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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
First Published in the Barber County indie
August IA, 1907.
Publication Notice.

The State of Kansas. to Jones T. Wilson and
the unknown heirs and deyisees and the un-
known administrators, executors and trustees
of Jones Wilson, deceased.
You will take notice that you have been
sued by Henry G. Walker. in the District
Court Of Barber county. Kansas. and thar
said plaintiff in the said action on or before
the 18th day of September, 1907, said petition
viii be taken as true and judgment render
Of he Following nature. to.Wit: S1iudeins
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 de-
scribed real estate, situatedjn Barber county,
Kansas. tO-wit:
Lot two (2), and the southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter and the west half of
the northeast quarter of section thirty-one
(all, town ship thirty (3O) south of range If
one hundred and fifty.nine and seventy five
one hundredths acres Q75.15 acres)
And that neither you, nQr any or either of
you. have any right. title, estate. interest.
real estate any part thereof ;and that all title
Or claim which you or any or either of you may
have had or claim to have, in or to said reay
foreclosed and exunguished; and that you
and each and every one of you be forever bar
red, estopped and foreclosed from ever set
ting up or asserting any right, title or claim in
or 10 the said real estate any part Their eof.
Judgment will also be rendered in said &C
ton in the alternative as though each and ev.
cry one Of said defendants were alive at the
commencement of the said action; and against
the unknown heirs and devisees. and the IN
known administrators, executors and trus-
one of said defendants were deceased at the
commencement of the said action.
witness my Dan nd and OFFICIAL seM this 9Th
S Seal august Clerk of the District cf Court
By e. McCLEAREY, Dpy.
SEWARD l. FIELD. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Secretary Taft ''has done gone
and done it." He ran down to
Oklahoma City the latter part of
last week and advised the people,
in big fuss and furry speech, tc
knock out the constitution and
statehood. He is opposed to the
constitution because it was framed
by democrats and contains some
advanced, twentieth century ideas
like the initiative and referendum
and state regulation of corpora.
tions. But it is hardly to be sus-
pected that the people of the ter
ritories are so verdant as to permit
the corpulent politician from Ohio
and presidential aspirant to come
out and dictate to them what they
shall and shall not do. They GER
tainly realize that this is their op-
portunity to secure statehood and
if they do not embrace it, it will
be years before it is again offered.
Our prediction is that the constitu.
ton will be adopted, Taft to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

In the district represented by
Senator tom Noftzger of Harper
county, two candidates are men
toned for the Kansas senate, but
Mr.. Noftzger's name does not ap-
pear in the list. This may afford
an intimation as to what Kansas
expects to do to that immortal
"roll CALI of the last session.
Kansas City Star.
Yet it must be admitted that
all of the republicans whose
names have been mentioned
in connection with the sena
torial nomination, excepting ].
w. Bergman of Clark county,
stand for the identical policies fol-
which Senator Noftzger stood. 1t
IS doubtful whether Senator MOTIF
ger could poll a majority of his
own party vote in this district, but
many of these same republicans
will vote for a new man whose
ideas and practices and general
political reputation are quite as
bad as Noftzger's. The old ma
chine crowd in the state senate is
too dead to skin but the danger is
that the candidates who will be Sc
lected by the republican party to
take their places will be of the
same schooling.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

The Clark County Clipper warts
the republicans of the 38th sena-
torial district to nominate Jerome
Bergman, the present square
DEAL representative of Clark, for
state senator. The Clipper then
suggests that the democrats en-
dorse him. AS Bergman was one
of the few square dealers in the
last session of the Legislature who
went down with his colors flying
the republicans in Harper, Bar bel
and Ford counties who run the
conventions, have made different
arrangements.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

How have the mighty fallen? 1t
has not been so very long ago that
Joseph L. Bristow used to make
frequent visits to Medicine Lodge
and he was heralded far and wide
as truly great man, statesman
of renown and one of the very
elect, by the local republican or
gan. That was when he was as
sistant postmaster general. Now
he is private citizen and has COM
mitted the objectionable sin of
speaking his mind about Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin, which
makes him a"blatant ,demagogue. -
A man can be a saint today|and a
demon tomorrow, depending on
which way he strokes the elephant.
Nevertheless there are a great many
progressive republicans in Kansas,
as well as in every state in the I'M
ion, who feel he same way about
La Toilette and honest public SER
vice as Bristow does, and the howl
ing Of machinists will only add to
La FoIlette's popularity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Wichita has been in a state CT
turmoil the past several weeks on
account of attacks on women by
negroes and vigilance organiza-
ton has been effected. Right On
the heels of this,negroes murdered
two women and burned several
buildings at Camden, New Jersey.
1t appears that the race troubles
are gradually coming north. This
is an opportunity for the law abid-
ing colored man to assert himself
and be one of the first to condemn
crime.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Did you ever look at the ridicu-
lous side of the 2-cent mileage book
law enacted by the Kansas legisla-
ture? The law provides that mile
age books shall be sold for two
cents mile but if a part Of a book
is presented for redemption at the
end of a year the holder shall be
charged with three cents per mile
for the mileage actually used. If,
then, a man buys 500 mileage
book and uses 400 miles, he is ac-
tually indebted to the company s.
as penalty for not using the re.
naming 100 miles. That legisla-
ture was certainly composed of q
bright set.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
First published in the Barber County Index
August q, 1907.
SheHf's Sale.
State of Kansas, Barber County ,ss:-
James r. Holmes, Plaintiff,

