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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Barber county was flooded with Ges-
ner literature last week. 1t consisted of
the signed appeal by Kiowa republicans
and printed in the Medicine Lodge
Cresset and the Kiowa Journal several
weeks ago. The appeal was sent in
dlscrlminately to people Of all parties.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Wheat has begun to roll into hi.
market at lively pace and our buyers are
paying good round price. With two
elevators and Others occasionally buv.
ing on the side. Medicine Lodge is Ger.
tam to capture the bulk of the Barrie,
county crop this year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

FL. Gordon Of Lake City was in
the city last Thursday and Friday in the
interest OF his candidacy for representa-
tive. He went to Kiowa on FRIDAY
and campaigned there a day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

The Grand hotel is putting In a good
hre escape this week. 1t is much
needed improvement.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Mrs. E. C. Woodruff and little son
arrived from Washington, d. c., last
Friday to visit with her parents, C. A.
Bucklin and wife. MIR. Woodruff will
be located in Wyoming in the geologi-
cal survey this summer and may find
time to join his family during their visit
here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Children's hose, an assert
ed lot, some for the babies
and worth up to 25c, at pair
9c.-Richardson & Longman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

c. N. Marshall sells 30-inch lister
shares for splitting ridges for wheat; also
rubber-tired runabout nearly new, and
two old.spring wagons.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Guilford Davis went to Wichita tb;,
morning to accompany his sister, Mis-,
Mary, home from the hospital. Thew
Will stop at Harper to visit a few DAYS
and probably will not get home before
Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

No matter how busy the farmers hap
pen to be, they should spare the time to
vote at the August primary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

MIR. and Mrs. Brown Of Oklahoma
who were tormer citizens here, visited
Sunday with August Schmidt and wife
They were on their way to Ashland
and departed Monday morn;no
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Mrs. W: E. Stout and children de-
parted on tuesday Of last week for a
visit with relatives at WELLINGTON.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

A couple Of lO-year-old amateur
puglllsts engaged in bloody conflict YES
terday and it got to the knife Aaoe
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Mrs. M. A. Collins returned Saturda,
from visit with friends and relative,
at Wichita and Viola, Kansas
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Forsyth's mill is the right place to ge,
your feed. Corn chop, kaGr chop, bran
shorts and chicken feed always on hand
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

w. S. Rubert sold his business lot
and building on Main street to Mrs.
Springer. the present occupant, last week.
Consideration. $500. Mr.. Rubert is
also on deal to sell his residence prop
erty on Walnut Street and will probably
have it closed when this appears in print.
Scott says life In Wichita is elegant
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

. Mrs. Ella Morris and daughters, Misses
May and Grace, returned last week
from visit with friends at Alva
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

X. 5. Lyle and wife, who have been
visiting the family of ]. c. Davis the past
week. departed yesterday for Harper
where they will visit few days before
returning to their home at Danville Kv
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

It you break your glasses mail them to
!; n. Gay, Medicine Lodge, Ks. The
Postmaster will do the rest.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

S. P. Carlisle and sister, Miss Carrie
Carlisle, arrived last Thursday to visit
their sister, Mrs. c. N. Marshall. Their
home is in kingman county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Paul Fair was taken sick Monday and
Is threatened with siege Of fever. Too
much skating rink.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Every voter should procure the dem
ocratc campaign handbook. 1t is COM
piled from the Congressional Record,
quotes President Roosevelt freely and
shows what became of the important
reform measures advocated by the pres
ident. 1t also tells Of the altitude Of the
democrats IN congress on these questions.
This book can be had for the small price
Of Is cents. Send your order to James
T. Lloyd. chairman democratic. congress
sional committee. Washington. D. c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Mrs. R. H. Hall and little daughter,
Dorothy, came down from Wichita last
thursday to visit with Mrs. Halls par
ents, Judge c. w. Ellis and wife.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Mrs. Jas. Dobbs and the baby are at
Colorado Springs for the balance Of the
summer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Eugene Youmans was down from
I ISABEL again Sunday looking his best
When Bryan becomes president Gene
expects to be appointed to foreign EN-
6a;sy. Come to think Of it. Gene !,
every day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

An apprentice who desires to learn the
printers trade can get a place in the
Index office.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

For sale. trade or rent. My farm
IN Eagle township. Inquire of Z. P
Ball, Lasswell, Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

See w. H. Haun at city elevator for
cane and kafr corn seed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Prof. |. O. Sheuod Of Lake CITY was
interviewing our dentists on Monday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Best prints made at I'd. SC
IL Longman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

