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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
TELEPHONE NO. so.
Official Paper Of County and City

Judge @. B. Graves, of EN-
poria, was appointed associ-
ate justice of the supreme
court last week, to succeed
Judge Cunningham, deceas.
ed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

And whereas said Board of County Com
missioners, pursuant to said petition, found
that the same was in due form and was duly
signed by more than two-ffths of the resi-.
dent taxpayers of said township, and duly
m ade an order granting the prayer OF said
petition and ordered that a special election
in said county On the 5th day of September,
1905. to determine whether said township
shall subscribe for Fifteen Thousand Dollars
of the capital stock of The Great Bend and
Gulf Railway Company and issue bonds of
the said township to the said Railway Com.
pany in payment therefore In like amount.
all on the terms and conditions set out in the
said petition;
And further ordered that in the event a
majority of the qualified voters. voting ut
said election, cast their ballots in favor of
said proposition. and vote to issue the said
bonds in payment for the said stock, then the
County Clerk of said county for and on be-
half of the said township and In the name of
the said township, shall forthwith subscribe
for Fifteen Thousand Dollars of the capital
stock of the said The Great Bend and Gulf
Railway Company as stated In said petition;
And further ordered, that If the said The
Great Bend and Gulf Railway Company fully
comply with the conditions of said subscriD-
ton, then the Chairman of the Board Of
County Commissioners, and the County Clerk
of said county, shall issue the bonds of the
said township in the sum of $I5,000.0O, the
said bonds to bear interest at the rate of FIVE
per cent. per annum, the principal and inter
est to be and become due and payable at the
time and place stated in said petition; and
further ordered, that the form OF the ballots
to be used at the said special election shall
be as stated In said petition;
And further ordered, that the undersigned.
as Sheriff of said county, duly make and Is,
sue proclamation for said special election,
and give thirty days notice by publication ia
The Medicine Lodge Cresset, being a weekly
newspaper printed and published in said
County, and having general circulation I'm
the said township. and that said special cleo
ton be held in all respects as required by law;
Now. THEREFORE,, l, W. H. Haun Sheriff of
Barber County, Kansas. by virtue of the
power and authority in me vested by law,
and pursuant to the above order of the said
Board of County Commissioners of said coun-
ty, do hereby give public notice and procla-
nation that special election shall be held III
township of Medicine Lodge, Barber county,
Kansas. on the 9Th day of September, 1905, to
determine whether said township shall make
subscription and issue said bonds upon the
conditions set out in said petitfon; and such
special election shall in all respects be con-
Quoted, the returns made and the result as
certained and declared in the same manner
"a prescribed by law for general elections.
In Witness Whereof Z, AS Sheriff of Barber
County. Kansas. have hereuntO set my hand
this End day of August, 1906.
Attest:-IL. ST. W. III. HAUN. Sheriff
c. w. WILSON, OF Barber County, Kansas.
County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

Forsyth's mill is the right place to
get your feed. Corn chop, Kaffir chop,
bran, shorts and chicken feed always
on hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

BRING us your harness repair work.
we are prepared to handle it right.-R.
NJ. WOODWARD IL Son.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Notice Of Special Election.

Notice is hereby given that on the End day of
August. 1905, there was duly presented to the
County, Kansas. at special session of said
Board. duly and regularly called. petition
duly signed by twofiftns of the resident tax
payers of the Township of Elm Mills in said
County. praying said Board of County Com.
mfssiOners to submit to the qualified voters
of said Township proposition to subscribe
for Fifteen Thousand Dollars of the capital
stock of The Great Bend ami Gulf Railway
Company, all on conditions as set forth in said
petition, which petition. signatures being omit
ted. is in words and figures as follows, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners of Barber County in the State of
Kansas:
The undersigned, being and constituting
of the township of Elm Mills, Barber County,
Kansas, do hereby respectfully petition your
Honorable Body to call special election in
said Township for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified voters of said Township a
proposition to extend aid to The Great Bend
and Gulf Railway Company by subscribing for
sl5,0 OF the capital stock of said Compa
the stock to be paid for by issuing and deliver
ing to said Company like amount of the
bonds of said Township, all in form and man
ner as provided by law, the said bonds to be
issued in denominations of $500 90 each, to be
payable to bearer at the fiscal agency of the
State of Kansas i'll the City of New York, New
York, twenty years after the date thereof and
to bear interest from date at the rate of five
per cent. per annum, payable semi-annuaily.
the interest thereon to he evidenced by coll-
pons thereto attached, the same to be pay able at
the fiscal agency aforesaid; Provided. that no
such bonds be issued unless or until the said
Railway Company shall have completed and
put in operation, within two years from the
Gate of the special election TO be called here
under, line of standard gauge railroad run
ming in a nOrtherly and southeriy direction
through said Township.
The form of the ballots to be used at such
election shall be as follows:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED2
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

