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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
RESPONSIBLE MEN.
A Statement Concerning the Response.
bility Of the Wen Composing the
4. N. v. & ". r. B. Co.

The following statement will be
of interest to the voters of the six
townships in which bond elections
are to be held next Tuesday.
These men are all we'll known by
the people of Barber county and
need no endorsement from us as
to their knowledge of financial and
public affairs:
We, the undersigned, hereby GER
tify that we have Investigated and
made inquiries concerning the pro-
posed Kansas, Medicine Valley s.
Western Railway, and especially
as regards the officers and directors
of said road.
We are satisfied, first, that an
earnest effort is being made by the
new management to secure the
road, and that if the bonds are
properly voted, it will be a very
great help in procuring the road,
and second, we know personally,
that the parties connected with the
road as officers and directors are
among the very best citizens Of
southwestern Kansas, re a b | e
straightforward, business men.
G. Q. CHANDLER,
JAMES N. TITUs,
VIM. PALMER,
]. S. RUNYAN,
AS. DoBBs,
WALDRoN CHASE,
SEWARD |. FIELD.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
EMMA CLouTMAN.

Grandmother Emma Cloutman
passed away last Wendesnay night,
the 24th, after a lingering illness
with Bright's disease. During her.
last hours she suffered much and
death came as a relief. Funeral
services were held from her home,
conducted by Rev. w. H. Moore,
pastor of the M. E. church, Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
She was "a years of age and is
survived by a son, VIM. Cloutman,
and a brother, J. L. G. Smith, who
resides in Elm Mills township.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
OIL AT CRlSFIELD.

A report came to the city the
first of the week that oil had been
found at Cris6eld at depth of
1900 feet. A local company has
been at work there several weeks
and the indications were reported
favorable. We hope the repsrt of
the find will prove correct.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
JOHN PROTHEROE ENJOINED.

Last Thursday Probate Judge
Gleason granted temporary in
junction, upon request Of ]. N.
Tincher and Samuel Griffin, attor-
neys for w. S. Rubert, DR.. T. A.
Coleman and R. H. Hall, restrain
ing John Protheroe and wife from
fencing the water ditch for the pur-
pose of keeping hogs or cattle
therein, and enjoining them from
keeping stock within $50 feet from
the ditch. The petition alleges
that the drainage and off-fall from
the stables is carried into the ditch
and the logical conclusion of the
probate courts order is to compel
Mr.. Protheroe to remove all his
stables and sheds which have been
standing where they now are for
years.
On Saturday Mr.. Protheroe,
through his attorney, Seward l.
Field, filed a motion to dissolve
the injunction. Judge Gillett came
in last night and will hear the mo-
tion in chambers this forenoon.
The grounds alleged are that there
is a misjoinder of parties plaintiff
and defendant, that Messrs. Rubert,
Coleman and Hall are not proper
parties plaintiff and that the order
of the court is too vague to follow.
The suit was brought by the
individuals mentioned on behalf of
the city, in the interest of the
general health of the city. The pc
tion recites that Mr.. Protheroe has
fenced the ditch and persists in US
ing it as a hog pen and cattle cor
raj and that the drainage from his
stables is directly to the ditch and
by reason of the pollution thereby
produced the health of water con-
sumers is greatly endangered.
Mr.. Protheroe claims that when
he entered into an agreement with
the mayor and council two weeks
ago to remove his fence and keep
his stock out of the ditch, he did it
as quickly as possible and that he
will continue to live up that agree
ment, but that he would like to
have the right to lead horse to
the ditch to water, which he can
not do under the terms of the in
junction, and he protests very
strongly against removing his sta
bles. He maintains that they do
not drain into the ditch.
City Attorney Martin was not
recognized in the matter. He be-
lieves that individuals can not
maintain the action, that they are
usurping authority they do not
possess and that anyway it is Ill
advised. He thinks Mr.. Protheroe
did and will continue to keep his
stock out of the ditch and will.
recognize the city's rights without
legal process. The mayor and
council entertain a similar opinion.
Buy your groceries and dry
goods at v. S. Cooks. New goods
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

