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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
County Matters.

The commissioners completed the
business Of their July meeting last Sat-
urday and adjourned.
The list of bills appears in this issue.
A lot Of uncalled for warrants, three
years old, to the amount of SlO1.Q was
Cancelled in accordance with law.
The system of having a purchasing
agent who shall buy and pay cash for
all supplies for the courthouse and the
officers including books, stationery, ice,
coal, etc, was found satisfactory and
ordered continued, $500 being placed to
the credit of the agent, Commissioner
Youmans.
A. E. Grouse, J. NJ. DeLisle and a.
w. Smith were appointed commission
eFs % Look after the improvement of
the road south and east OF the Elm
creek bridge, running toward Antelope.
Surveyor Aber was instructed to make
u survey and estimate for a bridge over
Mule creek, west of Kiowa.
A road was granted running II
mile east from S. K. w. Fields place to
intersect the road between Ewart's and
Chapin's, the land owners on the route
having waived damages. The continu-
alton of the same road vest from Fields
to intersect the road running north
from the cemetery was postponed for
the present.
The road running south ne-half mile
from the bridge over the Medicine river
west of the depot, was declared public
road.
b. L. Woodland resigned as constable
for Medicine Lodge township and S. b.
Hitchcock was appointed to fill the va
cancy and his bond approved,
j. B. johnson was appointed clerk of
Aetna township, vice J. A. Bright, re-
moved from township.
The bond of G. A. DeCater, clerk of
Kiowa township, was approved.
1t was ordered that hereafter only the
''necessaries of life" would be paid by
the county for paupers. Tobacco and
such are ruled out,
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The Fourth.

The report from the Deerhead cele-
bration is that it was a success in every
particular. There was plenty to eat
and good music, speaking and dancing
Our Sharon correspondent tells of the
celebration there. A large crowd at.
tended from here.
Elm Mills and vicinity. never slow
when public enjoyment is concerned,
had a pleasant celebration and good
dinner.
The Mule creek people celebrated in
the Maxson grove, a shady retreat with
plenty of good water on every hand.
The only celebration at this place was
dinner given in the grove on Elm
creek to the Baptist Sunday school, The
children and number of visitors had
an enjoyable day; though the announce
ment of Mrs. Chandeliers death cast a
gloom over the party before the dinner
hour was past.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
The Sugar Works.

The six boilers, each sixteen feet long
and five feet in diameter. are here, and
are being placed in position. This done,
the engine house, 50x90 feet, of CORFU
gated iron, will at once be completed.
The main building, 96xl66 feet, three
stories high. with the tower 30x30 and
so feet high, is under roof. There was
aprovoking delay in getting the CORFU
gated iron roofing here, and it did not
come until Sunday.
The engine and the generator for the
electric light plant, are here, and will
be put in position at once. The plant
will furnish $50 incandescent lights,
double the number used at any sugar
plant in Kansas. Work will be follow
ed night and day. as soon as the lights
are in operation.
The manufacturers of the sugar plant
machinery, Kilby & Co., who are to put
up everything, and start it to work, say
they will have twenty. forty, or even
eighty experts here when the machin-
cry is on the ground, and that the mill
will positively be ready when the cane
is ready.
The smoke stack, go feet in length,
arrived Monday, IN sections, and will
be put in position this week. The brick
part of the smoke stack, 20 feet high,
is completed.
Fred. Hinze, the sugar expert, arrived
here last week, and with his brother,
Henry Hinze, will devote their entire
time to looking after the growing cane.
the sugar beets, and the details of the
sugar works. These two men are said
to be the best in the United States in
the surghum sugar business.
The syrup cistern, with a capacity of
10000 gallons, is nearly completed.
only needing to be cemented.
The Office and laboratory, 20xG0 feet,
will be up in few days, the frames
having all been cut and fitted. This
building will cover the syrup cistern.
Government chemists will be here as
soon as the first cane is ready to be
worked.
j. H. McCracken, the superintendent
Of cane raising, reports that there are
growing 2,l0O acres, 1900 acres of which
will produce good crop.
The Early Amber is heading, and Will
probably be ready for cutting by August
10th. The Orange cane which is a lar.
ger variety, is growing nicely. The la
ter varieties are doing well. Planting
is still progressing but after this week
no more will be planted.
Mr.. McCracken says that, as rule
the farmers are taking deep interest
in cane, and are trying to keep it cIeal
of weeds, and they are willing to follow
instructions and rules laid down by the
sorghum sugar cane experts. About
seventy farmers are raising cane, the
most distant from town being eight
miles.
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HazeItOn Happenings.

