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Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
1T IS UP TO THE PEOPLE.

This is the last time the Index goes
before the people of Barber county pri-
or to the election this fall. The new law
which occasions this election has been
thoroughly discussed and is now with
the people as to whether they will en-
dorse it or rebuke it. A vote for the re-
publican candidate is vote to endorse
the law and make il a permanent fix
ture. A vote for the Independent can
didate is vote to rebuke the law and a
demand for its repeal. There is no mid
die ground. If Mr.. Lorton Is elected,
our next representative is under no OBJ.
legations to ask for its repeal. He will
say that the people have shown by their
action that they endorse the law and
want it. If, however, the Independent
candidate is elected, he will be bound
to secure its repeal because the people
have expressed themselves against
the measure. This is the only way
the voters have to express themselves
The author of the bill did not dare
to submit the proposition to the people
of this county because he we'll knew
| that they would not endorse it on a
| non bipartisan vote. He does not now ex-
| pect an election on the merits of the
law, but simply by an appeal TO party
prejudice.
| Take into consideration the addition
al expense that this new law creates,
and higher taxes; the fact tSat il is a
| special measure forBarber county alone,
the fact that 1t was once killed in the
| legislature and afterwards revived and
omnibused through without reading or
| debate, the fact that only a few mem
bers Of the legislature were present
when the BID was passed, the fact that
Gov. Stanley refused to sign il. the fact
that 1t was not submitted 10 the people,
the fact that nobody in Barber county,
! except the republican candidate, wanted
TIE law, the fact that the printer will be
| absolute dictator in the furnishing of
blank looks. legal blanks, job work and
stationery, and he to fix the prices ex-
! clusively and the commissioners com.
PEELED TO pay the bill, the fact that it
seeks to destroy the existing contract
between the cQpmlssioners and the In.
dex publishers. and thus open up the
road for future lhtigation-take all these
facts into consideration in fair spirit,
unbiased By party consideration, and
then say whether or not you want the
law and are willing to endorse it and
pay for 1t. We ask the voters of Barber
county to do this and we will be salts,
fed witS their decision.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
Sharon Items.
We had nice rain Sunday night

we mad nice rain Sunday night.
Hiram Cushenbery bought a new buggy n,
E. S. Rule last week
The meeting at the Baptist church will,
probably continue all this week. Rev. Frank
lola is olding the meetings. Rev. J.J. Grif.
I'm OF Medicine Lodge assisted him last week
There has been one conversion and the nros
poets are favorable for more. George Brown
nephew of VIM. Brown. was received into
the church by letter Saturday night.
Inc a. H.T. A. met last Saturday and trans
acted their regular monthly business. Tbei,
next regular meeting will be On the fourth
saturday in November and every member &c
requested to be present.
Roy Hendrix and Hiram Cushenberv want
10 the county seat to take examination las,
Saturday.
MIS- m. Brown is quite sick and dom,
seem 10 get much better but we hope she will
soon be well.
Aaroy Gaddie fell of OF the house last Fri,
day night and was senseIess nearly an hour
Out ne was alright before morning
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
RILEY LAKE ATTACKED.

The Cresset of last week goes out of
Riley Lake, the independent candidate
for commissioner of the third district
The principal point raised by the Cres
set is that Mr.. Lake charged S240 for as
sessing I.akeCity township when he was
trustee in 1886. When the charge is run
down there is nothing III 1t. At that
time nearly the entire western part of
the county was comprised by Lake CITY
township and the township contained
more people than the entire third
comm ssioner district now contains.
Hence If Mr.. Lake did receive S240, the
price was not excessive compared with
the amount paid now for assessing the
same territory. But $240 is more than
was paid at that time according TO the
memory Of the citizens of that com
munity. One MAJ; who opposes MIR.
Lake says the amount paid was about
$500. But after all is done and said Riley
Lake did not receive this money. He
was away that year and entrusted the
work to republican deputy, and while
it appears that Mr.. Lake drew the
money, the deputy really got 1t. At
that time w. w. Cook, John McGrath
and G. Ii. Douglass composed the
Board of Commissioners. They were
all republicans At that time and all of
them good. straight, honest and sub
stantlal taxpayers and citizens. Is it
reasonable to believe that they, being
politically opposed to Mr. Lake, aud as
good men as they are aud were. wonid
tolerate any OYerchargas? When tins
thing is looked into fairlv it will not
place Mr.. Lake III an unfavorable light
at all.
We regret that the Cressot has begun
10 throw dirt in the commissioner cam
paign. In the printer campaign we ex
pected abuse, but We don't see what
prompted Mr.. Lorton to bemean Riley
Lake personally. The index might re.
turn fire by airing up the Deerhead
road and township treasury story on
Mr.. DeGeer, but that is something we
do not consider proper campaign mat
ter and we do not desire to make the
campaign one of bitterness, hence we
leave The people out there to attend to
those local matters themselves.
Riley Lake is one of the most exten
siye business men of Barber county.
His dealings have been numerous, he
has lived here for many years and nat
urally he has some enemies. But he is
we'll qualified to represent the county
on the Board of county commissioners
He did not seek the nomination, and
only consented TO accept it after hav
Ing been requested by men of all par
ties and close friends several times.
After he was nominated, of course, he
began an aggressive campaign aud now
that he has been personally attacked
his friends should rally to his support
and see that he is indicated.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

