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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10
Here's a Chance. Rows.

By order of Congressman Peters, of
this district, competitive examination
will be held at Newton on Tuesday, the
30th day of April, commencing at 10
O'Clock, tor the purpose of selecting two
cadets from the seventh congressional
district, one for the military school at
West Point, and one for the naval
school at Annapolis. Parties desiring
to compete must be between the ages
of fifteeH and twenty for the naval
school, and between the ages Of seven
teen anu twenty-five fer the military
school. This examination will be held
by Hon. S. 7. Danner. superintendent
of public instruction of Harvey county;
Alvin Chatterton, superintendent of
public instruction OF Mcpherson coun-
ty, and p. S. Pence, superintendent of
public instruction Of Sedgwick county.
All parties desiring to enter tila class
should address Hon. S. L. Danner. the
chairman of the committee, at Newton.
Kansas, giving their place of residence.
age, and the cadetship for which they
wish to compete.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10

Sol. Miller, a republican, on Fred.
Grant: Fred Grant seems to be wholly
incapable of earning living, and has
never been of feathers weight benefit
to the party. General Grants sons
squandered fine fortune for him, but
he still left means, and an income that
would keep all his family comfortably
during all their lives. Several years
ago the republicans of New York NOM
mated Fred for secretary of state, for
no other reason than that they expected
the fame of his father would assist in
pulling the party through. But that
sort of thing would not go down with
the party, and he was disastrously
beaten. We next hear of him in con-
trOyersy with General Badeau, over
General Grants memoirs, and again he
was worsted. Now he turns up as min
lster to Austria. 1t would be a good
thing if, as fast as male children are
born, they were mixed up. so that it
could not be known to whom any of
them belonged. 1t would play out the
grandson" and ''son of his father"
business. Men would then be chosen
for their merit, and would have no Oc-
casion to imagine that they were spe-
cially deserving because they happened
to be some great mans son or grand
soD -
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GETTING DESPERATE.

The men who are kept out of Okla
homa by armed soldiers do not propose
to run any race with the proposed set
tiers who will Tide there in palace cars.
They know that an OK team or mule
team cannot get into the promised land
as fast as the iron horse. A dispatch
from Winfield, dated the 9Th, says: "a
reliable man, just from Oklahoma, says
he got on to the fact that the boomers,
hundreds of whom are hid in the thick
brush on the many streams in that
country, have combined plan to burn
al bridges on the Santa Fe railroad on
the night of April 81, or sooner, 50 that
no trains can get into Oklahoma on the
22d. lie says the boomers swear they
are going to have the claims they have
staked oyer, at whatever cost"
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Crop Prospects.

Here is what the farmers around
Hazelten say about the crop prospects ::
Thomas Jacobs, an old settler, saws it
is the finest prospect he ever saw in any
country. Harvest will be three weeks
caller than last year. George King
says everything is just booming. Frank
Mccoy says wheat is as good again as it
was this time last year, and the ground
is In better fix for crops than 1t has been
for four years. a. E Brown SAYS that
the rain was ''boss'-we are all right
now if it is only followed up with a few
supplementary rains. n. B. Blanton
says if it wasn't for the mortgages and
the high tariff the farmers would soon
be all right again. G. NJ. Powell saws
all we lack to make us happy now is for
the president to let us go to Oklahoma
early in the season. D. r. Smith saws
the rain will fix the pastures all right in
very few days. But We can't repeat
what all have said. W.C.A.
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OKLAHOMA

