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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

President Harrison had agreed to ap-
point the following gentlemen as men,
bers of his cabinet, according to the dis
patches of yesterday:
James G.. Blaine, of Maine, secretary
of state.
William Window, of Minnesota, Sec
rotary of the treasury.
Benjamin F. Tracey, of New York,
secretary of the navy.
Redfield Proctor, of Vermont, secre-
tary of war.
John Wannamaker, of Pennsylvania,
postmaster general.
John w. Noble, of Missouri, secretary
of the interior.
W. Fl. H. Miller, of Indiana, attorney
general.
jeremiah Rusk, of Wisconsin, sec
rotary of agriculture.
The cabinet is not altogether satisfac-
tory. New York is already as badly di-
vided as it was in 1881, when Conkling
and Platt resigned. Senator Quay is
not satisfied either. He wanted Clark
son given aposition, and is mad because
he was Kept out. National Banker Win
dom is the tool of Wall street, and has
not made his home in Minnesota for five
years. Miller is not satisfactory to In.
diana. Blaine is the administration, sc
far, and altogether the machine is run.
ming badly. The fat has not yet struck
the bearings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

opened for settlement in short time.
1t is understood that the Cherokees
will not agree to take the SIPS per acre
for their land, they having been offered
So per acre; but as the demand for more
public domain grows. the Cherokees
will have to surrender. But it will not
not likely be this year.
1t would have been better for Barber
county had the bill failed this year and
it will be an actual misfortune if any
part of Oklahoma is opened without
the Cherokee Strip being included. If
our people now leave for the new coun-
try, they will have to go so far away
that they cannot conveniently walk
back. Then, if we have anything to
sell to Oklahoma, the market will be too
far away for us to reach it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06


The Windsor hotel, at Topeka, pur-
sued novel course to get board bills
out of several state senators who had
been stopping there during the session.
The landlord secured the cooperation
of several merchants, and had them
garnishee the senators for the amounts
they severally owed the hotel, the mer-
chants pretending that the hotel owed
them bills for supplies furnished. But
the senators Caught on" it appears,
for they made complaint In the senate,
and had the officers who had issued and
served the papers brought before the
bar of the senate for contempt of that
august body, and the officers were &C
tually declared guilty, and made to pay
the costs of their arraignment. The
garnishment proceedings having failed,
it is presumed that the senators will go
home with their indebtedness for their
winters board still hanging oyer them,
and the Windsor hotel must whistle for
is money, and the merchants who fur
nished the Windsor with goods, must
whistle for theirs. But 1t is strange
that the Topeka hotels do not make
members of the Kansas legislature pay
IN advance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06
OKLAHOMA.

The indications are that Oklahoma,
excepting the Cherokee Strip, will soon
be opened for settlement. Both houses
of congress on Monday passed the Indi-
an appropriation bill, which included
the amendment referring to the Okla
homa matter The provisions of the
bill, as adopted IN the senate substitute,
provides for the appointment of three
commissioners to negotiate with the
Cherokees and all other Indians owning
or claiming lands west of the ninety
sixth degree of Longitude, in the Indian
Territory, for the cessation of az their
title or claim to the land; the result of
the negotiation to be reported to the
president, and the president to make
proclamation of the lands being opened
for settlement.
1t would appear, then, that a provis-
ion had already been made for purchas-
ing the Seminole lands, ESQ, 900 acres,
and as the Creeks have made arrange
ments to dispose of their lands. that
Oklahoma is now nearly thing of ex-
istence. It is expected the commission
of three VIII be appointed at once, and
that all of the coveted country, except
the Cherokee Strip, win be formally
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06
THE INTER EST Law.

The Kansas legislature last week
passed the new interest law. 1t fixes
the legal rate of interest at six per cent.
and the contract rate at ten per cent.
Any person contracting for greater
rate of interest than 10 per cent. per
annum shall forfeit all interest so con-
tracted for in excess of such ten per
cent. and in addition thereto shall for
felt sum OF money to be deducted
from the amount due for principal and
lawful interest equal to the amount of
interest contracted for in excess of ten
per cent. per annum. The law takes eff
feet upon its publication IN the statute
book, which will be about June /.
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mo. $40. First Published March 6, 1897
SHERIFFs SALE.

