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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

The New York Evening Post
gives hint to the Taft boomers in
this way: cit is pity that the
Washington dispatches friendly to
Secretary Taft SO often represent
the president as determined to bring
about the secretary's nomination.
This tone of dictation is visibly
hurting the Taft canvass. Men
with the warmest admiration for
Mr.. Taft can not but resent it when
told that they must take him, willy
nilly. An example of the feeling
which this word of command is
certain to provoke is furnished by a
letter in the Boston Herald, written
by George B. Leighton of Monad-
mock, N. H. He reports careful
canvass Of 1903 leading republicans
of Cheshire county, of whom sew
enty were against Taft. This was
not at all because of the secretary's
personality. Each of us has his
personal inclinations, but this is of
minor importance in comparison
with the great issue, which is that
the people are not goingto be die
tated to by any public officer, as to
who his successor shall be- The
dictation sometimes takes on a
form most unfortunate and even
humiliating for MIR. Taft. IF you
don't accept him, will make you
nominate myself again. The i'm
plication that Taft is bitter dose,
only less nauseous than Roosevelt
would be, is one which might we'll
cause the secretary to pray to be
delivered from his friends-even
from the great and good one"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
VICTOR MURDOCH MARKED FOR sLAuGH-
TER!

Hon. I. L. Bristow paid to Con.
Murdoch yesterday high
compliment when he declared that
in his brief caeeer Murdoch had
done for his constituents more than
any Kansas congressman has done
since the days of Dudley c. Has
kell. General Bristow's strong state
ment was based upon Mr.. Muir
docks effective fight against graft
in the system of railway mail
weights. For years the government
had been allowing the railroads a
graft of three million dollars year
upon system of false weighing for
the postal department. When Mr..
Murdock decided to hit the evil a
blow squarely between the eyes
older men in Washington advised
him not to do it. They warned him
that the interests sufficiently pow
erful to keep up such graft for IS
years would be sufficiently power
full to ruin his career in congress.
Murdoch persisted, and today he is
solitary sort of a boy in Washing
ton. He is marked man, and wise
men know that the powers have
listed him for slaughter. His stu
alton in Washington is less COM
Portable than that of any other
Kansas congressman. Men who
associate with him realize that he
is marked. He has had the foolhar-
dy courage to hit the powerful in
terests costly blow, and it will
not be overlooked or forgiven.
Hence there is about Victor Muir
docks political garments at Wash
ington an odor of death, and men
feel uncomfortable in his presence.
They do not wait to be caught in
his company when the political
black hand descends. Even Muir
dock, with his sunny disposition
and his impulsive spirits, realizes
that he treads the wine press alone
at the nations capital, and there
are days when he mopes over it.
We hope he'll not get discouraged.
He's all right out here. The at
mosphere in the house may be chill.
"Joe" Cannon may frown when
Mr.. Murdock's name is mentioned,
members who have not the courage
to do really vital things at Wash
ington may hurry away on other
business when Victor joins in the
conversation, but the big pulsating,
earnest, honest, awkward, we'll
meaning crowd in Kansas is with
him, and so long as they stand by
him Washington can't destroy him
Wichita Beacon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
First Published in the Barber County Index
March l. 1908
Notice

WHEREAS, a petition signed by Seward l.
Field, as Mayor of Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
has been filed in the once of the county clerk
of Barber county. Kansas:
Notice is hereby given that on the first day
of the regular session of the Board of County
Commissioners of Barber county, Kansas, at
the April session of said board. 1905 or 80
soon thereafter as the same can be heard.
said Board of County Commissioners will &C,
upon said petition. praying for the vacation
of that portion of Fremont street in the City
of Medicine Lodge. Barber county. Kansas,
az follows: Commencing at the northwest
corner of lot one ~ in block nine (9), of Cook.
Standiford COmpanys Revised Addition to
the City Of Medicine Lodge; thence north IS
feet: thence east parallel TO the north line of
said lot one % to q point IS feet north OF the
northeast corner of said lot one ID; thence
south IS feet to the northeast corner Of said
lot one ID: thence west along the north line Of
said lot one ~ to the place of beginning; and
at such time and place all persons interested
therein can appear and be heard under said
petition. SEWARD i. FIELD.
Petitioner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

