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Barbour County index., 1910-08-10
Large Real Estate Sale

Last Thursday c. B. Currie sold
his alfalfa and stock ranch adjoin-
ing this city on the east, to Jeff
Long formerly of Loco, Seward coun-
ty. The sale was made by Jack
Williams, with whom the farm and
ranch was listed.
The entire ranch comprises be-
tween 44O and $50 acres and the
consideration is $4,000 About 60
acres of the land is growing alfalfa
and at least 800 more is good alfal-
ia land. The buildings are in excel
lent repair and the farm contains a
fine orchard. There is some rough
land suitable only for pasture but
not sufficient acreage to be a dis
advantage.
Mr.. Currie has owned this place
ever since coming to the county in
the early sos. He made it one of
the ideal alfalfa and stock farms in
the west, and while he has made a
small fortune off of it, he has earn
ed it all and more.
Mr.. Long lived at Kiowa before
removing to Seward county. He
sold his farm there recently and
naturally wandered back to his
former love. His newly purchased
farm is one of the best on the Gre
ator's footstool, and The Index well
comes him and his excellent family
to the citizenship of this commun-
ity
Mr.. Long expects to move here be-
tween this time and September 1st.
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Released From Jail

L. E. Springer was released from
the county Jail by the county COM
missioners on Saturday upon a sign
ed agreement that he will pay the
costs in the case amounting to $125,
in monthly payments of $3.50.
Mr. Springer was convicted at the
May term Of court OF selling whis-
key and was sentenced to 60 days
in Jail and fined 5000 and costs He
has served the Jail sentence but is
financially unable to pay the fine
and costs. Under the circumstances
the commissioners deemed it wise
to remit the fine and give him time
on the costs, which was good busi-
ness judgment. Nothing would have
been gained to have kept hin in
Jail, and the expense on the coun-
ty would have amounted to a con-
siderable amount.
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Recovered Four Rings

-Four of the rings stolen from G..
j. Southworth's drug store last jan
uary were found under the porch of
the Central hotel, imbedded along
the side of the main foundation ,son
Tuesday of last week but thorough
search OF the premises failed to un-
earth or find trace of any more of
the jewelry stolen. Two of the rings
were found by c. D. Rackley's chill
dren while at play at the hotel
which is owned by their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs WB. Rackley
They were at once taken to Mr..
Southworth who identified them as
rings stolen from his store and he
went to the hotel and made a fur
ther search and found two more
rings. He values the four rings that
have been found at $40 The entire
loss aggregated $1,560.0O
The finding of this jewelry still
further mystifies the question as to
the identity of the robbers. Imme-
diately after the robbery Mr.. South
worth procured bloodhound from
Harper county and the hound trail
ed to the home of Geo. Horton and
R. E. Kathren. Horton was arrest
ed and convicted at the February
term of court and sent to the peH
itentiary and later the case against
Mr.. Kathren was dismissed for
want of evidence connecting him
with the crime. The finding of the
rings at the Central Hotel, place
clearly out of the territory travelled
by the dog, and so far as known, a
place where Horton had not
been that ht,would seen to point
toward the guilt of an unknown and
unsuspected party. The evidence
which convicted Horton was entire
ly circumstantial and rested largely
on the dogs trailing him and a shoe
track at the rear of the store which
was burglarized, which minutely tai
lied with the shoe Horton wore.
Last weeks Developments make
it certain that if Horton stole the
jewelry he had accompiices.
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T. A. McNeal Defeated

The early returns received last
Wednesday morning from the First
Congressional District, announcing
Hon. T. A. McNeal's nomination
over Congressman Anthony, were
too good to be true. More COM
plete returns assured Anthony's nom
ination by narrow margin of less
than 900. McNeal carried Shawnee
by $500 and ran we'll in all the
other counties excepting Atchison
and Leavenworth, where Anthony's
vote was so heavy as to overcome
McNeal's lead in the other counties
of the district.
His Barber county friends are very
sorry to hear of Toms defeat He
fought a good fight and deserved to
win, but Senator Curtis's prestige
and patronage, together with the
fact that the First district is the
hot-bed of standpatism in the state,
all combined, were too much to
overcome.
Congressman Campbell of the
Third district, also won out on the
face of the final returns. All the
other insurgents were nominated
Mitchell over Scott in the Second,
Jackson over Miller in the Fourth,
Rees over Calderhead in the Fifth,
Young over Reeder in the Sixth, and
Madison and Murdock in the Sew
enth and Eighth, who had no oppo-
sition.
If nothing happens to them in the
general election, Kansas will reverse
itself in the next congress. The
delegation is now composed of six
standpat and two insurgent repre-
sentatives, and one senator from
each faction. The new order will
be exactly the reverse.
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LandiS.Hunt

