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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Get Things Ready.

There will be placed in the corner
stone of the new school building, on the
oath inst. tin box containing many
articles that will be of interest to search
ers in ruins two or three centuries from
now. We suggest that in addition to
the copies of the city papers, lists of
national, state, county, city and school
officers. there should be brief histories
of the public school system of Barber
county list of principals and teachers
employed III this district since its Or
gaEization copy of state school law;
condensed history of Barber county and
of Medicine Lodge; pictures of promi-
nent buildings; short histories of the
churches, Sunday schools and secret
societies of the city; picture of the
school building as it will appear when
completed, and such other articles and
papers as are likely to prove interesting
to future generations. If it shall be
decided to put in the items mentioned,
the several organizations interested
should at once commence the prepare
tion of the written work. The articles
should be written on strong paper, with
good, black ink.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
A Warning

Kiowa County Times: "We wish to
give our farmer friends warning,
which they should carefully consider.
Whenever they have been unable to
meet interest payments on mortgages
and the loan companies are pressing
them and demanding deeds; we warn
them in no case to give deeds for their
land, unless their notes are returned to
them at the same time. The following
are the reasons:
1st. A deed for the land does not pay
the debt.
I'd. The company, by taking the
land, have the debt and the land too.
Srd. They can sell the land at NOM
inal figure and credit the price on the
debt. Thus getting the land and hold
ing the balance against the mortgagors
4th. If the company wish to foreclose
let them do SO. Then be on hand at
the day of sale, and see that the land
sells for the amount of the debt, or as
nearly So as possible.
So farmers, pay your interest if you
can. If you can't. don't give deeds; but
follow the course laid down above.
Don't forget this. !"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
70 Law the Corner Stone.

The school board has invited the ma
sonic fraternity c. this city to conduct
the ceremonies Of laying the corner
stone of the new school building. which
IS to be the finest structure in Barber
county. The ceremonies VIII occur on
st. Johns Day, Monday, June 9th,
and the indications now are that this
Will be the greatest event in tile history
of this city.
A public meeting of citizens was held
at the courthouse last Friday evening,
with Judge Edwards III the chair, and
with III. 5. Lands as secretary. Every
one present expressed satisfaction at
the proposed public demonstration, and
it was evident that the masonic frater-
nifty would be seconded IN any labors
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
The Senatorial Matter.

At the republican senatorial conYen
ton. at Coldwater. on the Sd inst.
Chester l. Long, of Medicine Lodge,
was nominated on the 28th ballot, de-
feating Geo. w. Finch. of Harper conn
ty. There was very lively time and a
hard fight. On the very first ballot four
Harper county delegates deserted Finch
and voted for Long. On the 18th bal
lot, Meade county. that had been yot-
ing for Finch also. deserted him aud
Long received y votes to II for Finch.
The fight lasted until O'Clock Tuesday
morning. Long and his friends ar
rived home from Coldwater yesterday
evening and were met out of town by a
number of citizens headed by the 3and,
the procession marching into town to
lively music. At night ratification
meeting was held at the courthouse, at
which short and self-congratulatory
speeches were made by the delegates
and others.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
The Sugar Ind ustry.


Topeka Capital: ''Prof. E. B. Cow
gill and superintendent w. w. Cook
the former of Sterling and the latter of
Medicine Lodge, were in the city yes
terday, in consultation with Hon. Mar
tin Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture, on the general subject
of the sugar interests of the state. SUI
perintendent Cook has supervision of
the sugar factories of the entire coun-
try, looking after the governments IN
terests, and both gentlemen are thor
oughly posted on the subject, land awake
to the Improvements needed to make
enis greatt .@6nSt Try a success.
The immediate question under dis
cussiou yesterday was the propriety of
making each factory in the state train
ing school in which to instruct men in
all the details of the manufacturing
business, and thus prepare them for
taking responsible positions in the new
factories which will be erected each
year, and which will call for good men
to take charge of them and handle
them intelligently. 1t is impossible
that this york of instruction should be
carried on at the state agricultural col
lege, because there are no sugar works
there, but ii will be easy, by placing at
each of the differ ent points which are
thus provided, few apprentices, to
constantly have on hand a. working
force irons which to draw as occasion
may demand. just In what manner to
arrange it SO that this may be done, is
what Messrs. Cowgirl and Cook talked
over with Secretary Mohler. While nc
definite plan was agreed upon, it is like
Is that one will be arranged in time to
take advantage of this seasons bust.
| ness.
There are now nine sugar factories in
this state, which were put up, or con
struction on which has been begun in
the following order: Fort Scott, Tope
ka, Conway Springs, Attica. Medicine
Lodge. Meade Center, Arkalon, Liberia
and Ness City. All these will be in OPP
Grafton this fall, and in shape to TAXI
care of all the cane raised by the farm
! ,rs in their reaneetiye localities :;
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
District Court.

