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Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13
Latest styles. psrrsrt nus,
all sizes. The prices will make
these sample shoes go.
Turner-Jackson Nero. 90.
DR.. K. R. Bragg.

fIUW Inc HdnnlbHI journal
DR.. X. r. Bragg, formerly OF Shell
bina, has located at Mexico, for the
practice of his profession, dentistry.
DR.. Bragg is acknowledged one Of the
best operators In the State, and Mex
leo has not only gained a man eminent
in his profession, but a family that
will add charm to the social circle of
the city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13
Elegant stock of groceries
at the White House. w-d1t

Xmas presentsl Such as carving
sets, fine scissors, table cutlery and
pocket knives make nice presents. See
our line Of guaranteed goods.
FERRIS & CAUTHoRN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13

Christmas for the boy. A good sad
die, bride and blanket $3.50.
n1uwuru.ar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13
Hundreds We're Convartad.

NATION, ILL, Dec. 11.-Neoga, a
village Of 1900, south Of this city, is in
the throes Of a religious revival that
has affected the whole community.
The interest is unriyaled and 1t is
necessary to divided the nightly meet
ings and dismiss the congregations at
stated intervals to admit Others.
There have been oyer a hundred
conversions and the feryor has spread
throughout the surrounding country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13

THURSDAY, DBcEMBER Is
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13

We are showing a fine line Of holi-
day slippers for men, women, boys and
girls, kid or felt. Beautiful novelties
at pleasing prices.
d3-wl WILKINS Rios.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13

onADDock ]. fyIng hIgh this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13

We have a few odd styles and sizes
in heating stoves that we will sell at
actual cost. V. o. P, KING.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-13

If you see your nsiebh,
with a bargain pair Of I'M
don't blame us if you get \
Turner-Jackso Mere a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
A THIRD VICTIM.
John Rolla Taken from Jail and Hanged II
Bonneville, Ind.

Bonneville, Ind.
Boonvine, Ind, Dec. 17.-John Rolla,
the third of the coDored men dmpl-
Gated in the murder of Holhe --.nons,,
was hung to u tree in the courthouse
yard by a mob of about 100 men from
Rockport, ait 6: 80 O'Clock this evening.
Not a shot was fired, and everything
was conducted as quietly as if the ex-
ecution had BEEN one under sanction
of the law.
Rolla was brought ITO this place this
afternoon about 3 O'Clock in charge Of
Sherudff Anderson of Rickport. Upon
his arrival he was placed in cell on
the second floor of the Jail, and his
presence was known only to a few
citizens.
A few minutes after o'clock body
Of men marched through the principal
street of the town to the jail and de-
manded that the prisoner be turned
over to it.
Sheriff Benjamin Hudson was out
of town and his deputy, Raymond
Cherry, was in charge of the Jail: He
had heard that a mob was on its way
here, and at once made an effort to
get the prisoner out of town and take
him to Evansville, but before this
could be accomplished the mob had
arrived and the futilhty of the attempt
became apparent.
He declined to give up the keys to
the Jail, and the members of the mob
at once began ito batter in the wall
of the Jail with "a telegraph pole,
which was handled by "a dozen or
more men. AS soon as a hole large
enough to admit the body of a man
was battered through. the wall, six
members of the mob crawled through
with sledge hammers and broke down
the door of Rollo's cell. Inside the
jail the negro could hear the sounds
of the battering nam as ut pounded
down the wall, and he lay upon the
floor in his cell in an agony of fear.
When the mem reached his cell he
protested his innocence in loud tones,
begging piteously to be spared. The
men working ~ A. door of the cell
might have been deaf, Judging by the
attention they paid to the wailing OF
the negro.
Little thine was used in breaking
into the cell, and very soon the
Thoroughly terrordzed negro was in
the hands of his executioners, who
placed a. rope around his neck. ALL
Left. crawling again through the hole
by which they had entered, draggingf
the negro after them.
"A few minutes time was consumed
I'm the march to the jail yard, where
the rope was thrown over the limb of
q tree and a hundred willing hands
pulled the rope and sent the negro's
body flying into the air Hhe loose
end of the rope was tied to "a; tree and
as soon as the members of the mob
was sure that their work had been
completed they left in as quiet
manner as they entered the town
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
Are Easily UPSET,

