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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

II will cost this city, or the people,
$500 to secure the necessary two acres
OF land required 10y the company that
proposes establishing a gypsum mill
here, and then The company demands
fifty tons of the rock laii on the ground
free Of cost. The company viii then
commence the manufacture of plaster
of paris and endeavOr to ship at least
four car loads per day. II is said that
when once in full operation, the works
and quarries will give employment reg
ularly TO forty men. Our people can
not afford TO let this opportunity pass,
and every property owner should be
ready To contribute towards starting
the works when called on. Gypsum is
here In endless quantities and every
dollar brought into the country from its
sale is that much clear. There Is suf-
iicient here to supply the world for cen
turtles and the first company OF indiVid-
nal that grasps the opportunity to man.
ufacture IL has a fortune i'm store.
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Sexton Items.


We are glad to say that Mrs. George
III. Sexton, who has been confined TO
her bed for some time, with paraly tic
stroke, rs able to be up and around.
The wife of VIM. +. Dean presented
him with fine girl short time since.
-. George Sexton and John McFad-
den started to Pratt county, a fays ago.
with theis cattle. to have them winter
ed. D.. Cattle have done very well on the
range, so far. The new schoolhouse.
in the Utterback neighborhood, four
miles southwest Of this place, was put
I'm readiness for school to commence on
the "a of January. =. The Christmas
tree, at the Brad. Smith schoolhouse,
was grand affair. BY : o'clock the
house was crowded to its utmost capac-
Ity. After singing, by a well-trained
choir, and a player by Mrs, Hudson.
speeches appropriate TO the occasion
were made by l.. G. Crabb, Mr.. Huc-
son and Rev. Mr.. Roberts. Then a
programme of dialogues. declamations,
essays and recitatlOns was carried ont
by the pupils of Mr.. Fred ash's school.
IN manner which reflected credit on
thenselves and on their teacher. Du-
ring intervals the audience was greeted
with peals Of melody by the choir. At
the close Of the exercises the tree. which
was Hastily decorated. was unYailed.
and revealed magnificent display of
nice and useful presents; there was
also n picture and a brass ring which
happened there by chance. Squire
Durben PLAYED the part of Santa Claus.
TO the delight OF the little ones. Cur
genial sheriff, Judge Stevens. was in
our neigbbcrhOOd, on business. a few
days agn. We wish the INDEX a hap
py New Year. LANKAA0 LEAN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

No wonder that there is a loud cry
for decrease OF the surplus in the
national treasury. At the close of bust
ness December 3lst, the receipts for
The month were $4,000, 600 in excess of
the disbursements. The reduction OF
the debt during December was s14.OOO,-
600. The receipts fer the six months
ending Dec. 81 Will reach Sl95. OOO, COO,
an increase of SIS. OOS, 600 over the cor.
responding six months OF last year.
OF this increase about S16.O0O,,SO came
from customs, Ss.OO0,OOO from misce..
laneous sources, and S4,OO0.O00 from
internal revenue. While the receipts
show gain OF $4,000. 900, the expendi-
lures show adecline OF about 5000, 0OO,
which will make the net increase over
tie first six months of the preceding
year about S86 100000. The treasurer's
books show that Si0,0OO,OOO nm bonds
are now held TO secure deposits of pub
lie money IN the national banks. This
amount OF bonds covers the entire sur
plus In the treasury, AS the bonds are
required as security for an amount
equal 70 10 per cent In excess OF their
tacc value.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

John ). Narmaduke, governor of
Missouri, died at the executive mansion
i'm jefferson City, Wednesday night,
December 18th, mt 9;35, of pneumonia,
after sickness of four days. For sew
eral months his health had not been
good and during the summer he spent
several weeks in Europe. \ week be-
fore his death he had a chill In st.
Louis and from that time the disease
appeared TO take hold of him. lie was
born IN Saline county, Missouri In 1893;
went 10 school at Harvard and then
graduated fro1 West Point; was for
several years on the frontier as a soldier;
took sides with the confederacy and at
tanned the position OF enlargement.
lie was at one time secretary Of the
state board of agriculture. railroad COM
missioner two terms and in 1884 was
elected governor. The remains of the
deceased were buried ut jefferson City
last Saturday. Hon. A. y. MoTehouse.
OF Maryville, Mo-, the lieutenant gov
ernor, takes the place Of the deceased.
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And now, No-Man's-Land, so long
without a father, is claimed by the
Cherokee Indians. They claim that
under the treaty of 46, or somewhere
about that time. that the coveted strip
was ceded to them, and they will &C
cordngly ask to be protected in their
rights. About now, il the CherOkees
are smart, they will not lay claim IL
any more land than they need. They
have several millions of acres now that
are coveted by the pale face and if they
make any effort to get No-Man's-L Land,
the title to their beautiful Cherokee
Strip may be questioned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