CLATE HERR has never explained
how, If the old legal rate for county
printing was fair compensation in 1896,
the present rate-25 per cent lower-be-
came a asteal.-Cresset.
Oh yes he has. lie has told you that
the present legal rate is mach IoYer
than the new rate. lie has told you
that the % and 20 per cent cut OH part of
the work under The new law. ls insig-
nilicant compared with the extra mat.
ter to be published. He has told you
That the extra matter alone hereafter
will exceed all the matter now being
published. lie has cited the county
purchasing agent clause which is a new
Ching. That gives the printer monop-
oiy on stationery. job work and blaak
books. and he alone fixes the prices. He
mas said time and again that the new
law is equal to at least 200 per cent of
the old law so far as the cost of county
printing goes. We have been saving
this, week after week, yet Mr.. Lorton
mas the gall to say we have been silent
on such an important matter. You
nave It straight from the shoulder
again, Now go away. quit whining and
be good.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
OFF HIS PERCH.

Otis LOrton, the republican candi-
date for county printer, has come off of
his high horse and now admits that the
new printer law Is bad one and ought
to be repealed. But he says the election
of the Indedendent candidate would
not be a step in that direction because,
"Clate Herr has no influence with re-
publican legislature" Who said he
has? That s not the issue at all. The
republican candidate, when he wrote
this law. did not permit the people to
vote on il, and now the only way they
have to express themselves is to vote
for the candidates. If they elect the re
publican candidate who fathered the
law and later defended it, by that act
they endorse it. If they elect the Inde'
pendent candidate who opposes the
law aud who stands for its repeal. by
that act they rebuke it. The next rep
reseOtative will be governed by, the vote
this fall. If Lorton is elected. the law
10 endorsed; if Herr is elected. the law
is not endorsed. The next representa-
tive VIII be bound by what the people
do this fall.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
From +. A. Lewis.
Fort Leavenworth, kanS.
l0-2S-190l

10-2S-19O1.
EDITOR INDEX:
| notice the Cresset commenting IN
its last issue that the only office Riley
Lake ever held in the county was that
of Trustee OF Lake City twp, and that
he charged two hundred and forty dol
lars, (S24O.O0}, for what they are now
receiving forty dollars, $4,000 tor.
| should like to.say in justice to Mr.
Lake that | assessed the township for
hum III his absence and at that time the
township was about four or five times
It's present size, it being at that time
ten by eighteen miles in size.
There were in all probability more
voters in Lake City township at that
time than there is in the whole com.
missioner district at the present time.
The charges for the work [ considered
just and equitable at that time and if
the Cresset people Will examine the rec
ords they will find that trustees of 9th
Ell townships charged as much or more
for like work. Yours truly.
+. A. LEWIS.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

PEOPLE who live in glass houses
takes shot at us on the ground that
we hold fast TO everything our fling.
ers touch. "and then some" The CreS-
set can accuse US but il can't cite any
thing. We never have charged twice
for the same notice. We never charged
$50 for publishing Il proclamation when
$50 would have been big price. We
never tried to get publication matter
away from another paper and when it
came TO a climax back down. Talk about
taking everything our fingers touch,
the CreSset has reputation for COB
bling everything far and near whether
it is entitled to 1t or not Suppose we
are as bad as the Cresset pictures us,
who is responsible tor the law. Who
made 1t possible for the printer to get
his work in. It's not on our shoulders.
The Index opposed the bill us soon as
1t was introduced in the legislature
We have opposed it all along aud still
oppose it. We stand for its repeal and
1T Is unfair tor anyone to say we are
not sincere about it. We object to be-
ing convicted before the evidence is i'll
trodnced. But as We said, If we are as
bad as the Cresset says we are, it is not
sur law. Mr.. LortOn wrote the bill and
he does not deny it. If 1t is a good law
give him the credit. If it is bad one
let him shoulde: the responsibility.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

