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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Farm House Burned

On Saturday morning the farm house
on one of ]. T. Mcclure farms occupied
by Thos. Hedgpeth. about ten miles
southeast Of this city. was completely de-
stroyed by FIRE. MIR. Hedgpeth was not
at home and the women folks discover
ed the FIRE too late to save much OF the
household goods. Even if they had had
more time they did not have help sufl-
Gent to do much. Alex Harns,the near
est neighbor. was notified by phone bu'
before he got there the house was prac-
ticaIly destroyed.
Neither Mr.. Hedgpeth nor MIR. Nc.
Cure earned insurance. The FIRE start
ed. il IS supposed.hom defective Aue.
ssMezzo" the neyv BEVERAGE. Trv :
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Will Sell in Bulk

]. N. Tmcher. attorney for T. H.
Tnce & Son, returned home from Wich-
ita on Friday. A Mr.. Wall, a young
attorney IN the Stanley-Vermillion law
Office at Wichita. was appointed trustee
to take charge Of the store at Sharon
and the order is to sell in bulk. The
sale day viii probably be fixed tomorrow.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Notice

The regular services of the Methodist
Episcopal church will be resumed next
Sunday. Sunday school. preaching and
League services as usual.
Subject Of morning sermon. The
Macedonian Cry" and IN the evening a
plain talk to young people on Virtue
Versus Vice"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Posts! Posts!

5000 locust posts for sale cheap.
Come early and get your pick-a big
bargain in posts,
Claude StocksilI. Sharon, Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
District Court Feb. oath

Judge P. B. Gillett was in the city on
Monday, opened the February term Of
court, granted judgment in several default
cases, and took recess until Monday,
February 24th. when the jury is ordered
to report for duty. An order was also
made that Samuel Kennerly, who is to
go to trial on charge Of shooting George
Horton and Jess Bunch. but now at
tending patients at the pest house, shall
be released and disinfected so that he
will be ready for trial when court i.
called.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Fixing the Responsibility

From the information at hand. it seems
that neither the mayor nor the city mar
shall Of kiowa is responsible for dumping
that citys smallpox patient into the
business center Of this city last Friday.
On Saturday morning the Index called
the mayor Of Nowa up for statement
Of facts. He stated that County Physi-
clan Cloud examined the patient, pro-
nounced it "a case Of smallpox and issued
a commitment to the county pest house.
The mayor did not employ the man who
brought the patient here nor did he give
him any instruction. He said his only
connection with the matter was to notify
the county health officer here that the
patient had been committed to the
county pest house by the county physi-
clan at kiowa. The Kiowa mayor
comedies that it was wrong to bring the
patient into Medicine Lodge and unload
him on the people here before taking
him to the pest house.
The man employed to bring the
patient up was undoubtedly very ignorant
or Indifferent. Whoever employed him
erred in not giving him positive instruc-
tons.
On Saturday County Attorney Cloud
went to kiowa to further investigate
City Marshal Bunton, who had as much
to do as any person, in employing the
driver to bring the patient up. made this
statement: 81 gave the driver positive
Instructions to stop at Elm Creek bridge
Immediately south Of Medicine Lodge
and send word to Dr.. Donovan or some
other authorized person, to come out anc
direct him which way to go to the pes
house, and he promised to do so" MI
Bunton, Dr.. Cloud, the mayor Of Kiow'
and the people generally IN the seutE
part Of the county. deeply regret th'
blunder and it is fair to them to say tha
they had no thought Of doing ow people
an injustice.
There seems to be no doubt that tn,
driver is responsible for the imposition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

The county commissioners have order
ed pesthouse built at kiiowa and the
work is said to be well under way.
This is entirely proper. The institution
is needed at kiowa as badly as one is
needed here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

Fine Light Brahma Cockerels FOR sale.
The Mills girls. Eagle P. o.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

Dr.. ]. w. VanDewalker has closed
contract with the Christian church board
at St. Francisville, Mo-, to preach during
the coming year. His family will leave
to join him this week. The household
goods will be shipped probably today.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Seward |. Field, Secretary.
Improve the Reads

