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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Convicted of Unnatural Crime.

Gus Schultz, a middle-aged man of
Fort Scott, and his daughter, Minnie,
aged 20, were convicted by a jury of
living as man and wife and they were
sentenced to the penitentiary. Schultz
wife died when the girl was seven
years old. She finally complained
against him and caused his arrest,
but under the law both had to be
prosecuted, as one could not be con-
victed without the other.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
MlLLsRS HAVE A GRIEVANCE.
Delegation Calls at the White House and
Urges the President to Ask Congress
to Pass Certain Laws.

Washington, Oct. !.--Presidcnt
Roosevelt was waited upon 10y a dele
CATION representing the millers of H.
linois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. Mis-
souri, and number of other states.
who complained to him about the dis
ordinations made by the railroads
against milled goods. particularly
wheat. in favor OF raw material.
which enables foreign manufacturers
to compete successfully in their own
markets with American exporters.
The millers urged the president to
call the attention of congress to this
subject.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Chance for school Children.

\ movement has been started to
erect n statue OF the late President
Mckinley on the state house grounds
at Topeka. 1t is proposed to put the
school children of Kansas at work up
on the finances. In the state there are
3S9,5s2 school children, and if each
forward five cents the sum will be
S19,479. 1t is expected that $4,000 will
be required to procure the statue
which the committee has in mind.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Had No Fear of Bullets.

William Gutilius. an 1S-year-old boy
of Mankota, was shot the other night
by an unknown person who was
prowling around the Gutilius home.
Young Gutilius saw him on the porch
and started towards him, calling him
to stop. The man fed. When pur-
sued he turned and fired twice in the
air. This did not deter the boy from
following. \ third shot then was
fired, which took effect in the young
mans arm
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Kansas Bankers Cooperating.

Abilene, Kan, Oct. 12.-The Kansas
bankers are working along co-Opera-
tive lines with as much spirit as the
farmers. Thornton Cooke. secretary
of the State Bankers association, says
that it is only a matter of time when
all the banks of the state will be in
sured in the surety companies through
the association, which means that
they will cooperate in securing in
Surance
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
President of Mormon church Dead.

Salt Lake City. Oct. 12.-Lorenzo
Snow, fifth president of the Mormon
church, died rather unexpectedly at
his private residence, the historic Bee
Hive house, after an illness that had
been serious only since Wednesday.
The duties of the Office now devolve
upon Joseph Smith, son of the
prophet"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Bishop from Sweden.

Right Rev. Bishop Knut Henning
GeZelius Won Scheele, one of the IL
Lutheran bishops of Sweden and a
member of congress, is a guest of
President Swensson, of Bethany col
lege at Lindsborg. Won Scheele is the
most distinguished Swede who ever
came to America officially. He will
represent King Oscar as his delegate
to the great twentieth anniversary
festival at Lindsborg, November 10
to 10.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16

South Bend, Ind, Oct. 12.-The legis-
latiVe committee of the National
Grange has issued an address to con-
gress asking that laws he passed to
extend rural delivery: to restrain
trusts; for postal savings banks: pure
food and Interchangeable laws;
for completion of Nicaragua canal,
and for defeat of ship subsidy bill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Astor to Buy a Title.

London, Oct. LIT is said that
William Waldorf Astor's gift of S5O.-
600 to the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children will be fol-
lowed by like contributions to nine
other charitable institutions of Lon
don, and that the 100000 thus dis
persed will win him a title at the time
of the coronation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
"Sick" Prisoner Got AWAY.

Parsons, Kan, Oct. 12.-Henry Gill
liam, of Edna, in jail here for rob-
berry. pretended to the jailer that he
was sick and while the jailer was
away the supposed sick man tied his
blanket together after tearing it into
strips and slid out of the window to
the ground. He has not been cap
tured
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Botha Not Out OF Danger.

Pretoria. Oct. 12.-After fighting a
rear guard action against Gen. Walter
Kitchener, Gen. Botha withdrew his
forces toward Piet Retief.
The Boer commander. according to
the British, is still in a precarious
condition. 1t is said that if he man
ages to withdraw his force he will
lose all the transport he collected for
his Natal expedition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
To Erect s5o,o 900 Building.

The Kansas commissioners for the
St. Louis exposition met in the gov
ernor's Office and organized by the
election of the following officers:
President, John c. Carpenter; vice
president, j. c. Morrow; secretary, c.
II. Luling: treasurer, Il. T. Simons.
The commission decided to spend $780,
600 for Kansas building and will go
to St. Louis this week to pick out a
site
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
They Are Dying Fast.

