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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

labOring men in the employ of railroad
companies? Not at all. Our complaint
is not that laboring men of any kind or
class get too much pay. In fact most
OF them get too little, owing to the
greed of their employers. One dollar
and ten cents day for a section hand
looks small indeed. Brakemen are some
better paid, but their wages are low
when we consider their responsibility
and the danger to which they are ex-
posed. The same may be said of the
firemen and engineers, and besides this,
competent locomotive engineers are so
few and 80 we'll organized, that they
are In no danger from any political par
ty. The railroads do, beyond a ques-
ton, get too much money off of the pub
lie, but it does not go into the pockets
of their laborlng men. 1t goes to pay
interest ON watered stock. to make mil
liOnaires, to pay ten thousand and
twenty-five thousand dollar salaries,
and to grease the legislative machin-
cry, so as to make easy the passage of
laws favoring corporations and oppress-
ing the great mass of the people.
But to return to the Hold your
wheat" circular. We hold that it has
benefited the farmers this much-it did
influence some to hold their wheat who
would otherwise have thrown their en-
tire crop upon the market last fall and
as result the price would have fallen
so that many who sold then would not
have received as much for their crop as
they actually did under the influence of
this circular. Let us give the circular
credit for this at least.
But this act of which $50 is guilty, of
charging the loss from holding wheat
to the alliance, is so senseless that l
wish to hold it up to every reader of the
INDEX as an illustration of the foolish
and absurd charges which are daily
made against the alliance and the peo-
ple's party. Many Of them are just as
devoid of reason as this one. Every
sort of disturbance, from dOg-6ght TO
a church trial, or from calamity howl
alliance and the peoples party is blam-
| ed in unstinted terms. These charges
remind me of the illiterate Irish WON
an, and contain just about as much
sense as she showed. Here is the story
An Irish woman, whose literary attain
ments were very limited. was one day
reading from learned discourse which
stated, among other things, that yellow
fever was propagated by means of mi.
crobes, and that by microbes it had
been carried into the southern states
When her husband came home Biddy
wore dlscoDsolate expression and in q
very detected tone said, "Sure, Pat, me
boy, an it seems loike livery thing is
now laid on to the poor Oirish." IAN
what's the Oirish bin up to now, Bid
dy ?" replies Pat. "Sure. :" says Biddy
"an' they've gone an tould that al
Oirishman carried the yallar faYer into
the south, and his name was Mike
RobesI" H.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

lish nation? Now don't say this is not
true, for it is true. and has been indis-
putably shown in many ways.
Do you want things to go on in this
way? Do you think 1t right to go on
giving aid, comfort and support to this
pernicious work, and then charge God
with bringing hard times on you? All,
no; you know better. What then shall
we do to be saved' Vote right persist
emily vote right!
Get your township down solid and
hold it there.
Get your county down solid and hold
on, hold ever, hold it there.
Get your state right, and like true
men with true zeal and a holy pur-
pose, theoretically and persistently
hold 1t there.
For Gods sake, for the sake of your
families, for the sake of the sinking
ship of state, don't let go. Resolve in
your soul, as Joshua did, ''As for me
and my house, God shall have my reli-
gious influence, my social influence, my
political influence, all the balance of
my days"
See how little leaven in Kansas has
| spread and is working.
Keep patiently and persistently on
brethren, until the whole lump is leav-
ened, and that won't be long.
J. l.. SWITZER. McCune, KaS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
Fourth of July.

