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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Friday night. Their next ball
will be held Friday night, Jan.
1st, 1909. Those who enjoy to
dance the club system is by far
the cheapest, for you get ten
dances for $3.50.
G. Y. Hanson was in town last
Friday on a business trip.
Fine Christmas presents at
Mrs. Busters.
Our monthly magazine section
is enjoyed by all our readers.
Miss Ida Pfeiffer returned to
her home at Custer last Friday
from Boise.
Christmas is little over a week
off.
The Lead Basin Mining com
panyof Salt Lake, incorporated
last week with capital of $50,
600, divided into 500, 600 shares
at ten cents each, to engage in
general mining business. The
capital stock is paid up by the
taking over of ten mining claims
situated in Custer county, Idaho.
w. H. Clark is president, James
Ivers, vice-president, and Henry
Welsh, secretary and treasurer,
and these, with w. J. Buck and
H. w. Weller, make up the board
of directors.
A marriage license was sent
down to Mackay last week to
Mr.. j. W. Fowler and Miss Lu-
cille Weller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Keyes
are remodllng their residence
purchased from Henry Sturkey
in elegant shape.
Harry Bates was over from
Bayhorse last Friday.
The Pneumatic Water Lift is
new machine-compressed air
forcing water to any height,
is manufactured at Denver, and
are now being sold are in use.
The machine is anchored in the
river and operates itself by the
current of the stream, as it a
water wheel arrangement. The
greater the velocity of the river
more water it lifts. They claim
they build machines to raise any
amount of water to any height.
The machine is installed in one
river in current having a velo-
city of 3 miles per hour and it
delivers 1000 gallons of water
per minute to a height of "a
feet, or enough water to irrigate
100 acres of land. Salmon river
is an ideal stream for these mac
hines, as it has a velocity of z
miles per hour on the rapids in
low water, and al that speed
1900 gallons of water could be
raised per minute to the height
of "a feet, or enough water to ir-
rigate $50 acres of land. There
are thousands of acres of good
farming land on both sides of
Salmon river in this valley that
could be reclaimed with one of
these machines-the river banks
being too high for bitches. The
machines are guaranteed to last
for % years, and does not over a
dollar a year to operate it, and
that is for grease to- lubricate
the two bearings. The firm en-
ters into a contract with the pur-
chaser to give him a certain
amount of water named by him,
and If they fail to do so, will re-
fund any money paid together
with the freight charges, and
take back the machine. Under
this guarantee the purchaser is
taking no chances whatever. 1t
would be well for our people to
investigate this machine. 1t is
new invention and one of the
best ever used. We have a pic
ture at this office of one of these
machines in actual operation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15

Cubans appear to have looked
upon the call to ballot as a call
to arms.
Senator Platt needn't go to the
trouble of resigning; it looks as
if they were just going to Root
him out.
A doctor in West Roxbury,
Mass, says that in Africa mon
keys and large gray squirrels
understand dentistry, filing one
another's teeth with blue clay
and with much skill.
But what is a mere S10,O0 600
increase in freight rates so long
as the railroads are happy ?
So Teddy is going to close
down every smelter in the Unit
ed States if it proven that the
fumes of the smelters is detri-
mental to the trees. Wouldn' t
that jar you
The Massachusetts man, the
father of 80 children, who deser-
ted his family upon the appear
ance of twins, must have been
figuring upon his Christmas lab
ilities.
Carnegie says the rich do lit
tie to uplift the world. Yet
there are those who insist that
some of them do their best to
hold it up.
Speaker Cannon says that he
is the servant of the House.
Well, the servant usually bosses
the house.
Why is it that American men
do not wed foreign noblewomen?
Why, because there is only one
answer-they know the value of
the home product.
Buy or boost is the slogan of
prosperity, and no man is so
poor that he cannot boost.
1t is wonderful to think that
surgical science is making it
possible for a man with an un-
satisfactory liver to trade it off
for better one.
Hon. Champ Clark of the Ways
and Means Committee where the
tariff hearing is now going on in
Washington says the only object
of the hearing is to let every
body have his say. That's just
what we thought. A Western
Judge growing tired of the argu-
ments of opposing counsel final
ly said to them, Gentlemen this
is fine day. / am not feeling
very well and I think I'll go fish
ing. When you are through
with your arguments you will
find my written decision here in
the left hand drawer of this
writing desk"
The war has actually begun.
Every breeze that sweeps from
Burton, Fowler, Cannon, Taft
embroglio brings to our ears a
clash of resounding arms. The
issue is the tariff. Shall Cannon,
Payne, Dalzell and others tink-
er, or shall Burton, Fowler and
Taft prevail and carry out the
party promise as expressed in
the Chicago platform.
The brother of the president
elect, Chas. P. Taft is candi-
date for the U. S. Senate in Ohio
to succeed Senator Foraker. He
contributed in all nearly a quar-
ter of million of dollars to the
candidacy of the president-ele
1t might be embarrassing to the
president to have to discriminate.
The Emperor of Germany is
finding out that the divine rights
of kings isn't in it with the copy
right of an American president
when it comes to speaking ones
mind.
1t might be a good idea for
Congress to busy itself this ses-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
) . ::