Improve the Reads
One Of our prominent farmers called
us up Monday and told us that wagon
loads of corn and wheat that nghtfully
should come to Medicine Lodge, are go
ing to Sharon this week on account of
bad roads, particularly the roads leading
northeast. There is nothing that works
to the disadvantage Of community as
much as poor roads, Now is the season
Of the year when teams can be had to
fix the roads up; later spring work will
open and they cannot be secured. The
road east Of Elm creek bridge on the
Curie road. and roads leading north
from it are said to be in such bad condi-
ton that load Of grain can hardly be
hauled over them. This is matter that
is deservant Of immediate attention, it
seems to us, by the township board.
LATER: Since the above has been
put in type we learn that Trustee Brown
and the other members Of the township
board have arranged to repair these
roads at once.
The new rural free delivery mailrousc
will be in operation March End. Har-
vey Pelton Of Sharon has been awarded
the contract. The Lake City-Deerhead-
Aetna route has also probably been
granted,
Miss Leonora E. Shaw, who was
directing our High School play, Under
Two Flags" at the time the smallpox
trouble broke out. is now putting on a
similar entertainment at Kinsley. She
expects to be back in two weeks and
resume the work here. The date Of the
entertainment will probably be announced
next week.
The adjourned meeting Of the board
Of county commissioners which was to
have been held last Wednesday, failed
to materialize. About half Of the deputy
assessors Of the county were here but as
the commissioners were not present their
bonds are not yet approved. The work
Of assessing is due to begin March lst
and the commissioners will probably
meet before that time for the purpose of
confirming the deputy assessors. approving
bonds and advising with the different
assessors.
C. S. Cushenbery and H. c. Beau
champ Of Sharon township were in the
city last Friday on business pertaining to
their school district, both being members
Of the school board. They found time
to stop few moments at the Index Office
and go over the political situation. Mr..
Cushenbery has the right idea politically
but Mr.. Beauchamp still holds to repub-
licanism. But things are hopeful. Mr..
Cushenbery is preaching the true political
gospel to him and we consider he is IN
safe hands. Come again, gentlemen.
| A slab marker was sent here from
Washington last Friday by the govern
ment, to mark the grave of Sarah K.
Franklin, mother Of Mrs. Eubanks, who
died about year ago. Mrs. Franklin
was an army nurse in the government
hospital at St. Joe during the civil war.
The inscription on the marker contains
the simple words. Sarah K. Franklin.
Army Nurse" 1t was put at the head
Of Mrs. Frankln's grave on Friday by
IC. C. Taliafero and Joe Owen. The
government furnishes slabs for graves Of
old soldiers and nurses when requested.
This is the FIRST to be erected IN High
land cemetery. Mrs. Franklin was 81
iyears Of age at her death.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

Lieut.. |. F. Lands suferedl severe
attack of ptomaine poisoning in Kansas
City last Thursday. and is still reported
quite sick but not supposed dangerously.
He was to have been one Of the distin-
guished guests at the Taft dinner IN Kan
sas City Monday night but the sickness
prevented. Mr.. Lands sickness was
the result Of eating canned oysters. We
sincerely hope that he viii recover with
out any permanent injury.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

'Mezzo." the new beverage. Try
glass. At LuaIlen's.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

Rev. ]. c. McEhoy died in Topeka
last week. Rev. McElroy was Presby-
terian pastor in this city in 1888. follow
ing Rev. Axline, also deceased. T. A.
McNeal. in last weeks Mail and Breeze.
pays fine tribute to his departed friend.
Rev. McEhoy retired from the ministry
a number of years ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

Miss Leonora E. Shaw, who was
directing our High School play. Under
Two Flags" at the time the smallpox
trouble broke out. is now putting on
similar entertainment at Kinsley. She
expects to be back in two weeks and
resume the work here. The date Of the
entertainment will probably be announced
next week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