THE Kiowa Journal wants to know
at this late hour what induced us to
advise j. A. Lester to surrender the
office of representative last winter to
w. G. Millar. Nothing induced us to
do it because we did not so advise
him. Mr.. Lester did not feel financial
ly able to fight the contest and so stat
ed at the time. The Journal also
wants to know what prompted us to
send runners over the county with cir
culars in 1898 against Jerry Simpson.
Nothing prompted us to do that thing
because we did not do it. The repub-
lican candidate for county printer
wrote that little squib for the Jour-
nal. He did not have the courage to
spring it through his own paper, the
CreSSet, hence he sent it down to the
Journal. They certainly must be i'm
desperate straits. They have to resort
to manufacturing unreasonable per-
Sonal stories against us in the closing
hours OF the campaign. Their law is
SO diStaSteful. they can't even defend
it successfully and their last hope is
to make it appear to pOpuliStS and
democrats that we are political trait
Ors. They love John A. Lester and
Jerry Simpson very affectionately now.
but when these gentlemen were candi-
dates they bemeaned them just as
they are the Independent candidate
for county printer now. 1t would be
in harmony with the tactics of Lorton
to spring another falSehoOd ON us this
week just because he knows this is our
last issue before the election and we
would have no opportunity to answer
it.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

With characteristic unfair
ness the Cresset refuses to
publish Senator Titus last
letter referring to our posi-.
ton on the county printing
proposition. The Index pub.
lished all the correspondence
between Titus and Lorton, of
which we could receive COD
les, and those letters show
that we have been consistent
from beginning to end. We
never at any time favored a
special printer bill for Barber
county. We favored a gener.
al bill at a so per cent rate.
without including a county
purchasing agent clause and
first submitting the PROPOSE.
ton to the people. But the
present Barber county meas
IRE is SO manifestly unjust
that it should not be endors.
ed. 1t should be repealed, and
the verdict of the people next
Tuesday will settle the mat
ter. If the republican candi-
date is elected the law is en-
dorsed. Ii the Independent
candidate is elected the law
is rebuked.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
If you want a trustee who
will attend to the township
business right, vote for f. r.
Hayes.

The republican candidate
for county printer tells the
voters in private conversa-
ton that under the new law
county printing will not cost
any more than it does now.
He did not dare to come out
in print and say it because
he knew he would have been
called down. He knows that
it will cost much more and
that is the reason why he
worked the law through the
Legislature. He also says the
election expense will not be
any greater than it would
have been if the printer were
not elected. That is false
and he knows it. The cost
of printing the ballots will
be double and the cost of
counting them will also be
double, saying nothing of the
increased incidental expens,
es. Mr.. Lorton's entire cam.
paign has been made on de.
ception.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

A Temperance Union and Literary
society was organized a: College Hill,
OCT. "A. 1901. AZ members have enrol.
led. Officers elected: President. Mr.. Ed
Barbour. Sharon; Vice President, Miss
Berniee Woodward, Medicine Lodge;
Secretary, Miss Jessie Cole. sharon,
treasurer, Miss Laura Gaddie. Medi.
cine Lodge, Executive officers: Will
Quick. Arch Mcclure. Miss Lulu Har-
ris. Miss Jessie McGregor. Mas Anna
Taylor.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
tor CAUSES NIGHT ALARM

"One night my. brothers baby was
taken with Group" writes Mrs. J. T..
Snider. OF Crittenden, KY. 1T seemed
it woulc strangle before We could get a
doctor, so we gave II DIR. Kings New
Discovery, which gave quick relief and
permanently cured it. We always keep
it in the house to protect our children
from Group and whoOping cough. 1t
cured me of a chronic bronchial trouble
that no other remedy would relieve. -
Infsllible for coughs. colds, throat and
lung troubles. Soc and 81. Trial battles
free at the j. r. Young drug store.
WHAT Is YOUR FACE WORTH,
Sometimes fortune bnt never If YOU
have u saiiow complexion. Il jaundicpd
look, moth patches and blotches on th..
skin-an signs "f liver trouble. But DIR,
Kings New Life Pills give clear skin.
rosy cheeks, rich complexion. Oniv %
cents at the J. r. Young drug store.
FIENDIsH ATTACK.
An attack was lately made on C.. F.
Collier, of Cherokee. Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t came through hrs kid
neys. His back got so lame he could
not st0Op without great pain, nor sit In
chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Elec-
trio Bitters which effected such q won.
derful change that LIE writes he feels
like new man. This marvellous medi.
cine cures backache and kidney trouble
puri6es the blood and builds up your
health. Only SOC at Young's drug store
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