A slumber party was given by Miss
Nellie Brownhill at the home Of F. W..
Merrill and wife last Wednesday. Ten
Of Miss Nellie's young lady friends were
her guests on this occasion and the rest
can be better imagined than told. A
slumber party is apply described as a
party Of girls who spend the night
awake.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Remember the prompt and satisfactory
settlements made by the Royal after the
tornado last summer, and when in need
Of tornado or fire insurance, call on H.
II. Case, Agent, Medicine Lodge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Antonio Hunkler arrived from Ohio
last week to look up old friends. Mr..
Hunkler left Medicine Lodge about
twelve years ago and this is his 6r,t VISIT
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

= ~. A. Lyle, cashier Of the CoIdwater
bar bank. and his nephew. jesse Nixon d
W%held, were in the city a few hours
on Saturday. They were enroute 70
Soldwater in Mr.. Lytle's automobile.
having come nom Winfield where Mr..
and Mrs. Lyle went to visit two week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
CHASE HARDWARE COMPANY

have some good GROW disc culdvators
with wood boxing they will sell you for
$3.50. Call.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

rs. wIreland. county clerk. do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is true copy of biils
allowed by the Board of County Commission
ers at the April meeting
In witness whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and affixed my seal this 18th day of
July. A. D. 1908. 5. w. Ireland,
seal: Co. Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

w. M. Clark returned last Friday
from trip to Fl. Worth, Texas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

For best bargains in land and farm
loans, see Vim. Palmer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

The primary election is only two
weeks in the future.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Chairman Riley Lake of the board Of

Chairman Riley Lake Of the board Of
County Commissioners and County Clerk
S. w. Ireland met with the State Board
Of Equalization at Topeka last Friday
and Saturday, returning home Saturday
night The result Of the trip was that
the valuations Of Barber county were
not disturbed, which would probably not
have been the case had they not attend
II
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Ladies white waists worth
up to 1929, go now at each
98c.--Richardson & Long.
man.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Commissioners

D Painter. janitor services April....S 80 90
May 80 90
June 800
Luallen s. Hitchcock, labor court
house IL 70
A Snodderley. use of building Nc
Cracker accident Observation-Disclosures. 1000
McCleary, deputy county clerk. 81 so
johnson Bros, livery ................... 500
Kinkaid & Gallagher, livery .......... 10 SO
Mrs Stroll. expense to Wichita.-.... 9 SO
Clark Bunton, services truant officer
End district ......... 800
W B Downtain, expense deputy sheriff Is SO
FL Warren, salary county treasurer. $50 90
W Bragg, deputy -. 100 90
S W ireland. salary and expense coun-
ty clerk. ................. 273 10
Adams d Co., casket for pauper and
supplies poor farm Observation-Disclosures. so 90
W l. Laughman. casket for pauper -. Is 90
Badger Lumber Co., supplies. SO 90
Normal Institute Fund. deficiency. IS 90
E Thomas. salary and expense coun-
ty superintendent ...... s7s SO
Rackley, fees district clerk. 128 SO
McClearey, salary and expense coun-
ty surveyor. .. 9O15
w q Cloud. salary county attorney. 200 90
Guthrie. expense. 865
Painter Herr. printing and supplies. Is 50
go. 20 50
s. =. 4ss2
Oliver Typewriter Co., typewriter dis
trict clerks oface ...........-..... :. 700
News Co., supplieg. ......-.-..... II %
SamI Dodsworth Book Co., supplies. SO 90
Burnap, s'..... $50
Geo 3 Dougherty. -..... SIS
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
Engineer Won't Trust Auto.

Twenty five years the engineer of
one the fastest trains in the East but
was afraid to ride in an automobile.
That was the remark able confession
made w ednesday by Benjamin Day,
veteran engine driver of the Delaware
LackaWanna s. Western road, who for
quarter of century has drawn the
"Millionaires' Express from, Hoboken,
NJ to Morris Plains, with never an
accident charged against him, and who
by his daring bursts of speed has earn
ed the title of aMile Minute Ben q
"Time is the law of our road said
Day, and sometimes when there are
delays we have to run pretty fast to
make up. Seventy five miles an hour
is common, but, speaking Of speed, 8
and the old engineers voice dropped
confidentially, "my brother has an
automobile, and he has been trying to
get me into the, thing for months, but
I've fooled him every time. Give me
. good pair Of steel rails and locomo-
tive. I believe in taking no chances. /
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
travelling Man Received The
Thanks of Every Passenger
In the Gar.