mo. $40. First Published March 8, 1897
sHERIFFS SALE.
STATE OF KANSAS,
BARBER COUNTY. ee'
In the District Court of Barber county in the
State of Kansas.
William c. Mills, plaintiff,
versus
Nicholas Sherlock, George w. Wick
ers and Blanche Vickers, defend
ants.
NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an
N execution, to me directed, issued out of
the District Court of Barber county, Kansas
10 the above entitled action, l, George W.
Stevens. sheriff of said county, will, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 9th,
A. D., 1889, between the hours OF nine O'Clock
In the forenoon and five o'clock in the after.
noon of said day, at the front door of the court
house, In the city OF Medicine Lodge, Barber
county, state of Kansas, offer for SALE at pub
in hand all the right, title, interest, claim and
estate of the said defendants, Nicholas Sher
lock. George W. Vickers and Blanche Vickers
IN and to the following described real estate
situated in Barber county, Kansas, to-wit:
Lots numbered six, seven and eight &c, z, 8, J
In block number eight, 49, Cook, Stamford
Co g revised addition to the city of Medicine
Lodge, Kansas.
Levied upon as the property of the above
named defendants and to. satisfy Judgment in
said action against them and in favor of said
plaintiff for the sum of Four Hundred and For
ty Dollars and Seventy-Three Cents Cs44O.73).
together with interest and costs, and for the
costs of this sale.
Given under my hand at my Office in the city
of Medicine Lodge this 9th day of March, 1889.
GEO. w. STEVENS,
4-45 Sheriff of Barber county. Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

''Plumb did it ~ is what all the Ok
lahOma boomers say, and yet there is
not a republican boomer who does not
swear by Plumb. The Kansas legisla-
ture reelected him to six more years in
the senate, only few weeks since. The
Kansas legislature sent delegation to
Indianapolis to induce Mr.. Harrison to
put Mr.. Plumb in his cabinet. So what
If he did kill the Oklahoma bill? What
are yog going to do about it? Go on
and shout for Plumb! He is your great
leader, and you should not set up your
little ideas against his. In fact, you
should have no ideas. Great is Plumb,
and he knows what is hest. If he should
kill the bill for all eternity, instead of
for congressional session, he would
not lose legislative vote for doing so.
PLUMP knows who to kick.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

a strange disease is depopulating
Webster county, Kentucky. The vic
tim Is first affected with chill, follow
ed by fever; then the spinal column
becomes rigid ; spots appear on the body,
and the victim usually dies inside of
thlrty-six hours. The disease appeared
along the lowlands adjaceutto q stream
into which sawdHst had been dumped
and allowed to decay for years. The
physicians are powerless, and the peo-
ple are deserving the county. More
than one hundred deaths have occurred
within three weeks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

A ghost up near Casey, Iowa, had a
run Of bad luck the other night. It had
been soaring neighborhood tor some
time, and caused team to run away
and badly injure farmers wife. The
farmer loaded gun with buckshot and
watched for the ghost, and when he saw
it, he poured the contents of both bar
rels of the gun into it. my God! don t
shoot any mOre!' yelled the ghost. The
farmer took the ghost to his own home.
and called physician. 1t was a real
estate buyer, who wanted to scare the
people out OF the neighborhood, that he
might get cheap land.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06
LAND OFFICES CONSOLIDATED.

Notice is hereby given that. by Execu-
tive order, dated February 10, 1889, the
President of the United States has, per-
suant to law, directed that the land of
fees now located at Concordia, indie
pendence and Wichita, in the state of
Kansas, be discontinued and the rec
Ords and archives thereof transferred to
and consolidated with the land Office at
Topeka, Kansas.
The changes above mentioned are to
be carried into effect and completed on
or before the 18th day of February, 1889.
Given under my hand at the city OF
Washington, this 2Sd day of February,
A. d. 1889.
By the President:
S. M. STOCKsLAGER,
Commissioner General Land Office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Henry George. "There has been a
great deal of dissatisfaction expressed
among the believers of free trade and
single tax over the way the last Demo
cratic campaign was conducted. Many
say that it was badly managed and
cowardly. We are tired of keeping
company with the Randalls, the Nc
AdOos, and all other pFotectionlsts who
are masqueradIng as Democrats. AS
the division of sentiments took place
on declaration ofprinciples in the late
tariff reform convention at Chicago, so
believe it will be before long In the
Democratic conventions. Then viii
follow split in the Republican party
aud party lines will be drawn straight
on the questions at issue, free trade or
protection
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

The name OF Davis county, in this
state, has been changed to Geary. 1t
was probably named for Jefr. Davis,
and the Kansas legislature could not
stand to have this constant reminder
OF a rebel before them. Gov. Geary
was the first executive of Kansas. The
only wonder is that Davis was not
changed to Harrison. And yet it seems
that Davis ought to be good repubh-
can name. A man named DAVIS helped
20 beat 1 ilden out of the Office to which
the people had elected him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

A Wichita exchange whose name we
hesitate to mention, contains the fol-
lowing editorial: "Vicksburg, Mlssis-
sippi, can claim, without meeting dis
pute, that Judge Lynch makes his home
there. Another prisoner, charged with
assault, is under guard to prevent the
populace from wreaking summary
vengeance upon him. The difference
between Mississippi and Kansas is that
in the former state the law is given no
chance, and in the latter too many
chances" And then, in an adjoining
column, it gives the lie to its editorial,
in the following news item "a Kansas
City, Missouri, collector of claims would
have been mobbed had he not skipped
suddenly from Arkansas City Kansas, J
the other day, where be had gone to
obtain some accounts against railroad
men, and garnlsheeing their wagesp 1t
seems to be case of hypocrisy on the
part of the Wichita editor. He knows
that lynching in Kansas is 80 common
that it is everywhere known as 1.-The
Kansas method" Let him denounce
lynchinG, at home and abroad, all he
likes, but don't let him make oompari-
sons that will react to our own disad-
vantage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06
THE COFFEYVILLE OUTRAGE.