The annual review OF the business
done at Kansas City, during the year
1887, published in the Kansas City
Times, last Saturday, was wonderful
feat Of newspaper enterprise, unexcell-
ed, in points of clearness and exact
ness, by anything we have seen in the
west. The Times is, aud has been for
years, the paper for the west, its field
of labor being confined TO no state or
sectional lines. In another decade 1t
will be the leading paper west of the
Mississippi.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

II Is reported that there is a move
ment in this senatorial district. among
prominent republicans, TO induce Ches-
Ter j. Long, Of this city, to become a
candidate for state senator. We do not
agree with Mr.. Long in his miserable
political beliefs and teachings. but we
will give him credit for being the most
eloquent speaker In the district, one of
the most elegant gentlemen, and law
yer of good ability.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04
GEORGE W. STEVENS,
Shefin OF Barber county, Kans.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

-. 7
I COUNTY OF BARBER. 3d.
In the District Court of Barber eounry srafe
of Kansas.
The American Invest mont Company
corporation, plaintiff,
versus
Frank Knode Ella Knode and C. A.
Walton. defendants.
THE defendants, Frank Knode and Ella
L knode, VIII take notice that on the nth
daV of December, 1887 the american Invest
ment company, corporation. plaintiff herein
nleo lts petition In the district court of Barber
county. KANSAS, against them, the object and
prayer OF which l. to foreclose a certain morn
gage, executed by said defendants 10 said
plaintl1, upon the following described real
state of Kansas, to-wit;
The southwest quarter of the northeast ouar>
yer, andt ne southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter, and the northeast quarter of the
southwest quarter, and the northwest auarfer
oi the sohtheast quarter of section thirty-three
township tbirty-two, range twelve. 10 secure
the payment of ten certain pron,issorv nots.s
one Tor the sum of five dollars and the other
nlne Tor the sum of six dollars each, ali dated
June l. 1876 ana duo. one after the other ON
the hrst DAYS OF May and November in each
year, beginning with the first day az Noven,
Der, Ioss' 1here Is now due and unpaid ON
sdI hoics anu mortgage, the sum of fifty-folIr
collars, with interest at the rate of twelve neI-
cent per annum from the first day of Nav
lsol, Tor which sum plaintiff prays for a 10,
cree that the defendants be reoIiired ~ nav
the same or that said premises may be sold 10
satisfy the amount found due. Said defend.
n
ther take notice that they must answer said
petition on or before the first day of FebI1,sry
leoS, or said petition will be taken as tI,,e ami
Juugm TOT plaintiff In said action for iudO-
mem on notes and foreclosure OF mortgage,
VIII De rendered accordingly.
Seal FRANK HOLMES.
% Clerk OF District Court
by ;. l.. ALLEN. Deputy
SHANNON q SHANSoN. Attys for plaintiff.
Land Office at Larned, Kans, Dec. II. 1897
Notice IL hereby given that the foilovtrV-
uened settler mas filed notice of his in ention
W I nas hna PROOF In support OF his claim,
clerk of the district court of Barber county
haItsas, az Medicine Lodge KansHs on Feb
ruary = 1875. viz; David White o. d. s I45:.0
Tor me NV a NV a sec 30, and s-w s-w 4
sec y twp 80. range 70 -
he Eaines the following witnesses To nrove
ton OF said land, VIZ:
Il. A: shumate, Ira d. NaxsOn Sp<.aeer P,Ir-
Kansas. No'h'SV
81 81 w n pnave1r, p..o-,..
Land Onicc al Laraed. Kans. Nov. %. 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the fo,lo,v,n,.
named settler has filed notice OF his i,faottns,.
10 make final proof i'm support OF his cjain
ana that said proof win be made kefcre th,-
PROBATE Judge IF Barber COUNTY Karaes "a,
u Lsine Lodge. o.. February g. fssS VIZ. kat
ih cpaTkS. =. ID. : No. l4505 .or the e = NV.
4 s''c u. ts'p 81. pitisc II west
ne nsules tue following Witnesses 10 prove.
MS contiDncas resldeDceup aud cultivation
of said land. viz;
Charles strain. Grant Randolph. John T.
Innsten; William Rogers, all OF Medicine
81 on w. X. BRowSLRR, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

