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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
No Republicans in Heaven.

B. F. PinZon, an old soldier d mo-
craft, was jollyirg some of the repub-
licans Saturday. He is somewhat
discouraged over the defeat but finds
consolation in the fact that while the
the rich rule here on earth there are
no republicans in heaven. He dream
ed that he died-and, being q demo
GRAFT, of course went to heaven. Tn re
were no Republicans about the place.
There had been but it was too much
trouble to keep them from using picks
and digging up the gold out of the
streets, so all were banished.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
WU'S PLEA FOR THE TOMBs.
Destruction of Chimes, Memorials Horrify
ing the Minister.

ing 10 the Minister.
Washington, Nov. 17.-Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister, is quoted
as saying of the Chinese situation:
''The Imperial government is anx-
dous 70 meet the views of the allied
powers. Severe penalties have been i'm
posed upon those whom lit is safe for
the imperial government to punish at
this time, and consideration should be
shown to China in her present unfor-
tunate position, and she ought not to
be pressed too hard.
81 am in hopes THAT no attempt to
destroy the Ming tombs will be made.
Such proposition is horrifying to
contemplate. AS works Of art they
are beautiful. They are not the tombs
Of the enlperors of the present dy-
nasty. When the Manchus conquered
China, in Difference to the feelings of
the Chinese they permitted the tombs
TO remain without dissertation. They
form one of the sights of China and
have given much pleasure to foreign
Mghfseers."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
An Astonished Editor.

The editor stood at the pearlY gates
And gazed on the passing throng,
And read the caprice of the tickle Fates
AS they pushed and hurried along;
And dazed, he gazed,
Open-mOuthed, amazed!
Thinking surely st. Peter was wrong.
For he saw before him the man whom he
Had scored to finish below,
And this same man pranced with motion
free,
AS he pinned on his new halo
And fastened it down
With glittering crown
And diamond-studded bow.
And there was the man he'd declared to be
A villainous, thieving chap,
And he was astonished and Jared to see
Him enter nor stop to rap.
81 very much fear"
He remarked, "that here
They've not followed the Weekly Kerslap'
For to me it is clear that he's made mis-
take.
And l view the result with alarm.
And my duty is plainly correction to make
Before he's done actual HARM"
So he made slide
For st. Peters side
And punched him punch OH the arm.
Hold on Pete" he said, in an earnest tone
AS he jabbed him and punched him well {;
"lf you make a mistake the fault is your
own.
And I'd better relieve you a spell;
For you're filling the sky
v ith some people that
Don't approve" Said the Saint: "GO to
hell"
And just then the editors wife awOke,
And the editors wife was mad,
AS she pOked her husband vicious poke,
And shouted: "Quit puching me dad ~
And he opened his eyes
In widest surprise
At the horrible dream he'd had.
Stolen
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
rhe Edict OF Puni.hmen,.

Washington, Nov. 17.-Minister WI
has received from Direc or General
Sheng the following cabiegram, which
he communicated to Secretary Hay
yesterday: IAN imperial decree of No
vember Is deprves Prince Tuam and
Prince Chwang of their ranks and Of
fees and orders them to be imprds-
oned for life; Prince Yih and Second
airy Prince Ying to be imprisoned,
Secondary Prince Lien TO be deprived
of his rank; Duke Lam and Ying Men
to be degraded in rank; Kang vi be-
ing dead, no penalty can be imposed
upon ham, and Choa Shu Chiao ITO be
degraded but retained In office, and Yu
Hsien to be eMled 10 the fartheat
boundary"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
A Million for Saving Her Life.


