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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Good progress is being made in the
preparation of the tariff bill i'm con-
gress, and it is expected that it will be
presented inside of two weeks. A
Washington dispatch says that it is I'M
derstood that the bill is being framed
with view of gaining as large a sup
port as possible for the measure. There
will doubtless be some compromises
but none of these will be of nature
calculated to dodge the issue so plainly
laid down in the presidents message
The committee have not yet fully
agreed upon the cut they will recon-
mend in the sugar duties. AS previ
ously stated in these dispatches, the re-
duction of those duties may 90 as far a:
% per cent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08


Kiowa Journal: "Word was receiv-
ed at this place the first of the week an
nOuncing the killing of Bud Moore, at
TascOsa, Texas. 1t will be remember
ed that Bud Moore who, at one time
was foreman of the Spade Ranch, and
was arrested in Kiowa last fall charged
with hOrsestealing and afterwards
jumped his bond, and left for parts I'M
known. BY some it Is claimed, that
the report is a hoax, while others are
inclined to believe it. The reports are
very meager, and from what we can
learn, Moore was engaged In a game of
cards when an alteration arose, when
the stranger drew revolver and shot
Moore in the head killing him almost
instantly. Moore comes from respecta-
bic family in Tennessee, and was we'll
thought of in this country until the
past two years, since which time he has
been assOciating with the very lowest
of gamblers, horsetheives. and other of
the same class"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
WASHINGTON Norr.

ACTING LAND COMMISSIONER SToCKsLAaER
has written letter TO the citizens Of Butte,
Mont, quieting their fears regarding the
patenting Of mineral lands to the Northern
Pacific railroad.
The President has been invited to visit
Jacksonville, Fla, on the 22d. He said he
desired to go if his duties would permit
The President has approved the suspen-
sion Of Jesse Lee Hall from the office of
agent for the Kiowa and Comanche In
dams.
The rumor current recently that the
President had sent the draft of the fisher
les treaty with Canada to the Senate is de-
MED by the President and Secretary Bay
ard.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has approved the
Dill for bridge at Burlington, Iowa, across
the Mississippi.
SENIOR SoUzA Rosa. Portuguese Minis.
ter to China, has been appointed Minister
at Washington, to succeed Senior No
gueiras, who recently died.
The public debt statement for January
showed a decrease during the month OF
SIS, 3S7, 800.
The President has approved last year. s
Deficiency bill and the measure making
appropriations to carry into effect the Ag-
ricultural Experiment Stations bill.
The President has approved and promul-
gated revision of the Civil-Service rules
which makes several very important
changes in the system of appointments
upon tests Of fitness applied 10 applicants
for places in the departments at Washing.
ton and in the classified customs ofices
and post-offices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Owing to the alarming frequency of
attacks of robbers upon mail trains up
on sparsely settled routes in the far
west, and the almost constant peril in
which lives of postal employees are plac-
ed by these maranders, the postoffice
department has determined to arm, at
the expense of the government, every
postal employe on these exposed routes,
with weapons of the most effective kind.
They will be supplied with abundance
of ammunition and every convenience
necessary for prompt work, and will
thus be prepared to successfully defend
themselves and mails from the attacks
of these road agents" however skill.
fully planned or Unexpectedly made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

