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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

VI
same to be paid for by issu -
ing and delivering to said
Company like amount of
the bonds of said township.
all in manner aud form
provided by law?
And whereas. said Boari of County Com
missioners. upon the presentation OF said Pc
utlon found that the same was in due and le-
gal form, and was signed by more than two
hfths GO of the resident tax payers and a
majority of the legal voters of said township;
ana said Board of County Commissioners
thereupon granted the prayer of said petition
and ordered that special election be held at
the usual and legal voting place in said town.
ship. on
TUESDAY. the 2Srd Day of NOVEMBER.
1909, TO determine whether said subscription
or loan should be made, and whether said
bonds should be issued in payment of said
subscli Upton or loan. upon the terms and con-
ditions set out in said petition; aud said Board
OF County Commissioners further ordered
that in the event a majority of the voters
voting at said election cast their ballots in
favor of the said proposition, then the County
clerk of said county should forthwith, for in
behalf and in the name of said township,
make such subscript on or loan in the afore-
said sum of Eight Thousand Dollars.
And said Board of County Commissioners
further ordered that when said Railway Co.,
has complied with the conditions stated in the
said petition, that then the Chairman of the
said Board of County Commissioners and the
County Clerk of said county should sign and
attest the bones of said township, in said
amount, in all respects as required by said
petition. and issue and deliver the same as
In said petition required, in exchange for q
like amount of the capital stock of said Com
pany.
And the said Board of County Commission.
ers further ordered that the form of ballots
to be used at said election should be in the
form stated in said petition: that the under
signed, as sheriff of said county should Gully
issue and make proclamation for said special
election, and post and publish the same in the
manner required by law.
Now, therefore, /, j. D. Mathews, Sheriff OF
Barber county, Kansas, by virtue of authority
by law in me vested, and in obedience to the
above order and direction of the Board Of
County Commissioners of said county, dc
hereby make public proclamation and give
due notice that a special election will be hello
at the usual and legal voting place in ElwooC
township. Barber county, Kansas. On Tues
day, the 23rd day of November. 1909, to de
termine whether said township shall make
such subscription or loan, and issue sai(
| bonds, upon the conditions set out in said
| petition.
Such election shall in all respects be con
Quoted and the ballots therefor distributed
and returns made and the result ascertainet
and declared, all as provided by law for gen
eral electors.
In witness whereof, I, the Sheriff of Barbe
| county, Kansas, have hereunto set my hand
at the City of Medicine Lodge, in said county
| this 18th day Of October, 1909.
Seal. j. d. MATHEWS,
Sheriff of Barber County. Kansas.
Attest: 8. W. IRELAND, County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

First Published in The Barber County Index
Nov. l., 1863.
Road Notice.
STATE OFKANSAS,
Barber county,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

Shall the Township Of FL
wood. in the County of Bar
Der. in the State OF Kansas,
extend aid to The Kiowa,
Hsrdtner e. Pacific Railway
Company by subscribing for
Twenty-Five Thousand I $22,-
600 0O) Dollars of the capital
stock of said Company, the
same TO be paid for by lesu-
ing and delivering to said
Company q like amount OF
the bonds OF said township,
ell in manner and form as
nrovidod nu laW2
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

erly direction to the town of Hardtner in said
township.
The form of the ballots to be used al such
election shall be as follows:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

snail the township VI MI
wood. in the County of Bar
Der. in the State of Kansas,
extend aid to The Kiowa,
Hardtner & Pacific Railway
Compa ny, by subscribing
for Eight Thousand tSS. 000.-
00l Dollars worth of the cap
ital stock of said Company.
the same to be paid for by
issuing and delivering to
said Company a like amount
of the bonds of said town.
ship. all in a manner and
form as DrOVided by law?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17

Shall the township of FL
wood. in the County of Bar
Der. in the State of Kansas,
extend aid TO The kiowa,
Hardtner s. Pacific Railway
Company. by subscribing
for Eight Thousand Us. 0)0.-
00l Dollars OF the capital
stock of sand Company, the
same to be paid for by issu-
ing and delivering to said
Company like amount of
the bonds of said township.
all in manner aud form as
nFnyi7ad NV loxu2
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
.HAWLEY IS FIGHTING
FOR A DIRECT LINE
Starts Bitter Fight to Get
Hooking Valley Road
From Morgan.