There will he Fourth of July cele-
bration and barbecue at J. A. Lock
ards grove, on the head of Little Mule
creek. The following committees have
been appointed:
PROGRAMME.
F. J. Fash, Mrs. II. A. Bailey, A. j.
Trotter, and w. G. Matthews.
COMMITTEE ON BARBECUE.
j. A. Lockard, Geo. Frisby, D. s. An
gell, A. j. Ogden, t. A. Throckmorton,
Elias Gibbs.
Committee on arrangements to sell
rights to run dance stands, etc.:
A. j. Trotter, o. F. Throckmorton
and Fred Law.
Persons wishing to run dance and other
stands will send sealed bids to A. j.
Trotter, Medicine Lodge. The commit
tee will meet at the postof1ice June II,
at 10 o'clock and open bids. Grounds
VIII be let to the highest bidder.
Everybody invited to take part in
this celebration.
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Kansas Democrats.

z. q. Star: 1.-The situation of the
democratic party in Kansas would be
greatly improved In the eyes Of men
and angels if the professsd leaders, the
men who say themselves that they are
leaders, had at least q leaven Of SINGER
ity in them. But no man can be count
ed as sincere who afirms that he wants
a certain thing while he really wants
something else. The half dozen demo-
cratic veterans In each congressional
district OF Kansas, whose names have
become household words, familiar as
the old guide-bOard at the crossing of
the roads, who say that they want to go
to congress, do not expect to 90 there,
and really make no serious efforts to
get there. They merely wish to make
themselves sufficiently conspicuous in
what they are pleased to call the coun-
sells of the democratic party in Kansas,
To attract the attention Of democrat
ic national administration should such
come into power, and be appointed po-
litical commissaries and quartermas-
tiers and pavmasters TO disburse the fed
eral patronage of the state of Kansas.
OIn fact the nature and habits of the
democratic party in Kansas are strik-
ingly like those of the republican party
in The State of Missouri. Boss Filleys
are not limited to one party or single
state. Ludicrous as it may seem, these
Kansas democratic bosses are jealous
of each others paper crowns and bass
wood scepters, and quarrel over their
unincubated eggs. Lords Of the king
dom Of the air, they dispute about the
boundaries of their unsubstantial pos
sessions. The idea of a union Of all the
elements opposed to the republican par
ty in Kansas is really distasteful to
them because, in their opinion, party
to be solid" should be small. The
man who is tallest in company of fifty
may not be pre-eminent in company
of 100. BY clinging to the idea of a
small but select company of which they
are the recognized chiefs, and refusing
''entangling alliances" they fancy they
can, in the hour of national democratic
triumph, present themselves as spotless
virgins this is figure of speech)-each
with high uplifted lamp and saying,
Lord, it was L"
1t may be something in the air of
Kansas, but it is impossible over there
to comprehend the idea of a brave,
united, steadfast minority acting in de-
Tense Of fixed and certain PRINCIPLES.
The idea of battle not associated with
the plumber of the dead and wounded
and the lootlng of the hostile camp has
not entered the Kansas political war
rior's heart"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
First Published April q, 1872.
R0An N0TTCE
No. 12.

State of Kansas Barber County: Once of
County Clerk, April y, 1892.
NOTICE is hereby given, that on the 18th day
IN of April 1S92, petition signed by Chas.
StaubuS and IL others, was presented to the
board of county commissioners of the county
and state aforesaid. praying for the location
of certain road. described as follows, viz:
Commencing at the southeast corner of the
north half of the northwest quarter of section
l3 twp b, south, range Il. west: thence north
on the half section line in sections Is and L,
one mile to the southeast corner of the north
half OF the northwest quarter of section 12;
thence east on the quarter quarter line in sec
ton L. Il mile to the southeast corner of the
north hasf of the northeast quarter: thence
north on range tine quarter mile TO the north
east corner OF section T., township -. south,
range j, west.
Whereupon. said board of county comniR-
sieners appointed the following named per-
sos. viz Jared Hong. o. A. Graves and Ham
Hays as viewers. with instructions to meet in
conjunction with the county surveyor. at the
beginning Of said road IN Mingona township,
on Tuesday. the 24th day of May. Al ID. 1892.
and proceed to view said road and give to all
parties hearing.
BY order of the Board of County commits
sioneEs. IA LEWIS,
ATT County Clerk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
Good BY.