The new rural free delivery. mail route
will be in operation March End. Har-
vey Pelton Of Sharon has been awarded
the contract. The Lake City-Deerhead-
Aetna route has also probably been
granted,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16
JUDGE JAY w. FORREST
Of New York, Who Made Speech of Notification.

fourth district, Bion Williams, Meriwether;
fifth district, Oscar Parker, Campbell; sixth dis
trict, Dr. R. w. Mays Butts; seventh, j. A.
Burdette, Polk; eighth, J. J. Brown, Ebert;
ninth, M. L. Mcdonald, Banks tenth, G. E. Nc
Gregor, Warren; eleventh, H. c. Newton, Ap-
ping.
Following is the membership of the execu-
tive committee:
First district, W. r. Kemp, Emanuel, and
George H, Miller, Chatham second district, J.
H. Parrish, WORTH and r. L. Braswell, Thomas;
third district H. M. Searcy, Taylor, and E. R.
Barbour, Crisp; fourth district, R. w Christian,
ChattahoOchee, and r. B. CASTOR, Carroll; fifth
district, G. T. Parker, Fulton, and N. A. Farmer,
DeKalb sixth district j. T. Mitchell, Spalding
and J. w. Pilkinton, Upson seventh district,
W. B. Bridges, Gordon, and H. w. Nalley,
Pauldng; eighth district, A. J. Ovens Frank
lin and J. P. Elder, Oconee; ninth district, J. T.
Waters, Hall, and B. H. Brown, Forsyth tenth
district, w. J. Henning, Richmond, and DR..
Charles Smith, Washington; eleventh district,
J. ]. Spears, Glynn, and J. r. Baggett Laurens.
The electors will be named by the executive
committee and Mr. Watson.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16

as to candidates and principles. The
following resolution, offered by Major G. E. Nc
Gregor, was adopted:
Resolved That the Populists of Georgia in
convention assembled, compliment the Atlanta
Democratic convention of 1908 for the promi
hence given to some of their principles in their
platform, and especially the plank opening the
primaries to all white citizens.
Committees Named.
The new state executive committee of the
Populist party, J. j. Holloway, of Carroll coun-
ty, chairman, and j. E. Bodenhamer of DeKalb
county, secretary, met at the New Kimball Fri
day morning and perfected the party's organi-
cation with the election of the committee at
large, which will be known as the campaign
committee.
The committee at large is composed of the
following:
First district, Donald H. Clark of Effngham
county; second district, j. J. Castlelow, Quit
man; third district, F. D. Wimberly, Pulaski;
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16

the great Mystery, and we know not that any
message will ever come to us, upon the hither
side. Yet we do know that they were faithful
to the end and their memory will ever be an
inspiration
b.
The spirit of the Convention was one of abso-
lutte harmony and unfailing devotion And the
Promise is even as the rainbow. After the storm
and stress of years, still with the cloud-wacks
about us, we can not doubt that the hour has
come for the mists to melt into the light of
glorious day.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16

Needless to say we are gratefully glad that
so many could come The faces of the dear old
men who have been working in the cause
were mighty good to see again. And the new
faces we're SO radiant with hope and bright
ness! Some of the "old guard were not with
US this time. They had been called away into
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16

Somehow mans hatred of flies always IN
creases after he absent-mindedly sits down on
the fly paper.-Washingto Post.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16
NEBRASKA POPULlsTs.

All who wish to vote the Populist ticket this
fall will please send their names to me at
Sterling Neb
ALLEN L. POWELL.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16
THE JEFFERSONIAN.
TIVE Committees in One.

