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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18

The ladies aid society of the NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs. w. w.
Cook on Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
Mrs. Houchin, secretary.
Married, in this city Jan. 18th, at the
Cling hotel by Rev. II. Sanderson, Mr..
Jacob S. Warnstaff of Lake City to
Miss Annie l.. Wheatley of Elm Mills.
Local star-gazers report a new comet
III the southwest. In its tail may be
seen loaf of bread, gun and sheep.
The bread indicates famine, the gun
war. Almost any well-informed astron-
omer can tell what the sheep is there
for.
Mr.. Swank was considerably scortch-
ed in the fire at his place Sunday night.
In attempting to throw burning mat
tress out of the window the blaze
scorched his whiskers. eyebrows and
hair and he inhaled the flame, causing
his lungs to be very sore.
The young ladies of the Christian
church have organized an aid society
for the benefit of the Christian church
and will give entertainments twice a
month, consisting of various kinds of
amusements for both young and old.
All are cordially invited to attend.
They will meet at Mrs. Drysdales next
Friday evening at half past seven
O'Clock. Jan. 10Th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18

A cold wave hit this town square be-
tween the eyes Friday night, January
18th, and the mercury marked IA below
at o'clock Saturday morning. A stiff
northwest wind was blowing and this
continued during most of Saturday.
All during that day the murcury did
not get up to zero, and at 5 o'clock it
marked B below. Saturday night was
the coolest of the season, or in fact the
coolest known here for three years.
There was no wind after 10 o'clock, but
the cold was keen anc cutting. At
sun-up Sunday morning, 18Th inst. the
mercury registered from Is to IL below
in and around this city. AT 10 o'clock
it had only gone up degrees, and dur
Tag the day the zero mark was barely
passed. No cases of suffering in this
county have been reported, though
many people must have been incon-
venienced. Stock have gone through
the winter so for unusually well, and
no serious loss is reported. Three
years ago, cattle froze to death in cor
rails in this county, but nothing of the
kind occurred this year.
The streams are generally frozen, and
it has been necessary for more than a
week to cut the ice that stock could get
water.
Fortunately, there was no scarcity of
fuel here. The coal yards were stocked
up and many people had laid In an
abundance of wood.
Monday the weather had moderated
considerably and the mercury was IA
above by noon. The town was full of
people from the country.
This morning Wednesday, the mer-
curry marked 10 above; the sky is clear
and we can almost hear the birds sing
ing in bursts grove. The blizzard is
over
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
Tn. BOYD c.ttl. Case. Settled.

The old and tiresome Boyd cattle
cases were settled last week by the
plaintiffs and defendants each paying
their witness costs and dividing
the court costs equally between
themselves. These are the cases that
O, Iginated in this county In 1888 by
reaso0 of bunch of Arkansas cattle
Skinned here by Boyd Il Cochran, COM
municatinLr Texas fever to the native
herds. Arom ID Sharon, several hun
dred cattle died and the loss in the
county was not less than S5O'OOo. Suit
was instituted by the Cattle owners
The cases went to Han, 'er county Oh
change of venue and test Ease was
twice tried without the jury bt ing aple
to agree. Lately a, decision W. " rem
dered by the supreme court of this s, sue
III similar case, in which the cou.
holds that unless the owner of the in
fected cattle knew them to be infected,
that he would not be responsible for
damages in case the cattle spread the
Infection. There was so much doubt
about what the result would finally be,
that when Boyd Y Cochran, their at.
torney /. p. Campbell and w. w. Cook,
of this city, one of the plaintiffs, met
at Anthony last week, when the third
trial of the case was to have commenc-
ed, they agreed TO come to a compro-
mise. The parties at once started for
here and came to an understanding at
once. These have been troublesome
cases and all persons concerned are
glad they are oyer.
A damage suit, against the Official
bond of Sheriff Rigg, who levid on and
sold the cattle, is yet in the supreme
court; but it will likely be disposed Of
soon.
The Boyd cattle sold for about $1,000
when they were attached by the sheriff
and this amount was turned over to L.
a. McClearey, receiver. Under order
OF court he has now turned over all of
this amount, less costs allowed, to Boyd
4 Cochran. The receiver was allowed
$780, 90 for his services.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
Ha1alton Happenings.