1t looks a little like the machine
is going to throw its support to
Senator H. B. Miller of Usage coun-
ty for governor. Senator Miller
has been identified with the square
dealers. His son is secretary Of the
state central committee and has
been one of Stubs best friends
and campaigners during the past
four years. To desert him nov
and go to the machine with the
benefit Of knowing all of his form
er chiefs strongholds and weak
places, looks like ingratltude, es-
pecially since it is admitted that
Stubs made the younger Miller
what he is politically today. 1t
appears to us that the machine is
going to whip the square dealers
by lining" them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

Once of County Treasured, Barber county,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, March u. 1908.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
IN is list OF all unredeeFaed lands and town
lots 10 the county of Barber, state of Kansas,
which were sold at the regular tax sale COM
mencing on the 5th day of Septembe 1905 for
the taxes, penalties and costs of the year 1904,
and that each tract or parcel of land and each
town lot in eaid list ie described the same as
safd tracts and town lots were described on
the tax roll of the year 1904, and that the name
OF the person to whom each tract and town lot
was assessed IS stated in said list as the same
appeared on said tax roll of said year 1904, and
that the amount of taxes. penalties and costs
charged to each of said tracts OF land and town
lots together with the interest calculated
thereon to the 9th day and succeeding days of
September, 1908. the last days of redemption
for said tracts of land and town lots. is stated
in said list and unless said lands and town lots
be redeemed on or before the 9th day and sue
ceeding days of September, 1908, as herein
stated they will be conveyed to purchasers,
provided that said tracts of land and town lots
may be redeemed at any time prior to the exc
cution of tax deed. r. j. WARREN,
County Treasurer.
By W. l.. BRAGG. Deputy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

The Minnesota democrats have
gone on record for Gov. Johnson of
that state for president after a hard
fight against the inevitable Bryan
sentiment. Johnson is mighty
good man and ought to follow Mr..
Bryan into the executive office OF
the nation. A good plan would be
for the Minnesota democrats to line
up for Johnson for vice president
this time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

The politicians who object to
Bryan because he was defeated be-
fore, neglect to refer to the contri.
buttons made to the republican
campaign fund in 1896 and again
in 1900. When the revelations
came thick and fast in the recent
insurance and railroad merger and
packing trust investigations Presi-
dent Roosevelt made a noise like
demanding that the contributors
take the money back but as the
money had already been spent and
the votes purchased there IS no
likelihood that it was ever put back.
Moreover there have never been
any large, flashy headlines in the
public prints announcing the fact.
All these things, mark you, have
been uncovered since Mr.. Bryan
sOdS defeated and when another
election rolls around the people
will have some new evidence. And
again, Bryan has been wonderfully
indicated by President Roosevelt
and this should commend him to
those republicans who have faith
In their president.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

If that clause in the primary law
which prohibits more than ten pei
cent OF the party vote to sign a
nomination petition, is going to be
adhered to, how are some of the
townships in Barber county going
to procure candidates? In some
townships neither party cast 10
votes at the last election and if one
man in those townships signs a Pc
tition it becomes void. The legis-
lature should have fixed it so that
in such cases a man might have
signed half his name.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

The splendid u primary law the
republican Legislature gave US is a
"sure dandy" Remember boys if
you sign petition for one candi-
date, you you cannot sign for any
other for that Office. If you please
one you offend many. If you do
not sign any there can be no can
didates. Say, isn't it real gerani-
UNI if you don't mind the odor?-
Pratt Union.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

1t is easier to imagine that lie
land and Long will be bosom
friends before the end of the cam
paign than it would have been to
imagine few years ago that Le-
land and Curtis would smoke the
pipe OF peace. Good politicians
caneasily forget former fuses when
there is pie in sight.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

