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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
BARBER COUNTY DEMOCRATS.

The Democratic Central Committee
of BarOer county will meet at the court
house in Medicine Lodge at 2 p. m, on
SATURDAY, JULY 9TH,
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to attend the Senatorial convention at
Coldwater August Sd. 1t is earnestly
requested that every committeeman be
present and a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all Democrats and others in
terested in the nomination of candi
date for State Senator to meet with us
and assist in the selection of delegates.
L. G.. MoLLoY, Chairman.
AUG. SCHMIDT, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

cine river bottom. If Jay Gould does
not bring one of his roads here, and
occupy the route southwest, or the
route northwest, up the Elm Valley, to
Pratt county, some other road will, and
there will not be room for more than
one road. We do not speak of the Med
icine valley route for the reason that
the Santa Fe has pre-empted it, and
has its track graded eighteen miles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Barber county farmers are about
through planting their second corn crop
on the wheat stubble. Many have fine
fields Of millet, sown after the wheat
and rye were cut, one near town, at r.
M. Sparks, being a foot high. j. z.
Hall tells of man down on Mule creek
who cut his wheat, planted the ground
to corn, which he will cultivate once,
and then SOW it to wheat, making three
crops on the same land in one season.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

A gentleman who is thoroughly posted
on the subject this week told us that
the towns and cities in Oklahoma are
full of played-out politicians from Kan
sas and other states and that their am
bition now is to get up territorial
election in the hope that they may get a
hold on the public teat. Our inform
ant mentioned a haif-dozen oid-tjmers
known to many of our readers who are
.'dandies" in their line.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Last Wednesday, July 18th. after the
INDEX had been printed for that date,
Charlie McAlister, aged eleven years,
son of +. Z. MCAlister, formerly CIT
iZen here, was drowned in pond east
of town, near Elm creek. He came
here with his parents. from Lakin,
about ten days before. and the family
was stopping at the Grand hotel. We'd
nesday morning he left his mother, say
ing that he was going out TO find his
father, but he learned that his father
had gone to the country, and meeting
Willie DEM, the Two went bathing.
Charlie thought he could swim. but it
appears that he could not, for when he
got out in deep water, he went to the
bottom before his companion could
reach him. The alarm was given at
once, and hundreds of people FASTENED
to the pond. The body was quickly
recovered, but it had probably been
under water half an hour. The COM
bined efforts of four physicians, with a
battery, and other appliances, cQnld not
restore life. The body was taken to
the home Of Judge Updegraff, an old
family friend, and on Thursday it was
followed to the grave by hundreds of
sympathizing friends. Funeral servi-
ces were conducted at the Presbyterian
| church, by Rev. j. b. North. Charlie
was an only child, aud the idol of his
parents. Their grief at their great
loss was most pitiful, and their many
friends here and elsewhere will hope
that they may find balm for their bleed
ing hearts, if not here, then in that
other world. where abides the Great
| Comforter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the trustee of
In Medicine Lodge township will receive bids
for the erection of one bridge on Elm creek
east of s. X. w. Fields house. Sealed bids will
be received by the trustee to be opened on
THURSDAY, AUGUST s, 1889,
at noon, at Bronson & Houehin's office, in Med
icine Lodge, whore also plans and specifications
may be seOn. Each bid must be accompanied
by an approved bond in the sum of Two Hun
dred and Fifty dollars or a certified check for
the same amount. The right to reject any or
all bids is reserved.
Dated at Medicine Lodge. Kansas, this 10th
day of July, 1889.
$40 HENRY BURST, TRUSTEE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

1t is said that the Iessees of the Cher
okee Strip are negotiating with the
Cherokee government for another ten
yeaIs' lease of the 6 millions of acres of
land that they are now occupying, the
new lease to commence four years from
next January. On the other hand, the
government officials at Washington an
nounce that the lease will not be recog-
nized or even permitted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Probate Judge Edwards yesterday
heard and determined a habeas corpus
case, Frank w. Benton, of Sharon town
ship, having been arrested for attempt
ing to beat Geo. Q. McGown ont of a
grocery bill. The allegation was made
that Benton was about to leave for
Oklahoma. The defendant was dis
charged from the custody of the sheriff,
the judge holding that the affidavit was
insufficient. Attorney G.. NJ. Martin
appeared for the defendant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Preacher Bernard Kelly has been APP.
pointed pension agent, to succeed Gov.
Click; though he will not take charge
of the Office until October. Kelly is the
worst "blatherskite" Of the preacher
politician order in Kansas. He is a
preacher for influence and politician
for revenue and at all times a schemer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Caruegie's men are preparing to fight
the detectives who are guarding the
protected works of the iron king. Mr..
Carnegie will while away the summer
in his Scotland mansion. hob-nobbing
with the aristocrats of Europe. He is
the man who promised higher wages
and better times for his workmen when
Harrison should be elected.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