II remember once hearing a fellow
low, who coming uminjured out of a
railway wreck, worked like a deamou
to assist his less fortunate fellow pas
sengers," said railway official to q
writer in the Cincinnati Enquirer
"All the time he was ait work, how
ever, he held one hand to his collar,
and, when 1t wals over, one of his com.
panions- discovered that he was hold.
ing Tight to his mecktie, which he had
been in the act of tying when the
collision occurred.
People act very queerly when they
are, or thinkJthey are in danger.
Il know "a young girl who had
learned to swim quite we'll, and one
day she tried ito swim across river
There were plenty of people about
ENID the distance was not great, but
when she WAS half way across some
one CALLED out: How deep is it?' She
Let her foot down, and, of course,
found she wtals out fher depth. In
stantly she lost her nerve and sank
She came up once, tried to scream,
but THE water choked her and down
she went again.
"a man realizing that something
was wrong, jumped dn, clothes and all.
aind pulled her out. He was none too
soon for she was unconscious when
he pulled her up. 1t was the sheer
fright of knowing that she was out Of
her depth that caused it all, as other.
wise there wasn't the slightest dam
GER
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
japanese Toys.


There are no people in the world 50
fond of toys as the Japanese, but the
pretty trities give instruction as well
as amusement to those who pay with
them. One sort of playing cards have
printed upon them 100 scraps of clas-
acal poetry by which the rudiments
of the art of versificalbon are expected
to be dnculcaIted. Another set is of ma
wural history cards, to give instruc
tion in the names and forms of ami
mails; and still another is especially
intended for girls, affords examples
OF women who have celebrated theil
virtues and noble qualities. So fai
as both tops and kites are concerned
the young American or European ii
on ignoramuS compared with his Ori.
entail rival.
Among the babies toys is NOUS
thalt feeds from a bowl when a little
bamboo surimg is touched, lowering
the head and long tail in quit life,
like manner. Another is a small cyl
Under, into which one blows through
two small reed tubes, three balls oi
pith being kept bobbing in a bit OF
cage over the cylinder by the
breath, while cut in one of the tubes
produces a shrill whistle. Another Is
a little man who is made TO jump uI
long stick by bamboo spring, and
still another is a wooden gentleman
who rides along between the wheels,
being ATTACHED to the axle with q
heavy base.
Further devices for toy purposes are
kaleidoscope boxes, with glass toys
filled like cupboards, with various
household utensils in miniature, and
bags with shot Off tossing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
A nFIGN OF TERROR.
Routt County, colorado. the Scene Z
Anarchy and Crime.

Hayden, Col, Dec. 1.-Two coward
ly murders of inoffens.ve settlers, at.
uempts to KID others, and The bandsh-
ment under threat of dea h of am en-
tire family from hhe Brown Park
section have caused a reign of terror
throughout the western and central
part of RoIBtt county.
Matthew Rasch, a quiet, inoffensive
ranchman, was killed dn his cabin in
July last. October IA Rasch's partner,
Dart, was shot down as he stepped
out of his door after breakfast. En-
boldened by immunity from punish
ment, the men who are believed to
have incited these murders warmed
the family of A. III. Bassett, post
master at Ladue, Ranchman Thomp-
SON and Joe Davenport, all reputable
people, to leave the country on pain
Of death
Au attempt was made to kill
Thompson about the time Rasch was
killed, and others among the pro-
scribed people have since then been
shot at from ambush. The Bassetis,
Thompson and Dayerp-rf have left
Browns Park. but are srs, III eatened.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
The Diekens He Did

Recently Burrows Brothers adver
tdasd in the bocal papers for a porter
and man OF all work for their book
store on Euclid avenue, says The
Cleveland Plain Dealer. There were
plenty of applicants, among them q
big, muscular Mishmam, who walked
into the store and glanced abou.
rather uncertainty. Finally his eyes
rested ON big sign suspended high
above the door over table filled with
books. Dickens works all of this
week for 81" it announced. The Irish
man read 1T, scratched his head
shoughtfu4ly, and then edged towards
The big 'front.' doors. The fioorwalker
stopped him and asked pleasantly II
there WAS something he wanted, and
the applicant remarked with a back
ward glance towards the sign: 90
come In t GIT tn job, but OWl no.
cara f'r II. Dickfns kin worruk at
tn week f'r foor dollars if he wants TO
OH not. Ye'd better kape him" And
the visitor strobe vigorously out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
well Prosected.

