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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

One of the Cresset publish.
ers has again fallen heir to a
federal job of indefinite ten
ure. 1t happens once in a
great while that the demo.
cratic party elects officers who
distribute patronage but the
democratic editor gets NIKE
and very often loseth even
that which he hath.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
GOVERNMENT AID TO RAILROADS.

The ten year period Immediately pre-
prolific in land grant legislation. Cen
erOus donations of virgin territory could
be had for the asklng-if one knew how
to ask. 1t was in this period that the
millions upon millions of acres of the
public land in the Middle West were
squandered upon the railroads. This
land was of wonderful fertility, and but
to tickle the soil with the pillow was to
bring forth the most bountiful of har-
vests. The territory was bound to be
settled. 1t was sure to make great
traffic for the railroads. There was no
occasion for Government aid, except in
the furtherance of private graft; for
the railroads were absolutely certain to
be built as the legitimate demand for
them developed.
The purpose of railroad construction
in this period, however, was not ordi-
narily to meet a legitimate demand,
but, as it was excellently put by Gov
ernor Cummins, of Iowa, in his state
ment to the Senate Committee: "Men
built railroads not to help future gene
ratiOns nor to develop the country, but
either to secure immense land grants
or to make profit out of the construc-
ton of the improveme mt by the sale of
An exaggerated issue of stocks and
bonds.
The land grant established basis of
credit; the projected road was bonded
for all it would stand, which was often
greatly in excess of its honest value !:
and the INSIDERS" who controlled the
stock and management, formed con
structiOn companies and built the roads
often at enormous and unconscionable
| profits to themselves.
Manipulation upon manipulation fol-
lowed-of capitalization, rates, traffic
and assets generally. Roads were
doomed and wrecked by turns. Stock
| holders were frozen out, bondholders
were misled and swindled, private and
public trustees were seduced from prob
ity and virtue, branch roads were built
| as private enterprises and unlOaded by
thrifty directors upon the main lines at
| fabulous advances on their actual cost.
| Through it all the INSIDERS" reaped
the golden harvest at every turn and
| became great magnates and captains
of industry.
| Many of the "succeSsful' men of that
period have gone to their last reward;
others are with us still and are among
the most insistent and vOclferons in OPP
posing rate regulation and urging upon
the lawmakers and the public the sa
| credness of the vested interests" which
they represent. Mr.. Lawson has given
us some startling disclosures as to lat
ter-day financial jugglery, but the
"Napoleons" of the earlier day, in their
cold blooded game of graft, were not
"slOw' by any means.-W. G. Foerns
in Watson's Magazine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

One of the things brought
out by the recent investiga-
ton of the state treasury is
that the crookedness in that
office began with republican
redemption" The investi.
cation began the last thirteen
months of Uncle Dave Heffie-
bowers administration, the
despised populist, and ex.
tended down to the present
time. Hefhebower's record
was found absolutely straight
but all of his successors are
busy explaining. Kansas
certainly did a fine job of
"redeeming" when she got
the present set into Office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Mayor Dunno of Chicago
has stirred up the animals
some. He made a speech at
Denver last week on the mu.
nicipal ownership PROPOSE.
ton and took occasion to tell
some plain unvarnished
truths about some of the al
dermen of Chicago who seem
to be in cahoots with the
franchise grabbers of that
great city. When the mayor
returned home some of these
pulled up alderm en- tried to
make a rough house but the
mayor stood his ground and
didn't retract a word Of his
Denver speech. On the con.
trary he reminded the I'm.
faithful aldermen that the
voters of the city had spoken
overwhelmingly for munich.
pal ownership and he advised
them to cut loose from the
franchise clique and repre-
sent the people. The alder
men became the more indig-
nant on account of this ad.
vice and introduced a resolu-
ton requesting the mayor to
retract or resign. 1t was de-
feated almost 8 to l. Chica.
COS mayor seems to be big
enough for his job. 1t won't
be healthy for those alder
men when their constituents
get a whack at them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
First Published in the Barber County Index
January 10th, 1906
Publication Notice.

