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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05
CORRESPONDENCE
Consideration Among official Grew
Threaten Vengeance Police
men Made Things Lively.
ED. THE INDEPENDENT:

ED, The INDEPENDENT:
CONSERVATION smouR the official
crew caused by the publication OF
certain happenings 10 this Settle.
ment has aroused the ire OF those
whom your correspondent unoon-
sciously hit. 10 consequence OF
which have received warning that
IL continuedin my erring way, dire
vengeance will fall on me and mine.
II the giving publicity Of certain
happenings in an isolated commun-
ity which your correspoL dent knows
to be true ia sin and l am TO be
punished for revealing to view the
acts Of my own kind, | will take my
medicine like man.
Another happening since my last
occurred on Monday, the 2Sth inst
Three policemen made things lively
for the residents OF the Kalawao eud
OF the Settlement for time. They
went through houses like a whirl-
wind, scattering things helter-skelt.
err, ransscking trunks, kicking doors
open and damaging locks, finally
one burly fellow (the same one who
is foremost in every beartless acl)
landed his heavy hand on an molten
sive woman who happen to be in his
way, flooring her, and when she got
up and eat on trunk, she received
another blow ON the back OF her
neck. Atthis juctare, bystanders
interiered with him.
One fellow escaped from the seat
OF war aud wendell his way straight
to your correspondents house,
covered with Precipitation and in q
bated breath, unfoldsd bis tale Of
woe, as abovs related in substance.
As q soothing comfort to wounded
feeling, your correspondent assured
BIN that he can ouly sympathze
with him, but he was powerless to
do anything to assuage his wound
or to remedy the evil, and pointed
out to him to make his plants known
to the local authorities. He went
away shaking his head, sign that
he was not satisfed.
The Board OF Health will have ia
repair the damages done by the
policemen and tie taxpayers foo,
up the bill.
Enough for the present,
Yours respectfully,
d. X. A.
Kslaupsps, March 81, 1904
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A Believer in the License Tax as a
Revenue Producer.

ED. The lNDEPENDENT:
Permit me space in your paper to
express my approval of your leading
editorial OF last evening, entitled
1.-THE People Will Pay" in reference
to the license tax question.
You are dead right in what you
say that "the burden OF providing
this additional revenue
would fall upon the consumers in
every instance But there is an
other phase which you, no doubt,
have overlooked, and that is-Hsve
the consumer, since the merchants
failed to pay such Q tax these few
years back, been getting the benefit
OF no license taxi
In my opinion, ever since the mer-
chants gained the case ia our Su-
preme Court whereby they are not
now paying license tax, which the
defunet County Act sought to re-
vive, goods are not sold any cheper
now than they were before. That
much has been saved to the mer-
chants and is, 20 doubt, counted as
part OF the profits.
Another point to be made is that
more small stores are now 10 oppo-
sition, mainly by Orientsls, to the
white retailsrr, and they are not now
paying anything for such privilege.
lie right l think not.
l, for one, believe in the license
tax, not only as revenue producer,
but asa cure preventative against
encouraging the opening OF small
places where everything Is sold, even
to beer, wine, strong drinks and
women.
With tpe present stringency, am
heartily in favor of Treasurer Ke
poikai's suggestion a1d l hope to
see Governor Garter recommend the
consideration of sub a financial
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measure TO the incoming specisl
session.
Admitting that the people will
eventually pay, the same thirg 10
happening now whether the tax is
on or of, and the people will still
have to pay, anyway,
Let the country have the license
tax, and l warrant you that the mer-
chants will not beRrudge it. Why
should beer and liquor ealoons aud
dealers pay license tax and not the
dry goods, etc, mercbautsi
Treat all alike is what bel ip,
to be sure, and don't you ever forget
it, either.
Sincerely you're,
THoRAx.
Honolulu, April 5, 1904.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