w. l.. Gamble is having large barn
built ON his Hazelton property. The
main building is 24x40 feet, with sheds
on each side 12x40 feet. When com
pleted 1t will be the largest and most
conveniently arranged barn in Hazel
ton. Smith & Johnston are the con-
tractors and that insureS him an hon
est job. John Louthan has gwen up
his job with Mundorff & Co. on their
farm and moved back to HaZelton =.
O. III. Dunbar threShed so acres of
wheat that averaged over twenty BUSH
els to the acre. :. Quite number of
our people went to Attlca the Fourth
to hear the eagle scream. j. w. Full
Ter was on our streets Friday renewing
old acquaintance The other day, in
company with w. r. Brown, we drove
over large scope of country northwest
and southwest of Hazelton, and we
found the crops looking splendid;
wheat about all i'll the stack; oats were
ripe and being cut; millet could not be
much better; corn is simply ahead of
any thing we have ever seen. We came
home fully convinced that the farmers
had just cause to feel elated over their
prospects. We can only see one thing
in the way of their complete happiness,
and that is the ever present mortgage
that is daily and hourly eating up their
surplus; but then the price is going to be
good, wages high and taxes low for the
next four years, so let the farmers and
laborers rejoice. ;. The market is flood
ed with peaches, consequently the price
has fallen from SLIGO to so cents per
bushel. Geo. Brown has quit work on
the Hazelton Express and a Mr.. Drum
mond. of Texas, is doing the mechani-
cal work for few days. Some Okla
homeless parties have been stopping in
Hazelton for the last three or four days.
-. The HaZeltOn meat market has
closed for repairs. 1t proved to be a
short-lived enterprise. >. While the good
people were attending Sunday school
yesterday, we went down to the cream
cry. We found Mr.. Kellogg and Mr..
Williams busy receiving and caring fol-
| the milk that is delivered by 80 differ
ent persons. They are receiving an
average of about 4 900 pounds per day,
and the quantity Will be largely In
creased as soon as harvest is over. The
creamery company is paying out to the
farmers about $500 per month at pres
ent, and this is no small item when we
consider the amount of the necessaries
of life $500 will buy. Still some are no,
satisfied with the price they receive fol
their milk. Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Noble
arrived home from their visit to the
east part of the state, Saturday,. o.
NJ. Wilbur is losing some of his spring
calves with disease similar to black
leg. 4. The Methodist people are max
ing preparations to hold a campmeeting
here commencing August 5th. They
are laying their plans for grand time
w C.. A.
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EHnNrVJ-Rates ON farm loans of
muNEII fered by Henry Morgan

