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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
DISTRICT COURT.

when the Index was printed last
week, resulted in hung jury, six
standing for acquittal and six for
conviction. 1t will be tried again
in February unless the parties con-
clude they have enough and quit.
The case of Bailey VS.. Durham,
an appeal from justice court of Isa-
bel, resulted in a verdict for the de-
PENDANT. 1t involved claim for
rent and damages.
By agreement the case was tried
by a jury of six. The following
persons composed it.
V Fishburn Harry Smith
John Sterling w r Forsyth
ID S Jones Jno Cullison.
In the case of M. A. Thurman VS..
Jacob Schmidt, a verdict was re-
turned finding judgment for plain
tiff in the sum of $4,000. 1t was
an appeal from Justice Collins
court. Schmidt lives in Oklahoma.
Last year B. A. McAdoo took a
contract to pasture some cattle for
him in. Elwood township. Later
Mr.. Thurman took the contract off
Of McAdoo's hands. w h n
Schmidt came to get the cattle he
claimed he had given 100 head in
to McAdoo's possession but found
only SO head. However, he gave
Thurman a check for the amount
claimed but when he got his cattle
into Oklahoma he stopped pay
ment on the check. Later four of
the lost cattle were found. Thur
man brought suit in justice court
and got judgment with interest.
Schmidt appealed to the district
court and lost out again, except
ing that the jury found that he
was entitled to interest without
computing it and hence judgment
could not be entered for more than
the principal. Schmidt paid up
and went home a wiser man. 1t
cost him in the neighborhood of
$3.50. Seward |. Field was attor-
ney for plaintiff and Samuel Griffin
for defendant.
This case was also tried by
jury of six, as follows:
F B Nurse Clarence Means
G S Miller w Kepperling
Harry Smith ] H Sterling
The applications for permanent
lnJunctlons against parties accused
of violating the prohibitory liquor
law in Medicine Lodge were dis
missed on motion of plaintiff. The
Kiowa cases were continued.
The case of Henningsen VS.. Rob
erts,a replevin action from Kiowa,
was taken under advisement by
Judge Gillett. 1t is a very queer
case. Roberts took care of Hen
ningsen's stock while the latter
was serving Jail sentence. He
afterwards sold the stock to satisfy
the feed bill but they did not bring
enough to pay the bill. Henning-
/ sen claimed the bill excessive and
brought an action in replevin, and
it came up to the district court
from the justice court below. In
the meantime some of the stuff died.
1t was brought out that 'cowsold
for $I3 under the hammer and it
cost $I2 a month to feed her.
Roberts seemed to be a fancy feed
er anyway, he charged 40 cents a
day per head. Henningsen's re-
plevin action was irregular and no
feed bill was admitted. Judge
Gillett advised the parties to get
together and settle. Neither seems
to be financially able to liquidate
the costs and if the attorneys in
the case get as much as an after
dinner smoke out of it they may
count themselves lucky.
City of Medicine Lodge VS.. Jacob
White, defendant entered plea of
guilty and was fined ST. and cost.
Jake's ofense was handling the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

r. II. Faxon has purchased lots south
of Senator Longs residence and will
build next spring.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
Shield Brand Shoes,
the best on the mark
ct, at A. 3. Wilkins &
Co.'S.

The Marie Fountain Orchestra fur
nished music for dance at the opera
house after the show Friday night. A
nice crowd remained ana danced until
about $50. The music was certainly
fine
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Senator T. A. Noftzger of Anthony,
was here last Wednesday on court bust
ness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Bud GroendYcke is getting ready to
build Groom two-story house on his
farm in Nippawalla township. F. r.
Hayes and w. L.. Parsons have con-
tracted to do the work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Reserve your seat for DR.. Kings leo
ture at once. Tickets are going fast.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

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, 1905-10-25

People say that the finest grocer
les IN town are at ]. E. Wood
wards Phone 80.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Mrs. a. w. Smith went to Harper
Monday to spend Carnival week with
friends.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Report of College Center School for
month ending Oct. IS: Number boys
enrolled, Is; Number of girls enrolled,
IA; total number enrolled, 80; number
OF days attended by boys, $50; number
of days attended by girls, 24O Average
daily attendance, 26; names of b o g
neither absent nor tardy: New. an d
Hugh McKeever, Joy, Dwight, Mace
and Brown Neal, and Flossie Cole;
names OF those n0s absent: Bessie, Rod.
ney and Jesse Drake, Ira McKeeyer,
Gail Roderick, Mittie Botorff, Rub y
Cole and James Bauman.-Marie Mac
Gregor, Teacher.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

John Marshall, city attorney of Win
field, was here last week attending
court. He has been retained to repre-
sent the state in the whiskey injunction
cases.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Postmaster Titus had his flag at half
mast yesterday when he learned of the
death of Hon. Jerry Simpson. Capt.
Titus and the ex Congressman were op-
posed to each other politically but per-
sonally were warm friends. Capt.
Titus expects to 60 to Wichita today to
attend the funeral.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