item worthy of investigation. The
records show that Barber county
has about forty-four miles of rail-
roads. This yields in round num-
bers, $4,000 annually, divided
among the state, county, township
and school district funds, or about
$2Io per mile. The road in con-
temptation will cover about forty
miles which, if built, would yield
$4,000 per annum in taxes alone,
to say nothing of the countless 9TH
er accruing benefits. The proposed
bonds are to bear 4 per cent, and
the amount of bonds asked is
$64, 900, (Mingona having been re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000.
The interest on this amount would
be $2,5oo per annum, leaving
$5,44o to apply on the principal,
which would lift the debt in about
ten years. Of course, this is theo-
reticallyspeaking. The taxes would
not be applied in this way, but the
railroad would pay the aid back to
the public in the way of taxation,
in one way and another according
to the levieS in force in the differ
ent municipalities.
The following is a statement of
the revenue that the new road
would yield to the cities, townships
and school districts through which
it is proposed to pass, prepared up
on request by County Clerk Will
son. Thest figures are based on
this years valuation and last years
tax levy. To say that the average,
year in and year out, would be
about $4,000, would not be miss
ing it far. At any rate it can read
lily be seen that the sections through
which it is to pass would get more
revenue from it than they would
pay out:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

There is considerable opposition
to the bonds and at this time the
result of the election seems to be in
doubt. The Coon affair was un-
fortunate, coming when it did, so
far as it affects the election, but
very fortunate for the other mem
bers of the company that the crash
did not come later.
We do not think it is necessary
for newspaper to impress upon
the people of Barber county the i'm
portance of another railroad and
the benefit it would be to every cit
izen-all concede the point, but
there is we'll defined notion on
the part of many of our taxpayers
that our bonded debt is almost be-
yond human endurance and that to
increase it would be suicidal. Con-
corning this objection, Samuel
Stewart, one of the local members
of the company, advanced a
thought that seemed like good log
ic. He suggested that the only
way Medicine Lodge could ever
hope to emerge from her debt is to
increase her taxable property, in
vite immigration and investment
from the east, and to do this we
must have railroads. The sug-
gestion is worth candid considera-
tion.
The tax that railroads pay into
the county treasury is in itself an
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

Receipts of cattle in Kansas City
were liberal last week, and general
prices suffered decline of fully soc
per cwt. Hogs also lower, top
$5.35 Saturday against $5-4zac|
the preceding Monday Hutton-
keck Commission Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

Buy your groceries and dry
goods at v. S. Cooks. New goods
constantly arriving. Prices and
quality to meet all competition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
PRESIDENT LINDLEY.
Elected to Succeed C. Z. Coon Who
"Vamosed. Bond Election
Next Tuesday.
IT'S UP TO THE PEOPLE.
To say Whether They Want Rail.
road or not.

AT the meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Kansas, Medicine Valley
and Western Railway Company,
Hon. T. L. Lindley of this city
was elected president to succeed c.
Z. Coon whose sudden and myster-
ious disappearance was chronicled
in these columns last week. The
members of the company are now
composed of the following persons:
+. B. Brooks, Senator Noftzger,
P. G. Walton, F. G. Firestone, I.
M. Bickel, E. G. Hopes, R. B.
Beard, J. A. McPhee and John D.
Brown of Anthony. T. L. Lindley
and Samuel Stewart of Medicine
Lodge. Riley Lake, H. w. Skin
ner, G. G. Shigley and A. ]. Hargis
of Lake City. James Jenkins of
Goats, J. S. Patrick of Santa Fe,
G. R. Hickok of Ulysses, F. E.
Lamport, Springfield, Col, G. P.
Craddock of Richheld, w. S.
Strong of Santa Fe and w. M.
Stewart of Springfield Col.
The members of the corporation,
to a man, decided to go ahead with
the project and push the building
of the read to a successful conclu-
sion and to that end assessed the
stockholders to raise funds to de-
fray expenses already contracted
together with an additional amount
to cover the election expenses in
this county. The situation that
now presents itself to the people Of
the six townships in which the cleo
tion is to be held next Tuesday
namely, Sharon, Medicine Lodge,
Mingona, Lake City, Sun City and
Turkey Creeks this: If the
bonds are defeated, that ends the
railroad proposition. If they are
voted there will be ample capital
to finance the road and work will
begin within sixty or ninety days.
We say this on the authority of
our home people who are in a po-
sition to know. The conditions
are that work must begin before
January I, 1906 and the road must
be completed aud in operation
within two years from June 6, 1905.
The bonds, if voted, do MOI pass
out of the possession of the various
townships until the road is in act
ual operation.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
In MemOrian.

