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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
Jerry SIMPSON

Late advices from Medicine Lodge arc to the
effect that the Hon. Jerry Simpson will meet
with some vigorous opposition when he shall
present himself this fall for Fe-eleotion to con-
gress. There is dsafection, it is said, among
the populsts whom Mr. Simpson represents
and 10 whom I'm turn he gave most of the fame
they enjoy at the national capital. A certain
populist state senator, Lands by name, has
given out that in his humble opinion he can
knock the socks of jeremiah, even if that
proposition does involve paradox And the
shibbaloth of the Lands party is that the time
has gone by in Medicine Lodge when msn
should be elected TO congress because they
don't wear socks.
Fair and softly Mr.. Lands and gentlemen.
1t is not Oue-half as likely that Medicine Lodge
has Outgrown Jerry Simpson as that Jerry
Simpson has outgrown Medicine Lodge. You
are just now represented in oUngress, gentle
men. by one of the abest and most ersdltable
mcmbcrs of that body-namely, the Hon. Jerry
Simpson. II that representatives election
was. at the first blush, n joke TO make the
whole nation roar the joke has long since lost
its flavor. Whatever Jerry Simpson may have
been when he went uptO Washington he is no
mans fool today. His colleagues. Rsost OF
whom have no respect for his political and eco
nOmic theories, do not lack respect for him
when he arises to speak they listen He does
not bore theW or move them to ironic laugh.
ter. His words are few and well chosen. He
has The air of man who knows what he wants
and how to ask for It. He Is u heap big Injun.
is the Hon. Jerry.
The constituency of Medicine Lodge viii dc
itself no disePedit IL It suffer this Mr. Lands tC
tarry for II time Ia IFS midst until his beard
grow They are rot losing anything Will,
Jerry Simpson is on deck Chicago Times
The above is an extract from the
CHICAGO Times of January 25th, one o.
the most influential and largest dailiei
in the country. and shows, how the ri
diculous b0sh about Jerry's socks, tina
was indalged in at first has terminated
We republish it not only To sh0w thi!
but TO call attention to the wrong i'm
preston that has got out regarding Mr.
Lands candidacy. The senator hal
never authorized such o statement t
be made by his friends nor has be eve
tntimated. publicly or otherwise. tina
ne would be a candidate for nomina
tion. Deprived OF the wrong concIus
ion regarding Mr.. Lands candidacy
deduced from mistaken premises, anC
the Times article is very good. 1t il
appreciated iHasmuch as it pays rare
compliment to Congressman Simpson
thus adding shovelful OF earth to the
dead chestnuts that were used to dero
gate him during bis first term. So faI
as Senator Lands is concerned he is
qualified to Gil any position of public
trust; but the report of his aYowed can
didacy for congressional honors is un,
warranted and without foundation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

THE taking of bounty from sugar will
no doubt cause loss to this county. in
which fact there must be some local
interest. pt least. That sugar should
be on the free list We are convinced, but
that the bounty should be feG.oged is
very much to be doubted. Under the
bounty prOvision'and on the fee list
sugar has been as cheap as could be ex
peeted, and to remove the bounty when
there are so many other things remain
ing undone lsnot commendable to say
the least. la bounty the protection
falls on the whole country in proper
tiou, while under tariff the consumer
fOots the bill according to amount used.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

IN their national platform of 1884,
when Blaine was the standard bearer,
the republican party announced that
I'VE have. always recommended the
best money and we urge an interna-
tional standard of gold and silver coin
age" In 1888 and 1892 they re-affirmed
the principles, and in 1893 over three
tourths of their members in congress
voted for single gold standard. Yet
they will probably have gall enough to
put out another ticket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
First Published Jan. 81, 1894.
SHERIFFS SALE.
21I5,

STATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF BARBER. So.
Austin g. Co.
vs..
Henry F. Elder, et al.
By Virtue of an Execution. issued out of
the clerks office of the district court sitting
in and for said Harper county, in the above
entitled action and to me directed, will on
SATURDAY, BIRD DAY OF MARCH,
1894, at 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
subject to a lien of a certain mortgage execut-
ed to secure the payment of $500 and acerui g
interest thereon with appraisement to the
highest and best bidder for cash in hand, to sat
lsfy said execution, all the
right, title and interest whatso-
ever of the above named defendants, and each
of them and of all persons claiming under
them in and to the following described tract,
piece and parcel of land lying and situate in
said county of Barber, to-wit: The south.
west quarter OF the southwest quarter Of sec
ton 81, township 81. range 10, west of 9th p. N.
and the southwest quarter of the northwe st
quarter and lots and sect. 5, twp. 81, range
10. west of the 9th p. NJ, together with all and
singular the tepements, hereditRments and
appurtenances thereuntO belonging.
Given under my hand at my Office in
Medicine Lodge, in said county, this END
day of January, 1894. o. MILLS,
Sheriff.
WASHBON & WAsHBON,
Attorneys for PIT.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

FRED DOUGLASS, the great colOred
orator and champion of the republican
party made speech in Washington a
few days ago. The fact was not herald
ed abroad by the press for obvious rea-
sons. Among other things he said:
''When the moral sense of a nation be-
gins to decline and the wheels of pro.
gress TO roll backward, there is no tell
ing how low the one may fall or where
the other will stop. This downward
tendency has already swept away the
important safeguards. 1t has invaded
the supreme court. 1t has destroyed
the civil rights bill and converted the
republican party into party Of money
rather rather than party of morals;
a party of the past rather than a party
OF progress; a party Of material inter-
ests rather than party of humanity
and justice" When one of the black
est republican in the party goes back
on it there mu best little left but cor
ruptiOn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

The districts represented by populist
congressman have never had their in
terests guarded so well as since the
present inenmbents have been seated.
There are hundreds of members who
never have been heard of outside their
own districts and who have never done
anything more than to fill the seats and
draw theiE salaries. But the populist
contingent has always beep found
working for the people Their almost
ceaseless labors has thrown light on
many dark place where treachery and
foul play lurKed, and they champion
the peoples cause in the enemyls camp
With only a handful of men. Is there
a man who voted to put them there
that like to replace them with drones?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
FOREIGN INVESTORS.

We cannot refrain from calling at
tentIon TO the following in this weeks
INDEX. Coming, as it does, at the time
when our sorghum sugar industry is
threatened, and in the face of thous-
ands of dollars of English capital in
vested in our city and vicinity, it shows
poor taste to say the least. The only
gain Barber county has made recently
is in the line of English investments
and immigration. If the English i'm
migration and capital now here is
sample, every citizen should welcome
millions more and decry the pessimist
and all legislation that desires to keep
them out:
One of the most commendable portions Of
the income tax measure proposed by theways
and Means committee is the taxing OF alien
property holders. Even the foreign immigra-
ton of criminals has not been so deleterious
to the welfare of our republic as the investing
of foreign spectators, who have no other in
ter in our country than to lance an artery of
trade.
The reader will at once conclude that
the above is extracted from the columns
of the Cresset, for no other paper in
| this vicinity could so absolutely distort
the meaning of paragraph and pro-
coed to criticise it from the false posi-
ton. The squib published in the IN
DEX and quoted by the Cresset speaks
SO plainly for itself that explanation
would seem unnecessary; but unfort.
unately there are some newspaper dolts
in this neighborhood who require an
explanation for everything outside of a
primer. We described class of for
eigners who have no other interest in
| trade7' and we re-affirm that the immi-
| grafton of such Is undesirable. If the
| CreSSet places any of our En-
| lish friends in the list it does so on its
| responsibility. Has the Cresset ad-
vanced far enough in its acquisition of
knowledge to know that an ''alien pro-
peCty bolder' is different from an
American citiZenp The class referred
to by the Ways and Means committee
and consequently the subject of the
INDEX paragraph quoted, are those
who are aliens, not residents nor citi-
Zens of this country, but who hold large
| properties in the United States as a
| speculative investment. There is not
the least warrant in the article for its
application to any honest citizen. who
is helping to build up the country and
takes an interest as such. The class
referred to is very apparent, and any
| one outside of a lunatic asylum or the
CresSet sanctum can readily compre-
bend 1t. We hope our British friends
who living under the American flag
will take no offense at the Cressets eff
fort to place them in the class we re-
ferred to, as such spells are a chronic
failing of that paper which must be
overlooked as misfortune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

