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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-09-26

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF BARBER. co.
In the District Court of Barber county, State
of Kansas
III. r. Lewis, Plaintiff,
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sHERIFFs SALE.

GEO w. STEVENS.
Sheriff of barber county, Kans.
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sHERIFF's SALE.

Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas
q. NJ. MARTIN. attorney for Plaintiff. !
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STATE OF KANSAS,
BARBER COUNTY,
In the District Court of Barber county, in tn,
State OF Kansas.
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FACTS FROM FLsKE.

The letter of acceptance of Gen. Gin
ton Ii. Fiske. prohibition candidate for
president, has been made public and from
1t We make extracts that must be of in
terest to those of our readers who are
for free blankets and clothing as against
free whiskey and free tobacco. He
says:
The first concern of good govern
ment, said the recent national repuD-
hcan convention at Chicago, lis The
virtue and sobrlety OF the people and
the purity of the home" Revenue,
then, IS not goYernment's chief concern,
whether coming from internal taxation
or from "a tariff on importatIons; and
any source of revenue which discounts
the virtue and sObriety of the people"
and begets impuTIty in the home, should
be the first object assailed by every
party protesting TO seek good govern
ment, while the revenue derived from
special sources should be the first to be
tOreSwOrn-nOt alternatively, for sake
of "a protective tariff, but positively for
sake OF protection dearer and more Wit
al than the tariff can ever yield.
Had L not left the republication par
ty four years ago, should be compelled
to leave II now, when, after reading the
words haYe quoted, from a resolution
supplemental TO but not included i'll its
platform, and find IN these words my
own idea of the governments ''chief
concern" set forth, search the long
platform through in vain to find con-
cemnatlOn of the saloon, or hint of
purpose to assail it, or any sign of NOR
al consciousness that the saloon is a
curse and its income too unhOly for the
nation to share. If this is its chief
concern" that party does not deserve
the support of men who love good gov
eminent and would see it maintained.
The republican party knows to day,
and knew at Chicago in June, that the
public surplus, which in 1884 it declared
dangerous, and then proposed to reduce,
comes about 80 per cent. of it from a
source more dangerous than the SUI plus
the Liquor traffic, When the greatest
statesman declared, in 1888, that it is
better to tax whiSkeY than farms and
hOmesteads and shops, he knew, as he
and his colleagues now know, that to
tax whiskey is to tax farms and home
Steads and shOps-since it is always
these which pay the taX-that nine
tenths of the surplus represents want in
the home, impurity in the home life,
crime on the street, paralysis in the
shop and an impaired demand for the
products of the farm. These men must
know these things, for these things are
plain as the multiplication table. And
they must realize that the swift way
TO reduce the surplus is to end the nat
iOnal policy of revenue from liquor;
that the right way is to end it by declar-
ing the manufacture, importation,
transportation and sale thereof public
crimes against good government, and
by prohibiting and punlshing them as
| SUCH
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HaEslton Happenings.

