Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-01-27
Good for Medicine Lodge.


Wichita Eagle: ed. Sample, one of the
youngest and brainiest of the lawyers who
have made permanent reputation In then
profession, was in the city yesterday on
his way home to Medicine Lodge, after q few
days spent in Guthrie. o. T., on legal business
Ed. is as welcome at the Carey as stray sun
beam from heaven. as he is always entertain.
ing and has AT each recurring visit q brand
new and mighty good story for Charlie Slough
He Is not only welcome at the Carey but ev
erywhere else in the city. for he is weiI-knowu
in the Peerless Princess. Some people outside
OF Medicine Lodge think that Jerry Simpson is
the smartest man in that town, but down at
home it is generally estimated that Ed Sample
knows more about everything than all the
simpsons in the county.
what do you know this tripY' was the
question an Eagle reporter put to him, for Mr.
sample was never known to be dull or with
out something new. I know said he, some
thing that Jerry Simpson doesn't know yet
and that Is that an agricultural experimental
station has been located at Medicine Lodge by
the government, and that the experimental sta.
ton at Sterling has been ordered removed to
our town. If you think the Lodge isn't in
it you are badly mistaken.
ders. but his special hold is talking about the
probabilities and possibilities of Medicine
Lodge making one of the most thriving cities
In Kansas. The station which he referred to
will be big thing for Medicine Lodge, and
probably the biggest institution of the kind
west of the Missouri river. 1t will consist of
200 acres of land and will be supplied with all
kinds of buildings, hot houses, etc. Every seed
KNOWN m will bo A4I,a.
and the result will be of great advantage to
Kansas, as it will. after trial, be definitely
known all the varieties of agricultural products
adapted to the climate and soil of this great
commonwealth.
Especial attention will, Of course, be given
to the growth of cane. A few weeks ago Jerry
simpson came within an ace of putting his
foot III 1t with respect to this enterprise Ii
was, OF course, at the disposal of the secretary
OF agricultural, Mr.. Rusk, and it will be re-
membered that Jerry Simpson tried to dc
something smart, and attacked the agricultur
al department. 1t showed bad taste, at least
to attack department that was doing such q
good thing for Simpsons own town and dis
tr1ct, but Mr.. Rusk, being a broad-minded
gentleman, considered the source from whence
the attack was made and did not punish Medi
cine Lodge because of the uncalled for and
inopportune and nonsensical attitude OF Simp
son. Mr.. Sample had still further good news
TO convey for his town touching the sugar in
dustry. Mr.. Carter Best, of Bradford, Eng
land, representative of unlimited capital
has got control of the sugar mill at that place
and will operate it on a larger basis than ever
before. He will make sugar by what is known
as the alcohol process, and great things are
looked for from his efforts. Mr.. Carter Best
is the brother of Tom Best, who has also 8
large gypsum factory at Medicine Lodge. The
capacity of this factory will also be increased
and hundred and one different articles will
be made from the cement manufactured from
the gypsum. Mr.. Best has about 5000 acres OF
gypsum land and is still buying more. The ce
ment made from it will be used in the new
government building at Kansas City and In
one of the worlds fair buildings at Chicago.
1t will be largely exhibited and advertised al
the worlds fair and no doubt will be a great
advertisement for Kansas, as Medicine Lodge
is the only place in tue United States where
gypsum is manufactured save one. In politics
Mr.. Sample is republican and one of the
hardest workers in the county. He is q very
shrewd observer and is quite sure of the sue
cess of the republican party this fall