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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
DEFINITION OF A GENTLEMAN.

An EngliRh JUDI e recently instructed
Jury as to the definition of a gentle
man. In a case on trial In the city OF
London May 23rd, one Of the counsel
objected 10 a cer'ain letter offered in
evidence as being improper because it
referred to ho1ee and sign painter
as q gentleman. The London CORE
epondent for the Chicago Record herald
says that in addressing the jury, tie
judge Injected some humor in the pro.
csedings by telling the jury that the
Herald's college would say: "Man."
not gentleman" unless the grand
father, father or man himself was en-
titled TO wear q coat of-srms. They
would observe, however. that both the
learned counsel and himself had ed
dressed them az gentlemen Of the
jury" He thought that ifthey had votes
to give away and were in the habit Of
attending political meetings they mus,
have hoticed that the speakers were
careful to give them the title. The
painte', it appeared, was the posseesor
OF card. That Was not the same as
having real coat Of arms, but there
was another thing that went to show
that be was q gentle mamie suffered
from the govt. If this judge had de-
sired:to be- serious, he might have pro.
vided complete definition by quoting
the words of an observing and able mao
who ta;d: "Whoever is open, loyal.
true; Of human and sffAble d+meanor:
honorable himself and in his Judgment
Of othe,e; faithful TO hi. word as to law,
and faithful alike - God and man
such man is a true gentle uan."-
Commoner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Special Session Today.

Gov. Bailey last week issued q
proclamation calling the legislature to.
gether in a special session in Topeka
today, June oath. The Governor states
in his proclamation that the sole pur.
pose of the session is to- enact legisla.
ton to empower municipalities whic h
were devastated by the flood to re-
build bridges and other public i'm
provements which were destroyed. II
the legislature does this and stops there
and adjourns without providing for a
monstrous bond issue or if 1T does not
put on a rider calculated to add to the
wealth Of great corporations at the
public's expense, well and good. But
in the light of past events the people
have sufficient cause to feel suspicious
until the members do their do and
adjourn and go home.
The members will ride On passes and
collect mileage but otherwise will
serve without pay.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

The individual who is responsible for
what appears in the columns of the
Medicine Lodge Cresset has never been
accused OF having much sense political
" or otherwise but it was not suspect.
ed until last week that he was 80 utter.
" foolish as to compromise his own
manhood in order to satisfy q care
FULLY nursed grudge he entertains
against the publishers of the Index. II
what he says Of as is true, then he him.
self is q confessed liar and a thief
condemned out Of his own mouth.
IL we robbed the county in our prices,
what did he do In cases in which
nils prices were greater for the same
work at the same ratep The fact Is
EhKtOur charges were correct and Mr..
LOrtO1 knows it but he will stoop to
the bSsest qualification TO injure us.
The suit instituted Is the meanest kind
of personal and political fight and the
seame IN character as the several at
Rempts 70 drive us out OF business last
fall, and one, two and three years pre-.
'Yious 60 that time when Q republican
county attorney and clerk put as to un-
due expense in litigation. But this is
the FIRST time in the history Of abuses we
nave suffered, that any OF them became
so desperately and madly insane that
NE was willing to publish himself to
the world as scoundrel in the hope of
causing others trouble.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
The Annihilation of Distance.

How much nearer to each other the
nations of the world seem to be today
and really are today than was the case
a few decades ago. When weeks and
months were required for communica-
ton between the United States and
Europe the countries of the old world
appeared to be long way off. Now
the circumference of old earth is belted
with telegraph and cable lines in every
possible direction. What iappens to-
day in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia,
South America and the great island
OF the sea is made known to US to.
morrow by great news papers like The
Chicago Record. Herald, whose foreign
correspondents are located in every i'm.
portant city In the world outside of the
United States. In addition to its own
staff correspondents TheRecord- Herald
enjoys the foreign news service Of the
NewY ork Herald famous formanyy ears
for the reliability of Its foreign news,
and also OF that great CO operative news
gathering organization, the Associated
Press. No other daily newspaper in
America possesses facilities so varied
and extensive for covering the news Of
all nations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

