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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-06

NEw YORK. June S. The bank
statement shows a reserve decrease OF
81, 7O3 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-06
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waters constantly on draught; elegant
dressing rooms fitted up with all the
modern conveniences; the best OF meals
furnished at all hours. With the open
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depots. - y
The Hot Springs, OF Salt Lake City,
are superior TO the very best mineral
waters in the market. -o -.-. o.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 18th, 1885. /.
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Manager.
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smith q TO- Drlg Store
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

a decision was rendered 10y the state
board of railroad commissioners, last
week, ut Topeka, of interest to the peo-
pie Of this section. Rogers Il Son, of
this city, dealers in implements, grain,
etc, filed complaint with the board TO
the effect that they were charged for
$4,000 pounds of corn shipped over the
Southern Kansas road, from Harper to
Medicine Lodge. when, in fact, but %
50? pounds we shipped. The con-
signor weighed the corn before putting
it into the car, and his sworn statement
showed the total weight 10 be -, $50
p0Cnds. In the way-bill it was desert
bed rs ''lS9 sacks of corn; weight, sub
ject to correction, $1,000" When the
car reached its destination, the regular
rate on 80, 600 pounds was charged. In
his response TO this complaint lIr. s. 3.
Iynes, the c0mpany's general freight
agent, says: "Our instructions TO agents
are, when billing grain, TO use a weight
of 10000 pounds, which is to be correct
ed to actual weight when such is ascer-
tanned. IL was formerly our custom TO
bill all cars at $1,000 pounds, but since
the capacity Of cars has been increased
1t is found that the average weight is
10000 pounds The board thinks that
the custom of charging shippers on
maximum car load weights, leaving the
shipper to seek adjustment with the
company afterward, on actual weigh (,
is Objectionable, and merits cOndemna-
ton. The board thinks the company
should know, when it presents a freight
bill, the correct amount it has right
to charge, and should collect no more;
that the time to make adjustments is
before the money is collected or demand
ed. Ii is no excuse that the company
had no track scales between the point
OF shipment and the place of destina-
tion, and cannot justify the company
in basing charges tor service render
cd which the law requires shall be based
upon established and uniform rates.
upon its own arbitrary guess or pre-
sumption, and establish the fact IS best
he may. In conclusion the board SAYS:
I'VE are of the opinion that the over
charge in this case should be refunded
to the shipper without delay, and that
the Objectionable custom set forth in
MIR. Hynes' letter should I've at once
abolished; and, further, that the expense
bills of the Southern Kansas railway
should be made TO conform TO the re.
quirements heretofore pointed out by
the board"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
The Last Storm.

general rain storm visited Barber
county last Friday night, the 18th inst,
accompanied by very high wind and
some hail. Considerable damage is re-
ported. =
In the eastern part of the county,
around Sharon, the corn and growing
crops were cut up considerably by hail,
and the corn blown fiat on the ground.
Around this city the only damage
done worthy of melton, was the blowing
in of the east gable end of the Medi.
cine Lodge hotel, the brick falling
through the ceiling to the second story,
and littering up the house considera-
bly,. Only one person was hurt-a
washing machine agent-who was
somewhat bruised by the falling brick.
At Lake City the roof of the new
brick school building was torn off and
blown fifty yards away, and into field.
The building is new, two stories high.
and the expense of replacing the roof
will amount to considerable. J. ".
Hale's blacksmith shop was torn to
pieces, some Of the plank being driven
through adjacent buildings.
The worst damage appears to have
been done at Ktna. The entire glass
fronts of the store buildings of Byerley,
Dark & Runyan and Rogers & McPher-
son were blown in and demolished; the
roof of the new hotel, the property of
Maj. Demont and Capt. Rogers, was
blown off and carried half mile away;
and the new livery barn was entirely
demolished. Several farm houses
around Etna were destroyed or badly
damaged.
The storm was not cyclone, but a
steady blow from the east and north,
accompanied by torrents of rain that
fell for more than an hour.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
Tho calahrstion.