The Barber and Fisherman Is
located on Main street, Challis,
where you can drop in and get
anything in the tonsorial line you
want to pay for. Parker Mt.
tourists specially.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15
TICKETS.
Good Music,

Cordial Invitation Extended.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-15

A marriage license was seRt
down to Mackay last week t.
Mr.. j. W. Fowler and Miss Lu
cille Weller.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Labor continues to get the "hot
end" at the hands of the courts.
The officers of the Federation of
Labor-Gompers, Mitchell and
Morrison-were sentenced to Jail
by Justice Wright of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia
for placing the Bucks Stove and
Range company on the "unfair"
list as relating to the company's
treatment of its laborers. The
case will be appealed to a higher
court. AS long as labor hasn't
the sense to elect officials who are
not IN sympathy with the great cor
Porations of the country it may ex.
pect injustice. The corporations
are running the country these DAYS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
First Published in the Barber County Index K
December 30, 1908.
PUbZIcHtiOn -N0tice

The State Of Kansas, 10 The unknown heirs
and devisees and unknown administrators,
executors and trustees of Samuel H. Henron,
deceased:
You and each Of you win take notice that you
have been sded by Jennie C. Higgins. in the
District Court of Barber County, Kansas, and
that unless you answer the petition, fled by
the said plaintiff in the said action on or
before the 10th day of February, 1909 said
petition will be taken as true, and q judgment
rendered against you and each of you, accord
tngly. of the following nature to-wit: AdjIdg.
ing that the plaintiff is the absolute owner in
fee simple and is In the qeiet. ceable. exclu-
lowing described real estate, situated in Bar
her county. Kansas, to-wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner of the
in township thirty-two Css). south, Of range
ten 10). west Of the sixth p. NJ, thence rum
ming east 60 rods; thence running south 40
running north 40 rods to the place OF begin
ming, being part of the west half of the
southwest quarter Of said section twenty-one
GID, and containing Is acres.
And that neither you nor any or either Of
you have any right, title, estate, or interest in
or to said land or any part thereof; that all
title or claim which you or any or either of
you may have had or claim to nave in or to
said real estate be forever barred. forecloeed
and extinguished; and that you and each of
you and every one of you be forever barred.
estopped and fOreclosed from ever setting up
or asserting any right, title or claim in or to
said real estate, or any part thereof.
Judgment will also be rendered in said &C.
ton in the alternative as though each and ev-
cry one of said defendants were alive at the
commencement of the said action; and against
the unknown heirs and devisees. and the un-
of each of them, as though each and every
one OF said defendants were deceased at the
com mencement of the said action.
day of December. 1905. G. d. RACKLEY,
Seal: Clerk OF the District Court.
SEWARD l. FIELD. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
VICTOR MURDOCH ON THE HOUSE MACHINE