If the commissioners want to check
up county printers the Index will assist
them. It should not only be carried
back to 1895 but back to 1880 or as far
as the records 90. Tine Cresset people
will not agree to stand on the rule OF
measurement established by the county
attorney and pay back everything to the
county it received IN excess Of that
amount in It's time. That would be
equivalent to agreeing 10 pay back
one third of all IL ever received for
county publications.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
THERE seems to be q growing dis

THERE seems to be q growing dis
cord in the prosperity chorus. The
most. of the trade and commercial
Journals Of the country who make their
diving off the protected industries have
been bowling In one continuous and
harmonious chorus about the abundant
and republican sent prosperity. Some
of them are beginning to 'back pedal"
and to assert that we have already
ceased to be prosperous. The most
pessimlstic Of these is perhaps the
~'Wool and Gotten Reporter" which ex-
plains the poor sales of wooden goods
This year and the prosperity of the
Shoddy industry by saying that the
coal and other trusts have brought
about such high prices that the pur
chasing power of the people is curtailed
and that they connot afford to wear
any but cheap clothes. which, according
60 the republican idea makes a chear
man. Is it possible that the trusts are
going to begin making mouths at one
@noUher,t that the pot is going to call the
Kettle blackp If so, honest men may
get their dues.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

IF the Index's measurement of publ
cations Is wrong and our charges too
high, why is it that suit should be
started now? Why wasn't it started
years ago? We charge the same
now as we did in all our newspaper ex.
perience. Why was not the same OBJ
lection raised. Our work has been re.
peatedly inspected by the county attor.
ney and others who have all at once
set up howl, and prices approved. 1t
as the same now as in previous years.
If we owe the county anything we want
20 pay it but we hardly think that the
fact of our publishing a democratic
newspaper is sufficient evidence of the
debt
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

Baby acts are very frequent in politics
but they very seldom appear IN a law
suit. Probably tie only one of its kind
In the history of Barber county Is the
one directed at the Index. But We sup
pose 1t will haYe to be endured. There
are few politicians in this town who
could not feel consented II they could
not have some kind OF legal action
against the Index to gnaw at.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
WHENEVER the trusts want anythinl

WHENEVER the trusts want anything
they begin working in the other direc.
tlOn. They wanted the Elkins bill
passed at the last session of Congress
and that is why they sent those tele.
grams to the Senate asking that it be
killed. They knew that would co the
trick. That is why, at this time. they
are giving out the impression that they
do not want Roosevelt nominated or
elected. They know the people will
give them what they do not want.
Watch the game.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

AsPECIAL session of congress mon b
in advance of the regular session is al
most certainty. 1t IS stated ON good
authority that it will be called for No
vember 9th. 1t is for the purpose Of
another make believe attempt at reci-
DrOcitV.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

AT the next election the people of
Kansas will have an opportunity to
vote on the proposition 70 elect the state
printer by vote of the people. It IS
one Of the few meritorlous measures
passed by the legislature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

ROCKEFELLER' net income is re-.
puted to be 500 per minute. Who
pays it? Mr.. Rockefeller also contrib
utes heavily to every national repubh-
can campaign fund. Can you reason
from cause to effect?-yOu fellows who
do the producing and consuming.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
W. c. T. o. COLUMN.
Conducted by the Ladie. of the ". c. T. ..
GOOD SECURITY.