w CdH lLudBll0 DuC O06 ROOQ I0dSOD
for any Barber county citizen going to
Oklahoma and taking a homestead
claim: He may be able to sell 1t at once
and get back here in time to raise crop
this season. But to be sure, on this
latter point, he should plant his crop
before he goes. We understand that
several Barber county citizens have laid
out such programme. They figure
that they are acquainted with the wes-
tern way way of ''rustlIng" and that
their chances for good claim will be
better than the eastern tenderfoot who
does not know a government corner
when lie sees it. They calculate that
many men will come from the east to
Oklahoma with money, and that when
they find they cannot get a good claim
for nothing, they will be willing to pay
for one. The thrifty Barber county
speculator knows good claim when he
sees it, and he is not so modest that he
will not ask fair price for 1t when he
finds gentleman who wants it. So we
think it is safe to calculate on money
flowing into the Golfers of every Barber
county citizen who concludes to specu-
late a little in Oklahoma during the
first few weeks after its opening.
OF course, no sensible citizen of this
county will pretend to say that OklahO-
ma has any advantages over Barber
county from farming standpoint; no
one will expect to handle cattle there,
for herd-law Will be the first law the
people there will attempt to enforce
that country will for long time be
without schools, churches or society,
and so it will not be suitable place to
raise up a family; it will be purely an
experiment for at least five years-all
new countries are.
Barber county IS settled and tanned.
1t is known to certainty what may be
expected of its soil. It's school houses
are built and paid for. It's county seat
and county buildings are permanently
located and there will be no local wal
raging over the county seats. Every
subdivision of the land has been marked
| and the boundaries permanently estab
lished. The titles from the govern
ment are generally settled, while in
| Oklahoma it will take from FIVE to ter
years to find out who is the rightfu
owner of piece of land. Barber coun
ty is surrounded by peaeeable and law
abiding citizens of the United States
Oklahoma is surrounded by Indians
most of them but half civilized and none
OF them citizens of this great and gooC
government. Here we have laws TO
the settlement of our grievances; there
the shotgun and revolver will be TIT
Judge, court and jury,
Then, taking these things all into con
sideration, why should any citizen de-
| size to leave certainty here for an ex
pertinent there: Why should the east
ern man want to spend his money TO
an Oklahoma claim to which he cannO
get title for five years, when the sam
amount of money would buy him set
tied and improved farm i'll Barber coun
ty? This county can make room TO
three thousand more settlers and fur
nish every one with 100 acres of LAM
that is as good as the best to be foun
in Oklahoma.
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No. 1928. First Published April 10, 1850.
sHERIPFs SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS, L.
BARBER COUNTY.
In the District Court of Barber county In the
State of Kansas.
II. w. Allen. plaintiff,
versus
Daniel Firestone, Catherine Firestone.
his wife, and Isaac Root. defend'ts,
DY virtue Of an order Of sale issued out of the
u Barber District Court sitting in and for said
Barber county, in the above entitled action and
to me directed, will on
SATURDAY, THE 18th DAY or MAY,
A. D., 1889. at O'Clock in the afternoon Of said
day, at the front door of the courthouse In saSd
county. offer for sale at public auction and sell
under Rppraisement, tor the highest and best
bidder for cash In hand. TO satisfy said order Of
sale, all the right, title and interest Whatsoever
Of the above named defendants. and each Of
them. and OF all persons claiming under them
in and 10 the following described tract, piece
and parcel of land lying and situate IN said
county OF Barber. to-Tit: 2 r.a
The Eeet half of che southwest quarter. and
sotlth vest quarter OF the northwest QUARTER OF
section two, IN township fhirtY-one Sotith OK
range thirteen. west of the 9th 2. n, subfecs
TO the mortgage lien of the FarmeIs Loan and
Trust Company for - dollars; and T. Fl. Ste
vens for - dollars; also lot seven. IN block
seven. in the town of Mingona, all I'm the coun-
~ OF Barber. and state OF Kaueas.
Given under my hand If my ONCE in the city
OF Medicine Lodge, IN said county. this 9th day
$50 GEO. W. STEVENS. shsria.
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Col. Dyer, of Wichita, WHO was, for
several years, an official in the United
States land Office. said, last week. re-
garding the Oklahoma settlement, that
the question of entry is not so compli-
Gated as is usually the case in regard to
public lands. Il is a plain case. and
there is but one course to pursue in re-
gard to the matter. The homesteader
must simply go upon his claim under
the homestead act, and stick to it, to
gain a title. The former customs will
have but little to do in this case, as the
law is plain, and will be enforced on its
merits. as to the question Of priority.
one of The greatest difficulties that Will
arise i'm connection with the lands will
be Che adjustnento matters with those
who are now Goon the lands, or who
may take possession contrary to law.
The parties who are in organized bod
les. in colonies, Will not likeiv be dis
turbed in their possessions at present,
but in course of time, as their combines
which have been formed toprotect their
So called rights, have become extinct.
trouble wiz begin in regard to the va.
lldity Of these titles, and the lawyers
win reap q rich harvest from the con-
tests that viii follow.
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How to Grow Sorghum Cane.