The pricelees antique Greek orua-
merits recenhay given by j. Pierpont
Morgan to the Metropolitan museum
p6 art On New York are unlikely to
sktract thieves, 1nasmuch as the room
wherein they are displayed has but
one entrance, and this Is fitted with
an Invisible door that shuts automat.
ically at the first a1arm. The room
b covered with anxisible electric wires
connecting with an alarm IN General
'Di Cesncea,s Office. The wires enter
each case, and are under each artdc1e
en the case. so that It would be I'm
possible TO raise the Lid Of case with
cut the alarm ringing. and the auoe-
rnAitic door closing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
Kipling ana Barrie Story.

Mr.. Barrie was one day ait Waterloo
station in a hurry ito catch a train.
He was fastening from the bookstall
laden with papers, "a good many six
penny ones among Them he dolefully
relates, when, in rushing around the
corner he fell into the arms of Rud-
yard Kipfing, equally i'm tearing
hurry. They turned ON each other
with scowldng faces, then smiled in
recognition, and asked each other
WHITTIER he went. Then Kipling, ex-
claliming, Lucky beggar, you've got
papers!" seized the bundle from Bar
he, flung him some money and made
off. "But you didn't stop to pick up
his dirty halfpence, did you?" queried
one Of Mr.. Barrie's hearers, amusedly.
"Didnft l though?" returned Barrie,
and added ruefully, ''but he hadn't
flung me half enough"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

saPay OF jurors IN the jury box wAs
nave not been tested for service in ths
morrison case. Next May, however, q
new hist comes up IN June and when
sne case comes up the jury boz
box wall be full of the names of meu
who have not been examined for thei,
fitness to try Jessie Morrison.
And this 1fttle woman will cost Rut
ier county, Kan., enough money t.
Duid line new courthouse, which ID
needed. Already she has been lux.
ury costing betyeem $4,000 and 1000
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

Cabbage crops In Europe are gen.
orally short this year, and this coun-
try is being called upon to make up
the deficiency. Truck gardens in the
neighborhood Of Bay City, Mich, are
reaping part OF the benefit. The beef
crop there was poor hast year and the
gardeners gave ftup, planting cabbage
instead. But for the shortage abroad
the Michigan market would have been
badly oversltocked but the growers are
shipping their product to Germany.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

adr to prevent the throng of bystan6
srs from crowding up too closely.
After th.e lynching hundreds of the
mob collected in the hotels and other
public places and discussed the lynch
ing, making no attempt to conceal
their connection with the affair.
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MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2e 1900