At Kansas City, Monday, 6,5l5 cattle
were received. Good natives were
steady; cows were steady to cents low
or; best dressed beef steers sold for
$685.; cows and heifers ranged from
$I.90 to $3.50, the average being 1920.
The hog market was cents higher, the
average being S4.15.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

The delinquent tax list for taxes of
1888 appears in this issue of the INDEX,
and it will be published three more
weeks. 1t will be well for every owner
of real estate to carefully examine the
list and see if his land or lot is in the
list. 1t can be redeemed at any time
Oh payment of the taxes, interest and
costs. Though the county pays the
advertising fee 1T collects the same, 10
cents per lot and 25 cents per tract from
the taxpayer; so the county is not loser.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Barber county has $50, 900 bushels of
wheat for sale. That represents about
$2OO,0OO. Last year, there was sold out
of the county $5OO,OOO worth of cattle
and hogs. So the live stock industry is
much more important than the wheat
.arot,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Sharon is torn up over breach -of-
promise case. 1t appears that promi-
nent young man near that town had
been keeping company with young
lady until a marriage was the only
proper thing. He was to have secured
the license last Saturday but instead of
doing so, he left for parts unknown.
When the facts as related to the INDEX
are substantlated, the full particulars
will be published.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

a. n. VanLaningham, of Ashland,
is the only one mentioned as a candi-
date for the state senate in opposition
to the republican nominee, Mr.. Long.
If Mr.. VanLaningham is nominated by
the Coldwater convection, August Sd, he
will unqestionably lead Mr.. Long a
very lively race. There is dlssatisfac-
tion IN Mead and Harper counties, es-
pecially, and the republicans are badly
split up. Mr.. VanLaningham Ia very
popular in Harper county where he was
a pioneer he will carry more than his
party vote in Barber; he will hold his
own in Comanche and get good MAORI
ties in Clark and Meade.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

The CrOnin murderers and their lnsti-
gators are getting more uncomfortable
every day. The chain of evidence is
about complete and the trial will COM
mence soon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

The democratic central committee, of
Barber county, is called to meet in this
city on the 9th inst.-one week from
Saturday-to select delegates to the
Coldwater senatorial convention.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Jay Gould thinks he will build d.
rect line of railroad from Southern Kan
sas TO st. Louis. This he can easily do.
The Missouri Pacific has line running
from Kiowa to Fort Scott, by way Of
Wichita. From Fort Scott to Bagnell,
the present terminus Of the Missouri
Pacific Jefferson City branch, is but l65
miles, and survey of this route is now
being made. That would give the Mis-
souri, Pacific direct line from st. Louis
to Fort Scott, and from there TO Kiowa.
Then, if they are smart, they will build
their line from Hazelton, eight miles
east of Kiowa, to Medicine Lodge, and
from here 90 northwest and tap their
y. n. q A. road, and 90 on to the coal
fields OF Colorado. Or, from here an
outlet could be secured southwest, to
the Salt Plains country, and from there
through o-Man's-I Land, and into the
Panhandle of Texas. One thing is GER
tain-the Missouri Pacific cannot hope
to 60 west from Kiowa. The Santa Fe
surveyed that route before it built south
west into the Territory and the Pan
handle, but found it entirely lmpracti-
cable. But there would be but eighteen
miles to build between HRzelron and
Medicine Lodge. aud this over an easy
route, up the rich lands of the Medb
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

The report is that many cattle on the
Cherokee Strip are dying of Texas fever.
The same condition of affairs exists in
Oklahoma.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
Creamery Stockholders.

1t is requested that the stockholders
of the Medicine Lodge Creamery Co.
meet at the courthouse at 4p. M, on
Saturday, July 20, 1889.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

The INDEX witnessed & talking con-
test, at Kiowa, the other day, between
Billy Peters, feather-weight talker of
Kansas City, and +. Y. Ewing, the
heavyweight of the lower Medicine
valley, with Harry Hill as referee. For
the first seventy-three rounds Peters
was ahead; but after that he pursued
the Kllrain tactics, and lodged the is
sue when he could see no chance to get
in a counter, and dropped to the ground.
Ewing improved as he warmed up, and
the last the reporter saw of him, as the
train pulled 6gt. he was swinging his
arms around his competitor like Don
Quixotte windmill, and rumbling out
volcanic notes illustrative of the latest
good story that he had heard.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Miller & Benedict last week pur-
chased from j. a. Hubbard, of Rome,
Kansas, the great Poland China pig,
Regulator" whose sire is cleveland
No. 20,196." Those who have seen
Regulator" pronounce him a beauty,
and it is certain that he will be of great
value to this county. Miller & Bene-
dict now have two extraordinary hogs,
Joker ii, " the head of their English
Berkshire herd, and Regulator" the
Poland China pig mentioned They
have number of young hogs for sale,
and their prices are more reasonable
than the prices of any standard breed
ers III this state. 1t viii be worth trip
to see their stock of breeding hogs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
List of Tracts and Lots to be
Sold by the County Treas
urer for the Non-Payment
of TaYas

