Of practicing will be proceeded with at
once. The new band will be known as
the INDEX band, and it is the earnest
hope of this paper, so highly honored by
the boys that they will never regret the
choice they made in naming the new
band.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

A few weeks since, the INDEX jocu-
larly remarked that inasmuch as the
chairman OF the county Greenback CEN
tral committee had been remembered
substantially for his active work during
the campaign last fall, that the chair
men Of the other political committees
shouldnot be passed by. Some thought
ful friend attended to the democratic
side Of the question Monday night by
hanging large, fat turkey on the latch
string OF the INDEX mansion, accom-
panied by a note addressed to the Chair
man of the County Democratic Central
Committee" As the turkey was alive
and of lively disposition, Mrs. INDEX
and the little INDEXES were nearly
scared out Of their wits when it insisted
on knocking for release from its latch
string Imprisonment. Many thanks.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Capt. ). b. Sproule, editor of the
Kingman Democrat will be an appli-
cant to the position of postmaster at
that place, and it is to be hoped that he
Will have the united support of every
democrat in his town and county. He
has shown his democracy to be of the
right kind since his advent into Kansas.
and even long before. We knew him
in southern Missouri ten years ago, and
there, as here, he was the same consis-
tent democrat, thorough worker and
accomplished gentleman. He can get
all the endorsements from his old home
that he may ask; and he should have no
difficulty In being made the unanimous
choice Of the democrats of Kingman.
His paper Is a creditable one; and he
should be rewarded for what he. has
done and should be kept IN q position
where he can do further good.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20


The COmancbe county newspapers
are now filed with discussion of the
herd law question, and so far as we
have noticed the newspaper there are
in favor of the law. There was held
at Coldwater two weeks ago a mass
convention of farmers, which was large
ly attended, and at this meeting the
participants not only passed a long set
of resolutions declaring in favor of herd
law, but they went further and selected
three men as their choice for county
commissioners, and will ask Governor
Martin to make the appointments.
The men selected were John 7. Figg,
w. 4. Willis and Owen Conuaughton.
SO here will likely be a clash at the very
outset, three others having long since
been agreed on for the offices of COM
missioners.
The people out there are wild for a
stock law, and one man signing him.
self Honest Granger" writes his views
a. follows: I'VE are all solid here for a
herd law and nothing else will answer,
are willing to combine and make the
shot gun one of the principal clauses,
we hope all the people in southern Com
anche will unite against this the great
est evil that threatens us the coming
season.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The citizens Of township 30 range IL,
Barber county will ask the commission
ers to set them of in new munic-
ipal township, composed of the terrific
ry described. AS three months notice
must be given by publication before
their application can be acted on,
IL is not likely the matter will come up
before the July meeting OF the board.
Sharon and Hazelton will also ask to
be cut of from Medicine Lodge and
Kiowa townships respectively.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

NJ. X. Kittleman, OF Harper, the
champion foot-racer Of the world, is now
In California, and will sooa be matched
againinst an Australian for a purse Of
$4,000. Marley has many friends in
this city who will be glad 10 see him win
this purse and then settle down for good
as a citizen Of southern Kansas. Being
a newly married man he expects TO re-
tire after sweeping in this handsome
take ''-Wellington Standard.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The town Is full Of sports from abroad
and some "high rollers" are among the
lot. The crowd appears to have plenty
Of money and the resident bloods are
not uneasy in the least. As one Of them
expressed IL when asked how the luck
was going 1.-The home gang won't lose
anythinu.n
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

A RIDICULOUS mistake was made by
one Of the clerks in the recorders Office
Monday morning. lis had not learned
that dead man was lying in the court
room awaiting an inquest, and when he
went in early in the morning to build a
fire he discovered the body covered
with a blanket. Supposing it was
some one Oversleeping himself, the clerk
caught hold OF the foot of the corpse
and jerked it, announcing that it was
time to get up. Failing to arouse the
supposed sleeper, the clerk lifted the
blanket from the face, and in just two
seconds he was out Of the front door
calling for help.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

One Smith, who has been publishing
the Nescutunga Chieftain, was here
two weeks ago and hired saddle horse
from Ingraham & Simpson, promising
to return the animal in few days. As
it had not been returned Yesterday, a
warrant for Smiths arrest was issued
and now a party is out hunting for him.
Mr. Smith has been very kittenish lately
and II he has friends they should cage
him until he quiets down.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