49,
Mister, do you lend money here?'
asked an earnest young voice at the
Office door.
The lawyer turned away from his
desk. confronted clear eyed, poorly
dressed lad OF twelve years and studied
him keenly for minute. Sometimes
We doom good security" he said.
The little fellow explained that he had
chance Ito buy out q boy that's cryin'
papers," he had half the money re
quired, but he needed to borrow the
other fifteen cents.
"What security can you offer?" asked
the lawyer.
The boys brown hand sought his
poe ket. and Grew out a paper. carefully
folded in q bit OF calico. It was q
cheaply printed pledge against the use
q intoxicating liquor aud tobacco.
As respectfully as if 1t had been the
deed to fam. the lawyer examined
1t. accepted 1t and handed over the re.
CURED sum.
A friend who had watched the trans
action with silent amusement, laughed
as the young borrower departed.
You think that I knew nothing
about him." smiled the lawyer. II
know that he came manfuliy, IN what
he supposed to be business way. and
tried to negotiate loan instead of beg.
glng the money. know that he has
been under the influence or he would
not have signed the pledge; and that
he does not hold it lightly or he would
not have cared for 1t so carefully. l
ayr ee with him that the one who keeps
himself from such things has a charac.
ter TO offer as a security. "-Christian
Observer.
INCREASING USE OF QUININE.
The druggist was In a talkatjve
mood. In the last hour lie had sold
quinine to nine customers, aud he felt
called upon to make a mild protest. ut
ls strange" said he. what simple
faith most persons have in the virtue
OF quinlne and whisky as cure all. If
the average man sneezes a few times.
he buys lot Of quinine capsules and
pint of Jersey lightning and goes to
bed with it. He washed 10 or IL grains
of quinine down with half pint or so
OF whisky. and the next morning
he gets up feeling old. bedraggled and
generally unfit for business. He might
better have had the cold than to sub
Ject his system to such strain The
quinine IS drug which should be han.
died with as much care az any other.
Why, some customers of mine are regu.
lar qulnine fiends and take the stuff on
the slightest pretext. Perhaps they
want some excuse for getting away
with the whisky. But it's a pretty
small man who would look at it in
that way. What people don't seem to
understand IS that quinine has certain
designed uses and is not a panacea.
When you put whisky with it you get
mixture which should be handled
with as much care as aconite or any
thing else. New York Mail and Elk
press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Official Paper Of Barber County.

IT is scramble now among the pie
eaters for Judge Hooks place since he
has been promoted. In all probability
it will be some lesser oficehOlder whose
place, in turn. will have to be filed.
And so the office itch goes merrily on.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Binder For Sale.

have a new Mccormick binder for
sale, used only last season to cut 100
acres. Have no wheat this year which
Is my only reason for selling. Call on
w. c. Reutlinger. three miles west of
town.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Notice.

No hunting or fishlug will be allowed
on any land control lied by me. particu-
larry the Eldred sugar mill bottoms.
j. G. WRIGHT.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

All kinds OF furniture bought and
sold, stoves repaired, and second hand
goods OF every description constantly
in stock. Store on North Main street.
ADAM JACKSON.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

Big Stock Of Noyse s Norman shoes
ut 81. T. Woodward's. Best on the
market. New in style aud superior In
quality.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Exsursisa Rates.

Winfield Chautauqua Assembly.
Tickets will be sold to Winfield and re-.
turn at rate OF $3.50. Tickets on sale
June 18th to 18th inc. Limited to 9th.
H. w. HeivIy, Agt.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
$3.50 REWARD.

VIII be paid by
the undersigned for
Information leading
to the arrest and
conviction of any
person stealing cat
tie owned by me.
Brands, s on left
hip, bar Oh right
side.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
pnER 10Q-H z, MO

CHAPTER lO9-H. f. NC. l..
AN ACT to amend section 2 of chapter
256 of the General Laws of 1901, re-
lating to the adjustment of road over
seers of highways in such, counties.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That section one ID of chap
ter two hundred ffty-six (256) of the
General Laws OF 1901. be amended to
read as follows:
Section /. That in all counties in this
state now having or which shall here
after have, a population of $50, 600 or
more. there shall hereafter be no high
way labor assessed and all road taxes
hereafter assessed by the township super
visors shall be paid in cash and shall be
rectlon Of the township supervisors.
Sec. =. In all. such counties the Office
Of overseer Of highways, provided in sec
ton 92S of the General Statutes of 1894,
is hereby abolished and in lieu thereof,
each of the boards Of supervisors shall
appoint not exceeding three () overseers
of highways for its township, except in
or over. Each of said boards of super
visors shall appoint not to exceed four
~ overseers of highways. who shall un-
der the direction of the board of super
V1sors, have supervision and direction of
the construction. maintenance and repair
control of the township supervisors.
Sec. 3. The overseer or overseers so
appointed shall receive as full compensa-
ton for his service not to exceed the sum
of $2.5O per day for the time actually en-
ployed in the performance of his duties.
sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Approved March 81. 1903.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