negro, Porter. He also directed ths
attorney general to assist in the pros
ecution.
Two prize fighters were arraigneG
before q Chicago justice charged with
disorderly conduct, but the Judge
declared that the fight was conducted
in very orderly manner end dis
missed the case.
A Leavenworth widow o: forty re
fused to consent that nineteen year
old student of the Midland college,
Atchison, should marry her daughter
but intlmated that he might marry
herself. Evidently thinking it was
sll in the family anyway, he took
the hint, eloped with the widow and
the knot was tied in Kansas City.
She leaving her children and be his
guardian.
During the last J ear the people of
the q. s. have paid more than $45,
00O, 600 for imported silks. Secretary
Wilson wants SIC, 900 900 appropri-
ated to encourage the growing of
silk. About fifteen years ago the
state of Kansas expended about $25,-
600 10 experiments with the silk
worm which proved Improbable.
Senator Cuhbison wi propose IN
the Kansas legislature to have an
amendment submitted at the next
election providing that all state and
county officers in Kansas shall hold
Office for term of four years and be
ineligible for second term.
The following is sample of the
advertisement of an all-round Kan
sas man, clipped from a state paper.
OF course it is accompanied by il us
tratiops:
KoME TO KANSAS KUICK!
The land of big korn, klo,er, wheat
grass and minerals, pretty women,
dandy men, fat cattle and hogs.
l buy, sell, and have for sale or
exchange three hundred and twenty
four farms and ranches, twenty seven
stocks of merchandise, Thirty one
-four and feed mills, thirty-seven
hotels and restaurants, one hundred
and thirty city properties. In fact
any thing You want to buy, 8. II or
trade for. letter see me Im IN Kan
sas snd GIN show you."
FRANK GEE, Valley Falls, K,
The following picture portray
kind of life that is very common even
in Kansas and should not be read
with indifference by any, even though
they themselves, may possess the
necessaries and even the luxuries of
life. It istaken from an exchaLge
A week ago Friday. Lizzie Eugle-
bert of Turkey Greek township was
taken to the probate judges offioe at
Beloit for the purpose of ascer tanning
whether or not she was of sound
mind and capable of taking care OF
property recently left her by her
father, George Eogl.bert. The Try
found she was not capable of acting in
business matters, and that tn, cond :
ton of her mind was due to n, glect
on the part OF her parents.
Miss Englebert, though % year,
old had been kept ut home all her
life and had done a mans work 10
mems clothing, and never gone to
school dav, in a state that boasts of
school houses on every hill top. The
evidence brought out is startling.
The girl is apparently as smart as
any young woman, but she knows
nothing whatever of business life and
cannot tell the value or money when
it is shown her. Her mother die d
when she was quite young, her father
the second time. She hae
been drudge to such an extent that
her mind is dwarfed, and guardian
will be appointed for her.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
May Fight th. sux.r rr...

Washington, Dec. 15.-Robert ". Wn
cox, the delegate from Hawaii. -
sworn in Immediately after TIA -.
Proval OF the journal in the Houoe -
day. Mr.. Wilcox was escorted to -
bar OF the House by Mr.. Perea. ~
delegate from New Meuico. A. -
oahh had been adm6u6stered r,SnS
nnembers came forward to consxn1S
Ate Mr.. Wilcox.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

The gnand jury has Indicted Fren2
II. Hamilton, the newspaper man. II
the murder Of Leonard p. Day. in T.
West hctel billiard room ON Move
br 25th. The charge is murder 8
the first degree.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

Tie action OF she slpPssi sosnz11toee
- turning down as below conkrnc6
grade two cargoes rendered PhflHpe ~.
oounselman and Bartlett Fraser hal
She expected effect Of strengtheu1ne
the position Of the bull leader and u
Ding further worry TO the troublen -
ready heaped upon the shouldcuo -
the shorts
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26
LEEpv LEAVES KANSAS.
His Home Hereafter to Be ON the Pacific
Coat.