According to the despatchee, jap
an is the irresistible force" and Rus
sia the "immovable object" that are
about to meet in the Orient. Pete
O'Sulliyan, proprietor OF the Sham
rock, the place to get first class
liquors, will explain what will hap.
pen when they come together. Nuu'
anu street between King and
Hotel. y
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L E Pinkham will man age the Ha-
waiisn Hardware Company for T Fl
Davies g. Co. aud the Pacific Hard
ware Co. G V Sturtevant and George
Klusgel will be his assistants. The
stock will be closed out as rapidly
as possible.
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This is the evening Of the ami
versary. OF the f w Macfarlano silver
wedding and they will entertain
those whom they have invited at
their residence out at Waikiki.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

The Water Works bureau is now
part Of the Public Works depart
nent, the latter occupying and
operating the Offices OF the former
in the basement OF the Palace.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

The Kinau, which sailed at noon
today, took another party OF tourists
to the volcano.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

The bsrx Annie johnson arrived
in port yesterday afternoon, 20 days
from San Francisco. She had con-
siderable rough weather on the
voyage.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

The special session Of the Legisls-
ture will be convened at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning The House
Meeting 10 the ola throne room and
tho Senate 10 the Office OF the Su-
perintendent OF Publick Works.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

The Iroluois got away at 2 o.
clock yesterday afternoon for Mid
way Islands.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

Colin Campbell, Attorney at Law
$40 Kaahumauu street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

Tomorrow afternoon, at 4 O'Clock,
at ST Andrews Cathedral, Archdea-
con Webber will hold q service and
give an address espe eially,for women.
All women are invited.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

A slight earthquake which was
felt here yesterday morning is be-
lieved to indicate additional activity
at the volcano OF Kilsues. Reports
from Hawaii are awaited with in
terest. eiE
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

Buzzles and Miss Minnie X
Akius were married in Kaimuki
Saturday evening, Raw w d Wester-
Welt officiating.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

At the meeting OF baseball men
held in Elks hall yesterday after.
noon it was decided to begin the
season on April 30 in place OF April
16.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

Senator S w Wilcov, of Kauai,
will arrive tomorrow to attend the
special session Of the Legislature.
He will be accompanied by Mrs
Wilcox.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

Senator IseDberg is out with a
proposition to have the committees
of the two houses work together
during the coming special session.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

In his instructions to the Grand
Jury yesterday, Judge De Bolt took
occasion to say that he not only
opposed the idea OF jurors serving
without pay but would favor raisin z
the per diem from 81 to So.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

Mine Host, George Lycurgus, Of
the Union Grill, is a happy father,
1t is o daughter.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

The e M Jones murder case has
been set for trial on Monday, May 2.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

Even numbered Civil cases from
152 to ESQ inclusive were called in
Judge Robiuson's court this morn
ing.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05

The Hswsiian Promotion Com
mittso has decided uuiavorably on
the proposal OF j G Cohen to take
the band to St Louis.
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Died.

In this city, April A, 1904, Mrs
GrAcA A Brown. Funeral services
today at A p m. from the Townsend
Undertaking parlors.
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Born.

