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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-22
SAMPLE GASES

The Republicans continue to abuse
the president for his pension vetoes.
In the last lot of IA vetoes, the presi-
dent shows up several frauds.
The act to pension the Barnes heirs
alleged the death of Barnes from disease
contracted while serving in the Florida
war Of 1910. The veto message shows
that he died from hanging.
In the case of the bill for the benefi.
of the Heiny heirs, the president found
on investigation that Heiny, who served
as teamster in the civil war, died in
1880 from falling down stairs.
The heirs of Surgeon Seyfforth claim
special pension on the ground that he
died from blood poisoning, contracted in
the service. DR.. Sargent, who attended
him at his death in 1874, made deposit
ton before the special examiner that
"he knew the deceased well, and knew
that lie had lost part of his hand, as
alleged, from septic poisoning in the
army, though he was not aware that
the poisoning had left any other effect;
that the deceased had several spells of
alcoholism after the war; that he had
heard him complain of his kidneys, but
attributed his troubles to his excuses. -
In the case of James G. White the
president says: 1.-THE records of the
War Department show that this bene-
ticiary enlisted in Kentucky regiment
September %, 1861. On the muster
roll of April 30, 1852, he is reported as
absent. On the roll of August 81, 1868.
he is mentioned as having deserted
July 10, 1862. His name is not borne
on subsequent muster-rools until it ap-
pears upon those of January and Feb
ruary, 1884, with the remark that he re-
turned February, 1894, and that all pay
and allowances were to be stopped from
July 10, 1852. to February S, 1854. 1t
appears that he deserted again on the
18th of December, 1884. and that his
name was not borne upon any subse-
quent rolls"
Comment is unnecessary.
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New Orleans States: 1.-The same old
threadbare chestnut The substituting
OF fiotilla of steamers between this
country and South America would. as
has been shown thousand times. ena-
BILE the owners of the steamers to run
them probably at profit; but it would
have no more effect on increasing the
volume of trade between this country
and the countries south of us than il
would have in altering the tides of the
ocean. Those countries can not afford
to send us the goods they have for sale.
because we will not admit them with
out making them pay ruinous fine in
in the shape of an import tax. Other
countries admit their goods free of
duty. Nor, on the other hand. can
these same countries afford to buy our
manufactured goods, because the tariff
we maintain ON the raw materials of
manufacture increases the cost of the
manufactured article Other nations
can sell them cheaper goods than we.
because other nations are wiser than to
tax the raw materials which they use
in their manufactures. Mr.. Harrison
should bring his intellect to bear on
this phase OF the question, and he
would lind that the Likelihood Of in
creasIng our trade with tho countries
southwark would be good deal more
enhanced by removal or reduction Of
our import duties than by giving boun-
ties from the Taxpayers money to
steamboatllnes runningemP vessels. I"
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sHERIFF's SALE,

STATE OF KANSAS. 60
BARBER COUNTY.
In the District Court of Barber County, State
of Kansas.
James A. Blair, plaintiff,
versus
Mary A Poole, OthoP. Poole. George
A. Tryner and III. &. Richardson
partners .as sfryner Richardson
Charles Hoffman senior and Charles
Hoffman, junior, partners as Char
les Hoffman Company, defend
ants.
DY virtue or an alias order OF sale. TO me tii-
Barber county, Kansas, dated the Goth day of
August. ISIS. j, George W. Stevens, sheriff OF
Barber county, Kansas. viii on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Zsd, 1855,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and nve ociock in the afternoon Of said
day. at the front door of the courthouse. in
the city OF Medicine Lodge. BARRIER county.
Kansas, ofler Tor sale al public auction 10 the
highest bidder. for cash in hand. all the right.
title, interest. claim and estate, whatsoever OF
the sad defendants, In and TO the foilOsing de-
scribed lands and tenements situated in Barber
county. State of Kansas, to-wit:
tract OF land beginning at a point sI0 feet
north OF the Southwest corner OF the south
east quarter of section one. township thirty
two. Of range twelve. west; thence running
north ITO feet; thence east eOs feet: thence
south no feet; thence west 2OS feet 70 the place
OF beginning.
Taken as the property Of said defendants
Mary A Poole and otno p Poole, and 10 satisfy
q jndgment obtained against them in favor OF
said plaintiff. james A Blair. for the sum of
-Four Hundred and Forty Three and 6G-lou dol
lars 66l with interest nc the rate of II per
cent per annum from June 81. 1888. aud for the
costs of this suit and for the costs OF this sale.
Given under my hand this s0th day Of August.
1sSS. at my ONCE in the city Of Medicine Lodge,
GEO. W. STEVENS.
l@l7 Sheriff Of Barrier County, Kansas.
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PRAYER AND PRAYER