DIR. r. E. McAllster, resident dentist.
Office oyer Citizens State Bank.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Dan Morris departed last Thursday
for Barstow, California. He was called
here about month ago on account Of
the sickness Of his mother.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

j. G. Walstad repapered the Kathren
barber shop the first of the week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

d. w. Runkle of Valley and his
nephew of Shelbyville, Ill, who is
visiting him, called on the Index
last Thursday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Drink your health at Luallen's
Sanitary Soda Fountain and be
happy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Z. r. Scott and bride arrived
home from their bridal trip yes
terdayy. They were married at
Rago in Kingman county last
Wednesday. For the present they
will occupy rooms in ]. H..Owens'
property on South Spring street.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Otis Coyle is enjoying visit in his
native state-the old Keystone state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

IN spools of thread at J. E. Wood. IN
IL wards for 25 cts. Think of it'll IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Remember the reading room
Will be open every night from this
time on. Donations Of the leadin 9
magazines will be gladly received
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

c. Q. Chandler, main sroke in the
banking interests OF southwestern Kan.
sas, has removed to Wichita from Med
icine Lodge. If Senator Long should
remove to Hutchinson, as has been
rumored many times, Medicine Lodge
would fade off the map. =. Herbert
Hobble, cashier OF the Sharon state
bank, was made Knight Templar by
the Anthony Commandery at the special
conclave Tuesday night. Eminent
commander w. A. Miller had a light
rejection served at the Gem restaurant
after the work. d. o. Edwards and J
+. Gamble were up from Hazelton to
enjoy the session. The Order of Malta
was conferred at the same meeting to
sir knights j. F. futile, Herbert Hob
Die, Harvey A. Thomas and Chas. A.
wlnn.-Anthony Republican.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

A. l.. Noble and wife returnedto
their home in Winfield Saturday
night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

j. E. Harbaugh met with very pain.
ful accident Monday while driving cat.
tie. He had bought bunch of cattle
and bad gotten them separated from
the balance of the bunch and he and
his men were drying them away when
steer broke away and started back.
Mr.. HarbaGgh started his horse after
the steer and in making turn his horse
fell to the ground catching Mr.. Har-
baugh under him and breaking his left
leg just above the ankle. The acci-
dent occurred close to M. K. Kiingen-
smiths and he immediat elY hitchad to
his buggy and brought Mr.. Harbaugh
to his home. DR.. Halliday was sum.
moned and set the fractured limb and
Mr.. Harbaugh is resting nicely. Gold
water Talisman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Bring us your harness repair work
We are prepared to handle it right R
M. WOODWARD & Son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
Miscellaneous Column,

STRAYED-A black male pig. will weigh
- about 30 pounds. Leave information with
Z. II. Thompson at Postoffice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Three townships have appointed
judges and clerks for the railroad bond
election to date-Kiowa, Hazelton and
Sharon, as follows: Klowa, Z. S. Lam
dis, IL. M. Foster, A. E. Smith, judges;
Ii. e. Glenn, 4. E. Ikerd, clerks. Haz.
elton, j. B. Simpson, H. Ballard, J. l..
Stephens, judges; w. l.. Gamble, c. E.
Gamble, clerks. Sharon, F. F. Evans,
j. R. Fair, 1. b. Hayes, judges; w. H.
Hutfakes, 2. D. MATHS, clerks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Our delayed 5 and 10 cent de-
partment goods have arrived and
are now on sale. Don't fail to see
them as they are all Special Bar
gains. S. Cook.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

HHNTTNG on any of my land is pos
IL N l1NO itiyely forbidden. Tres
passers will be prosecuted.-wM, LoNKER.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

am prepared to do all kinds of Shoe har-
L ness, stove and furniture repairing at the
nome OF Conductor Knight, the former Carrie
Nation property.-G. L. Groves
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

NO HUNTING allowed on any land owned OF
BLOOM, JOHN v. BLOOM.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16
delight whether their constituents
enjoyed the occasion or not. Let
us have the law at any rate.

p The attention of the readers of
the REPUBLICAN, is called to the
ad of P. V. Collins, Publishing
Co. in which cut rate is offered
for the Northwestern Agricultur-
alist, The Home Magazine, the
REPUBLICAN and $1.00 worth of
flo wer seeds and bulbs for little
more than the price of the RE-
PUBLICAN. The Agriculturalist
is one of the leading papers of
its class in the northwest which
has been published for the past
twenty years and is up-to-date.
1t treats in an able way on all
subjects in which the farmer and
stockmen are interested including
poultry, flower gardening and
bee keeping. Every issue is
worth more to the progressive
farmer than the cost of the en-
tire combination price. The
Home Magazine covers a large
range of subjects and is highly
illustrated. Its contributors are
among the best writer's of the
country, Mrs. John A. Logan is
one of the associate editors. II
is one of the best family maya a.
zines published and must be seer
to be appreciated. If you have
not received a copy of these pap
ers write to the publishers for ;
sample,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