BELMONT, o., Feb. 5-Abraham Arnold
was firing up heavily TO get up steam Of
saw mill near here yesterday when a pecu-
liar noise came from the valve. Becoming
frightened Arnold went to his father, who
was at the saw, and told him to go to the
boiler room. Hardly had they exchanged
places when the explosion occurred. The
elder Arnold was struck by piece OF the
boiler and had his head torn from his
shoulders. Three other men were killed
and three more terribly scalded. The mill
was a total wreck.
READING, Pa, Feb. 6-The shutting down
of so many furnaces for want of coal has
caused misery in an unexpected quarter.
There being no demand for ore, many of
the iron ore mines along the East Pennsyl
vania railroad have closed down. The
miners, who have large families received
but from seventy five to ninety cents Der
day, and are, consequently, even when
working, in almost abject poverty. About
thirty OF them, with large families, have
been compelled to seek admittance to the
Berks and Lehigh County poor houses un
til work is resumed.
WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 6-Ycsterday
morning about three o'clock Jack Gregg
and Link Mills, noted gamblers. broke open
the trent door Of a house OF ill-famo and
were greeted by volley from Bill Sparr, q
lover OF the mistress of the den. The fire
was returned, and ten shots were fired be
fore it was again quiet. Gregg, according
to his physicians. is mortally wounded, and
not expected to live until morning. Mills
is suffering from a very painful wound in
the left thigh, and Spar has ball in his
left arm.
FALMOUTH, Mass, Feb 6-The United
States revenue cutter Albert Gallatip
he.
Woods Hole harbor yesterday afternoon.
The Gallatiu had been down the sound and
on her return struck the bow of the Dexter
with considerable force, receiving the
worst damage, two of her boats being
stove in, her rigging torn out by the Dex.
ter's bowsprit and other damage done The
Dexter was not damaged.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. 6-John Ward, q
section hand, was run over and killed bv
an engine yesterday afternoon on the Kan.
sas City, St Joseph & Council Bluffs road
on Fifth street near the bridge. He at.
tempted to Jump on the front OF the en-
CINE. but fell under the wheels and wa.
terribly mangled. He resided here and wa.
unmarried.
MEMPHIS, Feb. s.-The steamer Lee
Howell, running between Helena, Ark.
and Friars Point, Miss. sunk three mile.
above the latter place Friday afternoon
| Her cargo was composed of 80, 600 shingles
$1,000 feet of lumber and 1000 empty OF
sacks. Both the boat and cargo will prove
| total loss.
| LANSING, Mich, Feb. 5.-"Old Buck
skim" the horse rode by Lieutenant l.. B.
Baker, of this city in the pursuit aud cap
ture of j. Wilkes Booth, died here to-day.
His skin will be mounted and placed or
exhibition In the museum
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
Valley Short Stops.

V. c. Sleeper has re-rented his place
TO J. Van Benthusen. . Thomas Edes
is improving his place by erecting a new
blacksmith shop. b. L. Williams is
teaching writing class at the Valley
school house. . Scarcity of feed near
Amber has caused Mr.. Wheat to buy
Lee Briley's shock corn and will feed il
on Mr.. Wanderers place. Joshua
Sechrest has lost several head of cattle
this winter. lie believes in saving corn
to raise a crop of hides. The exhibit
ton at the Valley school house last
Friday night was grand success
Every one performed their part so per-
feet that no liars" were noticeable. The
occasion was enlivened by music from
four violins, played by skillfuI players
Miss Yeagle, the teacher did her best
to please all. 4 large crowd was pres
ent numbering between one hundred
and one hundred and fifty.
WIDOW PEACH RIOssOM-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

1t was announced In Kansas City
this week that Chas. Goodnight, of
Texas, and L. r. Moore, OF Kansas
City had purchased of Lady Adair, of
Ireland, and others, the celebrated
Quitequa ranch, in the Panhandle of
Texas, paying for the same S7OO.OOO
cash. The ranch includes 10000 acres
of decided land, 100000 acres of leased
land, all under fence. 1t is stocked with
over 10000 head of high grade cattle
all of which we're carefully counted be-
fore being received. The ranch is the
best fitted as to water and fences in the
west.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
THE EAQT