All arrangements for a successful
celebration at Medicine Lodge. on the
Third of July, are being perfected and
nothing will be left undone that will
adj to the pleasure of visitors and
home people. The beautiful natural
grove between Elm and Spring creeks
has been secured and is being put in
order. There will be erected a plat
form, for dancing. band stand and a
speakers stand. The Kingman cornet
band has been engaged and will furnish
the music. The celebration will be
opened at sunrise Saturday morning by
the firing of ITO guns. At 10 o'clock
the reception committee will proceed
to the depot with the band and well
come the guests to arrive on the excur-
sion train from KiOwa and the east.
Immediately afterwards, the procession
to the grove will be formed on Nam
street and Kansas avenue, headed by
the band, in the following order:
Speakers in carriages; chariot with
the Goddess Of Liberty and As girls in
white, representing the states and ter
ritOries; the Choral Union in carriages;
G.. 4. r. Post; /. o. o. T. lodge; X. of
p. lodge; Trade Flats; Plug Uglies;
Citizens in vehicles.
On arriving at the grove, the order of
exercises will embrace an invocation
by Rev. Gillian. music by the Choral
Union; address Of welcome by Judge
McCandless, master of ceremonies;
reading of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence 10y ii. w. Bartels; an Grafton by
E. Sample; basket dinner on the
grounds; and five minute addresses
as follows: Kansas" Hon. 2. A.
Cameron; Barber County," Judge G.
w. Ellis; Medicine Lodge" G. NJ.
Martin; Ladies of Medicine LODGE
Hon. T. a. NIcNeal; 1.-The Press,' z.
p. Caruthers; 1.-The Day we Celebrate"
Chester I. Long: "Our Resources" S.
l.. Overstreet; "Our Railroads." w. S.
Denton; 'Our Hopes w. L. p. Bur-
ney. All interspersed with appropriate
songs by the Choral Union and music
by the band.
The remainder Of the afternoon and
the evening will be devoted to dancing
in the grove, games and sports, and a
magnificent display of fireworks.
Every one is invited to bring we'll
filled baskets.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

a delegate convention of democrats
Of Kansas will meet in Leavenworth
on Wednesday, August 1, 1856 for the
purpose Of nominating candidates
for the following state offices: Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme court,
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sec
rotary of State, Auditor of State,
Treasurer Of State, Attorney General,
State Superintendent of Public H.
struction. The convention will also
select democratic state central com.
mttee for the two years next ensuing.
The basis of representation in said
state convention will be one delegate
ana one alternate for every 225 votes
cast, and one delegate and one alter
nate for every fraction of ll3 votes and
over cast for the democratic candidate
for secretary of state at the election in
1851; provided, that each existing
county will be entitled to at least one
delegate and one alternate In. SAID con-
vention. Barber county will be enti-
tied to four delegates. The county
convention for nominating these four
delegates will be held in Medicine
Lodge on Saturday, July 10th. Al the
same time five delegates to the con-
gressional nominating convention will
be named. Don't forget this, demo-
Gratis Of Barber county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