Perhaps the bond system
is wrong, but it is established
and Barber county will have
to get in line or remain in OBJ
scurity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
sioners Of Barber County in the state q

elOnefS OF berDef county IN tne ctato u
Kansae:
The undersigned. being and constituting
more than two-nfths of the resident tax
payers of the township of Medicine Lodge.
Barber county. Kansas. do hereby respect.
fully petition your Honorable Body to
call a special election in said township
for the purpose of submitting to the quail
fed voters of said township Q proposition
to extend aid to The Great Bend and Cult
Railway Company by subscribing for $751;
10000 of the capital stock of said company.
the said stock TO be paid for by issuing
and delivering to said company like amou Mt
of the bonds of said township, all in form and
manner as provided by law, the said bonds to
be issued in denominations of $4,000 each, 60
be payable to bearer at the fiscal agency of
the State of Kansas in the City OF New York,
New York. twenty years after the date there.
of, and to bear interest from date at the rate
of i've per cent. per annum. payable semi
annually, the interest thereon to be evidenced
by coupons thereto attached, the same to DO
payable at the fiscal agency aforesaid: Pro-
vtded. that no such bonds be issued unless
or until the said Railway Company shall have
completed and put in operation, within two
years from the date of the pecial election to
be called hereunder, q line of standard guage
railroad running in d northerly and southeriy
dire ction through said township, terminating
at the southern corporation limits of the city
of Medicine Lodge.
The form of the ballots to be used at such
election shall be as follows:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
First Published in The Barber County indie,
August Is, 1905.


State of Kansas, Barber county, SIS;
In the matter of the estate of Edward
Price, late OF Barber county, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of August, 1905 the undersigned was, by the
Probate Court of Barber county, Kansas du-
ly appointed and qualified as administrator of
the estate of Edward Price, late of Bar
Der county, Kansas, deceased.
All parties interested in said estate will
take notice and govern themselves according
ly. j. M. GROUSE,
Administrator.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

Kansas farms for sale. by w. C. Al
ford. at Hazelton, Kans., at reasonable
prices.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

The Index and st. Louis Semi Week.
ly Republic one year, $l.75.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Sheriff'S Proclamation for Spe=
cial Election.