Marriage license was issued yester-
day morning to Rufus Edward Lam
dis of McCracken, Kansas, and Fran
ces Mabel Hunt of Kiowa, Kansas.
The groom-elect was here in person
to receive the important document.
Mr.. Lands is the oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Lands of Kio-
wa He is a most excellent, indus
trious, cordial young man. He re-
Gently sold his Barber county inter-
ests and has purchased a farm in
Rush county.
The bride is one of Kiowa's most
popular young ladies, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs F. l.. Hunt. Mr. unit
was formerly one of Kiowa's pro-
gressive merchants.
The marriage will take place at
Kiowa this evening and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lands will leave for their
home in Rush county this week.
The good wishes of their numerous
Barber county friends will follow
them.
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That Especial" Train

An excursion to the Anthony Fair
was advertised last Thursday and
quite large crowd of people of
this city concluded to take ad-
vantage of it since the trip to and
fro could be made the same day.The
reported leaving time was 1880 am.
and the crowd was there on schedule
time but the special wasn't. After
inquiry, the passengers learned
that there was a chance of meeting
up with an excursion train at Attica
and they boarded the accommodation
plug limited going east at 8 a. m.
Arriving at Attica, there was more
grief. The expected Special was
as much minus quantity as it was
here and some took a back track
while others, who were determined
to go to the Fair still persisted.
Finally "hog train" was rugged up
and a smoker coach hitched on the
rear and the excursion party was
sure of transportation as far as
Harper, ,and, luckily,at Harper there
was a chair car and an engine on
the side track that were called into
service and the excursion finally got
to Anthony at noon. For the re-
turn trip Hon. T. A Noftzger, one
of the heavy-weights of the Anthony
Fair Association, brought pressure
on the Santa Fe to provide a spe-
cial train as promised and the crowd
got home without much annoyance.
The Anthony people expressed re-
gret at the inconvenience experience
ed by the Medicine Lodge visitors
at the Fair but they are, of course,
not responsible. They paid for the
special train service but the Santa
Fe failed to provide it.
That's just like the Santa Fe.
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Echoes From the Primary