The May term of the district court
adjourned last Saturday until the first
Monday in September.
In the case of G. B. Currie against
the City of Medicine Lodge, for DANA
ges, by reason of the construction of
the water ditch through plaintiffs land,
the jury, on Saturday. brought in yer
dict for plaintiff for S1,325. This case
was as ably conducted as any during
the term. K. Sample, w. w. S. Snoddy
and G.. M. Martin appeared for the
plaintiff, and L. A. McNeal and Over
street q Denton appeared for the city
Both sides are dissatisfied with the yer
dict; but 1t is the general opinion of
most disinterested persons that the
damages awarded were not far from
right.
The information in the embeZZlement
case against l.. NJ. Spencer, of Kiowa,
was quashed. The case against him
for escaping from an officer, and the
case against J. L. Lawrence for assist
ing III the escape, was continued until
the first Monday in September. a mo-
ton is now pending to quash the in
formation. Spencer escaped While I'M
der the charge of embezzlement, and
now, it having been decided that there
was no ground for that charge, a nice
point arises as to his escape from the
officers being an offense. The Law
renee case will, of course, follow the
spencer escape case.
z. a. Simmons and L. G. Molloy were
appointed appraisers in the d. F. Swank
assignment case, and were directed to
sell the personal property.
James Lahey was appointed referee
in the case of Chenoweth VS.. Watkins.
Henry O'Brian was appointed receiv-
er in the case of James Billiard versus
James S. Lynch; also in the case of
Billiard vs. Hayes
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

they might assume. 1t was the opin-
ion of a majority of those who express
ed themselves, that an excursion train
should be run from Wichita to Medi-
cine Lodge, stopping at :all intermedi-
ate stations and taking up passengers.
\ transportation committee, compos-
ed of L. a. McNeal, l.. NJ. Axline, E.
z. Caruthers, w. I. Rouse, Frank
Holmes. p. d. Cunningham and c. Z.
Freeman. was appointed to confer with
the Santa Fe railroad officials, and OBJ
tain a special train and reduced rates,
if possible. The probability is that
rate of one and one third fare will be
obtained, and that the train will 1eave
Wichita at about a. M, arriving here
before noon, and that it will leave here,
returning, at p. IN.
The indications are that Wichita,
Wellington. and Harper, and Attica
especially, will send large delegations,
the masonic lodges at those places hav-
ing expressed desire to be present.
But whether there is an excursion or
not, there will be large number of Wis
itors here. Delta lodge, No. ", of this
city, in charge of the arrangements, has
extended invitations to all the lodges
near this city-about thirty IN number
and the other secret societies of this
city have been invited to be present and
assist in the public demonstration.
If the arrangements are all perfected
that are now proposed, there will be
dinner for the visitors, prepared by the
ladies of the four church aid societies
of this city, spread in the most commo-
dious room obtainable. Meal tickets
will be sold by the ladies to the citizens
committee of arrangements, and these
will be distributed to the guests on the
train. Home folks will be charged a
regular but reasonable price for their
dinners.
BY next week it will be known def
nItely what the programme will be, and
whether there Will be an excursion or
not
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
sHAFFER.s INDIAN FIGHT.
The Best Man OF His Weight That Eve
Left the States