Jasper Quick sold three calves and one year
ling to s. 5. Robinson for $50.
j. s. Anglin sold his corn and miIlet crop to
NJ. o. WILDER for S75.
w. d. Anglin sold his crop to A. NJ. Cunning
ham for $780,
I. A. Clark sold his farm four miles north
west of Hazelton 10 DIR. Erwin for $500
t. j. Fox sold his corn crop to s. S. Robinson
for $50.
S. s. Robinson sold d. r. Smith four calves
for $50.
J. A. McPhee and John Weaver each sold W.
l.. Gamble leo acres of land two miles south Of
town. Consideration for the half section 1880.
Jasper Quick sold Ben. Tyler three milk cows
for s75.
HAY Habbcrsett bought milk COW for $50.
One of Dave Boughman's children is quite
sick with brain fever. DIR. Erwin is In attend
ance.
DIR. SHILLING got 1871 bushels of wheat from
"a acres
}. A. Mckenzie has been appointed city mar
shall
Fifteen mills for interest and seven for ex-
pcnses Is the city levy. Only twenty-five mills
Frank Flowers and ID. X. Smith each lost a
COW Saturday from an overdose of millet and
cane.
F. A Smith is improving his city property
by building porch
DIR. Hungate was over from Conway Springs
the other day TO see Mrs. Reed who is stiIl
under treatment. The pr. wears a Cleveland
hat.
Jasper Quick will start 20 Plat county, I'LL
nois, in a few days to make his future home
and fortune.
4. T. Pool writes back from Ohio that he got
there all right and Is well pleased
Croll, Harrington Co. have added 20 the
Appearance of their store by having some let
tering done on their front glass.
Cunningham Blackburn have gone TO Gar
Held, kans., after a herd OF cows.
A union labor fellow came over from Harper
county the other day and came very near talk
ing some of our business men to death. He
thinks Kansas and Texas are sure to go union
labor this fall We had felt for several days
that Texas and Kansas were becoming rather
shakey. IL there is anything that is greater
than the faith OF an ordinary politician please
let US hear OF It soon.
Last Tuesday. In company with Charles
SEWER. we drove up to the capitol of Barber
We noticed between Hazelton and sharon soune
tolerable good corn and some almost worthless.
After we passed Sharon a mile or so the corn
began TO show up better and from that ON 10
the Lodge the crop is a fair orc. Some fields
WIN make 70 bushels per acre and scarcely any
viii fan below 20 bushels. There are quite a
number Of fields that look as though the aver
age would not fan below 50 Bushels, ana when
tue large acreage Is considered It is very evident
that there viii be surplus IN that portion OF
the county Of no small amount.
There ought TO soon be a good demand for
the NJ. D's-. Judging from the amount Of wafer
melons that are beingsold. One firm sold over
go last week and there are sin two firms 10
hear froHl besides what We stole. but that is a
secret now. Me WI eloss and cat that melon
We brought homo about 10 O'Clock last night.
II You we're here, Mr. EaitoF. we would tell YOU
where We got Il andIet yousampleit w.c.A.
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NONE BETTER.

Kansas City Times, AugWt 9th:
Good nominations are going to be the
source OF heavy democratic gains in
Kansas. The example set at Leayen-
worth OF picking the best men without
regard to political combinations has
been followed generally through the
state. We hear of only exceptionally
strong candidates in all the counties.
Among them no better man is to be
found than the candidate for the state
senatorship in the Thirty eighth dis
trict. At the convention held in Cold
water Hon. William IL. Carter, of Com
anche county, was nominated by ac-
clamation.
Missouri democrats are familiar
with the face of Mr.. Carter. Up to a
couple OF years ago he was one of the
most respected citizens and prominent
democrats of Lafayette county. In
the legislative session of 1885 he held
ut Jefferson City the honorable and re-
SpOnSiDle position of chairman of the
ways and means committee. His in
iluence and abilities were thrown with
effect on the side of the people. He
was one of the leaders i'm the Fifth dis
trict for a good railroad law and for the
regulation of elevator charges. When
his attention was directed to the on
pressive school book monopoly, he at
once framed bill for bringing the com
bine under state regulation and but for
the powerful lobby sent to Jefferson
CITY by the Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co.
people. he would have carried the meas
ure through both houses. Mr.. Carter
Is democrat OF the old school, a ready
speaker and student of politics. Being
farmer he has probed the effect of the
present tariff upon his business. When
ne goes out among the voters of his
district he will speak of the tariff nc
one who knows.
kansas democrats are laying their
party foundations broad and deep this
year. The campaign will be memorable
for the quality of the candidates.
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KEEP A STYFF Upper ZIP

The trouble about too many Barber
county citizens Is that they insist ON
gauging the corn crop of the entire
county by their own immediate neigh
borhood. For instance, this week. we
met an honest old soul who insisted
that the county was in very poor way
and would not raise more than a quar-
ter of a good crop. We asked him if he
had been out west, in the Deerhead
country? No. Had he been down the
river? No. Over I'm the Sharon and
Nine Cottonwood valleys? No. Tn
Elm creek or over ON Mule creek? No.
Then, we asked, chow do you know
the county is so poorly offY'' Gwen.
l judge the county by my own place
and won't get one fourth of what I
calculated on six weeks ago." was his
reply.
The truth of the matter is that every
day convinces us that Barber county
will have corn to sell and keep. Men
who, two weeks ago, came to town with
long faces, declaring that they would
not raise enough to feed their team S.
are now coming in smiling and happy.
One man who told us on the Both of
July that he would not raise anythIng
came in smiling on the sth of August
seated on a great load of big, sound
corn AHA acknowledged that he would
have enough to feed his a.g herds, his
hogs and his horses and besides ne vas
ready TO contract 1,O00 bushels. We
have met with dozen men who report
ed a similar experience.
II everybody would quit talking about
the hard times that are to come; il
everybody would declare that his neigh
borhood is 10 be the most prolific this
year Of any other il everybody would
only bear good reports, the county
would be better Of
Barber county will raise ZOO bushels
Of corn this year to where it Eaised 100
bushels last year.
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reader %, De surprised to observe that the highest
ne law ana that the rate for 1913 Wash
Mills
of
of
will the student
best can briefly the history the enacted
eIe are TWO Kinds OF taI and ad valore specific
duty dollars worth
xof
about the goods
leYied still different
ceRtSa pound plus the 80 per cent If past tariffs
what the taxes shall be articles of the several classes
which the couldn't
thought
the cotons he did
lOnal make this
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FARM FOR ALMOST NOTHING.
For Thirty Days Only.