AnNrVJ-Rates on farm loans of
HUME I fered by Henry Morgan
cannot be beaten in this county. Lower
interest than anybody offers. He has
two hrstclass companies.
The early corn is now safe from any
drouth.
Our regular weekly big rain was on
time Monday.
If you want your harness repaired go
to r. NJ. Woodward, nearly opposite the
courthouse. Tit
Marcus Thurman is here from Dom
aldson. Ark, visiting his brother, John
G. Thurman.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Bap-
tIst church will meet with Mrs. Ghol-
son tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. ]. w. McNeal and Miss Pursell
returned, last Friday, from their trip
to Guthrie, Ok, well pleased with the
Country.
z. b. Cole, east of here four miles
was running three binders on his $50
acres of oats last Saturday. He IS cul-
tiyating 100 acres of corn, 100 acres Of
sorghum and has cut $50 acres of oats.
That is farming on big scale.
Attica Advocate: For the month of
June the Attica creamery paid out for
labor and milk the sum of S1,S13 go,
81 $50 92 of which sum was for milk,
distributed among 103 patrons. Attica
creamery butter is now quoted equal in
price and quality with Elgin butter.
June 3, 1888, and manufacturing but
ter. it has paid out for milk $40, 1872 and
for labor 50, 400, making total of $12,-
5S5. Besides this there have been over
5 800 worth of hogs fatted and shipped.
The money distributed by the creamery
has been created by that institution
brought in from outside resources and
distributed among our people"
Kiowa Herald: 30. Z. L. Ewell has
threshed his wheat which averaged thir-
ty bushels to the acre. Mr.. B. V. Ray
has threshed out twenty-seven hundred
bushels of wheat from ninety-six acres
eighteen of which did not get fail
chance. :. James Thompson, in few
days, will take the great stable of Rose
wood to Abilene, Kansas; among them
the famous 2-year-old record of 2:34
Leta Howe, 3-year-old record of 2:40
Dauntless Bess, 2:26 and Redthorn, nc
record, but is fast. We can we'll afford
to he proud of such grand stable OF
horses going forth from KiOwa to battle
for fortune and fame. Mr.. j. A. Kel
ley, who lives six miles east of this city
will arrive the 9Th of July with 500 head
of cattle recently purchased by him il
New Mexico. Over one year ago he
purchased 5000 acres of land from w
L. Campbell. lie is building a nice res
idence and making other valuable i'm
prOvements upon his property. Mr.
Kelly is the right kind of citizen and
is nothing If not enterprlsing
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
Kansas City Times and me Index,

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papers.
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
A RARE CHANCE.

OO0 ACRES OF GOOD LAND, in the east
OHO ern part of Barber county: 81 acres
under pillow. all in good crops-A acres of Corn
20 acres of Oats, in stack: 8 acres of Rye, in
stack; II acres Of Millet, in field; acres of
Good Hog Pasture /; Running Water Good
Buildings: Thousands of Trees; Bushels of
Peaches; Fine Garden. Immediate possession
given; at the price of &11 per acre.
Inquire at or address this office. "a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
The Dog Tax

The dog tax is past due and it must
be paid at once; and every dog discov-
cred without tag after July 18th, 1889,
will be shot in accordance with law.
There will be no exception to this rule
Call on me for tag.
7. L. O'BRYAN, Marshal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
Wanted. Roard and Rooms.

Families that desire to board normal
institute students and those who have
rooms to rent are requested to notify me
at once. I'll. S. LANDS, Supt. q
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
The Mails:

From Attica and all Eastern points, arrives
daily at l245 p NJ; leaves daily AT 2:3O pm.
From Ashland, COldwater, Nescatun2a, sun
City, Lake City and Mingona, arrives daily.
From KiOwa, e. di, Canema, Sexton, Eldred,
Hazelton, Hardtner and Ktna, arrives daily,
at q p. m. Leaves at 10 a. IN.
From KinRman, Bross, Bates, Nashville, ar
rives at 3 go, pm. Leaves at 3 n. IN.
From Sawyer, Elm Mills and Amber, arrives
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridi IS at 2;45
p. NJ. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Shtur-
DAYS at 8 A NJ. Arrives at SAWYER at l:15 d. m
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10

Look at the designs for tombstones,
monuments, urns, vases, etc., in mar
BILE or granite, at the postoffice, and give
A. s. McClearey your orller. He will
save you big money. 6
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
LOCAL NEWS.

10 TO THE CANDY FACTORY and get pure
VI home made candies at ~ cents per pound.
Ice cream, fruits, soda water and everything
in the confectionery line. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
N0tice!

All persons indebted to DIR. l.. b. Gillette will
please settle their account with me within the
next ten days. Settlement must be made.
A. ]. JONES.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10

PIRsTCLAss BAKERY-under management
of an eXpert-fOur kinds of bread, Cream,
Vienna, White and Graham always on hand at
Bristowe 6, next 10 Day X Records. AZ
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Land For Sale.

Improved farm, 24O acres, ali level. miles
east of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, In sec. 3, twp.
~, range IL. Price GO per acre.
MRS. R. rooney,
Platte City. Mo. A
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pemOcratic Central Committee.

