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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-07
That Well Story.

That bold reporter of the Cresset, who
picks out the locals to fill their columns.
had nothing to fill his paper with last
week, and so goes back two weeks and
makes up half column of the follow
ing: Am. Allen hired me to build a
curb and platform on his well, and af-
ter having finished the platform and
curb, Mr.. Allen asked me to clean out
the well, and 30 went to work, and in
drawing the water out the buckets got
fastened several times, but 1 always
managed to unfasten them. Mr.. Allen
said he was coming to see me immedi-
ately after he got his dinner. After din
ner hauled water out of the we'll for
about an hour when the bucket got so
fast that could not jerk it loose; so
having been used to going down other
wells and always coming out all right, l
slipped down the rope, loosened the
bucket and started to climb out, but
found that was not long enough to
brace across so as to climb, and after
three or four unsuccessful attempts gave
up trying, and placed board across
the well so as to bind, and sat down on
it and opened my zap" Mrs. O'Brian
hearing me came and asked what
wanted, and 1 told her to inform Mr..
Allen of my predicament. vas in the
we'll just about one hour, but never was
in the water. Had I been l certainly
would have drowned, as there was Is
feet of water in the we'll at that time.
JACK FISHBURN.
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If you want to cast vote this fall
for which you will meyer be ashamed,
vote the peoples ticket.
c. C. Hudson, of the Kiowa Review,
spent most Of last week in this city.
The Kiowa delegation was quite large.
Mrs. j. B. Harding sent US a fine red
sweet potato, yesterday, which weighs
about four pounds. It Is q fine speci-
men.
We understand that "Uncle Burns
is making great Roadway in the second
district. There is no better man in the
county.
Roy Stafford will do large share Of
the editorial work on the Kiowa Jour-
nal, and will manipulate the hand press
as exercise.
Remember the people party picnics-
one at Lake City, on Saturday. OctO-
Der 18th, and one at Klowa on Satur-
day, October 31st.
Miss Stella Young went to Anthony,
yesterday, with Judge Mckay, to steno-
graph the proceedings of the Harper
county district court, now in session.
Miss Lena O'Bryan, of this city, and
Miss Myrtle Dye, of Sharon. were the
two lovely young ladies that represent
ed Barber county's young women at the
Baptist association at Harper, last Fri
day. SATURDAY. and SUNDAY.
Yesterday we dropped in to have a
talk with Sellers, the jeweler, and found
the neatest stock of jewelry, watches,
ETC., that can be found west of Wichita.
His Medicine Lodge souvenir spoons are
beauties. Call and see them before
they are sold.
Irwin Long, brother to our good-na-
tured Frank, and nephew of Hon. c.
1. Long, is here from Stansberry, Mo-,
on visit to the above named gentle
men. Mr.. Long is printer, by profess
sion, and the Medicine Lodge union"
will be pleased to admit him to their
ranks should he conclude to remain.
The Cresset accuses Judge Mckay of
loaning money and taking mortgages
as security. There is no truth in the
accusation. An alliance man at Har-
per wanted to go into busln ess, and
Judge Mckay and two or three others
borrowed the money for him at the
bank, and he gave them the mortgage
to secure them from loss in case they
had to pay the money at the
bank. Judge Mckay did not loan a
cent, and does not get cent for his
dislnterested efforts to help a poor
man,
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Sharon Items.

Wheat sowing is all the go; hands and teams
in great demand; farmers are paying one dol
lar and quarter an acre for string for wheat.
There lie no need for anyone to be idle in the
Sharon valley:
Since our last communication four new
babies have taken up their abode in Sharon
valley-two girls and two boys. To the wife of
Ace Bernard, a girl; to the wife of Jack New
som, girl; to the wife of JEFF Hyatt. boy;
and to the wife of Charley Sheppard, q boy.
Mr.. W. b. Wilson and wife will start for In
diana. this week, where they expect to make
their future home. They Will go by way of
eastern Nebraska aud northern Missouri,
where they will visit Mrs. Wilson'S brothers,
whom she has not seen for q number OF years.
We regret their leaving, but wish them most
pleasant journey.
Protracted meeting win commence at Enon
church next Saturday and Sunday. Come out
and have q good meeting. DURBY.
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Peoples Party Meeting,