Rev. Sanderson refused to pray for
the PrOhibitlonists when they had a
public meeting here a few weeks age
and it is now evident that he was saw
ing up his stump speech for the Repub-
hcan convention. His prayer last Sat.
urday was different from anything ever
before heard in this city and it was the
first instance on record, we think, where
a minister of the gospel, in a prayer,
asked directly for the election of GER
tain candidates. He did not ask for
blessings on ProhlbitionIsts, Democrats
or Union Labor people; but only on
Republicans. Rev. Sanderson is strictly
for the protection of Republican indus
tries.
In this connection we will quote from
a popular author on the subject of
prayer:
But when We pray use not vain repe-
tItions, as the heather do; for they
think that they shall be heard for their
much speaking. BE ye not therefore
like unto them; for your Father knoweth
what things We have need of. before We
ask him.
AFTER this manner therefore pray
We: Our Father which art in heaven,
hallOwed be thy name. Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done OH earth as il
is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread and forgive us our debts as
we forgive our debtors, and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from
evil; for thine is the Kingdom, and the
power and the glory, forever, Amen -
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4 POLITICAL CHANGE.

Caldwell Journal: "After nine long
years Of faithful work in the ranks of
the Republican party the Journal to-
day, takes down from its masthead
the colors of Harrison and Morton and
swings to the breeze the banner of
Cleveland, Thurman and reform. We
are prompted to make this political
change by an honest belief that the
position taken by the Republican party
on the vital economic questions of the
day is an unwarranted deyiation from
the path of political rectitude and an
absolute liquidation of the various
promises made to the people in refer
ence to ''judicious reduction of the
burdens of taxation"
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sHERIFFs SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS, L.
BARBER COUNTY.
In the District Coart of Barber county in the
State of Kansas.
w. w. Johnston, Sr., and w. w.
Johnston, Jr., plaintiffs,
versus
John Boyd and Catherine Boyd, De-
PENDANTS.
NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an
1N order of sale, to me directed. issued out of
the District Court of Barber county, Kansas,
In the above entitled action, /, George w.
Stevens. sheriff of said county. will, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER End,
A. D., 1888, between the hours OF nine O'Clock
In the forenoon and five o'clock in the after
noon of said day, at the front door of the court
house. in the city of Medicine Lodge, Barber
county, state of Kansas, offer for sale, at pub
lie auction, TO the highest bidder, for cash
in hand. all the right, title, interest claim and
estate OF the said defendants in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate. situated in Bar
Der county, Kansas, to-wit:
Lot fifteen Q5l, block seventeen %, and the
buildings thereon in Henton's addition to the
town of Sharon; also lots thirteen Q3D, and four
teen u4) in block twenty (s0) and lots sixteen
twenty (2O, twenty-one CID, twenty-five (22l.
twenty-three fsSSl and twcnty-four (24l, in block
twenty-three CD, in the town of Sharon. all in
the County OF Barber, and State of Kansas.
Levied upon as the property of the above
named defendants and to satisfy Judgment in
said action against them and in favor of said
plaintiffs for the sum of Two Hundred Dollars
with i'm crest at II per cent. per annuIn from
Nay 80, 1857 and for the costs of suit and for
the costs of this sale.
Given under my hand, at my office, in the city
of Medicine Lodge, this. the 18th day of Aug
GEORGE w. STEVENS.
1917 Sheriff of Barber county. Kansas.
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The Mills bill, as it passed the house,
makes a reduction of $50, 49,, 79l.23 on
dutiable goods, and adds to the free
list goods which now yield a revenue of
1888, s45,5l, or a total tariff reduction
of $50, 59l ,636.74. The import duties on
tobacco, liquors and silk goods are I'M
