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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
CHURCHES.

METHODIST ACKNOWLEDGMENT SER
AVA vice: Sunday school. 10 A. NJ. Preaching
IL A. NJ. Preaching, 500 p
II. Junior League meets Sunday afternoon
at3:00. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening
at $780, Epworth League Sunday, 200 p. NJ
Strangers. and all without a church home are
cordially welcome. w. II. MOORE, Pastor.
NHRISTIAN.-Sunda school every Sunday
~ at 9:45 A. NJ. Communion service imme-
diately following. Endeavor Gas to 7:45.
LEE 81. BARNUM. Pastor.
PAPT1ST.-Church east of Grand Hotel.
~ Sunday school at 10 A. n. Preaching sun
day al II A. " and 7:45 p. N. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. The B. 7. P. U. meets at
p. N. on Sundays. FRANK c. WARD,
Pastor.
DRESBYTERl AN.-Sunday school at 10
\ O'Clock a. II Preaching at III o. clock.a m,
andS O'Clock p. IL. The Y. P. b. G. e. at I.
o'clock pm. AL are invited.
HATH0L1C.-See vices held on Tuesday af.
~ ter the third SUNDAY I'm each month.
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HGzeHon Items.

w. T. McClung of Winfield was
here part of last week.
Ed Dicks and family of Geary,
Oklahoma, are visiting their many
friends here.
Mrs. Cora Stevens has sold the
hotel to Mr.. Hugo Schellhorn of
Leavenworth.
DR.. Burnett is getting along fine
with his broken leg and will soon
be able to be out.
J. D. Cathcart of Gueda Springs,
has contracted to buy the Phipps
farm northwest of town for $1,000.
T. |. Mayheld bought the A. /.
Iourdon 100 acres southwest of
town last week. Consideration
$4,000.
J. V. Patterson was down in
Texas last week looking for a bet
ter place than this, but he won't
find it there.
Our own Billie Gesner went
back on the prohibition people
when it came to voting on the
amendment to the present law.
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Oeerhead Items.

Culp Elsea went to Lake Sum
day.
Sunday school at Deerhead next
Sunday.
D. S. Bruce made a trip to Kio-
wa last week.
F. H. Utt and family moved to
Kiowa last week.
Charley Larkin shipped car of
wheat this week.
Freda Elsea visited at ]. T. Nc.
Grath's Sunday.
Born to ]. B. Winters and wife
on Friday, Jan. 24th, a girl.
There was a party at w. H.
Cookies Monday night. All report
a good time.
]. w. DeGeer and son Vaughn
were doing business at the county
seat last week.
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Woodward & Murphy are
exclusive agents for the celebrated
0. B. Flour-the best brand on the
market. 1t is popular with all who
use it. Try a sack.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

Kramer's Wanda, high patent
flour, is the best in the market
Sold by H. D. Fair.
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EQUALITY TEMPLE, Rathbone Sisters No.
~ Is. Meets every second and fourth Thurs
day evening of each month.
MRS. METTIE FIELD, NJ. E. G.
LUCILLE McCAGUE, NJ. of X. sc,
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DELPHIA LODGE, No lao, K of P, meets on
Monday evening of each week, at the K. of =.
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing invit-
Ell TO attend. c. E THOMPSON, C. C.
j. II. MINICK, &. of K. L. s.
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Will pay the very best price pos
sible for hogs. An here to stay.
II. w. Skinner.
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! want your fat hogs.-H. w
Skinner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

Kramer's Wanda, high paten
-four, is the best in the marke
sold by H. D. Fair.
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. People say that the finest grocer
in town are at Woodward
Alurphy's. Phone 80.
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A. y. u. w ). Meets every Nf Friday
night. FRANK E. KNIGHT, NJ W.
VERNE GIBBS, Recorder.
CLARENCE BENEFIEL, Financier.
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OnIcial DIRECTORY.

e. 5. SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice. ......... Melville w. Fuller
Associates: David J.. Brewer, Oliver w.
Holmes. Joseph McKenna. John NJ. Harlan
Rufus w Peckham, Edward D. White Will
liam II. Moody, William R. Day
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LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 80, o. E. s. Meets
nrst and third Monday nights of each month,
IN Masonic Hall. BLANCHE GRIFFIN, w. N.
MARGARET Il ERN OHAN, Sec'y.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
CROWDED CARS CRASH.
Many Hurt in T7co Trolley COL
HsiOns Near COney Island.