The following appointments have
been made. A number of candidates
and speakers will be at each meeting:
Sun City. Wednesday, October 9TH.
Lake City, Thursday, October 8th.
Deerhead, Friday, October 9th.
Aetna. Saturday, October 10th.
Elm Valley, Monday, October 18th.
College Hill, Tuesday, October 18th.
Roundup, Wednesday. October l4th.
Julian s. II. Thursday, October 18th.
Fairview. Friday, October 10Th.
Kiowa, Saturday, October 18th.
Hazelton, Tuesday. October 10Th.
Cedar Valley, Wednesday, October 2lst.
Cedar Hill, Thursday, October End.
Sharon, Friday, October 23rd.
Franklin school house, Saturday, Oct. 24th.
Lockard school house, Monday, Oct. 26th.
Canema, Tuesday, October 27th.
Lodi, Wednesday, October 18th.
Hazelton, Friday, October 30th.
Picnic, Kiowa, Saturday, October 3lst.
Picnic, Lake City, October 18th.
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Monument Items.

Monument alliance has changed time of
meeting to the first and third Wednesday Of
each month at p. m.
Our school is progressing finely under the
instructions of Miss Chenoweth.
Sam Griffin will commence school soon in
district No. 2
Charley Mcclure fell out of wagon. few
days ago and badly sprained his wrist
J. p. Mcclure has returned home fromIdeho.
Mrs. A. J. Trotter is going back to the east
ern part OF the state TO visit her mother.
Tonk Mills was in this vicinity chasing Jack
rabbits.
w. @. Matthews visits Bear creek every SUM
day, rain or shine There must be something
attractive besides the little gypsum house.
PADDY MILES,
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Central Committee Call.

There will be meeting of the county
central committee of the Peoples par
ty, at the courthouse, at O'Clock on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH,
1t is hoped full committee will be
present. The executi We committeeman
are urged to be present.
A. MCCRAY, Chairman.
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Notice. OF Sale OF SCHOOL Land.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 31st day
~ of October, 1891, at the County Treasurer
Office. in the court house, in the city of Medi-
cine Lodge, between the hours of ten o'clock
q. m and three O'Clock p. m, 1 will offer for
ter, and the south one-half of the southwest
quarter; ali of the southeast quarter; the east
One-half of the northeast quarter, all in section
sixteen n6), township thfrty-two &c., south,
range fourteen 90, west Of 9th p. NJ Ap-
praised at three $500 collars per acre.
E. Il. PECK
2Ot4 Counfv Traas,,rcr
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Do You Want a Reform Paper From
Dixie2

The MonteZuma Record is the only
square out, shoulder hitting, all wool
and yard wide reform paper in Geor-
gia. 1t is an page, column paper
and is red-hot all over. Price 81 year,
SO cents for 6 months. Sample copies
scents. No free samples. Send us
your name and help us in this great
battle for reform and good government
controlled by the people, and not the
politicians. Address, RECORD,
3m MonteZuma. Ca.
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$4,000 REWARD.

will pay the above reward for the arrest
and conviction of any person killing or unlaw-
fully handling any stock branded triangle II
~ belonging to r. C. Hubbell & Co., or for
GAany information leading to said arrest and
conviction. JAS. A. LOCKARD, Manager.
Lodi. BARRIER county. Kansas II
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STRAY CATTLE.

OTRAYED from my ranch near $3.50
y Aetna, about the middle Of Au- ~
gust, thirty head of cattle. They
are all deWlapped, or the neck
piece cut back; some branded T; some brand
ed n; some with r; some with -: some with
- on hind part OF both leggg some with L:
some with q; some sleeping link .. VIII pay
80 cents per head for boating.
Aetna, Kan
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C,oaIl CoalU

l am in the Coal business, and will
handle all kinds OF coal. Have orders
now on the road, and will soon be sup
piled with an abundance of hard and
soft coal. Don't place your orders
without getting my prices.
IL r r MTITJEN
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STRAYEO or STOLEN.

