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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
Beet Sugar in Kansas.

Wichita Eagle: IA sample of beet
sugar from the Medicine Lodge sugar
works Is received at the Eagle editorial
rooms. The sugar is perfectly graHula-
ted and will class with high grade &C.
in color. This Is the first beet sugar
ever made IN the state, but demon
Strates that the sugar beet can be sue
eessfully raised in southern Kansas.
The experiment in raising beets as well
rs in making the sugar was made by the
sugar works, and they inform US that
The yield of beets per acre was about 20
tons. and that the analysis by the gov
ernment chemist shows the beets to be
very rich in sugar. Five acres OF ground
was planted to beets and the company
nave twenty barrels of sugar that will
aggregate 5000 pounds. The sugar an
Alyses 993 per cent pure crystalized SUI
gar. The experiments were made to
test the practicabllity Of producing the
sugar beet, and the result is entirely
satisfactory. The sugar Is the native
product without the use of filter or of
coloring matter. This initial expert
ment indicates possibilities for the SUI
gar beet III southern Kansas equal to
any quarter where it has been made so
successful, and surprising sorghum
cane. Our soil and climate are well
suited to all other root crops and there
is no reason why the sugar beet should
not do as well, 2
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
The Sugar Works Deal.

Yesterday, Eldred & Human perfec-
ted trade by which they sold to the
Medicine Lodge Sugar Works and Ref
ming Company, the sorghum sugar
plant, buildings and grounds at this
place, the consideration being $3.50, 600.
The new company is composed of Ell
dred & Hinman, of this city, G.. w. Wat
tier and 0. A. Kentner, of Carroll, Iowa
and probably other gentlemen Of this
city, whose names will be made public
later. Articles of incorporation have
been. sent to secretary of state. The
two new members of the company
Messrs, Walter and KeQtner, are CAPT.
tallsts who were induced to come here
by Mr.. Hinman. They have thorough
ly examined into the sugar business
and are satisfied with the outlook.
The company will at once arrange to
increase the capacity of the PRESENT
plant; they will. by the time it If need
ed, put in machinery for handling heets
in large quantities. and they expect also
to put in machinery for refining their
output.
All of this means much for Medicine
Lodge and Barber county. This is to
be the largest sugar-produclng county
in the world, and other manufacturing
industries will probably be combined
with sugar making
The Medicine Lodge Sugar Works and
Refining Company has plenty of capital.
completed and paid-for plant, ample
grounds, the best water-power in the
state and the unquestioned support and
good will of this entire community.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04

Head Cunningham's new money ad.
A NOVEL scheme on first page. Read
1t.
Cook s. Palmer give lowest rates on
farm and city loans. %
A. S. McClearey wants a small Christ
mas tree, prettily shaped.
Cunninghams want all the yearly in
terest farm loans they can get. Al
For sale or rent, my house in north
end of town. w. G.. MusgrOve. q
The Thanksgiving dinner by the Will
ling Workers was unusually good.
See 7. l.. Lindley, manager, for year.
ly interest farm loans; also short time
chattel loans.
II. A. Burnett has moved his family
TO town and occupies the EcKert house
on North Main street.
Thos. Best was in Wichita Friday and
Saturday, on business connected with
the gypsum and cement works.
Hank O'Brian will continue in the
loan, abstracting and conveyancing
business here. lie has no idea OF leav-
ing Medicine Lodge.
1t is understood that S. L. Overstreet
and Judge Loren Edwards will be can
didates for district judge, next year.
Harper county has two or three candi-
dates.
Mrs. Jas. Underwood informs US that
her brother, Henry Evans, is very sick
at the home of his father, in Leayen.
worth, and that the. physicians think
there Is little hope for his recovery.
Prof. Loisette's Memory System is
creating greater interest than ever in
all parts of the country, and persons
wishing to improve their memory should
send for his prospectus free as adver-
tised in another column. 27-4
The "Cinch Club" is the name of the
organization that will conduct the dan
ces here this season. The first of the
series will occur at Thompson's opera
house Friday evening, Dec. 9Th. twill
begin ats O'Clock, sharp.
Rev. SandersOn's congregation sur
prised him and his family, last Thurs
day evening by calling on them with
about ton of provisions. And they
did not stay around and eat up every
thing they took. like some surprise par
ties do; but left everything. Several
hours were spent in social enjoyment,
and the party retired leaving the pastor
thankful that he was in control of such
= dock.
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Proposed Improvements.