COLUMBJ s, Ohio. oct. 10-The hand
OF Edwin II. Hawley, hailed coming
railroad king" is seen in the bitter
fight started here to wrest control Of
the Hooking Valley railroad from j. Z.
Morgan & Co. and allied interests
since gaining control of the Chess
peake and Ohio with seaboard terminals
at Old Point Comfort, 1t has been known
in railroad circles that Hawley was
seeking 10 establish a direct line be
tween Lake Erie and the Atlantic coast.
thereby obtaining the best facilities for
handling the enormous Ohio and West
Virginia coal and mining traffic This
would be possible by securing the Kan
awha and Michigan. a subsidiary Of the
Hooking Valley. which has connections
with the Chesapeake and Ohio at
Charleston, ". Va.
Railroad men here declare that It is
HawIey VINO is behind the action of
minority stockholders who charge gross
mismana cement and are attempting to
get the road into court by the sppOinC-
ment Of a receiver. This is the only way
Hawley could force the Morgan inter
ests to place their securities on the
market thereby giving him opportunity
TO buy them in and gain control.
So far, these efforts have failed, the
minority stockholders having been over
whelrned by Eastern proxies at a stock
holders meeting last week. Suit against
the Hooking Valley was also started
last week by Prosecutor Crosson oi
Perry county. to Dust the road from the
State
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
TRIO OF CHINANEN
WILL HANG TONIGHT
Three Convicted of Murder
TO Die at Midnight at
Boston.

BOSTON. oct. 10.-Three Cinnamon
convicted as implicated in the murder
OF four countrymen on the evening of
August 3. 1905, in tong war wholesale
shooting in Chinatown will be electro
c1ted shortly after midnight in the
death chamber of the state prison at
Charlestown.
Although the law torbids Warden
Bridges from allowing the date and
time Of tho execution from being made
public, Munsey News Service repre-
sentative found the above facts to be
practically undeniable among the minor
OFFICIALS at the prison this forenoon
The tire. Chinamen-NIin Sing. Leong
Gong. and Hon Woon-are resigned 10
their fate with true racial stoicism, and
even refuse &c make request for COM
mutation o. sentence or a life imprisOn-
rrent from Governor Draper.
Fatalists they believe sincerely in the
philosophy Of Confucius. and consider
Ii amse!,-ss assured OF a place in their
heaven because of a martyrs death.
The othcl two Cinnamon convicted OF
being implicated in the wholesale MUIR
der are Wary Charles and Joe Guey'
and they have been granted a reprieve
of sixty DAYS by Governor Draper
Arrangement - Tor the electrocution
are now COMPLETED.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
HOLD FLORAL PARADE
ON ROSEDALE GROUND
Commissioner Macfarland and Judge DeLacy Act AS
Judges in Unique Show at Northeast Field.
Award First Prize to Marie Brown

we are for ROsedsIe. That's us
Il am for Fairgrounds. ". H.. Taft.
It's a safe bet that two words I'm the
vocabulary have been overwoTked by
the juveniles Of the northeast today.
"Rosedale" and playground" have been
heard about a thousand fresides and
doting parents have heard accounts Of
the, nightly doirgs OF yesterday after
noon from all members of the family,
from usping two-year-Old to william,
who is demand!rs long pants.
The twin motsoes quoted above were
much in evidence during the festivities,
a number Of patriotic lads having afliX-
ed them TO a muchly decorated wagon
which they brilliantly pulled about dur
ing the parade.
Commissioner Macfarland, Judge De-
Lacy, and Mrs. Jackson were pressed
into service as judges Of the unique
floral parade. which led off the after
noon celebra, ION. Baby carriages, go
carts, velocipedes. doll carris ges, wheel
barrOws. and small wagons, all pushed
by a dainty miss or confident lad, parsed
by in solemn Uarade-sOme sixty in all.
The decorations ran anywhere from a
few leaves and wild flowers 10 more
Dreteutious creations OF the florists art
and artistic decorations with the Amer
.cau flag. After about fifteen minutes
elaboration, Commissioner NacGarlsnd
announced the decision of the judges.
Marie Brown, who pushed a baby
carriage decorated in yellow chrysan-
| themums and vari-colored streamers,
was given the first prize, 81. Seven
| boys, vino with bahdaged forcheads.
/ tattcred uniforms, and StOvepipe
rugged up as an artillery piece. repre-
( scented a q. a. +. parade, took second
prize, 50 cents. \ great problem was
/ presented. however, when the seven
attempted TO divide the 30 cents equally.
} Louise Schultz was awarded the third
prize for her doll carriage decorated in
goIdenrod. The fourth. fifth, and sixth
prizes went 10 William Lawrey. dec
Grated velocipede; John Bittner, q
decorated bicycle, and Walter Frea,
Will a wagon with bower Of national
. coIors, respectively.
Then followed the national dance OF
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
HOPES TO IMPROVE
PLANT AND ANIMAL
Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture Hays Sees Bright
Outlook in Experiments Now Being Made to En-
large Production of the Country.