The Kansas legislature was petition
ed, last week, to appoint committee
to investigate the explosion of dynamite
at Coffeyville, last October. whereby the
family of the express agent, Fl. M. Up
ham, was severely wounded. The Pc
titiOn states that the republican press
of the state made haste to charge that
the union labor party was responsible
for the outrage, and as suddenly ceased
to comment on the occurrence, and has
since made no effort to find out the
guilty party. The petitioners go on to
say that as the Kansas legislature has
shown indignation regarding a recent
Arkansas outrage, they 'have faith to
believe that you will, with like celebrity,
visit your wrath upon political murders
or attempts thereof in our own state of
Kansas" The petition concludes as
follows: "H our petitioners represent
that Henry Booth, now speaker of the
house of representatives of Kansas, was
at the time Of the explosion, the mana
ger of the republican campaign in Kan
sas, and chairman of the state central
republican committee, and that said
committee, OF some member or mem
bers thereof, is, or are, by many citizens
suspected of completely in this said Cof-
feyyille dynamite outrage; wherefore
your petitioners suggest the impropri-
ETY. of the appointment of this commit
tee to investigate, by said speaker, and
your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
And Notwithstanding this plea, the
Kansas legislature failed to appoint the
committee. 1t is not hunting Kansas
outrages, and is especially anxious not
TO find this one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

1t is being gently limited in some of
our republican exchanges that the Kan
sas City Times will probably get one or
two libel suits for its exposure of the
penitentiary ring. Don't you ever be-
lieve it. The rascals got little roast
ing, it is true, but no more than they
deserved. Let them bring suit and it
will be so hot for them they will think
they have jumped from the north pole
into hades,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

At the election in 1890 the voters in
this state will pass upon the question
of increasing the number of supreme
court judges from three to seven. The
court, as now constituted, is away be-
hind in its work, with no hope of catch
ing up, and 50 it Is necessary to do
something for its relief.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Atchison Globe: IAN unsophisticated
bachelor wants to know if "WOman's
Exchange" is place where forlorn
husband can exchange a woman who
translates Greek poetry, and paints sun
set on red plush, for one who can broil
a beefsteak, and sew on suspender
button" No unsophisticated bachelor
made that query. 1t came from man
who realized the necessity Of such an
exchange
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

No provision is made for territorial
government in Oklahoma; but the pres
ldent will be authorized to establish two
land Offices where entries may be made.
Probably the next congress will provide
for the territorial government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

The new commission company, an or
ganization of cattle growers, who pro
pose to handle their own stock at Kan
sas City, Chicago, st. Louis, Omaha,
Fort Worth and Wichita, has been
chartered, and in short time will be
in operation. The idea had become
general that the commission men and
the packers had entered pool to keep
down the prices of cattle, and it is for
self-protection that the cattlemen have
organized their commission company.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Congressman Laird, of the second
Nebraska district, is supposed to be
insane. lie absolutely refuses to go to
Washington, and though the office
hunters of his district managed to get
him to the depot last week, he would
not board the train. The supposition
is that the politicians have tOrmented
Mr.. Laird for endorsements until he
has no mind left for congressional work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

The four new states of Washington.
Montana and the two Dakotas, will
likely cast but twelve electoral votes IN
the electoral college, and these may be
overcome by the twenty-five votes of
Illinois, for it is believed that the tariff
agitation, if kept up, will make Illinois
democratic before 1892.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

The bondsmen of James Lopez, ex-
county treasurer of Atchison county.
Kansas, have been ordered to make
good his shortage of $4,000. What is
the use of prosecuting this poor but
highly honest man just for few little
irregularities ?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

1t is said that Mr.. Harrison has pub
lcly announced that under mo circum-
stances will he be a candidate for re-
election. If he sticks to this determin-
alton we will give him the credit of
having a long head.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

What has become of the proposed bal
lot reform !? Early in the winter, when
the legislatures met, bills were intro
duced for the adoption of the Australian
system, but, so far as we have noticed,
no state has as yet adopted that sys-
TEN. 1t does not take long for legisla-
tors to forget all promises made for
rafnrma
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

such as were unknown In
the days of our fathers. They are
of post-bellum times, and
the control which they arbitrarily ex-
ercise over the cost of existence is a
direct menace to the welfare of the
and of our farmers, -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Coy. Humphrey has appointed an
entirely new set of penitentlary officials,
from warden down. This was, in effect
saying that he believed the Kansas City
Times was correct in saying that the
penitentiary management was bad. 1t
was really rotten.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