WHEN you go to vote, remember that
you must put your X in the square at
the right of the name of the Independ-
ent candidate for county printer if you
wish to vote for him. The same as to
Riley Lake in the third commissioner
district.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

The Cresset says We have an
"animous" somewhere about
our person. We deny it. We
do not carry concealed weap-
ons of any kind.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

READ what Frank Lewis says in an
other column relative to Riley Lakes
charges for assessing Lake City !own
snip in 'S6 1t is a clincher.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
STEPPED INTO LIVE GOALS.

"Den child / burned my foot
frightfully," writes w. II. Eads. of
oonesville, Va, (which caused horrible
ieg sores for 80 years, but Bucklen's 3
Arhica Saive wholly cured me after
everything else failedn Infallible for
Durhs, scalds, cuts, sores, bruises and
pies. Sold by Young Drug Co., at esc.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

THE Cresset says Riley Lake is a
gold standard democrat. Riley says he
is not. We submit that Mr.. Lake is
the better authority.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

All kinds OF furniture bought and
sold. stoves repaired. aud second hand
goods of every description constantly
in stock. Store on North Main street.
FISHBURN & Co.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

IL. L. Woodward is exclusive agent
lol .he y. b. Flour-the best brand in
Tie market. 1t is popular with all who
use It. Buy sack and be convinced.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
Election Proclamation,

state of Kansas. Barber county. So:
The State of Kansas. TO ali 20 whom these
presents shall come. greeting:
Know Ie. that I. the undersigned Sheriff of
Barber county. Kansas. by virtue of authority
III me vested. do by this proclamation, give
public notice that on the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday. in November, A. ID. 1901 be-
ing the
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
NOTICE OF APPOINTNFNT,

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
state of Kansas, Barber County, S.:
In the matter OF the estate of Loui..
smith late of Barber County, Kansas.
Nouce 10 hereby given. that on the 21s< A..
OF october A. ID, 1901, the UNDERSIGNED - usy
Ine PROBATE Court of Barber Counfx oy
sas. duly appointed and qualified a. sSt,,oS an
Rsrhr oI tne estate of Louisa Snfth b ms r
ested IN said estate will take notice A. inter-
ern themselves accordingly ~ ID gov
~. oe ,,oo, L. G. SMITH, Admins,
- -o' i'Vi- F. =. Hayes s.
Administrative Puhsey al.
,hs Neice s., ls hereby given that
tne 2tn day OF November. fsU ipon Tuesdsy,
der at the Nh No Pdsi pgsc s 90 the hSheot bs F.
barber county, Kansas, y Yards 10 Hszelton.
cd personal property ~ he following describ-
of James W Reed a, ~ion,,ing to the estate
cows, I5 head OF essF cease |, viz: ii head of
feed grinder \ - ses, work horse ! saddle :
Terrnss al1 ding cuItivator.
TINS with approved security.
MARY ELLA REED
- Administrators.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

For Farm Loans see VIM. Palmer all
Office of DR.. Moore.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
Santa Fe Specials.

Homeseekers Excursions-Nov. 5th
and 10th. December 3rd and 18th to Ar
izon, nd.Territory, New Mexico, Ok
lahoma and Texas. Rate, one fare
plus 81, minimum rate of So Return
limit is 81 days..
Ft. Worth. Tex Natl Convention of
w. G. I. U. Tickets on sale Nov. lIth
and 18th. Rate. one fare plus So for
round trip. soc JOINT agency fee. Re-
turn limit Nov. 25th.
Winter Tourists Rates--io Southern
and Western Winter Resorts-FIorida.
Alabama. Louisiana, Mississippi, New
Mexico, Texas and Old Mexico Low
rates. Return limit June LIST, 1902
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
Ladies' Cloaks and Suits.