The northwest of section l. town
ship 81, range 10 west, in Sharon town
ship; 100 acres of good land; 40 acres
In good corn; 50 acres nice meadow: 50
acres IN pasture; 7 acres oats; 8 acres
of peanuts, potatoes. garden, trees.
buildings, etc; good house ISX24: 10
oot-posts; foot cellar, with Is inch
wall, wing 12xl2; good hog pasture
with plenty of water, two good wells:
Thousands OF eottonwOods. hundreds
OF peach trees, some bearing, 300 ash
leaf maple. 500 walnuts, $50 mulberry
100 apple, pear, plum, cherry. crabap-
pie, apricot. grapes, etc. Also good
out buildings for stock; granary; ~
miles east OF Medicine Lodge. miles
northeast of Sharon. y miles from
Inyo post office, miles from school.
Ii sold within thirty DAYS crops will
be included. Price $1,000. $1,000 to
Temain on place 5000 I'm stock and the
remainder in cash. Call at said farm
or address NJ. III. WHITE.
Inyo, Harper Co., Ks. CAT
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

MEDICINE LODGE, August l. 1888.
delegate convention of the democracy of
Barber county is hereby called to meet in the
court house at Medicine Lodge at = O. clock, p NJ.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1888,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
Representative. Probate Judge, District Clerk
County Attorney and Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction and for the purpose of electing
new central committee for the ensuing year.
AT the same time the delegates from the Sec
ond Commissioner district will nominate
candidate for County Commissioner.
The basis of representation fixed by the
central committee at its meeting April 2I, 1885,
allows one delegate and one alternate for
every Is votes OF fraction of or more cast for
ID. j. Aber at the election i'm November 1887,
provided that each voting precinct De allowed
one delegate. This gives the several precincts
the following number of delegates:
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PRECINCT.

1t Is further ordered that the primaries for
selecting the delegates to the county conven-
ton be held at the usual voting places in the
precincts at four O'Clock p N. on
Thursday 30, 1888,
and IL is requested that each precinct commit
teeman be present and see that the primaries
are properly organized and conducted.
All voters. regardless of past party asiliations
but who desiIe ,arin reform and redu ctIons as
indicated by Mr.. Cleveland's message, who be-
heve in simplicity and economy of govern
ment .'of the people, by the people and for the
people" who desire retrenchment and reform
in county expenditures and who prefer exist
ing in the living present rather than in the
dead past, are earnestly iHYited to cooperate
with ms in the primaries and convention.
r l. 0BRYAN. Chairman.
Aye. ScHluBr. Seeeeiala.
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Mr.. BLAINEON Low TARIFFs.

llilaincs Twenty Years I'm Congrcss.'l
The tariff Of 1870 uds yielding abundant
Tercnue, and nc business of nc country
tods in a G0u-iStingcO Money be.
can,e rcry abundant after he year 1872;
large enterprises icorc undertaken, spCcula-
ton icds prcrdleHt, and, for considerable
period, ne prosperity Of me country ,cas
general and apparently genuine. after
1852 ne democrats had almost undisputed
control NJ hc government, and had grad.
Uolly become he free trade party. The
principles inrolred in ne tariff Of ISIC
seemed for the time 10 be so entirely Uindi-
cdted and aDprOrcd hat resistance 10 q
ceased. n0r only among hc people, DIT
among NE pr0iCctirc economists, and oren
among DC manufacturers 10 large crtent.
So general ,Cds his acq,desencc that ia
1856 dPrOttctire tariff ,ras not suggested or
crcR hiHtcd at by any one Of me three par
ties 'chich presented presidential candi-
dates. 10 ,cas not surprising, therefore,
that IN 1851 ne duties IccrC placed lotrcr
han they had been since LSfs.
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PUBLICATION NOTICE.

