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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
1T MAS A LIVELY GAME.

Medicine Lodge and Kiowa con-
tested fOflfonors on the Medicine
Lodge diamond last Thursday and
klowa went home with the, belt.
sore 10 to g. 1t was no aqaiet
game either. They all played ball
from the start but the home team
lost on fumbles in the field.
Newkirk for Medicine Lodge
easily outclassed Reinhart of Kio-
wa in tbe pitchers box but his sup
port VS. poorer than Reinhart's.
Newkirk did some exceptionally
nice work with the "stick" also.
Dick Woodward deserves special
mention for the way he handled
the ball at third base and save one
bad throw over first, he played fast
ball. The game by innings:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
AN EX-ATTORNEY In TROUBLE.

Randolph Hinnen who several
years ago astonished the people OF
Barber county by posing as law,
yer and held forth.in this neck OF
the woods for about year, is in
trouble. He was arrested at Sail
ma last week for deserting the Uni
ted States army. It is claimed that
he deserted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
The last we heard of Hinnen was
about eighteen months ago when
he was pretending to practice law
at Hutchinson.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

lived in Medicine Lodge and as late
1894 they lived on what was
known as the VanBuskirk place a
few miles east of town. They now
reside two miles east and four
north of Cleo, Oklahoma. The
father is now working at the St.
Louis fair and the mother lives on
the homestead. Many of our peo-
pie know the parents well and say
they are excellent people. The old
er young man is a school teacher of
Woods county and attended the
state normal at Alva three years.
Coroner Moore Inpaneled a jury
Friday afternoon consisting of J..
D. Spangler, John Wells, L. D..
Sparks, John Cullison, Chas. Mar
shall and C. B. Kinkaid. The jury
returned a verdict finding that Pat
rick H. King came to his death by
blows struck on the head ty a blunt
weapon in the hands of some per-
son unknown.
Perhaps these young men can
make their story stick but it looks
dubious. The public. believes that
the old gentleman was killed for
his money and it is one of the most
brutal killings that has ever dis
graced civilization.
q. M. Martin has been retained
as attorney for the older boy who
will make a fight for his liberty.
The younger one will plead guilty
and meet his fate. The prelimin-
ary hearing will be held Friday at
10 o'clock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Patrick II. King rlurdered
Near KiOWa on Last
Thursday Night.
MURDERERS CAUGHT.
Norris and Clark Newton, Brothers,
Residing Near Cleo, Oklahoma, the
FiendS. Morris COnfeSSeS.

The people of Medicine Lodge
were thrown into a rather high
stage of excitement last Friday a
little before noon by the discovery
of dead man in Medicine river
under the bridge mile south of
town. The body was discovered by
Chas. Adams who was driving a
herd of cattle through the river.
1t was lying near the north bank
of the river. AS soon as Mr.. Adams
brought the word to town many of
the citizens went down to see the
body and the man was identified
as being Patrick H. King, a horse
trader and stock dealer and about
70 years of age, who had been trav-
cling over this part of Kansas and
Northern Oklahoma for several
years. He has wife and two mar
ried daughters living near Great
Bend, and son whose whereabouts
is unknown.
After the body had been brought
to town and Identification made,
the work of searching for the muir
derers began. 1t was not long un-
til clue was found. Joke Springer
and Geo. Heydenrich had seen two
boys with two wagons stop that
morning in the road at the latter's
corn field about 7 miles southwest
of town. They supposed they were
campers stealing corn, and they
: quietly crept up through the corn
to watch them. When they got
close enough to watch their move
ments they were apparently clean
ing out and repacking their wagon
and Messrs. Springer and Heyden-
rich turned back without molest-
ing them. Mr.. Springer happened
to be in town when the murdered
man was found and the circum-
stance Of the mornings incident
flashed upon him at once and he
was satisfied that the men, or rath-
er the boys, whom he had seen that
morning were the murderers. The
TACT that they were travelling in
that direction and through rough
country over bad roads seemed to
everybody that they must be the
criminals. Sheriff Haun at once
organized small posse consisting
of himself, R. H. Hall, D. S. Jones,
Joke Springer and Geo. Heydenrich
and followed their trail. Messrs.
Jones and Springer went to Alva
and Sheriff Haun and Messrs. Hall
and Heydenrich secured the coun-
try southwest toward Aetna. They
located the murderers on blackberry
creek near Eldred the fore part OF
the night but did not capture them
until about II o'clock, in order to
get the benefit of the moonlight to
make the arrest. When Sheriff
Haun and Mr.. Hall rushed in on
them both of the boys were asleep
In the wagon. When they were
ordered to surrender they did SC
without any resistance and seemed
- to be terribly frightened. The Off
GERS got to town with the prisoner.
Saturday morning. They were
searched and $4,000 was founc
in money. Their names are Edward
Clark Newton, aged ID years anc
Morris Newton, aged II. They
talked freely of the crime and eacl
tells the same story. The younge
one, Morris, according to their story
did the killing. They camped OF
Thursday evening at what's knowl
as the Fair school house five mile
northwest of Kiowa and alon,
about dusk their victim joine,
them and camped with them. The,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
FOR HORSE STEALING.