State Of Kansas, Barber County ,ss:-
James r. Holmes, Plaintiff,
George c. Burns, Mary A. Burns. Maggie
SCHNEIDER and McNeal Mtg Co., Defendants
By virtue of an Order of Sale. issued out OF
the District Court, sitting IN and for said Bar
Der County. Kansas. in the above entitled
action, and to me directed, I will on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 23rd, A. d. 1907
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the said day. at
the front door of the Court House In the City
of Medicine Lodge, in said county, offer for
sale at public auction. and sell without ap-
pralsement to the highest and best bidder for
cash in hand, to satisfy said Order of Sale, all
the right, title and interest whatsoever of the
above named defendants, and each of Them
and of all persons claiming under them in
and to the following described tracts, pieces
and parcels OF land lying and situated in said
county of Barber, State of Kansas, to-wit:-
The east half of the southwest quarter
let swA) of section twensy-eight (2S). and the
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter
(nw3 swA) of section twenty.eight (2S), and
ter mex nwA) of section thirty.three (33). all
in township thtrty-four f34), south, of range
fourteen Q4, west of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, together with all and singular tho
tenements. Entertainments and appurtenauces
thereunt1 belonging or in anywise appertain.
ing.
Given under my hand. at my Office in the
City of Medicine Lodge. in said County this
18th day of August, A. d: 1907.
e. L. MCCRACKEN,
Sheriff of Barber county. Kansas
w. 81. MCCAGUE, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

The republican press throughout
the entire country is luke warm in
its support of President Roosevelt
utterance at Provincetown last
week. His-declaration that the
wealthy law-breakers, whether in
dividuals or corporations, shall be
prosecuted does not seem to set
well. 1t used to be that whatever
the president said would meet a
hearty "me-too" in the columns oil
the republican papers-great and
small alike-but many of them are
cooling off since it appears to be
settled that he viii not again be a
candidate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
HOW THE TARIFF SHELTERS THE TRUSTS.

Consider the profits of the trusts;
consider the fact that the people
are charged extortionate prices to
make these profits; consider that
one OF the greatest menaces in this
country is the unnatural concen.
Ntra.ion of wealth growing out of
these abnormal gains, and then
remember that these trusts are
sheltered by. the government itself
These trusts could not rob the peo-
pie as they do if they were not pro-
tected by a high tariff, which pro-
hibits the wholesome influence OIL
competition. Approximately the
leading trusts are protected under
the Dingley law, as follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Barney Sheridan is figuring on
buying the Topeka Herald plant
and establishing a democratic
daily. There is no question that a
democratic daily is very much
needed in Kansas but Barney has
the deplorable habit of preaching
machine republicanism every time
he gets new start in the news
paper business,for which reason it is
doubtful whether he could keep a
paper going very long. He has the
ability but his politics huctuate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

While contending that the tariff
"can" be revised by the republican
party, the Minneapolis Journal re-
publican) says: "The schedules
which need revising are precisely
the schedules which have the great
est strength in congress. This is
what is called revising the tariff by
the friends of the tariff but it looks
more like revising it by the friends
of its abuses, which is what the
democrats claim"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Secretary Taft has sounded his
key. note. He is for tariff revision
after the next presidential election
but not before. Sumed up, his
position is that if congress should
revise the tariff at its next session
it might weaken his chances to be-
come president. His great speech
was disappointment. 1t was the
song of politician rather than an
address by a statesman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
A mar NAV not know how