LYouReus this city, April 4,
1906, to the wife OF George A Ly-
curgus, a daughter.
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Honolulu, April 5, 1904.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Colin Campbell, Attorney at Law
$40 Kaahumanu street.
The e M Jones murder case has
been set for trial on Monday, May 2.
The Iroluois got away at 2 o.
clock yesterday afternoon for Mid
way Islands.
The Kinau, which sailed at noon
today, took another party OF tourists
to the volcano.
PC Buzzles and Miss Minnie X
Akiua were married in Kaimuki
Saturday evening, Raw W D Wester-
welt officiating.
Mine Host, George Lycurgus, Of
the Union Grill, isa happy father.
1t is . daughter
Even numbered Civil cases from
152 TO $50 inclusive were called in
Judge Robinson's court this morn
ing.
The Hawaiian Promotion Com :.
mitteo has decided uufavorably on
the proposal OF j G Cohen to take
the band to St Louis.
Senator IseDberg is out with a
proposition to have the committees
Of the two houses work together
during the coming spesial session.
At thu meeting OF baseball men
held 10 Elks hall yesterday after.
noon it was decided to begin the
season on April 30 in place OF April
16.
The bsrS Annie johnson arrived
in port yesterday afternoon, 20 days
from San Francisco. She had con-
siderable rough weather on the
voyage.
Senator S w Wilcov, of Kauai,
will arrive tomorrow to attend the
special session OF the Legislature
he will be accompanied by Mr.,
Wilcox.
Tomorrow afternoon, at 4 O'Clock
at ST Andrews Cathedral, Archdea
con Webber will hold service and
give an address espe eially for women
All women are invited.
This is the evening Of the ami
versary. OF the F w Macfarlano silvel
wedding and they will entertain
those whom they have invited al
their residence out at Waikiki.
The Water Works bureau is now
part Of the Public Works depart
ment, the latter occupying auc
operating the Offices OF the lorme
in the basement OF the Palace.
A slight earthquake which wa
felt here yesterday morning is be
lieved to indicate additional activit,
at the volcano OF Kilsues. Report
from Hawaii are awaited with in
terest. RiE
In his instructions to the Crane
Jury yesterday, Judge De Bolt tool
occasion to say that he not onl,
opposed the idea OF jurors SERVING
without pay but would favor raisin
the per diem from 81 to So.
The special session of the Legisls
ture will be convened at 10 o'clocl
tomorrow morning. The Hous
Meeting 10 the ola throne room an,
tho Senate 10 tho Office OF the Su
perintendent OF Publick Works.
L e Pinkham will manage the HS
waiisn Hardware Company for T I
Davies g. Co. and the Pacific Hard
ware Go. @ V Sturtevant and Georg
Klusgel will be his assistants. TIL
stock will be closed out as rapid
as possible.
According 10 the dispatches, jar
a. ~
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
OUR FOURTH OF JULY.

The preparations for Medicine
Lodges Fourth of July Celebration
are now well under way and an un-
usually large crowd and an excep-
tionally good time are anticipated.
Besides the races which are adver-
tised in another column, there will
be other amusements, among which
will be base ball game in the
forenoon between Harper and King
man, two of the best ball teams in
Southern Kansas.
After dinner preceding the races
Judge P. B. Gillett will entertain
the crowd with an address.
A special train from Kingrnan
has been granted, due here at 10 a.
m. Several hundred people from
every town on the route will come
here to celebrate the Fourth.
The races promise to be the best
ever witnessed here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
SCHOOL MEETING JUNE 20.

The annual school meeting for
Medicine Lodge will be held in the
school building on Wednesday of
next week, June 2oth. The term of
T. L. Lindley, director, expires.
There will also be vacancy to fill
caused by the resignation and re-
moval from the state of D. G. Hall.
]. S. Runyan is now filling the va
cancy. MIR. Hall was treasurer of
the district.
The matter of school levy will
also be settled at this meeting.
In the country districts the an
nual meetings were held last Thurs
1oxy
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
THE MUSICAL PRODIGY.

The concert given at the Central church last
night by the Blind Boone Concert Company
was pronounced success, both in character
of performance and the large attendance. The
classical music of List, Schubert aud Colts
chalk was played with as much ease as the
popular airs of the day. When his own com
position. 1.-The Tornado of Marshfeld." MOL
was rendered, the audience bowed their heads
in reverential wonder as the church hymn
rang out from the crashing, roaring. thunder
ing tornado. The winds whistled, the thun-
ders beloved, the tornado roared and the ele.
ments assisted by an occasional CLEAN of the
genuine article.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Blind Boone and his Company
will be in Medicine Lodge, Thurs
day evening, June goth. If you
never heard him before, this is your
chance. If you have heard him.
you will be so much more anxious
to hear him again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
FIRE AT LAKE CITY.
Scott Bucks Store Building and Stock
Of Goods Consumed. Only
Partially Insured.