From Stones pasture. half q mile o.
south of town, about the 18th Of Sep 49T
TENDER, two mares and q colt. One black
mare. 3 years old. no brands, small lump on
one fore leg. One q brown mare, 3 years old
no brands, no marks. One sucking colt viii
pay liberal reward for their return or for in
formation leading 70 their recovery.
loft n Il MAnouANn.
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STRAYED or STOLEN.

IRON MY PLACE, in this city, on the o.
I night of Sunday, June 2lst, one @9H
dark bay horse, Is hands high, aged 4 years.
with white hind foot. star in forehead and
white ''snip'' on nose. Hair is worn from back
of neck by collar; usually travels IN pacing
gait No brands. viii pay liberal reward for
information leading to his recovery.
g. G.. TALIAFERRO.
b Medicine Lodge Kansas
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ReDort of Lake CITY School.

For the month ending October End.
Average enrolment 26; average daily
attendance 20. No. not absent IL; No.
not tardy Is. ELvA BLICK,
Teacher
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AIICut TO Pieces.

at the Alliance Exchange Company
headquarters at Medicine Lodge, the
price of Irvine, machine oil, and farm
machinery of all descriptions, has been
reduced to the lowest notch. If you
want header, binder. a mower, a
tllresher, grain drill, a new wagon, or
a sewing machine, call on
, f. f. MULLEN, Co. Agent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-07

On the 18th Of July the district clerk
issued search warrants. They were de-
livered to the sheriff on the morning of
the 18th. The search was made on the
evening of the 18th, and nothing found.
All day on the 18th wagons were busy
hauling stuff from the premises that
were searched. Now abuse DeGeer for
not finding anything.
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For Sale or Trade.

1 have lot OF stock hogs, sows and
pigs which I will sell cheap for cash,
or will trade them for corn or cane
seed. Call and see them.
Is j. NJ. DELIsLE.
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Notice..

Fair warning to all. All of those
knowing themselves indebted to us
either by note or account, WILL please
come forward and settle at once. We
must have our money. We mean all.
None excluded. DAVIS & DAVIS.
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REWARD FOR SHAY CATTIE

A LIBERAL REWARD win be -
a paid any one returning to me,
or furnishing information lead
ing to the recovery of any stray .SHap~.ell
cattle, branded with q Roman Gross on
each hip. or the Index brand 49, on
any part of the animal. K
27tf 8. K. W. FIELD.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT MEDICINE
LODGE, IN THE STATE OF KANSAS
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS.
SEPTEMBER 18th, 1891.
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A Karr Load.

L have Karr Load of Holiday goods
and Notions coming. Look out for big
ad. 10 DR.. J. D. KARI.
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STOCK FOR SALE

T will sell at private sale, at my -.
i place, 8 miles southwest, the fol-
lowing stock. 20 head 3-year-old "
sfeers; II head OF yearling steers:
head of 2-year-steer; lot of cows, calves and
heiferss have more than want.
1851 Howard PARKER.
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pST1p A NTO fyou want correct
4 Do / hAO / -, aud coIupiete abstract
call On BRONSON Il HOUCHIN. They have
the only complete set of Abstract Books in
Barber county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-07

MEDICINE LODGE, JULY 18th. 1891.
To William Morris, KiOwa, Kans.
Get everything out OF the way quick. Tell
everybody. r. A. CAMKRoK.
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TWO IMPoRTANT TELEGRAMs.

MEDICrNE LODGE, July 1srn. 1891.
To Charles Hardwick, kiowa, Kans.
Get everything out of the way. Tell every
body. h. a. CAMERON.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
General Grant.

AS clerk he was listless dreamer,
ana yet the moment supreme command
devolved upon him the dross disappeared,
dullness and Indifference gave way to
clarified intellect, which grasped the sit
alton with the power of inspiration. The
larger the field, the greater the peril. the
more mighty the results dependent upon
the issue, the more superbly he rose to
all the requirements of the emergency
From serene heights, unclouded by pas-
sion or fear, he surveyed the whole bound
less field of operation, and with unerring
skill forced each part to work in harmony
with the general plan. The only comman-
der who never lost a BATTLE, his victories
were not luck, but came from genius and
pluck. Caesar surpassed him, because he
was both great soldier and a great
statesman; but he was immeasur-
ably inferior to Grant, because his
ambition was superior to his patriotism
Frederick the Great and Napoleon the
First reveled in war for its triumphs and
its glory, but General Grant, reviewing
the most superb armies beside the En-
pcror and Won Moltke and Bismarck,
electrified the military nations of Europe
by proclaiming his utter detestation of
war The motto which appeared in the
sky at the contamination of his victories,
and was as distinct as the cross of Con-
stantine, was sLet us have peace" I'm
der its inspiration he returned to Lee
his sword. He stood between the Con.
Tolerate leaders and the passions of the
hour, and with his last breath repeated
it as solemn legacy to his countrymen.
| -ChaN7lcey DepelC.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Heard Elephants, Ear. Fl an.