Ii. I. Woodward is the only firm in
town that has the samples and takes
orders for ladies' tailor. made suits,
cloaks and jackets. He represents the
Imperial Cloak and Suit company of
Chicago. Call and see his large line OF
samples.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30

THE assassin of President Mckinley
was electrocuted yesterday morning.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
Fifth day Of November A. D.l9Ol,

there will he held a general election. and the
oncers 10 be chosen are as follows, to-wit:
COUNTY OFFICERS.
One County Printer.
One Commissioner from the Third District
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
One Trustee.
One Clerk.
One Treasurer.
One Justice of the Peace for each of the fol-
lowing named townships in Barber county:
Aetna: Cedar Deerhead, Eagle, Elwood Elm
NILS, Hazelton, Kiowa, Lake City. Medicine
Lodge. Mingona, Moore. McAdoO. NippawalIa,
Sharon, sun City. Turkey Creek and Valley
ana one Justice of the peace 10 fll vacancies
should any now exist
One Road Overseer In each Road District in
the township.
The election will be held in the usual voting
places, or in such places as may be provided
by the several township trustees and the may
ors ana clerks of Incorporated cities. (See sec
ton 20 of the Election Law of 1891
In testimony whereof have hereunto act
my hand at my office in Medicine Lodge in
said county this l4th day CT October. 1901
j. B. GANO, Sheriff.
Barbour County index., 1901-10-30
Baker and Confectioner.

Everything fresh. neat and clean. Save
money. labor and trouble by purchasing goods
of him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-20
MOST Remarkable MARKET.
STOCK DEALING SHOWED UMPIRE
CEDENTED FEATURES ALONG
MANY LINES.
THE MARKET sURGED UPWARD
AND CLOSED WITH THE MOST BUOY
ANT, AND SPECULAR OUTBURST
EVER SEEN.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The aggre-
gate sales OF securities on the stock ex-
change to-day reached 2,193,2 200 shares,
which is the largest single days BUSH
ness on record. On January Z of this
year the days record reached 2,127,-
500 shares and on several days since
have amounted to from 1,80o.0 600 to
over 1900, 900 shares.
Up to a recent period some record
was kept OF sales of what are called
"odd lots" but since the great activity
In the trading no attempt is made to
keep count Of any but 100 share lots
or upwards. There Is no actual regis
tration OF transactions on the ex-
change and the estimate of the dealings
is necessarily approximate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-20
LONDON N MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The CONNER
cial Advertisers London financial cable
gram:
The budget has been we'll received by
the public generally. The coal inter-
ests are furious and the sugar people
are somewhat sore and indignant, but
the markets were un~coneerned and the
public does not seem to care much. In
direct taxation did not affect lhe stock
trading in ~consols, which dipped from
81 sa in anticipation of the new loan. but
they quickly rallied to IS on heavy bid
ding by big houses for the new issues,
running it up to e premium; this al
though the only conjecture heard, Is
that the prices of the issue will be 94h.
Business on the stock exchange was
generally speaking on a moderate scale.
The American department was the fea-
ture of the day and an astonishing fea-
ture it was. The dealings were on the
largest scaie tnat We have had here for
a long time. There was furious bidding
from start to f1nish, with prices rising
steady, except where they went up by
leaps. IL ma be described as the first
day of the London boom In American
stocks. Tie public here seem suddenly
to have got tired OF sitting on The fence;
they have jumped down and gone in at
last.
The special fayorites were Union Pa
cites, Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul.
the Achison issues ION the hope of a
four per cent dividend on the common)
and Missouri and Kansas Pacifcs ION
the reports OF the Gould deal in the
Southwestern railways. But the r
chases were wild and indiscriminate
throughout the session and everything
dealt in here was taken
The bank has bought E26,e0o Of gold
IN bars.
It looks - though money would be
easy until the new loan is issued. The
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-20
METAL.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The metal
market on the whole was a slow m
Speculation was dormant and business
consisted OF buying to meet immediate
requirements and this was of small pro-
portion. Tin here scored O nominal de-
cline of about Is points in sympathy
with the weakness abroad, prices there
having fallen off about Ell under liqui-
dation, and finally closed weak with
spot quoted at E116 IS and futures at
Ella Is Sd. The close mere was fiat at
nominally $500. Copper in London
declined Is Sd to 469 los Cd for SPOT
and sT0 los on futures, but the local
situation continues inanimate and quo
tations were nominally unchanged at
$17.0a for lake Superior and 16ssc for
casting and e~lectrolytic. Lead was dull
and UNCHANGED at $4.37h, while spelter
continues arm at yesterdays advance
and closed firm at $4.0O14O5. Iron
markets remain quiet as to foundry.
but ncsd steady at unchanged prices.