Running at top speed along Gravesend avenue
al S6th street, Brooklyn. yesterday, of the
18th street line, loaded with passengers their
way to Coney Island, into the of a
of the Ninth avenue line, also crowded. Nine
persons were injured James Donnelly, motor
man of the 10th street car, told the police he
applied the brakes when he the ahead
of him stop suddenly but his car slid along the
rails.
Among the injured were Agnes Mullin. of No
159 Sackett street, removed to the Coney Island
Hospital with her left thigh lacerated; Mrs
Mary Mullins, her sister-in Law. who was cut
the head by flying glass; Miss Annie Hart
of No. 242 Ninth avenue, Brooklyn left knee
fractured. and Mabel Hart, her sister bruised
and cut; Mrs. Mary David. of No 1J4 Sackett
street. and Mrs. Stacia Veasey, of No. fl Henry
street Brooklyn, were bruised and cut by glass
Mrs James O'Connor, of No. 1J9 Sackett street
and her infant son James injured inter
nally and taken to the hospital Patrolman
William Trumpfeller, of the Coney Island sta
ton, was by glass in trying to save several
children.
The reserves from the Coney Island station
were rushed to the scene. Several of those who
were slightly injured were attended by the two
ambulance surgeons.
When the Coney Island crowds were returning
to the city shortly before midnight car of the
Reid avenue line rammed another of the 10Th
street line. John Gouasa, of No 12O Palister
Place. motorman of the Reid avenue car was
pinned beneath the wreckage and badly injured
Several of the passengers slightly hurt but
were able to continue their journey.
Inc smash-up occurred at Gravesend avenue
ana Neck Road half mile from the scene of the
accident in the afternoon. The firemen of Engine
Company lo4, near by pried the wreckage from
Gomasas S body and got him out. They also
cared Tor several of the women passengers who
had tainted and repaired the car sufficiently to
enable it to be operated
The injured motorman was taken to the Coney
Island station another car and through
some mistake the ambulance was sent To the
scene OF the accident. He finally taken to
the Coney Island Emergency Hospital, where
the surgeons found that his skull was fractured
and that possibly he had internal injuries
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
F. G.. BAILEY ARRESTED
IN CUSTODY IN HONDURAS
Cre7c of the GOldsboro also Taken
Into Custody.

cable message was received in this city last
night from Puerto Cortez Honduras, saying that
F. G. Bailey. president Of Export Shipping Com
pany. of New Jersey. his brother, A. w. Bailey.
and H. H. Meyers, together with the of the
steamer Goldboro, had been arrested there at
the request of the United States government.
F. G. Bailey is said to have obtained goods
valued at many thousands of dollars under as
alleged, false pretences, and to have placed
them aboard the Godsboro, old Clyde liner,
which he had purchased Reports from Hon
duras told of his arrival there and contained the
statement that he had purchased banana plan
taton and intended to establish an American
colony.
The commandant of the port of Puerto Cortel
is Carlos c. Bolet, former resident of Brook
lyn, where he was an officer of the 23d Regi
ment. The State Department at Washington
was informed on Thursday that the government
had ordered the arrest of Bailey This done
solely act of courtesy. there is
tradition treaty
The Goldsboro sailed from New York on May
?, with F. G. Bailey. his brother A. W. Bailey,
and H. H. Meyers board. The cargo
discharged at Puerto Cortez. Bailey was charged
with taking goods to the value of S20O.0OO, the
property of the Export Shipping Company
Ma agistrate Wahle issued j warrant for his ar
rest on charge of larceny. the amount named
being 5000, at the request of the Star Machine
Drill Company
The of the vessel was changed when
Honduras was reached to Atantida and she
then flew the Honduran flag although she left
New York flying the British ensign. The Brit
ish Consul revoked her registry papers half an
hour after she sailed. Baileys creditors had
him declared bankrupt soon after his mysteri-
deDarture from this country
The Export Shipping Company was incor-
porated in New Jersey with a capital of 800 600
1t was supposed to be a freight brokerage and
forwarding concern.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
HOLDS POLICE At BAY.
Insane Pension office Emp!oye SUE
cide-Fircs Fifth Shots.