changed. Under the existing tariff
laws the average rate of duty on duti-
able goods is 47.l0 per cent; on the
same importatons the average rate
under the Mills bill will be 42.49. Con-
sidering the condition of the treasury,
this is very mild reduction. There is
in the treasury, available for the debt,
SOB ,220, 464.7l, and no bonds can be
called until 1891, and then only S222,-
OOO,0OO. After that nothing is due I'M
til 1907.
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Cincinnati Enquirer: kansas comes
out splendidly in its exhibit in park
building. Wichita, Sedgwick county,
seems to bear off the palm. In the cen
ter of the exhibiting space has been
erected pagoda of corn ears with re-
lief of the various grains, and a very
pretty sight il is. The walls are deco
rated with much taste, and the display
OF corn stalks, sixteen and twenty feet
high, is amazing. They recall the criti-
cism of an old lady at previous ex-
hibitiOn, who, after cool examination,
SAID: There year corn stalks might a
growed in two years, but they never
grOwed into one year" 1t was Sedg-
wick county by the way, that sent the
nineteen car loads of corn to Cincin-
natl for the flood Sufferers"
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The Star reports the Kansas City cat
tie market of Monday as follows: RE
ceipts, Oils; shipments Saturday, 2,673.
Trading started out this morning fairly
active. and good many big strings of
Texas cattle changed hands at about
steady prices. But the general market
on rangers, except for the very lest,
was to lOc lower. AS the day pro-
crossed and more cattle kept coming,
buyers became more bcarish, and
though good deal of trading was GO
ing on all day, there was more and
more difficulty to get prices asked and
at the close a good many cattle re-
manned unsold. Good natives sold
at steady to strong prices, and cows
were steady. Feeders were very slow.
The local houses made large purchases
and shippers bought for Chicago, New
York and Philadelphia and some other
points,
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New York world: MIR. Blaine WISH
es that every American voter could see
what he has seen and hear what he has
heard abroad of the condition of labor.
1t is not necessary to go abroad to see
poverty, degradation and misery. Mr..
Blaine should travel at home, off the
routes of the palace cars and tally-ho
coaches. Let him inspect the Italian
quarters in this city and the other rem
devious of the duty-free labor impor-
ted by the protected manufacturers
and contractors to "kill strikes and
force down wages. Let him 90 to the
coal mines of Pennsylvania and see
how American labor" lives there on
30 cents day. Let him visit the iron
works of his friend Carnegie and get
the opinion of the operatives there as
To the policy that forces a 10 per cent
reduction in wages to make a saving
that should pay for Cresus coaching
trip through rural England. Let Mr..
Blaine get himself out of contact with
the men who, League President Foster
says, make large fortunes every year. y
and who are getting practically the
sole benefit Of the tariff laws,n and see
how the workingmen thrive, before he
dilates on the 'Pauper labor of Eu-
rOpe.r
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TWO FOOLS

A dispatch from New York, last
week, read: Application was made at
the Board of Health by Undertaken
Witherbottom for burial permit for
Daisy Bell, a dog belonging TO Mrs.
Bell of 81 west Twenty-Eighth street.
The dog died yesterday. AIRS. Bell paid
500 for lot in Woodlawn Cemetary.
A casket trimmed with purple velvet
and lined with purple satin. was order
ed and made" This tells of fool num-
Der one.
Fool number two is described in the
following Long Branch letter of last
week:
Mrs. Moses Fraley, who has created
such Juror in Long Branch with her
beauty, her diamonds, her dresses and
her dogs, is just about to 90 to Sarato-
ga for the rest of the season., During
her stay at the West End of over four
weeks she changed her toilet i've times
each day, and cid not appear in the
same dress twice. She brought forty
eight trunks when she came. and ex-
press packages haye arrived daily con-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-08-22