The Best Man OF His Weight That Ever
Left the States.
A short time after the war closed, said
Sergeant "Daus" Shaffer to his fellow-mem-
bers of the Ananias Club, / joined hunt
ing party for the Black Hills. We hunted
with Indifferent success for several weeks,
so the Chicago Journal repeats the story,
and all the party except me left for the
States Disguised. One day / shot a big
buffalo that found grazing on the mount
ain-side eight Thousand feet from the plains
below. carried the carcass about four
miles further up the mountain, and, beco1l-
ing tired, l sat down to rest, but kept my
rife within easy reach, because it was a
most dangerous locality, where wild beasts
and wilder men abounded. l had rested
half an hour or so when suddenly eight
bloodthirsty Pawnee Injuns, decked in their
war paint, stood before me. They were led
by Okaboji, the man who makes noise with
his mouth, one of the worst men In ten
States To say that / was startled hardly
expresses my feelings, but put on broad
smile, just to show them that / was not
naughty or heightened, and in my sweetest
tone remarked: "Howdyl Boil, Howdyw
"Phillipi qul voza rooyoy ex honi etecet-
cray" grunted the chief He meant: ''Have
you any store tobacco about your clothes"
knew without falling off brick house
into the sea that there was trouble ahead,
but just to pacify Mr.. Okaboji burst into
merry peals of laughter and shouted hilar.
iously:
'Whoza, wheoper coolah zooj," which Is
Injun for mo, / left it in my other coat al
home" This reply and my jovial behavior
was not grand-stand play with the Injuns,
and when they began getting out their
shooting irons and corn-knlves / realized il
was to be struggle to the death. OF
course I was only one man against thirteen
Sioux Indians, but didn't propose to be
taken captive and, may be, adopted into
their tribe.
"All right, my hearties," said /, eff you
won't be pacifed it's your own fault. You
fellows are Just playing hockey from
graveyard. You don't know it, but you
are" just pulled up my Winchester rifle
and began blazing away. Every time
dropped a cartridge into the slot pulled
out dead InJun. In four minutes time
had killed sixteen of the twenty-foul
Comanche Injuns, and when the rest of the
forty-eight Apaches closed in on me
dubbed the gun and went at them for all
was worth. Out of the sixty-four Utes
killed sixty, and at last one of the two that
remained of the seventy-tve that attacked
me ran away. Only Okaboji was left,
'Pecavi, old man." says ]. ''Cert,n saws
he, "Do you think Pm chumpl" made
him carry my buffalo nineteen miles to the
fort, and when he bid me goodbye, saws he
to me, says he: "Shaffer, you are the best
man OF your weight that ever left the
States"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Tan,hsfnnss and Monnmenis.

Persons desiring anything in the line
of tombstones, monuments or memoir
ii stones. are reminded that A. S. Nc
CIearey, at the postoffice. eau fiIl any
order Ia that line, and guarantee salts
faction. He makes a speciality of orig
inal designs, and those who have seer
his work need not be told that be can
please the most exacting. Call and see
him for prices. I'll
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
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BEATING A TAVERN.
But IL Was Ciear Waste, for the Bill Hs
Already Been Settled.

- 1880 ~@eSN
Already Been Settled.
One afternoon in 1872 entered the vii
lage OF L., in Missouri, as dead broke as
the poorest tramp on the highway, writes
an ex-barn- stormer in the New York Sun
had already walked thirty miles, and had
fifteen more to go before ! could hope te
ind friends and raise money. ] had beer
out with barn storming theatrical com
pany. and had got left Watch, rings and
every thing but the clothes in which stood
had already gone, and 1 knew that l must
beat the hotel or take lodgings In a fence
corner. might tell my tale of woe to the
landlord in vain. He probably heard q
hundred Of such in the course of the year.
Therefore, as entered the village deter
mined to give Boniface the grand stand-of,
IN good shape. just before reaching the
hotel picked child out of the street JUS,
IN time to ave it from being trampled un.
der the feet of q runaway team. but l
handed it over to q store-keeper without
dozen words in regard to the incident,
twas fair village tavern. and askad
for the best room in the house. After good
supper got half dozen cigars on tick. and
at ten o'clock went to my room and turned
In and slept like top until an hour before
oaypreak. Then / got up, quietly dressed
myself, slipped down stairs and out ~
front door and started or .-,a ..,oas Ine
" LOT ABOUT r r~Ir miles sat down to rest
----4 was about ready to move on again.
when buggy in which my landlord was
seated drove up. went down in my boots
at once, supposing, of course, he had fol
lowed to arrest me, but as he drew rein he
called out ina CHEEKY voice:
"Ah, good morning. Moving early, see. u
"Y-yes," stammered.
''You are too modest, young man-alto
gether too modest"
ayes"
"You left early to avoid being lionized.
suppose, but was determined to prove on,
gratitude. Here, take thtsn
"What fora" gasped, as he held out fou,
five dollar bills
"For saving the life of my sisters child
last evening They paid your bill after yor
went to bed, or, rather, there was none tf
pay. Put this in your pocket"
"But, III
"Shut right upi We are not ingrates. AND
we know hero when we see one. Jumn II
and let me drive you over to Upton, where
you can get the train.n
And the landlord l had figured to stand
of and knock out drove me seven milea owe,
the country and left me with twenty dollars
in nv pocket
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
a Gard of Thanks.