Washington June AFTER holding the poll-e
at bay for six hours Or. Joseph Posplslel- an
ernploye of the Pension Office, shot himself
through the brain this morning while insane.
Iaboring under a deIusOn that attempt was
being made to murder him. he fired at pedestrl-
ans and into the homes of his neighbors, and
when the police came he reloaded his pistol and
fired on them. preventing their near approach
to the house Altogether he fired about nifty
shots in this way, none Of which however, took
effect.
Before arming himself. Pospisie passed his
three little children through the windows to
persons in the adjoining house. His wife re-
mained with him, enlea vOring tc quiz him, but
becoming alarmed when he opened fire on the
policemen, sh. joined her children in the neigh
bor's house At the time he shot himself p =
siel was sitting in the second story window of
his home He first rolled up his sleeve and
injected cocaine in his arm to steady himself
for the fatal shot. He plunged forward 70 the
ground and died on the way to the hospital
DR. Pospisiel came TO Washington from Wis
consin about eighteen years ago. He has rela-
tiveS in that state.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
KILLED BY GAS IN NINE
ST Dead ard Many Seriously Af-
fected in Silrerton. Col

Silverton, Col, June six men are dead.
eight others in critical condition from breath
ing foul air, and thirty more are temporarily
confined TO their homes by gas poisoning suf-
fered in the Gold King mine, at Gladstone
On Thursday night fire destroyed the engine
house and shaft house of the mine and to pre-
vent the spread of the flames to the workings
the main shaft doors closed temporarilv
the men working the night shift being in
struCted to withdraw.
When the flames had been extinguished these
men failed to come of the mine A score
or more of rescuers entered the mine and some
of them soon appeared at the foot of the eIe
vator shaft carrying the unconscious forms of
miners who had succumbed to the noxious sir
Later a party reached the surface bringire,
the dead body of Victor Erickson and the al
most lifeless bodies of John Sumston and Otto
Johnson, the three men whose absence caused
the necessity for rescue work The others wbo
perished or were injured were of the rescue
parties
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
UIND FELLS zoo HOUSES.
Tornado FORKS HaJOc in Charles
City, IO7cd-T7cO Killed.

Charles City. Iowa. June "A tornado struck
Charles City this evening. demolishing about
two hundred houses and killing W. f. Beck and
a child. Three children are reported missing
Wires are down, and details as 70 the destruc-
ton wrought in the country are meagrc
The tornado started three miles southeast of
this town. tearing down farmhouses and barns
and killing many head of stock. Ii struck the
southwest part of Charles City. ploughing path
through to the northeast SIDE and spent itself
few miles from town Many had warning of the
approaching tornado and sought safety in
cyclone cellars.
The tornado just missed the buildings of
Charles City College Barns carried sew
eral blocks trees were torn up by the roots and
in some instances crashed into buildings. Water
was blown from the channel of the river which
flows through town.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
JACOB BLACKWELL'S WILL FOUND.
Dated 1879, and Transfers Island Bearing
His Name to His Heirs
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Bingharnton. y. Y. June County Clerk John
A Brown has unearthcd novel will. dated Feb
rusrv g. 177e 1t Il long document and is made
bv Jacob Blackwell transferring to his heirs the
nronertv known as Blackwelrs Island. He also
had = farm where Long Island City is now situ-
ated He gave his wife the use OF one-third OF
the farm and the island. He also disposed OF
ora, male and female slaves to his various reia-
tives and distributed various sums, ranging from
40 TO 1900
A tract OF about eight of land in Harlem,
,oeetber with certain negroes. apart for
Gale the amount be used in the payment of his
debts He also provided that a quarter of acre
=. forever used as a burial place for the family
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
YALE SENIOR DROWNED.
Taco Other Undergraduates Nearly
Lose Their LiCcs.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

New Haven. June 7.-Seeing a canoe buffeted
by the waves with apparently helpless man
clinging to il. residents of Stony Creek to-day
hurriedy went TO his relief They found him
apparently lifeless and tightly strapped TO the
bottom of the canoe. He was released and
slowly restored consciousness. He said he
was Arthur Ward Ruff a Yale junior, of
Schenectady, y. Y, and that he started out
yesterday with George Catlin, of New Haven,
senior; W. y. Sparhawk, of West Swansea
y. H. and H. H. Burroughs, Of Coeymans
y. Y. also Yale undergraduates.
Fearing that the canoes would be upset, Bur
roughs and Sparhawk went ashore last night
and took a train to college. Catlin and Ruff
started back this morning in their canoe and
were capsized in the Sound. Ruff says that they
floated for hours and that his strength be-
gan TO desert him he strapped himself to the
canoe When he lost consciousness he says that
Catlin was still clinging to the canoe. Search
for Catlin's body has been begun.
Wilbur Alonzo Curtis, of East Haven, a Yale
Junior, was fished out of the water at Wood
mont this afternoon, unconscious, by three boys.
who saw him clinging TO overturned rowboat-
He was nearly drowned when rescued.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
GRAFT IN HIGH PLACES2
Charges Made IN Connection zcith
PiHsburg PostoHce Site.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.I