To the husband, children and
friends of Mrs. Elizabeth May White
horn deceased We as a committee
appointed to draft resolutions of con-
dolence, beg to submit the following :
Whereas, One Of our members has
passed to her eternal home, it is fitting
that when good woman such as Mrs.
Lizzie Whitehorn passes to her rest,
her name should be held in remem-
brance and honor. She was an
earnest and active worker in our
Missionary Society, where her presence
will be sadly missed also, most
jealous member of the Christian
Endeavor Society, in which her all
absorbing desire to save souls and
bring them nearer to their Heavenly
Father, was first;
Resolved, That we take pleasure in
expressing high appreciation of her
Christian life, her devotion and faith
fulness to the claims of church and
humanity;
Resolved, That, in behalf Of our
Missionary Society, we desire to
express the regret we feel at the loss
of one of our number whose earnest
work and example has emphasized
the words loving duty;
Resolved, That we desire also to
express our heartfelt sympathy to her
bereaved family who will miss her
loving influence in the home. Let us
remember she is at home among her
kindred, and beckons us onward,
upward and heavenward.
Mrs. Jas. Wilson
Mrs. w. S. Cary Committee
Miss Jessie Wiseman
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
TWO STATES GET INTO LINE
Colorado Decides to Erect Building
at Falr--Arizona Asks For Space.

With the opening day Of the Lewis
and Clark Exposition but three weeks
away, two western states which hith-
erto have shown themselves not es-
pecially interested in the enterprise
have come to sudden realization Of
its Importance and are now making
strenuous efforts to secure suitable
representation.
The state Of Colorado, which, it was
announced, would make only mining
display, has now decided to erect a
building at the Fair for the reception
of visitors and the housing of an
extensive agricultural exhibit Col
A. W. Hagle and E. H. Grubb, are in
town ana have selected site for their
building in part Of what was formerly
the experimental gardens. Colorado
will have also,in the Mines aud Metal
lurgy Building, one Of the finest mine
displays at the Fair
From Arizona came a telegram
announcing that the territory had
decided to participate if there was still
room for late comers. The Exposition
management wired in return assur-
an ces that the territory was as well
come as if she had been among the
first to come in, and that space would
be provided.
The Exposition management is
delighted with the interest which Col
orado and Arizona have taken in the
Fair, and especially 50 as they regard
it as an indication that the citizens of
these commonwealths are interested
in the project and will attend in large
numbers, when the gates are thrown
open on June /.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
A FARE AND ONE-THIRD
Single Fare to Exposition Only to
Parties and on Excursion Days.

A subject of common inquiry is
whether the railroads will give local
cheap rates daily from the various
towns on these lines in Oregon during
the Exposition. The rate prevailing
locally throughout the whole Ex-
position period will be fare and one
third for the round trip, with 30-day
limit. A further reduction, good dur
ing the entire Exposition, is provided
for by the railroads, as follows;
Single fare is to be charged for
parties of ten or more who come and
go on one ticket. The time limit Of
this rate is ten days, and all those
taking advantage of it must come to
Portland and return to their home on
the same trains.
When the party numbers 100 or
more, a single-fare rate will be
granted, good for ten days, but allow
ing individual tickets. That is, each
person of party of 100 may return to
his home at whatever time he thinks
best within the ten-day limit
The excursion rates announced are
good only on the special excursions,
and are in nearly all cases less than
single fare. They will be granted on
the various cities days and on any
other special dates that may after
wards be arranged for by the bureau
of excursions. Evening Telegram.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
BURGLARS KILL WATCHMAN
Peter E. Raverty is Murdered in
Johnson Lumber COmpany's Office
in St. Paul, MINI.