The only reason you ever hear
urged against w. ]. Bryan is that
he has been a candidate before and
was defeated. No one undertakes
to fight the principles for which
Mr.. Bryan stands and that in itself
should gather in many votes that
he failed to get before.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

Candidates fer county commits
sioner should remember that in Or
der to have their names printed on
a primary ballot they must circu-
late nominating petitions only in
their respective districts. Commits
sioners are to be elected in the Sec
ond and third districts next fall.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
Official Paper Of County and City

Evelyn Thaw has instituted suit
to annul the marriage. Every
body is satisfied in the Thaw fam
lily except Harry himself and Eve
Ign will come out of it with a big
SWap,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

Forsyth's mil is the right place to get
your feed. Com chop. kaGr chop, bran.
shorts and chicken feed always on hand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

People say that the finest grocer
les in town are at Woodward
& Son. Phone 98.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
Posts! Posts!

5000 locust posts for sale cheap.
Come early and get your pick-a big
bargain IN posts.
Claude StocksdIl, Sharon, Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
ELM MILLS TOWNSHIP.

Sold Sept. 6. 1905. deed due Sept. {. 1908.
T X Amt
Nashna Savings Bank WE ...31 80 12 $40 20 90
"wi mel &
Wa sea 81 ~ IL 100 10 16
MEDICINE LODGE TOWNSHIP
Sold Sent 2 1oO5 deed dua SeDt O IoOa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18
HAZELTON TOWNSHIP

Sold Sept. 8, 1905. deed due Sept. 9. 1908.
Hazelton Creamery co. com at
ne cor of mex of swH $50
feet W $50 feet n $50 feet $50
feet Observation-Disclosures. .16 "a 10 l.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-03-18

of way. ....................22 80 II "A Sc II
w 81. Travers con- at Sc rOf
sw4 sw4 thence W to NV cor of
Sw4 thence to NV cor of
Highland Add thence to ne
Coz of Highland Add thence n
to beginning. ............... l 81 IL 5 80
MINGONA TOWNSHIP
Sold Sept. 8, 1905, deed due Sept. 9, 1908.
Bardsley G. Gilbert net net :. % 12 40 II q
T. L. Lindley nwA ne1 49,. 20 50 IL 40 II So
d. r. Lawry So nw14 .......13 81 Is so 26 so
Evening journal., 1908-06-23
Personal and Pertinent

New England lawyer tells of a Judge in a criminal
court down well known in the vicinity his good
heart for his legal attanments. His Honor's soft
ness of heart however did not prevent him from doing
his duty Judge
on one occasion man who had been convicted of steal
Ing cranuy of wearing apparel was brought into
for sentence He seemed very sad and hopeless and IL
observed that the Court not entirely unsympa
thetc
"Have you over been sentenced to imprisonment?
"Neverl' exclaimed the prisoner bursting into tears
Don't orN my man." said his Honor consolingly.
you're going to be nowl"-Harper's Weekly
lie had been to the wild West Show and had stopped
for drink before turning in.
well, no. wasn't a cowboy" he said; Il was sheep
man. and want to tell you eowman despises sheep
man more than sheepman despises coyote And that's
some sheepman after while gets TO despsng him
self and mankind in general too, and the this
While cowman has the company of other humans the
sheepnan goes out with one companion and several thou
sand head and the work keeps them much
OF the time thar they begin in to themselves
Several months OF this and they set to the point of hating
each other
had finished supper one night and rolled up our
blankets Not word had passed between for mora
than week
Hear that COW beller2' he asked suddenly.
Might be bull" told him.
NO answer but the next morning noticed him pack
Gong to leaveY I asked.
Yes, he replied.
''Nhat FORE
Too iaueh argument philadelphia Ledger.
"A corruptonst" said Senator Depew, "once entered
voters house In the voters absence he pleaded his
cause to the mans wife Finally spying wretched kit
ten on the foor he said
II give you s25 for that animal maam'
"She accented those terms
The corruptiorist thrusting kitten into his nocxa
rose to go At The door he said:
do hope you can persuade your husband to vote
for me, am
III try 20. said the woman though Jm's a hard
one 20 move when his minds made up anyhow youvs
got real cheap kitten there opponent was IN
Star se0n
Mrs Ruth Bryan Leavitt will be a delegate 10 the
Denver convention, thus ofseng political effect Of
the story that Mrs Longworth might stump Ohio
Washington Times.
chancellor Day has pitched OF his university cou
pie OF professors who weren't able indorse ali Of his
views i seems to be all Day for people who don't like
MI hoekeieller, 80 TO speak Washington Times
20. on his way to the police court prisoner who was
charged with ieony became confidential the ONCE.
escorting him and remarked; There is one thing
arc sorry for" What is that2" asked his captor ex-
peetng TO hear confession Il had my hair cut last
night said the prisoner in a detected tone Il might
D
Your daughter has wonderful ear for music"
yes. answered Mr.. Cumrox wearily aseems like a
can stand most anything. Washington Star
Evening journal., 1908-06-23
THE DENVER PLATFORM.