STATE OF KANSAS,
BARRIER COUNTY,
NOTICE is hereby given that on to-wit: The
IN first Tuesday of September, A. D.. 1889,
and the next succeeding days, l will sell at
public auction, at my Office in Medicine Lodge,
for taxes and charges thereon for the year 1888
and previous years, so much of each of the
following described tracts of land or town lots
situated in the County of Barber, State of
Kansas, as may be necessary for that purpose,
tO-wit:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
Land For Sale.

Improved farm, 240 acres. all level, miles
east Of Medicine Lodge, Kansas. in sec. 8. twp.
81, range II. Price so per acre.
MRS. K. rooney.
Platte City, Mo. 4-s
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
Cherry Street-West
McClearey's First Addition.
Walnut Street-East.
rey's Second Addition
McClearey's Tbird AddItion.

Cedar Street
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
Friedley's Addition.
st
Fremont AYenue-North,
Stolp's Addition,
Central Ayerue-West
Second Avenne-West.

Stolp Avenue West.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

On July IL, 1889, at 3 o'clock. d. M.
there met at the office of tie district
clerk, at Coldwater, Kansas, the Demo
cratic Senatorial committee of the 3Sth
district, for the purpose of fixing time
and place to hold delegate convention
TO nominate a Democratic candidate for
State Senator.
The basis of representation in said
convention shall be one delegate for
each 100 votes or fraction of 80 or over
cast for Hon. John Martin, Democratic
candidate for Governor in 1888. The
following is the representation:
COUNTIES. DELEGATES.
D3i D0i''-' .'...... -
CldIk.'.. '.................4
COmanche.. ...............4
Harper. .'.-.. ............0
Medue.. a
1t was unanimously agreed that the
convention be held at Coldwater, Kan,
on Saturday, Aug. 3, 1889, at 3 O'Clock,
p. m, at the court house.
1t is recommended that the various
committees of the different counties
confer with their Senatorial committee
men as to the mode of choosing the del
egates for the Senatorial convention.
and that they be chosen not later than
the 9th day of July, 1889.
Everybody, regardless of party, not
In harmony with the nomination made
at ColdwateT on June 3D., are invited to
participate In the selection OF delegates.
ID f. HUTCHINs, Chairman.
w. :. DENTON, secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17

Fowler's Addition.
Oak Street-West.
26sl 2... 26sI
Simmons Addition.
Oak Street West.
10 sci 49,. 26Tt l2s
Cleveland Street East.
I65I 5.-...- les
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-17
Noncel

All persons indebted to DR.. L. b. Gillette viii
please settle their account with me within the
next ten days. Settlement must be made.
i Jones
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31

w AdlllSs
+. Hackfeld,
II. Walker,
attic and Consular Repre-
NAME.
is Elk. Hon. II. A. P. Carter,
g.. H. Allen,
). A. Mckinley,
lawrence Bond,
ohm McCraken,
ames q. Swan,
ol. w. j. De Gress,
nastatio Obregon,
James Barney,
David Thomas,
/. II. Beddy,
ylvanus Crosby,
Ienry E. Cooke,
ienry TOlke,
conrad Hughes,
|. MarengO,
abraham Hoffnung,
sidney B. Francis Hotfnung,
Ganley Hopkins,
Harold Janion.
dark Whitwell,
". Moran,
:. Blesterfeldt,
". S. Broad,
I. W. Prescott,
IVAN GOLDBERG
Z. @. Buchanan,
James Dunn,
J. Ct. ZOller,
r. j. Murphy,
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4. o. CrookshHnk,
Ernest O. Smith.
Tantain q II Oaklav
4 r. Webster
D b. Crnickshank.
n Drivar
Hon I RalI Irvino
!. !, Keswick.
n Schott.
Alfred Homie
4 Conv6
7 r.. Coonet
E. F. Weber,
4. =. Russ,
II. Muller,
J. Scham,
f. I. De Navarro,
T. Paris,
L. Falcon y Quev6do,
B. Matthew Y Battaller,
\. T. NJ. Ferro,
r. Seeman,
I. Colombo,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
An Attractive Home Game.