or other district shall not exceed ten per
centum upon it's assessed valuation.
4. In notes secured by mortgages on
unincumbered real estate situated in the
States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
North Dakota and South Dakota, worth,
%uunimproved, at least thrice the amount
loaned thereon; but not, to exceed seventy
per centum Of the whole amount of the
moneys Of the bank shall be SO loaned;
cept upon the report of a committee
charged with the duty Of examining the
same, who shall report to such bank the
the ta,oe pre aniioas'' te be taken as Security,
which report shall be preserved among
it's records.
sureties, or by such bonds or mortgages
as by the terms of this section savings
banks are authorized to invest their mon
eys in, but no such Dond or mortgage
more han it's par value, nor shall the
aggregate amount of any such securities
be less thar the full amount loaned there
collateral, shall be made for u longer
time than one year, nor in a greater
amount to any one person than one-half
Of one per ce en- han1 OF mdnne9 total lie deposits 1 Q
Nor shall any savings bank loan under
this paragraph in the aggregate to exceed
o%ne-fourth of it's deposits.
pany, or the successor of any railroad
company, which has received a land
grant from the government of the United
States, and which are secured by first
lien upon it's railroad.
Z. In the bonds of any other railroad
which are secured by first lien
upon a railroad within the United States,
or in the mortgage bonds of any such
railroad ompany OF an Issue to retire all
prior mortgage Indebtedness of such rail
road company; or In u, the bonds nd Ct }n any
States which are guaranteed or assumed
by another railroad company within the
United States; provided, that the railroad
company Except a railroad company
| whose bonds are guaranteed or assumes
as aforesaid), either Issuing, guarantee
ing or assuming any OF said bonds
has not within five years prior to the
time Of making such investment by said
| upon it's entire capital stock outstanding
I Of not less than four a. per cent per All
| mum each fiscal year during said five
| year period, and has not within five years
ment by said bank defaulted in the pay
ment of any part of the principal or in
terest Of any deb incurred by it and Sc
cured by mortgage or trust deed upon it's
railroad, or any part thereof, or in the
payment of any part of the principal or
sumed by it; and provided further, that
no savings bank shall ever loan upon, or
invest in, railroad bonds to exceed in the
aggregate twenty (2W per cent of it's de-
loan upon or invest in the bonds issued,
| guaranteed or assumed by any one rail
road to exceed in the aggregate
FIVE o. per cent of it's deposits.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in
Sec. 3. This act shall a effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 81, 1903.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER lbs. r. NO. 800.