At the national soldiers home in
Leavenworth county about 260 die
every year. Some of the dead are
claimed and taken away by relatives,
over 1000 graves, each marked by a
neat stone. Each dead veteran buried
at the home is furnished n neat cas-
ket and the funeral service is as i'm
pressive as in church at home sur
rounded by relatives and friends.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Western Iowa Suffers from Storm.

Clarinda, Ia, Oct. 12.-Additional
reports from the storm in western
Iowa show that it was general, and
that dozen towns were visited and
received more or less damage. Shen-
andoah, Villisca and towns between
Red Oak and Hamburg on the Burling-
ton line seem to have received the
heaviest part of the storm.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Man Who Expects to Harness Cyclones.

Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 12.-Prof. b. Il.
Britts, of Richland Center, Wis, is in
Omaha with a machine which he says
will take power from the wind and
store it in such a manner that it
may be used at will. He maintains
that he can bride slight breeze
or a cyclone and convert its power to
the use of man.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16

Council Bluffs, Ia. Oct. 12.-Robert
Fl. Kern, special master in chancerv
mounted platform at the Omaha &
ST. Louis freight house at noon Fri
day and announced that the sale OF
that road had been postponed until
Saturday. 1t is rumored that John
". Gates will buy the road.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
NUMBER 10.
Nation spirit Revived.

The Carrie Nation spirit took a
squirt ut Admire, Lyon county. Most
of the prominent citizens gathered
and raided all the places where they
suspected there was liquor. One joint
ist had just received a shipment. This
was spilled in the streets. The mob
used hatchets. hammers, axes, clubs
and all available weapons. One
Jointist of the town whose trial was
set, left while under bond and has
not been heard from. The people
had country band and paraded the
streets, swinging their weapons and
rejoicing. They say that it is their
intention to keep all joints and liquor
stores out of Admire.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Monroe Confessed IMPLICATION.

Mexico, Mo-, Oct. 12-Addie Craw-
ley, the negress who pleaded guilty
to numbering her five-year-old boy and
was sentenced to five years in state
prison, made n confession duplicating
Alex Monroe, a negro. Monroe was
arrested and admitted to hauling the
child away after its mother killed it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Hi. Flock n Large One.

In the national soldiers home in
Leavenworth county there are about
1900 Protestant inmates and probably
500 Catholics. The government en-
ploys a Protestant and a Catholic
chaplain TO look after the spiritual
needs of these old veterans. Rev. J.
Nj. Payne, the Protestant chaplain,
has been a Methodist minister a omar
ter of a century and a member of the
South Kansas conference most of the
time. He is paid about 81, 500 4 year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
VIII Not Desert Tracy.

A strong fight is being made
against the appointment of b. III.
Tracy as United States attorney, but
Senator Burton, who has indorsed
him., said he considered the source
from which the charges were emanat-
ing against Mr.. Tracy as thoroughly
unreliable, and that under no circum-
stances would he withdraw his in
dOrsement
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Development of Kansas schools.

State Superintendent Nelson has
compiled some statistics showing the
development of public schools in Kan
sas in the past 40 years. In Shawnee
county in 1861 there were just %
scholars attending district school. AT
the present time in Shawnee county
there are 102 school districts with
1853 scholars, 100 teachers. 1876
school buildings and school property
valued at $4,000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
To Teach the Boys Trades.

The state board of charities has es-
tablished an industrial department in
connection with the industrial school
for boys, northwest of Topeka. The
boys are taught trades, and it is the
design of the board to use the articles
manufactured in state institutions.
Clothing and shoes are now being
made by the school for their own use.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Kansas sherlrs to Sue the Counties.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 12.-The Sc
cret meeting of Kansas shetiffs, held
in Kansas City yesterday, was to lay
plans for the beginning of suits in
the different counties to recover $72O
year for each sheriff as deputy hire
since the passage of the new fee and
salary law.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16

In speech at Manchester, Ia, Con-
gressman d. b. Henderson, speaker of
the national house of representatives,
expressed doubts of the wisdom of
passing the ship subsidy bill as at
present framed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Contract for New state Building.

The Kansas board of charities re-
Gently awarded the contract for
$25, 200 addition to the state blind asy-
lum in Wyandotte county. The pro-
posed building will be erected few
yards TO the southeast of the main
building, with south frontage on
the State avenue side of the beautiful
grounds
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
still Debating the Canon ON Marriage.

San Francisco, Oct 1o.-The house
of deputies of the triennial Episcopal
convention Friday resumed considera-
tion of the canon on marriage and
divorce. The house of bishops began
balloting for the new missionary
bishops, but the result viii not be an
nounced until adjournment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Drew Only Expense Money.