Sheriff Haun brought John
Blake up from Kiowa last Friday
and is now holding him for a Tex
as sheriff. Heis wanted at Arson
for horse stealing and will be taken
away as soon as requisition papers
can be secured.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
McCOY-McGUIRE.

On Sunday, July 31st. John D.
Mccoy and Jane Mcclure were
united in marriage by Probate
Judge Gleason. They are both old
enough to appreciate the step they
have taken and we hope they will
find abundant mutual happiness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
TO SELL TAX LANDS.

The county commissioners are
advertising to sell delinquent tax
lands at the October meeting
which a recent law empowers them
to do. Notice the list published
in the Index next week. Here is a
chance to get some land cheap.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

This office is inreceipt of book
written and published by Mrs. Ma
ton entitled "The Use and Need
of the Life of Garry A. Nation" !"
1t contains her life's history and
recounts her daily experiences in
the numerous cities where she has
carried on her crusade against rum.
1t is interesting reading and, of
course, rapid seller.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

Mt. Williams went to Quinlan,
Ok, on Saturday where he is oper-
ating grain elevator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

The reduction of the county
tax levy from aS mills last year to
14a mills this year speaks volumes
IN favor Of the democratic admin
lstration in the affairs of Barber
county Let us have a continu-
ance of the good work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
COLLINS. WELLS.

Mr.. Kirk Collins and Miss Ottie
Wells will be married this evening
at the residence of the brides par
ents, in the north part of town.
The groom is the only son of
Judge w. T. Collins and wife and
the bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Wells. They will reside
in Isabel where Mr.. Collins is
working in Tom Knights black
smith shop. The happy couple
have our kindliest and best wishes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

Those suits for men and boys are
the finest out.-Woodward & Son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
TAX LEVY.

The commissioners were in sess-
ion last Monday fixing the various
tax levies for the county, town
ships and school districts. The
state levy was reduced from seven
mills to five and one-half mills,
thus vindicating the statement
made by the Index several months
ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
HEARD IN PASSING