A man may not know how to
operate the Standard Oil Com
pany's business, he may not even
know the first principle of getting
oil out of the bowels of mother
earth, but if he is gifted with ordi-
nary business sense he can tell at a
glance, when he learns that it costs
only fonr cents a gallon to produce
oil, that he is robbed when he pays
from Is to 20 cents a gallon for it.
The same is true concerning rail-
roads. He may not know how to
begin to operate a railroad but he
does know that when it takes one
half OF his products to get the other
half to market. or when it costs
more to pay the freight on his food,
clothing,machinery,fuel and build
ing material than the original cost
of the goods, he is being imposed
upon. He also knows when he
learns from official sources that
railroads are paving fabulous divi-
dends On overcapitalized stocks, af-
ter paying unparalleled salaries to
high officials, that the people who
support the railroads are paying
exorbitant rates. The argument
that because crops have been good
and people are fairly prosperous
they should quietly submit to rank
injustice and contribute year after
year to the Harrimans, Rockefel-
lers and their ilk, is on par with
the contention that the railroads
would suffer financial ruin if the
rates were reduced, in the face of
the fact that In the states in which
rates have been reduced the roads
are prospecting and the public and
the roads alike are being benefited.
The hirelings of corporations may
roar but the people are slowly
awakening and the principle Of
equal rights to all and special
privileges to none" win prevail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

The question is, if tariff revision
is right, why put it off until 1910?
If it is burden on the people, as
even republicans now concede,
why wait three or four years to
give them relief? The secret is this:
the people who profess to stand
for revision, "after the next presi
Dental election" are not in favor
of it at all. 1t is the same old
scheme to achieve republican sue
cess at the polls and make good to
the trusts at the same time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

The two cent fare recently en-
forced in Missouri, has increased
the receipts of the railroad passen-
ger departments in that state. This
doesn't look like it was going to
bankrupt the railroads. The mem
bers of the Kansas legislature who
helped to kill the two-cent fare
have reason to feel very small.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Taft's tariff revision buncombe

Taft's tariff revision buncombe
could be used to advantage by
cartoonists. The public might be
pictured as business man held ul
at the point of gun by several
robbers labeled 'trusts. Then
Taft could come webbing up to
the scene informing public that
he will be given relief after the
next presidential election.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

A small bunch of New York
democrats are pushing Lieut. Gov.
Chanler of that state for the
nomination for president. The New
York democrats should subside
They forced one Alton B. Parker
on the party in 1904 and his own
state hit him harder than most of
the others.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
First Published in the Barber County Index
August %. 1907.
Publication Notice.

+ L UOOGCCICGOfc ~ OttCCs
The Colonial and United States Mortgage
Company, Qimited), plaintiff
vs.
W. B, Lawson, defendant
The State of Kansas to W. b. Lawson and
the unknown heirs, deviseee, administrators
executors and trustees OF W. B. Lawson,
Greeting:-
If the above named defendant is alive he will
takeanotice that he has been sued in the said
court by said plaintiff in the above entitled
action and if ne be deceased then his heirs
deviseee. administrators, executors and trus.
tees will take notice that they have been sued
in said action in said cours by said plaintiff to
quiet title to the following described real es
tate to-wit:-
The northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section eighteen Q6) ;the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter and the soutt
half of the southeast quarter Of section sever
%. township thirty-three (33 range fourteen
CD, all IN Barber County. Kansas as against
him or them, and for Q decree forever barring
him o. them from setting up or asserting any
claim or title adverse to this plaintiff or any
one holding by or through it in or to said land
or any part thereof.
And they are further notified that they
must answer the petition hled by the plaintiff
in said action on or before the 9th day OF
October. A. d. 1907. or said petition will be
taken a. true and Q judgment, Alternative in
its operation, rendered against them sccord.
ipgly.
day of August, 1907.
Zeal: G. d. RACKLEY.
Attest: Clerk Of the District Court.
W. Fl. CLOUD, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

The republican papers, both Taft
and anti Taft, assert that President
Roosevelt read and approved Taft's
Ohio speech before it was deliver.
ed. 1t looks like Willie is merely
Teddy's Grand boy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

After Senator Guggenheim of
Colorado practically admitted that
he bought his seat in the United
States senate by financing the state
campaign, the Kansas City Jour-
nal comes to his defense by declar-
ing that the senator is entirely free
from suspicion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

If a state is to be denied the
privilege of compelling corpora
tions doing business within the
state, to obey the laws of the state,
there is no. further necessity for
state legislatures and state courts.
The Estates rights bug-a- boo, as
interpreted by peanut politicians,i is
without merit.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Shawnee county is going to test
the provision in the tax law which
exempts lodge property for taxa
ton. If the courts should hold that
lodge property is taxable it will
add one and one half millions of
dollars of taxable property to the
states valuation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

President Roosevelt says that
during the remaining eighteen
months of his administration he
expects to go after the trusts and
corporations with the big stick and
make them be good. Does he really
mean It or is it bluff?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

