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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

n. Q. SMITH, the Populist and demo-
cratic candidate for county clerk, has a
position in the York-Key Mercantile
store at Klowa. He can not leave the
store without losing the position, and,
being man of quite limited means,
can not afford to be in idleness. Hence
1t will be impossible for him to canvass
tue county thoroughly, but he assures
the voters of the Populist and demo
GRAFT parties that he will improve every
spare moment in working for the entire
ticket. A great injustice has been done
Mr. Smith by certain republicans in
circulating report that he would sup
port part of the republican ticket
and he requests US to deny that repor,
as unauthorized and wholly false. lie
will not only be thankful for the sup
port OF the voters of Barber county. bu,
he is deeply interested In the success OF
all the candidates. Mr.. Smith has new
er voted republican ticket in his life
and he has advanced thoughts on polit
lcal economy. He Is gentleman in
every sense of the word and will make
clerk of whom the people of the coun.
ty may feel proud. You can honor q
worthy, honest, industrious, upright
and deservant citizen by casting youl
vote for him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
REPUBLICAN
Total. SIS. .01
S16.S8O.77

Total. SIS 639 .0l Sic, $50. "a
Saying made by the Populist admin
istration in one year So, 241.76.
The expenditures made by the repub-
lIcan administration in 1899 are as fol-
lows: April S6,726 SO, July S4,52O67.
A few words in explanation as to
why we begin the first quarter with
April may not be out of place. The
bills allowed at the January meeting
cover the last quarter Of the previous
year and hence are not expenses incur
red in the new year. For this reason
the allowances of the April meeting
are the expenses of the first quarter.
We do not deem it necessary to COM
ment at length on this matter. 1t Will
be noticed that the greatest quarterly
allowance under the Populist adml MS.
tratlon is smaller than the lowest allow
ance made under the republican admin
istration, excepting, of course, the
election expenses, and in that instance
the Populists show difference in their
favor of S7S.2l. The republicans had
everything in their favor during 1898 and
there is no good reason why the ex-
penses should not have been less than
they were during the preyio year.
The Legislature greatly reduced the
salaries of the officers and the county
printing was done by the INDEX below
cost. These two Items alone saved the
county more than $4,000, yet with this
in their favor, they still expended So
24l.76 more than the Populist admins
tration Of 1897 which did not have these
advantages.
But the expenditures of the first half
Of 1899 are still more astonishing; the
expenses for the first half of the year
are ST. ,247.05 or a total for the whole
of So, 4941 10, making a difference of
SIS, $500 in favor of the Populist ad
mInistration. We do not say the ex-
penses of 1899 will aggregate S22, 494. 10,
but we do say that they will if the ex-
penses Of the last half are as great
as those of the first half. II they
keep on increasing at the same ratio
(which 1t is fair TO presume they will if
the republicans are kept in power)
there is no telling where it will end.
and it Will be question of very short
time when we will be selling county
warrants for 80 cents as we did in the
good old republican days in the early
COS.
The question is with the voters. If
they prefer to double their expenses
and pay increased taxes to keep up re.
publican red tape and aristocracy, well
and good. But If they want to get
back to the economy of 1897, they must
return the POpulists to power.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The qualifications of Jared
Hoag, the Populist candidate
for register Of deeds, are dis
puted by nobody His
worth as a citizen is not even
doubted; his good character
is conceded and one of his
strong points is that he
treats everybody with re-
spect and courtesy and thinks
his duty is done when he at
tends we'll to his own bust
ness. He became a Populist
when the party was organic
ed because he believed the
principles of the party were
right and has ever remained
a consistent advocate of that
faith. You always know
where TO find him and when
he is elected to the RESPONSE
BILE office for which he is a
candidate, he will be a rep
resentative of all the people
and a faithful, obliging pub
lie servant.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims to stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles, as we'll as women, and all
feel the results in loss of appetite, pois-
ons In the blood, backache, nervous
ness, headache and tired. 1Ietlsss. run
down feeling. But there's no need to
feel like that. Listen to j. w. Gard
Eer, Idaville, Ind. He says: ...Elec-
trio Bitters are just the thing for man
when be is all run down. and don't
care whether he lives or dies. It did
more to give me new strength and good
appetite than anything l could take.
can now eat anything and have a
new lease Or life" Only so cents, ia
j. r. Young Co.'S Drug Store. Every
hottie guaranteed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