RYING to curb Mr. Bryan" is the way a
polite Baltimore Democratic "conserva-
tive paper puts it. The fight against the no nj
nation OF Bryan has been given up, according to
this Baltimore paper which has been friendly to
Judge Gray, and the opposition is devoting
itself to the platform. 1t hopes to make the plat
form conservative"
Under. the latest estimate BryaS has 6oI dele
gates instructed for hm-more than enough to
nominate-and Is4 uninstructed delegates are
presumably for Bryan. Thirty-hve delegates are
classed for Judge Gray t~-l twenty-five for Gov
ernor Johnson.
In the lineup over the platform the "conserva-
tves" claim 40 delegates and concede 474 10
Bryan. 1t is asserted that although many of the
delegates favor Bryan for the nomination, they
shy at a radical platform.
When the shake down at Denver comes we sur
mise that the strength of the conservatives as
regards the platform will about equal in their
strength as represented in the election of dele
gates. Mr. Bryan himself is platform. For
many years he has been before the public. His
views, his sympathies and his inclinations are
known.
What folly, then, is it to hope that the men
who have deliberately supported Bryan by elect
ing delegates that favor his nomination are un-
willing that Bryan should stand on a platform
representing his own views. If they want Bryan
they want the things he stands for and they want
a platform of the ideas that Bryan represents.
We look for no moderate platform at the
Denver convention Every indication is that the
resolutions will be radical. In fact Bryan, in his
interviews since the Chicago convention, has
plainly intimated that the Democratic platform
will be radicathat the party will not face about.
Evening journal., 1908-06-23
THE VAN TRUMP AFFAIR.

A CcoRDING to statements as to the re-
= moval of James c. Van Trump from the
Water Department, it seems that he was an OBJ
streperous sort of fellow, who made trouble kept
Mr.. Leisen on uneasy street. and did other things
tor which he should have been rebuked
His "insubordination" seems to have extended
over varied period and his actions and msoon-
duct at one time were such that the commission
ers raised his salary
Then It seems that he used the Water Depart
nent team TO carry cabbage to his home, and the
testimony is that others did the same. The others
evidently have escaped punishment
The department seems to have been long suffer
Ing in putting up with Mr.. Van Trump's frightful
delinquencies, and we may add that the commits
sioners might have continued to endure them and
might have given him an increase in pay had not
the friction and row in the department ensuei
The truth of the matter seems to be that Mr.. Ford
and Mr. Shaw had control of the department /;
they didn't want Mr. Van Trump and so they
nred nm. Their excuses, however, TO borrow
from Mr. Ford are leaky" and need plugging
np"
Evening journal., 1908-06-23
WILL INSIST ON
35-FOOT CHANNEL

]. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia.
an active worker for deeper waterways
in the East. said yesterday concerning
the Delaware River Improvement;
THE army engineers have promised
that the 30-foot channel shall be COM
pleted, so far as the original work is
concerned, by the end Of the working
season of the present year" The
channel can be maintained at 30 feet If
the people of Philadelphia are earnest
about maintaining that depth. We
are about to renew our demand for a
S5-foot survey and we ought to have
it, 1t is highly important, however,
that we have a s0-foot channel fully
maintained.
Personally I am IN favor Of some
movement that will give it's attention
specifically to the needs Of the Dela..
ware River Such n movement viii
not necessarily be beneficial alone to
the city of Philadelphia. but to every
city and hamlet along the borders OF
the river. 1t win mean a new market
for commodities Of all kinds and par.
ticularly those of the f1rmer. We need
beneficial agitation along the Delaware
as We need 1t along the entire Atlantic
coast"
Evening journal., 1908-06-23
EzdEIIlazS dIllJNrEa
FIGHT FOLLOWED WHEN
MAN WANTED HIS WIFE

Sarah Markovitz. IS years old. OF
81S4 Cedar street, Philadelphia, called
the prettiest girl in her neighborhood.
eloped TO this city last Saturday night
with George Beysuss, % years old, Of
Seventh street above Ann street, and
was married. After the marriage, hps-
band and wife went to their respec-
tive homes and said nothing about
the affair to their parents. Last nighI
Beysuss went to the home of the girls
father to claim his bride, but when
he made the demand he was put OUT
of the house. Then he tried to take
the girl by force. The noise of the
fight aroused the neighborhood and
great crowd urged on Beysuss.
Some neighbors becoming alarmed
at theSsize of the demonstration sent
in hurry call to the police and a de
tachment of patrolmen was ordered
from the Belgrade and Clearfeld
streets station. The policemen forced
their way into the house and on the
complaint of the father arrested the
bride as incorrigible.
Several hundred persons followed the
policemen and their prisoner to the
station house and blocked the street.
Here they demanded that the lieuten-
ant set the girl free.
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1908-06-23
Editorial Opinion
How to Cheer Up.

How to Cheer Up.
New York Evening sun.
There is nothing so easy in this
world as getting angry; there is moth
ing so difficult yet sublimely satisfying
as keeping still. The professed woman
of quarrels and tattle reveals her fail
lings in her face. Her brows get to-
gether In a menacing way. little frowns
gather over the top of her nose. small
Jagged lightning-streak wrinkles
stretch across her forehead and there
is a Tightening of the lips which is omi-
nous
When you are with her the air seems
loaded with disaster. You feel you
want to stretch your arms and breathe
plenty of fresh breezes When you see
her coming toward you flight is upper
most in your mind; you just want to
run away and hide where she will never
find you.
In this world there is little use Of
quarreling; let the other fellow make
all the noise. Usually when it is over
you find there really has been but little
cause for the uproar. So, unless it be
a matter of principle, you may disap-
pear until the atmosphere cools. Which
ever way it ends, nine cases out Of ten
IL will be satisfactory
One must greatly admire the woman
who is big enough not to quarrel, even
If there be provocation. She may diff
fer with her opponent, but because
there is that difference she has no right
to argue that her whilom enemy be-
longs to a feeble-minded concern.
Take men and women just as you
accept the Sky and stars and the trees
and fields-atoms in the great combi-
nation of wonderful mysteries and ah-
lsorbing truths. You cannot remodel
this one or make that one, but YOU can
send them a wave OF peace and con-
tentment by appearing quiet and digni-
fed.
To get into wild argument and dis
cussion. to rail at the world in general.
to squabble with your interiors, is to
be very cheap indeed; even worse, 1t
Is vulgar Many wars might have been
averted with the soft answer" of gem
tie parable. often victory is not worth
one-hundredth part Of the resultant
loss.
One Of the greatest triumphs Of life
comes from being just to all and edu-
eating oneself to dignihed silence. To
the victor will belong the cheerful
friends.