Messrs. Eldred & Human, OF the
Medicine Ledger Sugar Works, after
advising with Prof. Cowgirl, the state
sugar inspector, have furnished the fol.
lowing instructions and information
about raising merchantable sorghum
cane:
Sugar is formed by natures processes
before it is harvested, and not at the
factory. The success of this new in.
dustry depends more upon its agricul-
ture than its manufacture the agri-
culture is susceptible of greater devel-
opment. The manufacture is in fact
an advance of the sgrlcultuEe, and with
out well ripened, properly matured
stalk of cane, sugar cannot be success
fully made.
Bear I'D mind this is essentially a SUI
car factory, not a molasses factory, and
the best crop of cane this climate, soil
and our present knowledge of the agri-
culture of this plant can produce is
wanted.
Cane juice contains, in addition to its
sugar, in solution an uncrystalliZable
sweet known as molasses, or more prop
erly termed glucose, and a quantity of
impurities, such as gums. coloring mat
ter, etc. Each per cent. of solids not
sugar contained in the juice such as
glucose and the impurities prevent
their equal of sugar from granting. For
example, if the juice contains per
cent. of sugar and per cent. of solids
not sugar tas mentioned aboYe) but
very little sugar is available.
Until the cane is fully matured, seed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10

y deep chasm has opened in the re-
publican party of Kansas. On one side
is the congressional delegation, Gov.
Humphrey add the old crowd of Office
holders. On the other side the young
republicans are standing with their
feathers and paint and tomahawks yell
ing for the spells. The young republi
cans charge that Gov. Humphrey has
disregarded his promise to recognize the
young men of the party; they charge
that the congressional delegation are
only trimmers for reelection and that
they are endeavoring to prevent any
Kansan from attaining notoriety OF
prominence, for fear that he may want
TO go to Washington. Bill Hackney
and J. r.. Burton are leading The young
hosts and the old-time party papers are
defending the senators and congress-
men. IL is early, yet, to prognosticate,
but it does look that the $4,000 republi-
can majority is so big and unwieldy that
il will break itself in two. Then look
out.
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a special dispatch to the Chicago
Tribune says: Messrs. Gould and Hun
tington have plan which, if carried
ont will, will result in a consolidation
of railroad systems such as this country
has never seen before. A broker, who
claims to have intimate knowledge of
Mr.. Gould's plans, said tonight: Before
many weeks the Atchison, Topeka and
SantaFe will be consolidated with the
Missouri Pacific. Then Huntington
will bring in his systems, and perhaps
even the Mexican roads will be includ-
ed. The combination will come under
Mr.. Gould's management, and will be
the most colossal arran cement yet en-
tered into by HIM.
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First Published April 10, 1889,
aHERTFFlR QAlr

by virtue Of an order of sale, issued out of the
u district court of Barber county, Kansas to
me directed, in favor of Mrs. j. 8. Spring and
against W. H. Hazelton, Jennie Hazelton, BEN
1amin f. HaZelton, Emma S. Reiman and z. A.
Reiman. will on the 18th day Of May, 1882 at
2o'clOck. p. NJ, at the front door of the court
house, In the city of Medicine Lodge, Barber
county, Kansas. sell at public auction, for cash,
to the highest bidder, to satisfy said order of
ted in Barter county, Kansas, and all the right,
title and interest OF said defendants therein
to-wit: Beginning at the northwest corner OF
the Sc OF section Is, in township "a, south, of
range 10, west thence running east 90 rods;
thence south $50 rods, to the section line:
thence west, along the section line, 90 rods. to
s-w corner OF said s-e3 of section Is, township
"a, range TO- w; thence north, along half-section
line, 100 rods, to place OF beginning
GEORGE w. STEVENS,
1850 Sheriff Barber County. Kansas
EDWARDS s. NOBLE, Att'ys.=
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"a. First Published April 10, 1Sse.
sHERIFFs SALE.