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY or BARBER.
In the District Court of Barber county. stat,
OF Kansas.
James n. Titus, Plaintiff,
Mary Gard. Daniel y. Gard and Sarah
Gard. Defendants.
TO Mary Gard, Defendant:
VOU are hereby notified that you have beer
sued by James n. Titus. Plaintiff
This summons Is 70 require ron i, answer IN.
petition fled by said plaintiff ia the clerk
Kansas on or before the 18th day of Seurernber
ISIS. or said petition will be taken as true and
Judgment rendered for the foreclosure OF a Ger.
tam mortgage executed on the Eth day OF Aug.
ust. 1885,. by said Mary Gard 10 said James n
Iltiss on The following described real estate ali.
uated in the county OF Barber. state Of Kansas
tO-wit:
Lot one al. the ne of the NV and the "
OF the ne of section IS township "a north OF
range II west
And the prayer OF said petition r. that the do
PENDANTS and each OF them he forever barrel
and forecosed Of 2 right title or equity of re-
demptlon IN or 20 said lands ana that said lands
be sold according a. law without aDpl.a SO fDert
into court and applied TO the payment of The
costs of this action and ihe claims 81 the paiy,-
til, and for such ot2ser and further relief a.
may be just.
Witness my hand and seal OF sad collrt at my
Office in the city Of Neafainr Iss!.-s la efii
county OF Barber this 7th day 81 Aueaai 1888
FRANK HOLMES
Clerk q the District Court.
EDWARns i NoBLE. Plaintiff ; ATTORNEYS i1-a
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A NOTABLE CONVERT.

Boston Herald: Marshall Field,
the head of the great Chicago mercan-
tile house of Field, Letter & Co.,. has
been in Boston, and he talked politics
while here. Mr.. Field is lifelong Re-
publican, aud he is also prOtectionist.
but, to the surprise of some Republicans
who interviewed him, he professed an
intention this year of voting for Cleve-
land. He does this on the ground that
President Cleveland's ADMINISTRATION, in
its policy on the tariff question, is dis
tinctly on the side of the business inter-
ests of the country. Mr.. Field says
that there is no free trade at all to be
apprehended from it, but that there is
just that wise and moderate reduction
of the rate of duties which is needed at
this juncture, and which must be had
if the nation is to escape serious diffl-
culties. He thinks the Republicans
have made great mistake in allowing
the Democrats to take the lead of them
in reformation on this point"
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DEMocRArIc COUNTY CONVENTION.

MEDICINE LODGE, August i, 1855.
4 delegate convention of the democracy of
Barber county is hereby called to meet in the
court house at Medicine Lodge att o'clock, P. NJ.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1883,
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 viii nominate a
candidate for County Commissioner.
The basis of representation fixed by the
central committee at its meeting April 81, 1883.
allows one delegate and one alternate for
every 10 votes or fraction of s or more east for
ID. j. Aber at the election in November 1887,
provided that each voting precinct DC allowed
one delegate. This gives the several precincts
the fol. owing number of Delegates:
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The couple who will be married on
the grand stand at the Wichita fair in
the presence of all the people who may
be assembled on that occasion will be
provided with license at the expense OF
the association, a clergyman to perform
the ceremony. sumptuous wedding
feast ut one'of the leading hosteIries of
the city including pie and raisins, and a
complete ''setting out" from q nutmeg
CRATER up TO a suit of parlor furniture.
1t Is understood that the managers of
the Hutchinson fair, in casting about
FOR rival attraction, haye about decid-
ed upon n mock hanging.
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WHAT is THE ISSUE.