one Of the results Of tenderfeet from
TIE east coming into this country, tax
ing claims, proving up on them and
then selling out and returning home, .
is they term 1t, is becoming evident
every day. No sooner do they get their
money in their pockets than they com
mence lying about the country, and
declare it TO be unfit for civilized peo-
pie. They are a class any country
would be better of without, and at the
same time they have kept good men
from taking the claims. When we
think Of this we cannot enter into q
Wholesale abuse of all of Commissioner
Spark rulings. These are the men he
has been after and not the bona fide
settlers. He knows, as we'll as every
citizen OF Southern Kansas does, that
thousands OF men, and women too,
have been imported here from the east
for the very purpose of proving up
claims with no expectation that they
will remain here as citizens. Many of
these alleged settlers have actually left
the counties the very day they made
their final proofs, with no intention Of
ever returning. Others have come out
with the intention of getting n claim,
plastcring il with a mortgage the day
the final proof was made. and with that
money returned home and spent their
time in abusing Kansas. We do not
believe one actual settler In a hundred
IN Barber county has ever experienced
any serious Inconvenience by reason of
any ruling made by Commissioner
Sparks; and we believe that the ones
who were really inconyenienced were
those who had no intention of comply
ing strictly with the law i'm the matter
of continuous residence upon and cul-
tiyation of the land they were at
tempting 10 get title to. The actual
settler may be called back east by bust
ness, and he never has any but good
words for the home of his adoption.
IL he expects TO be permanent citizen
he Will induce other good citizens TO
return with him To assist i'm building
mp the country. If he is only n specu-
lator and adventurer, he will try TO sell
his own claim that he may go further
west and exercise his homestead and
timber-culture rights TO eventually sell
out and return TO the east for good
for the western country's good, we may
add.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

A new rival of Harrison, Jones and
Small, has made his appearance in the
person Of an individual who has been a
gambler. an actor, and n circus per-
former, and who sails under the dis
tinctive cognOmen of Monday, and. no
doubt, he will be taken up and adver-
tised as another wonder-whose words
should be taken as second only to the
preaching of the disciples; whose wis
dom is supposed to exceed that of
Solomon and whose goodness was not
surpassed by the Savior. New depart
ures in matters Of relIgIon are an setual
injury TO the cause for they disgust
thinking men and only captivate the
weak and silly who are infatuated with
sensationalism in its every form
whether practiced by reform gamblers,
boz preachers. converted newspaper
men OF cranky exhorters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

Here is queer case: a Mrs. Butler,
supposed to be pauper, who had been
living of of charity for several years.
died the other day in Baltimore and ar
Tangements were made for her funeral,
the coffin provided being a plain pine
affair. Just before starting the remains
to the church 1t was discovered that the
old lady had $50 in gold $500 in bank.
Presto. 1t was instantly resolved that
Mrs Butler should have n creditable
funeral The coffin was sent back and
replaced by an elegant casket; the re.
mains were removed 10 the more pre-
tentiOus house OF neighbor and the
plain clothes of the corpse were re-
placed by fine Shroud; and instead of
ordinary funeral services 1t was decided
To hold high mass of requiem. The
question is if these elegancies and trim
ings were necessary for the peaceful
repose of rich Mrs. Butler, why were
they not provided when she was the
plain and poor Mrs. Butler?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
Petition for a New Township.

Notice is hereby given that at the meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners of Barber
county, Kansas, in October, 1886, there will be
a petition presented asking said commissioners
to establish township, to be known as Mingona
township. bounded as follows: Commencing at
the northeast corner of section five I5], town.
ship thirty-one l3ll, range twelve Il2l, west,
the section line TO the southeast corner of sec
ZION thirty-two I32l, township thirty-two 1927,
range twelve I12l. west, thence west seven ri
miles along the section line to the southwest
corner of section thrty-two l32]. township
thirty-two l32], range thirteen ll3l, west thence
north twelve III miles along the section line
to the northwest corner of section five [5l,
township thirty one l31l. range thirteen t13l,
west, thence east along the section line to the
place of beginning, containing eighty-four 1871
square miles, all in Barber county, Kansas.
WIN. KING, 4t4
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
HOW TO GET TO BARBER COUNTY