DTnHIV Rewarded are those who read
0ltIIlilI this and then act; they viii fins,
honorable employment that will
not take them from home and family. The prof.
its are large and sure for every industrious
person, many hare made and are now rnakinr
keTefal huldF-d collars month. IL is easy
TOR anyone 70 make Is and upward per day.
rho sHsliing to work. Eifher sex: yot ny or
0ldt capital not needed: we start sou. Every
thing new: no special ability required: Won.
reader, col do IL as we'll as any one. Write 10
re, Address Stinson & ca. Portland. Maine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-04

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 adj
vertise goods at cost, and oc-
casionally some over-enthusi-
astic merchant offers to sell
below cost. The result of such
departures frequently proves
as disastrous to the merchant
as unsatisfactory to the buyer.
The old and well-known firm
OF StandIf0Td, Y0umanS d
Eldred, as heretofore, prefer
to pursue an even, conserva-
tive course, and continue
from year in to year out to be
satisfied with reasonable prof
its, and at the same time sell
a superior class of merchand-
lie. 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 COMPETE
ton. By fair dealing, honest
weights, full measurements,
and a desire to continue in
the business. they hope oadd
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, Youmdns 6 ELdred
Opposite the Grand Hotel,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas. %
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I71l''l OlnVV AT fFI5sIiIIU, kAns-, dec. 3, I8sI.
Notice is aereby given thar the following
named settler has flied notice Of his intention
10 make final proof IN support OF his claim.
and tnat said proof will be made before the
Medicine Ledge, Kansas ON Jariuary ~. 1855
VIZ: Frederick BrOierbeck, for the saw 4 Sc
4 sec =. twp II south, range 10 west
ftc names the following witnesses to prove,
MS continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land viz:
Lewis Fades. William Hei<el J = Hook. BIZ
McGarrah, all of Mumford. Barber county.
Kunsas. :
20 - FRANK DALE, Register.
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THE WEST.

THE Union Labor party Of Indiana pro
poses to put State, Congressional and
county tickets in the field next fall
+. w. MORRIs, Of Wausau, Wis, was
found frozen TO death in the woods near
Medford, Wis, recently. He had been
hunting.
4 RECENT Bozeman, NJ. T., special says a
row OF frame buildings on Main street, oc-
cupied by twelve merchants, had burned
there Less, S}5.000; insurance, $1,000
TnE Cannonban express from Chicago on
the Albert Lea route ran into a snowdrift
near Ely, Iowa, on the morning OF the eSth.
Several persons were seriously injured, but
no one fatally.
FIRE IN Thompson q Walkup's lumber
yard. Chicago, recently, destroyed SJ0,gOO
worth Of lumber; insurance ample
THE pOst-ofice at MaSsiilan. o., was en-
tered by burglars the o;her night and four
bags OF mail ritied. IJttlo money was Sc
cured
Two cases Of smallpox were found on
board the steamship Oceanic. which
reached San Francisco from China the
oths-- day. The vessel was quarantined-
PAuI. BopES -<San Francesca, who tried
TO smuggle S4O,5o worth -. diamonds and
fancy goods into New York. has been en-
fenced 70 \ years imprisonment
GEORGE W. MKADE q Co, one OF the
largest exporting firms Of San Francisco.
have made an assignment The firm is "a d
70 have large resources. both in merchan-
disc and realty. The firm shipped fully
H.0OO0n worth Of fruit East the past year.
BIZ collision at a water tank near r.
cine, Wis, the other day, two cabooses a a
several freight cars on each Of the cnllidler
trains were wrecked aud burned Two
brakemen were hurt
GOVERNOR JOHN s. MARNADUKE, of Ms
sour, died OF pneumonia az jefferson City
90 the niRht Of the 18th. he was attacked
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
latest News Of Interest
by Mail, Wire and
Gable.
HEAVY DEFALCATION OF A C1NCiN
SATI TREASURER.
Fereign and Domestic Teiegrams'