IIE voters of Barber county should
bear in mind that l.. G. Golf, a Populist
trustee, assessed the Standard On Com
pany, and republican Board of Com
mlssioners lowered the assessment.
Commissioner Rankin, who is candi
date for re- election voted to lower it.
and Commissioner Walker, the Popu-
list commissioner, voted no. Even the
republican officers of Barber county
show their hand when it comes to reg
ulating" trusts. 1t is more than prob
able that the republican members of
the Board would have Knocked out the
assessment if they had not feared pub
lie sentiment. The assessment made
10y Mr.. Golf was reasonable and should
have been sustained. Before that. the
company did not pay any taxes in the
county at all. Please remember this
when you cast YOUR vote.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

IT is now certain that the socialist
ticket which has been nominated in
Barber county this fall will be voted by
a very few people. 1t is we'll under
stood among Populists that the move
ment was started by republicans who
are not in sympathy with socialist prin-
ciples in the least. The scheme of
these republicans is to catch the votes
of Populists who have been made to
believe that the Populist party has de-
serted its principles, but it won't work
Tlose who are opposed to the Peoples
party will vote the republican ticket
and those who are in favor of reform
principles will vote the Populist ticket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

WHEN the Peoples party
was in power in Barber coun-
ty the officers built their fires
and swept their Offices. Use
less blanks were not bought
from Crane and Dodsworth
at fancy prices in order to
beat a home printer out of
legitimate work. Neither did
the county buy type-writers
for the officers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

WHEN A. G. Smith was
nominated for county clerk
the republicans said that he
would not accept the nomi-
nation nor make a campaign,
on account of the friendship
existing between him and
Elmer Holmes, the republi.
can candidate. Mr.. Smith
has not declined the nomina.
ton and says he will make
an aggressive campaign. An
other republican fake has
gone glimmering.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The Populist township con-
vention was not held behind
closed doors, as stated by the
Cresset last week. It was held
in the Probate Judges Office
and the door was open part
of the time and when it was
closed anybody who desired,
could enter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

IT cost Barber county
about 5000 to teach her kin.
dergarten county attorney
that there is a difference be-
tween a plain drunk and
grand larceny, By the way
we might remind the editor
of the Cresset that this is
another item of expense that
Commissioner Walker must
vote to allow.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

A DETECTIVE in the Jester case who
has been trailing Browning, the man
who transcribed the evidence IN the
first trial has just learned that his man
was hung in Barber county 20 years
ago. Judge McCanless, of Wichita,
says, knew Browning we'll. He
was bad man. They had to be pretty
tough to get hung In Barber county in
those days. "-Alva Review.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

MARX HANNA is on record
saying that the trusts are a
blessing to the country but
his disciples want to make
themselves believe they are
opposed to them without
pointing out a remedy. Mark
is authority, however.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The republicans of Barber
county have been holding
office by the grace of Popu-
list and democrat votes for
two years. some Of them
longer-but there will be a
new deal this fall. The peo-
pie are awake and are not
the fools the politicians think
they are. The republicans
who are candidates this fall
might as we'll prepare to let
go of the public teat. That
will be the verdict of the vot-
ers November 18th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

TRUMPING up a charge
against a man is one thing
and proving your case is
another. 1t doesn't pay to
bring an action against a
man when you have no evil
dence against him or when
you have no attorney to pros
ecute the case. It's a bad
investment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

b. b. DAUGHERTY, the Pop
ulist candidate for treasurer.
is not an Office seeker. He
did not know that his name
would be presented to the
convention and he was not
even in the city when he was
nominated. This in itself is
one good reason why he
should be elected. tits a case
of which it can truthfully be
said that the office has sought
the man. He Is well quail
fed for the place.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