BY crying free trade, the Republicans
hoped TO create a stampede, and, as in
1880, carry the election in panic.
Instead, they find that the purposes
of the Democratic party are embodied
IN carefully-drawn bill, a bill which
Democrats are able and willing to de-
fend; bill such as Grant and Garfield
and Arthur urged congress to pass, and
which can be understood even by men
little informed concerning public af-
fairs, says the Courier Journal.
The Republicans have no bill, but
they have a platform, drawn to antago-
nize the Democratic measure on every
issue.
That platform dIscards the idea of
taxation for revenue, and demands such
a rate as will destroy revenue and check
imports.
Instead of lowering the tariff and
removing its irregularities and Unequal
tiles, they propose to advance taxation,
and preserve every protective feature
by giving the people free whisky.
On these issues, thus presented, the
Democrats have opened their canvass.
The Mills bill is discussed, explained
and dissected; It's purport is clearly de-
clared, and the orators show at what
points and to what extent it is repug-
nant to the republican platform.
The Democrats favor tariff averag-
| ing forty per cent.
The Republicans demand prohibitory
duties.
The Democrats ask for free importa-
tons of necessaries of life, in order to
limit the powers of trusts;
The Republicans insist on increasing
duties, thus checking imports and ex-
tending the power of the trusts.
The Democrats put wool on the free
list in order to encourage an EXPORT
trade in wooden manufactures:
The Republicans denOunce free raw
materials.
The Democrats demand a reduced
tariff on clothing;
The Republicans offer free whisky.
These are the issues as presented by
the Mills bill and the Republican plat
form. They are plain, direct and spe-
| cific.
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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. NJ. on
THURSDAY. AUGUST 80. 1888.
and il is requested TINT each precinct commit
teeman he present ana see that the primaries
are properly organized and conducted.
All voters, regardless of past party Affiliations
but who desire tariff reform and redu ctlons as
indicated by Mr. Cleveland's message; who be-
lieve i'm simplicity and economy of govern
ment ''of the people, by the people and for the
peoples" 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 invited to cooperate
with us in the primaries and convention.
T. L. O'BRYAN, Chairman.
Aug. SCHMIDT, Secretary.
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Hutchinson Daily News: 1.-The sec
ond annual fair of the Hutchinson fair
association will be held at Hutchinson.
Kansas, October I'd, Sd, 4th and 5th,
1883. The fair last fall was one of the
most successful fairs in the state.
They have the best half-mile track IN
Kansas and it is kept in first class con-
dition ut all times. They offer $4,000
in premiums this fall and we feel assur-
ed that patrons will be well paid to at
tend. This also gives every one an OPP
portunity to visit the great salt works
of this city"
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A notable detection from Republican
ranks In Indiana Is that of ID. w. Min
shall, Of Terre Haute. lie is a promi-
nent manufacturer. was for some years
collector Of internal revenue. and, until
within short time, q partner Of w. r.
McKeen's In the banking business.
His purse has always been at the COM
mand Of the Republican managers. and
TO have Deloss Minshall ON the other
side will be a queer experience for them.
Mr.. Miqshall parts from the party on
the tariff issue. He announces himself
as a decided tariff reformer,' and re-
fers to the Chicago platform declaration
concerning the repeal Of the Internal
revenue tax as extraordinary and
Ridiculous"
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tanning new articles Of dress. She has
five maids. each OF whom is an artist in
he individual line. One IS hair-dress-
er, and manipulateS the golden wash
which has so transformed Mrs. FraIey
since her last visit To Long Branch.
This same maid creates the wonderful
coiffureS which have been copied so
often since the lady showed how hecom-
ing they were. Another looks after
Mrs. Fraley's wardrobe, packing away
her dresses as soon as they have been
once worn, ordering new ones which
she does with the very best judgement.
as she was once a lady of wealth. 1t is
said that Mrs. Fraley is very kind TO
this particular one of her attendants.
and that she pays her high salary. a
third maid keeps Mrs. Fraley's boots
and shoes In order, which is no small
task, as she has oyer 200 pairs. Some
OF her slippers are works of art: one
pair, made of the finest white satin. are
embroidered with real pearls, and a
pair of pink satin ones have butterflies
embroidered on them which are thick
ly studded with precious stones in all
cOlOrs. The maid who dresses Mrs.
Fraley is French girl, one of the most
tasteful of her class and quite devoted
to the task of making her beautiful
mistress as charming as possible. The
nth maid has charge of the dogs, which
IS no small matter, as there are six of
them and their mistress is very fond of
them and insists that they shall be kept
in perfect order"
Here then are two women bestowing
their affections on dogs and their wealth
on French maids and other extravagan-
ces. The husband of one, Mrs. Fraley,
is noted grain gambler and his mil
lions have been made off of the farmers
of the west.
1t is time that there was some kind
of revolution in society.