STATE OF KANSAS.
BARRIER COUNTY.
In the District Court Of BARRIER county, i'm the
State Of Kansas.
! The kansas National Loan Company.
Plaintiff,
William b. Smith. Emily A Smith and
A :. Woods, Defendants
THE defendant. A. s. Woods. will take notice
1 that on the 9Th day of August, 1883 The
Kansas National Loan Company a cC,f.ror,s tion
plaintiff heren. flied IL petition in the District
1ourt OF BARTER county Kansas. against him
the object and prayer Of which is 10 foreclOse a
certain mortgage executed bS WlliaIa Is. Smith
and Emily A. Smith us wifs, defendants here
in. to Hiral. " Lesgis AMI sold AMI q signed by
said Lewis TO the plainiif herein, nr8n the fol-
lowing described real estate situated in the
county OF Barber aad state OF Kansas to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter and the southeast qnafferof the so,,fh-
west quarter OF section ttirty-five CS5l township
thirty-three CD south. range foGrteen IA west
ana the west half of the northeast quarter ~
section tiEo 60 In township tbirfy-fc.ir CA sc,,sh
range fourteen IA west. 10 secure tho
OF two certain p-olniss2ry ne:rs sash for the
sum OF Twepis foss1 collars both dated
March let so aid o.c resnnnfsyeiv
on tips fst dry - September 1851 and ths,
INST day % Aafeti i7ss. There = nnw due and
uaIzd on said notes and In1TeRgrs the sufne
or Twenty fefs doitars gtt.i interest ~ tie
rate OF Twelve pei cfsit. Der anusl4a from fha
~ Gay ~ september ~ and rhc further susu
Of Twenty DIR leilsEs ssith interest FROM tht,
first day Il Asrg4l I-e r. vsllca StIsls rla5n-
fin pras-s Tor ; decree THAT the defendants 10
f,lu,isa 70 pay the Sarse or ttGf said premises
ne sod - rs.fisfy s7e anssink fotg1d due SaId
Iest5sia1t \ ; Weosis VIII further take notice
taf ne must csss var said E.tl-fs., ~, - hsfrp
ton MI X iskssfl ss tr,ae ana 5,laa-1nei,t Tor
piilss.tln 4 ssia attsfn Isr ia ssIsest on notes
ana ferlsclo lre ~ mortgage ssi IL rendered
accordingly
sRAAsK HOLMES.
hy :. l. At.LzS. Deputy.
~ ssannonk shannon. Attys. Tor Pin.
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Maxwell, alias Brooks, the young
Englishman who murdered his friend
Preller. ut the Southern hotel, st. Louis,
April. 1885, and hid the body in a trunk,
was hung last Friday. Up to the last
moment strong pressure was brought
ON the governor to induce him 10 grant
further time and the execution was.
postponed two hours. Maxwell was a
cold-blooded murderer and he met the
tate he deserved.
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A Farm for Almost Nothinq i!

We will sell the southeast quarter OF SOUTH
east quarter section Z, southwest quarter OF
southwest quarter section northwest quar-
of northwest quarter section II and north
east quarter section Is, township 80. range I3
being 100 acres choice land, fenced all around
with wire fence, II miles southwest of Medi-
oine Lodge, at hea6watersof Little Mule creek,
for $4,000, one-third cash, balance in years.
Address KANSAS NATIONAL LOAN Co,
6-tf Wichita X ansag
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An Anderson, Indiana, poet has put
James Whitcomb Riley's rhyme INTO
good use I'm the following:
Fur instance. take the tariff plank. fur men
like mo an you.
Who labor fur our families. an never smoke
and chcw:
While the high-bsod city Teller whifs an smokes
bis fire. cigar,
We must pay the tax on blankets 0ias; vas lev
led In the war.
An the same ON salt an sugar an the roof
above our head;
With free whisky an tbacker I'm afraid, jest
rs l said.
That thorcll be little fallin of In price of
Harrison stock.
when the frost l. on the punkin an the fod-
dors IN the shook.
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The Kansas City cattle market of
Monday Is thus reported: Receipts,
5000; shipments, 400. Choice COWS and
steers, strong to &c higher; common
dull. Good to choice corn fed, 5000
$50; common TO medium S3.25(d4.75;
stockers and feeders, Sl.6Oa3.65; grass
range steers, Sl.6OG3.65; cows Sl.25Cq
$50.
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The farmers along the Arkansas
river, east OF Garden City, are consider
ably troubled because the water does
not low through that stream as former
Iy. II is said that there is not as much
water IN the Arkansas river now as is
IN the Medicine river at this place.
The trouble is attributed TO the numer-
Gus irrigating bitches that haFo been
dug In eastern Colorado and western
Kansas, tapping the river. The at
fention Of Senator Plumb has been
called to the matter and he is now in
vestigating it, though it is his opinion
that there is no remedy for the people
living along the river east Of the irriga-
ling bitches.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-15