The State of Kansas, to F. d. Culver; E. o.
Nichols; A. w. Little; Lou Thompson; Hem
ry Z. Thompson; William M. Crisp; Charlie
Dunn; L. A. Douglass g. Company, a part
nership,the real names of whose partners are
to the plaintiff unknown; and O.. L. Day; and
the unknown heirs and deyisees and I'M
known administrators, executors and trus-
tees of F. d. Culver. E. o. Nichols. A. Wilt
tie. William M. Crisp, Charlie Dunn and o.
L. Day, deceased.
You and each of you will take notice that
you have been sued by j. C. Lovejoy in the
District Court of Barber County. Kansas. to-
gether with your co-defendants and that un
less you answer the petition filed by the said
plaintiff in the said action on or before the
goth day of February 1906 said petition will be
against you and each of you accordingly, of
the following nature, to-wit: adjudging that
the said plaintiff is the absolute owner in fee
simple, and is in the quiet, peaceable, open,
notorious, undIsturbed, exclusive and adverse
possession Of all of the following described
real estate, situated in Barber County, Kan
Sas, to-wit: /.
Lots 20. 30, and the south ID feet of lot 81 all
on North Main street, in the City of Medicine
Lodge; all of block B in HammOnds addition
to the City OF Medicine Lodge: lot on Central
Avenue West, in StOlps addition to the City
of Medicine Lodge; and lots u and q. of
Miles subdivision to Sun City, being part of
what was formerly lots l and2 block 8. in Sun
City.
And that neither you nor any or either of
you have any right, title, estate, interest,
claim, lien or encumbrance, in, to or upon
the said real estate or any part thereof; that
all title or claim which you or any or either
of you may have had or claim to have in or to
said real estate or any part thereof be for.
ever barred. foreciosed and extinguished; and
that you and each and every Que OF you be
forever barred, estopped and foreclosed from
ever setting up or asserting any right, title
or claim in or to the said real estate or any
part thereof.
Judgment will also be rendered in said &C
ton in the alternative as though each and
every one of said defendants we're alive al
the commencement of the said action; and
against the unknown heirs and devisees, and
the unknown administrators. executors and
trustees of each of them, as though each and
every one of said defendants were deceased
at the commencement of the said action.
Witness my hand and official seal this 9th
day of January, 1906. @. d. RACKLEY,
Seal Attest: Clerk of the District Court
SEWARD 1. FIELD, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
First published in the Barber County Index
January "a, 1906.
Road Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS,


Once ofCounty Clerk. Jan. IL, 1905
hIOT1CE is HEREBY GIVEN, That on the
In 3rd day of jan. 1906, a petition signed by
George ID. Miller and 20 others, was presented
to the Board of County Commissioners of the
county and state aforesaid, praying for the
establishment of certain road described as
follows, VIZ:
Commencing at the southwest corner of the
east half of the east half of Section 9, Town
ship 3d. Range Ii, thence running north to the
Pratt County line, said road to be 40 feet wide
and answer the place of any road that might
be tried to be established along the line be-
tween Sections and 10 and Sections BAND 4
all in Barber County Kansas
Whereupon, said Board of County Commits
sioners appointed the following named per-
sons, viz: f. Shore. Chas. Marsh and II. r.
Hartley viewers. with instructions to meet
IN conjunction with the county surveyor, at
the commencing point of said road in
Elm Mills township,on Monday, the 18th da Y
of February, ID. 1906 and proceed to view said
road and give to all parties hearing.
By order of the
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISS- ONERS.
Seal: G. w. WILSON, County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Missouri's attorney general
is making things interesting
for Mr.. H. H. Rogers, the
Standards right,hand man
who has been playing the
hold'up game so long. Old
Missouri seems to be a very
conspicuous state in going af
ter graft just now. The fact
that a man is from Missouri
is no longer against him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Kansas has had such bad
luck with her officials, both
elective and appointive, state
and national, that her patron.
age dealers thought it would
be a good idea to change col
or for luck. That's why
Prof. Vernon, the negro poll
tician, landed. But he goes
into office under a cloud.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