CfrygI.AxD. ONO, October % The
greatest excitement prevails here tbis
morning in foancisl and business az "eli
as iu social circles over the reported de-
falcaiion Of city treasurer, Thomas AK
WORTHY Mr. Axworlhy left the city on
.Sen,ember % going direct TO New York
c;tv from where he is said TO have left
for Montreal on September25 lnvestiga-
tion so far developed a shortage OF city
funds of over $3s3,0C0 and il IS thought
that further investigation will increase
the amount.
AxWorfhy's bondsmen, consisting OF
limited States Senator Payne and }. III.
Wade Jr. who are on his bond for $500,
600 had a hurried meeting at the office OF
Attorneys Eslep, Dickey and squire
about midnight last Dighi, and attach
ments were Immediately taken out-one
for $500 900, aud the other by the Ma
uonal Bank Of Commerce for SSo,Vo 10
secure themselves on Axworthy's paper.
Axworlhv's property in the city con
sistino OF large amounts OF real estate
and lake vessels, was also attached, and
gornishments were served on all local
hanks where city and personal money
was on deposit, and on the numerous
firms in which the defaulting treasurer ls
interested. All city funds nave hereto
fore been deposited IN the various DahKs
in the treasurer own name, but receHt
law compelled the deposiiing OF all funds
in one bank selected from BIDS ms
lew took effect last week and precipita'
ted the crash. -,.
Axworlby's reasons for enlightenment
are unknown He was considered very
wealthy, and rated by those IN posilion
% know at over a half million dollars.
MANY believe that he was caught ln
Eutchinson's wheat corner and lost nail
a million dollars. There is on deposit in
various city banks about $5JO'OoV IN
Treasurer AxwOrthy's name, but how
mach Of il is city funds and how much
personal it is impossible to ten;
Avwor,Ly was at the Windsor Hotel,
New York on September %, but left the
sane day and is said 10 have gone TO
Montreal. II is learned this afternoon
that he has fed 10 Europe. A csDiegram
known 20 have been from him was re-
ceived by one Of his married daughters
here on Saturday last dated LiVerpooi
which read Papa is in Canada' tel
mama not TO worry" -.
A fun investigation into the treasurer $
accounts has been made, which shows
mai there should be to the credit OF the
city depar,mer' $s7G, ,see. To offset this
there il in the banks here S44I 4o0Oo,
making the deficit S429 ,437 80. II was
rumored this afternoon that Just before
leaving New York AxworthY drew s2Oo,-
900 from the American Exchange in
New York which is the Eastern deposl-
tory of the city funds and bonds.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24

On Monday night next, the 29th inst
delightful entertainment Of tableaux
yivanis will be given at the Academy OF
Music for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid
Society These tableauxs will be found
ed on General Wsllsce's famous oriental
romance ben Hur,' and all who have
read that work, or who witnessed the
presentation of these tsbleaux last sea.
son can realize what delightful enter
tainment this will be.
The same parties who took part in the
tablesux before will do so again on this
occasion, and, as they.have been improve
ed on considerably they will afford even
more pleasure than before. No more en-
joyable an entertainment could be offered
the public, and it will prove all the more
attractive as 1t will be given In aid OF so
worthy charity.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
TOO IMPATIENT TO WAIT.
Colonel Puisifer Kills Himself Too So

tOlOntt fulstrr Mis- nttur'if f'' ''''''
BOsTON, October 23.-Colonel Pulsi-
fer's i'll luck began to change soon after
his death, and il looks as though the tide
OF prosperity would have turned towards
him once more if he had waited three
davs longer Yesterday the bonds OF the
Marietta & North Georgia railroad were
floated on the London market and were
taken At par This was one OF Colonel
Pulsifer's pet schemes. lie had advanced
q small fortune in the road, but he began
TO think his money was thrown away.
Another enterprise in which he was
large stCckholder was the Boston Con
duil Company, whose object was to lay
all the electric telephone and telegraph
wires under ground. II received a fran
chise from TIE Board Of Aldermen, bui
it was vetoed by Mayor o Brien' and us
friends feared that was the end OF II
but last night the Board Of Aldermen
passed the till over the Mayors veto
This will put The company onits feet
But Colonel Pulsifer could not wait for
these enterprises to yield the return which
he expected.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
LOCAL NOTES.