ONE Of the large furnaces Of the Brook
Ign Iron Company at Reading, Pa, has
been closed because Of the scarcity of
coal.
HARTLEY & GRAHAM, New York gun
makers, have bought the Remington works
at Ilion, n. Y, for $50, 900 at public auc-
ton.
THREE non-union shoemakers, Of Roches-
ter, N. Y, were attacked and severely
beaten by strikers recently.
BIZ the explosion of a can Of blasting
powder in Polish boarding house at Gal
litzsn. Pa, the other night, the place was
demolished and four men badly hurt
UNSUCCESSFUL attempts were made to re-
sumo work at the Reading collieries at
Mount Carmel, Pa, on the LIST.
The employees Of the Cambria Iron Com
pany, of Pittsburgh, Pa, did not strike
when the ten per cent. reduction went into
effect
The New York Stock Exchange Commit
tee has decided to recommend the dealing
in petroleum on the exchange, pipe line
certificates being added to the stock list
A GREAT fire occurred at Buffalo, n. Y,
on the 1st originating in the store Of
Barnes, Hengerer & Co., on Main street,
The fire destroyed 81, 250, 600 worth OF prop
erty
THE jury in the famous Paine will case of
New York City were unable to agree and
were discharged.
JOSEF HOFFMAN. the boy pianist. was OK.
amined by Mayor Hewitt at New York on
alleged statements that he was being over
worked. He was in good health and spirits,
and Hewitt decided that he might give four
performances weekly.
GRoRGE l. FINKLE, leader in the famous
anti-rent war in the Hudson and Mohawk
valleys in lS44-43, died al New York on the
LIST, aged eighty one.
The cause OF the fire in the children'e
hospital at New York recently has been
/ Traced t9 one of the girls, whom the physi-
CLANS think is afflicted with pyromanis-
The Reading Company,s collIery al
/ North Ashland. Pa, started up on the 81
! with thirty-one hands.
A RIOT took place at Shenandoah, Pa, on
the Sd, the strikers attacking a number OF
men under escort of police who were going
to work at the coal mines. Several shots
were fired, one or two persons being
wounded. A Justices court was wrecked
by the Infatuated mob
| JAMES REDPATH was reported better in
New YORK. He wrote friend that though
! the doctors said he was going to die, be was
/ going to pull through, as he intended 70
live to see the Henry George doctrine
I adopted.
THBEE persons were killed recently ai
6teamburg Station, y. p, by train being
thrown from the track by q broken frog.
Several other persons were injured.
A TERRIFIC explosion If gas occurred the
other night at slope No. l, at Nantlcoke,
Pa Four men were badly burned. namely
David Evans, John Grifith, Joe Diber and
Anthony Milalxy.
A GREAT six-days go-as-yon-plesse race
started at Madison square garden, New
York. on the night OF the 5th-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

TIE stove manufacturers sess..- -
Cincinnati have reelected ID. NJ Thomas
secretary and have decided to restrict the
number OF patterns of stov.s hereafter
THE boiler VI portable sawmill on John
Bolan's farm near Barnesvilie, O., ex ploded
The other dee, killing two men and injuring
four others
Two miners were overcome by gas in
the Germania shaft near Hurley, Wis, re-
Gently and fell to the bottom, being in
stantly killed
The steamship Belgic arrived at San
Francisco on the I'd with four cases OF
smallpox on board.
MOTIONS for new trials for Gov and
Bernhamer, the convicted indianapolis tally
sheet forgers, have been made in the Uni
ted States district court
CHARLES HoAG, the man who named the
village Of Minneapolis, Mimi, died on the
ID
EARLY the other morning several bust
ness blocks, including the post-office and
Gdzette office at CORTLAND. o., were de-
stroyed by fire. Half the business places
in the village were burned and none Of the
contents were saved.
Two freight trains were wrecked near
Chippewa Falls, Wis, the other night
No one was killed, but much damage was
done.
The Peru zinc mine near Galena ILL.,,
which has been idle for over a year, IS to
be operated again, zinc having risen in
value.
HORACE g. CLEVELAND, of the firm of
Cleveland, Brown & Co, one of the most
widely known iron manufacturers in the
West died of typhoid fever at Cleveland,
o., on the Sd.
Two saw mills at Port Blakely, opposite
Seattle, W. T., and the largest on Puget
sound, burned recently. The total loss
was $3.50, COO; no insurance.
Two elderly maiden ladies named Robb
were thrown on: Of a carriage In a runaway
at Pueblo, Col, recently. One had her
neck broken and was dead In half an hour
after The other had a compound fracture
Of the right thigh, an arm broken and an
ankle dislocated.
A CORNING mill Of the Austin Powder
Company, near Cleveland, o., exploded re-
Gently. One man was instantly killed.
THE yard men of the Illinois Central rail-
road at Centralia, went out on a strike re-
Gently, but were persuaded to return to
work, pending an adjustment of difficulties.
The constables who arrested The whole
sale liquor dealers at Des MONIES, Iowa,
and then released them, have been indicted
for receiving brides
BENJAMIN E. HOPKINS, on trial at Ciucin
natl for being connected with Harper in
the Fidelity Bank frauds, was convicted by
the jury recently.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Excursions will be run into Kansas
this spring and summer by all of the
railroads, and If there ever was a time
when Barber county should be thorough
ly advertized. now is that time. The
newspapers of this city are willing and
anxious to circulate everything good
that can be said of the county; but this
can only be successfully done through
the cooperation of real estate men,
property owners and business men.
Every week, from now until next fall,
n thousand extra copies of the Medicine
Lodge papers should be seat east. We
will gladly do our part IL property own
ers will lend helping hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Kansas City Is mp TO its neck in mud,
and the newspapers are Wild on the sub
ject. II is claimed that eastern capital
lists go there and become Disguised and
refuse To buy property on account of
the miserable mud. The trouble is that
Kansas City has spread itself too much
gone ont in the country and taken in
fields that il calls parks, additions
and heights and turned country lanes
into streets and bonlevards and avenues,
To attempt TO grade or macademize
these country passage-ways would
be like making the attempt on country
roads. AS laid out now, it will be
twenty years before Kansas City streets
will be even passable.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