In saying good-by to the readers of
the INDEX, we do so reluctantly. A
presidential campaign Is on hand, and
after being publisher for thirty years,
To find ourself out of job is a very new
feeling to us. An editor feels toward
his paper something like father feels
toward his boy. 1t is his creation, and
if the father has done his duty toward
the boy, or if the editor has done his
duty toward the paper, they can both
look with pride upon the result.
We have been connected with the IN
DEX for six years, and have had exclu-
sive control for the past twenty-one
months. We have never been more
pleasantly situated. The relations with
the stock holders and friends of the
paper have always been most cordial.
But other interests demand that we
take a vacation, and perhaps long
spell of medical attention.
Mr.. Leon L. Beals, our successor, is a
young gentleman vigorous in mind and
body, a trenchant writer, good speak
er, and in every way well qualified to
push the INDEX to the front rank. We
wish for him and for the INDEX the
highest success; we warn our readers
that the success Of the paper depends
largely on them, and thus warning one
and cheering the other, we make our
exit from the editorial chair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

The calamity hOwlers have pinned
down the g. o. p.'s till such papers as
the s.. Louis Republic now sag that If
the circulating medium were doubled
values would he cut in half. That is
good Men who can remember back
to "a, aud the succeeding five years,
know that while the circulation was
large, values were high, labor was in de-
mand at good wages. Everybody made
money, and public and private improve.
ments were not grievous burden. Cir
culatiou was contracted to suit the rich,
and the poor had to bear the burden.
Now 1t ought to be expanded for the
benefit of the poor, who have been op-
pressed long enough. 1t takes twice as
much wheat and twice as many days
work TO pay debt now as IL did then.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Representative Milliken, of Maine, is
authority for this statement, which
takes it's place In the procession of po-
litical talk: Mr.. Milliken says that in
a conversation he had personally with
Mr.. Blaine at his house the latter in an
swer to question put by Milliken said
that if he was named for president at
Minneapolis he should accept and run;
that he felt like Grover Cleyeland-that
no man had right to decline such .
nomination; that his withdrawal was
I'm good faith and that he still meant it,
but If the convention named him In
spite Of it, he should accept and 60 in.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
egates as follows
No. 1902. First Published May IS, 1892.
PUBLICATION NOTICE


In the District Court of Barber county, Kan
saS.
F. j. Porter. Plaintiff.
VS..
Catherine Mclaughlin, H. W. Lewis, the Inter
national Loan and Trust Company, The Kan
sas National Loan Company, John Israel, and
- Israel his wife, and II. W. Rule, defend
ants.
The above named defendants. Catherine Nc
Iaughlin, John Israel and - Israel, his wife,
are hereby notified that they have been sued
by the above named plaintiff, in the district
court of Barber county, Kansas, and that I'M
less they answer the petition of said plaintiff
against them, filed in said action in the Office
of the clerk of said court, by the LIST day of
July, 1892, said petition will be taken as true,
and Judgment will be rendered in said action
in favor of said plaintiff, and against said de-
PENDANTS. for the sum of five hundred dollars,
the rate of twelve per cent. per annum from
said date, and for the sale of the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in said county of
Barber, and State of Kansas, to-yit:
The south half of the northwest quarter (kl,
and the north half IL of the southwest quar-
ter "a of section two ~, township thirty-two
(32), range four "a west, and to foreclOse any
ana all interest of said defendants in and to
said real estate. and to sell said premises with
out appraisement, to satisfy said sum of mon
ey, interest, taxes on land, and costs OF said
action in accordance with the prayer Of said
petition.
SCHoONOvER COATES.
Wichita, Kansas, Att'ys for the Plaintiff.
Attest: H. s. LANDS, Clerk.
By AUG. SCHMIDT, Deputy, 81
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

An effort is being made to build a G.
A. r. National Memorial College in
Kansas, in which every department of
higher learning shall be free to the de-
scendants of those who saved our ma
ton. 1t is suggested that collection
be taken for this purpose in every
church where Memorial services are
held, and if necessary another on Deco
ration day at the hall.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
Wonderful to be Told.