Iardella's Band furnishes delightful
music every day at the grand stand dur
ing the Exposition races.
Colonel Charles q. d. Cowardin and
his bride returned TO the city several days
ago. He was on the street yesterday
and received hearty congratulations from
his legion Of friends.
Mr.. William l.. Mallory, agent Of
George j. Ulmer's Company, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr. Sam Fort, manager Of the Lyceum
Opera Company. with Jennie Winston as
the star, was in the city yesterday srrang-
ing for season Of opera at the Rich
mond Theatre
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
FOITCE NOTES.
But Few Cases of Interest Before Hi
Honor.

In the Police Court yesterday there wa!
a long docket, but everything was Of suct
trifiing nature that there were but fen
items worthy Of publication.
-Four young men who brought will
them the full psrsphernalia OF shell
game, some dice, etc, men who eyi
IDENTIFY came to see the Exposition and
find out what they could pick up did
not stay here long before they landed in
the siation-house. The police required
them to give security in the sum of sl0C
for thirty days for their good behavior
towards all the citizens Of the Common
wealth Mr. Samuel ". Page went theiI
security on their pledge that they would
leave the city INSTANTLY II found in tn,
city they will be arrested and then will
go 10 Jail
William Goodwin and james Tracy
the two Young crooks who robbed a fel.
low OF his pocketbook containing $3.50
were tried yesterday. The court did not
ind them guilty OF robbery, but required
them 10 give 500 security for sixty days
which they failed to do The two pris-
oners gave up the money and the courl
gave six-dollars TO lawyer Randolph fOl
bis services in defending them, and CAV,
the balance 10 the man from who tht
money was stolen There was not abso.
lutte legal proof that these two parties
were The thieves, hence the courts ac-
tion. The fact of the parties giving W
the money seems to show that they wert
the guilty parties.
6'harl., ns... f,.I..-.lA oLo.ol -
trespassing on the premises Of, and strik-
Ing, Mary Dickerson, who did his wash
ing aud cooking, was fined $40 and costs
John Reed, asmsll colored boy. began
life early in the thieying line, He robbed
Mary T Young of sum of none,
amounting to over So On account OF
his youth he was turned over to hi.
parents and soundly whipped in tn,
small room adjoining the main couri
room.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
The Recent II. s O. Railway Accident

WAsHINGToN, PA, October 23.-The
verdict OF the coroner's jury in the case
of the recent disaster on the Baltimore
a. Ohio Railroad at this place was rem
dered at late hour last night. The jury
ends Conductor Heck of the gravel train
crew, who left the "Y" switch open,
guilty OF involuntary manslaughter, and
that the Baltimore Il Ohio Company
were grossly negligent in not providing
adequate signals at the switch. A war
ran. was issued to-day for Heck's arrest.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
IRON COMPANY sUsPENDs.
Bankrupted by the Protective Tarii

Bankrnpfed DN the frolecuNe ihfiH'
BosroS, October 2f-Albert Geiger
treasurer of The Norway Steel and Iron
Company says, regarding the contem-
plated liquidation of the company that
the step has been forced by a long recOg-
nized and insurmOuntable inability 10
compete with Western iron companies,
such as those in Pit'sburg, where their
close proximity TO both the iron and coal
mines gives them an enormous financial
advantage over the Eastern companies,
which have to pay freight rates on both
coal and iron aggregating large sums.
The tariff Of about forty five per cent. on
raw iron is another reason which has
led The company to take this action. Mr.
Geiger expressed the opinion that If
iron-the raw material-could be i'm
ported free Of duty, the company will be
able despite the competition with Penn
sylyan;a to continue its business sue
cessfnlly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
Contracts Awarded.

The Grounds and Buildings Committee
at their secret meeting Monday night
awarded the following contracts for
granite for use on the new City Hall:
Class TX, blue granite, $l20 per cubic
foot; gray granite, 90 cents per cubic
foot total. 1907 cubic feet at cost OF
about 81, ,725 estimated
Glass \, blue granite, S5 cents per
cubic foot gray granite, 5S cents per
cubic foot, total, 5000 cubic feet, at a
cost OF s3,722 estimated.
The total amount invested approx
mates s. 500