STATE OF KANSAS, lss
BARBER COUNTY. 30
In the District court Of Barber county state
of Kansas.
James A. Blair. plaintiff,
Mary A. Poole, Ohio P. Poole, George
A. Tryner and II. G.. Richardson,
partners, as Tryner Richardson,
Charles Hoffman, senior and Charles
Holman, jun r. partners, as Charles
Sohman Co., defendants.
DY virtue of an alias order Of sale to me dj.
u rected, issued out of the District Court of
Barber county. Kansas, ]. George w. Stevens,
sheriff Of said county, will on
SATURDAY. MAY IL, 1889,
at O'Clock in the afternoon of said day, q the
front door of the courthouse, I'm the city OF
Medicine Lodge, Barber county. state OF Kan.
sas, oner for sale, at public auction, 20 the
highest bidder, for cash I'm hand, all the right,
title. interest, claim and estate Of said defend
ants I'm and 60 the following described real e.
tate, situated in Barber county. Kans., to-wit:
Lot No. forty three, a, on North Main street.
IN the city OF Medicine Lodge. Barber county,
Kansas.
ITO satisfy a balance OF One Hundred and
Three Dollars and Eighty-five Cents due on q
Judgment rendered In favor of said plaintiff
and against said defendants together with In
terest and costs, and for the costs Of this
sale,
Given under my hand, at my ONCE, in the
city of Medicine Lodge, this, the 9th day Of
April, 1889,
GEORGE W. STEVENS,
$3.50 Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas.
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HaZeltOn Happenings.

The election Monday was the most
quiet one in the history of the city. but
after the votes were all counted it was
learned that S. s. Robinson had more
votes than d. B. Croll, one of the ree,,.
lar nominees. Constable Lee Corson
came down Wednesday and repleylned
some cows from Cyrus Butler that are
claimed by Mrs. A. j. Nelson and Will
Nelson, and believe Mundorff s. Rob-
inson have bill of sale of the COWS.
III man wants to hear an interesting
political argument ali he has to do is to
get DR.. Shilling and C. NJ. Powell to de-
fend the republican cause and S. N.
Loudon and and John Harden to defend
democracy. They are all old men and
we'll posted. We heard them in a dis
cussion the other day. OF course they
all kept perfectly cool during the discus
sion, but they didn't wear gloves, not
by any means. /. One of J. w. Prather,s
children is dangerously sick. Drs. Skill
ling and Erwin have both been in at
tendance. Mrs. S. N. Loudon is still
very poorly. Heart disease seems to be
the trouble Parties from Ohio are
here looking up location. They are
well pleased with the prospects here,
and say it is far ahead of Ohio. Rev.
r. c. Fay. our new M. E. minister,
preached his first sermon here Sunday.
The members all seem well pleased
hi To
several days, so we understand IF. F.
Severance met with an accident on his
way to or from Kiowa, the other day,
by being thrown from his buggy, and is
being laid up with some broken bones.
w. G.. A.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10

\ curious case is reported from Leon,
this state: "A lady was very sick with
dropsy, and a niece was sent for, to
come and be with her in her last hours.
AZ the bedside of the sick, the niece
was stricken by cerebral attack, and
fell, cold and stiff, rs if dead. Her flu
neral was arranged, and in the excite
ment the sick aunt arose. and was GO
ing about with the others. AS the
priest was pronouncing the funeral
discourse, the niece suddenly came to-
whereupon the aunt Immediately took
to her bed, and in IL couple Of hours
was a corpse"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10

The Kansas board of agriculture is
rejoiced oyer the crop reports. The
outlook for wheat was never better i;
oats are coming up well complaining
is progressing rapidly; the fruit out
look is very Gattering, and with a rea-
sonable amount of rain, the state will
regain the prestige that it lost during
the past two seasons.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10

Corporal Tanner, the new commits
siOner of pensions, announced, when he
went into office, that in six weeks there
would not be a democrat in the service
of the government, if he could help it.
lie called for $50 designations the first
week, and then his chief, Secretary
Noble, called halt, and issued an or
der prohibiting the demand for remoY-
ais except by his, Mobiles, orders. The
corporal was too fresh.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10

The president has announced that he
will not appoint to Office III the south
any man who held Office under Grant,
Hayes, Garfield or Arthur; and he has
also intimated that he will not appoint
negroes to important positions in the
south. IL he pursues this course, we
will have reason to doubt the continu-
ance of the solid SOUTH" for those
people want a home government, and
if the carpet-baggers and negroes are
ruled out. they may fall in love with
Mr.. Harrison, and decide to continue
him in Office another term.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10

