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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
First Published in the Barber County Index
August %, 1907.
Publication Notice.

The Colonial and United States Mortgage
Company, tfimited), plaintiff
VS.
W. B, Lawson. defendant
The State of Kansas, to W. B. Lawson and
the unknown heirs, devisees, administrators
executors and trustees Of W. B. Lawson,
Greeting:-
If the above named defendant is alive he will
take notice that he has been sued in the said
court by said plaintiff in the above entitled
action. and ii he be deceased then his heirs,
deviseee. administrators, executors and trus-
tees will take notice that they have been sued
in said action in said court 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 QS) ;the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter and the south
half of the southeast quarter of section seven
%. township thiity-three (33), range fourteen
90. all IN Barber County. Kansas, as against
him or them, and for 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 fled by the plaintiff
in said action on or before the 9th day of
October. A. d. 1907. or said petition will be
taken as true anc q judgment, alternative In
its operation, rendered against them sccord-
iDgly.
Witness my hand and Official seal this 23rd
day Of August, 1907.
Seal: G. ID. RACKLEY, -
Attest: Clerk of the District Court.
w. Fl. CLOUD, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04


We can understand why the
Rockefellers, the Harrimans, the
|Goulds, the Vanderbilts, the Car
negies, the Sages, and such emf
nents are opposed to an inheritance
tax and an income tax, but why
the common everyday citizen who
bears unjustly the burdens of taxa
ton while the wealth horders es-
cape, is mystery too deep for So
luton. If people could once be
induced to quit splitting their sides
yelling for a political party and
look at the question of taxation
candidly it would not be long un-
til congress would be forced to
make an adjustment so that every
body would be compelled to pay in
proportion to his holdings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
First Published in the Barber County Index
Sept. 4, 1907.
Publication Notice.

State of Kansas. to Timothy j. CLANCY and
Mrs. Timothy j.. CLANCY. his wife, whose
James NJ. Lahey and Mrs. James NJ. Lahey,
his wife, whose given name is to the plaintiff
unknown: and the unknown heirs and dew
ecutors and trustees Of Timothy j. CLANCY
and Mrs. Timothy j. CLANCY. his wife.
James N. Lahey and Mrs. James NJ. Lahey,
You and each of you will take notice that
you have been sued in the District Court of
Barber county. Kansas. by the Colonial s.
and that you must answer or otherwise plead
to the petition now on file in the office OF the
district clerk of said court or before the 18th
taken ss true and judgment rendered
against you and each Of you of the following
nature, to-wit:
Against each of you for the full amount or
principal and inter est due on a principal note
HOf $4,000, and for the full amount of interest
due on four interest coupons. all executed by
Timothy j. CLANCY to the Colonial United
States Mortgage Company, Limited, and
against all OF you for the foreclosure Of O
mortgage issued by Timothy J. CLANCY. then
single. TO the plaintiff, to secure the payment
OF the said notes and said coupons, said mort
gage being.against lot one a., section six (6),
e9 ta 90 R.r range nf1een 90
sas. and other lands and that said lands will be
sold without appraisement- and the proceeds
found due upon said note and coupons and
that said mortgage will be adjudged to be the
first and best lien on said lands and that such
sale will bar you and each of you from all
right. title. lien or interest of any kind to said
lands or any part thereof. You and each of
you will further take notice that Judgment
in the alternative as though you ana
each of you were alive at the COM
mencement Of this action, as well as
against the unknown heirs and dey-
isees, aud the unknown administrators, execu-
tors and trustees of each of you as though
each of you were dead at the commencement
of this action. C. d. RACKLEY,
Seal: Clerk of the District Court
8. 3. ALEXANDER, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

w. ]. Bryan's Commoner has the
correct cartoon on the Taft revis-
ion theory. A big fat man labeled
Tariff Baron" is sitting on lean
lank man labeled American Con-
sumner" Off to one side behind a
tree with box of cigars branded
Campaign Contribution, Compli-
ments of Tariff Baron" another fat
one is enjoying his cigar and vol
unteering this advice to "Consum-
err: "Be calm, be patient; after
election I'll throw him off,"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

ust because North Carolina is a
southern state the state rights
alarmists see clash between the
state and national governments
and the old secession issue is dug out
of its grave. These sensationalists
forget that Nebraska and Missouri
and other states have had the same
sort of controversy and no such
inuendos were cast against them.
When will the politicians quit
throwing these uncalled for slurs
at the southern states?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
THE TARIFF IN 1896 AND 1900.