In his fight to block the govern
ment plans for irrigating big
slice Of SCOTS Bluff county, Mr..
Leavitt had the cooperation of
some of the most potent railroad
politicians in Nebraska, and yet
the state board turned down his
application by an unanimous
vote. This is worth mentioning
because so many people jumped
to the conclusion before the hear
ing that Mr.. Leavitt had in
f1uence enough to jam his ap.
plication through the state.
They figured it out that the mem
bers of the board would be afraid
of the big politicians and would
vote to give them a boost. In
this case, as in a good many
others, the potency of the railroad
pull has been immensely over
estimated.-State Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

much of il as concerns dealing
with men of different colors, we
must remember two things:
In the first place, it IS true of
the colored man, as it is true of
the white man, that in the long
run his fate must depend far more
upon his own effort than upon
the efforts of any outside friend.
Every vicious, venal, or ignorant
colored man is an even greater
foe to his own race than to the
community as a whole. The col
ored mans self-respect entities
him TO do that share in the polit-
ical work Of the country which is
warranted by his individual abil-
ity and integrity and the position
he has won for himself But the
prime requisite of the race is
moral and industrial uplifting.
"Laziness and shiftless, these,
and above all, vice and criminal
ity of every kind, are evils more
pOtCuL III udl III W TUG DloNh AuSS
than all acts of oppression of
white men put together. The
colored man who fails to condemn
crime in another colored man,
who fails to cooperate in all law
full ways in bringing colored Grim
inal to justice, is the worst enemy
of his own people. Law-abiding
black men should, for the sake of
their race, be foremost in relent-
less and unceasing warfare
against law-breaking black men.
If the standards of private moral
ity and industrial efficiency can
be raised high enough among
the black race, then its future on
this continent is secure. The
stability and purity of the home
is vital to the welfare of the
black race, as it is to the welfare
of every race.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

If there could be a County Co.
operative Telephone Co., organ
lied that would unite all the lines
OF the county with the view of
running the business on a system
that each owner would pay no
more than the actual expense of
operation, 1t would be a great
saving to the people of the county
and besides would be great con-
venience to all phone owners. 1t
would do away with tolls. Sew
eral of the local companies in the
north part of the county have al
ready consolidated on a similar
plan and the thing to do is to
have every plant in the county
consolidated. In some communi-
ties in the east the plan has been
tried and is working admirably
with a cost of only about fifty
cents month to the phone.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

1t developes that the anti-pass
and reduced passenger rate bill
introduced in the legislature,
which Berge claimed to be the
author was the bill of w. j.
Harmon, a republican of Saunders
county, Mr.. Harmon had drafted
the bill, but it was not entirely
satisfactory to him and he took
the editor Of the Lincoln Herald
into his confidence who recon-
mended Berge as lawyer capable
of putting it in just the shape the
author wanted it. Mr.. Harmon
was introduced to Mr.. Berge and
arrangements were made for him
to redraft the bill on the lines
suggested by Mr.. Harmon, this
Mr.. Berge did, but before Mr..
Harmon introduced it Berge got
himself interviewed and claimed
the authorship of the bill. Mr..
Harmon is a large farmer of
Saunders county and is now serv-
ing his second term in the legis-
lature.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16
President ROOsevell's Speech
at New York.

President Roosevelt in his
speech in New York last Monday
night on the occasion of Lincoln's
anniversary banquet discussed
the negro question from the civil,
social and religious view. His
appeal was to the individual of
the colored race as we'll as to the
individual white man to labor for
the elevation and not the lower
ing of those in their immediate
vicinity. He does not advocate
social equality, but civil liberty
and equitable adjustment of
differences between races, not by
abridging the rights of either
but by raising the backward
race. So it may enter into the
true freedom while the forward
race is enabled to preserve, un.
harrased the high civilization
wrought out by its forefathers.
He says the working out of this
problem must be necessarily slow
and that it is not only necessary
to train the colored man; it is
quite necessary to train the white
man, for on his shoulders rests q
well nigh unparalleled socialogi'
cal responsibility. In speaking
of things to be remembered il
dealing with men of different
color, the president says
I'm striving to attain to Sc
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

the senate by two votes. The
friends Of the bill made a strong
fight for its passage, but the OPP
position succeeded in defeating it
by small margin. A few sena-
tors who did not wish to go on
record as being for or gainst the
bill, quietly left the Senate
Chamber. This did not escape
the notice of Senator Fries, one
of the leaders in favor Of the bill,
who insisted that the absentees
be sent for. The president of
the senate instructed the SER
geant-at.arms to go in search of
the missing senators. The bill
was defeated by vote of IA to 10.
The opposition to the bill claim
ed that the appointive system of
local assessors was one of the
strong features of the new reven-
ue law; that the elective assessors
would favor their constituents in
the hope of being reelected, and
in doing so the valuation of the
state would soon go back to where
it was before the new law was
enacted. Senator Fries believed
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