We take this opportunity to thank
the kind friends who remembered Us
so generously on last Monday evening.
We assure you that this act of true
friendship VIII not soon be forgotten.
May the Giyer of every good and per-
sect gift reward you richly for your
kindness. REy. II. HAHN
hIRs z HAIN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Democratic Central Committee.
snntharn Kansas railroad Time Card.

southern Kansas Railroad Time Card.
GOISG EAST.
Passenger and Express, leavcs.......3 :25 p. m
COMING WEST.
Passenger and Express. arrives. .l2:25 p. IN.
Freight arrives ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DID p III.
II. II. CASE. Local Agent.
POSTAL.
Postofice atMcdiclnc Lodge open from N
togPM Sundays one hour on arrival OF man.
Money order Office. y A. MCCLEAtT: r NJ.
G. A.MCCLEARY, Assistant
The Mails:
From Attica and all Eastern points, arrives
daily at l2:45 PSI: leaves daily at 2:jOPM
From Ashland, Coldwutcr, Nescatunga, sun
City, Lake City and MingOne, arrives daily.
From KiOwa. 81 di, Canema, Sexton, Eldrcd,
HazeltOn, Hardtner and Ktnn, arrives daily,
AT q ID. IN. Leaves at 10 a. III.
From Kingnan, Bross. Bates, NashViIie, af-
rives at 3 80, pm. Leaves at a. IN.
From Sawyer. Elm Mills and AmDer, arrives
ON Mondays, Wednesdays md Frih vs. NJ [;4o
p NJ Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Shtur-
DAYS at A II. Arrives at SAWYER at l:l0 D. III
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
NOTICE

By direction of the Mayor and under the adj
vice of the City Attorney, 1 hereby notify all
persons that they must comply with the pro-
visions of the ordinance prohibiting stock from
running at large within the corporate limits of
the city of Medicine Lodge 1 viii certainly
take up every animal that find outside of an
enclosure after this date.
T.. L. O'BRYAN, Marshal.
Medicine Lodge MAY g. 1882 IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Real Estate Transfers.

For the week ending June 8, 1889.
WI Brewer to LIZ. Pearson, lots
Is, IL. Is, blk Z. G. s. & Co.'S rev
ad. to Med. Lodge. SO, SOC
Jas E Erwin to ] L Lynde, 100 a
in 16-34-10 .......... 1,50O
Jas Tapp to Albert Meyers. 800
ain is. 27-S4-l0. ........... 5000
Annie BMcReynolds to WE Lind
r.l60 in 1880. ........ 1900
Geo w Stevens, sheriff, to o p T
Ewell, $40 a in 4-35-11. 1856
Geddis Cunningham to Oliver
Wilcox, so in 1880 1...... zoe
F G Haskins to NJ E Benham 100
IN 20-3O-13. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SO
JAS NJ Lahey to Jas NJ Litz, 800 &
in 3O-32-IS. .............. 5000
A Boane to Levi Akerman, 100 a
IN p -a4-I4. ................... ;. 200
L Alderman to Clara Firestone $50
in 10, p. 2s-S4-l4.. 1880
Peter Levitt to A Levy 16e in Is
34-l4 1900
NJ Peremutter to Edward Austin
$50 in 5, 7-34-14. ........ !
Peter Levitt to A Levy so a in l3-
OHIO. ........ 1s-VO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
PREcocIous CHILDREN.
Boy Who Could Speak Three La
guages When Four Years Old.