Pittsburg, June THE allegation is made
here that officials in Washington connected with
the selection of a site for the new postof1ce, IN
10th street. shared in a graft fund of S612oO
which caused the site to be selected in opposl-
ton the wishes of the members of the Cham
Der of Commerce and the leading business in
terests of the city. The amount paid for the
property was $942 226 40.
Jesse H. Wise and William E. Minor. at
torneys, and Timothy j. Wisecarver have
entered suit against John H. Armstrong. Snow
den G. Lennox and their associates, demand
ing $1,000 as their share of the fund for obtain
ing options a piece of land necessary TO I'LL
out the plot. Armstrong alleges he paid the
plaintiffs $4,000 and holds their receipt in full
He also alleges that he was at an expense of
sos 600 which was paid certain parties for their
assistance in having the site selected list Is
in existence containing the names OF those VINO
are alleged to have received the money, and II Is
headed by one of the most prominent men IN the
country whose initials stand opposite the sum
of $4,000.
4 Washington correspondent for Cincinnati
and Louisville newspapers is said 10 have been
the go-between, and he is alleged TO have re-
ceiyed 5000 for his services.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
FIRE 1T BL4CKM4ILERS.
WIliam Pollock Again Threatened
-DecoYed Italians Escape.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Pittsfeld. Mass. June I.-Wiiam Pollock OF
New York. received a second Black Hand letter
last Friday demanding $1,000 and threatening
death IT was sent from Pittsfeld to Holmes
dale Mr. Poliock's country place, two miles
south of here and described where the
money was to be placed. To-day dummy
package was left on the spot named in the let
ter and two italians appeared for it. Mr. Pol
lock had armed his employees on his estate, and
they shot at the men, evidently ltahans' VINO
ran to the nearby woods, where third man,
armed with a gun, joined them. MIR. Pollock S
posse was halted by the stranger with the gun
and the three men escaped The police were in
formed but could fnd no trace of the men,
Mr. Pollock lives one of the handsomest
properties in Pittsheld. 1T is the former country
seat Of Oliver Wendell Holmes 1t is isolated
received the first Black Hand letter, which made
a demand for $1,000 Mr.. Pollock thought at
first that it was joke, and paid no attention to
it, On request of Mrs Pollock he Informed the
police The second letter stated that the writer's
would blow up Mr. Pollock's house and would
get him if it took year.
Mr. Pollock has engaged armed watchmen to
patrol his property day and night Precautions
viii be taken to guard Mr.. Pollock on his daily
drives about the country. The police believe
that the letter is the work OF some New York
Italian who has had experience in writing such
letters
Mrs. Pollock formerly Mrs. John ker-
nochan, of New York and Lenox-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
THREE DROWN IN LAKE.
Omy One Member of Canoeing
Party Sered Near Worcester.

Worcester, Mass. June Two young girls
and a boy, who members Of a canoeing
party of four, were drowned in Lake Quinsisa-
n7ond late to-day by the overturning of the
craft One of the victims was Frank H. Far
well. seventeen years old, who lived with his
aunt Mrs. Calvin Gay, at No 10 Walnut street
this city, but the names Of the girls are un-
known and may not be learned positively until
the bodies are recovered.
The fourth member Of the party, Allison D.
watrous. thirteen years old a of D. E
Watrous. of No. 90 Maple Terrace, this city,
clung to the overturned boat until he was res
cuei He said that he and Farwell met the
two girls while they were on their way to the
lake and that the girls accepted FarwelIs in
,itation TO go canoeing. The girls were strangers
n him and he did not learn their names.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
HIGHW4YMEN KILL HAN.
Uoman U7M Probably Die, Too
Posses zcith Hounds Seek Criminals

Chattanooga. Tenn. June In a holdup in
Dossville avenue last night Joseph Knight,
business man. was instantly killed and Miss
Saie Pool probably fatally wounded
knight and Miss Pool started for a drive
When they just south of the city limits
three negroes stepped into the road and com
manded the driver 10 halt This Knight de-
clined 10 do One of the negroes sprang to the
horses head while the two Others covered knight
with pistols. Knight resisted the attack. and
the negroes opened fire. killing Knight instantly.
Miss Pool was struck by two bullets. and there
is little chance of her recovery.
After the shooting the negroes took to their
heels Armed citizens are securing the country
with bloodhounds for the criminals.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
PARIS MURDER
" Ueatfhy Banker Stabbed-Monev
and JezceLs Stolen.