A Commoner reader directs at
tention TO the fact that the New
York World charges that the dem
ocratic platforms in 1896 and 1900
lodged the tariff question. The
World has often made this charge
although its error has, as often,
been pointed out.
The Chicago platform said:
I'VE hold that tariff duties should
be levied for the purpose of revenue,
such duties to be so adjusted as to
operate equally throughout the
country, and not discriminate be-
tween classes or sections, and that
taxation should be limited by the
needs of the government, honestly
and economically administered. -
The Chicago platform denounced
the proposition of the republicans
to restore the Mckinley law, and
declared that that law enacted
under the false plea of protection
to home industry, proved prolific
breeder OF trusts and monopolies,
enriched the few at the expense of
the many, restricted trade and de-
prived the producers of the great
American staples, of access to their
natural markets.
Not only did the platform of
1900 condemn the Dingley tariff
law as trust breeding measure,
skillfully devised to give the few
favors which they did not deserve
and to place upon the many bur-
dens which they should not bear y
but it also declared that" tariff laws
should be amended by putting the
products of trusts upon the free list
to prevent monopoly under the
plea of protection.
The Kansas City platform fur
ther said: "We re-affirm and in
dorse the principles of the national
democratic platform, adopted at
Chicago in 1896
While it is true that in 1896, as
in 1900, the tariff question was not
a conspicuous issue, and while the
Chicago platform objected to "any
agitation for further changes in our
tariff laws, except such as are nee
essary to meet the deficit in the
revenue caused by the adverse de-
cision of the supreme court on the
income tax" the party did not
abandon its time honored position
on the tariff question in either
1896 or in 1900. Nor were these
platforms evasive upon the tariff
question. 1t is absurd to say that
the democratic position was evasive
in 1900 with a platform that de-
nounced the Dingley law, promis-
ed the amendment of the tariff
laws by putting the products oil
trusts upon the free list to prevent
monopoly under the plea of pro.
lection and e-affirmed the plat.
form of 1896 in which platform il
was plainly said: owe hold thai
tariff duties should be- levied fol
the purposes of revenue Com.
moner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

G. F. Grattan, the new attorney
for the board of railroad commits
sioners, has already capped the
climax and is entitled to a very
large chrome. When he first took
charge of his Office he volunteered
to advise the board that they had
no power to require railroads to
put in two cent fare and that it
was impractical anyway. A week
later Gov. Hoch, who heretofore
had always been the corporation
champion, had a change of heart
and he addressed a pointed letter
to the commissioners and their at
torney, asking why no action was
taken and implying at the same
time that if the board and Mr..
Grattan did not deem the law
adequate he would call a special
session of the legislature for the
purpose of enacting fiat 2-cent
rate. Thereupon Attorney Grattan
reversed himself and declared that
the law was adequate and so far as
ne was concerned was willing that
the board should get busy. lust
what the board will do in the mat
ter IS not known but their idea of
waiting until courts of other states
pass on the measure has been Civ
en- hard blow. But Grattan is
the limit and ought not to hold his
Office another day. And poor old
Gov. Hochl If he had been frac-
tional part as anxious to havea q
cent fare law enacted when the
Legislature was in session as he
seems to be now, Kansas wouldn't
be the laughing stock of Missouri
and the other states that are now
successfully operating cent fare.
The republican paxty is the party
that does things" is it?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
First published in the Barber County Index
August q, 1907.
SheHf's Sale.
State Of Kansas, Barber County, So
james r.. Holmes, Plaintiff,

State of Kansas. Barber County, ISL
James b. 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, will ON
MONDAY. sEPTENBER THE 23rd. A. d. 1907,
at 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, oner for
sale at public auction, and cell without ap-
praisement TO the highest and best bidder for
cash Ia hand, to satisfy said Order.of Sale AL
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
counfy Of Barber. State Of Kansas, fo-Wft:-S
The east half Of the southwest quarter
fe} gwx4 of section twenty-eight (28), and the
Northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter
(nw3 swx5 of section twenty-eight (zS), and
the northeast quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter mex nwkl of section fhirty-three (33), al
In township thirty -four az. south, OF range
fourteen ga. west >of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, together with al and singular tho
tenemeutg. hereditaments and appurtenances
thereuntc belonging or In anywfse appertain.
Given under my hand, ct my o0Bcs in the
City Of Medicine Lodge. in eafd County. this
nth day OF Angus, A D. 1907.
=. l. NCCRACxHu,
Sheriff Of Barber county. Kansas.
~. II. ACGAGuK, Attorney for PIatntt6.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
WHO is MeHT?