An organization known as
''The Kansas Civic League"
is under way of organization
and some of the politicians
are beginning to get nervous.
1t is feared that it has a po-
litical significance which may
cost some of our corporation
servers their Jobs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

The state of Kansas has
lost only $7S,OOO.OO through
it's last two treasurers. That
is as nothing compared with
the consolation that we still
have a republican party and
Kansas stands redeemed.
Stand up for the Grand Old
PARTY!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Judge Thomas B. Wall, the
noted Wichita lawyer and
politician, died at Los An
geles last week, whittier he
had gone in search of health.
Judge Wall was one of the
states eloquent men.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
Road Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS, L.
Barber county, IS:

Barber county, o''
Office of County Clerk, jan IL, 1906
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That on the
~ 3rd day of JAM, 1906. petition signed by
johnson Mounsey and others. was present.
ed to the Board ofCOunty Commissioner of the
County and State aforesaid, praying for the
establishment of a certain road, described as
follows, viz:
Commencing at the s. W. corner of the N Ell
of of Section 24-Twp. 81 Range l2-
west of the 9th P. M.-Thence southwestern
about one quarter mile SO to ntersect with
laid out road running along tho Medicine
Lodge Water Ditch.
Also-Commencng at the S. E. corner of the
SW OF Section A-rwp. 31-Range 12-West
OF the 9Th p M.-Thence due west one half
mile on Section line between Sections "a and
25-and intersecting with laid out road run.
ming north and south.
Whereupon, said Board of County Commits
sioners appointed the following named persons
viz: w. l.. Coryell, j. B. Farley and S. F. Will
son as viewers, with instructions to meet
in conjunction with the county surveyor at the
commencing point of said road in Medicine
Lodge township, on Friday. the 23rd day
of February A. D. 1906, and proceed to view
said road and give to all parties hearing.
By order of the
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Seal: G. w. WILSON, County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
TELEPHONE NO. SO.

Kelly and Grimes both say
they can explain the shortage.
Every thief has some sort of
an explanation when he is
caught with the goods.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

First Published in the Barber County Index
Jan. 10. 1906
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT-GUAR DIAN.
State of Kansas. Barber County, So:
In the Matter Of the Estate of Oliver A.
Lunsford, deceased. late OF Barber county,
Kansas.
OF January. a. D., 1906. the undersigned wae
by the Probate Court OF Barber county, Kan
sas. duly appointed and qualified as Guardian
of Stella B. Lunsford, minor heir of Oliver A.
LunefOrd, late of Barber county, deceased
All parties interested will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
Oscar H. Ferguson, Guardian
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
First Published in the Barber County index
Jan. II, 1906.

First Published in the Barber County index
Jan. II, 1906.
Summons by Publication.
In the District Court of Barber county, Kan
ShS.
Ada Wheat plaintiff.
vs..
Dltitia Lawrence aud Ambrose Lawrence. de-
PENDANTS.
The defendant Ambrose Lawrence will take
notice that he has been sued by the plaintiff
above named in the District Court of Barber
county. Kansas, that the petition in said ac-
tion was filed in the said court on the 18th day
of January, A. d. 1906, that unless he answers
or pleads to the said petition on or before the
18th day of February. A. d. 1906 judgment
will be taken against him excluding him from
all claim or interest in and to the following de-
scribed real property situated in the county
of Barber and state of Kansas. to-wt: Lots
"a and 76 on Medicine Lodge Boulevard. west
side and lots q and 70 on Oak street. all of
which real property is in Gobieile Noble adj
dition to the City of Medicine Lodge.
ADA WHEAT.
By her Attorney, G. NJ MARTIN.
Attest: Seal: G. ID. RACKLEY,
Clerk of the District Court
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Marshall Field, the great
merchant prince and million.
aire of Chicago, is no more.
He was 70 years old and the
greatest single-hand mer,
chant the world ever knew.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Some of the republican
papers of Kansas are at pres
ent engaged in a labored eff.
fort to prove that the rail.
road rate agitation now going
on is dissimilar to the populis.
tic agitation of ten years ago.
It's gall and NORWOOD to
many of them to concede that
popalism was right after all.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

The Kansas City Weekly Journal and
the Index one year both for 81, to all
subscribers who pay year in advance
This offer will expire April 18th.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
First Published in the Barber County Index
Jan. 10, 1906.
Notice.