1t is a short story-thes standpat-
ters are down and out in Kansas
and that is all there is to it.
In Barber county Stubbs won over
Wagstaff with a majority of 234
for governor; Griffin won over Mac
Gregor for representative with a ma
jority of 312; Thompson won over
Williams for register of deeds with
majority of 2S1; Margaret Kerno-
han won over Thomas for county
superintendent with a majority of IA.
Outside of the representative race,
the stand-pat and insurgent vote
was divided. In the register of
deeds contest Thompson was gener-
ally regarded as the stand-pat cam
didate and he received every stand
pat vote, but he also received a
great majority of the insurgent
votes. The same situation was ap-
parent in the Kernohan-Thomas
race, in less defined degree. Mr..
Thomas was looked upon as the
stand-pat candidate but his oppo-
nent got liberal sprinkling of the
insurgent vote while on the
other hand, Miss Kernohan was re-
garded as an insurgent candidate
but many of the insurgents voted
for Thomas.
The Democratic vote in the coun-
ty was only about 200. There was
no rivalry for nominations and the
party members did not think it
worth while to go to the polls. On
the gubernatorial nomination Hodg-
es received practically all the votes,
! as did Neeley for congressman. Har-
rison and Morrison, who were also
| candidates for the respective offices,
got only about thirty votes each in
the county.
j. NJ. Grouse, whose name was
written on the Democratic ticket
for the office of sheriff, received, / OF
legal votes and is therefore the par
ty nominee
S. F. Bowman for whom a boom
was started for county treasurer on
| the republican ticket on election
day, did not get very far He re-
ceived only about II votes, 80. less
than was necessary to nominate
E. c. Davis also lost out for sur
veyer. He received 3S legal votes.
1S less than the minimum number
necessary to nominate by the writ
ing in" process.
AS matters finally stand. if all
candidates nominated, accept the
nomination, the Democratic ticket
will contain no candidates at the
general election for county clerk
and coroner. The republican ticket
will be blank on the offices of coun-
ty treasurer, county surveyor and
coroner. There is no power lodg-
ed in committees to fill these vacan-
| cies.
Most of the townships nominated
tickets but many of the candidates
will decline.
The vote by townships for the
gubernatorial and county candidates
who had opposition is published else
: where
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you know the story better than the
writer.
But on one thing,at least, ,theWash-
ington correspondent, if he knows
his business, can put you straight.
Your local retailers, American Wom-
en-, are not the responsible parties.
1t is true that the clew to higher
prices leads into the local retailers,
but it is also true that it runs right
on through and out of his back
door.
REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE
The really responsible parties are
the members of Congress who voted
for the Payne-Aldrich bill. And you
might, by the way, inquire around
and find out just how your member
voted.
If he voted"aye," nail him And
nail him hard! For he is the viii
lain.
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[. N. GORMAN.
Union Meeting

Rev. w. T. Van Horn of the Pres
byterian church, preached one of the
most interesting and comprehensive
sermons to the largest congregation
of people that has assembled at any
time during the Union Meetings.
The preacher seemed to grip the
congregation with his message and
we are persuaded that souls will sur
render to God as a result of the
clear, convincing truth presented on
this occasion. The English Male
Quartette sang a special selection
which was we'll rendered and great
ly added to the success of the ser
vice.
Next Sunday evenings service
should be better than any meeting.
Come praying, come expecting a
blessing, come willing to talk and you
will receive blessing.
Services begin at s p. m.
CLAUDE ]. SPIERS,
Sec'y. NJ. U.
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Twin Babies Dead

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Williams Of
Lipscomb, Texas, were so unfortu-
nate as to lose their twin baby boys,
both of whom died last Wednesday
night from spinal meningitis. Both
took sick some weeks ago but after
being sick week or more, improved
to, such an extent that the parents
were able to take them to Higgins
where they were nursed at the home
of Mrs. Willians's parents, but soon
after their arrival there they took
worse and continued to grow worse.
L. T. Williams of this city, father
of Ernest Williams, received a mes
sage from his son Wednesday even
ing, stating that the children could
not lire and he was preparing p 10
leave for Higgins the following day
but on Thursday forenoon he receiv-
ed another message stating that the
babies died Wednesday night and
would be buried Thursday which
made it impossible for him to get
there in time to attend the funeral.
This is a very sad visitation on the
parents.
The twins were four and one-half
months old and before the attack Of
spinal meningitis, were strong,
healthy babies. The Medicine Lodge
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Williams Of
fer them profound sympathy in the
great sorrow that has befallen them.
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Drafted

Medicine Lodge township will
have Democratic candidate
for Justice of the Peace
and also one for township trustee, If
the will of the Democratic voters as
expressed at last weeks primary
election is needed by two of our
leading Democrats.
v. c. Sleeper was drafted" for
justice of the peace and J.W.Brown
was called upon to make a third
race for trustee. Each received
little over five per cent of the
Democratic vote in the township.
The presumption is that both
would like to decline but the people
who nominated them as well as
some others who want to vote for
them at the general election, won't
stand for it. 1t appears very much
like they will have to make the
race.
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j. NJ. crouse Accepts Nomination