"Snap Fifty" is the name Of an attractive
home game in which all the family can par
ticipate. The american Agriculturist tells
how 70 play this game The players sit
about any smooth table and each one receives
five checker men. Kernels of corn or fiat
counters of some sort will do, though checker
men are the best The men belonging to
each player must be distinctly marked with
ar initial or otherwise. The game proceeds
in this way: An inverted tea saucer is placed
in the middle. Then one after another, go
ing TO the left around, the players each
snap one man or counter from the edge of
the table, or from certain line, toward
the saucer When all the counters are
played, the one whose man is closest counts
five for game; if two or more of the same
players men are nearer than others, ne
counts ten or fifteeu-five for each. If a
counter lies up partly Off the table and upon
the saucer it counts ten; if one has landed
upon the top of the saucer, fifteen. Every
player is at liberty TO make a strong shot and
knock away a man of one of his opponents.
III he knocks it OFF the table it counts five;
If his own man goes off, or if he knocks OFF
one Of his own men, it counts five to every
one of the other players. A player may, by
shooting at one of his own men, push it up
close TO the saucer, or he may even knock il
quite up on the saucer. The game is fifty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A STRING
TELEPHONE.

Lazy Mode of Travel in India-A Home
Game for Ola and Young Named Snap
Fifty, and Played with Kernels OF
Corn.
It is doubtful il any OF our boys and girlI
ever saw quite so strange a mode Of convey
ance as IS depicted in the accompanying illus.
tration. This vehicle, queer as it appears, is
however, a true picture of "a gentlemanI
private carriage in far away India.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
How a snider Undresses.

When a spider is preparing to mott, it stops
eating for several days and fastens itself by
a short line of web TO one of the main lines Of
it's snare, which holds it firmly while it pro
ceeds to undress. The skin cracks all around
the thorax and is held only by the front edge.
Next the abdomen Is uncovered. Now comes
the struggle to free the legs 1t works end
kicks vigorously, and seems to have very
hard work. But continued perseverance of
about fifteen minutes brings it out of the old
dress, and it seems almost lifeless, and is
limp and helpless foe several minutes, but
gradually comes back TO life and looks
brighter and prettier than before. To young
people it is aSPzperation Of extreme interest.
Golden Days teHS~the story of little boy
who, after watching the melting Of a newly
full grown pet spider, ran 60 his mother, say
ing; mamma, my spider undressed and hung
his dress on "a line
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
PHILOSOPHY in Sport.

A curious experiment, which produces p
fountain Of fire, may be performed by read
srs old enough to be trusted with the neces
sary ingredients. Add gradually one ounce
Of sulphuric acid to six ounces of water in an
sarthen basin; then add three-quarters of an
ounce of granulated zinc, with a few pieces
Of phosphorus the size of pea Gas bubbles
will be Immediately produced, which take
fire on the surface of the effervescing liquid,
and the whole surface of the liquid viii di-
rectly become Illuminated; the fire balls and
Jets of fire viii dart from the bottom through
The fluid with great rapidity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31

UHs-'I I3I1'4IAI' . I'M ' AIf1 DAItItIAUb.
Peculiar as is the form and fashion Of the
carriage, stranger still seems the practice of
using a yoke of oxen, behind which to take
pleasure drive in a country where there are
horses. The horses in India are, for some
reason, used only for riding, while the
stronger animals, such as tho OK, and even
the elephant and buffalo, arc employed as the
motive power where draught is required.
The slow, but patient, OK is seen not only
yoked TO carriages, but TO carts and public
modes of conveyance in Anticipated India.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31

II consists Of two short tubes or mouth
pieces, each covered with taut parchment
diaphragm, being connected with a stout
thread. BY stretching the thread so as to
render it taut, a conversation may be carried
on over quite long distance by talking in
one instrument and listening at the other.
The vibration of one diaphragm, due to the
impact of sound waves, is transmitted to the
other diaphragm by the thread.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
EInuars md Weeds.

Have you ever heard what the fairies say,
Little girl, little boyy Oh, hear and heed!
For each smile you wear on your face to-day
There's a flower grows; for each trown weed
So 70 make this world like a garden bright,
Little girl, little boy, keep frowns away.
Oh. the loving lips that can say tonight,
We have scattered flowers DER the earth to-day
-Harper's Young People.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
An Interesting Toy.

An interesting, and at the same time in
structive, toy may be made according to
The Scientific American, at almost no eX-
pense by any ingenious boy or girl who reads
this column. That toy is a string telephone,
which, although not a musical instrument,
not even a sound producer exhibits an inter
estiug feature in the couduction OF sounds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
There was No Need to scoId.

An old gentleman in Baltimore who
used to he troubled by young men sitting
up with his daughters until n late hour,
settled the callers by appearing promptly
at II O'Clock and giving each Of them
ticket for a 10 cent lodging house. He
never scolded or acted in an emphatic
manner, because there wasn't any need Of
Washington Critic.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31
IIrhtninrIike Eaniditr.

First Urchin-How much yer got left,
Jimmyl
Second Urchin-Two cents.
First Urchin-Gosh! how quick nickel
poes when it's once broka-New York Sun.