far1s, June THE police have been confront
ed by new murder mystery in the discovery of
the body of Auguste Remy. wealthy retired
banker seventy-seven years old. who was
stabbed to death with dessert knife at his
mouse IN the Rue de la Pepiniere The murder
occurred some time last night. and money and
jewels of great value missing. The finding
OF carafe of wine and three glasses that had
been used suggested that the three persons sup
posed TO have been implicated in the Stenheil
murder might be responsible for this crime
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
A. B. sPREcKELS SECRETLY MARRIED
Wife of Second Son of Sugar Man Was For
merly an Actress.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune ,

San Francisco. June lit was announced here
to-dav that Adolph B. Spreckels second son of the
old Sugar King. Claus Spreckels. secretly mar
ried Miss Alma de Brettville last month in Phila-
delphia. and sailed few days ago for Europe The
bride into notoriety here in 1901 by a breach
of promise suit against Charles Anderson a
wealthy Kiondike miner from whom she recovered
$3.50
The news of Mr.. Spreckelss marriage has created
sensation here. he regarded as a confirmed
bachelor. He has horse breeding farm al Aptos
and country home near Napa Miss De Brettville
vas formerly an actress and is a beautiful woman
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
SLIPS FROM GRASP OF REsCUERs.

While fishing with party of friends off Scotland
Iightshp Yesterday, John iianselmann OF NO i"S
Baltic street Brooklyn. was swept oNerooaio o9
H. to, of the sloop James Thompson. Of No
POI 1s,b street jumped in kept him ahcat unt
they reached the side of the vessel
tIsnselmanr was unconscious and his rescuer was
almost exhausted. AS several Of the party were
hauling the two aboard Hanseimanh sllppeu iioih
,tai- c-ssn and sank All efforts to recover his
-, 1,e,e fruitIess Hanselmann was forty-1ve
wears old and married.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
uFEcuARps RESCUE SEVEN.

Uifegrards at Brighton Beach rescued seven per-
cons when a 35-foot sloop -apsized 80 feet from
shore Yesterday afternoon In attempting TO go
bort" the fillerman upset the boat throwing him
a,f three other men and three women into the
- rh.v cluug to the bottom of the boat until
,b. ufeg1Iards towed them TO the beach. After
,be boat had been bailed out the party embarked
again without giving their names
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
TWO YOUTHS BELIEVED DROWNED.

Auburn Me. June THE finding of their over
turned boat caps and fishing tackle on the waters
Of sabattis Lake in Webster, last night. leads the
police to believe that Frederick Clifford ana harry
Currer both fourteen years old. lost their lives In
the lake while fishing yesterday. Currier was the
son of Frederick Currier. musician. OF New York
CITY The other lad was a cousin. the. son OF
Henry Clifford. of Lewiston.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
FALLS FROM LAUNCH; DROWNED.
rBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l

rIsy Telegraph 10 The Tr1buneI
reIanco n j. June Failing backward from
The naphtha yacht Atlanta near here this after
MON george Jones, a decorator of Philadelphia
-. drowned in the Delaware In sight of number
of friends and his brother The boat was stopped
t+an,rv but Jones went down before help could
reach him.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
HURLED DOWN NTH CAR.
One Killed and Forty Hurt in Trol-
len accident.
GBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

ST Louis, June LOADED to capacity and
running at a rapid rate open the
Creve C9ur Lake Suburban Line left the track
on sharp curve west of Delmar Garden, near
the ST Louis city limits. tonight, overturned
and whirled its cargo of human freight down
the rough embankment, pinioned them. kill
ing man and seriously injurfng more than
forty others, many of whom will probably die
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
SWIMMER BROWNS IN THoRoueHFARE

Ocean City. y. J.. June 7-Herbert Morrison
twenty years old of John c. Morrison, of
Philadelphia was drowned in the Thoroughfare
tsc Of this city, this afternoon He was swim
ming from a boat, and went down in deep water
before his friends could reach him. His body was
NOT recovered.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
limb cRusHEs AERoNAUTs SKULL.

cnrireseld. III, June Luther Edward Jones.
.an,vseven wears old, balloonist. attempted an
.scension at Mildred Park this afternoon AS the
~ arose the parachus swung Jones against
t ,,rnh Of a dead tree crushing his skull and
,,u,rg him instantly. He leaves wife in Hot
cnr,ngs Ark She is also aeronaut.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-08
,RRY OVER WIFE KILLS RECTOR.

BY Telegraph 10 Inc iFlouhe.l
baltimore June THE Rev. DR.. Milton II. Mill
.c,or of the Episcopal Church OF the Redeemer
here died to-day from typhoid pneumonia at the
.ge NJ nfty-one. Worry over the condition of his
nife who was recently operated on for append
c,,is had so weakened DR. MILL the physicians
say that he had no strength 10 resist the disease
that attacked him