TIVE Committees In One
The executive committee and the committee
at large are really one committee, the latter
being an offshoot of the former. The executive
committee is composed of three members from
each district.
After a stormy day. the night of July9th
was grey and cool. An interested, orderly ff-
teen thousand or more people strained the ca
pacity of the huge building Gen Coxey was
caught up by the crowd and made to give them
an address AS might be expected of so I'M
usual a man, he has a stirring and militant
style of oratory, and held the unfagging inter
est Of his audience until he himself abruptly
closed, with the graceful remark: 81 see the
future President of the United States has ar
rived and declined to go en-.
Of course, the hundreds of visitors from other
States were mainly interested in the Ceremony
of Notification. After a beautiful prayer by
Dr. Landrum the notification address was
made by Judge Jay W. Forrest, of Albany N
Y, who was introduced by Hon. Oscar Parker,
of Fairburn, Georgia. Mr.. Forrest has in truth
voice of melodious thunder" and he who
thinks the North is cold should have heard him
patriotism and fire in each word. There were
cries of Louder! Louder!" which nr Forrest
met without an effort until his sonorous tones
were plain to the farthest ends of the hall The
applause which followed rose to storm as
Mr.. Watson came forward and bowed to the
gale Of greeting and when the band struck up
Dixie" the building fairly tottered
o
There are no words-there never will be any
perfect enough to praise the speech of &C
ceptance that you will read today-that all the
world will read in all the years to come. That
he who made it was of the ImmOrtals we had
always known; that the shining shield of ais
purity could defect any shaft of ridicule or
spite, or envy, we had seen for years; that the
riches and grandeurs of this world would in no.
wise dazzle him, we never doubted. But now
we know that he whose lips could frame THAT
speech would, if need be- hold the Principles
we love "splendor proof even against the mag
nifcence of angels!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16
PAGE SEVEN

The work of the local arrangement commit
tee, composed of J. Z. Bodenhamer, chairman:
j. W. Rowe l. L. Farrell, M. P. Roane G. w.
Seals, Oscar Parker, and j. P. Austin, was we'll
performed, and they deserve the thanks of the
thousands of visitors who came to the meeting,
At the PopUlist headquarters in the Kimball
House, registers were kept for all the dele
gates and visitors and it hoped that the
names of all these could be published. But
we did not know how they would pour in. The
list would be too long for anything but city
directory to attempt.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16

The executive committee and the committee
at large are really one committee, the latter
being an offshoot of the former. The executive
committee is composed of three members from
each district
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-16

st. Nicholas Skating Rink, wherein the Con-
vention held, is very much larger than
the famous Cooper Union hall in New York
City. 1t is a vast enclosure, almost a COM
plete circle in form 1t is so Sufficient unto
ITSELF that few of the ordinary decorations are
required However, the stage was most taste
fully adorned with flowers and flags.
Immediately after the session, the flowers
which had been sent to Mr.. Watson were
shipped to his home in Thomson, where their
beauty could be enjoyed for many days.
The following composed the notification com
mittee:
Present, J. w. Forrest and wife, New York:
Judge Geo. Honnecker New Jersey; Hon. J.
p. Keim, New Jersey; Gen. R. Brewer and
daughter, of mississippi Gen. J. S. Coxey, of
Ohio; Hon. j. w. Ford, of Kansas, and Capt.
J. P. Lyle, of Florida.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-23
EUGENE W. CHAFIN NAMED
CHICAGO LAWYER HEADS THE
PROHIBITION TICKET.
Prof. Aaron s. Watkins Of Ada, o., Is
Nominated for the Vice-Presl.
dency-Short Platform.

Columbus, o., July 17.--For presi.
dent. Eugene w. Chafin, Chicago; for
vlce-president, Prof. Aaron S. Watkins.
Ada, o.
The above ticket was nominated
Thursday by the Prohibitionist nation
al convention. both men being chosen
unanimously. The full Endorsement
OF the convention was not, however,
given to Mr.. Chain until after three
ballots had been taken.
For the vice-presidency three men
we're named, Prof. Watkins, T. B.
Demaree Of Kentucky and Charles s.
Holler Of Indiana. The ballot resulted
in the nomination OF Prof. Watkins by
an overwhelming majority, and he
vas Immediately thereafter, upon mo.
lion of the Kentucky delegation, made
the unanimous choice of the conven.
lion.
Both the presidential and vice-presi.
Dental nominees are candidates for
governor in their respective states on
he Prohibition tickets.
Eugene w. Chain, who leads the
Prohibition party this year, is an at.
,orney residing in Chicago. He is
native of Waukesha county, Wiscon.
sin, and for some years practiced law
there. He was at one time candidate
for governor of Wisconsin on the Pro-
hibition ticket and was this year
placed in the running for the same DO.
sition in Illinois by the Prohibitionists
of that state.
The forenoon session of the conven-
tion was devoted to the discussion and
adoption of a platform which is prob
ably the shortest on record, containing
not more than $50 words.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-23
Teachers Examination.