We have not seen much of that
bill, introduced in the Legislature
early in the session providing for
the election of all county and state
officers the same year. That is a
capital plan and would be of great
saving TO the counties and state
In election expenses. While it
would be long time between
meals for the professional politi-
clan it would make quite a rest
for the public. The importance
Of such law should not be lost
sight of by the Legislature until it
is two late to pass it. 1t might
be a hardship to some of the pres
ent incumbents, whose time ex.
pires this year, that would have
to hold over a year for the gener'
al election, but the most of then
would hale the opportunity wit h
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16
Grave Troup,e I'm, cen.

1t needs but little foresight, to
tell, that when your stomach and
liver are badly affected, grave
trouble is ahead, unless you take
the proper medicine for your dis
ease, as Mrs. John A. Young, of
Clay, N. Y, did. She says; 81
had neuralgia of the liver aud
stomach, my heart was weakened,
and could not eat. was very
bad for long time, but in Elec-
trio Bitters, | found just what
needed, for they quickly relieved
and cured me-" Best medicine
for weak women. Sold under
guarantee by Lee Bros. druggist,
at soc a bottle.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

The Sheldon bill to levy an an
nual tax Off mills to pay the
state indebtedness of $4,000, 900,
was amended by making the levy
one mill, and advanced for third
reading as amended. The author
of the bill, in defending his meas
ure for 2 mill levy, said that
this levy would pay off the state
indebtedness in four years. The
bill as amended will pay off the
debt in nine years. The bill will
probably pass the senate this
week.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

The prohibition clause in the
new statehood bill for Oklahoma
was passed by a vote of fifty-6ve
to twenty. 1t prohibits the sale
of liquors in the state for twenty
FIVE years, in case the bill becomes
a law,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16
Thursday. February 10, 1905.
The senatorial dead lock il
Missouri is still unbroken.

The government Thermometer
at the B. & M. depot Sunday
night registered Al degrees below
sero. This was a record breaker.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16
LincOln Letter.
Special Correspondent

Special Correspondent
The Legislature adjourned FRI
day until Monday afternoon.
Many of the members who went
to their homes were unable to re-
turn for the Monday session on
account of belated trains.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

S. L. Cannon who had come up
to spend Sunday, returned to
Lincoln on AZ Sunday night, as
he was afraid to wait for Mon
days train.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

At a joint meeting of the
House and Senate committees,
the bill introduced making it I'M
lawful and fixing apenaly for the
violation of the same, to keep in
constant service any railroad en-
ployee longer than II hours and
without rest, was reported for in
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

A bill by Senator Laverty pro,
viding for the election OF" pre-
cinct assessors was defeated in
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

S. F. No. SO, by Dimery, of
Seward, to consolidate the home
for the friendless at Lincoln and
the industrial home for women at
Milford, has passed the Senate.
In favoring the consolidation of
the two homes and removing the
inmates of the Lincoln Home to
Milford, senator Aaron Wall made
a brief but eloquent speech.
Senator Wall has rare talents as
beautifully CT thed in choice Ian
guage. The bill received the al
most unanimous vote of the
Senate.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-16

in the people electing their own
assessors and made a strong fight
for the bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-17
Grabbing as a Fine Art

Do you wonder that humanity gets the idea that the
bulk of the politicians the make and that their
patriotism and pubcspredness can be exactly measured
in dollars and cents?
Witness closing in the house of representatives
where the members had worked themselves into fine
frenzy because forsooth certain federal Judges had col
ected the per diem allowance of $40 when their expenses
were less than that amount.
Yes sir some of those wise, rugged lawmakers felt
pretty badly about that They figured that the judicial
ermne must be kept purse the driven and that
Judge should waste much nickel of the money
of their beloved Uncle Sam.
Then came the mileage bill for the constructive
between the extra session and the regular session in De-
cember 1908. 1t mileage for indefinite PERIOD
which senate committee had already declared did not
exist.
The passage of such measure meant cleancut col
lectng of something for nothng the taking out OF the
treasury of 100000 without moral warrant
The members lobbied and scrambled. You would have
thought that they starving Between times they cut
the allowances of federal judges to 5 day for expenses
Then the mileage bill went through with whoop. 1t
had to 90 to the senate LATER but the house was on record
indelibly.
Mileage is figured at 90 cents mile. Most representa-
tives ride railroad passes.
DO you wonder that the public grows sarcastic when
honesty and national lawmaking under discussion