Peter E. Raverty, a special watch
man, was shot by burglars in the
office of the w. w. Johnson Lumber
Company, in st. Paul, Mimi, on the
night of May 3, and died of his
wounds few hours later. George E.
johnson, manager Of the company's
sawmill in Dallas, received a copy Of
the st. Paul Pioneer Press this week
giving a full account of the crime.
The shooting of the watchman was a
eold-blooded deed, the course of the
burglars being cowardly in the ex-
treme.
Raverty, accompanied by hack
driver and policeman, went into the
office at o'clock in the morning, with
no suspicion that burglars were there,
their purpose being to play joke on
friend by telephoning him that
twins had been born at his house.
Mr.. Raverty said that the nearest tele-
phone was in the lumber office, and,
as he had key to the place, he would
take them there.
The burglars, on hearing the officers
enter the building, hid under a high
desk, and just as Raverty reached up
to turn on an electric light they fired
three shots through the back of the
desk. One of the bullets struck the
watchman in the abdomen, infiicting
fatal wound; a second passed
through the open door, grazing the
hackdrivers head The third bullet
could not be traced. The burglars
jumped through an open window and
escaped in the darkness.
An examination of the office dis
closed that the robbers had blown
open the door of one of two safes,
which stood behind the desk. Soap
was spattered about the office, show
ing that the cracksmen had used it in
drilling. They had not, however,
gotten inside, as the plaster of paris
lining was still intact. They bad also
attacked the wrong safe, which con-
tained only books, while there was $50
in the other.
A large force of detectives were
Immediately placed on the track of
the fleeing burglars, and a few hours
later two suspects were captured in
the suburbs of the city after fierce
struggle. The Chief of Police is con-
fident that the right men are captured
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
Inspects Saw Mills.

O.P. Hoff, State Commissioner of
Labor, is in Portland, inspecting the
various lumber mills and woodwork
ing plants for the purpose of making
suggestions to operators to guard
against accidents and injuries or
death to employees. Mr.. Hoff will ex-
tend his investigation to all parts OF
the state and has already visited a
number of mills in the vicinity OF
Portland and at points along the
Columbia River and its tributaries.
After inspecting the mills in the vicin-
ity of Portland, Mr.. Hoff will go into
Central and Southern Oregon, where
there are many plants that he believes
will need looking after. He finds the
millmen very courteous and some OF
them actually welcoming his VISIT as
it is really for their protection as we'll
as the emploves.-Telegram.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
Burned to Death.

Dorothy, the 9-year-old daughter Of
Hon. and Mrs. Schiller B. Herman, of
Myrtle Point, died just before mid
night Monday, from the effect OF
burns received Sunday afternoon.
The little girl was playing in the yard,
and there found a bunch Of matches.
They became ignited and set fire tothe
dress Of the child The older sister
tried to extinguish the flames, but a
high wind was blowing, tanning them
up again. The screams Of the child
dren drew the Indian servant girl TO
the scene, and she wrapped the child
in a blanket and rolled her on the
ground extinguishing the blaze. The
flames had done their work, however,
and the little one died after intense
sufferings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
Not Even Hard Cider.

The sale Of hard cider has been
stopped in Corvallis. For some time
the city officers have believed the
beverage intoxicating. Various per-
sons locked up for drunkenness in
variably insisted that they had only
drunk cider. Generally speaking, the
story was not believed, and efforts
were made to locate something else as
the intoxicant Monday bottle Of
cider was secured, and an analysis
showed it contained 7.66 per cent
alcohol. The per cent Of alcohol in
beer is only four or five. Many wines
contain only about s per cent. AS a
result Of the discovery, the police noti-
fled all places where cider was sold
not to sell it any more, under penalty
of arrest and prosecution for violation
of the local option law.-Corvallis
Times
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
Neighbors Express Goodwin.

AS a token of their esteem and good
will, about forty friends and neighbors
of John Dickens met in McMinnville,
on the evening of his acquittal by the
jury for the killing of Marvin Potter,
and gave him a farewell reception,
prior to his departure for Eastern
Oregon. Among those present were
friends of the family from Sheridan,
McMinnville and Dallas, and all ex-
pressed their warm approval OF the
action of the jury in acquitting Mr..
Dickens of any crime in the killing
Of one who had invaded the sanctity
Of his home Mr.. Dickens was yisibly
affected by these expressions of good
will, and could scarcely find words to
voice his appreciation Of this kind
ness. The evening passed most en-
joyably to all.
Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Sailing, Mrs. Elsie Oviatt,
Mrs. Rosa Fletcher, Mrs. Frank
Brown, Mrs. Anna Pruitt, Mrs. Alice
Dimick, Grace McCoskey, Clara
Arthur, Anna Sparks, Bertha Town
send, Grace Henderson, Monda
Reeves, Rev. Snowden, Hon. James
Mccain, J. Simpson, Wilbur Long,
E. F. Long, J. M. LAUGH, Fred
Thompson, Chester Coffey, George
Todd, Chester Caldwell, Nathan Stone,
B. S. Clark, Henry Matthews, A. @.
Dimick, Andrew Heater, B. E. Oviatt,
Charles Fletcher, William Bowers
and Bert Townsend.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
Keep the Balance Up.