The meetings at the NJ. E. church
have been revived and quite a number
have been benefited. Rev. Roberts
and Rev. Vaughn have been assisting
Rev. Burton. :. ED. Embry, of Anth-
ony, has been conducting a series of
meetings at the old school house for
the last week. Some or have joined
the church during the time One of
Hazelton's butchers have quit business.
there was not enough trade for two and
little enough for one. . l.. Every one who
has been in Kansas any length of time
is talking big crops next year and if we
can judge by the past they are about
right. A drouth don't usually follow a
cold winter. :. F. F. Severance and w.
L. Gamble have got into lawsuit over
piece of land they bought of a man
,-ho, 1t Is claimed, is insane. We are
crod;+, ~ Informed that our popular
bordu,aro no. @ r. Follett, is a candl-
date for Representative. 49," 80.
think George need loose any u. - -,
the prospects of the Office, for Je,.
Simpson has his eye on that place and
George ought to remember that Jerry
is too we'll versed in campaigning to be
left by young man with no experience
In the business. Stick to the hardware
business George, and you will be happy.
Cyrus Butler is running a large
force of men and teams, putting up ice
to keep us cool during the presidential
campaign next fall. The Hazelton
stock farm is putting up their own Ice,
they haul it from the river, six or eight
miles. 1t is rumored that the firm of
Croll, Harrington Il Co.. will soon be
with the things of the past:
it is also rumored that Hazelton will
soon have another dry goods store to
divide the trade with A. NJ. Beatty.
CITIZEN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18

Yesterday, Tuesday, was another fair
day.
Ben DePui is back from Wichita, at
his old stand.
Marriage licenses have been issued
since our last issue as follows: Jan.
18th, Terrell Parks and Jennie A. Arm
strong, both of Barber county; on the
18th, to Ralph j. Smith of Chanute and
Ella Rankin, of Attica; on the 18th,
Samuel T. Ishmael and Millie NJ. Rum
sey, of Kiowa; on the 18th to Jacob S.
Warnstaff and Annie l.. Wheatley,
both of this county. All Of which in
dictate better times.
Frank &. Wise of kiowa, was tried
by jury in Justice McCanless' court,
in this city, yesterday, on the charge of
violating the prohibitory law by selling
liquor, He was convicted and senten-
ced to 80 days Imprisonment in Jail and
to pay fine of 500. He has appealed
the case to the district court and pend
ing the result there, is out on bond.
Wise is on the grand jury panel to serve
at the February term OF the district
court and had he gone to Jail there
would have been one vacancy in the
panel. He is also a deputy United
States marshal.
Our public schools are receiving the
attention Of the school board, and are
said to be in fiourishing condition,
The new bell strikes the time exactly,
the new stoves furnish warmth and the
new janitor does not allow cob-wet
to remain out of place. The new rules
met the approval of the patrons and
pupils and it is pleasure to witness
the promptness and preciseness of the
movements of classes and the alacrity
with which pupils pursue their school,
duties. The names of pupils, who are
neither tardy nor absent, together with
the names of those who have the high
est average in recitations, will be pub
lished in the city papers from time t.
| time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
With thiSChange
HOWEVER:
ByeT|ey, Dark & Runyan

Will continue their Slaugh-
ter Sale for 80 Days longer,
adding but 10 per cent to ac-
tual cost price as their profit
and for freight. This may be
relied on as implicitly as their
original announcement to sell
for cost. Remember, that
they Do Not Promise that this
arrangement will last longer
than during January. Their
Stock is by no means exhaust
ed, but is yet the Newest.
Best Selected and Most De-
sirable in the City.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
HOW TO GET TO BARBER COUNTY.

Buy your tickets 40 that you can come over
the Southern Kansas railroad from Kansas
City. n you are only on an exploring trip, buy
an Excursion ticket september Goth orOctober
1lth, 10 Medicine Lodge and return. IL can he
purchased at any OF the principal ticket ofnccs
east of the Missouri river. at ono fare Tor the
round "trip. n you are coming hore TO stay,
and want To- bring your household goods,
Agricultural implements, 6C., and livestock
Kansas City Co Medicine Lodge; or " you have
not a carload, the rate will be ~ cents per
hundred.
For further information write 10 OF call on
b. ID. HONEs, General Freight and Passenger
Agent, Lawrence, kans.
q. l.. MCDONAUuH, ~. Louis, Mo.
m. CoNAN, Room y, Union Depot. Kansas City.
W. ID. HYNEs, indianapolis, Ind.
jazz HALDERMAN, PittsburE, Pa.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
Real Estate I ransters.