~-@-~>
Coast.
Kansas City. Mo-, December 18.-
A portly, moderately weN-dressed
man with a little bunch of whiskera
ON his chin, IA, half regretful eXpres-
SION on his face and sunhower but.
ton i'm the Lapel OF his coat, paced the
union depot platform last night and
ATTRACTED the passing attention of the
moving, restless crowd. These who
KNEW him grasped his hand and called
him GoUernor-not as many as in the
days gone by, for now the governor
has no official patronage to dispense
and is mot worried by a horde OF
hungry men who want official pabu-
lum.
The governor was John w. Leedy,
who, from 1896 to 1893, was the CHIEF
executive of Kansas. The regrefful
expression on his face was caused by
the thought of le&Sing the stare whach
omce hDuored him, perhaps for ever.
His destination was Seattle Wash.
where he will become the represent
ative ON the Pacific coast of the
Ancient Order of the Pyramids.
Ex-Governor Deedy has had an
eventful career dn the Sunfower state
and for many yaars was an Important
1acbor in politics. He was delegate
ITO, and had ATTENDED nearly every
state convention of the populist party
since it was organized dn 1890. Long
before that time he was active in
poMtdcs.
Born a republican in Ohio in 1s4e,
he became demoorat in 1872. In
1882 he left the Buckeye state and
went to LIE Roy, Kas., which place he
has always called bis home.
In 1892 the senatorial district com
posed of Franklin and Coffey countaes
elected him to the state senabe.
Those who were employed at or
were visitors TO the senate chamber
dGrfng the Legislative sessions of 1898
and 1895 will not soon forget him. BE
was always alt his desk and always
vigorously fought for or against every
measure ithat met his approval or
d1sapprovai.
AIT the populist stahe convention
held aft Abilene in 1896 Senator Leedy
was nominated for governor. Thu
democratic slate convention endorsed
him and he WAS elected. He was re-
nominated in 1898, but was not re-
selected. After the election he called
special session OF the legislature fol
the purpose of having railroad legis.
Aation enacted. The court of sisita-
H1on bill was passed, but the supreme
court declared enough OF 1t invalid to
take from the court all OF the powes
cpnferred upon dt by the legislature.
When Governor Leedy retired from
Office he invested in mining property
In Southeastern Kansas For a tims
Stories of his becoming fabulousiy
wealthy were current, but most o1
them were untrue
London, Dec. 17.-Ibrd Kitcheneg
autographed from Pretoria, Decembe1
IS: "The Beers surrounded and caDs
eured 120 of Brnbant's cauaby In q
Aefile in the Dasstron district"
KStchene Is reported to have seu5
- frach or6 rvT,ry,u.r,k
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

Mrs. James Brown Potter, accordfu6
= repcgt, will try her luck in vau<
vile recftations. the majority Of -
nelectaons being from the poems q
La WAesaer Wilcox. Her salary w6i
- nearly $500 week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

This signature 10 on every box Of the genuine
Laxative Broi10-Q Quinine Tablets
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-26

London, Dec. 17.-Lord Kitchener
autographed from Pretoria, December
IS: "The Beers surrounded and CAP.
eured 120 of Braba1t's cauaby In =
Aefile dn the Dastron district"
K5tchens Is reported to have sent
= fresh and urgent request to the gov.
Gnment tosend out every avaiIabas
mounted man.
The Zakitron and the Magaliesbera
disaster mal0e pdople axis why Lerd
Roberts was allowed to come homes
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-03

A SPECIAL dispatch from Washington to the
Baltimore Sun says: "Such members of the
National Democratic Committee as are in
Washington are Disguised and indignant at
the outrageously extortionate rates of the Kan
sas City hotels for the period of the Democratic
National Convention. There has always been
more or less complaint in connection with
hotel charges for nationl conventions, but the
Kansas City people, in the charges which they
are quoting for applicants for accommodations
have gone to length which is almost incredi-
BILE. For instance, single room without bath
is put at $50 per day with bath $50 per day.
With naivete which is excruciating it is said
this room may be occupied by either six per-
sons or one person. Those who know the area
of the average single room in q hotel can have
lively appreciation of how pleasant it will be
for six people to sleep and breathe in such
space in the intense heat of Kansas City in
JuIvn
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-03

ABOUT TWO hundred and twenty-five men,
calling themselves the Chicago Platform
Democrats of Maryland" held convention
in Baltimore on Wednesday night and, ignor-
ing the regular organization and party Gus
toms, elected sixteen delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention. In case the regu-
lar Democratic organization sends a Bryan
delegation to Kansas City, these gentlemen
will not make the journey there. On the
other hand if an unpledged'' delegation is sent
by the Organization, the Chicago platform
men will KNOCK at the convention doors"
and demand to be seated One of the planks
of their platform" reads as follows I'VE
pledge our devotion to the matchless leader
William J. Bryan. We demand his nomina-
ton for President of the United States, and if
nominated for that high Office by the national
Democratic party at Kansas City next July,
we shall devote our best energies toward his
election, for we believe that no man has lived
since the days of Andrew Jackson who is so
well fitted by princely character and heroic
courage to represent the American people in
the Office of their highest gift"