Wichita Eagle: "Mirabile dictu! The DEM
ocratic house allowed a republican member Of
that body to retain his seat that was contested
by democratic"
This ought to astonish a republican,
for, if our recollection is not at fault,
republicans never failed to fire dem
ocrat whose seat was contested by a re-
publican.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Il. Il. Murdoch, a republican state
senator, in speaking of the Legislature
of 1889, declared it to be lone of the
most corrupt and prohigate bodies that
ever assembled at the state capital
He says, "these lying old hypocrites
and reprobates have got the state, and
they mean to keep it,"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

1t is claimed that five million pounds
of tin were manufactured in the United
States in the past nine months. The
average yearly import is 67S million
pounds. We pay tariff prices on the
Dig lot to protect the manufacturers of
the little lot. Give them bounty and
repeal the tariff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Charles Curtis has been nominated
for congress by the republicans of the
Fourth Kansas district. Otis will set
tie his hash next November. The con-
vention declared for a bi-metalic mon.
CIV standard
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
Peoples Party Central Committee Pro


The convention for the election of
delegate to the state, congressional and
senatorial conventions was called for
June 18th, and the primaries for the
preceding Tuesday.
The nominating convention was set
for the End Saturday in August. The
primaries for the day previous.
The same number of delegates was
provided for both conventions, the ap-
portlonment being one delegate at large
from each precinct, and one for each 10
votes given for county clerk in 1891.
The apportionment adopted gives del
epatpS as follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
A Change.

l have sold my interest in the INDEX
Office to Mr.. Leon Beals, who takes
charge Of the editorial and business
management Of the Office from this
date. All accounts due the Office have
been transferred to Mr.. Beals. All &C.
counts due by the Office, to the 14tn day
of May, will be paid on presentation to
me. w. G. MUSGROVE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

A bank at Mulvane became lnsolvent
a short time ago, bankrupting one de-
positor, who met the president on the
street at Wellington last Saturday, and
Shot him. 1t is not known how bad the
president is hurt, as the bullet has not
vet been located. Public sympathy at
Wellington is with the shooter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

The Populist is the name of new
paper just started at Topeka. 1t is like
the business end of wasp, small and
hot. Its motto is, 1--WE stand for the
wealth producers and against the
wealth stealers of Shawnee county," 1t
ought to cut off the last three words
Success to the Populist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

The Kansas City Times says that the
issues of the Congressional Record con-
tanning Henry Georges book, contain
more interesting reading than any 9th
er issues ever printed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Bradstreet reports only 1S4 failures
last week How many will it require
to make people open their eyes to the
fact that there is not enough money in
circulation to transact the business of
the country
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

What is the use of arguing the silver
question. If western man is opposed
TO silver he will probably be so narrow
that he could not appreciate an argu-
Fnaut
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Mail matter is whirled between Paris
and Berlin, 700 miles, in thirty five
minutes-at the rate of twenty miles a
minute. 1t goes through pneumatic
tubpS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

If the government has to have gold
or silver dollar to back every green
back dollar. what is the use of the green
back? Why not pay out the gold aud
silver 2
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

1t is said that gang of lawyers
robbed the Indians, and the Indians
now want to take their lands back.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

We are opposed to making the silver
dollar any larger. All it needs is to be
put on an e~TT3lty with gold, and it
will be worth its face anywhere.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Laboring men of Medicine Lodge,
will you vote for Betsey and the Babies
OF for boodlep
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Joe Hudson and Humphrey told few
truths the past week. Each was abus-
ing the other.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

The Methodist conference, now in
session at Omaha, has decided to make
an attempt to unite the two branches Of
the church.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
ss5. Osl So s8.Cyl (
STATS OF KANSAS,

STATE OF KANSAS, ss
BARBER Co.
i. 3. b. Peck. treasurer of Barber county
do solemnly swear that the above and fore
going is a true and correct statement to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
z. B. PIECE
County Treasurer
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
9th day OF May, A. d. 1892.
r. "A. Lewis.
County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