Il. &. MOLLOH, CHAIRAAN.
AUG. SCHMIDT SECRETARY
Southern Kansas Railroad Time Card.
GOING EAST.
Passenger and Express, leaves. 3:25 p. IN.
Freight, leaves OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s'4o H. IN :
COMING WEST.
Passenger and Express arrives. 1928 p. IN.
Freight, arrives .6il0 p III.
II. II. CASE, Local Agent.
POSTAL.
POstOfice at Medicine Lodge open from NJ
togPM. Sundays one hour on arrival of mail.
Money order Office. y A. MCCLEARY, r. NJ.
CORA MCCLEARY, Assistant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
Creamery C0Ws.

TOR SALE II well broke Cows ],.
! good mixers, well graded 5 of
them have calves 3 more will have F
in few days and 2 will calve late-AA>
in the season. Price, 1926. Time on part of the
purchase money. These COWS were MIXED for
a creamery last season. Address,
w. G. Afford.
81 HaZelton, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
STEAM ENGINE FOR SALE.

A SIX-HORSE-POWER STEAM ENGINE
II with extra large Boiler, (separate) with all
necessary pulleys shafting and betting, all in
the best of order, and Cheap for Cash. This is
perfect outfit for q corn-sheller, a corn and
cob crusher, and steamer for chopped feed
Call at once. 1t must be sold.
THE INDEX,
30 Medicine Lodge, Kansas
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-10
TRANSFER LINE.

]. B. Gano is the manager OF the South
western Bus and Transfer Line. Buses and
baggage wagons meet every train, passenger
any part of the city. Leave orders at the
Office of G. G Taliaferro, or at the bus barn on
Kansas avenue, west.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
-Squaring a Town.

A reporter Of the Chicago NdiE inter
viewed q short change worker" CON
nected with a circus exhibiting in that
city. In answer to a question IS to how
the fskirs connected with circus are
protected, the short change man" said
- Every town is squared before circus
goes into it. A man goes ahead all the
time doing this. | once squared Keokuk,
lows, for s2O0-which was dead cheap,
for we were there two days and took
away lots of money. But you see, the
officials were cheap I bought the
mayor. the city attorney. the sheriff, and
the chief of police at $50 apiece. Those
officials must be squared in every town
and sometimes some others. Then yoU
see, if one Of the short change worker,
gets into such trouble as the circus peo
pie can't help out and is arrested, he Il
either discharged or given q slight fn'
or released on straw bail. Oh. there
nothing like organization when you STAR
in TO do business
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
Three ReosIIions a Dsy.

Three rebellions. obstinate. though
bloodless, occur 10 the stomach of the
dyspeptic VINO partskes of food thrice =
day. The digestive organ refuses on each
occasion 10 perform the duty assigned to
it by nature, and trouble ensues. How
discipline. how regulate iit Simply with
a wineglassfull of the genial iuvigorsul
and appetizer. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, before each meal and before retir-
ing. Digestion will. after course Of this
pleasant regulator, become easy, and its
forerunner, appetite, also improve
Nervousnes and insomuis, always in
duced By chronic dyspepsia, will disap-
pear with its disappearance thus insured
and constipation and biliousness. it:
usual attendants. also take their leave
Not only will the system acquire strength
but also substance by q more perfect as
similstion of the food Rheumatism
mslsrisl and kidney complaint and neur-
algIs yield TO the Bitters.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
Rock Island County Mortgages