At about 3 o'clock Sunday morn
ing Scott Bucks hardware and
drug store at Lake City was con-
sumed by fire. The cause of the
fire is supposed to have been light
ming as there was a heavy electri-
cal storm about that time. The
loss is estimated at 100000, ex-
elusive Of the building, and Mr..
Buck carried $I,1oo insurance.
The long distance telephone Of
flee, located in the building, went
up in the flames.
The fire occurred at about the
same time of night and under the
same conditions as that of the
Chase Hardware Company in this
city last November.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
BLIND BOONE COMING.

The Blind Boone Concert Com
pany will be in Medicine Lodge,
Thursday evening, June goth. The
company consists of Blind Boone,
pianist; Miss Josephine Huggard,
accompanist; Miss Emma Smith, So
prano; Mrs. r. H. Lange, secretary;
Mrs. E. B. Boone, treasurer; John
Lange, manager. Blind Boone
needs no recommendation; his fame
is world wide. Blind from birth,
yet master of musical instruments
and marvellous in skill. Don't miss
this entertainment.
Admission: First seven rows, 50
cents; next three rows, IS cents.
General admission IS cents. Tick
cts on sale at Young's drugstore.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
THE BAPTISTS WIN.

The Baptist andMethodist church
base ball players of this city con-
tested for honors last Friday. The
game resulted in an easy victory
for immersion. The score was II
to 22. Rev. J. L. Patterson was
captain and pitcher for the Metho-
dist team and Rev. !. Griffin as
sumed similar titles on behalf of
the Baptists. Elder A. O. Walker
of the Christian church consented
to umpire the game and still lives,
although he had several narrow es-
Capes. The Index is ready to de-
fend him against all assailants, too.
He was fair in his decisions though
perhaps not thoroughly familiar
with the latest rules in base ball
dom.
y The lineup and score were as
follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
TRIED TO BREAK JAIL.

Sheriff Haun's prisoners, or at
least some of them, tried to saw
their way out of Jail one day, last
week. They succeeded in cutting
a bar on one of the east windows
partially but the sheriff happened
to discover it one morning and that
put an end to the work. The pris-
oners all deny any knowledge of it
and it is not probable that the Off
GERS will find out who is responsible.
Sheriff Haun is inclined to suspect
Walker, the youth who is held on
a charge of stealing Geo. Cline's
horse near Deerhead.
The instrument used was either
a very small saw or a case knife,
but so far the sheriff has failed to
find trace of anything. Following
this discovery, Sheriff Haun con-
cluded to keep all the prisoners in
their cells and deny them knives
and forks, which policy probably
will be pursued until he learns who
the guilty parties are. There are
now five prisoners in the Jail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

DR.. Kociell attended. the exercis-
es laying the corner stone of the
large new Catholic church at Dan
vile last Thursday. This is the
largest church the Catholics have
in Kansas excepting the Procathe-
dral in Wichita. The exercises
were attended by ten Priests and
the Bishop and an immense crowd
of people from different parts of
Harper county and the state. The
old church is now being used for a
young ladies academy which is
rapidly coming into prominence as
an institution of higher education.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
''HEZEKIAH'S WIDOW"

The members of the Monday At
ternoon Club will play "1ezeki-
abs Widow" at the opera house in
this city on the night of July 9th.
The proceeds will be given to the
Lincoln Library. This will be a
very interesting production and
you will enjoy a treat if you see
and hear it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
AN AGED CITIZEN GONE.

H. T. Bodenhamer died at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Urton, on Sunday, June 19, 1904,
after lingering illness, aged 81
years, month and seven days.
Funeral services were held from
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ur-
ton short distance east of the
city, Monday afternoon, conducted
by Elder A. O. Walker, pastor OF
the Christian church.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

Peter Henningsen has finally
earned his liberty and is no longer
one of Sheriff Haun's boarders. He
has been working on the bridge
gang this spring and besides work
ing out his fine and costs, has
balance coming to him. Unless he
changes his mind he will not pay
Mrs. Henningsen's fine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
BREAKING BRONCHOS.