who Is now returning to Berlin, WIN prlng
conciliatory proposals from the Gar.
DURING perform incs at Dablin re-
Gently woman placed her head in a lions
mouth. The beast mangled her in q hor-
rible manner.
URUGUAY has adopted free trade.
1T is reported that the King of Abys-
sinia is making overtures to Italy for
peace.
EUROPEAN money markets during the
week ended February 4 were generally
dull Toward the end OF the week fall in
Government bonds took place consequent
upon the publication OF the Austro- German
treaty and the possibilities OF war.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
February showed an average decrease Of
20 compared with the corresponding week
Of last year. In New York the decrease
was Sc
The Vienna newspapers agree that the
publication of the Austro- German treaty is
the hnal edmonton to Russia from these
Governments.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

The Cherokee council passed the bill
releasing the Cherokee Strip to the
cattlemeG Ut an annual rental of Sl25,-
600, but Chief Mass vetoed the same.
The senate passed the bill oVes the veto
by vote II to 4; but the house sustain
ed the veto by vote of "a to Is. 1t is
believed that now an increased offer
will be made, perhaps as much as $780,
900 per annum, and that this amount
will be accepted. If the lease is not
made, after October LIST. next, all
of the improvements on the strip will
go TO the Cherokee nation, and as these
improvements are valued at $4,000
the cattlemen are not willing to give
them up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Kansas City Star: Meal Dow, the
father of the prohibition movement,
has been interviewed again and he
reiterates the oft-repeated story that
this party is going to sweep everything
before it. He says, however, that the
main work of the prohibltionists this
year will be done in New York, and as
that will probably help Cleveland to
carry the state and the country, the
prohibition party will be of some ser
vice in the next campaign
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
Excursions to the Panhandle.

The Southern Kansas roilroad is run
nIng half-fare excursions from Kansas
City and all intermediate points through
the Indian Territory to the Panhandle
OF Texas. Tickets are good Cor 80 days
with the privilege of stopping on at
any point along the line. Panhandle
City Is the terminus OF the line at pres
ent. Excursions will be run only ON
the following dates: Feb. sth. Feb. ed
March 9TH, March 2lst. April ~. 49, Anril
18th, May 9th, May 2Sd and June 9th.
For full particulars address S. b.
HYSEs. GENT. Passenger Agent, Law
renee, Kansas, or IL. III. CASE, Local
Agent, Medicine Lodge. Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
The grand jury at Wichita last weel

The grand jury at Wichita last week
indicted the county attorney, two jus
tees of the peace and police officer for
misconduct In Ofiice-that is, it is sup
posed, for 'monkeying" with the pro-
hibltory law. 1t also occurred that
several whisky men contributed TO a
fund raised for the ostensibIe purpose ~
buying of the attorney general and his
assistant, Mr.. HolIowell. The man
raised the fund proved TO be . fraud and
pocketing the money, $500. left the
town. Wichita is having more trouble
with its beer and whisky than 1t is hav-
ing with its many additions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

We are sorry to see that the proposed
colonization of negroes in Central
America does not meet with favor
among the colored people themselves.
This is greatly TO be regretted. We
had hoped that a general exodus might
be worked up. Not only would this
have weakened the republican party
materially, but il would have taken the
negro out of politics, provided all of
the race could have been induced to 60
south and grow up with the country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Wichita Eagle: MIR. George bold,
accompanied by his architect, Mr..
Thomas, arrived in the city Yesterday
morning. Active operations on a stu
pendous scale will commence at once.
Mr.. Dold desires to rent a residence for
the present near the stock yards. One
hundred and fifty car loads of lumber.
and brick, and stone by the hundreds of
car loads, will be contracted for i'm
mediately. They hope to commence
the work of excavation this week."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