In another illuminating article
on the House Organization" Rep
resentative Victor Murdock of Kan
sas has again rendered an inestima-
BILE service to the people. This ar.
ticle, which appeared in The Star
of this morning, should be read by
every voter who has access to it
and the same kind of education
should permeate the whole coun-
try. For it is only necessary to
show the people how the House is
controlled, how good bills are kill
ed and bad bills made into laws
or, at least the arbitrary machin-
cry provided for such miscarriage
of legislation-in order to bring
about the reform essential to the
re-establishment of a truly repre-
sentative House.
Speaker Cannon's specifically
plausible defense" that the major
ity elected him and can unseat him
or take whatever action it wants,
is shown by Mr.. Murdoch to be es-
sentially false, at least as applied
to past conditions and habits of
procedure. The Kansan has torn
of the mask. He has exposed the
House machine as it never was ex-
posed before. He has put to shame
every old member who has calmly
submitted to the traditional sys.
tenn and he has inspired new mem
bers to make a fight for the rights
of their observation-disclosures City
Star.
Nevertheless, Cannonism is here
to stay as long as the Republican
party reIgns; and The Star and Mr..
Murdoch in future elections, as in
past elections, will "whoop it up"
for the party that supports and up
holds Cannon.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Having been enriched by pro-
tective tariff, Andrew Carnegie now
favors its repeal. In a hearing
before the ways and means COM
mittee at Washington one day last
week, Mr.. Carnegie said, "your
tariff merely coddles the backward
and lazy manufacturer" And this
is true; it was true IS and 20 years
ago. 1t has also enriched the men
OF the Carnegie stripe at the ex-
pense of every American. Tersely
stated, it is legalized system OF
compelling the many to pay a tax
to the few for which the few give
nothing in return.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Gov. Hoch pardoned Collins last
week. Collins was convicted over
ten years ago on the charge of
numbering his father. He was con-
victed wholly on circumstantial
evidence supported by disreputable
negroes. Public sentiment in this
case, as in all cases wherein there
is nothing but circumstantial evil
dence,is evenly divided but as time
wears on the bitterness against
Collins is gradually subsiding.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Concerning the guaranteed de-
posts plan a writer in the New
York Evening Post say: whatever
may be the fault of the bank guar
anty system, it seems to inspire
confidence enough among the mis-
ers to bring out some of their hid.
den wealth. A stakeholder in a
new state bank just organized in
eastern Oklahoma tells of its ex-
perience. AT the end of the first
day | estimated that the deposits
would be $4,000. A friend guess
ed $4,000. We investigated and
found they were$8o,ooo. asked
the cashier whence 1t all came
About $4,000 came from the
other three banks, two of them
nationals, he replied, and we re.
eeived $4,000 from Missouri,
Kansas and Arkansas, sent here
probably, because of the guaranty
law. Then for tine rest, look at
this He showed a package of
worn bills, all brought in by a
farmer well outside the town. q
know that none of this was ever in
a bank since he gathered it little
by little-there is $4,000 in that
bunch. Up in central Kansas last
week man sold farm and went
early one morning to deliver the
deed. The farmer who was the
buyer excused himself and went
out to the barn; he was seen to
pick tin can from a corner of a
hog lot and take from it 81, 500 in
bills. Land agents say the exper-
fence ofreceived packages of musty
bills, evidently buried for time,
is not unusual, indicating that
large sums are probably thus con.
cealed among the farming COM
munities."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
First Published in The Barber County Index
December 80, 1908.
Publication Notice.

The State Of Kansas, to W.A.Hopkins; John
Kelley; f. H. Shelley; Oscar Shuler; G. W.
Buckhalter. and the unknown heirs and devi-
sees and unknown administrators. executors
and trustees of W. A. Hopkins. John Kelley,
r. Fl. Shelley, Oscar Shuler and c. W. Buck
halter, deceased.
You and each Of you will take notice that you
have been sued by Bertha Rumsey, in the
district court OF Barber county. Kans. and that
unless you answer the petition fled by the
said plaintiff in the said action on or before
the 10th day of February, 1909, said petition
will be taken as true and q judgment render
ed against you and each Of you accordingly.
of the following nature, to-Nit: adjudging
that the said plaintiff is the absolute owner
in fee simple, and is in the quiet, peaceable,
open, notorious, undisturbed, exclusive and
adverse possession of, all of the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in Barber county,
Kansas. to-wit:
Lots seven %, eight (sl. nine 10y, ten O0),
eleven G1), twelve iIa). twenty (sO) and tven-
ty-one CID. in block twenty-six t26), in the
city of Kiowa.
you have any right. title, estate. interest,
claim, lien or encumbrance, in, to or upon the
said real estate or any part thereof; thai all
title or claim which you or any or either Of
you may have had or claim to have in or to
said real estate or any part thereof be forever
barred. forecosed aud extinguisned; and that
barred, estopped and foreclosed from ever
setting up or asserting any right, title or
CLAIM in or to the said real estate or any part
thereof.
Judgment will also be rendered in the alter
native against you and each of you as though
each and every one of you were alive at the
commencement of this action and against the
unknown heirs. devisees, administrators, ex-
ecutors and trustees of you and each of you
as though you we're dead at the commence
ment of this action.
Judgment will also be rendered that the mort
cages recorded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds Of Barber County, Kansas. and held by
certain Of the above named defendants are
paid. discharged and satisfied and canceliug
the same OF record.
Witness my hand and official seal this 2sth
day of December, 1905 G. d. RACKLRY,
Seal: Attest: Clerk of the District Court
SEWARD |. FIELD. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
STRENGTH d ,yate.