Who would have believed year ago that to-day the New York, New Haven
 < Hartford road would own the major ity of the trolley lines in the state, have the Poughkeepsie bridge, and possess the Ontario & Western road The thing has been done and the gen eraI opinion is that this enlargement will in the end benefit the business in- terests of the state. 1t is a big prob
 lem to- work out.-Hartford Courant.
 The conviction of Weinseimer and Parks does not reach the root of the matter, because 1t leaves the same temptation which made those men grafters to lure some other leader. The way to end the whole corrupt system is to incorporate the unions and make them responsible to legal supervision. The corporations, through which em- plOyers do larger and larger propor- ton of their business, are subject to just such inspection and supervision. If laboring men are to be dealt with as organizations and not as Individuals la they should be subject to the same regulations and should have the bene. fit of the same protection, Brooklyn Eagle.
 The busy rural burglar is now hur- ryingI up his fall work, as the season is rapidly approaching when 1t will be too cold for him to operate with com fort. and when little snow on the ground may greatly impede his efforts. Up in West Stockbridge, Mass, the local postoffice received it's sixth visit from the surreptitious safe-openers on
 Wednesday evening. The safe was wrecked (as usuaD and it's contents carried away. The debris will be add. ed to the large collection of remnants
 of previous safes in the back yard of the establishment. There are many 1 postoffices, country stores and railway l stations in western Massachusetts. and 1 Connecticut which receive at least one l,visit every year from the men with the crowbars and dynamite, and this 1 is the season to be on the lookout fol such visitors. Hartford Times.
 7 Perhaps 1t would not be too much to say that no other army In the history of modern warfare ever had as many of it's soldiers killed as the Russians lost at Sha-no. At Gravelotte the Ger
 man killed and mortally wounded amounted to 4,449; and. at our own I Gettysburg 3,063 federals and 3,S0S l confederates died on the field. These l figures are as accurate as research can
 make them. In the Napoleonic wars, Borodino and Leipsic were the bloodi- est battles, but no reliable estimates are available. Alison, the historian, puts the French losses at 5O,000 and the Russian at 45,O00 at Borodino; but
 the Journal of the London AStatistical
 society gives the French losses as 2s,- 085, and seems to regard an approxi. mate estimate of the Russian as hope
 less. Casualties at Leipsic, the 'tbattle of the nations" when the strength of the allies was 830,O0O and Of the
 French 175,00O, are usually quoted as greater than those at Bordino, but they
 are pure guesswork .--New York Even ing Sun. e.ssi.a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22

Los Angeles, Cal, has 5000 acres of brush land called Griffith park, which it intends to convert into commer- cial forest. This will be the first in stance of. city in the United States creating forest The practice is quite common in Europe, where the forest-parks have not only contributed to the pleasure of the people, but have been more than self-supp porting through their timber output. Under its co-operatives offer the bureau of forestry had last summer at Los Angeles four of it's experts, making. a comprehensive planting plan for the forest. This plan was completed at the end of September The idea is to convert a waste piece of land into q productive forest, which will not only pay for it's, creation and care through the sale of mature timber, but will prove constant source of pleasure and recreation for the citizens of Los Angeles. It is an entirely practical plan, and Los Angeles deserves credit for its progressive spirit. Other cities could very proftably follow this ex- cellent example. s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1904.

Ne a
 Dun's Review, non-partisan jour nal devoted to practical economic dis cussion, has for years preserved accurate statistics concerning the cost of living per capita, of population in the United States. The results of its investigation show that the average wholesale cost of the necessaries of life for year per individual was $72.46 on. July l. 1S97,. and sN.19, or 34.1 per cent higher on July 1, 1904 Adding ten per cent for the profits of the jobbers and retailers Ia moderate allowance), and multiplying the result by six, on the assumption that the average worlman's family contains six members, 1t follows that in 1897 the average workman had to earn $47S.24, and in 1904 $641.45 to supply his family with the mere necessaries of existence. This is an increase of $163.21, or more than one-third, and includes no allowance for, rent, ,amuse- ments, charity, luxuries of any char acter, or anything but the barest nec- essaries of life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22

Tn 1903, about $25o. .0o0, 600 was paid
 in wages to about 535, eco workers in Massachusetts Each employe earned an average of $471.23 for the year. Had the manufacturers been able to save the tariff tax at $71,OOO,O ,O0O on materials, this amount would have been paid out in wages and the goods still been produced at the same cost as at present. In other words, it would have been possible to raise wages by 30 per cent and not make the goods cost more than nowt The greatest industry in Massachusetts is the manufacture of boots and shoes. Six hundred and forty-fiye establish ments in this industry reported an out put. of $159,247, ,529 for 1903, the value of the stock used being $1OO, ,3OO,5 ,514. Careful estimates place the tariff tax on the various supplies and materials used at $9,9O0,OO0. On sole leather alone it is estimated $2,25O,00O, or ten per cent of the value of the leather used, was paid out. And this in the face of the fact that both sole and up per leather is sold by the beef trust to manufacturers in Europe at prices much below those exacted from Amer ican manufacturers. The present dem ocratic candidate for governor of Mas gachusetts, who is making his fight on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22