Boy Who Could Speak Three Lam
euages When Four Years Old.
John Philip Baratier was born at Schyo-
bach, in the margravate of Anspach, in 172l
AT the age of four, states writer in Notes
and Queries, he converscd with his mother
in French, his father in Latin and his sery
ants in German. In his eleventh year he
translated 1.-THE Travels of the Rabbi Ben
jamin Of Tudelan from Hebrew into French
He was elected member Of the ROYAL
Academy of Science at Berlin, and was Of
fered the degree OF 81. A. at the Halle Uni
versity, to which he was admitted on draw.
ing up and defending fourteen theses in
philosophy and the mathematics Q73O He
died at the early age of nineteen.
Another marvellous child was Christian
Henry Heinecker, who was born at In beck
February 9, l72l-Iust twenty seven DAYS
after Baratier first saw the light Of dav
He could recite the principal facts in the
NPeutatcuch'' when but one year old. the
entire history Of the oil and new Testament
was familiar to him at fourteen months.
at two and one-half years he could ansyver
the principal questions in ancient and mod
ern history and at fye he died.
Goethe Is said TO have known German
french, Italian, Latin and Greek before ~,
was eight On January 20, 1859. the New.
YORK sun gave an account Of little negro
oscar bloore--whe knew ali of Annleton.s
encyclopedias" by heart and could recite
any thing he had ever heard,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
FROM new YORK /!
NEW STOCK OF MILLINERY

Mrs. Belle VanSlyke desires
to notify her customers that
she has just received direct
from New York, a new stock
of millinery and trimmings
the very. latest styles. She
bought for cash, and will sell
it at a very reasonable profit.
A living profit is all that she
asks.
East Side N. Main ST.. MEDICINE LODGE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

Do you want to have a sale If so
come to the INDEX and let us print
your bills. There is no case on record
where sale was not a success when
the INDEX printed the bills. 2
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

TIRsTcLAss BAKERY under management
i OF an e.spert-four kinds of bread, Cream.
Vienna. White and Graham always on hand at
Bristow's next to Day Records. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
Farm Loans.

FARMERS should patronize home institu
i tons, and get their Farm Loans from the
McNEAL MORTGAGE co. Money Away
ready. Principal and Interest payable at theii
office. at Citizens National Bank. Alma
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
A MAIsg man has oeveionod a

A AAIsg man has developed a few and
very original idea for rn..il....ny money ia !,
law case Re 5 Us ne is going 10 bring
suit AGAINST the electric light company for
damages to bis hers, In kee.sng them
AWAKE every nigat until twelve {. clock by
the bright light, as they are worn out Tor.
want OF sleep, and are too tired to lar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05
TAKEN UP.

TAKEN UP, by the undersigned, ten ~
J. miles south of Medicine Lodge, on ~
the 18th inst, a span Of Black Mare Mules, 3
years old, branded on left hip JT (connectedl;
dragging a rope.
81 c. ]. SKEEN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-05

90 TO THE CANDY FACTORY and get pure
VI home made candies at y cents per pound.
Ice cream, fruits, soda water and everything
in the confectionery line. A
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-20

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass, March 90. -
While Cora, the 14-year-old daughter Of
Frank Palmer. one of the most promin-
ent citizens of Stockbridge, was returning
home from singing school with her
younger brother. she was dragged from
their carriage by an unknown man who,
after feloniollslv assault ag the girl, made
his escape. Her brother defended her as
well as he could, breaking q lantern over
the williams head, The boy then drove
rapidly home and gave the alarm, but no
trace of the scoundreI has yet been OBJ
tanned. The affair causes great excite
ment here and many citizens, are aiding
the officers In the search for the girls
assailant A wminutes before the as
sault on Miss Palmer was committed
Mrs. William Hamilton was attacked Ia
nearly the same locality BY probably the
same man, but her screams frightened
him away.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-20

LONDON, March 2O.-The ugly temper
displayed on both sides in the house OF
commons indicates that a long and bitter
fight over the connection of Attorney
General Webster with The Times case
must ensue, with the chances In favor of
q least partial victory for the opposition.
The refusal of the Liberals to accept Mr..
Smith's bluffing challenge to give pre-
cedence 10 vote on q motion of censure
points strongly to the fact that the Lib
e ais are resolved to pursue worrying
tactics to the end and endeavor to GUST
the government by slow torture. It viii
be an up hill fight for them as the Con-
seryatives are as confident as the Lib
erals are determined. While there is
probably not a single member of the
ministry. including Attorney General
Webster himself, who does not now re-
gret that gentleman's conspicuous con-
nection with the attempt of The Times
to brand Mr.. Parneli as a felon, it is not
believed that one of them viii refuse to
stand By his guns in an endeavor to
justify the attorney generals course.