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business purposes. It is proposed Go complete the transformation of the building and the erection of the theater within ihe next len months, but if the present arrange. ments are carried out the theater portion will be inaugurated in September of this year. The cost will be $400,000.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: The Greene Gold-Silver Company has put it's three new 12.passenger Con- cord coaches on the Temosachic to Ocampo stage line, a distance of 112 miles. These coaches are what is known as the mud-wagon" type. The entire trip is made in two days with a night stop-over at Mesa Correo. The ride is thrilling one over the greatest wagon road in Mexico through the grand scenery of the Sierra Madre mountains.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: The Kan sas City, Mexico x Orient railway will soon receive supplies via Guay- mas and the Southern Pacific ex- tension with which to rush the work on the western end of the road. These plans enable the Orient to secure American steel rails shipped by steamer to Quay mas. thence over the Southern Pacific to San Bias. where connec- tion is made with the Orient. The rails will come from the Pittsburg district and the construction gangs will now begin to work from the coast east to the mountains. The line is already completed from To- polobampo, on the Pacific, for a considerable distance past Fl Fuerte.
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land Office at Phoenix, Ariz, Apr. 6, 19OS.-Notce is hereby given that Francisco Arballo, of Tubac, Ariz has filed notice of his intention to make final five year proof in support of his claim. viz :: Homestead Entry 4694, made Sep. D. 1903 for the SE14sWl4, Section ,. Township 22S., Range BE, T. Bird, Clerk of the District Court, at Nogales, Arizona, on May 19 190S.
 He names the following witnesses to prove of ihe land, viz; Apolonio Aldai of Tubae, Ariz; Samuel F. Noon, of Nogales, Ariz.; Dcmetrio Barrios, of Tn Jac, Ariz. Owen H. Walker, of CalabaSas, Ariz
 IVAN W. WAEEFIELD Register April l1-May It.
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Notice of Restoration of Public Lands to Settlement and Eutry. Department of the Interior General Land office, Washington, D. C., February 26, 1908 Notice is hereby given that the vacant public lands within the following described areas. temporarily withdrawn for forestry pnrposestn De cember 30, 1905, near the Huachuca Ma tional Forest, Arizona, and not otherwise withdrawn. reserved or appropriated will by authority Of the Secretary of the Interior, be restored to the public domain on June l, I90s and become subject to settlement on and after that date but not to entry, filing or selection until on and after July l, 1905 under the usual restrictions, at the United States Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona; In Township Twenty-three (2S) Range Seventeen Q7) all Sections Two (2), Three (S), Eleven CID, Twelve Q2); South and East Gila and Salt River Meridian. Warning is hereby expressly given that no person will be permitted to gain or exercise any right whatever under any settlement or occupation begun prior to June 1, 1908, and all such settle ment or occupation is hereby forbidden. R. A. BALLINGER, Commissioner of the General Land Office. Approved February 26, 190S FRANK PIERCE, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior
 March 21-May g.
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COFFEE

Nothing does more for a grocer, one way or the other, than coffee. He must sell poor; Che needn't sell it to you) it is good that makes him.
 Your grocer returns your money if you don't like Schilling's Best: we pay him.
The oasis., 1908-04-25
ACROSS THE BORDER.