Notice of Petition to expose to sale school
land.
NOTICE is hereby given that a petition has
~ been filed by 5. s. Kincaid with the
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
of Barber county. Kansas. signed by at
least ten. TO- househoders of Aetna
township in Barber CO.. Kansas. to expose to
sale the following described school land, s tu.
ated in Aetna township. Barber county,
Kansas, tO-wit:
The south half of section sixteen 90, town
ship thirty-four (34, range fourteen Q4, west
of the 9th P. M.
And that after one year from the date of the
first publication hereof January 10, 1867 the
land described in said petition will be subject
to appraisement and sale as provided by law.
By order of the Board OF County Commits.
sionerS of Barber county, Kansas.
Dated at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, this 2nd
day of January. A. D. 1905.
BY RILEY LAKE,
tSeal1 Chairman.
Attest: C. w. Wilson, County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Grover Cleveland and AL.
ton B. Parker got their heads
together the other day and
resolved to re-organize the
democratic party. We have
a faint remembrance of a GER
tain campaign in which Gro
yer and Alton had it their
own way and most everybody
remembers what happened.
A few more such "reorgani.
cations" and there won't be
anything left to reorganize.
Grover and Alton esteem
themselves too highly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Three little babes were nestled in bed,
I'm name William, Willie and Bill, !"
mother said;
Wide was her smile, for tripiets they be,
She LAYS her good luck to Rocky Noun
tain Tea. lGreat baby medicine.)-
Gem Drug Co.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
First Published in the Barber County indie,
January 10th, 1905.
Publication Notice.


The State of Kansas, to Orion T. Arnold.
The Winfield Mortgage and Trust Company.
and the unknown heirs and devfseeS and un-
known administrators, executors and trust
ees of Orion 7. Arnold, deceased:
You and each OF you will take notice that
you have been sued by A. w. Schnelle in the
gether with your co-defendants, and that I'M
less you answer the petition filed by the said
Plaintiff in the said action on or before the
10th day of February 1906, said petition will be-
taken as true and judgment rendered
against you and each of you accordingly. of
the following nature to-wit: adjudging that
the said plaintiff Is the absolute owner in fee
simple. and is in the quiet. peaceable, open,
notorious, undisturbed exclusive and adverse
possession of. all of the following described
real estate, situated in Barber County, Kan
sas, tO-wit:
The south half of the northwest Quarter
aud the north half of the southwest quarter
and the northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section thirty two az, the south
west quarter and the southwest quarter of the
and the east half of the southeast quarter Of
section thirty (30). all in township thirty. one
(3ll south. OF range ten Q0), west OF the sixth
Aud that neither you nor any or eth er of
you have any right. title, estate. interest,
claim, lien or encumbrance, in, to or upon
all title or claim which you or any or either
of you may have had or claim to have in or to
said real estate or any, part thereof be for
ever barred. forecioSed and extinguishei; and
that you and each and every one of you be
forever barred, cstopped and foreclosed from
ever setting up or asserting any right, title
or claim in or to said real estate or any part
thereof.
Judgment will also be rendered in said ac-
ton in tho alternative as though each and
every oneof said defendants were alive at
the commence meut of the said action; and
against the unknown heirs and divisees, and
the unknown administrators. executors and
| trustees OF each of them, as though each and
every one of said defendants were deceased
at the commencement of the said action
Judgment will also be rendered that the
mortgages recorded in the following books
in the Office OF the register of deeds
]. Page $40. and Book x, Page 1853, are paid
discharged and satisfied and canceling the
same of record
Witness my hand and the seal of said court
this 9th day of January, 1906.
Seal: c. D. RACKLEY,
Attest: Clerk of the District Court.
SEWARD I. FIELD. Attorney for Plaintiff
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

). Il. Woodward is exclusive agent for
the celebrated O. ,B. FIour-the best
brand on the market. 1t Is popular
with al who use it. Try . SICK.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
First Published in the Barber County Index
Jan. 10. 1905.