We are opposed to putting another
grain of silver In the dollar. It is big
enough. Put the law behind 1t.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18

Hudson, Humphrey, Hanback,, Hen
RE, Hackney
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-18
THE CAM PA|GN
Of 1892 is now OH, the
greatest in our history.
First Published april q, 1882.
sHERIFFs SALE.

sHERIFF's SALE.
STATE or KANSAS, COUNTY OF BARBER. ss.
Mary n. Nather, plaintiff.
versus
John L. James ct al, defendants.
DY virtue OF an order OF SALE Issued out
d Of the district court sitting In and for the
county OF Barber, state of Kaneas. in the
above entitled action, and to me directed,
will, on
SATURDAY, THE 18th DAY OF MAY,
1872. at two O'Clock in the afternoon Of
said day, at the front door Of the courthouse,
In said county. offer for sale. at public auction.
and sell, without appraisenent TO the highest
AMI best bidder, for cash in hand, to satisfy
said order of sale, all the right, title and inter
est whatsoever of the above named defend
ants, and each OF them, end of all persons
claiming under them. I'm ard to the following
described tract, piece and parcel OF land, lying
and situate in said county of Barber, to-wif:
Lot three g. and the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section i've %. township
thirty f301. range thirteen Q3). west of the 9Th
principal meridian.
Together with all and singular the
fenements. hercditaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in anywisc appcrtain-
ing.
Given under my hand. at my ONCE, in tho
city Of Medicine Lotge, IN said county. this,
zats j. W. DoBsoN, Sheriff.
} W. C0ArEs& WI. McCAGUK, Attys Zoe Pin.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-13
which was witch.

Langdon and myself had discovered in
Becker County, Mimi, a small lake,
which, from It's general wierd appearance.
hemmed In by tamarack swamps, and
from certain mysterious things seen and
noises heard In the dusky twilight. we
had named Witch. Lake. It was swarm
ing with fish, and when, on our return
thence to Detroit City, we found party
Of home friends from Dakota there, we
returned to the lake to give them some
sport. In the evening as we sat upon the
shore, N, who had slight impediment In
his speech, turned to me:
"Wh-wh-wh-at do you call this lake"
witch Lake."
"Wh- wh-wh-y, th-th-th-is one"
witch Lake"
"Th-th-th-is one, say, r-r-r-r-ight
here"
And say, Witch Lake"
"C-c-c-c-confound it, th-th-th-th-is one,
where we've b-b-b-een fishing"
Witch, witch, lake, lake, Witch
Lake."
"Oh" as Langdon's suppressed laugh
broke forth, and he realized which was
witch. Forest and Stream"
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-13
A Danrero,., Habit.

II can tell you, said prominent phys
ician to representative OF The Call,
what 10 fruitful source Of disease"
"And what Is it2"
"ln riding In the strest-cars you have
no doubt seen passengers. particularly
women, take q piece OF coin from a
pocketbook and place Il between the lips
willie waiting for the conductor to come
along. 1t Is habit formed by many and
most dangerous one"
"Whyr'
'Did you ever for moment think" con.
tinued the physician. where . piece Of
coin may have been before IL comes into
your possession. to what use It may have
been put. or where its place OF 1Odgment
WASP have known OF many instances In
which coin has been used to close the eyes
Of leprous Chinamen. Then again there u
II certain class Of women who are supersti-
tious and believe that II they will place In
their stocking the first piece Of coin they
receive In the day luck will follow them all
Gay long, and how many are there who
carry money In their boots or shoes and
draw II from there as necessity demands?
just think Of money that has been used In
the manner / have described being placed
between the lips Of any one--man or
woman. Money carries with 1t many q
blessing. but II also carries many curse,
for bright as 1t is. 1t carries upon Its face
the germ Of mary disease, which Is COM
munlcated to the people In the manner
have described. San Francisco Call.