Attention Is directed to the compre-
hensiye history Of the tariff published
in this issue of the INDEX. IT is an
article that should be carefully preser-
we'd by every reader, for the tariff issue
is a subject that will oyershadow all
others during the next four years. Any
one can understand the table prepared
by Mr. Philpott and published to-day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-15

The people OF Clark county cannot
do wiser thing than to elect John L.
Lee,of the Clark county Clipper, as their
district clerk. We have known him
quite awhile and If there is truer or
better man m the state we have never
met him. AS an Office holder we imag-
inc he would be faithful, competent and
obliging and what more could be expect
edy We are hoping to hear of HIM be-
ing successful I'm November.
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The Harper Daily Sentinel suspended
publication last week. IL had been
running four years. 1t does not pay
to publish a daily paper in a weekly
town. Knowing this, the INDEX has
never thought daily would not pay in
Medicine Lodge.
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United States Marshal Jones arrested
Sam. Robinson, G. +. Cook, Orrin Cook,
j. Il. Chamberlain, NJ. Ridgley, A. NJ.
Donald, and j. w. Calvert, of Hugoton.
Kans., last week and took them to
Topeka to answer to the charge of con-
spiracy IN the killingof the four Woods
dale citizens in -Mans-Land. The
prisoners were arraigned before United
states commissioner and bound over
until october Sth when the u. 5. dis
trict court will consider their cases.
There is a belief that the prisoners can
not be punished tor their crime. Two
companies of soldiers haYe been kept at
WoOdsdale and two at Hugoton aud the
other four have been allowed to go
home. There will not likely be any Sc
riOus trouble in Stevens county while
the soldiers are there; but number of
killings must occur and new men must
take charge of the affairs i'm that county
before there will ever be any perma-
nent prosperity noticeable.
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IL is now proposed to grant Mrs. Sher-
idan pension of 5000 per annum.
The widow of private gets but 5000
per annum. 1t is the policy now to
make the rich richer and have the poor
foot the bills.
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TRANsPER LINZ

j. q. Gano Is the manager of the sou,b
western Bus aud Transfer Line. Busses and
baggage wagons meet every train passe1lvs.r
and freight. Delivers freight and express in
any part of the city Leave orz.crs an .ba
ONCE of G. G Taliaferro, OF at the bus barn on
Kansas avenue. west.
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GovEHNoR

GOVERNOR
JOHN MARTIN. OF shawnee.
LIEUTENANT-GOvERN
W. r.. FRASfUs. Of Cloud.
SECRETARY or STATE
A. g.. THURMAN. of Labcttc.
STATE AUDITOR
W. ~. WiLHO1T, OF Miami.
STATE TREASURER
W. u. WHITE. of Morris.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
C.F. DfFFENBACHEH. Of Barton.
SUIT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
A. n. COLE. OF Phillips.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
W. T.. CAMPBELL. of sedgcwiok.
ron CONGREss
e.. =. EBEY, OF Scdgcwick.
ron STATE SENATOR
wI ". GARTER Of Comanche.
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Sam Wood, the old Stevens county
fraud is writing letters to the press
now in the endeayor to show that he is
a man without sin and even above sus-
niciOn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-15

Editor Bent Murdock, of Eldorado,
has been nominated for the state SEN
ate.
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DISCRIMINATION NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given thar the lew irr, 81
Denfon 4 1Dpes has been dissplyeu. ~ nsgi,Iaf
consent " = DKNToR
Al joss
Medicine Lodge. kans-, Aug. ], Isss. ia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-15

The ST. Louis Republic claims that
Francis has more than enough delegates
20 nominate him ON the first ballot.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-15

The state democratic central COM
mittee met in Topeka yesterday to ar.
range the details of the campaign.
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Barber county does not manufacture
wire, cloth or lumber, but it uses these
things and pays from 10 to 60 per cent.
tariff for the privilege