sidered almost certain that the runboat hotilla will not leave for Anton Lizardo for target practice until the middle of May the re- hairs of the gunboat Bravo having delayed the departure, as was an nounced would probably he the case, beyond today, the 10th of April, originally fixed for sailing.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: Cover nor Creel gives hope that the American Smelling and Refining Company will blow in it's smelter which was completed here some time ago, in the near future. The Governor says that the company will build aerial tramways in the Sta. Eulalia district, and is making arrangements with the Mineral railroad to transport ores from it's mines in that camp to the shelter below this city looking forward to blowing in the plant.
 Mexican Herald: The flood in the Santa Catarina river passing through Monterey, has been seri- ous menace to property and life during the past forty-eight hours, during which time the water caused by the heavy rains on the mountains surrounding this city has been raging through in search of an outlet in the valley. All kinds of things, including small houses, mules, pigs, carts, and woods have been floating down the river, and mehshaves for two days been lining the banks with lassoes trying to 'rescu property from the water.
 Mexican Herald: Facundo Her lnandez, who was seen running along Calle Liverpool by a gen. darme and asked why he was in such haste, replied that he had just killed Mauro Camacho in a pull queira "out of delicacy," because the latter had said that he was mo man." Amplifying his confession yesterday Hernandez, who had been nicknamed the Human Wild Beast" stated that Camacho asked him for drink of pulque and, on hls refasal attacked him. where upon he got possession of the weapon and stabbed his opponent.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: Chihua- hua will have only 56 specimens from the ores of its mines on exhi- bition at the Crystal Palace exposi- ton in London which opens on May 20. However, they are fine large specimens, we'll chosen as types of the different classes of ores produced from the mines in this state and represent 13 different metals and minerals. A we'll selected lot of views from the State Mineral Exhibit were sent with the specimens of ore. These views are oi the leading mines and mining camps Of the state, like Sta. Eula- lia' Naica, Almoloya, Parral, Ocam- DO, Batopilas and others.
 Mexican Herald: Plans have been drawn and approved for a new theater which will accommo- 1a'e 1a'e 300 people, to be erected by marclal del Prado and Francisco nuStllos, well known business men of this city. These gentlemen nave formed company and have ScquIred a 20-year lease on the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
Where is the 5000?

They tell it on Representative Gesner
that he recently appeared before the
Kowa Commercial Club and informed
that august body that the state legislature
appropriated ST. 100000 to build steel
bridge across the Medicine river north Of
kiowa but that the county commissioners
contracted for and built one costing a lit
tie less than $1,000, leaving the infer
ence that somebody made away with
$4,000 or better. 1t is only hearsay
with us and hence we could not be COM
petent witness on the proposition as to
whether or not the Representative made
the statement but if he did, and can
prove his assertions, the Index is in favor
Of giving him clear field this fall and
sending him back to Topeka to unearth
this monstrous graft.
We have searched diligently through
the 1907 session laws as well as the
house journals that are accessible here,
and are unable to find trace Of this steal.
The nearest approach to it that we can
find is a special law enacted by the leg
islature empowering the county commis-
sioners to build bridge at kiowa not to
cost to exceed $4,000. but the Iegisla-
tre. in that bill. Stopped night there,Ieav-
ing Barber county to pay for her own
bridges. The commissioners, in their
wisdom, did not see fit to expend $l5,-
600 on this bridge and thought they
were going high enough when they put
IN bridge costing nearly $1,000. But
that is neither here nor there; # this ap-
preparation was really made, Representa-
i've Gesner is entitled to credit for it
and # he can prove it. the Index will for-
get its politics in his case and come out
for him against the entire field.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
North and South Railroad Chartered

The Winnipeg. Yankton & Gulf Rail
road Company took out a charter at To-
peka last week. This project has been
the butt Of more or less ridicuIe ever
since its inception last fall, but the Index
was at that time frank to say that there
were indications that there was some
thing tangible to it and the taking out Of
"a charter strengthens that opinion. The
people Of Medicine Lodge would lose
nothing by getting in touch with the Of
fcers Of this new corporation. If the
movement should eventually prove a
reality, this city could not afford to be
missed.
The following is press dispatch, con-
Cerning the project, dated at Topeka.
June 3rd:
A new north and south railroad for
WeStem Kansas was incorporated today
by the Kansas charter board. 1t is to be
known as the Winnipeg. Yankton & Gulf
Railroad Company and has a capital
Stock Of 100000. Its headquarters
are in Great Bend. and all except one Of
the incorporators live in that city. They
arc as follows
R.w. Noses Charles v. Brinkman. &. 8.
Allison, Charles LunC blads. o. W. Dawson. G.
N. Moses. J. G. Brinkman, K. A. Charles. W.
L. Smyth, and H. L. Miller. Russell. KaOs.
The company is chartered to build a
line 500 miles long. beginning at the
north line Of Jewell county near Superior,
Neb.. and running through the following
counties to the south line Of Morton
county:
Smith. Republic, Jewell. Cloud. Mitchell, ,os-
borne. Rocks, Ellis. Russell, Lincoln, Grant,
stanton, Ottawa. Saline, Barton. Rush, Paw
noe, Edwards. Stafford. Rice. Reno, Stevens
Morton, KinGman. Pratt, Barber. Kiowa, Co
manche. Hodgeman. Ford. Clark, Meade, Has
Skell. Finney, Seward.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
j. B. Harbaueh for Commissioner