NUITCE OF APPUINTNENT-GUA
State of Kansas, Barbe. County, IS:
In the Matter Of the Estate of Charles j.
HeIse deceased. late of Barber county, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given that on the 2nd day
of January, A. ID. 1906. the undersigned was,
by the Probate Court of Barber county,
kaneas, duly appointed and qualified as
Guardian of Geneiye Heise and Helen Heise.
minor heirs of Charles j. Hese late of Barber
take notice and govern themselves accordingly.
Gertrude Heise, Guardian.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

First Published in the Barber County indie
Jan. "a, 1905.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

First Published in the Barber County indie
Jan. "a, 1906.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-08-24
F0renta Staternas lagar ON
S0ndagShyila.

Teol. DIR. R. G. Wylie har samlat
de olika lagarne angaende s~0ndagens
h&llande j helgd, som nu arc i GAL
lande kraft i F0renta Staterna SAINT
har med ledning af dessa utgifvit
en- intressant box med titel Sabbath
Laws in the United States. Med
hanseende till de olRa lagarne ON
s0ndagens hallande i helgd indelar
han landets slater och ]territorier i
fem KAISER enligt foIjande grunder:
F0rsta klassen bestar af de slater,
hvilkas lagar i likhet med Englands
forbjuda arbete och affarer pa SON.
dagen. Till denna klass bora: Ge-
orgia, Indiana, North Carolina,
Rhode Island och South Carolina.
Andra klassen bestar af de sta
ter, hvilkas lagar innehalla stranga
f0rbud for arbete, affarer, nojen,
fiske och jakt m. m, och hvilka CORA
endast ia undantag for nodvandiga
och NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Till den
ma klass bora Arkansas, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Indian Territory,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mi
chigan, Missouri, North Dakota, O.
hio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota, Tennessee och Utah.
Tredje klassen bestar at de slater,
hsiikaA lagar ON sabbatshyila AFRO be
Svenska monitoren., 1906-08-24

tydllgt kringskurna genom en- mang-
fald undantag. AT dessa tillates i
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi,
New Jersey, Texas, Vermont, Vir-
GINA och West Virginia full jern-
vagsdrift pa sondagen. | Massachu-
sets och New York tillatas %forsall-
ming af tobak, tryckning och f~orsall-
ming af tidningar och den sist-
namnda staten afven forsaljning al
frukt och konfekt pa sondagen. Min
nesotas lagar tillata tryckning och
forsalining af tidningar pa sonda-
gen. Wyomings och Louisianas la
gar gifva tillatelse till jernvagar, tld-
ningar, telegrafverk, handlande m.
fl. att bedrifva sina affarer hka pa
sondagen som andra dagar.
Fierde klassen bestar at de slater,
hvilkas lagar innshalla ytterst ia pa
bud ON s0ndagshvila. Lagarne ]
Colorado, Illinois och New Mexico
forbiuda endast de arbeten och noJen
pa s~ondagen, hvilka stora kyrkofor-
samlingars och familjers TO. l New
Hampshire arc endsst affarer och
arbete, som stora andra, forbjudna.
Montanas lagar forbjuda hvarken al
farer eller arbete pa sondagen; Ore
CONS lagar forbjda so~ndagsarbete
och Nebraskas lagar forbjuda son
~dagshandel. l Washington arc en-
dast boxningar och kapplopnlngal
forbiudna pa ~s6ndagen, da de stor'
kyrkof0rsamlingars och familJers TO
Femte klassen bestar at de slater
hvilka alldeles sakna lagar ON son
dagens hallande i helgd. Dessa sta
ter arc Arizona, California och Ida
no.