THE leader of New York's 400"
Ward McAlister, is quoted as saying
that if the income tax measure is adapt
ed 1.-The best people Of this country will
be compelled to live abroad" If he re
fers to the class he trots in the public
will appreciate the irony of his little
jokelet. Atheist he is mistaken; for if
the migration occurs 1.-THE best people,
Will remain here. They will not suffer
from an income tax.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

THE democratic platform in 1884, up
OH which Cleveland was first elected,
contained a plank declaring that I'VE
believe in honest money, the gold and
silver coinage of the constitution, and
a circulating medium convertible into
such money without loss" 1t is prob
able that Mr.. Cleveland is acting upon
the theory that great n en- change their
minds, fools never" but he is very like
ly find that this country Is made up of
great men, who will radically change
their MINDS about placing his party in
power. And the change will be as
clearly demonstrated as was the rebuke
to republican hypocrisy not long ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
Sharon Items.

The meetings at the U B. church are still
terest. Bro. Mcwilliams is the principal
speaker.
Born, to Dawson Brown and wife. a son.
Harvey Pelton met with quite a serious &C
cident last Sunday whIie riding to church.
When he came to Mr.. HATS field, his horse
became frightened and broke through the wire
fence, falling down and partly rolling over in
his fright. Harvey was picked up in an I'M
conscious condition and taken to a neighbours
house where he received immediate attention
At the present writing he is very well. but
complains that his head and side are painful
Our prophetic friend. the wise MIR. Hicks,
launches forth an edict, stating very plainly
and deciSively that we will have a cold and
stormy February and March and that the cold
est day of February will fall on the fifth, sixth
or seventh inst. Now, we always have had i'm
placable faith in the veracity OF Mr.. Hicks I'M
til the present month, on which period, we are
painfully compelled to say, the comparison be-
tween his predictions and the actual state Of
the weather are widely separated as the
torrid zone of the Soudan and the intense
frigidity i'll the region of The poles. However,
! to be candid, we are patiently waiting for the
passing qf the next two months, that we may
witness the downfall or crow nin4 oJ one Of the
most famous of modern weather prognost :
Gators.
Miss Matte Rule visited her parents at
KiOwa over Sunday.
FIDELITY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
First Published January "a. 1S94)
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
In the district court of Barber county, Kans.
Alice HedrIcks, pltff.
Alfred Hedricks. diff. summons

Alfred Hedrcks, diff.
The defendant above named will take notice
that he has been sued by the above named
plaintiff. who states in her petition, which was
filed in the district court of Barber county,
Kansas, on the 23rd day of January, A. D., 1884.
that you have abandoned her for more than
you as her husband and that you be barred
from any right, title and interest in or to her
property or money. You must answer her pc
titiOn now on file on or before the eth day of
March, a. D., 1894, or the same will be taken as
true and judgment of absolute divorce will
be granted and you will be barred from all
right to the plaintiffs property.
ALICE HEDRICKS.
MARTIN & MCNEAL. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Attest: AUG. SCHMIDT, elk. Dist. Court.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

THAT income tax measure is proving
an elephant on the hands of those in
congress who have been Assiduous in
their service to Wall street. They meet
it at every turn in the road. accompan-
led by emissaries from the wealthy
barons of the East, to whom they are
nedged
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