To the qualified voters of the township o ,
Elm Mills in Barber county. Kansas
Whereas, on the End day of August, 1905.
there there was duly presented to the BOARD Of
Kansas, a petition duly signed by two.f1fths
of the resident Taxpayers of the township of
Elm Mills, praying the said Board of County
Commissioners to submit to the qualified
voters of said township, the proposition to
su bscribe for $4,000. 90 of the capital stock of
The Great Bend and Gulf Railway Company,
all on conditions as set forth in said petition,
which petition, signatures being omitted, is
in words and figures as follows, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners of Barber County in the State Of
The undersigned, being and constituting
more than two-fifths of the resident tax-pay-
ers OF the township of Elm Mills. Barber
petition your honorable body to call spe-
cial election in said township for the
purpose Of submitting to the qualified
t Sote sste e. "a Rad to 9nhasg Bsana aod
Gulf Railway Company by subscribing for
ny. said stock to be paid for by issuing and
delivering to said Company like amount of
the bonds Of said township, e!l IL forw ana
be issued in denominations of SJOO.OO each to
be payable to.bearer at the fiscal agency of the
State of Kansas In the city of New York, N.
Y, twenty years after the date thereof, and to
bear interest from date at the rate of FIVE per
cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, the
interest thereon TO be evidenced by coupons
thereto attached, the same to be payable at
the fiscal agency aforesaid: Provided, that
no such bonds be issued uniese or Until the
said hallway Company shall have completed
and put in operation within two years from
the date of the special election to be called
hereunder. q line of standard gauge railroad
tion through said toRnshipI
The form of the ballots to be used at such
election shall be as follows:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED?
Shall Elm Mills Township in
the County of Barber and
State of Kansas, extend aid --I
10 The Great Bend and Gulf ,Fes
Railway Coptpshy Thy sub. RS
| scrfbing for $4,000. 90 of the
capital stock Of said Com
| pany, the same to be paid for
by issuing and delivering to NO
said Company like amount
| of the honds of said Town
ship: ali la n Pr Ian. ara fftiiaaHsY
| And whereas said Board of County Com
! missioners pursuant to said petition, found
/ signed by more than twO-ffths of the resi-
1 dent taxpayers of said township, and duly
| made an order granting the prayer of said
pSLyttGn end ordered that q special election
Be held III Said township of EilA Mills IN said
county on the 9Th day Of September. 1905 'td
determine whether Said township shall sub
scribe for Fifteen Thousand Dollars of the
capital stock of The Great Bend and Gulf
Railway Company and issue bonds of the said
township to the said Railway Company In
payment therefore IN IKE amount, al on the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Notice Of Special Election.

Notice is hereby given that on the End. day
of August, 1905. there was duly presented to
the Board of County Commissioners of Bar
Der County, Kansas, at special session of
said Board, duly and regularly called, q petit
ton duly signed by two-fifths of the resident
Taxpayers of the Township of Medicine Lodge
in said County, praying said Board of County
Commissioners to submit to the qualified vO-
tiers of said Township a proposition to sub
scribe for Fifteen Thousand Dollars of the
capital stock of the Great Bend and Gulf Rail-
way Company, all on conditions as set forth
in said petition, which petition, signatures be-
Ing omitted, is in words and figures as follows,
tO-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
toner's of Barber County in the state of
The undersigned, being and constituting
more than twO-hfths of the resident tax-pay-
ers of the Township of Medicine Lodge. Bar
Der County, Kansas, do hereby respectfully
petition your Honorable Body to call a special
election in said Township for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified voters of said
Township a proposition to extend aid to The
Great Bend and Gulf Railway Company by
subscribing for $15, 600 90 of the capital stock
of said Company. the stock to be paid for by
issuing and delivering to said Company a like
amount of the bonds OF said Township,
all in form and manner as provided by law,
the said bonds to be issued in denominations
of $500 90 each, to be payable to bearer at the
fiscal agency of the State of Kansas in the
City Of New Y ork, New York. twenty years af-
ter the date thereof. and to bear interest from
GATE AT the rate OF nVe per cent. per annum,
payable semi-annually, the interest thereon
to be evidenced by coupons thereto attached,
the same to be- payable at the fiscal agency
aforesaid Provided, that no such bonds be
issued unless or until the said Railway Compa-
by shall have completed and put in operation,
within two years from the date of the special
election to be called hereunder, q line of stan
dard gauge railroad running in northerly
and southerly direction through said Town
ship, terminating at the south corporation
limits of the City OF Medicine Lodge.
The form of the ballots to be used at Slch
election shall be al follows:
SHALL. THE EOII.OWING RE AnOPTEn o
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

Shall Elm Mills Township, in the
County of Barber ana State of
Kansas, extend aid to The
Great Bend and Gulf Railway
Company by subscribing for
$15. 100000 of the capital stock
of said Company, the same to
be paid for by issuing and
delivering to said Company
a like amount of the bonds of
said Township, all in form and
manner as provided by lswp
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