The Topeka State Journal says
that Barber county has two repub-
llcans who aspire to succeed Tom
Noftzger as state senator of the
,38th district, one being ]. Napoleon
Tincher and the other ]. Policy.
Now laugh.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Attorney General Boneparte is
to be Sired" out of the cabinet.
His way of enforcing the antitrust
law has been almost failure and
the president is reported vexed
Teddy has tried several times to
find an attorney general who can
make good but so far he has failed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Oncial Paper Of County and City

If you get to stealing on a big
scale, do like the Alton-turn traitor
to some other thief and tell it on
him and get out of it yourself.
That's one kind of Justice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Woodward & Murphy are
exclusive agents for the celebrated
0. B. Flour the best brand on the
market. It is popular with all who
use it. Try a sack.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Congressman Murdoch and Scott
of Kansas are butting in down in
Oklahoma. But that won't save
the anti statehood crowd.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Average.

Does any sane man believe that
in order to encourage American in
dustry and to insure good pay to
American workmen II is necessary
to protect these industries to such
an extent, when these industries
merely use this protection to shell
ter the monopolies under which
they extoTt excessive prices from
the people?-K. C. Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
First Published in the Barber County Index
August 81. 1907.
Notice Of Application to Purchas e
Shoot Land.

The undersigned hereby gives notice that
he will. ON the End day ofSeptember. 1907. make
an application to the Probate Court OF Barber
county, Kansas. to purchase the following
described school land. situated in the organ
lied county OF Barber. Kansas. viz: The
southeast quarter of section sixteen Q6I.
township thirty 800, range fifteen Q5).
He names the following persons to prove
his settlement, continuous residence, and i'm
provements, viz: John 4. Surber. residence
Sun, Kansas. and L. g. Harmon. residence
Sun, Kansas.
Done at Medicine Lodge, county Of Barber.
Kansas. this 14th day Of August, 1907.
OLIVER BLANKlNsHIP,
Petitioner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Kramer's Wanda, high paten,
-four, is the best in the market
Sold by II. D. Fair.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Soda water. "a hsyors, and best ic'
cream daiy At Luallenis paIiogs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

See w. H. Haun for baled hay,
flour, feed, etc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
First Published in the Barber County Index
August u. 1907.
Notice Of Application to Purchase
School Land.

she viii. on the 2nd day OF September. 1907.
make an application to the Probate Court of
Barber County, Kansas. TO purchase the fol
The southwest quarter of section sixteen .Q6)
township thirty (30. range fifteen Q6.
She names the following persons to prove
improvements, viz: John s. Surber. resi-
denca. Sun, Kansas and l.. g. Harmon, resi-
dence, Sun. Kansas.
Done at Medicine Lodge. County of Barber,
Kansas. this 14th day OF August. 1897.
CLOE A. HARMON,
Petitioner
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

l want your fat hogs.-HW
Skinner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
DIR. UPDEGRAFF
PHYsIc1AH AND sURGxo

{eucCe0e0r TO Or. Coleman).
Special attention given to fitting Of glasses
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Once over Bcnenefe Hdw. Store.
Phone 13l. Ranchmen'o Phone No. 10.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-02
At the TT eater

Manager Ferguson has induced the
aspiring thespians, WHO live on the
beautiful shores of Lake Chelan, to
visit Wenatchee. Thei will produce
Mr.. Chas Townsend's best comedy,
A Family Affair."" Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, Feb. and 6.
This play was greeted at Chelan
by packed house and gave splendid
satisfaction. The company went to
Waterville and did a splendid bust
ness and it is now up to Wenatchee
boosters to give the Chealnites big
house on their appearance here.
The play will lbe staged under the
direction of VIM. B. Switzer, broth
er VI J. Alex SwitZer and Harry
Switzer Of this city. The company
has put on several plays of merit.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-02
He smiled.
The Lunch Was Paid For.

John S. Heald of Portland has been
connected with the Maine Central
claim agent, and has had some
mighty funny experiences. He was
a witness to the following years ago
in the station at Waterville, Me.
An old "hayseedy" looking man
seated himself on stool, placed
his bright-colored carpet bag on the
next stool, and partook of hearty
lunch. He passed the young man
81 bill to take out the price of
his lunch, SO cents, and was sur
prised when the young man said:
Not any change, sir; your carpet
bag occupied a seat and we must col
lect for that"
The old man looked dazed for a
second only, and then replied:
''All right" and opening the bag,
''Old carpet bag 1 have paid for your
lunch and you shall have it."
Quicker than a flash he threw in
a mince pie, plate of coughnuts
and several sandwiches, and depart
ed amid the shouts of every one in
the Standardization Herald.