The republican majority will be but
three IN the lower house of the next
congress, and if Mr.. Laird, of Nebras-
ka, does not recover his mind, his alb
sence will reduce the majority to two.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Argonia had big cotton" meeting
a few days ago, and many farmers will
try little cotton this year. Medicine
Lodge has furnished them seed, and
Is ready to do their ginning and baling
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

President Cleveland vetoed the direct
tax bill, saying that it would take seven
teen millions of dollars from the treas
ury, contrary to the provisions of the
constitution.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

w. j. Arkell of The Judge, has paid
$500, 600 for Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper, and will take possession
May /. He seems TO think that news
papers are better paying property than
government bonds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06
mo. 934. First Published March 6, 1891
sHERIFFs SALE.

lNO. bo4 c1rSt HuDuSneQ March b, 1881
sHERIFFs SALE.
SI BAnsE 9F G kASTAs IS:
In the District Court of Barber county. state
of Kansas.
James A. Blair, plaintiff,
Mary A. Poole, Ohio p Poole, George
A. Tryner and III. C. Richardson,
partners, as Tryner & Richardson,
Charles Hoffman, senior, and Charles
HOFFMAN, Jun'r, partners, as Charles
HOFFMAN Co., defendants.
pY virtue of an order of sale, to me directed,
- issued out of the District Court of Barber
OF Barber county, Kansas, will on
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1889,
at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, at the front door of the courthouse
in the city of Medicine Lodge, Barber county
state of Kansas, offer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, all the
right, title, interest, claim and estate whatso-
ever of the said defendants in and to the follow
ing described lands and tenemenGs lying and
situated in Barber county and state of Kansas
to-wit:
Lot No. forty-three (43), on North Main street,
In the city of Medicine Lodge, Barber county,
Kansas.
To satisfy judgment rendered against said
defendants, and in favor of said plaintiff, in
said suit, for the sum of Four Hundred and
Forty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Sfx Cents,
lS4436 6), together with interest and costs, and
for the costs of this SALE
Given under my hand this 9th day of March,
1889. at my Office in the city of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
GEO. w. STEVENS,
4l-45 Sheriff OF Barber County, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

A youthful bride and groom, from
California, visited Topeka, last week.
lie is sixteen, and she fourteen years
old. Both are orphans, but are well
fixed financially.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Odessa, Missouri, nice, prosperous
town of two thousand population, is
advertising for dentist. The beef
combine rules that town, and a dentist
would have steady work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

George l. Deforce, of Sioux City, Ia,
is reported to have invented an appa-
ratus that starts OF its own accord, and
will move perpetuallY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

The people, this fall, will vote OH the
proposition to extend the legislative
term to ninety days.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Kansas Will have no geological sur
Yey this year or next.
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S. p. co IAN.
MEDICINE LODGE. KANSAS.
schmdfs
THE FARarERs' MILL.

THE FARMERS MILL.
Having purchased the Farmers Mill.
in this place. 1 will grind grain in small
or large lots for toll or cash; will sell
Corn, Corn Chop. Corn and Oats Chop
at reasonable prices, for cash. Will
run the mill in connection with my feed
store in The old Currie & Schmidtstand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

State OF Missouri, County of jackson, IS:
], o. C. EWART, Cashier of the above
named bank, do sOlemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. o. G. EWART. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this'
9Th day of March, 1882
BENJAMIN A. SEITZ, Notary Public.
Germ expires March II, 1907
Correct-Attest:
James A. Blair,
F. A. simmons. Directors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT MEDICINE
LODGE, IN THE STATE OF KANSAS,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBRU-
AIRY 26. 1889.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

Read Cunnlngham's new money I'd.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1889.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-03-06
THE CABINET.

" III y INAAAJA14ANI4@A
Commissioner General Land Office.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-29
Accident to Gunuers.

John Cline, formerly of this city, who il
now managing billiard room In Phila-
delphia, Is In Lancaster on visit TO his
friends. Yesterday he was in Columbia
and with his son Harry, Charles Francis
Gus, Of Columbia, and William Markell, OF
Philadelphia, drove to Mt. Joy on a
cunning trip. They had two livery horses
hitched to a phaeton. On the road while
they were returning the king bolt of the
carriage broke. This ieit the front part
down upon the ground and tho rear part
was upset. All of the gentlemen were
thrown out. Harry Cline was badly bruisod
aud received worry ugly black eye The
others were also cut and bruised and one
of Mr.. Franciscus legs severely injured.
The horses ran three miles before they
could be caught