Shall Medicine Lodge Township,
in the County of Barber and
State of Kansas, extend and to
The Great Bend and Gulf Rail-
way Company by subscribing
for $4,000 90 of the capital
stock of said Company, the
same to be paid for by issuing
and delivering to SAID Com
pany a like amount of the
bonds of said Township, all in
form and manner as provided
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

Shall Elm Mills Township, in
the County of Barber and
State of Kansas, extend aid
k. nsa Srs gSaB|S sna ab bs Silt sSbt
strfbing for $4,000. 90 of the
capital stock Of said Com
pany, the same to be paid for
by issuing and delivering to
said Company like amount
of the honds of said Town
p.pv,tad hvfawT fn"0fef
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

Sha Medicine Lodge Town
ship, In the County of Bar
Der and State of Kansas. ex-
tend aid to The Great Bend
and Gulf hallway Company
by subscribing for $l5. 10000
of the capital stock of said
Company, the same to be
paid for by issuing and de-
livering TO said Company q
like amount of the bonds of
of said township, all in fo-m
and manner as provided by
law
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30


that announcement, particular pains
have been taken by republican leaders
to point with pride to Mr.. Roosevelts
position In the hope of winning favor
for their candidate.
The railroad managers have, through
their literary bureaus, undertaken to
create fictitious sentiment, and they
have sought to close the ears of mem
pers OF congress to the real sentiment.
But the fact remains that there exists
strong and determined public senti.
ment in favor of genuine regulation of
freight rates. Some who favor this
plan believe that 1t will yet be necessary
70 resort to government ownership, al.
though they are willing to try the less
radical method Of government regula.
tion; and many who oppose government
ownership are strongly in favor OF gov.
eminent regulation. If, however, the
railroad managers show that they are
powerful enough to prevent regulation
they may find, at an early day, many O,
the latter class joining forces will
those who favor government ownership
Ii ID difficult to understand vb,
those who 50 vigorously oppose govern
ment ownership are unwilling to Wei,
g an inch when they ought to know tina
q II they remain obstinate they NAV h
:. required TO yield considerably more.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-10

Goddard purchased certificates from in
nocent victims Of the land ring,
Hibbard came to this coast about two
years ago, in the interests Of Wisconsin
investors who had been induced to pur-
chase stock in the Pacific Land & Oil
Company, organized at Seattle, Wash.
ington, by Il. G. Rogdon and Horace
Mckinley. The company secured forty
thousand acres of land by process of
mineral locations in Jefferson county,
Washington, and sold stock to the
value of about sixty thousand dollars
to develop the property. Wells were
sunk and in all about 5000 expended in
Development What, II any interest.
Mckay had in this company cannot be
learned, but II is known that nothing
was done in the way Of oil development
after few thousand dollars were spent
in unsuccessful efforts TO extract oil in
paying quantities from the ground.
Kay Mckay is believed to be in Sc.
attic, Washington.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-10

Manchester, Eng, Dec. 9.-Arthur J.
Balfour, now the leader OF the opposi.
tion party In the United Kingdom, OPP
ened the campaign by striking speech
before his Manchester constituents 10.
day, With the utmost frankness, the
former Premier explained that the res
ignation Of his government was on the
ground Of expcdiency. and showing how
each step was carefully considered some
time before acting Balfour defended
his action regarding the Unionisct gov.
ernment. in It's retention In Office, on
the ground that II Is essential TO wait
until the Anglc-Japanese treaty is fin.
ally concluded and other necessary fea.
turcs Of the government program are
carried out. Balfour plainly indicated
that the Unionist attack would be cen
tered on the Home Rule record OF the
Liberals; while the Unionists would use
their own record on home, foreign and
colonial policies as their bulwark of de.
fense, The meeting concluded by pass
ing a vote Of confidence in Baifour.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-10