While w. V. Church, state superin-
tendent of insurance, was east this
month, he examined an insurance
and was paid Ss5-s45 for the
service and $50 for expenses. He
turned the money into the state treas
ury. but drew out only the amount
of his expenses, leaving $45 to the
states credit
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
The Late.t scored soctety.

Wichita has organized n secret So
ciety for the determination Of anar-
chists. 1t is to have a grand lodge.
grips and passwords. The duty of
every member is to keep keen eye
out for anarchists and to report the
discovery wherever found.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Didn't Give Him u "Good Rum

Representative J. NJ. Davis,
wealthy young farmer and politician
of Bourbon county, who recently as-
signed, has caused the arrest of
Sprinter Gillette and others on
charge of swindling him out of $1,000
on foot race at Webb City. Mo. Davis
is a candidate for the fusion con-
gresSional nomination.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Nearly SIX Inches OF Rain at Wichita

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 12.-Five and
one-half inches of rain fell during
the night in this vicinity and the
north part of the city is being flooded.
All the creeks have overfowed their
banks
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Topeka Want. a state Fair.

A special election will be held in
Shawnee county November to vote
on a proposition to levy one-half
mill tax annually for two years to be
used in improving the old fair
grounds. Topeka wants to hold a
state fair next year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
New Temperance Secretary.

Rev. j. f. Everett, pastor of the
Congregational church at Onaga, has
succeeded Z. f. Stephens as secre-
tary of the Kansas Temperance
union. Prof. 4. ID. Wilcox is again
in the field as lecturer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
sherifs Want Deputy Pay.

The Kansas Sheriffs' association has
decided on a move to compel the re-
spective counties of which they are
officers to pay them deputy hire for all
the time they have served since the
fee and salary law has been in effect,
and a test suit will be brought at
once.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
-Four military Prisoners Escape.

Fort Riley, Kan, Oct. 12.-Four mil
itary prisoners escaped from Fort
Riley Friday morning. They were
permitted to eat with their respective
organizations and availed themselves
of the confusion at meal time to es-
cape.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Reward for Deraulter Kent.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 12.-The odd fell
lows of Kansas elected w. II. KEN
in place of d. w. Kent, who recently
left the country owing the lodge
$4,000. The lodge offered reward of
$500 for the arrest of Kent.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Did Not violate Game Law.

Meeker, Col, Oct. 12.-Ernest Seton
Thompson, the noted writer on wild
animals, and John Golf, the guide,
who were arrested by Game Warden
Bush in Rio Blanco county. charged
with violating the game laws, were
acquitted on trial of the case here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Flying Machine Didn,t Work,

Paris, Oct 12.-Santos-Dunont. the
Brazilian aeronaut, made another at
tempt Friday to win the Deutch prize,
but owing to an accident to the r,ld-
der of his flying machine, he was
obliged to return to the starting place
after going so wards
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Alaska In Kind fo Mr. Leedy

Ex-Goy. John w. Leedy has engaged
in the practice of law in Alaska, and
in letter to his old friend, DIR. Pill
cher, of Winfield. he says his prospects
are good. He is building a house in
Valdez. and already he is one of the
foremost citizens of the town. His
eldest daughter is teaching a private
school
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Another Mine Horror.

Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. 12-By an
explosion in the New England mine
near FairmOnt, it is believed the loss
of life may be 25. The explosion oc-
CURED at five n. IN. in head in which
25 or 80 miners were working.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
NeeIy on Trial at Havana.

Washington, Oct. 12.-The war de
partment is informed that the tria
of F. w. Neely on charges of misap
preparation of postal funds in Cub;
is now in progress. Testimony ant
dispositions taken in this country hav,
been forwarded to the prosecuting
officer in Havana.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16

Lillian NJ. n. Stevens. president of
the National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union, has just issued the
official call for the national conven-
ton, to be held in Fort Worth, Tex,
November Is to 20.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Small Tornado in Kansas,

Clifton, Kan, Oct. 12.-The tornado
which passed west of this city de-
stroyed completely the house and
barn of Leonard Hohr. The family,
consisting of Mr.. Hohr, his wife and
daughter, were in the cellar. A great
deal of hay, fodder, etc., was blown
away.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Young Babes Awfu, Death.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 12.-Harold w.
RiX. 10 months old, died in terrible
agony here as the result of injuries
received when screen door knocked
the child into a pan of scalding hot
water.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Increase in Money Orders Sold.

Washington, Oct. 12.-The money
orders sold at post offices throughout
the country during the past year
reached a total of $500, 100000 This
is an increase of almost $4,000. 900
over the previous year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
The Treacherou. Big Muddy.