Perhaps it IS not easy to believe
but we are assured that it is never
theless a factthat Uncle Dick Cant
is broncho rider of more than or
binary ability. Last week he sold
a bunch of Colorado horses to Isa-
bel parties and it was part of each
contract and sale that he was to
deliver the horses broken to ride
and drive. He concluded to do the
job at the time of delivery and we
are told that he has been at it in
the Isabel neighborhood all of last
week and part of this, and really
did some fine work which for skill
and bravery would make your old
Texas and Mexican cowboys look
mighty small and common.
Our old friend and Uncle Dicks
neighbor, T. L. Sales, vouches for
this story and knows whereof he
speaks so that there can be no mis-
take about it.
If it is still the intention of the
committee on arrangements for the
Fourth of July celebration to have
broncho riding on the program, it
would be good idea to engage
Uncle Dick right now, and adver-
tise him as Kentucky Dick"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

The ladies of the Cemetery As
sociation will serve dinner at their
rooms on Friday, June 24th. They
ask all who are interested in the
good work to contribute meat,
bread, pies S'c., for the dinner and
solicit the liberal patronage of the
public for the same cause.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
Baptist.
Methodist.
Score by innings:

3 4 5 o I 8 9
Baptist. 30 5 O o 4 4 o-22
Methodist. o o 3 o III
1t is probably bad form to criti-
else this game but all the same we
are moved to say that Brother Hall
and Brother Shannon did not show
good faith. 1t looked very much
like they,intentionally fumbled a
number of balls and were guilty of
other irregularities sufficient to
justify a church trial.
The game was more interesting
to us at least than all of your scien-
tifc games and we hope the .breth
rem will arrange for another set-to.
Before they do, however, there are
few black sheep in each team
who owe it to their brethren to
"get right"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
OUR POPULATION.
Barber County SuStainS a Less in Pop.
uIatiOn, According to Last
Census Reports.

If the trustees who returned the
1904 census to the county clerks
office this year are correct, there are
fortyseven less people in Barber
county than there were year ago.
The following is statement of the
population of the different town
ships and cities as shown on the
county abstracts for 1903 and 1904:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22
FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL.

w. S. Denton, at one time one of
the leading lawyers of this section
of the country, but now practicing
law at Enid, has sued ]. L. Isen-
berg, publisher of the Enid Wave,
for criminal libel. The suit grows
out of an article published by Isen-
berg in connection with the Enid
bank failure. Robert Denton, w.
SIS son, was appointed receiver of
the defunct bank and Isenberg's S
comment on the handling of funds
seemed to reflect on the Dentons.
Isenberg has a reputation as a
fighter. Years ago he used to pub
lish paper at Harper and has been
in many warm fights. Since going
to Enid he has been in more than
one shooting affray.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

Parties who desire to get news
items or advertising matter in the
Index must get them to the office
not later than Tuesday forenoon
to insure publication. Nearly
every week somebody is disap-
pointed by getting in too late,
hence this explanation is made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

Wheat harvest began in several
different portions of the county last
week. The yield is good where it
was not injured by hail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

A. M. Houchin left last Thurs
day on a trip to Boston to be gone
about two weeks. He went on
real estate business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

Mrs. Albert Withers of Ft.Smith,
Arkansas, is visiting friends and
relatives in the city. She arrived
last week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

Mrs. c. B. Kincaid attended
commencement exercises at Mt.
Carmels Academy at Wichita last
week. She returned home last
Thursday accompanied by Miss
Alice Rudolph who graduated at
the institution.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

A. w. Smith and wife received
a letter last week stating that Mrs.
Smiths brother, Charley Kinkaid,
was rather badly hurt by a horse
at Dodge City. His knee-cap was
fractured and the leaders and liga-
ments in one leg were torn loose.
Miss Luna Smith expects to go to
Dodge tomorrow to help Mrs. Kin
kaid while her husband is disabled.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

Miss Bessie Crummack left yes
terday for few days visit at
Caldwell before returning to her
home at Great Bend.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

The Christian Endeavor Society
of the Presbyterian church will
give an ice cream social at the
church parlor on Tuesday evening,
Iune 28.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-22

John Wells and wife, now resid-
ing at Springvale, visited in the
city on Sunday.