ID. w. Wing came IN from his VISIT
70 his old home at Glen's Falls, New
York. Wednesday evening. He reports
having had pleasant winter, which
added TO the realization Of democratic
national victory last fall, causes our
young friend TO feel that his lines have
fallen I'm pleasant places.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

This week tickets were purchased
from the First National bank for the
transportation from Hamburg, Ger
may To Attica, Kansas of six adults and
two children, the cost being but S27.57
per ticket for the entire distance. The
purchaser was r. q. Eckert and the
tickets were for acquaintances of his
father. This is getting things down
fine, when tickets to or from any part
Of the inhabited globe can be purchas-
ed in Medicine Lodge.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Capt. Evans and Mai. Kirk, Conan
che Pool directors, were here tins week,
after making an inspection of their in
tcrests In Comanche county. They were
agreeably surprised at finding cattle in
much better condition than they ex-
pected. They have decided 70 have n
q complete count made at the roundup
this spring. and win then know how
she pool stands with the woTltl
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Mr.. J. Albert Elliott, OF Boonville,
Mo-, Is here this week. aud already has
made several investments In real estate,
fourteen residence lots on North Main
street being among the number. He Is
a friend and old schoolmate Of Judge
OfBrvan.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

WEBsrER's UNABRIDeEDI ILLUsTRAT-
ED.-Viewed as whole, we are conf
dent that no other living language has
q dictionary which so fully and faith
fully sets forth its present condition
a. this last edition Of Webster does
that Of our written and spoken English
tonQue.-Harper's Magazine.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The following was the standing of the
pupils in school district number %,
Miss Della Burns teacher, OH exanina-
for the month ending Jan. 80, 1885:
Eddie Julian, 99l; Lee Erwin, 99i;
Arrah Julian, s9i; Sherman Bevans, SO;
Lucinda Curtis, 95i Harry Martin, 92;
Holmer Julian, 96i; Ada Curtis, 81;
Waldo Julian, %; Henry Erwin, 97i;
Stephen Julian, S7i; Rosa Henderson,
9S; Jesse Martin, 80.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Providence, and the architects and
builders permitting, the INDEx may be
found after this week, in its new and
elegant Office, adjoining tue First Ma
tional bank building on the west, FIRST
floor. When We get settled there we
will have in full operation the most
perfect printing establishment in South
ern Kansas, and We hope our friends
will come in and see us.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Lately We mentioned that Tevis &
Proctor lost fine jack by freezing to
death. Mr.. T.. says the animal was un-
doubsedly poisoned, as was also anoth-
or jack he had, the latter however re-
covered. This firm now have the finest
bred horse in the COUNTY and as good
q Jack as was ever showd here. Their
advertisement will appear soon.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

At Lake City. next Monday evening,
I'D inst, the local dramatic company
Of that place will play the "Octoroon.' p
The enterprise Of our neighbors should
be, and we have no doubt will be en-
couraRed.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Remember the quarterly meeting at
the M. Il. church next Sabbath. Preach
ing by Elder Audas at II O'Clock a. IN.
Quarterly conference at the parsonage
Saturday evening az 1880 O'Clock.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

A fence around the school house and
grounds Is an assured fact now. Jas.
Boutwell, spent an hour this week in
getting up sufficient funds by subscrip-
ton 10 pay for the material and the
labor. II will be conpleted soon.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

We have been at heavy expense in
purchasing new press and complete
job OUTFIT, and in preparing and moving
into our new quarters. We are not q
national bank, and none Of the family
are. If those good friends who are so
profuse in giving US ''taffy" on the ex-
cellent paper we are making the INDEX,
viii kindly throw in few hard iron
dollars on account, we will love them
still more. This is not dun: but a
timely and important suggestion.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The members Of the L. A. society, Of
the NJ. Z church, are requested to meet
at the residence Of Mrs. W. w. Cook
on Saturday 2lst at O'Clock p. m. A
full attendance is requested As business
Of Importance is to be transacted.
Mrs. 7. L. O'BRYAE, Secretary.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