There is talk of a pontoon bridge over
the Medicine river at the Murdoch
crossing. west of town.
The Peoples street car line will prob
ably be extended to the Field Heights
by March LIST, next.
The electric light system now embra-
ces all of the original townsite and will
reach the Bechtel addition by Christ
mas.
The council will advertise for bids for
two miles more of standard sewer, same
as is now used under Kansas avenue.
The steam ice cutter will handle one
thousand tons in ten hours; but the
owners will buy duplicate and build
four more houses, each 28x72 feet.
The work of floating cord-wood down
/ the Medicine river to the brick yards is
at is height, now. The floating ice is so
thin that it does not interfere with the
traffic. About Us cords day were re-
ceived last month.
The marble works company have an
order from Chicago contractor for 5O,-
600 square feet of the red marble, to be
dressed to a thickness of II inches.
The new school building in the third
ward, for colored children only, will be
completed in time for four months
school, commencing February LIST.
The Touring mill proprietors will have
an elevator built on the Santa Fe track,
at the intersection of G. street and the
sugarworks switch.
The planning mill is turning out a big
order of cottonwood lumber, contracted
by Wichita firm. The logs were raft
ed down Elm creek, from the Wheat
neighborhood, and were the first ever
brought by the channel since the stream
was dredged. The mill company are
figuring on buying cedar grove up on
Spring creek, and having the logs raft
ed into Elm and then here.
The exact dimensions of the new
grand stand at the race course, which
we could not give last week, are: Length
$50 feet; width As feet; height 80 feet;
giving six rows of seats 280 feet long,
or 1880 feet of seats; IA booths under.
meath and wide walk above. A space
80 feet long will be cut off for reserved
seats.
The watermelon street car line will
be improved in the spring and the track
made double all the distance to the Mo
Pacific depot. The long waits will then
be avoided.
Best & Co. will lay their patent con.
crete sidewalk on Kansas avenue froDl
Main street to lift street. 1t costs
more than wood or brick but will out
last either by many years.
Macy & Tiff will furnish the brick
tor the Barber block. 1t will require
800. 600 in round numbers.
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The Attica Sugar Works.

From the Attica Advocate of last
week we learn the following facts con-
corning the sorghum sugar works at
that place: The plant passed over its
scales this season 1908 tons of cane, at
value of $1.50 per ton, making its cost
about SIC, 500; operating expenses for
the season, about So 500, or $1.35 per
ton coal and cooperage, estimated at
5000, Ut AZ cents per ton total, SO, 600,
or 1927 per ton. There has been pro-
duced 255,0O0 pounds of first sugars,
and q, 900 pounds lit may reach 100. 0OOl
of seconds can safely be counted on,
making total of 1886, 900 pounds, which,
at a valuation of st cents per pound,
makes SIS, 1915; 60,0O0 gallons of molas-
ses, at 8 cents per gallon, $4,000, or
total of $50, $50. The value of the seed
is not considered, as, aside from small
portion reserved for planting next sea-
son, the whole crop will be burned un-
| der the boilers.
We learn further, that, including the
first and last days cutting, the factory
was operated IS days; the cutters ran
on 68 of those days ; number of cells of
juice drawn, 3.731 gallons of juice OBJ
tanned, nearly 100000 daily average
of cells drawn, 54.S6 F; daily average tons
cleaned cane worked, 1853; daily aver
age tons of field cane worked, 1888 ;
loss by removing seed tops, leaves and
sheathes, 33f per cent.
| Tho onffinn ond olooni,n oh
SO carefully and deliberately designed
and constructed was overdone to a point
of weakness, proving constant source
of annoyance throughout the entire sea-
son, and an entirely new arrangement
must be adopted next season. All other
parts of the machinery gave entire sat
istaction. slight changes, to save cost
of manipulation, only being required.
While the Attica plant stands first in
the excellence of its products, 1t is third
in the list of eight plants In pounds of
sugar made, Fort Scott leading by TO-
600, and Medicine Lodge by much
larger amount.
While the operation OF the sugar mill
has proved but little less than dIsap-
pointment to our people, 1t has solved
some disputed questions of inestimable
value to the industry. It has shown
that the refuse exhausted chips can only
be used as a fuel when containing not
more than go per cent. of water. To
secure them in this condition implies
the use of very large rollers, great pow
er, and labor for operating, making the
use of them as fuel a question of very
doubtful economy. The successful use
of the filter press, as an aid to clarity
ing the juices is worth millions to the
industry, while the use of a granulator,
reel and barrel packer, although the
first ever used on sorghum sugar, are
conceded positive necessity IN future
sugar work.
We should be pleased, in this connec-
tion, to add that new and financially
able company had been organized, who
would lift the works out OF the present
difficulties, but this is yet an unsolved
problem; however, it will be accom-
plished at 10 very distant day. There
is one thing patent, and that is that all
the clashing interests must be harmon
lied, or the present status will remair
unchanged, and worse dlsastn- NAV fol,
low,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
Real Estate Transfers.