Discussing the tumble in freight
rates, Tom McNeal, in the Mail &
Breeze, among other things, says:
This matter of freight rates is
something that passes the ken of
the ordinary citizen. A carload of
freight is hauled from New York to
San Francisco, a distance of 1000
miles, for less than it is hauled
from New York to Denver, dis
tance of 5000 miles. Goods are
hauled from San Francisco to
Kansas City for less than the roads
will haul them from San Francis
co to Salina although they pass
through Salina on their way to
Kansas City. Talk about sys-
tenn of freight rates; there is no
SYSTEM"
Replying to this phase Of the
freight rate question, the Cresset
Of this city, says:
"Tom is usually right, but every
man makes more or less mistakes.
He takes as basis for his advocacy
the apparent discrimination in long
and short hauls Of freight and ov.
CROOKS the fact that the Govern
ment in the postal service does
exactly what he finds fault with
railroads for doing with freight"
Now who ever heard before that
it costs more to send mail from
New York to Denver than from
New York to San Francisco, or
from San Francisco to Salina than
from San Francisco to Kansas City,
as is the case in freight transport
tation? The papers that under
take to apologize for freight rate
discrimination sometimes get into
an awful fix.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

1t is fashionable for senators and
congressman to break out at the
mouth and flatter presidents of
their own political faith but 4Sena-
tor Warner of Missouri let his hero
worshipping proclivities carry him
OFF OF his feet at a political gather
ing in St. Louis recently. He de-
clared that no president in the his
tory Of the United States enjoyed
the confidence of the people as does
Theodore Roosevelt. That's rath-
er hard slam at the immortal Lin
coin, Jefferson, Jackson, Washing
ton, Garfield and other statesmen
of renown whose names are indel-
libby written on the pages OF Amer
lean history. It's a fearful habit
this thing of SOLDERING over presi-
dents. If Taft should be elected
president he will be the "best ever =
when you hear these same con-
gressmen and senator's tell it. They
all like to island in for pie dis
penSlng purposes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

Contrary to expectations, ex-senator
]. r. Burton is cutting some ice in the
newspaper business. Last week he pur-
chased the Salina Union which. in addi-
ton to his Home Rule" published al
Abilene will cover one Of the most pop
ulous districts in the state. The ex-sen-
ator is telling some unvamished truths
about his party. If you must read re-
publican literature. you should read the
Burton brand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

The Hutchinson News warns the
Kansas railroads that unless a q
cent fare is granted in Kansas the
Governor will undoubtedly call a
special session of the Legislature.
But is there anything in warning
OF this kind to alarm the railroads?
The experience of the last winter
should rather warn Kansas that a
special session of its lawmakers
would be a dangerous experiment.
The railroads have little to fear
from State Senate dominated by
a crowd of political grafters and a
corrupt railroad lobby. There was
some excuse for Kansas in the dis
grace brought upon the state by
the regular session last winter. II
can at least enter the plea of lack
of intelligence as to the class oil
men elected in a majority of the
senatorial districts. But Kansas
knows them now. With the i'm
mortal roll call of the upper house
before the people what possible
reason could be assigned for expos
ing the state to the humiliation OF
special session?-K. c. Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

A few years ago Paola welcomed
the Standard Oil company into its
oil fields, believing that its advent
proclaimed the full development of
the Paola territory and consequent
boost for the city. But having
gained possession of the field, the
Standard has now concluded, it is
alleged, to abandon its develop.
ment. As result the independent
operators find their investments to
be practically worthless, as the
Standard refuses to take their oil
at any remunerative price, and the
individual oil producers face hnan.
clal ruin. This incident will doubt.
less cause other oil districts in
Kansas and Oklahoma to sit ul
and take notice. There really
appears no reason to believe that
the Same tactics may not be
employed to crush the oil industry
IN all the other producing terri
tories whenever theStandard deems
1T expedient to abandon the fields.
A visit to these oil communities
from Paola to independence and
from the Kansas line to the south.
ern limits of the oil fields of the
Indian Territory, discloses the
same condition. They are all al
the mercy of the Oil trust. ANY
one OF them could be DESTROYED il
a day to satisfy the avarice of the
Standard. A system empowered
to control the corn and the wheat
IN the same territory, to fix the
price, limit the production and
dictate the market would not be
tolerated by the people-perhaps
not even by the Congress. But in
the matter of its great oil industry
Kansas appears to be clearing up'
with remarkable fortitude under
the uncertainty as to when the
Standards axe may fall to separate
1t from its wealth.-K. c. Star
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