81 must tell you nv experience on an
East bound o. r. e n. R. r. train
from Pendleton to LeGrande, ore :"
writes Sam A. CARRIER, a well known
traveilng man: II was iii the smoking
depart ment with some other travelling
men when one Of them went out into
the coach and came back and said.
"Ihere is a woman sick unto death in
the car" | at once got up and went
out, found her very i'll with cramp CO.
llc, so bad in fact that was almost
afraid to take the risk; her hands and
arms were drawn up so you could not
stralghten them, and with deathlike
look on her face. Two OF three ladies
were working with her and giving her
whlskey., l went to my suit case and
got my bottle OF Cham berlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy II
never travel without it,, ranfto the wa
ter tank, put double dose of the me.
dlclne IN the glass, poured some water
into it and stirred it with q pencil:
then had quite time to get the lad
les to let me give it to her, but I sue
ceeded. could at once see the effect.
aud | worked with her, rubbing her
hands, and in twenty minutes I gave
her another dose. BY this time we
were almost into LeGrande, where I
was to leave the train. I gave the
9ottle to the husband to be used in
case another dose should be needed.
but bv the time the train ran into Le
Grande she was all right, and receiv-
cd the thanks of every passenger in the
car: For sale by all druggists.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
Hewing Match at Picnic.

The most novel field meet ever held
in Iowa will take place on the farm of
j. IL. White, near Cherokee, on Sept.
II, when men and boys will be etimu-
lated by liberal prizes to see who cax
turn the best and most even farroWs.
4|he prizes will be for gang plows, rid
dng and walking plows. The plowing
must be from i've inches to six and
'one-half inches deep and show level
bottom in each furrow. Rowing will
ibegin at 9 a. m. sharp and each con-
:testant must turn certain amount of
land In a certain turn. Prizes will also
be offered for the best horses in harm
esq.,. The match takes place inS con-
:nectioI with big fa<mer's gathering
and picnic. = - --zz=z2i- =.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
Raleigh's Costume.

Sir Walter Raleigh wore white
tin-pinked vest, close-sleeved to the
wrist, and over the body doublet fine
" lowered, and embroidered with
pearls, and IN the feather Of his hat
q large ruby and pearl drop at the
bottom Of sprig in place Of a but
ton. His breeches. with his stockings
and ribbon garters, fringed at the end,
were all white; and his butt shoes. on
great court days, were gorgeously
covered with precious stones. He had
9 suit Of armor Of solid silver, with,
sword and belt blazing with diamonds,
.rubtes and pearls.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16

bushels; onions, 277.5 bushels, and
miscellaneous vegetables had an aver.
age value per acre of s3514.
Dairying, live stock, poultry and
fruit raising are carried on extensively
in this county. In 1906 the county had
10 creameries with an output of 1,141,
O2S lbs. of butter; also two, cheese
factories with an output of 6384O lbs.
of cheese.
The live stock of the county in 1907
was as follows: horses, 1887, average
value per head, $5807; cattle, 1926,
average value per head, $2O.75; sheep
1867, average value per head, $3.50;
swine, %, ,4S2, average value per head,
$685..
The county has Is banks, the depos-
its of which are $1,966,819. 81. It has
129 rural schools, 6 graded schools, 4
high schools, and 30 churches, with de-
nominations as follows: Lutheran,
Baptist, Congregational, Presbyterian
German and Danish Lutheran, Metho-
dist, Christian, Christian Science. Epis
copal, German and English Catholic,
Danish, and Advents. It also has
newspapers.
The county is well supplied with
{ railroads, having the Chicago Great
Western and Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroads, which, with their
branches, afford excellent transporta
tion facilities to the markets of Vino
ma, Mankato, Minneapolis, St. Paul,
and other cities in the state.
There is one city and eleven villages
within the boundaries Of the county,
viz: Austin, population, 6.489; Adams
village, 575. Brownsdale, .266; Dexter,
298; Grand Meadow, 459; LeRoy, 778;
Lyle, 451: Elkton, 48; Racine, 2O2; Rose
Greek, 1874; Taopi. 1o7; Waltham, 100.
a The total assessed valuation Of the
of the county in 1906 was sic, ,159, ,842.
of which $1,377 ,541 was personal prop
erty
Land can be purchased in this coun-
~ at $40 an acre aDd upwards, accord
ing to impro rovements and nearness to
villages and railroads.
D y
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
Music in the Air.