1t is a pleasure to the Index to be per-
mitted this week to say that ]. B. Har-
bauRh Of Nippawalla township has con-
sented to become a candidate for COM
missioner Of the second district on the
democratic ticket. Commissioner P. w.
Flanagan Of Kiowa who Is now serving
on the board, states positively that he
will not accept a second nomination
and it appeared for awhile that it would
be impossible to press a good man into
the service but the neighbors Of Mr..
Harbaugh and the citizens Of the district,
generally, refused to hear his protests and
finally succeeded in procuring his consent.
MIR. Harbaugh's candidacy is a most
fortunate thing for Barber county and his
election should be unanimous.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
The Normal Institute.

Tim second week Of the Barber
County Normal Institute starts with an
enrolment Of 81 which is about | 5 more
than were enrolled at the close Of last
years session.
The county graduating exercises were
held at the opera house last night. The
Index is printed too early to give a de-
tailed account Of these exercises. The
class is composed of 81 boys and girls
OF Barber county who have graduated
from the common school course or eighth
grade, and are now ready to en-
ter the high school.
A new departure and very interest
ing and pleasing feature of the session
this year is singing exercise conducted
by Prof. Fields every evening at seven
o'clock. Prof. Fields is a very able
musician besides being one of the strong
teachers Of the county. He came here
rom Iowa year or over ago. He has
already created great interest in music
in the normal.
The normal enrolment to date is as
follows:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
Resulted Fatally

George Muller, whose critical con-
dition was related in the Index last week,
died at $50 last Wednesday afternoon.
Appendicitis was the cause of death.
The operation, as noted last week, was
delayed too long to save life and while
there were faint hopes on Tuesday they
vanished during the night and the patient
sank gradually until $50 p. m. Wednes-
day when the final summons that awaits
all mankind, relieved his suffering and
closed his eyes in eternal sleep.
Ralph Henry Muller was the son Of
Mrs. M. A. Muller, born September | 3,
1890, died June 3, 1908, aged II
years, 8 months and 20 days. He has
lived with his mother and sisters in this
city during the past ten years and was
noted for his industry and honesty, con-
tributing very much toward the support
Of the family. No boy in the city was
more industrious and to his eagerness to
make success in life and his self denial
is very probably due his early death.
His young rlends, as well as older ones,
will ever sacredly remember him for his
kindly and cordial disposition and his
loyalty to his employers.
H. 7. Woodward & Son and Chase
Hardware Company, where George was
employed prior to his sickness, both clos
ed from 2 to 4 p. m. out of respect to
him. In the day time he worked with
the first named firm and was night oper-
ator at the telephone office, and in each
place was a valued, trusted employe.
With the exception Of few months that
he was with Richardson & Longman, he
has been with Woodward & Son for
seven years and they are in a position to
appreciate more than any one else, out
side Of the family, his true merit. His
death is very deeply deplored by them.
Funeral services were held at the Bap-
list church Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock. coducted by Rev. F. c. Ward.
The mother and sisters have the un-
divided sympathy Of all our citizens in
this sad separation from worthy, loving
and dutiful son and brother.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
Equalization a Strenuous Task

The Board Of County Commissioners
earned their per diem and mileage in the
labor performed as Board Of Equaliza-
ton last week. AS predicted, the new
system Of assessment made it necessary
to use great deal Of head and pencil
work to get everything on an equitable
basis. On real estate values, the aver
age assessed valuation Of lands by town
ships is as follows. These figures are,
Of course, subject to change. Numerous
errors in footings on the part Of some of
the assessors have been discovered and
the clerk has not yet found time to cor
rect them up. The schedule here shown is
taken from the assessors books but is not
officially verified:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
They We're Taken In"