the Highland County Board of School ex,
aminers hereby gives notice that examina.
tions Of applicants for certificates will take
place In the Washington School Building
Hillsboro, on the hrst Saturday OF each
month. .r |I.
Patterson examinations will be held on
the third Saturday of April and on the sec
ond Saturday of May.
Applicants for examination in special
branches muse notify the clerk at least two
weeks before examination day.
AS prescribed by law, the fees for Teachers
examination will be so cents, while the Pat
terson examination no fee ia charged.
Il. p. TOE, Pres,
N. b. LAMoNDA,
II. u. GALLIETT, Clerk,
Board of Examiners.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-23
MERCHANT CALLED FIREeuo.
owner Of Fond du Lac store Arrested
on Arson Charge.

b Fond du Lac, Wis, July Is.-On
complaint OF State Fire Marshal T. M
Purtell, Isaac Rosenblatt, manager
and part owner OF the Fair store, one
OF the largest dry goods stores in
Fond du Lac. was arrested on the
charge OF arson Friday afternoon. II
is alleged that he set fire to his store
on the morsing of July 13. When
Rosenblatt was arraigned In court he
waived examination and the case was
adjourned until July "a. Bail was
fixed at $4,000.
The loss on the stock in the Fair
store is said to have been about $22,.
600. covered by insurance. It was
said shortly after the fire that Rosen-
blatt said he was In the store about
15 minutes before the fire was dis
covered.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-23
RETURNS TO HIS PRISON CELL.
Escaped Prisoner Gives Himself Up
at Indiana Penltentlary.

Michigan City. Ind, July 16.-Thom.
as Mccarthy, aged 40 years. for whose
capture the warden of Indiana state
prison here has had a reward stand.
ing for three years, returned to prison
Tuesday evening voluntarily and gave
himself up, with the prospect OF serv.
ing ~ more years, unless the governor
or parole board should release him
sooner.
In 1905 Mccarthy escaped after hav-
ing been paroled. He went to the Pa
cifc coast and after leading a pre-
carious existence he Joined the Sal
vation Army at Yakima, Wash His
conscience troubled him and after he
had earned enough money he started
back to prison, paying all his own ex.
penses.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-23
SEVEN PERISH IN A MINE
EXPLOSION IN A coLLlERY AT
wILLIAMsTowN, PA.
Ten Men Are Badly InIured-Vletlms
Are shookingly Battered and
Burned by Blast.

Pottsville, Pa, July 16.-Seven mine
workers we're killed and ten others in
jured Wednesday by terrific explo-
sion of gas in the Williamstown col
liery of the Summit Branch Mining
company in the lower part Of the an
thracite coal fields. The mine was
wrecked and set on fire.
The explosion occurred in No.
shaft of the colliery and is believed to
have been caused by one OF the men
lifting the gauze of his safety lamp
just after an explosion of a shot which
brought down a large body Of coal.
The explosion shook the entire col
liery. The work OF rescue was imme-
diately begun and when volunteers
were called for almost every man at
the workings offered his services.
which meant hazardous trip into the
burning mine.
Near the foot of the shaft the injured
were found, they having rushed toward
the entrance only to fall over uncon-
sclous. All of the dead we're found
short distance from the shaft, battered
and burned into an almost unrecog-
nizable mass.
Essen, Rhenish Prussia. July 16.-A
terrific dynamite explosion occurred
Wednesday in the dynamite storeroom
In the seventh level OF one Of the col
lieries near Borbeck. Eight dead
have been brought to the surface and
eight injured, several OF whom are in
hopeless condition. Three others are
still underground and are probably
dead. .....