For the week ending Dec. 2, 1884,
Abasha Starkey to Sarah C. Star
key, $50 In 1892 10. .S2,S45
G. j. Skeen to Joseph Pollock and
Sarah q. Skeen, 100 a in 29-33-11 1.OOl
Henry L. VOtaw to B. II. Tillot-
son, 16O in 2S-S3-l1.......... 5000
VIM. Grouse to Ezra Perry, 100
III N-32-ll.., /
Henry Morgan to Elizabeth Sam
mons, 100 in Is, 3l-12 go. 100
Chas. B. Hobson to r. j. Mitch
ell, 80 a IN 6-32-12 and 80 a in l.
S2-l3.:........................ $500
Jared Hoag to Chas Hobson, 80a
In 3l-32-13 and 80 in 6-33-i3.. $50
Alice E. Brown to S. M. Biddison
16O a in S-33-l3., ,,.............. $500
c. p. Luttrell to L. O. Tullis, 100
IN 1918 and $50 in $685.. l
w. D. QUARREL to N. S. Belden,
100 a in 81 -34-l4 5000
A. w. Smith, to Stamford, You
mans y Eldred, lot II and 412
Us q Co add. to Med Lodge. f.. 1000
Jas. w. Thompson to Margaret
thompson, lot IS and IL, G..
s. q Co add. to Med Lodge. 80. 500
Jerry N. Nolen to G.. II. Eldred.
lots and 8, Fowler add. to Med
Aouec'.. III
l.. Fowler to e. II. Eldred. lots 9.
4, 10, IL, IA. Fowler add. to Med
4IUug0. 22O
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
Reduced Rates for the HOLIDAYS.

The Santa Fe route win sell tickets
during the holidays at one fare for the
round trip, to all points on its lines
within 200 miles of selling station.
Tickets will be on sale December "a.
%, and 81, 1889 and January 1st, 1890.
They will be limited to January Sd.
1880, and viii be good for passage in Ell
Their direction up to and including that
date. For tickets and information re-
garding train service, connections, etc..
call on II. II. CASE, agent, Medicine
Lodge, or address
GEO. T. NICHOLSON.
g. Pa T. A., a. T. &s.F. R.R.
Topeka, Kansas.
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Ha! Hal! Hall!
Mrs. II. ".Inst think stopped

Mrs. I'll. "LAst think stopped in
Mrs. d. 'sWhat drugstore ?''
in.n
Mrs. D. Eyes. yes. DIR. Karr's drug
store"
Mrs. II. ''And don't you believe me.
he has dolls with teeth. 1t jIst beats
anything / have ever seen. Then he
has nearly every kind of doll you can
think off,
Mrs. D. swell This must be the
place to go to get dolls for Christmas.
You know cur children always think
they must have doll Christmas"
Mrs. IL. Eyes; he has every kind of
Christmas presents. too. Albums of
the latest styles, dressing cases. mani
cure sets, gents shaving sets. books, in
fact everything needfpl for Christmas. y
Mrs. d. well, well. I am Dn:.ne To
tell john" Is
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 4, 1889.
The Mails:

From Attica and all Eastern points, arrives
SRil1 At l2:45 n; leaves daily at 2:30PM.
From Ashland, Coldwater, Nescatunga, Sun
sCity, Lake City and Mingona, arrives daily.
From KiOwa, IL di, Canema, Sexton, Eldred,
Hazelton, Hardtner and Etna, arrives daily,
,at 8 D. IN. Leaves at 10 a. IN.
From KIngman, Bross, Bates. Nashville, ar
trivea at 3 80, pm. Leaves at a. m.
From Sawyer Elm Mills and Amber, arrives
ION Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridi VS. at 2:45
Pm. Departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Shtur-
,daYs at 8 NJ. Arrives ut SAWYER at / 10 D. IN.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
The Rest FlOur

No flour ever sold in Medicine Lodge
gave the same satisfaction that the
Winfield flour did. Burnett & Co. keep
1t and guarantee satisfaction in quality
and price. They are selling flour cheap
er than any house in town. %
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
Southern Kansas Railroad Time Gard.