Nellie Pretty hair is the Cherokee
name Of Little quarter bred Indian
girl Her name is now Annie True.
heart Dillon, and it is a name worth
1u& one million dollars. Riding a,crpsa
uhe reservation near Claremore, one
oay, Nellie Prettyhair heard "a cry tos
help. She goEhoped to the edge Of the
swollen river, and saw a man shrua
Cling for life in the surging waten
Wdthout a thought of consequences
she drove her little Indian pony In
and dragged the half drowned man
60 the shore. 1t was j. hn Dillon, the
richest ranchman in the Indian Ter.
ratory. He thanked the girl and rods
away. Recently he died. and when
his viii w2s read Miss Pretty hair was
hefrets no / million dollars ON condi-
tton that she adopt the name Miss An.
ME Trueheart DiEbon.-Chicago Amer.
3can.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
She is Preparing for Old Age.

can Atchison GIRL" says the Glo be
sis preparing for her keep in old
age. She has girls from other towns
visit her, and they can stay as long
as they desire. The Atchisou girl
gives parties for her visitors and sees
that they have good times generally.
Before girl leaves she must sign
contract which provides that the
visitor, party of the second part,
shall permit her hostess, party Of the
first part, to visit party of the second
part at any time during the old age
of the party Of the second part, re-
naming equally as long as did the
party of the sec md part. All these
visits the Atchison girl records in a
book. and she already has enough to
her credit to keep her several years.
When the Atchison girl gets old
she will take her accounts and go col
Letting If any one should forget,
ard make objections the Atchison
g RI " Ill show the contract, and lot
the kicker pay up or lay herself liable
for damage suit. IN all and Brefz q.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
Kansas Loses One Congressman

Director of the Census Merriam an.
nounces that the figures of the ma
tional census are at the disposal of
congress for reapportionment.
There will probably be an increase
both in the ratio and the number of
representatives The present ratio is
l73 ,9O1 people to each represent alive
and the house numL ers 356. The
new ratio will probably be 100000
and this will increase the member
ship of the house Is. Under this ap
portionment four states will each lose
congressman, Maine and Virginia
in the east and Kansas and n :brask a
In the west.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

UNITED STATES senator's should be
elected by direct vote of the people.
1t conduces to one man power aud
provides the strongest incentives to
bribery and commercial statesman
ship to have them selected by state
legislators. 1t is matter of trick
cry and bribery direct or indirect,
from beginning to end without re-
gard for integrity or fitness of candi-
dates.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

republican party in regard to the
natives of the Philippines They are
sacrificing the lives OF people who
are fighting for their liberty, regard
ing them more in the nature of wild
animals thanhu an beings. The
day of reckoning for this great mis-
take will come"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
Come and See us. Our Latch
String is Always Out.
FALLS, KAN.

Below we give you a few of our
bargains. If you don't see what you
want don't be afraid to ask. We
have thousands of others.
Be sure to cut this list out as it
'ciu not appear again. Others will
follow but not these:
$4,000 stock In good manu-
featuring company in Kansas City,
Kansas, fully paid aud non assess
able.
Three ranches in Beaver county.
Oklahoma, free and clear, 81 and
$5 per acre, $50 acres in one and
100 acres in another and 5000 in
he other, will divide to suit, want
merchandise, hotel and rentals or
small improved farms, owner will
notput in any cash.
A nice suburban home and IL acres
OF land, close to a good town in
Crawford county, Indiana, price
$1,000, mortgage $500, 2 years at 6
per cent.
$50 o stock of notions, musical
machines, etc., etc.
$500 stock of salvage goods, all
boxed ready to ship, total weight
1900 pounds, invoice sent to par.
ties interested in such.
Two $500 bonds due in 1912,
drawing per cent annual interest.
$1,000 shares in good mine in
theJoplin and Galcna zinc and lead
districts.
$4,000 share in a gold mine in
Cripple Creek district, Colorado.
A model 500 acre ranch in north
eastern Kansas, all good, rich land,
no waste, modern improvements,
S25 per acre; will exchange for
smaller.
A S25, 600 health and pleasure re-
sort, is money maker, a fine loca-
ton In Wisconsin,; owner wants to
exchange for timber or grass lands.
Two fine fruit farms near Gal
weston, Texas, $40, 900 and $4,000
will exchange.
$50, 900 acres of raw timber and
coal lands, free and clear, perfect
title. $3.50 and $500 per acre, will
exchange, will divide to suit.
400 choice cows, most all with
calf, will sell at bargain, no trade.
A dandy $40 ranch in Lyon
county, Kansas, S25 per acre to ex-
change for smaller.
$780, northeastern Kansas farm
nearly 700 acres, to exchange for
merchandise, prefers hardware, etc.
A model farm of over 700 acres,
nicely located, in Il va,ox lew ants
sell or exchange for land in
Iowa. southern Missouri or Kansas,
$50 per acre
$4,000 general stock and double
store building, good railroad town
IN central Kansas, wants a good
grain and stock farm in eastern
Kansas.
Also FIRE general stock Of 3d.
900 to exchange for eastern Kansas
farm.
1900 original letters direct from
owners of farms, ranches, hotels,
mill, stocks of merchandise, etc..
all alive and mean business.
have more than l can handle, will
let you have them at 10 cents each.
trade or cash
For Particulars Address,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