One of the influential clements in the situation is that leading bankers have important deals and new fota- tions in prospect, says Banker Clews in his weekly letter. As weak mar ket would interfere with such plans, these parties cannot well afford to per- init any serious decline, and would probably encourage a bull market within reasonable limits. On their side is the continued Improvement in business, also ease in the money mar ket. Railroad managers, who are in an advantageous position for looking ahead are confidently expecting a heavy traffic this fall and winter, so confident, in fact, that they are press ing for deliveries of new cars and placing additional orders for others in order to be ready for the expected trade revival. Within a short period our railroads have placed orders for 10000 new freight cars. In the iron trade the recovery has been remarka- ble, at times almost running into "a buyers panic so complete has been the change. Contracts for nearly 100000 tons of pig iron have been placed dur ing the last few days at an advance of $1 per ton. Other branches of the iron trade are sharing in the revival, and copper, too. is ip large demand at ad- yancing prices. The business outlook in nearly all respects is satisfactory, and if the forward movement can be kept within the lines of moderation present prosperity may be continued indefinitely. Nothing could injure it's permanence more than 'boom.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22

the tariff issue almost entirely, and who is himself a large manufacturer or boots and shoes, in the following manner exploded the faliacy that high protection is necessary in order to pay labor more than is paid abroad:
 Speaking for myself, I would gladly give up the duty of 25 per cent on shoes to obtain free raw materials. Yes, even to obtain free hides and free sole leather. If the handicap of taxed leather were removed. I could produce shoes at as low cost as could any man. ufacturer in any foreign country and meet the competition of the world. Cheap labor is not cheap. It is dear when effectiveness is considered. Our Massachusetts methods of manufac- turing and the economical division of labor enable us to produce shoes at as low labor cost, quality considered, as anywhere in the world. It is theshigh cost of materials that bars us from the fullest possible participation in foreign markets. But am not alone In these views. Early in 1908, 311 out of 375 important manufacturers of boots and shoes in New England de- clared in favor of giving up the duty on shoes if hides were made free
 Many of our very largest manufactur- CTS have frequently and publicly de- nounced the duty on hides and pro- claimed their willingness to part with the duty on shoes.''' :
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
MAY REsUMD CoLoRs.

St Petersburg, Oct 9 (3:2h D. m.l- Permission has been accorded to the students of Dorpat Nivonta) university to resume wearing caps of the colors which were forbidden to such corpora tiens under Alexander III, in pursu- ance of the policy of the Classification of the Baltic provinces. Dispatches from Dorpat say the announcement was greeted with the greatest rejoicing among the students. They petitioned the university regents to be allowed to organize torchnght procession in lonor of NJ. Glazoff, the minister of education, but on account of the war the regents overruled them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
SPRECKELs AND F HIS SlOO. .OOO. 900

1 Claus Spreckels arrived from Europe
 q few days ago and passed on to Cal ifornia without attracting newspaper
 notice. The greatest of oil sugar barons is 76 years old, and Pacific coast
 folk tell me he is worth $100, 100000. A poor immigrant, he started out in life
 with no capital beyond a large stock
 of German thrift, rugged health and a
 nose for the almighty dollar. He has had enough family troubles to kill ten ordinary men, strife eternal with sons,
 raughter, Son-in-law and brother-in-
 law. He kept his daughter under such restraint that she never had .oppor- tunity to make acquaintance of desir-
 able young men. An old fellow was invited to the Spreckels palace to en-
 certain her, and him she married.
 Much unhappiness was the result. Claus ragged. The ill-mated couple ] went to London to live. Finally the
 husband died, and the pretty widow is now one of the greatest catches ln Eng land
 MT. Spreckels was accompanied to
 England and back by Mrs. Spreckels, and I am informed by San Francis can who has known the sugar baron for forty years, that the journey was taken to effect reconciliation with the daughter As to the latters finances,
 she owns one house in San Francisco that brings her $S,OOO month. Tn former years Claus Spreckels made the sugar trust walk the chalk line. More than once he brought the Havemeyers to terms of his own dictation. It
 was his example that taught the steel crowd how to build small mills and sell them to the United States Steel corpo-
 ration at 1000 per sent profit By forcing the sugar trust to buy his Phil arelphia refinery he cleared between
 $3, ,5OO, GOO and $4,OOO,O00-
 1 Spreckels and his brotlfer-in-law, each married the others sister, and
 were partnefs for many years, Claus's will being supreme the other was the soul of obedience. No matter what the instrument might be if Claus said sign 1t was signed. His niece
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
GUARANTEED cU RE FOR PILES