Seattle. Dec. s.--lly special arrange.
ment with the Pcst. .Inteligcncer, which
secured tbs following from Eagle, Alas.
ka, last night, via Dawson. II Ia learned
that cspfafn Hcnsla- Amundssn. the
Norwegian scientist and navigator is at
that place and win remain In the North
until ie hears from Sansen by mail
Besides his cable message, he has cent
a mail report to Nanscn, soldered up
In braae cylinder, weighing 81 pounds
Captain Mogg, Of the San Francisco
whaler Bonanza, wrecked oil King
Point, accompanied the explorer on his
700 mile journey overland. Amundsen
states he has traycned the entire length
of the far famed Northwest pasagI
being the frat man 10 do 20, travelling
from East 10 West. On Boothia is-
land he took accurate astronomical OBJ
seryations within 20 miles Of the mag
nctic pole. lie believes be passed over
the pole, but tho needle observations
made other variations possible. lie
states M q result Of his work, that the
former navigators have been correct In
their observations and the pole has not
shiftol
Amundsen passed the graves Of three
OF Franklins men and say the grave
stones erected by Sir John Franklin.
At the mouth Of the Mackenzie,
Amundsen reports the dcclination Of
the needle Is forty-fvo degrees East.
Mogg, who accompanied the explorer,
reports five whalers caught In the Ice
at IIer-chel island. The crews include
900 men and the two officers wives,
who a~ with tho party. The women,
several oilirrs, and some Of the men
have started over the Ice TO Point Bar.
row with the purpose of going to Nome,
The whalers aGr plentifully supplied
with provisions and can hold out until
next August. Plenty of caribou, noun.
tain shecp, and musk OK, are close at
hand. The icebound whalers have ply
sicians with them and sufficient sup.
ply Of medicine.
Amundsen expects to start back to
his ship with the Northwest mounted
police this winter, taking with him DIR.
varicle, French explorer, who has or
ganized, in Seattle and Dawson, an ex.
ploration society.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-10

IIibbad. Kay Mckay, John Doe, and
Richard Roe.
Word was received here that George
Hibbard is already under arrest in
Portland.
Goddard is said to have purchased
from the men named, certificates for
1000 acres of timber land in Oregon.
Tho certificates he says are proved to
be forgeries. Many investors in Wis
eonsin and Minnesota, especially in
vicinity Of Ia Crosse are said to have
been caught in the same manner.
George Hibbard, Of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, was arrested here last even.
ing on request from the Ia Crosse, Wis
consin, authorities after an inyestiga-
tion by State Land Agent Oswald West
West was convinced that Hibard was
unjustly accused, the inquiry leading
him to the belief that Hibbard had been
used as cats.paw by Horace @. Me-
Kinley, S. A. d. Puter, Kay Mckay
and others in the interest Of Eastern
investors in Oregon lands. At the sug'
gestion of West, the Wisconsin authors
ties consented TO release Hibbard on his
own recogizance. It is believed that
Kay Mckay Is Hibbard's uncle, and
through him, he became interested In
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-10

Seattle, Dec. 9.-The Seattle Athletic
Club football team defeated the As
toria, Oregon Comercial Club team this
afternoon by score of IS 10 o. Sc
attic had the bah practically all Of the
game and might easily have doubled
the score had 1t so wished. Astoria was
outweighed and outelassed.
The lineup of the Commercial Club
eleven was a follows: Abercrombie,
quarterback; Sutton, left tackle; Hig-
ginbothams right half; Gahmal, lefa
guard; Bays, Center; Graham, left
half and captain; Tully, right tackles
Goddard, right guard; Blair, sub, full;
Minard, right end; Sovey, manager;
Painter, full; Mathena, left end; Nc
Carron, sub end; Campbell, sub quart
er.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-10
IMPERIAL UKAsE ISSUED
Certain Provisional Laws Granted to
the Russians.

st. Petersburg. Dec. s.-An imperial
ukase today contains the provisional
laws governing the press in general.
Censorship Of periodicals and illustrst-
ed papers are abolished, except In coun.
try districts. Punishments for periodi-
cal press Is practically abolished. Re.
sponsibiIity for breaches Of the press
laws must be established in courts Of
law. The right Of the minister Of the
interior 10 prohibit the publication or
discussion Of questions affecting the
government is abrogated. The uksse
contains a long list Of exceptional cas-
es which win entail legal proceedings
with penalties on convictions ranging
from a fine Of $50 to imprisonment or
deportation.