From the fifth biennisl report of the
buresu of lsbor statistics of this state il
is learned that in ISIS, there were exc
cuted and recorded 222 mortgages on
lands in Rock Island county. sgcregaiing
1885. 23O snd covering 10 923 scres. The
number of mortgages executed on lots
was 43O. amounting To S419.OSs on $40
lots The chSitel mortgages recorded in
the same yesr numbered ESQ snd repre-
sented s7sl lee. Counting mortgages
executed previously and in force in 1887.
there were then encountered a total of
ISL sores out OF 266. 1875 acres in the
county. In other words in 1887. and the
proportion will probably hold not far
from true now, IS 30 per cent of the total
of the land Of the county was mortgSged.
The average incumbrance per acre
on the land mortgsged was ST. 40.
In 1870 but s "A per cent of the
land was thus encountered as against
81 As in 1850. showing decrease 10 the
percentage Of mortgages from the year
1880 TO the yesr 1887. The total value
Of farms. improvements. implements and
livestock in 1857 was SO, 659. 679. while
the total of existing mortgage indebted
ness on the some items was 81. 1878, 4l2.
The total number of mortgages given
TO building associations in 1880 was :.
aggregsting 1918, and covering eight
lots. In the year 1887 alone, the NUM-
Der given was los. sggregstinc $50. $50,
aud covering ~ acres and 19s lots. The
total number of building association
mortgages in force in 1887 was Gle. ag-
gregsting $50. go, and covering 4Os
acres and 1,122 lots.
The average rate of interest in 1870
was: For lands 8 Il per cent; for lots
s.s6. for chsttels 81. In 1850; For
lands 7.s2; for lots 7.76; for chsttels
100. In 1887 For lands : %: for lots
7.l5; for chsttels : s..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
ADVICE To norHKRs.

Are you disturbed At night and broken
of your resi- by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethf II so,
send st once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incslculable.
II will reaeve the poor little sufferer I'M
medistely. Depend upon it mothers,
there is no mistake about IL II cures
dysentery. diarrhoes. requisites the ston-
sch sud bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the guns, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone sud energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
TASTE, and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest snd best female nurses and ply
sicisns in the United States, and is fol
ssle by sn druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
EDGINGTDN

EDGISGToN. June 9.
W. W. Robbins funeral. which took
place this afternoon, was largely at
tended.
The system Of msil delivery st our
postof1ce seems 10 be rather incomplete.
several young men having been COM
PEELED TO wait all this sftern0On-and
then got nothing.
II. P. Stoddsrd's dance Of the evening
of the Fourth proved as anticipated 8
success there being s crowd Of two hun
dred people present. The next dance
takes place Sept. 8.
Mrs. Fellows. daughter of j. y. Tit
teringtou, is the happy mother of a
bouncing girl. DR.. Scott attended her
through her illness. SIR. NJ. F. TittIng-
ton Is also the possessor of 8 boz of late
arrival, which accounts for the broad
smiles that chase each other over his
otherwise sober countensuce.
IRIOVpTs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
THE SUNDAY NAIL SERVICE.
Very Much or n Modthca alton or it Re-
xaraed n. Imprartieable.

Sunday postOffice work in large cities
cannot be very well abolished without
interfering with the needs of the public
service" said postal official in 81 inter-
view respecting Postmaster General Wan
amsker's advocacy for Sunday rest to all
the employees in the postal service in this
country. Il am heartily in favor of the
postmaster generals scheme. seeking for
the curtsiling Of the work. | am salts
fed that much Sunday labor in our post
Offices can be dispensed with. aud no one
would suffer in consequence
"But large part of the labor on
Sunday is absolutely necessary under
the present system of our postal ser
vice. Sunday trains bring mails from
every quarter of the globe. Now, il
Sunday work should be abolished. the
asserting. casting W and So on of this
great mass Of matter would necessarily
have to be done on Monday. in addition
to the regular work OF that day. This
would require an extra number OF EN-
ployes on that day. Then. too. We have
many regular Sunday csllers-business
men who receive important letters. 1t
is imperative that these meu should be
given their msil, because the letters are
too important to he DELAYED.
The people in large cities, to ms
mind, would openly resent the stoppsge
of Sunday mAils. 1t Is a peculiar fact
that the most impatient being on the face
of the earth is = man waiting for an I'M
pOrtsnt letter. whether Of personal or
business nature"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-11
Mr.. enc. Fourth of July Effort

The Geneseo Meas says the following
of the Grafton delivered by Rev. G. ".
Cue, of this city. in Geneseo on the
Fourth:
Rev q. W. Cues address st the park
was q mastery effort. One desr old lady,
who has seen seventy -seven Fourths of
July. says it was the best speech she ever
heard. Think what praise that 10. in
view Of the opportunities she has had for
bearing speeches Mr.. Cue is powerful
speaker. and is perfectly at home on the
platform Geneseo is to be congratulated
on this occasion.