The people of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
are preparing TO give the Canadian
soldiers returning from the South AT.
rican war tumultuous and joyful
welcome There are to be paradea
torchlight PROFESSIONS, shin illumina-
tons and big banquet, and the lasdie.
Will give to each soldier gold mapls
beaf pin.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
Salt Trust Increases Robbery 100
Per cent.

November ID, the National Salt
company put up the price of comm )n
table salt from s1.1O 100 pounds to
$3.50. This company now controls
70 per cent of the salt out put of the
country and is able to dominate the
remaining per cent of the produc-
ton. The principal mills are in
Michigan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

Walter j. Bruner, secretary Of the
Bruner Hardware Company of Kansas
City, while hunting in the Creek Ma.
ton was killed Friday by the acciden
tad discharge of a revolver The trae.
edy occurred about q hundred miles
east of Guthrie.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

The battleshir Maine Is to BE- n
moved from Havana harbor, an q .
considered am obstruction 10 nnviRa-
tion- General Wood saw the seerA-
tary of the navy. and after laying the
matter before him in detail, secured
che secretary's consent for the remov.
q of the wreck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
Weylerism in the Boer War.

England has adopted Weyler's re-
concentrate plan with regard to the
Beers in south Africa. Now why
don't the United States interfere as
she did when Spain applied the same
accursed treatment?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

Small potatoes are not to be sneez-
ID at any longer. They ere all used
In the starch factories. About 16 900
hons of potato starch is made in this
country every year. Here is where the
small potato is just as good, 50 far it
goes, as the big ONE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

It is difficult to comprehend the dg.
nificancc # The figure gwen by the re-
port of the Argentine commission foa
the eN.srIsation of locusis, according b
which in 1s97-9s over 20.500 tons Of
these insects and over thirty-tree tona
Of aocusss eggs were destroyed, and
1our-fifths OF these in single pro.
vince, that CT Santa Fe..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28

The increase of population Of An
bnma is 20-s per cent. and the sbAAs
Is now given 1888. 6a7.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
Zimmerman
Land Agency

Ifyou Want to
Buy, Sell, or Trade
Don't Fail to Write Us.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
A DEALERS ASSOCIATION.
Implement and Vehicle Men of the
City Organize.

The Implement and Vehicle Association
of Indiana was organized last night in the
assembly room of the Commercial Club at
a meeting attended by about seventy-five
local representatives OF manufacturers. The
officers chosen were: President, Ernest II.
Trip: first vice president, II. o. Winter;
second vice president, H A. Davis; secre-
tary. W. II. Gordon: treasurer. R. c. Craig
The president appointed board of d.
rectors, as follows: Arthur A. Mckain,
chairman; III. L. Conde H. A. Davis, j. w.
McClain, III. ]. Prier and w. b. Holton
The executive committee is made up of 1.
3. Pickett, Paul A. Keller and S. Webster.
The leading implement and vehicle men Of
the city say that Indianapolis is so located
and so we'll favored in many other ways
that with the exertion of a little extra
effort, which has never heretofore been
made. this city may in short time be
converted into great center OF the imple-
ment and vehicle trade. TIE organization
of last night is the first step in this direc-
ton. The association intends very shortly
to call convention of all vehicle and i'm
plement dealers in the State of Indiana to
assemble in Indianapolis One or the SUBJ
jects which will be considered is the rela-
ton of the vehicle and implement men to
the proposed new auditorium and CONNER
cial museum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
THE COMPANY WILL QUIT
POWER BUILDING COMPANY DECIDES
NOT TO PROCEED.
The Property Will Be Sold and
the Proceeds Divided Among
the Stockholders.