TOwnsite spectators are not seeing
their way clear in Oklahoma. That
country has no state or territorial gov
eminent, and there are no probate OF
county judges or mayors who can prove
up townsites for the benefit of the in
habitants, The provisions of sections
1887 and 23SS, of the general statutes,
cannot be complied with until there is
some kind of municipal government.
IL is bad, but il is true.
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"Cannonball" Green has made ar
engagements with the Rock Island rail-
road for the establishment of a stage
line from the terminus Of that road, in
the Territory, to Fort Reno, by way of
Klnghsher. lie will use the Concord
poacbpg
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Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed Notice OF his intention
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk of the District court of the county of Bar
Der, and state of Kansas, at Medicine Lodge
Kansas. on May %, 1889. viz: Harry Gahagen
0. ID. 5. No. 147T0. for the s-w i of NE 4 sec s.
twp 81 south, of range IL west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence0pon and cultivation
Of said land, viz;
J. H. Lee, ": H. Robinson, ]. N. Rajan. J.
Rothwell, all OF Medicine Lodge poatoffce, Bar
Der county, Kansas.
1851 HENRY ". SCOTT, Register,
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First Published April 10. 1859. }
RAIR.

DY virtue of an order of sale, issued out Of the
TO me directed, in favor of James N. Titus.
and against Mary Gard. Daniel N. Gard and
Sarah Gard. his wife, / will ON the 18th day OF
May, 1889, at O'Clock p. NJ, of that day, at the
front door of the courthouse In the city Of Ned
icine Lodge, Barber county, Kansas, sell ct
public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder.
to satisfy said order OF sale. the following de-
scribed real estate, situated In Barber county,
Kansas, and all the right. title and interest Of
the said defendants therein, to-wit:
Lot !. and the NE of the northwest I, and
the W u of the NE \ Of section Is. I'm township
"a south, of range IA west.
GEO. W. STEVENS.
$3.50 Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas
EDWARDS NOBLE Pitts Att'ys
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Land once at Iarned, Kaas.. Apr,l !. lisa.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice OF his intention
20 make nnal proof in support of his claim.
and that said proof will be made before
Frank Holmes, clerk OF the district court, ut
Medicine Lodge, Kansas. on May ~, 1889, viz
Thomas d. Lowry, ID. s. 3265, for the " OF Sc
sec is. and " " of ne 4 sec 10. twp 20 south,
range Rwcst.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Philip Butcher, Keene Crouch. Edward g.
Williams. of Amber. Kansas; Charles Sparks
of Elm Mills Kansas.
1851 Henry W. SCOTT. Register.
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No, - First Published April 10. 1881
SHKRIPFs sALK.

by virtue of an order Of sale, issued out Of the
d District Court of Barber county. Kansas
to me directed, in favor of Mrs. J. g. Spring.
and against c. W. Hazelton, Clara J. HaEslton,
G. Peck. Mary Peck, j. H. Richards, Lau-
ra Richards, Henry Fisher, Frederick Fish,
e1 and I'd d H. LIE, VIII a; on the nt5
that day, at the front door Of the court
house. in the city of Medicine Lodge. Bar
Der county. Kansas, sell at public euction, for
cash, to the highest bidder, to satisfy said or
der of sale, the following described real estate.
situated in Barber county, Kansas, and all the
right, title and interest of said defendants
therein. to-wit: Lots one and two, in block n,
in Pecks addition to the town Of Hazelton, a.
shown by the recorded plat thereof.
GEO. W. STRVHNB,
1850 Sheriff OF Barber county. Kansaa.
EDWARDS & NOBLE, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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Land once at Larned, Kans., Aprili. 1889.


Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler hiss filed notice of his intention
10 nsf Ike final proof in support Of his claim,
and that saitf proof viii be made before Prank
Holmes. clerk OF the district court of Harder
county. KAnsas, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas. on
for tie lot 3. and NE x s-w y sec 30, twp 30,
south, range 70 west.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
Madison Bell. Leonard Carter, Frank Gordon.
Thomas Winkler, all of Lake City postoiice,
Barber county, Kan.
1851 HENRY W. scorT. Register.
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a heavy snow storm ragged OH the At
lantic coast last Saturday, April 9Th.
Out here we were wallowing in high,
green grass, and thinking of strawber-
ries and green peas for Sunday.