GOING EAST.
pASsene or and Express, leaves. .3:25 p. IN .
Freight, leaves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. b'4O H. III
COMING WEST.
Passenger and Express. arrives. ....l go p. m.
Freight, arrives .............o'IO p III
a. H CASE. Local Agent.
POSTAL.
Poetoffice at Medicine Lodge open from A n
q pm sundays one hour oR arrival of mail.
, oney order Office. r A. MCCLEARY, p. NJ.
~ CORA MCCLEARY, Assistant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
Excursion Rates

AACUTSLUH hHttS.
For the meeting of the Kansas State
Teachers Association, to be held at
Topeka. December 25th to 9th. the A.
L. IL s. y. railway company will sell
tickets at one price for the round trip.
Tickets will be on sale Dec. oath and
18th, 1889, good for return until Jan. 8,
1890. III. Fl. CASE,
q Act. IT rs. F. r r.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
LOCAL NEWS.

nm IN TuH candy FACTORY and get pure
VtV Az - 80. ndies at 20 cents per pound
lee cream. fruits. Sc. la water and everything
In the confectionery liL"' -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
ACTUAL COST SALE FOR SPOT Cash.

ACTUAL COST SALE FOR SPOT Cash.
That you appreciate the same is proven by the immense
crowds that daily throng our place of business Our
tions and to you all we are indebted for what sin
cerely appreciate You have also been successful in
saving % per cent your purchases from and in
satisfying yourselves is the house to patronze
and receive fullest benefit We have also been
cessfu in selling you what you wanted at less money
than you expected to pay in pleasing you with your
purchases mpressng you with the fact that quality
assists us in the disposal of wares while woudbe
competitors and dealers in trash and sch mournfuy
and supiney pine in the dismal dreariness and
somber solitude of their deserted establishments WtRg
for the trade that ReDer came.
We cater to intelligent and discerning public who
able to distinguish between quality and trash be-
tween FACTS state them, and empty sounds that
void of meaning and calculated to deceive which
constitute the chief stockntrade of certain class of
pretended merchants and for which you have
Hence their wailing; hence their misery; hence
wonderful success; hence our immense trade.
LIST EN- We offer you, until closed out
an ALL WOOL 36inch Trco in eight shades at only 35
cts. We closed out the entire lot of Chicago house.
got bargain and give you the benefit Other dealers
ask you so cents per yard for far inferior article We
also desire to call your attention to extensive line
of School Shoes ranging in price from IS cts to $15O
Best in the world for the money, made according to
special order We have genuine Hand Made
solid stock mems kip boot for $3.50 have been
sold for less than 1925. Only few cases left
Don't forget that sell II lbs. Medicine Lodge Su
gar for $1.00. ALI other goods in Grocery Depart
ment at proportiOnate prices
Yours to Please,
STAMFORD, YOUMANS & ELDRED.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04

TIRsTcLASs BAKERY-under management
i of an expert-fOur kinds of bread, Cream.
Vienna, White and Graham always on hand at
Bristow's. next to Day 4 Records. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04

ADOmD A MTG II you want a correct
ADD hAOlN. and complete acstract
lcall on Bronson s. Houchin. They have the on
v complete set of abstract books in Barber
county. ID
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
Hogs and Cattle.

l want to buy fat hogs and cattle in
large or small lots.
% r. NJ. SPARKS, Agent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04

MONEY Re snTH ana yo se9 want SaG 70 make
a farm loan. They give privilege of paying at
any interest payment after three years. IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-12-04
Nothing Succeeds Like Success.

This is an old but true aphorsm. Our success has
fully proven the same but at time more conclusive
ly than since we decided to give you the benefit of
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Democratic Central Committee.