A revolving piano and pianist ma.
king music in midair is one of the la
test attractions at the New York
hippodrome. The exhibition is de-
scribed as Hindu mystery" Under
q show of hypnotic influence both
piano and pianist rise up from plat
form, and having, by some unknown
agency, reached a certain height, the
instrument begins to sway from side
to side, and in due course is seen
swiftly revolving, together with the
performer, to the strains of the Merry
Widow" waltz. The performer, it is
said, never misses note, even while
upside-down.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
COUNTY
Statistics Regarding Our Banner
County AS Given By The
State Board Of lmmi.
grafton

This county was organized February
20 1855, with the county seat at Frank
ford, which was later changed to
Austin, the present county seat.
1t is situated in the southern tier of
counties, just north of the Iowa line.
1t is about so miles southwest of the
city of Winona, and about 100 miles
south of the cities of Minneapolis and
st. Paul
The soil is much the same as other
southern counties Of the state, being a
rich, dark. colored loan, varying from
two to four feet IN depth, and resting
on a clay subsoil. The surface is a
fine, rolling prairie, diversified by mum
erous rivers and creeks, which form a
natural drainage system for the
county.
The area of the county is ILLS
square miles, or 455, 1875 acres, of
which 453,8O3.1 acres are land, and l,
352 IS acres are water. The land sur
AoOO 10 uAVlu0u AuGO O,OOO Ad1 n6 6aOz OH
average value per acre of $3.50.
Every farm home in this county is
supplied with United States rural free
delivery, and local and long distance
telephones are within the reach Of all.
The population Of the county in 1905
was .22,346, Of which Is, 1854 were native
born, the foreign population being as
follows: Germany, 1857; Sweden, 1863;
Norway, 1903; Great Britain and Ire
land, 657; Denmark, 261 !; bohemia, 115;
Russia, 81; and other countries, no.
Their occup pations are the various
agricultural pursuits, together with
manufacturing industries, Of which the
county has 127, with an invested CAPT
tai Of $72o,O0o.
The cereal crop, and average bushel
per acre, according to last statistics,
were as follows wheat, 12.92. .bu.; oats,
;36: SO bu. ]; corn, 81 81 bu.;; barley, 27.76
.bu.;; rye, 2.O4 bu fax, II Al bu.;; buck
wheat, 1888 bu The hay crop had an
average ofs 4 48 tons per acre, while ii.
Yegeta ables potatoes averaged 1D1. 80
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
~ ele Allen and Washburn and Ed
pin and the other wheel horses got

W. .le Allen and w ashburn and Ed
pin and the other wheel horses got
gether tight for the party and the Of
Uses were distributed all over the
county and hot resolutions right off
the griddle were put out and there was
organization and party pride aud 10y
atty and union. It amt so nowadays
under the rotten primary deal. We
amt got no solid repub party as we
had, and the dems are happy.
r lust shouted when that man Len.
root won out in the WISCONSIN primar:
les the other day over stanopat Jen
kins. Jenkins was another Of those
fellows who are czar Cannon's lick
spittles and Cannon had showed him
up to he chairman of the judiciary
committee and when Cannon wanted
anything buried it was referred to Jen-
kins' com mittee. Jenkins was big man
and of course brought lots OF glory he
claimed to-. the Eleventh Wisconsin
deestrick he halls from and Of course
he Civ it out that it would be great
calamity for the deestrick to turn him
down but voters had good horse seuse
and when Lenroot came square out on
an anti Cannon platform they triumph
antly nominated him givin' him ma
i0rity in every county but Jenkin'
home county. The people over in hi
! deestrick aiu't caught with chaff. The.
know when congressman ls true K
'em and no matter if he was able ant
prominel t and rich they had gumptiOl
enuf to turn him down as an enemy O.
the people. FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
For Sale.

Some fine young COWS just freshened
and others soon to be fresh. .Jersevs
Red P0lled and Short-horn milkinp
strains for family or dairy purposes
Also 80 Colonies of bees containing
pure tested Italian queens Just the
rlght age for next years work Must
sell these bees OF kill them soon as I
2 90 not expect to be here to care for
tnem during the winter and spring.
Enquire Of
:. F. a. TICKNOR, &
y Austin MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
Best Treatment for ! Burn

If for no other reason, Chamberlain's
Salve should be kept in every house
hold on account Of its great value in
the treatmento OF burns. IT allays the
pain almost instantly, and unless the
injury is severe. one, heals the parts
without leaving scar. This salYe Is
also ounequaled for chapped hands, sore
nipples and diseases Of the skin Price
25 cents. For sale by Az drug
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16

If / was elected to the next state le.
gislatur and was republican, the very
first bill I'D introduce would be to
abolish the outrageous primary election
law entire. It's the biggest demorallzer
and splitter and destroyer Of the repub
party that was ever perpetrated. Und
or the old convention ways, we never
had such descriptions and such central
ization Of the otfises. Small fry who
can raise $40 can get into the game
without q bit Of worth or merit and By
hayin' enuf file can wiggle inthru q
small minority vote. Weused to ,haYi
strong conventions when Bostwick and
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16
AUCTION SALE

I will sell at Austin on the Old John
Mathieson place at. Ramsey, two miles
north Of Austin, on Monday Sept. a..
at. ten o'clock the lowing property
cattle. horses and farm machinery.
Free iunc Iat no on.
I9ss2 BE. DIBBLE