The Power Building Company, concern
which was Incorporated some time ago to
erect a large power plant with a view to
furnishing power to different establish
ments of the city, has decided to go out of
business. At a meeting of the stockholders
yesterday it was voted TO dispose of the
real estate purchased at Washington and
New Jersey streets and distribute the pro-
ceeds among those who have paid money
into the concern. This property includes
the old Little Hotel site and what is known
as the Adams site Immediately east. Both
pieces were purchased for s45,5O0. The real
estate has a frontage of III feet on Wash
ington street and is 195 feet deep.
The officers of the company are II. L.
Kinney, president; A. A. Barnes and ID.
NJ. Parry, vice presidents; G. Z. Holloway
secretary; Central Trust Company, finan-
cial agent. President Kinney said yester-
day evening that none of the stockholders
will lose by the venture. All those who
have invested money in this property will
be paid dollar for dollar, he asserted.
In speaking of the cause of the COM
panyS failure to proceed with its plans,
the president said: There appeared to
be some misunderstanding among the
stockholders and a little feeling finally
crept in. Some stockholders seemed TO feel
that other stockholders were having better
there seemed TO be a lack of harmony it
was best to stop proceedings at this point
and get rid of the property. We have no
other plan in view"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
STROBE ON THE STAND
HE TESTIFIED AT LENGTH IN HIS
OWN BEHALF.
The Case Given to the Jury as 4
O'CIock-Grand Jury's Report
Other Court Cases.

The case of Bruce Strobe, charged with
embezzling $500 belonging to the Joseph
McWilliams Company. of Louisville. KY,
contractors who built the tunnel and power
house at the county JAIL was placed in the
hands Of the jury at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Should it find Strobe guilty he
will be sentenced to serve from two to
fourteen years in the penitentiary.
= The courtroom was crowded all day
yesterday. The testimony was finished at
noon and the attorneys for each side were
given one hour and half for argument IN
the afternoon Deputy Prosecutor Bene-
dict and Attorney William A. Pickens made
the argument for the State and Henry
Span defended Strobe.
Yesterdays evidence was of an unusual
character, bringing in, in an unlocked for
manner, Councilman John M. Higgins, who
is now serving time in the penitentiary for
soliciting a bribe for his vote in the Coun-
GILL. When Strobe was arrested Higgins
went on his bond, charging him $40 for the
accommodation. Strobe afterward went to
Peru, where he was later rearrested and
brought back to this city. Strobe testi-
fed that he was rearrested because he re-
fused to pay Higgins an additional $50 for
going on his bond. 1t is said that Higgins
was responsible for the officers going after
Strobe.
In his testimony yesterday, Strobe said
ne desired 10 quit work for the company
because the company complained that it
was not progressing fast enough. He said
when Arthur Anderson took charge of the
work Anderson asked him if he had a list
OF the unpaid bills and that Anderson
was referred TO Day. As to the conversa-
ton that took place in Mr.. Pickens's of
tce, Strobe said Thomas Greer, son of
County Commissioner Greer was present
and quoted him saying his father would
make good Days shortage. He said all
OF his conversation was with young Greer.
He also stated that he refused 10 reimburse
the company for the amount of the short
age on the grounds that he had given the
money to- Day. Strobe denied that ne
stated he would "split the Board of Com
missioners wide open,'' if his case came
out, and also the statement that he had
said the board would make good the short
age by charging up extras. Strobe said
Day told him he believed Commissioner
Greer would straighten matters for him.
Thomas Greer testified and denied
Strode's statements regarding himself
On cross examination Strobe said that
MIR. Plckens Was the first to mention the
matter or the commissioners making good
the shortage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
GRAND JURY HEARD FROM.
No Evidence Against DIR. c. 1. Fletcher
Some indictments.