Assistant Secretary of the Department
Of ApriruIture Willet NJ. Hays sees hope
for the public in the success Of the ex-
periments and efforts which are being
made "a improve the breeding Of plants
and animals
INST now much is being said of the
fact that the population is growing
more rapidly than production in this
country. The inevitable conclusion is
that a time must come when famine
and starvation will be afoot in the land
Professor Hays taxes an optimistic
view of the situation and believes there
is a way open TO vastly enlarged agri-
cultural production in this country
through perrccHon or breeding. lie mas
himself been working on plant breed
ing for about twenty years. He is sec
retarv OF the American Breeders Assoc
citation. which is going 10 meet in Oma-
ha in December Ihls meeting VIII be
important for various reasons, and no
doubt a great deal will be said there on
the subject Of charging the crops of
the country and improving the noCks
and herds through better understand
ing Of right ways of breeding
This country now produces annually
about $1,000, 100000 worth of farm prod
ucts Professor Hays says i'm twenty
wears or so 1t will require $4,000, 200, 90,
worth Of farm products TO feed the
population. He calculates that. a half
billion dollars can be added TO the value
Of farm products and &c the amount OF
production by breeding plants and ami
mails I'm better fashion This is con.
servative estimate. as the experiment.
i'm breeding by the experts of the De
nartmcnt Of Agriculture have shown
That il is easily possible to increase
IRONS 10 per cent by better plant breed
| inc and live stock can easily he i'm
/ nr0yed 3y that percentage \ billion
can be added by increased acreag
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
CURTISS IN FLIGHT
AT ST. LOUIS FIELD

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct 10-Glenn H..
Curtiss made a successful and spectacu-
lar fight AT the aviation field this morn
ing in a drlzzling rain.
He made a circuit Of the course I'm
ono minute and twenty-three seconds
and descended after satisfying himself
his machine IS IN perfect working order.
The flight was unofficial, but was WIT
messed by 5O9 people who arrived on
tire field before daylight in the hope tic
aviator might take a chance in the
rain.
If the weather permits. ne VIII make
another and final flight late this after
noon 10 satisfy jhe crowd and 10 partial
IS earn the $500 he gets FOR his three
day appearance mere He made "a bric'
but spectacular nicht last night just
before dark. the first ne has made in the
afternoon since Re struck the city
inc Aero Clubs officials refused 90
officially sanction today's flights because
OF the prejudice against breaking tho
Sabbath calm Of the city but Curtis,
Diet srninsd 10 go up uHofHcially TO en-
ter.ain the thousands who have beer
upabIc 10 got 20 tho grounds bcrOr,
because of the crowds.
After dinner last night Roy Knabeu
srue. Lincoln beaCheX, Thomas Scot
baldwin. and Cromwell Dixon, the dir
igilIe aien, got together ana arrange,
"A four-entry eight II the aviation hel'
TO-DAY or their own account w,thOu
anr connection with tie Aero Club %
ST. Louis
rne race springs out OF the persona
rivalry between them Dixon VIII flF b
his motor permits II WAS not WORKING
well yesteTdsy T.. hut lac said me thOug.
10 vas In better shape last night
The event viii be the first Time IouI
dirizibles ever started ina race, IN.
TO-DAY should provide a thrilling wnd-H
81 The week $ aviation contests. pariicu
larry II Curtiss flies during the day
The Aero Club Officiels yesterday art
eTnOon. on the insistence Of l.. ID. DoZ
Ter the president. decided not TO sauc
ton any official flight q on Sunday, an
10 end the aviation contest under thei
auspices last night.
Knabeushue and Beachey had cancele'
the first dav of their exhibition al Biz
ningham. Ala, and had arranged 10
the postponemcnt of their transpoTta
ton.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10