THROUGH the kindness of George
Kelbaugh we haye copy of letter
written by the treasurer of the Ohio re-
publican executive committee calling
on the postmasters and others who
hold federal positions to contribute to
the Ohio campaign funds this year.
This particular letter was written to
the Roundup postmaster. Comment is
scarcely necessary. If a small country
office, with a salary of practically moth
ing, is assessed, what must those who
hold the tat Jobs put up. Such little
incidents as these explain why most of
the Office holders go out of Office
broke" Verify the republicans of
Ohio must he getting hard up when
they send out to Kansas for financial
aid.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

We are not among those
who believe that Mckinley
ought to be endorsed, but if
we were, we would not think
that his endorsement by the
people of Barber county is so
necessary that it should be
done at the peril Of the coun.
ty locally.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
ALLEN w. SMITH is a suF

ALLEN w. SMITH is a sub
stantial business man, is hon
est and fair minded. If he
is elected commissioner a
republican can get the same
fair and impartial hearing
that a Populist or democrat
can. He will not be owned
and controlled by a little ring
of politicians.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

THE Cresset says the INDEX wanted
ID. B. Daugherty nominated for COM
missioner and A. w. Smith for treasur-
or. The INDEX wanted nothing of the
kind. The voice of the people is good
enough for us. We have no hestancy
in saying that the Populist convention
was entirely free from rings, cliques
and slate work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

PLEASE don't lose sight of
the fact if the argument
against government owner
ship of railroads is good, the
same argument against gov
eminent wagon roads is good.
So also in the case of govern
ment postofices and govern
ment school.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

HERE were five criminal
cases tried at this term Of
court and there was only one
conviction in. The costs
in all the cases were great
and somebody is responsible.
It isn't the Populist party.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

CHESTER l. LONG will have another
rehearsal at the opera house tonight.
His principal theme will be "Populist
traitor" and "hauling down the flag.'
He Will have very little to say about
the trust question more than that the
republican party can be relied upon to
regulate the trusts. He will follow
the usual tactics in misrepresenting
facts
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The Cresset editor has a
great deal Of audacity, but
we note with satisfaction that
he isn't one among the re.
publican editors who have
the temerity to say that the
republican party is opposed
to trusts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
THE QUESTION OF EXPENSES.

The INDEX has frequently referred to
the extravaganza with which the re-
publican party has administered coun-
ty affairs and we are this week prepar-
ed 20 again submit some figures on the
proposition. It will be noticed from
the following statement that we begin
with January, 1897. and end with July,
1899. The Populists were in power
from January, 1897 to January 1898,
that being their last year of power, ex-
cepting few officials. Since that time
the republicans have been in almost
absolute control. Each quarterly al
lowance, with the addition of the annu-
al election expenditures, covering the
time specified, is here given:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

Col. LINCOLN is doing mis-.
sionary work for the Populist
cause in Woods county, Ok.
He is quite thoroughly
known throughout Barber
and other counties in Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

In Kiowa township the
Steve Oliver republican, fac.
ton is again in the saddle.
Last year they knitted the
whole township ticket and
the other faction is going to
play even this year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

IT is conceded by men of
all parties that Sam Adams
is superiority qualified for the
office of township trustee.
Why not make his election
unanimous.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The Kiowa News was as
hot a number as usual last
week. While we think the
News is advocating the
wrong political principles,
we certainly do admire its
fight for honesty in politics.
1t makes the bosses tremble.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The one thing that embar-
rasses Jim Gano in this cam
paign more than any other is
that Tonk Mills was his pred.
eceSsOr.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The people of Barber coun-
ty are going to express anti
trust sentiment in no uncer-
tain tones on November 18th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

j. S. JONES will be elected county
surveyor because he IS qualified. If
the office is worth filling at all it ought
to be filled by man who has some
knowledge of the business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

THERE is very little business for a
corner IN Barber county, but when his
services are required you want a ply
stefan who can be depended upon. Dr.
Cushenbery is the man who will be
elected to attend TO that business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

THE Cresset's short hand reporter
did not get that part of Jerry Slmp-
sons speech referring to the antitrust
pretensions of the republican party and
the party's record on that issue. N OF even
the slightest reference was made to it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

There will be no stay-at
home Populist vote in Bar
Der county this fall.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