VIM. Foundersmith will, on next
Tuesday, open n flrst-class restaurant
IN the building two doors south Of the
Pioneer drug store, ne having bought
out Mr.. Morse. The new proprietor Is
well and favorably known, and will
make a success of the business.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

J. A. Mckenzie, the fne stock man
Of Hazelton, was here yesterday. He
says that his cattle are taking on fat,
and will be in splendid shape for the
spring trade.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Fresh oysters, fresh fish. celery, veg
etables, poultry and all kinds of fresh
and salt meats at the Hoosier meat mar
ket. I5
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

James Boutwell, has sold his resi-
dence property ON North Main street to
Mr.. Kline, of the firm Of Robertson s.
Co. Possession is to be given at once,
as Mr.. X. will bring bis family here.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The spring meeting Of the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock association will be
held at Caldwell on the 23d of March,
and at that time all the arrangements
for the spring roundup will be complet-
-
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

+. 9. Murray, j. N. Seegar and Diver
Goldthwaite, Of Marion, Indiana, are
out here looking for a good location for
acolony OF people from their section
who expect TO Come here soon.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The regular examination of teachers
will occur at the public school building
in Medicine Lodge on the 1st and 4th
Saturdays of February and March. Ex-
aminations will be written. 1t is re-
auested that those desiring certificates
this year represent at one Of She days
mentioned.
MISS GERLIE SKEEN,
S5 Co. Superintendent.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

DarTow 4 Watson are publishing the
Comanohe Citizen at Avilla. 1t appears
that this new venture is opposed TO
Coldwater's aspirations and fayors Mes
cutunga In preference.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

If you want anything in the furnish
ing line, such as carpets, curtains furni-
ture of any kind, upholstery. brackets,
fixtures, ETC., call at the New Furniture
Store one door north of the McNeal,
Little & Thompson bank. I9
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The Beacon offers as a suggestion for
anew railroad enterprise that one should
be built from here to Harpef, SO as to
give us a connection with Medicine
Lodge. Now, IL the railroad editor of
the Beacon will glance his eyes over a
late railroad map of Kansas, he viii
find that Wichita has already two con-
nections by railroad to Harper. The
one over the Fort Scott to Argonia
which is only twelve miles east of Har-
per, being the nearest. But what we
show up, is, that the Suggestion in the
Eagles Hazelton correspondence Of the
18th is the one that covers the idea to a
t-y-t, which is branch from Conway
Springs to Medicine Lodge. The dis
tance is only about fifty miles. and would
be almost an air line from Wichita, all
under one management-the Fort Scott
& Wichita We hope hereafter the
railroad editor Of the Beacon will read
the Eagle and keep posted.-Wichita
Eagle.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Any person taking up and feeding cat
tie branded s ID or ID s anywhere on
animal with ear mark crop and slff in
left or both ears, win receive pay from
me FOR the same.
= 81 PETEE UoovpR
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

From the Sharon News we learn that
RObt. Lumpkins last Friday sold his
quarter section Of land near that town
for 81 80.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

J. +. Gobeille has purchased q half
interest in the Swank land adjoining
town, and II will be laid of into town
lots nc once.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Casaday sulky plOws, Furst d Bradley sull<y
plows, breakers. snfrers, cultivators, and ev-
erything IN tho plow line. ana the latest inn
provements In harrows
% GEPPERr 4 STONE.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Engineer steinaker is engaged this
week In laying OF the Swauk addition
70 Medicine Lodge. II will soon be dot
ted over with houses.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

The subject Of Rev. W. IL. Gillam's
lecture next Sabbath evening at the
Methodist church is entitled: "Aan,
Better than n sheep"
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

MONEY TO LOAN, on real estate with
out delay ,at the First National Bank,
Medicine Lodge. rs
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Spades. shoyels, rakes, post-hoie digTcrs
hoes. garden toCis Of every kind in great vsrie-
ty at Geppert 4 stones 80
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

Parties desiring loans either on short
or long time, viii find it to their inter
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20
II. Blickhahn's.

The best line of stock saddles at the lowest
living prices, made of choice California leather,
and all warranted, st
"a n pix.LA.h,.
Barbour County index., 1885-02-20

For lumber, shingles. builders hard
ware and hardwood planks call at burst
s. Chapin's. 81