Itching, f3lind, Bleeding or Protrud- ing Piles. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you. in 6 to IA daTs. Enn~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
IN A LIVING GRAVE.

A curious freak of nature is exhibit ed in the Idaho department of the pai- ace of nines and metailurgy, at the worlds fair. It is rams skull and horns imbedded deeply in the trunk of tree. One horn projects into the air but of the skull and the other horn only the upper surface is visible all the rest being inclosed within the solid wood. The section of trunk dis played has been split down the center, and when the exposed surface, at the rear, representing the very heart of the trea Is examined, the tip of the buried horn and q corner of the skull are seen to protrude throug it.
 The tree of which this is portion was a~ white pine, growing on the mid dle fork of the Salmon river, about forty miles inNa direct line from Sum init City. Idaho. The horns, which are easily identifiable as belonging to the male of the mountain sheep. were found at point nine feet from the ground. Local experts, by counting the rings on the horns and the circles of yearly growth in the log, have come to the conclusion that the sheep had lived for more than century when it descended or ascended into its liv- HE SThNEs AIlQ EIldL LuG 4LFES II6EAI was about twenty or twenty-five years old at the time, which must have been at least eighty or ninety years ago.
 Many conflicting theories have been advanced to account for this curions find Some maintain that the animal must have been carried into the tree in snowslide from higher part of the mountain. Others advance the hypothesis that freshet was respons- ible for the freak, the tree having been found near the shores of a creek The ram must have fallen or leaned against the tree so violently that one of it's horns became too deeply im- bedded for it to extricate it, especially as it was too far from the ground to obtain a foothold and it then re- mained suspended in the air alive un- til 1t died of starvation or succumbed to the attacks of birds of prey.
 The place where the specimen was found was so far remote that 1t was necessary to pack 1t OH horseback for fifty miles along the devious mountain trails in order to get it to a waGnn road
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
was engaged to marry a most eligible

was engaged to marry most eligible young man. Claus objected. The
 mother and father of the girl were will ing. Claus swore the marriage should never take place. It took place. He fumed. Calling his brother-in-law in- to the office one day, he handed him a paper to sign. The signature was Iin- hesitatingly affixed. A little later and the brother-inIaw learned that he had signed over to Claus Spreckels his en- tire interest in the firm. Claus Spreck els's way, everybody in the know said. New York Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tab let's. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. B. W. Groves siEr nature is on each box. 2bc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
LEARN TO DANCE.

at Miss NelIye T. Reeds Dancing Academy, loS Bank street, Jones 6. Morgan building. Glasses for begin ners Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Class reception and social series every Friday evening. Children's class Fri day afternoon from to 6. Private lessons any hour by appointment
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
pIREcTroNs roR ORDERING.

of this pattern, No. 4SS5. and state size de- sired. It will then be sent to you by nail postpaid. Be sure to write pIasnJv and al- ways give faII address Several days must be allowed for delivery of pattern.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
TO Undn ..aehyc,s, worlx.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 22.-Prince Mirsky, Russian minister of the in terior, has invited all classes, and espe- cially the peasants, to send delegates to a committee considering n revision pf the laws.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-22
FULTON MARKET.

FfNH EHAD, Spanish Mackerel. salmon, Snapper Blues, Builheans smeIfs. Large Guilrord Clans, Long Island Steamers. Lobaters and Hs. eallops. Turkeys Geese. Chicken, Fowl.
 Rs2-2ea Cherry stresE. 'Phons lsl-A