1t has been truthfully said that any
disturbance of the even balance Of
health causes serious trouble. Nobody
can be too careful to keep this balance
up. When people begin to lose appe-
tite, or to get tired easily, the least
imprudence brings on sickness, weak
ness or debility The system needs a
tonic, Graves it, and should not be
denied it; and the best tonic Of which
we have any knowledge is Hoods Sar-
saparilla. What this medicine has
done in keeping healthy people
healthy, in keeping up the even bal
ance of health, gives it the same dis
tinction as a preventive that it enjoys
as a cure. Its early use has illustrated
the wisdom Of the old saying that a
stitch in time saYes nine. Take Hoods
for appetite, strength and endurance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
WARM WEATHER NEEDED
Good Rain Followed by Sunshine
Would Benefit All Growing
Crops.
(Government Crop Bulletin.l

The weather during the past week
was favorable for the growth of field
crops. Good rains fell east of the
Cascade Mountains on Tuesday and
Wednesday, but in the western portion
of the State the rainfall was very light
and occurred at widely scattered
places, and more rain is needed in this
section. AS rule, the weather was
too cool for rapid growth, and a few
warm, sunshiny days would be very
beneficial to all vegetation.
The condition of the grain crop,
both fall and spring sown, continues
excellent Fall wheat is turning
yellow in some localities, but this is
confined mostly to that sown on low
land Oats, rye and barley continue
to head satisfactorily. Hops in the
old yards have come up unevenly, and
there are complaints of many missing
hills. In the new yards, where
properly cultivated, the condition Of
the crop appears to be more promising.
Reports, however, as to the general
condition of the hop crop are conflict
ing, varying from excellent to good.
There is an absence of vermin, except
possibly in few places along the
river bottoms, where the vines we're
shaded by tall timber.
Gardens, potatoes and corn, while
growing slowly, are generally in ex-
cellent condition. Corn has come up
we'll, and in Southern Oregon culti-
waiting has begun. Grass, clover,
vetch and pastures are growing
rapidly.
Prunes, peaches, early cherries and
gooseberries were mostly killed by
the frosts, but pears, late cherries,
currants and some varieties of early
apples promise fairly good yields
Strawberries appear to have escaped
injury by frost in some sections, while
in others the crop was quite badly
damaged. Late apples indicate
rather light yield,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-05-12
Two Opinions Of First Kiss.

In the (no doubt hustling little City
of Pocahontas, two Arkansas editors
have found time to give their opinions
of kissing. The Times lead off by
saying: 'The greatest surprise to
girl who gets kissed the first time is
that there is no taste to it." To this
the editor of the Star, jealous Of the
fame Of Pocahontas, replied in burst
of eloquence: mo taste to it? Well,
by the hen feathers on Cupid's dart
but the Times man must be color
blind in the palate, They tell u.s.
those who have tried 1t, that it tastes
like the double-distilled essence Of
honey spread thick on piece of
pumpkin pie. Away back in the dim
and joyful years ago, before we lost
our teeth and our cinch on the beauty
prize, the prettiest girl in all the world
told us with her own eyes that it felt
like covey of quails flying out OF
each ear and ended up with a sensa-
ton like a flock of angels pouring
molasses down ones back. No taste
to the first kiss? Great Scott 1t
would make wooden cigar Indians
hair curl and his toenails quiver in
ecstacy. The Times must be an ice
house." In the line of SMILES we be-
lieve that these two from Pocahontas
will long remain supreme. "Felt like
a covey OF quails flying out Of each
ear" and "like a flock of angels
pouring molasses down ones back. "
Hats off to Arkansas !-Oregonian.