In 1850 the post Office at Doniphan
was within 100 yards of the Missouri
river: now it is five miles from the riv-
er, or rather, the river is five miles
from it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16

Thomas W. Morgan, who has sue
cessfully published the Democratic
Messenger at Eureka for II years,
has sold out to L. F. Hudson, former
y of the Yates Center Advocate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Epsom Lad Won 600 sovereieu..

London. Oct. 12.-Epsom Lad won
the Kempton park stakes of SEQ SOW
ereigns, added to a sweepstakes of
100 sovereigns each, at Kempton park
Friday. Santoi was second and VIII
liam {. Whitney's Nolodyiski third.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Robbed n Kansas Bank.

Narka, Kan, Oct. 12.-The State
bank of Narka was robbed last night
of large sum, burglars first blowing
open the safe. Bloodhounds were
brought from Beatrice, NeD., on a
special train.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16

Harry L. Thompson, Topeka
(Kan.) machinist, has invented an an.
tomato switchboard for a telephone
system which he says will do away
with @hello" girls.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16

Senator Beveridge, who recently re-
turned from the orient, had an ex-
tended conference with President
Roosevelt at the white house regard
ing affairs in the Philippines and
China.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
A notary for a2 Years.

o. b. Bachelor, of Emporia. was
reappointed notary public last week.
He has served 50 years as notary in
Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Land Yielded 500 an Acre.

J. f. Edwards, of Cloud county,
raised this year 30 acres of potatoes
which yields him about 1000 bushels
and he readily gets 81 per bushel for
them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Requested to Hold over.

Chairman Albaugh, of the repub-
lican state committee, addressed cir
cular letter to the county committees,
suggesting that they hold over until
next year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
New Depot at wichita.

The Missouri Pacific will erect at
Wichita a freight depot of brick 400
feet long by 35 feet wide, to cost $20,-
600.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
Chetopa Boy scores mt Manila.

lie Roy S. Simmons. of Chetopa, has
been appointed chief clerk to the
chief of police in Manila at q salary
of $1,000 a year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
MEDICINE LODGE KANsAssw EDNEsDAY OCTOBER Is. 1901
A MEMORIAL IN MARBLE.
1t Is Proposed to Raise Fortune for q
Fine Monument to the Late Presi-
dent Mckinley at Canton.

Cleveland, o., Oct. 12.-The trustees
recently appointed by President
Roosevelt for the National Mckinley
Monument association met here and
organized by electing the following
officers: President, W. X. Day, Can
ton; vice president, Senator NJ. A.
Hanna, Cleveland: treasurer, Myron
L. Herrick, Cleveland; secretary, Ry-
erson Ritchie, Cleveland. The head
quarters of the association will be
located at Canton. 1t is proposed to
raise about Sl,5OO,0OO by popular sub
scription to build marble memorial
at Canton in honor of the late presi-
dent. Citizens of the whole world will
be asked to contribute to the fund.
Enduring Memorial to Mckinley.
Chicago, Oct. 12.-McKinley park
came into being yesterday when the
Dark commissioners voted Chicago an
enduring memorial To the murdered
president. A Mckinley statute in he
:oic size is proposed for the park and
dckinley boulevard completes the me-
mortal project by changing the name
Of Thirty-ffth street.
The age-herald., 1901-10-07
MIX OVER A PRISONER.
Case of Oakley Brooker Ordered to be
 Deported from Manila.

Manila, October 6.-Considerable inter- est attaches to the case of Oakley Brooks, a military prisoner ordered to be deport- ed. The Supreme Court recently issued writ of habeas corpus directing the pro- duction of the prisoner, but the military authorities refused to produce him on the ground that the only tribunal having jurisdiction of a military prisoner is the Federal Court. While the Philippine courts were established by the war pow CTS of the President, the military author ity contend that they are to be regarded as provost courts until Congress has act ed
 The members of the Supreme Court, and a majority of the members of the Phil ippine Commission hold opposite views, but 1t is understood the Attorney General believes the military contention to be cor rect
 General Chaffee, discussing the matter today, said:
 'I am most desirous to sustain the civil courts in every possible way, but I feel that 1t would be very unwise in the exist ing circumstances to allow the civil courts to interfere in military affairs as it Is occasionally necessary for the military authorities to act in cases where 1t would be unwise in the interest of the govern ment to make public at the time the req sons for acting. Should the claim now made by the civil government be allowed, it would be disastrous to the influence of the army in the island. Every prisoner sentenced by a military commission would have recourse to habeas corpus proceedings. Even Howard dhe alleged deserter) is awaiting the decision in this case in order to try to secure his own re- lease by a writ of habeas corpus"