Painful but true. The Wichita Bea-
con caught some Of the Medicine Lodge
people on its over-worked double page
booster graft. The only redeeming fea-
ture about it is that the small amount of
boom matter sandwiched in with the ad-
vertlsements is composed Of excerpts from
circulars gotten out by home real estate
hrms last summer and is good as far as it
goes but should not be rated as original
or new matter.
lhe deplorable feature and the one
that Is liable to do the town the greater
injury is the horrible Photographic dis
play. The court house which could not
be replaced today for less than $2O,-
OOO and is now in substantial repair, is
given striking appearance of an ancient
rum: The picture Of the Citizens State
Bank building, which in fact is one Of the
incest business blocks in southern Kansas,
is made to look like a weather beaten
country tavern; the picture labeled Sena-
tor Longs residence could be improved
by showing the house; the alleged repre-
sentaton Of the former Carrie Nation
house is production Of typical primi-
i've hut in the jungles and doesn't even
start to resemble the house it pretends to
show. The other representations are
mere blots on paper and equally discred-
liable. Our city is noh nearly as bad off
as this Beacon effort would have the
public believe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
Married in Jail

There was a wedding in the probate
judges Office this afternoon where Sam
Bider is IN the Reno county jail charged
with killing Mrs. Rosenberser in Kiowa
county three weeks ago. In talking to a
reporter when he was arrested about his
life down in Kowa he stated that he
was married and that his wife was then
at home. wishing Biler's parents in Eure-
ka. Now it turns out that the couple,
while living together as man and wife,
were not really joined in legal wedIock.
But they are now. Miss Kittie Jose
phine Dempster of Belvidere, Kiowa
county, came to town and, not being
Mrs. Sam Biher and waning to be, was
given the right. the license being secured
here and Probate Judge Rckeseeker per-
forming the ceremony this afternoon.
Bitter was brought from the jail for the
purpose and was again taken back to the
baAile afterward.
The wedding was not as soon as il
might have been but they are man and
wife now at least, the lady agreeing to
stand by him while the charge Of murde,
remains against him.-Hutchinson News
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

An explanation is due concerning
these figures. A casual glance would
lead one to believe that there has been
discrimination on the part of the Board
but such conclusion would be wrong.
By the term average valuation is is meant
the valuation Of land as a whole in the
township. and does not refer to specific
assessments. The quality of the land.
the improvements and the soils adapta-
biity are all taken into consideration. In
Sharon township, for instance, the aver
age is $l9.40, yet the average on the
south half, which is good farm land, is
$40, while the north half which is rough.
falls down to approximately $l2. The
same difference exists in Medicine Lodge
township. The east and south is good
farm land aud runs up to SIS to $50
while the north is very rough and falls
down.
The board made sweeping changes in
Lake City and McAdoo, practically
making a new assessment in those two
townships. In Valley the valuations
were lowered per cent and in kiowa
2 per cent. The assessors Of those
two townships were more than fair and
their figures were a little high in proper
ton to figures made by other assessors.
Assessments on merchants stocks, as
returned by the township assessors, were
not disturbed. AS showing how valu-
ations run on this class Of property, the
following figures from the different cities
will be Of interest:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
Seward l. Field for County Attorney

Seward |. Field Of this city has at last
consented to take the democratic nomi-
nation for County Attorney. Two
months ago County Attorney Cloud stat
ed that he would not be a candidate for
reelection and ever since his decision was
announced the people Of Barber county,
regardless Of party lines, have been urg-
ing MIR. Field to become a candidate.
Like others who have been drafted, MIR.
Field at first refused to consider the mat
ter, but, being quite active himself in
drafting others, the tables were turned on
him and the drafting process was en-
forced on him. He was bombard.d so
hard and so long that he could do moth
ing else but surrender.
On Mr.. Fields ability as lawyer, it
is entirely unnecessary for newspapers to
dwell. His reputation as one Of the very
ablest lawyers in southern Kansas is so
well established that no words from us
are due. The salary paid the county at
tomey in this county is comparatively
small and were it not for the fact that
MIR. Field is so situated that the duties Of
the Office will not greatly interfere with
his private practice, he could not afford
to accept it at ALL
In all probability there will be no op-
position candidate. Republicans, as well
as democrats. recognize the importance
Of this Office and are glad to know that
a lawyer Of Mr.. Fields prominence and
ability has consented to assume it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