IL by Shannon & Shannon, abstracters
and examiners of titles:
Nelson a Miller to Chas Z Elan
ders, 16O acres in 2-3l-1O. ...S I
S Lebrecht to Kinsman and d
l. Herman l60 a in 25-31-lO. go. 200
j J Kendrick to & Y Sweetland
100 in 1S-33-l0. ....... 2SCO
Fannie b Blanton to n Blanton
80 a in 33-3S-lO. .......... 600
+ y Shearer to S b Shearer 50 a
in l1-31-10. 700
w G Carrot to W z Walter 100 a
III l-ol-lO. ................... 200
Frank Pimm 10 s q Trimble, 100
III l4-32-lO. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 300
Eli Smith to II G Thompson, half
interest in $40 in 10-3l-II, rs a
IN 1922 and certain lots in
Medicine Lodge. ........... 5000
Alice j Taylor to Mamie V O'Bry-
an $50 in 1892 IL. ......... 700
Isabel Town Co to Chicago, Kan
sas & Western II r Co., tract in
o-oO-II. ......... .......... i
Jno a Letter to d X Cunningham
80 in 1O-32-l2 and two lots in
Hammond's add. to Med. Lodge %
M ii Hitchcock to Anna d Grit
fifth, 100 a in 32-32-12. ........... 1000
JDO c Hatfield to II c Goldsmith
100 in 20-34-l2 ........ 200
Lewis Lemp TO VIM ii Horner,
I60 a in 10-33-l3.. ., 1000
Matthias Crowder to F L Willis,
$50 in ~ and 2S-31-14. ...... 1000
Mathis CroWder to NJ G Willis 40
acres in 27-31-l4. ....... 300
Ollie Herman to JAS Hermond 40
acres in 26 and 1854. .... 1900
\ Cohn to Manley Il Sprague 100
acres in 2s-SS-15. ....... 1900
Morris Shullman to Jacob Rines
leo acres in Is and 22-34-l5. -. 1900
j G Cooke to West. Farm Mortg.
Co. 1G0 acres in ~ and I3-3I-I5. 1000
Martha Bennett to Eliza Nelson
100 acres in "A and 25-3S-l5. -. 800
Z G Zimmerman to w j Sturgis
l6O acres in 2-32-l5. 1900
GeOW Graves TO Whitaker Il Tan
ner l49 5000 acres in 6-Sl-l5. sou
ThOs Z Purdy to J w McKeever
lot IA in block Bechtel's addi-
ton to city of Medicine Lodge. 10
KIOwA.
j Is Snow to Emily Flickenger out
lOt %. $3.50. ........... 4N 80
ID 7 Flynn to j c Brown part of
IL
out lOt %. 32o
d I Flynn to I Hickman part
OF out lot 81. .............. 1900
II B Mann to l. Ii Ellis ! int in
lots III and IL block I23. 10
II e Mann to I z Wilson out lot
~ Town Co add. .. $50
l. NJ Culver to ] l. b Ellis l int in
lot IS block 30. ........... 1850
Kiowa Town Co to TSBryson and
yWWasson block " Town Co.'S
duuldOn. ......... IS
j w WATSON to T S BrysOn int
in block n Town Co.'S add. -. 100
L NJ Culver to s Maddix int in
part Of out lot SO. .. 500
E NJ Smith to Jno A Steinberger
! int in out lot 81. ........... oO6
f r Cook to Robt Bagby lots 2anl
3 blk LIZ Town Co.'S add. ... 300
T . Field to Robt Bagby SO lots
in Barber county Land Co.'S add aOI4
HAzELToN.
j L Jones to W J Osburn lot I in
DUCK zo.......-.. 150
SHARON.
L II Munich to J w McKeever 2
iO's In sharon. .:-....-,-..... $50
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
Rew0rd for Strous.

A liberal reward will be
paid for information leading
to the recovery of stray cat
tie branded on left hip and
q on right side OF hip.
s. K. w. FIELD,
% MEDICINE LODGE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
PASSENGERS GOING WEST

should take Hubbard 4 Sons Daily Stage line
for sawyer aud there board the c. X. W. cars
for Coldvater. Ashland snd all intermediate
points The hacks leave Medicine Lodge every
morning al O'Clock and arrive here at p. m.
Trains pass Sawyer going west st las, p. m;
Eolng cast At 2 ~ p. m. Hack fare 70 Sawyer
$50. HUBBARD 4 Son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
WOOD 6 VINCENT.
FOR YOU!