The startling information is flashed
upon the country by Ward Allister that
society folks of New York are com
PEELED by the hard times to cut their
expenses of living down to $50 600
year per capita. An awful condition
of things, TO be sure.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

ALTHOUGH coal and iron are as dear
to the consumer as ever there has been
an almost general reduction In the
wages of miners whose labor secures
the minerals. o beauties of a protec-
tive tariff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

PEOPLE talk about better times; yet
they attribute the present distress to
stringency of money. That being
the case how do they expect better
times, when every means of increasing
the currency is cut off?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

\ DISPATCH from Berlin, Germany,
states that there are $4,000 men out of
employment in that city. We presume
the republicans will attribute this to
the free trade scare over the democrat
ic administration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

~ ~ FOR ~ ~
STOVE REPAIRS!

If any part of your stoye
burns out or breaks do not
throw the stove away under
the impression that it's days
of usefulness are over. In.
stead of going to a great ex-
pense in purchasing a new
stove call on w. II. Odds and
have the old one repaired.
He has had seven years of
experience in making old
stoves as good as new, and
proposes to hereafter devote
most of his time to making
repairs. He will answer
calls within 80 miles of Med
icine Lodge. Send him the
correct number of your stove,
heating or cooking, and he
will call at your place. In
sending in a description of
your stove observe closely
the following points:
Give name and state
whether oeefok, range Or heat
er.
Give name of manufactur
er and where located.
State date of patent.
Give the number of cast
on stove. Do not order No.
6, Z, 8, or 9, because cover
happens to be that size, as
nearly all stoves of recent
make are numbered, for exam
pie, No. s-1s; 7-ls: $40; S0-T1;
SO and. 90 OH. Also state
what letter. if any, is on the
stove in connection with the
number.
In ordering centers, state
whether long or short oenters
are needed.
w Fl. OLD.
Modin;nn i Ola ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

The republican press of the state
still continues to tell us that prospect
ty is coming and hard times are grow
Ing better. For which information the
people are very much obliged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

THE Congressional Records during
the tariff discussion are as voluminous
as during the silver debate in the special
session. But they amount to a great
deal less.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
sTRAYED.

A bay marc, four years old weighs about
tgO. White spot in forehead and three white
FEET; White strip about inches long on one
thigh. Lost in the Strip. Reward for infor-
MaIion. Address VIM. Galloway, Medicine
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
ISL. 90 Agar.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY.

ONE-fourth the total railway mileage
of the United States is in the hands of
receivers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

SINCE the st. Louis episode Mrs.
Lease seems to have had Peck of
trouble on her hands.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
sTRAYED.

SIX head of cattle. branded G. or G L on right
hip and crop off right ear. One or two have
L on side. Liberal reward for information
as to their location, r. CANT
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
FIDELITY.

STRAYED.-One black SOW weighs about
four hundred pounds. Pigs just w'eaned. VIII
pay liberal reward FOR information as to her
whereabout 3. K. w FIELD.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

occupies intellectually, morally and
socially, giving tone to her muscles.
elasticity to her step, glow of health
to her cheek and sweetness to her dispo-
sition; nor that will purify the blood,
curing all skin eruptions, scrofula, rheu-
matism, dropsy, heart diseases, head
ache and nervous languor. No, that is
not what is needed, for that is already
done The medicine has long been dis
covered. 1t is DIR. Fenner's kidney and
Backache Cure. But what is wanted ia
a untoersal knowledge Of the fact. And
that is just why this article is written
to gre k3aoscledgs of the fact. DIR. Fenner
it will do these things, for he has
sold it for 90 years, money refunded If
satisfaction not given. It will not de-
ceive or disappoint just expectations.
Take bottle home to-day.
For Sale by DIR. J. d. Karr.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31
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All the year.
Is Pages.
GA Columns.
90 a Year.