1 lately made two shooting trips to
the jungles of lower Burmah, and
each time in the midst of the greatest
hardships. The forest scenery had
the power to force itself upon the no
tice as seeming each day more and
more impressive and magnificent,
At such times both the silence and
the strange sounds of the jungles, each
in their different way, combine to af-
feet the sportsman; the occasional
weird hootings of the monkeys in the
treetops; the distant flap, flap of an
elephants ears breaking in upon the
perfect stiffness as you approach the
herd, or perhaps, instead, the penny
trumpet-like squeak which announces
its proximity; and, as the day wears
on, the stiffness is suddenly broken in
upon by the whirring and soon almost
deafening sound with which with one
accord the insects revive after the heat
of the afternoon. All these influences
combine to produce an effect which
those who have not experienced them
will find difficult to imagine, and those
who have experienced them must find
hard to describe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
A hoy Life Saver.

Dennis 9: Mccarthy, sixteen-year-
old Brookline lad, performed an act
the other day which not only displayed
courage but rare presence of mind in
saving the life Of a two year-old child
OF Joseph Cariere, says the Boston
Reral
Young Mccarthy was at work re-
pairing the roof Of his fathers barn off
Boylston street, which abuts on the
village brook. A platform leads from
Mr.. McC arthy's house to the top of the
barn. The child walked along this
platform to the roof, and before he was
noticed fell into the brook, distance
OF about twenty feet.
The water was about three feet deep,
and the current was quite strong.
The child's cries attracted McCar-
thy's attention, and, realizing the stu
alton, he jumped from the building to
the Boston and Albany Railroad track.
In order to save the child's life he
had to act promptly, for the arch,
where the brook enters the tunnel, was
only 100 yards away. Mccarthy ran
down the track and reached the culvert
Just in time to jump into the brook and
grasp the little one, who was being
carried along to certain death.
BY this time large crowd had col.
lected, and every one was loud in the
praise of McC arthy's courage and pres.
ence of mind.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

1 amen has has recently sprung into popu-,
nraaf ana ana Is a composition possessing
g ! strength, solidity and durability
~ Is made in blocks thirty-two inches
Maue, Twelve feet long and about a
quarter OF an inch thick. This the
carpenter nailed on securely, and the
!rescoers followed immediatelv na;nt.
ing the panels from the same seat
lnls patent lumber is capable of
poilsh, and, besides being a non-con-
conductor of heat and cold. can be
Papered. painted or stained to resem-
the the any 1.-TWO wood. In Talmage's church
o one celling has been painted brown
am NJ presents very rich appearance.
Inc same material has been used for
me SIDE walls and flooring. The edges
OF the sheets were beveled and ar
ranged on the walls to resemble huge
blocks of granite.
ihere are two galleries in the church,
and the lobbies are spacious and capa.
pie OF holding great many people.
AT the rear of the seats in the main
auditorium is an elegant screen made
OF ash, with handsome drapery, and
the staircases are numerous and Of
good width and easy tread, with orna-
mental rails and balusters.
The walls are frescoed in a particu.
larry pretty design. The large win
dows are Of cathedral glass. Steam
will be used for heating purposes. and
the church is lighted with electricity
and gas. Among the most striking
features of the building, however, are
the stones that DR.. Talmage brought
from the Holy Land, and which are to
be inserted at the right of the organ,
encased in elaborate stereo-relief work.
There are four of these stones, one
from Mount Calvary with the inscrip.
ton of the word Sacrifice" the two
stones below that are from Mount
Sinai with the words "The Law" and
the stone at the bottom is from Mars
Hill inscribed "The Gospel"
The whole appearance of the i'm
mense editice conveys an idea of mag.
niicence and strength, and the interior
has been arranged admirably in regard
to acoustic qualities.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
Tho conteaeracy's Vice President.