That increased acreage can be added
by the cultivation OF such public land
as now remains unopened TO settlement
by the increase of the reclaimed area
and BY the Improvement in methods of
dry-land farming. Thus, as Mr. HAYS
figures, it is not going 10 be difficult to
add farm products 10 those now OBJ
tanned TO the extent Of S2,N00. 900 600. He
sees little danger of lack of an ample
food supply for a good while TO come.
IT the Omaha meeting the breeding
experiments which are being conducted
by depa rtment experts, by the expert
ment stations and by the States will
be reported on and discussed. These
include breeding Of horses and other
live stock. corn breeding and the breed
ing OF grain crops generally, and vari-
Gus forms of plant breeding. An army
Of scientists of the depa rtment is push
ing along the work of improving the
erains, grasses and live stock Of the
country through Sc ectiOn and other
breeding work.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10

Ireland, performed by 100 lassies in
typical Irish costumes. THESE same
children received second place In the
Potomac regatta and carnival last
month.
An indoor game OF baseball between
teams from the Blow and Hayes schools
started of the manifold athletic attrac-
tons. Blow won by Il to 6. Muck ex-
element prevailed when 1t was learned
Lizzie Anderson, star pitcher for the
winners. allowed but tWenty-three hits.
An exhibition OF straw basket Work
and crocheting was one Of the features
of the afternoon. Every artistic piece
had been done by some pupil of the pub
lie schools of the northeast. and they
were as good as those brought over
from the Orient.
Here are the winners in the games
that were as barely fought as those Of
the old Olympic days.
Fifty-yard dash for girls under ten
ycars-FiIst. Louise Moore, Wheatley;
second, Mary Boyar, Wheatley; third.
Jessie Rogers, Wheatley, fourth, Nina
Chaffin, Blair School.
Fifty-yard dash for girls under tair-
teen-First. Pearl Herbert, Pierce; sec
Oud. jeanette Flagg. Webb; third, Mary
Davis BLOW School
Fifty-yard dash for girls under sixteen
First. Anne Rawlings Blow, second,
Band. Hayes.
In the potato race the winners were
Annie Hanley, Wheatles; Mildred
Reeves, Madison, Annie Rawlings,
Blow. Zelma TvTce, Pierce, and Made
Ilinc Cornish, Blair.
The sack races were won by Margaret
| Price. Webb: Louise NJ. Moore, Wheat
] ley; Beatrice Ridgely. Blair. and Gladys
/ Levy, Pierce.
Tie results Of the contests among tie
/ boys were.
Throwing BASEBALL. Bailey. Pea
| body.
| ssixty-yard dash first, G. Dreschler,
/ Pierce; second. .. JTning, Blow; thirl,
w Martin Webb
] lOl-yard daSh-First. K. RiscnCU
/ Webb; second, T. White. Madison; third
| l.. Dix, Webb.
! The high jump was won by T. White,
/ : feet Inches: r. Biachof was secoui
| md J. Bailey. of Peabody. captUI al
| third place.
| The standing Of the schools at tho
! close OF the contest was, Webb. 81
| Wheatlev. 20. Blow. =; Pierce. 81; Madi-
| son. Is: Blair. p: HAYES. p; Ludlow. Il;
l Fea body, 6; Taylor. >; Benning, 1.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
SCORES OF VISITORS
INSPECT AEROPLANE

The United States School of Applied
Aerenautics at College Park. Md.
where Wilbur Wright intends to in
struct several Signal Corps officers in
the art of operating a biplane. was
silent today, for Prof Wright will not
work on Sunday, and he had the white
winged flyer locked securely In the
shed.
Despite the gayness Of the day and
the fact that it was Sunday, and there
would be nothing doing, scores of peo-
pie went to the little town from Wash
ingtOn and Baltimore. content TO OBJ
tain a glimpse Of the wonderful air
ship through a small pane OF glass SC
covered with dust that it was almost
Opaque.
While the first fight made By Mr.
Wright yesterday evening showed the
extra control lever which he had placed
IN position would work, he is not en-
tirely satisfied with this lever During
the fight yesterday evening Lieutenant
Iahm handled the new lever and re-
ceived the first instruction in actual
operation which Prof. Wright has
given.
He acted with composure on thai
flight and for possibly two minutes
OF the five the bipiane was in the air
he was in control OF the machine. Th'
hand OF the pTeceDtOr was always there
10 save him from mistake, but Lieu
tenant Lahm was operating the ma
chine.
This new lever. however did not Tool
gooo to Mr.. Wright when he put IL on
il did not look lot better after Lain
had used #, but il will get real tee
tomorrow.
Dr. WI Ting-Fang. the Chinese min
lister, who, with Madame Wa and thel
aRughter-in-laW. was an 1ntereste'
sf,ectator asked why Mr.. Wrigh
did not go up 10000 feet, just for fun
Just 10 show that while he did no
bother much about diplomats he coui
ascend some. Mr. Wright on the mex
af~hf u-apt IL, ahO1lf 25O feet
The Washington times., 1909-10-10