I. w. STOUT. CHAIRMAN.
AUG. SCHMIDT SECRETARY.
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Hastings.

udSttuSo'
special correspondence to The Irish Standard.
Miss Mary E. Newell went up to St.
Paul On Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Russell returned to Rich
Valley after a visit with her brother,
E.. p. Brown.
Mrs. Andrew Barry returned to
Hector after pleasant visit With
friends hers.
MIR. and Mrs. Duphor, of St. Paul,
we're down on visit with the family of
Michael Keyes.
Thomas A. King, Of Superior. Wis,
was on visit with his father, John
King, Of Ravenna.
Miss Kate Malloy, of Hudson, Wis,
and Miss Louise Mcdonald, of St. Paul,
are on a visit with Miss Mary A. Cav
anangh.
John and Henry Millett, of st. Paul,
spent Sunday at home with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Mil)ett, of
Ravenna.
The Rev. Joseph A. sFltzgerald spent
Monday and Tuesday at Fort Smelling,
the guest of Rev. J. F. Dolphin, Pc st
Chaplain at the fort.
VIM. f. Mccarthy, of our city. is now
a travelling salesman for the Yerplanck
BROTHERS wholesale cigar dealers, OF st.
Paul. His MANY friends wish him sue
cess. .. 2.
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JUMBO.
Nal,oleon's Tlnbelief

''Here is a crazy man." sad the great
Napoleon to Taliyrand one day, who
wants me to send my feet to England
with boiling water" He laughed and
so did his minister. 1.-The crazy man"
was Robert Fulton, TIE inventor of the
steamboat. Had NAPOLEON lived he
would have seen genius produce NOT
only the steamboat but the perfect rail-
way system, which enables the Saint
Paul & Duluth Railroad 10 give it's pat
rons quick time and good service be-
tween st. Panl, Minneapolis, Duluth,
West Superior, and other points. The
Duluth Short Line'' is the best. &. B,
Plough, General Passenger Agent, So.
Paul, Mimi.
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a. Y. Bayne, of the firm Of Bay1le Sc
Co., of Minneapolis, says the Bismarck
Tribune, has been in the city several
DAYS and succeededin closing a contract
with the county commissioners for the
construction of three iron bridges oyer
Apple creek. northeast of the city
There were a number Of bidders for
wooden bridges, but the only other bid
for iron bridges was by the Smith
Bridge company
WISCONSIN.
William Walsh, son Of Edward and
Mary Walsh, of Warren, ST. Croix
county, died on the 5th inst, aged SIX
years.
AT a special meeting OF the city eoun-
ell of Ashland held last week: John =.
O:Brlen, whom Mayor Beaser had sp~
pointed as city marshal, was confirmed
by that body.
In some mysterious manner. one OF
the steam pile drivers, OF Moran & Tay-
lor, West Superior, caught fire recently
and the engine house was destroyed.
MIR. Moran states his loss at from $5W
TO $500. The boiler WIS slightly DAM
aged, and ELL the tools were destroyed
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Oakland.

Special Correspondents OF the Irish Standard
Crops are looking fine, but % little
rain would be OF great help.
Miss Katie Meade: of Austin, Waa
visiting friends here the past week,
The Leroy boys beat the Austin
champions in a game Of base ball last
week.
r. w. Donovan, one OF Austin IS lead
ing furniture men, was over to Oakdale
last Sunday,
Mis-. Albright and Mrs. A9yres OF
Rose Creek, spont Sunday last with
Mr., and Mrs. Magurus.
The dry goods stores Of Austin now
close at $50 O'Clock p. H., except Satur~
day, closing at 9 o'clock.
In Mower county during the Year 1855
there were $50 marriages, six divorces
and 2l2 natuaralizatjons.
Austin's Fourth of July will be held
the 4th, !5tn and 9Th. Twenty thousand
people are expected to be present.
Base ball bas begun. Oux qniet Sun~
day afternoons will now be disturbed
by the dis,na! howl Of the baae bail
eranks.
The Catholic cemetery is being beau~
titled, Several men are now at work
On it. The lots are being graded. and
when finished pro nlises nsat appear
ance.
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given 10 the flames, and the haggard
to-day looked back, miserable and
desolate. The house belonging to
James Heavy Iittle) was a thatched
cottage, neat and clean, and about
were some small outoffices, and