Alexander Fl. Stephens made the fol-
lowing prophetic utterance at Savannah,
Ga, March 81, 1861: "We are young
republic just entering upon the arena of
nations; we will be the architects of our
own fortunes. Our destiny, under Provi-
dence, is in our own hands. With wis
dom, prudence and craftsmanship on the
part of our public men, and intelligence,
virtue and patriotism on the part of the
people, success to the full measure of
our most sanguine hopes may be looked
for. But if unwise counsels prevail, if
we become divided, if schisms arise, If
discussions spring up, if factions are en-
gendered, if party spirit, nourished by
unholy personal ambition, shall rear its
hydra head, I have no good to prophesy
for you. Without intelligence. virtue,
integrity and patriotism on the part Of
the people, no republic or representative
government can be durable or staple.n
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
A Remarkable Showing.

At the present moment the Salvation
Army has no less than 9,349 regular
officers, $4,000 voluntary officers, 30
training homes, with 400 cadets, and
1854 corps scattered over 80 different
countries. In England alone it has
1877 corps, and has held some 100000
open-air meetings. This represents a
part of it's religious work. Besides
this it has in social work 30 rescue
homes, 5 shelters, 3 food depots, and
many other agencies for good. It be-
gan in the labors of a single friendless
dissenting minister, without name,
without fame, without rank, without
influence, without eloquence; man
poor and penniless, in weak health,
burdened with delicate children, and
disowned by his own connection; it NOW
numbers multitudes of earnest evangel-
lists. It began in an East End rookery,
and in less than twenty years it has
gone "from New Zealand right round
to San Francisco, and from Cape Town
to Nordkoping" It has shelters.
refugees, penitentiaries, food depots,
sisterhoods, and brotherhoods already
established in the slums. It has ele-
waited thousands Of degraded lives. 1t
has given hope and help to myriads of
hopeless and helpless outcasts. It has
proposed scheme which, in spite of
square miles of damp blanket and
oceans of cold water, has received the
sympathy of some of the best and
highest men both in church and state.
I think that even the bitterest,' the
most unjust, the most cynical. and the
most tinich of the laymen and clerics
who have written to traduce and exc
crate it might wish to God that in the
life work Of any one of them they had
done one-thoussndth fraction of good
comparable in any one visible direc-
ton to that which has been wrought
by General" Booth. -Ha1per's Mag
1zine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

NJ semicircle facing the pulpit plat
I'm which is at the opposite end Of
4 he building to the main entrance.
lhe lofty tower, the topmost point
Of which is l60 feet above the level of
the sidewalk, is half rounded for the
first two stories, after which it is
s4uacely formed and covered with
Spanish thing over framework of
iron. The height of the gabled roof is
Y feet. The small entranceway on
Greene avenue will be for the special
use of bridal parties. The interior of
the structure will include, among
other things, Bible class rooms, a lee
tare and reading room. Between
these rooms are sliding doors which
can be thrown open when desired,
transforming the whole into one large
apartment. The depth of the pulpit
platform is Is feet, with a width of 35
feet. The floor is graded after the
modern theater plau, but the slope is
easy and gradual. The style of archi-
lecture is Romanesque. Besides the
man part there is a large Sunday
school addition.
An extensive library and private
rooms are connected with the Sunday
school. and underneath are built a
model kitchen and supper-rooms fitted
up IN most complete manner.
The immense organ is run by an
electric motor. and is encased back of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05
The Battles Over.

From an address delivered by Captain
J. Conant Long on the occasion Of the
twenty-seventh anniversary of the Cairo
expedition from Chicago:
81 miss many youthful! faces which
were familiar to me twenty-seven years
ago. What has become of the dark
locks, the elastic step, and the bright
eyes? 1t must be that
ssome old fellows got mixed up with the
boys.
"Of those who were with us all that
time the majority have heard the long
roll, taps have been sounded and their
lights are out; but on
"Fame's eternal camping-ground their silent
tents are spread.
And Glory guards with solemn round the
bivouac of the dead"