1t was from the late Governor
Hogg of Texas that Mr.. Roosevelt,
according to the St. Louis Repub.
lie, drew that portion of his Indian.
apolis, speech which deals with
over capitalization of railroad
property. The Republic says:
The laws passed by the Texas
Legislature, on Governor Hogg's
recommendation, to limit a fair
ratio between the actual value Of
the property and the securities bas-
ed upon it might well have given
the inspiration for this portion of
the presidents address. 1t is no
more than fair to the investing
public that it should have knowl-
edge of the real value of the prop
erty in which it invests, as well as
OF the securities outstanding as IL
abilities against it. And the pres
ident is as right as he is Just to the
roads in his contention that the in
terstate commerce commission
should know what a road is worth
before it can intelligently fix a rate
that will be equitable to the roads
and to the shippers of freight.
Neither the courts nor the inter
state commerce commission can
guarantee the owners of road cost
ing, let us say, 100000 a good
profit on that sum. But the courts
have rightly held that men who
have put their money into the en-
terprise shall not be forbidden by
law to charge rates sufficient to
bring a reasonable profit. The
presidents recommendation that
the commission be empowered to
increase its force of experts so that
If can investigate and ascertain the
value of any road with which it
may have to deal looks, therefore,
toward compliance with the spirit
OF judicial decisions and to an
equitable adjustment for the roads
and those who use them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

In newspaper interview John
d. Rockefeller said: Financial
depression and financial chaos will
be the effect of the runaway policy
of the present administration to-
ward great business combinations. "
And many of the newspapers that
are now Indignantly protesting
against this plain effort to brighten
the American people with the cry
of panic" were eagerly printing,
with columns of editorial approval
the same sort Of threats from the
same source during the presiden-
tlal campaign of 1896.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
First Published in the Barber County Index
Sept. 4, 1907.
Publication Notice.
Ruth Fullineton. plaintiff.


G. o. Fulhngton. defendant
The State Of Kansas. TO c. o. Fullingtou
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued in the District Court OF Barber county.
STATE OF Kansas, In an action in which Ruth
Fullington b plaintiff and you are the defend
ti0n I'm said court in said action against Won
alleging for her cause Of action that YOU ana
Of November. A. d. 1862: that you have bean
guilty OF gross neglect Of duty toward plain
TN and have abandoned plaintiff for period
answer the petition OF the plaintifi in said sc-
non On or before the 18th day OF October, a.
ID: 1yW, said petition win be taken a time a 4
Judgment rendered Accordingly. aoainef vssss
ana N favor OF the plaintiff. forever dis 0olyinr
tne bonds q mar meny 0w existing betvee6
given the care and custody OF her minor chiia
x.n Y. kuJnngton. and for such other md
l1rsner renel e the court may deem al and
eSaE Attest: Attorneys for PISinfiR
y. y. hAckL.x. Caefk OF the District Court
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

"Give the devil his due. !" The
Index commends Gov. Hoch for
prodding the railroad commission
and its miserable attorney on the
2-cent fare. It is hoped that the
Governor has really reformed and
that during the balance of the
term he will try to serve the people
instead of posing before the gal
leries.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

We beg to say that it does not
cost more to send a letter from
New York to Denver than from
New York to San Francisco. The
paper which conveyed that idea to
the public last week. has another
guess coming.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Ohcial Paper Of County and City

The fact that the electoral vote
of Oklahoma, should she become a
state, is liable to be cast for a dem.
ocrat for president, is another and
stronger reason why the national
republican leaders are advising the
people of the territories to vote
against statehood.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

If Tom McNeal keeps on get
ting right on the railroad and trust
problems, the Index may have to
second the motion to make him
governor OF Kansas. When he Is
at himself and not bothered bv the
PIE hunters Tom is generally on
the peoples side.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

Now that Governor Hoch has
scared the railroad board into
action on passenger rates, he ought
to try a good. stiff frightener on
them for just freight rafes.-Wich.
tia Eagle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

Roosevelt sent Root into the
New York campaign last year to
help the Republican ticket and
with but a single exception the
whole Democratic ticket was east
ly elected. Now he sends Taft to
Oklahoma to help the Republicans
and the Democrats will make a
clean sweep. Butting in by the
national government is always re-
sented at the polls.-Kansas City
Post.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

The Cresset of this city clips an
editorial from Ford county paper
booming Judge Price of the west
ern end of the district for state
senator. Does that mean that Bar
Der county's candidate, ]. Napol-
con Tincher, is to quit the race?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

See w: H. Haun for baled hay,
flour, feed, etc.