This is the season when you
must have dry goods, boots
and shoes, clothing and gro
ceries for your family. 1t is a
time when it is popular to ad.
vertise goods at cost, and oc.
casionally some over-enthusi-
astic merchant offers to sell
NAlow cost. The result of such
don.,+,,r IA frequently proves
the merchant
as unsatisfactory to the b..
The old and well-known firm
OF StandI101a, Xoumans &I
Eldred, as heretofore, prefer
to pursue an even, conserva-
tive course, and continue
from year in to yearout to be
satisfied with reasonable prof
its, and at the same time sell |
a superior class of merchand-
ize. This firm buys in large
quantities, for CASH, and is
particular to have no Cheap
John bargains" They have
spent more than a decade in
building up a trade here, and
this trade they are holding
against all meteoric competi.
ton. By fair dealing, honest
weights, full measurements.
and a desire to continue in
the business. they hope to add
many new customers to their
already large list. They have
the interests of Barber county
at heart, and have shown their
faith in its future by adding
to its material prosperity in
every way possible.
Their present stock of gen
eral merchandise is larger, by
far, than any stock west of
Wichita, and it is new and
first-class throughout, selected
for this market, and not be.
cause it was cheap.
Those who need anything
in the line of Clothing, Dress
Goods, Blankets, Boots, Shoes.
Rubber Goods, Notions or
those who want Groceries.
Flour, Meal, Meats, or, in fact.
anything to eat, will find that
it will be to their interest to
give this old, reliable firm a
trial, if they have not hereto.
fore done so.
Any way, call in and exam.
inc their stock, and get ac.
quainted with their way of
doing business. You will re-
ceive good treatment, whether
you buy or not.
Remember the place.
Stamford, Youmons G Eidred
Opposite the Grand Hotel, ]
Medicine Lodge, Kansas. %
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
Hand Prasa Rnr Sala

We have for sale, cheap for cash, an
s-column Washington hand press, as
good as new. Having put in a steam
power press, we have no use for the
hand press. Any person who has cash
to pay for it can learn the figures by
addressing THE INDEX.
Medicine Lodge. Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
Democratic Central Committee.
southern Kansas Railroad Time Card.

TIL. OBRYAN. CHAIRNAS.
u. N. DEfZELi. sECRET ARY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18

POSTAL.
Postoface atMedicine Lodge open from : n
- y PN- sundays one hour ON arrival OF mail.
Money order once. It A, MCCLEARV. =. ~.
g. A.MCCLEARr, Assistant.
The Nails:
PROM Attica and all Eastern points, arrives
daily ~ 1916 Pn; leaves daily AZ 2:3OPe.
From Ashland, COldwatcr, Neacatungn, sun
city, Lake city and MinEOna. arrives daily.
From kiowa, L. al, Cancma, Sexton, Eldred,
Hazelton, Hardtner and Htna, arrives daily,
~ p. m. Leaves NJ no n. m.
From kingman, BrOes, Bates. Nashville, ar
rivea NJ 500, pm. Leaves M n. IN.
From sawyer, Elm Mills and Amber, arrives
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridi - NJ 2.t5
,. n. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sstur-
days atsAM Arrives AZ sawyer At l;i5 p. m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-20
Ye monsters of the bubbling deep
Your Makers name upraise;
Up from the sands We cOdings peep,
And wag your tails always.
Tricks Of Memory.
From the St. Louis Repubricnr

FROM Me 81 LOUIS Republican.
Il know, prominent man" said well.
known Judge who was also a member of the
group, who often forgot his own name went
with him once 70 make call and the people
were not in. Neither of us happened to have
cards about us, so he said to the servant at the
door:
" Please tell them that Judge Blank called with
Mr.. MI Then turning 70 me with puzzled
expression on his face, he asked:
Judge, will you be good enough to tell me
what my name is?'
Il told him, he repeated it to the servant.
who, no doubt, thought he was crazy, and We
went down the steps. Ioften forget my name,
he remarked, when l have something on my
mind, and sometimes l have been so abs mt
minded that Ihave carried my card around in
my vest pocket, so as TO pull it out instantly as
a reminder of my own identity"
Il am usually very good at remembering
names. said Senator Davis. of Minnesota but
did get stuck once, and under the most en-
barraSSing circumstances. / was sitting in my
office, at ST. Paul, when in came q man whom ]
was delighted to see, and who was delighted to
see me. We had been reared as boys together
had enlisted in the same company and served
through the war together. he being the Lieuten-
ant OF the company of which was Captain |
KIN W him as well as my own brother and as we
had not met for many years was glad to give
him genuine hearty welcome, but for the life
of me, | couldn't think of his name He re
NAMED with me all the morning. and | invite
him to 90 to my house to stop. He consented
to do So aud as it approached dinner
time commenced to grow very nervous. for
of course would have to introduce him to nv
family, and I couldn't ask my old chum and
comrade what his name was. Finally thought
of a funny eXpedicnt. Getting pen and $ Get
of paper, | told him thou1 hi it would be a good
ldea Tor us 10 JDln IN letter to another of orr
comrades with whom we were both very init
mate during the war lie approved the Sllgges-
ton aud wrote couple of pages telling our
friend how pleasant il was to meet again and
wishing that he was with us. Then signed nv
name and passed the paper over to him. Much
to my relief. he signed his full name. and | was
saved from the impending modification"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-20
A Purely Partisan Report.