Buy your tickets so that you can come over
the Southern Kansas railroad from Kansas
City. II you are only on an exploring trip, buy
an Explorers ticket to Independence. Kans.,
over the Southern Kansas railway, which en-
titles you TO all the privileges of a first-class
ticket and can he purchased at any of the prin-
cipal ticket Offices east of the Missouri river.
On arrival at Kansas City these tickets can lie
exchanged at the office of II. E. Moss, opposite
the Union Depot, on payment of 81 for round
trip ticket reading to Medicine Lodge and re-
turn, with the privilege of stopping of at all
intermediate stations. If you are coming here
to stay, and want to bring your household
goods. agricultural implements and livestock
with you. the rate will be $40 per car load from
Kansas City to Medicine Lodge; or If you have
not a carload, the rate will be GO cents per
hundred.
For further information write to or call on
s. ID. HYNEs, General Freight and Passenger
Agent, Lawrence Kans.
G.. L. McDoNAUGH. ZIG y. Fourth st. st. Louis.
ED. CONAN, Room Q. Union Depot. Kansas City.
W. d. HYNEs, 46 S. Illinois st. Indianapolis, Ind.
JAKE HALDERMAN, IL T.. Main st. Fit Wayne, Ind.
ED. McDoNAUGH, l16 n. Fourth street, St Louis.
J. o. HAzELToN,. jamestown, N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

II appears that Hon. Angel Mathew
son Is also meeting with distractions
in his candidacy for the democratic
nomination for governor. lie is charg-
eel with working against n Kansas
democrat for appointment to an inn
Portaat position under the present adj
ministration, and il the charges are
true, ho will find n rough and rugged
road before him. We are unchanged
bly, opposed TO the nomination Of any
man by the coming state convention
WHO put obstacles in the.way Of Kansas
democrats being appointed to office;
who favored party bosses over deserv-
ing newspaper men; who at any time or
under any circumstances bolted even
the most unimportant party nominal
ton to support an independent candi-
date or q republican.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

There promises to be an exciting time
at the ger eral assembly OF the knights
eft Labor to be held in Richmond next
October. Mr.. PowdeTly has learned
that an effort will be made TO pack the
convention with politicians and he has
accordingly sent circulars to the local
assemblies urging them to send no pol
itIcians there; or creatures Of corpora
tlons; or members who would stamp the
impress Of communism or anarchy on
the constitution of the X. of L.; or men
who will not promise to do their part
to enact just laws and render obedience
TO them when passed; and no members
because Of their 6ne speech or oratory.
Tn short II would appear that Mr.. Pow
sierly would rule out as delegates the
"blatherskites" and dead beats of the
order. No doubt his standard is the
correct one, and it is to be hoped that
the Richmond convention will be made
up Of the kind Of men he can suggest.
Us says nothing about beer guzzlers.
tut thsy should be ruled out, tov.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

DIR. Richmond, the crazy patent-med.
icine man, of SC. Joseph, Mo-, shot and
killed Col Il VI. Strong, business man
nger Of tho Herald of that city, on the
nth inst. Col. Strong had been Rich
mcnd's attorney in law suit, which
was decided against him, and this
angored the client, ana being crazy
anyway, his passion was uncomfortable.
Last winter Richmond suddenly dis
appeared, leaving his coat and hat on
the ice in the river, to create the i'm
preston that no was drowned; but he
turned up in Chicago few weeks since.
lie had been adjudged insane a few
days before committing the murder,
and should have been confined in an
asylum. IL Is al@ays safe to confine a
crazy man before he has an opportuni-
" OF doing harm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
ABOVE PAR!
Barber County Bonds Sell for 1857 Premium
Showing that the Credit Of the County, is
First Class!

Yesterday, June oath, the county
commissioners sold twenty-five thous-
and dollars of Barber county court
house and Jail bonds to the highest
bidder and realized for the lot, in cash
S25,S9S.0O, or premium of 1857. The
successful bidder was c. l.. Daley, rep
resenting Jarvis, Conklin & CO., Of
Kansas City, Mo. Ills competitors
were representatives of the First Ma
tional bank. and the McNeal, Little
Il Thompson bank of Medicine Lodge;
Post, Martin q Co., of New York: 5.
a. Keen & Co., of Chicago; Splitter &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, and the Exchange
National bank, of Atchison, Kansas.
The-last three bids were as follows:
McNeal, Little Il Thompson 1891 pre-
MUM First National bank, 1892 and
Jarvis, ConkliR & Co., 1898, and the
last named were declared the best bid
ders. Their representative immediate
ly deposited a check for one-tenth of
the purchase money.
This is good showing Tor Barber
county. 1t is most satisfactory refu-
tation of the prediction that the court
house and Jail bonds would not bring
as cents on the dollar. and it proves
conclusively that Barber county scrip
is worth one hundred cents on the dol
lar hereafter.
The county has population of H..
600; taxable wealth of s., OOO, 900, and
is rapidly growing.
The bonds sold are of the denomina-
ton of coo each; bearing per cent
interest, payable semi-annually, at the
fiscal agency of the state in the city of
New York, and have thirty years to
run.
When the $4,000 in bonds of this
township sold, a few weeks since, for
99f we were all happy, and now we re-
joice more than ever.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
REMARKABLE DEATH.
y Living Snake Fourteen Inches Long
Pulled From the Mouth of n Boy.