AN ACT to amend chapter seventy-five
G5) of the General Laws Of one thou
sand nine hundred n one (l901), en-
titled IAN act to provide for the con
struction or purchase Of bridges by
cities having a population in excess OF
$4,000 people,"
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
Section 1. That section 2 Of chapter
the State of Minnesota for the year leo1
be amended to to read as f t ~ Sarenv OIL
thorized and empowered by the common
council or a majority thereof to contract
on it's behalf for the construction or sucn
upon such terms and at such times as
to such common ouncil shall seem prop
er; provided, that the contract price on
such bridge shall AIN not e1ceed one 1 1ha de1
ferred payments therefor shall not bear
interest at a rate exceeding four g., per
cent per annum, payable semi-annualy
en}V-f1e 151' General Laws Of 1901 be
amended to read as follows:
Section 3. That such city is hereby au-
thorized and empowered by ITS COMMON
council or a majority thereof to purchase
across any navigable canal In such city
whenever the common council OF such
same necessary for the public convent,
ence. Such ommon council Is authorized
to enter into a contract or agreement for
the purchase Of such bridge before or
after the construction of same Is COM
pleted; provided, that the contract price
for the purchase Of such bridge shall not
exceed the sum Of one hundred thousand
(S1OO, 600 dollars, nor shall the deferred
payments thereof bear interest at a rate
exceeding four a. per cent per annum;
provided further, hat If there Is any in
cumbrance upon such bridge said city
shall not have the right to purchase same
If incumbrance exceeds one undre
thousand ($1OO, OOO) dollars, or bears a
rate of interest exceeding four a. per
cent per annum, and the total purchase
price, including all encumbrances, shall
not exceed one hundred thousand $1OO,-
mM dollars, and such common council
Of such city, if they deem it expedient.
shall have authority BY ordinance passed
bv a majority of the members Of such
common council, to issue and sell the
negotiable bonds Of such city not ex-
ceeding one hundred thousand $1oO,0oO)
dollars that may be necessary to raise
the funds with which to purchase or con-
truct any such bridge: Such bonds may
mature in such installments as may be
provided by such ordinance, put none o.
them shall be issued and sold that will
mature by their terms at a period later
than twenty-five (25l years from the date
Of issue. Provided further, that such
bonds sha not be issued before the COM
nletion and acceptance of such bridge by
such city; and provided further. that the
sale of such bonds shall not be made un-
til after three 81 weeks advertisement
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
Chapter HIS. F. NO. 300.

CHAPTER IFS. F. NO. 3O6.
AN ACT to require county attorneys IN
certain counties to attend the prosecu-
ton of misdemeanors and providing al
ditional salary for such county al'oi-
ney. - ~ tho
Section i. In all counties of this state,
containing a population an Of twenty whsre
the salary of the county attorney is ar bl@
trarily fixed at seven hundred 75d s1,c 1S' co1nl
ty attorneys shall, in addition to the auz
ties now. prescribed by lay, be = r e.s req
fore Justices of the peace OF their re-
spective counties, when requested by the
Justice before whom such action is pend
Ing so to do, and furnished with copy Of
complaint. and shall receive and Pc pa1a
the sum of five hundred ($500.O) dollars
per annum in addition to such sum hXea
BY such special law, payable In monthly
instalments as now provided by law. =,
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 3, 1908.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

CHAPTER 1875. F.. NO. 10S.
AN ACT to provide for the creation Of
a state art society, and prescribing its
manner of appointment, powers and du-
ties.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota: "a
Section 1. State Commission Of Aria
state art society is hereby created, to- be
known as the Minnesota State Art seci-
ETY.; the object being to advance h In
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CHAPTER 1Os-H. F. NO. 1G3.
AN ACT to amend section 1852, Statutes
of Minnesota, 1894, as amended, relat-
ing to savings banks and their invest
mentS.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section two thousand
five hundred sixty-two G562), Statutes Of
Minnesota, 1894, as amended, relating to
savings banks and their investments. be
read as follows:
Section 1862. 1t sha be awful for the
trustees of any savings bank to invest
the moneys deposited therein only as fol-
lows, to wit:
1. In the bonds or other interest-bear
ing obligations Of the United States, or in
securities for whose payment Of principal
and interest the faith OF the United States
is pledged.
2. In the bonds Of any state in the
United States which has not defaulted in
the ayme OF any bonded debt within
ten years prior to the time Of its making
such investment.
town, village, school district, drainage
district or other district created pursuant
to Law for. public purposes or improve
ments in the states 81 minnesota, Wis
consin, Iowa, North Dakota and South
te~rest-bearing obligation issued by the
state, city Cor any city board), township
or county within this state; or in the
bonds Of any city, county, town v village,
district created pursuant to law for pub
lie purposes or improvements IN the
United States which had at least thirty
five hundred (35OV inhabitants. as de-
census taken next preceding the issue Of
such bonds; provided, the bonded tndebt-
edness of any sue city, county, town.
village, school district. drainage district