Would you ike 10 eat BIZ you want to. and
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They regulate the bowels. relieve soreness
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and get one of these wonderful Stomach
Drafts tia ARE CELEBRATED because they
CURE where medicines fail Write DR.. G.
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Mich
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
MARRIES A SISTER
OF HIS SONS WIFE

WINCHESTER, Va. oct l0-By a
marriage I'm this county Frederick A.
Cochran, a well-kuown farmer, became
the brother-in-law Of his own son.
Cochran, who IS sixty years old. mar
Yied Miss carrie A. Clevenger. who is
the sister Of the wife of his son. Dr..
r. A. Cochran, jr. The wedding was
according 10 the r'tes Of the Society OF
Friends. and tooS place at the home
Of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN Franklin CleVenger, at Clear
brook A large reception followed. Mr..
and Mrs. Cochran will make their home
near here.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
SENATE ASPIRANT
UNDER BAIL BOND
John A. Qualey, of New Jersey, Ar
rested After Business
Transaction.

NEWARK, y. J.. Oct. 10.-John A.
Qualey, who aspires 70 succeed John
Kean in the United States Senate, is
under 5000 bail following his arrest on
a charge OF f~rceny.
The complainant is Leo Kresser, a
mechanical engineer, who claims that
ne lost 5000 in a transaction with
Qualey He says Qualey promised that
his investment soon would be worth
$4,000. He received a $50 job, he says,
as manager OF a factory, but Qualey,
he claims, told him not TO go near the
plant
For few weeks he received his sal
airy. but later Investigated. and claims
the concern was not what Qualey repre-
scented IL 40 be.
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
JEALOUSY CAUSES
hISHAPS To CODY
American Aviator Attributes
Failure TO Envy of Eng
liSh AeronautS.
Continued from First Page)

ute speed and showed a complete mas
terry Of his machine. For the past week.
Cody's intention 10 try the London-Man-
chester flight, has been widely heralded
In the English press and yesterday pre-
paratory TO making start he discovered
that during the night FIVE gallons OF
thick lubricating oil had been poured in
TO the lubricating tank OF the machine.
the cock of which had been left open
with the engines machinery I'm such a
position that the cylinders and delicate
mechanism Of the machine were flooded
Even in the face OF this discovery the
pluck Of the American came to the fore.
He determined not 10 be foiIed ana
made a desperate effort to repair the
machine so as not to disappoint the
waiting crowds
He finally resorted TO the desperate
measure or removing the petrol from
the tank and burning the oil from the
engine An hour later he ATTEMPTED to
ascend, but the machine. which has
been the pride Of unbiased spectators
s3r months !. i, and had never. failed him
SINCE II had been overhauled. rose forty
rect and then darted to the earth.
Made Sure of Work.
: Further investigation showed that the
nisereant had made sure his work by
removing bolts and screws from vital
portions of the mechanism. With these
repaired Cody still determined to fly
II possible, but on examining his TWEEN
ty-fve gallon petrol tank he found
large percentage of water mixed with
the OF. Then, Of course, he was forced
10 abandon his fight.
the renlarka bic feature Of the effective
efort to prevent COdy's fight is that
While the real facts are so apparent that
man in the street could understand by
reading between the lines of the news
paper accounts, no newspaper has more
man limited at the real story Mean
whiie Cody. who recognizes that discre-
ZION - the better part of valOr. will not
talk. He left today for Doncaster whore
he will put his machine into shape TO
fulfil his contracts
The Washington times., 1909-10-10
FINALLY JOINS CHILD
LOCATED IN DREAM
After Eighteen Years Separation
Mother Finds Daughter in
Virginia.

BRISTOL, Va. oct. 1o.-Mrs. b. L.
Ellis. Of Jacksonville. Fla, arrived AT
Jonesboro. thirty miles south Of Bristol
today, and met her long lost child
whom she located I'm a dream
Mrs Ellis entrusted ner enid, then
three years old. 10 family to keep for
her. following the death Of her husband
until she became financially able TO care
for it, This was eighteen years ago
The other day she dreamed that hei
cbud who Is now grown woman, Wa,
in JonesDoro, where they formerly sc.
sided. and the dream proved 10 be true
The Young woman has just been married
and believed her parents DNth dead.