st. Louis Republican. Western farm
ers have been raising wheat and corn
and southern farmers cotton at loss,
and bounty of - cents a bushel on
wheat. 10 cents ON corn, and S. a bale
ON cotton would be a great relief to
them. 1t would help them to compete
in the markets OF tSs Ncrld with the
wheat OF India and the cotton OF India
and Egypt, both raised by the very low
est priced pauper labor. Besides, rails
ing grain or cotton is just as commend
able and patriotic a vocation as raising
sugar or catching and curing Goldfish
and mackerel. or making thread and
undershirts, and there is not a patriotic
consideration in favor Of the one that
will not apply 10 the other.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

IIazelton Express: Elder Embry ad-
minstered the ordinance of baptism
last Sunday afternoon at the Medicine
river to a number of persons who had
made tine confession offaith, during the
meetings. We understand our Chris
tian friends are talking of erecting a
church building. This would be a
grand good move. Churches and schools
are the pride Of our land, the more the
better and all should he encouraged"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

y committee of Attica citizens was
here yesterday to confer with our people
on railroad matters. The Border road
(St. Louis and San FrancIsco) will be
be extended from Bluff City to Anthony
at once, and from there to Attica,
Medicine Lodge and on west if proper
inducements are offered. Our people
are not asleep and are taking the proper
steps i'm the matter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
sHERIFF's SALE.
STATE OF KANSAS.
k;NGMAN COUNTY.
Geppert a Stone, plaintiffs,


Geppert Stone, plaintiffs,
versus
ID. VanSlyke. defendant
In the District Court Ct kfagnan county. state
OF Kansas
pf VIRTUE of an order of sale, issued ON,
~ Of the District Court of Kingman county
Kansas, 10 me directed. In the above entitled
cause, j, George w. Stevens sheriff of Barber
county. Kansas, will on
SATURDAY. MARCH 10TH.
A. d., 1883 between the hours OF nine O'Clock
In the forenoon and five O'clock in the after.
noon of said day. at the front doorOf the courr.
house, in the city of Medicine Lodge Bar,..ss
county. state OF Kansas. offer for sale Al pub
lie auction. to the highest biCdeg. Tor cash in
hand. all the right. title 4.les interest whatso-
ever Of the said uasaed defendant I'm and TO
the foliow.Tg described lands and feuements
toni.
Lots Nos. One, Two, Three and Four, n. 9. a
~ in NanslyKe's addition To the town of Med.
icine Lodge, Barber county. Kansas
Levied upon as rhe property OF said defend
ant TO satisfy Judgment against him. in favor
OF eald Plaintiffs, for the sum Of Five Hundred
Ala TN Dollars and Five Cents, l$5Ol yO5l witt
interest at per cent from May 18th. 1857: and
Toe further sum of Thirteen Dollars and Sixty.
rive Cents f$l365J as costs of suit. together
Win the costs and expenses of this sale
0iven under my hand this, 9th day of Feb,
ruary, 1888. wv
GEORGE ". s9swENs,
Sne'in q hHyDer bounty. Kans
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

At meeting of the Kansas and Ne.
braska passenger association, last week
it was decided to grant a rate of zone
fare for round trip" to all points lie.
yond forty miles west of the Missouri
river. Excursions will be run as fol
lows: March 2lst, April 4th and 18th
May 9th and 23d and June 9th and 10Th
These rates are available to all town.
alike.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

The mud is now hardly noticed on the
public roads of Barber county, while
back east farmers can not get to town
in empty wagons. Here our people are
sowing oats aud planting potatoes,
there they won't be able to pillow or
plant for thirty days. Now is a good
time To- locate I'm Barber county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Dave Leahy's new paper, the Oklaho-
ma Commonwealth, published from the
Office of the Kiowa Herald. appeared
last week. II does not claim to be a
Kansas paper, he says, but one pub
lished solely in the interest of the Okla
hOma movement.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Every real estate agent in this city
should prepare a list of names of people
back east who have been writing here
about land, and every one of these peo-
pie should be furnished with copy of
a Medicine Lodge paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

Hon. G. T.. Cook has retired from the
Hugo, stevens county, Herald and n.
Campbell takes his place. Mr.. Cook is
one of the ablest democrats in this con-
gressional district and the time is not
far distant when he will be honored by
his party.