KANSAS LEADS THE PRoeEsSiuS.
THE ADVOCATES EDUCATIONAL infuenc.
has been felt In every county il Kansas
and in every state in the Union. It is recog-
uized as LEADER in this great Political Revo-
iutioa The people want good literature, and
We want them 10 have it. We also want few
dollars with which to do business. You pas
the DOLLAR, we do the rest. 49,
/, ADVOCATE PUB. co.. ropeks, Ne.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-01-31

TIE great need Of
the age. 1t is not
the diseoUery of
a medicine that
will cure all kid
n ey diseases,
lame, sore or
aching backs:
that will cure all
female diseases,
restoring Ameri-
C a n w ON an
physically to the
high plane in
civilization Gha
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-11-23
Give tho Farmer a Lowsr Rate.


Let US look at the case of the northwest
ern farmer who has a mortgage on his
land; He borrowed, the money. lot US
say, six or eight years ago, when his
chief market crop, wheat. was worth fifty
per cent more than it is now The inter-
est on that mortgage new. takes three
bushels of wheat for every two that it
took at the time the debt was contracted.
Tue money he now pays the holder of the
mortgage will, buy about fifty per cent
more of almost any commodity than it
then would buy The mortgage. with
out turning his hand over. is just so much
better off and the mortgagor is just so
much worse of than either expected to
be when the instrument was executed.
No wonder the farmer is dissatificd.
There is no remedy in poliucs. however,
for no legislation impairing the validity
of contracts would be constitutional. A
clause in the constitution of the United
States expressly prohibits such legisla-
ton. There ought to be an equitable
remedy by the voluntary action of the
holders Of mortgages on western farm
laods. They should be willing to reducs
their interest rate, as a measure Of plain
justice. Six per cent is as high an inter.
est rate as any farmer can afford to pay
in these times.-Northwest Magazine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-11-23
1t Dees Not Prohibit.

The Bismarck Settler has been the
chief advocate and supporter of the pro.
hibition sentiment of that part of the
state. Time has rolled along and the
experiment has been tried, with what
success every one knows. The Settler, in
a recent issue. frankly admits the truth
Of the situation in Bismarck. il not
elsewhere. and says:
The fact is, the few victims to success,
full prosecutions under the law have
acted rather as stimulus to blind Dig
gers. II there is no sentiment in the
legislature which " ill convene this winter
that will warrant. successful effort to
amend the law 30 that it can be enforced
in cities like Bismarck, we might as well
surrender and try something else. 1t is II
broad farce in, the Capital City, and
serves to drag down rather than elevate
tue standard OF morality.
The Settler speaks not only for the
Capital City. but for every town of any
size in the state. The opinion il that
the law is proud farce as at present
enforced, and. if nothing better is to be
done in the way OF its enforcement. the
sooner it is repealed the better. When
the friends Of the measure admit its in
efficiency it is high time the law was
stricken from the statutes. 1t is not
believed that there will be any serious OBJ
lection to the passage Of resubmission
bill by the next legislature. There ought
not to be, az matter Of fairness, il
nothing else. Alert,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-11-23

know that am still able to be arounI
am not like the man who was collecting
weather for the museum; but. during the
first half Of November, lhave counted 10
less than four hundred and fourteen
different kinds of weather, and one hun.
dred and seventy -three kinds in one day.
I also meet all kinds Of people le-wise
and otherwise. met queer fellow one
day this week. He went away and for.
got to pay his hotel bill.
There was considerable excitement
attending the election. Richland county
has always been Democratic in county
politics, and everybody was surprised by
the election Of all but three Republicans
to county offices.
! hope to be home in time to Ga,
Christmas turkey. ,.-...........
At present there is every prospect OF an
open and variable winter.
! was somewhat surprised at the resul,
of the election in regard to certain candi
dates. Well, it's all right. I'll try totbe
there next tlme and not lose, my vote
I am glad Emmons county's faveriteison
Senator Worst, was successfulsc In my
opinion. and that Of a good many in these
parts, he will go step higher next time.
Respectfully, o. L. BALES.