Lewiston (Me.) Journal
The almost incredible story recently
printed about the death of BOY near
Grand Falls from hemorrhage caused by
pulling from his mouth live snake which
had grown to his flesh proves to be liter
ally true. The lads name was George
Murichson, and his age was eight years
He was a bright little fellow whom every.
body liked. He lived with his parents on
a farm about four miles from the town.
Early last winter the boy began to act
strangely. He had n most voracious APP
petite, and it was almost impossible for
him to get enough to eat. His friends be.
came alarmed about him, and sent for
physicians. The case was a puzzling one
to all the local doctors. The physicians
began dosing him for worms, but the win
ter wore on, and the boy grew worse and
worse.
Finally, one day he felt something
crawling up from his stomach into his
throat. The boy almost choked to DEATH
for the crawling creature tried ineffectu-
ally to come out by the nasal passage. In
short time the snake (for such il was)
forced its way up the boys throat and
stuck IFS head out of bis mouth. The lads
sister, who was near by, saw the head of
a kissing snake protruding and shaking its
head from side to side. The reptile then
drew back into the boys mouth. Very
soon the snake stuck his head out a second
time, and his little sister made grab at
it and pulled from the poor little fellows
mouth live snake fourteen inches long
with piece Of flesh attached to his tail
nearly as largo as hens egg. The boy
lived but a short time after the snake was
taken from him, dy Ing Of violen. hemor-
rhage. 1t is supposed by his friends that
the little fellow had laid down in some
field and gone to sleep, and the snake had
crawled down his throat. The strange
reptile has been preserved in alcohol and
will probably be sent TO some collection Of
medical curiosties.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25
HARMED. KANSAS. june Eth. 1856.

At meeting of the Congressional
Democratic Central committee of the
Seventh congressional district, held in
this city, it was resolved that the
convention to nominate a candidate
for congress in this district, be held at
Larned on Tuesday, July 18th, 1885, at
ten o clock a. 10.
The following basis of representa-
ton was agreed upon: That each or
gained and unOrganized county in the
district be allowed one delegate and
one alternate, and one delegate and
one alternate for each two hundred
votes and each fraction thereof east for
Hon. III. NJ. Bickel, candidate for con-
gress in 1881, which gives the following
vote:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

The court house and Jail completed
Will cost less-t than $4,000.
A home man will build the court house
and the money will be expended at home.
DIR. Miller, who purchased the New
kirk place this week, is figuring on two
other quarter-sectlons and some valua-
BILE town lots.
Come TO think OF it, and Medicine
Lodge capitalists have confidence in
Barber county bonds One firm bid
SS9l premium and another firm $500 pre-
MUM for the S25,e0O court house bonds
yesterday. Only few weeks since, a
home firm gaze par fox lot Of tom
ship bonds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-06-25

The hail storm In Comanche county
last Thursday, the 18th inst, was very
severe, and In strip six miles wide,
including Nescatunga, the orchards and
crops were badly damaged. A sprig
which was cut from an apple tree near
Nescatunga, ana brought 10 this Office
10y Dr. stout, was half stripped Of It's
bark hy the hail.