Division Superintendent Of the Santa
Fe J. c. Sha9er and his stenogapher.
Charley Thomas, were in the city few
hours last Thursday afternoon. They
had been over the road IN Oklahoma
and southern Kansas making observa-
lions Of washouts and damage done by
the recent heavy rains and picking up IN
formation generally. The Index does
not claim to be posted on the makeup Of
Santa Fe officials, but we venture to say
that if they all were as cordial and pleas
ant as Mr.. Shafer is there would be a
better feeling between that great corpo-
ration and the public than now exists.
Supt. Shafer does not impress one with
that ar Of importance that so often sur
rounds railroad officials and he has the
happy faculty Of mixing with the COM
mon herd and talking IN the layman's
language. During his short time IN the
city he called on many Of our people and
while he was not IN position to prom
ise any improvement on the railroad ser
vice at the present time his conversation
along that line was fair. NotwithAand-
ing the indictments this paper has brought
against the Santa Fe during the past two
years, we confess to liking Of the make
up Of Supt. Shafer and his personality.
We hope this viii not injure his pros.
poets for promotion with the power'
higher up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
Gun Club Shoot

The Gun Club shoot on Sunday was
not as largely attended as usual on ac-
count of the condition Of the weather
and other engagements on the part Of
some of the members. Otto Southworth
again made the high score and he has a
strong lead to win the trophy, a most
elaborate hand painted plate, which will
be awarded to the highest scorer IN Sep
tember. The plate is now on exhibition
at Young's Drug Store. 1t is given by
the Hunter Arms Co., manufactures of
the L. c. Smith shot gun.
The following is Sundays record:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

Conductor George Hambin and Col.
Bill Horn both took layof last week
and put in the time fishing. Both had
exceptional luck and made it pay 6nan-
cially as well as from the pleasure view
point. We have been waiting for 10
these many months to throw bunch Of
vlolets at our conductor for we have
been told several times that he very often
speaks in emphatic compliments O. of
the Index.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
TrOtIer-Hinter

Announcements Of the approaching
marriage Of Andrew Raynor Trotter
and Bertha George Winter are out.
The marriage will take place on Tues
day, June 10th, at 8 o'clock a. m, after
which the couple will leave on bridal
tour IN Colorado and California.
They will be at home to their fnends
m Medicine Lodge after September lst.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

While this part Of the universe is get
ting great deal more rain than it can
absorb, we are yet fortunate by compar-
ison. At Enid hundreds Of thousands of
dollars Of damage has been done, the
city being under water from one to twelve
feet for several days. The Kaw river
from Topeka to Kansas City is up very
nearly as high as in the great food sew
eral years ago, and even smaller streams
closer home are doing great damage to
crops. Probably all over Kansas and
Oklahoma there has been an average Of
a rain a day for the past two weeks. II
the record should be as bad during the
next two weeks it will play havoc with
the wheat crop which is now ready for
harvest.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

he heat of the senatorial campaign
has had one good effect. The Medicine
Lodge Cresset has thrown that old con-
sumphve looking cut Of Senator Long ia
to the hell-box and procured nice up
to-date cut which really does Senator
Long Justice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
To whom 1t May Concern

hereby give notice that | viii not be
responsible for any debts that may be
contracted by Irs P. Hoover. She left my
home Feb. 10, 1908.
J. H. Hoover.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

there will be an ice cream supper at
the Doles school house Saturday night,
June 9th, for the benefit Of the church.
All invited.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

The preliminary hearing of Sam Bitler,
the accused murderer of Mrs. Susan
Rosenberger Of BelMdere, is scheduled
to take place at Greensburs today. Sew
eral Barber county citizens will attend
the hearing.