ACCORDING to the Cresset,
John Browns body is still
marching.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

REDEEM the county this
year and she will be in line
next year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

II was the Peoples party that put
Barber county on a cash basis and ..
Mills was sheriff when it was done.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The way to vote for the in
itiative and referendum is to
vote the Populist ticket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

The Deering Corn Harvester will cut
and bind Is acres of kaf1ir corn IN day.
1t will cut and bind feed which has 70,
len down and it is the only feed So YER
on the market. III. III. Case will aeon
have a sample and he invites Won to
call and examine it. If you have a
crop of feed to harvest, it Will nav IN
buy one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
E.oTICE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

otdtB OF hdHsts, BHrUer county, IS:
In the matter of the estate of Norman r.
, Green. late of Barber county, Kansas
Notice is hereby given that on the End day of
October, A. ID. 1899. the undersigned WAS by
the probate court of Barber county, Kansas,
duly appointed and qualified as guardian of
John X. Green. Alice A. Green, Fred r. Green,
OTTO w. Green. LATHE e. Green, Ira N Green
Mile Z. Green, Oliver N Green, Giles C.
Green. minor heirs of Norman F. Green, late
of Barber County, deceased.
All parties interested will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
MARX L. GREEN.
Guardian.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

Joseph Stockford Hodgdon. Maine.
neaied sore rur ming for IL years and
cured ms piles of long standing by US
Ing DE Wltt- Witch Hazel Salye. 1t
cures a.. skin diseases. Young Drug
Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

HIDEs-Hjghestc cash price paid for
hides at Field Bros meat market.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18

If you want to cast vote for real
deserving old soldier, vote for B. B
Daugherty for county treasurer.
The evening times., 1899-12-08

In the United stat1 gter two million tons
Of sugar annually aud only about zoo. 900
tons are produced At kome. 1t Is thus seen
that We could increase our sugar industry
70 the extent Of 100000 tons per annum
without overrunning our own needs
d.. Wiley stated that the Chemical Di-
vision Of the Department OF Agriculture
commenced Investigations In the culture
Of sugar beets in tihis country as far back
as 1862, when the division was established.
The analyses OF sugar, beets were made at
various intervals from that time, he said,
until 1878. without exciting very much In
terest in this country, because at that time
the idea prevailed that sorghum would be
the great sugar providing plant.
"In 1879" said DR.. Wiley, "a special re-
port on the beet sugar industry was pub
lished by the Chemical Division, which
awakened considerable interest, and was
the first serious attempt Of the department
to bring the matter OF the manufacture OF
sugar from bsets prominently before the
farmers of the country. At that time the
price Of sugar was very high, and the
promise of rich financial returns from su-
sugar making was very bright.
'As a result Of the agitation at that time.
a number of beet sugar factories was es-
tablished in the United States. Unfortu-
nately, the fall in the price Of sugar. cou-
pied with other difficulties, prevented the
attempts to manufacture beet sugar from
being q financial success.
"Oniy one Of the many factories estab-
Ilshed at that time had In 1t the elements
OF long life, and that was the one at Al
varado, Cal, factory which is still pros
porous. Htt.s. .,s.-
Exhaustive experiments In $780," con-
tinued DR.. Wiley, proved eonclusively
that sorghum as a sugar-producing plant
could not successfully compete with sugar
cane and sugar beets. Elaborate investiga-
tions Of the culture Of sugar beets In the
United States was also conducted by the
division Of chemistry and showed the areas
in which beets could be grown most sue
cessfully. AS result the beet sugar In
dustry in the United States revived and
numerous beet sugar factories were estab-
lished and proved financial successes.
There are now In the United States
thirty large factories and the annual out
put OF beet sugar at the present time is
more than $4,000 tons.
For many years the department has en-
deavored to stimulate an interest In the
industry by distributing 10 interested par
ties samples OF high grade sugar beet seed.
accompanying each sample with directions
for planting, cultivating, and harvesting.
AS result OF this encouragement, thou
sands OF farmers throughout the country
have taken practical interest in the sub
ject and additional factories are constantly
being established" {"