Omcial tests Of the many valuable
hard woods native to western Aus.
tralia have made known the extraor.
binary properties of yate, believed to
be the strongest of all known woods.
Its average tensile strength is $4,000
pounds to the square inch, eQualing
that of good cast iron. Many speci.
mems are, however, much stronger
and one was tested up to 171k tons to
the square inch, which is equal to the
tensile strength Of wrought iron. The
sawn timber of yate is probably the
strongest in the world The tree
grows to a maximum height of 100
feet and has sometimes a diameter Of
two and half or even three feet
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Gov. Hoch has just one more
chance to extend pardon to a ia
nous criminal during the remain
ing short time of his gubernatorial
power. Jessie Morrison is the only
famous criminal in the penitentiary.
William Sells, Emmett, Dalton
and John Collins-all coveted of
murder-were pardoned by the
present governor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

A change of rules instead of a
change of speaker is recommended
by some administration organs.
A change of political complexion
would help congress-and the
countrY-more than anything else.
-Commoner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

The presidential inaugural ball,
according to advance press notices,
will be the gaudiest ever witnessed
in American history. Better or.
der your full dress early.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

The tariff will be revised by its
friends" And its friends" are Toe
Cannon, Bill Sherman and Boss
Aldrich.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Many new things are daily COM
ing to pass in this great country of
ours, but to send a man to Jail be-
cause he refuses to buy goods of a
certain corporation is the very lat
est. However, we should all be
willing to make these sacrifices for
the blessed privilege of voting the
republican ticket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

According to the published fig
ures, the republican state commit
tee expended $4,000 to elect the
ticket. But IN the language of a
we'll known politician now retired
to private life, cit cost a id sight
more than that, but we'll let it go
at that"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

The Kansas legislature is only
two weeks ahead. The ventilat-
ors and assistant ventilators and
the armies of janitors and clerks
will soon be in clover. And the
man who pays taxes will be glad
If he is a republican.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Delavan Smith of the Indian
apolis News, who started publicity
concerning the Panama DEAL is re-
publican. Joe Pulitzer who also has
chips in the game is almost re-
publican. Let the warriors war
and let the truth be known.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Even Ralph Faxon, noted for his
conservatism, severely criticises
President Roosevelt's "secret serv-
ice" attack on congress. The pres
ident, at the close of his reign,
isn't the idolized tin god that he
was when he had a II the pie of the
nation in his fist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Official Paper Of County and City

The new legislative members of
Kansas are promising many things,
but promises have been made be-
fore.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

The supreme court has decided
that school districts may legally
maintain separate schools for the
races.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
THE FARMERS NURSERY
SHARON, KANSAS.
E. E. BLACKNORE. Prop.

am prepared TO hll all orders, large or
small, mostly from my own Nursery Write
for Catalogue and prices, and you will see
What can save you over agents prices on
hrst-grade stock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

First published in the Barber County Index
December 16. 1903.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT-Adn inis,rator.
In the matter of the estate Of George W.
Stevens. late Of Barber county, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given, that on the 18th da Y
OF December, A. D. 1868. the u undersigned was
BY the Probate Court Of Barber county, Kan
sas, duly appointed and qualified q admins.
traitor of the estate OF George W. Stevens, late
OF Barber county. deceased. All parties in.
tereeted in said estate will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
HARRY w. STEVENS, Administrator
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
I. FIELD

ATTORNEY AT Law
and Notary Public.
Will attend TO business in all the Courts
Once over Citizens State Bank.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-26
SHOT HIS CRIPPLED BOY;
TURNED WEAPON ON HIMSELF
Ispecial to INC sentinel.l

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. Herman
Wiedburg, hack driver. 35 years
old, killed his son. sydney, 9 years
old. and then shot himself. dying al
most instantly.
The murdered child, who was a
cripple and never had been able to
walk, was asleep with another bro
ther. According to the story of the
second son. the father came to the
bed. lifted little Sydney out, placing
him on the floor. and shot him twice
through the heart.
Satisfying himself that his boy was
dead. the man then turned the wea-
pom on himself.
WiedburS had been for some time
in poor health. and his condition yes
terday became, worse. He called a
doctor, who gave him little encour-
agement.
Brooding over his own ailments
and those of the boy supposedly
prompted the act.