The minority report OF the Committee on
Elections in the Carlisie-Thoebe case Is
rather unfair b Mr. Carlisle. IL is not
signed by all the Republican members Of
the committee because doubtless, those who
declined 10 sign it preferred ~ act in accord
ance with what they believed 70 he their,
duty rather than to permit themselves to be
made the instruments for doing Mr.. Carlisle
great wrong for merely partisan pur-
poses.
Letters written by Thoebe's attorney,
which were read before the committee,
showed beyond doubt that in the attorneys
estimation there was no good ground for
Mr.. Thoebes contest. The attorney evi-
IDENTIFY hoped TO accomplish two things, viz,
mako political capital for the Republican
party and secure a big allowance
from the House for election expenses out of
which he would get larger foe. If he had
succeeded in having the case re-opened he
would have kept it open, in all probability,
until after the Presidential election,
and would have got affidayits
from all sorts Of iirespon-
sible men who would have sworn to all sorts
Of irregularities in the election. These atfl-
davts would have served as campaign ma
terial. The argument would have been
this: II Mr.. Carlisle resorts to such methods
to get elected is it not fair 10 presume that
other Southern Democrats secure their seats
in Congress by similar methods OF course
tho affidavits would, in time, have been
shown to be false, but in the meantime they
would have accomplished the purpose for
which they were really intended.
The attorney would Of course make a
good thing out of the case, even though, on
its final settlement. not single member Of
the committee should vote in Mr.. Thosbe's
favor If the committee had authorized
the re-opening Of the case the House would
have had to pay the expenses of the CON
test, and it is about certain that the amount
of them would not have been small The at
torney for Mr.. Thoebe would have seen to it
that his fee was not much smaller than the
allowance for expenses.
The minority of the committee in its re
port appears to have had another thing in
view. 1t lays great stress upon the fact
that Mr.. Thoebe is not a Republican, but is
a workingman. This is a clear attempt TO
gain the favor of the workingmen. The
minority report. therefore, is not only I'M
fair to Mr. Carlisle, but is so clearly dema-
gogical in its character that at least Repre-
sentative Lodges friends will wonder that
he signed it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-20
She Chased Her Husband over Sea
From the Ne,r YorI, Tribune

''''N
ruddy-cheeked robust and determined
looking young woman was among the Storage
passengers of the AdriatiC who arrived in Castle
Garden at noon Sunday She gave her name as
Mrs Mary Co,patrick Phillips, of London, and
said that she had come to this country in search
of her husband, George Phillips They had
been married four years and she kept lodging
house in London and had supported him most
of the time. He had beCD been employed as a
messenger tor a time by a banking house in
Moore street at a salary of about Si4 a week
Just before Christmas ne left her saying that he
was going to get hera silk dress for a Christmas
present, and she had not seen him since.
She went to the banking house and learned
that her husband had had some trouble with the
firm and had left It, one Of the employees said
that he had gone to Antwerp He had taken
with him about f25 of her money SO she deter
mined to follow him, but before crossing the
Channel she learned that he had bought a Steer.
age ticket for New York and had already sailed
from Antwerp Then Mrs. Phillips went to
Liverpool and took steerage passage on the
Adriatic for New York. which sailed three DAYS
later.
what steamer did your husband tax. =,
asked Commissioner Starr, who had listened to
her story,
THE Switzerland replied Mrs Phillips.
Then" exclaimed the Commissioner lyon
have beaten him. The Switzerland arrived only
an hour or two ago and is going up to her pier
now"
The woman under the care Of Detective Gro
ten. went over to the Red Star Line per in Ter
sey City, and reached it as the steamer came
up. Her husband was among the steerage pas-
senCers who came out on the pier and She
pointed HIM out al once He was so amazed Mt
seeing her that he could at first say nothing
When the officer asked him why he had left his
WIFE Phillips said that he had numerous req
sons, but when she began 10 upbraid him he
became angry, and ordered her away. 4 scene
occurred aud the officer arrested Phillips and
locked him up in Jersey City police station
last night. only two or three sovereigns were
found in his possession. and II is doubtful
HI ~ tfnt nsaI ,,I,a
Phillips returned TO her hotel in Grant street
She expects to go back to London where her
two children are She is q years old, aud
Phillips is stout, healthy looking man of about