The grand jury for the December term
submitted its final report to Judge Afford,
OF the Criminal Court, yesterday Two
hundred witnesses were examined seven
teen indictments were returned and ten
releases were ordered because of lack of
tnued. The discharges recommended are:
DR.. Calvin 1. Fletcher, charged with at
tempt at criminal assault; William H.
Evans, charged with attempting to bride
election officers; Fred zimmerman, illegal
voting; John James, robbery; +. o. Win
chester, embezzlement; Glenn Miles, as
sault and battery TO commit criminal as
sault; Joseph Howard, petit larceny and
grand larceny; Harrison G. Bicknell, en-
bazZlement.
Alice Parker was indicted on a charge Of
receiving stolen goods. 1t is alleged she
received a watch said to have been stolen
by "Bad-eye Thomas from Bert Brady,
parel stolen from Dorothy and Maud Dom
lon, which she pawned with Charles
Medals on Indiana avenue. She entered d
plea of not guilty.
William Eakers, charged with stealing a
copper Kettle worth 500 from j. j. Cooper
out OF the old Duncan distllery and selling
it to junk dealers for $50, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of burglary, entering
a distillery TO commit felony and grand
larceny.
Harry McAfree, indicted on a charge of
assault and battery with intent to kill, also
gave a plea of not guilty. In a saloon
fight he cut William Cousins on the side
of the face, making a cash from the top
of his head around to his throat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
INDIANA TRUSTEES.
The Tenth Annual Meeting to Be Held
Here This Month.

The Indiana Trustees Association will
hold its tenth annual meeting in this city,
on Dec q and g. The officers are: Presi-
dent, B. c. Sherrick, Westfield; vice presi-
dent, ]. d. Reid, South Bend: secretary,
Thomas Nugent, Elnora; treasurer, G. w.
Shreeves. Anderson.
The programme arranged is as follows:
December o.
$50 a. m.-Assemble at state superin-
tendents Office.
10 to IL 80 a. m.-Reception in Governors
rooms.
1:SO p. NAT Cleveland Clubrooms: 1.-The
Mission of the School," w. W. Parsons,
president Indiana Normal School; City
School Administration" VIII II. Craig,
Noblesville; Township School Administra-
tion," p. s. Sullivan, Peru; THE Most
Profitable Reading" ID. M. Geeting, Indian
apolis: Arithmetic" Robert j. Alley, Indi-
ana University
December o.
$50 a. MAT Cleveland Clubrooms: '"The
Trustees Association" =. C.. Sherrick,
Westfield; points in School Law" F. l.
Jones, state superintendent of public in
struction; Needed Legislation" b. +.
Johnson, state statistician.
1870 p. NAT Cleveland Clubrooms:
Management of the Poor" j. ID. Reid
South Bend: Good Roads," b. c. Com
stock, Huntingdon; miscellaneous business,
election of officers, adjournment
The headquarters of the association will
be at the Stubbins Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
The Macnnerchor's Plans.

on Christmas afternoon the ladies' club
of the Maennerchor Society will entertain
the children of its members at a festival.
The programme will consist of variety Of
descriptive compositions to be rendered by
the children in appropriate costumes
These compositions have been arranged for
the occasion by Mrs. Herman Adam who
will direct the festival. The festival will
close with a tableau in when nearly one
hundred children will take part Each
child is TO be remembered with a present
The annual New Years eve entertain
ment OF the Maennerchor is TO be especially
observed. The usual dance is TO be pre-
ceded by a concert with full orchestra.
The sooists are to be Miss Dora Jung
claus, high soprano, who has been study
ing for the last few years at the Cincin-
natl College of Music and Master Ellis
Levy, a pupil of Mr.. Hugh McGibeny
who recently attracted so much attention
before the Matinee Musicale A tableau
especially designed and painted for this en-
tertainment will mark the change of the
centuries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

Charles Dammeyeer. OF PA North East
street, died early yesterday morning at
his home after an illness OF four months.
He was one of the best-known Germans
in the city and had been here in the grocery
business at 455 East Washington street
since 1864. though during the last FIVE years
he was not actively engaged in its man
agernent this being left TO his sons. He
was sixty-three years of age and came to
this country from Germany when nineteen
year old, at once entering into business
During the war he had contract to fur
nish wood for the soldiers at Camp Morton.
For many years he was a business part
mel of William Cook. He was . member
of the German Lutheran Church at differ
ent times and held several offices in the
church. He leaves widow and five chill
dren
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
D. m. and services will be held at both
the home and the Trinity Lutheran Church.
The burial will be at the Lutheran ceme-
terry.