j. NJ. Grouse of Nippawalla town
ship who was nominated for sheriff
by the Democrats of Barber coun-
ty at the primary last week, has an
nounced that he will accept the nom
ination. Mr.. Grouse was not a can
didate at the primary election. His
name was not printed on the ticket,
but Democrats in all portions of the
county wrote his name on the ticket
and voted for him. He received
more than half as many votes as
the candidates whose names were
printed on the ticket did, and many
votes cast for him were not counted
on account Of technical errors.
The action of the Democrats of
the county was genuine surprise
to Mr.. Grouse, but since the demand
on him is so emphatic and insistent,
he has concluded that it would not
be treating the people right if he
declined to make the race.
Mr.. Grouse is one of Barber
county's truly strong men. He is
we'll known as one of the county's
most successful ranchmen and a
man of extraordinary business at
tainments. His interests in Barber
county real estate and stock are
large and, having lived here many
years, he knows every nook and COW
path from north to south and from
east to west.
He served three years on the
board of county commissioners and
in that capacity displayed rare abil-
ity as an administrator of public af-
fairs. He is the exact type of a
man for the important office of sher-
iff.
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Methodist Church

At the Wednesday night service
OF this week the pastor will give a
brief talk on the next Sunday
school lesson. "The laborers in the
vineyard" We are having a good
attendance at the mid-week services
with increased interest. All are in
vited
The Sunday school registered ov-
er 100. The pastor was greeted will
a large congregation at the preach
ing hour and he is glad to know
that some of those present received
help from his message. The choir
is doing good work under the lead
ership of Mr.. Don Lindley. The u.s.
ual services will be held next Sun
day. We extend a cordial invitation
to those who are without a church
home or those with whom services
have been discontinued for this
month, to worship with US. We will
try to do you good.
home a short distance east of the
The Epworth League held de-
votional exercises at Mrs. Pepoon's
home short distance east of the
city Sunday afternoon. The ser
vices were held on the lawn and al
enjoyed splendid spiritual hour.
F. w. IMBODEN. Pastor.
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Presbyterian Church

The pastor is taking his vacation
during the month and will be out Of
town during the greater part of the
time. There will be no preaching
during the time and it has been de-
cided to omit the prayer meeting
also. The Sabbath School will be
held as usual, and it is to be hoped
that it will be attended by all Of
those who can, or are in the city.
The congregations at the union serv-
ices are increasing and the interest
seems to be doing the same. These
services ought to be attended by
an increasing number of people,
since there will be no preaching
services at our church at any time
during the day.
w. T. vANHoRN. Pastor.
Gravel for sale at 20 cents PEI
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Gave Bond

L. A. Eby secured bail on Satur-
day evening and was released from
Jail At the request of Mrs Eby
and other relatives, the bond was
reduced from $500 to $500 and
upon Mr.. Eby's promise to quit
drinking, H. W. Stevens, A. B.Wil-
kins and DR.. E. w. Clark signed
the bond. Mr.. Eby will probably
plead guilty to the charge of resist
ing an officer at the October term
of the district court.
It is the earnest hope of every
body that he will never again allow
whiskey to dethrone his reason.
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Harry Moomau departed on Mon
day for Harvey, Illinois where he
has escured a good job with the
Great Western Plow Company. His
uncle has a controlling interest in
the establishment and ii was through
him that Harry landed the job. We
are glad to hear of his good fortune.
still we are sorry to lose him.
J. c.. Freeman does all kinds Of
plumbing and tin roof work. Shop
corner room Cook block.
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Sixteen Cars in Nineteen Weeks

The other day C. N. Marshall was
figuring up his sales of cars during
the past several months and he was
well satisfied with the results. He
sold sixteen cars in the past nineteen
weeks which is a good record con-
sidering the dry weather and the dis
fouraging corn prospects. He is
still selling the Fords, however, in
spite of the dry weather.
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To All Whom It May Concern

My wife, Minnie L. German, hav-
ing left my bed and board on June
18th, 1910, without right or cause,
hereby notify one and all that I will
not be responsible or liable for any
debts or obligations she may assume
or contract.
T NJ nOPMAN
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For Sale

The gasoline lighting plant of the
Methodist church including the tank
double lamps and 8 single lamps,
all in good order. Enquire of John
Luallen for the board Of trustees.
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The Car you get and Don't Regre,

Ahe Gar you get ana Don't regret
$4,000 People are driving Ford T
Cars and every last one of them is
a satisfied user. Better join the big
majority and buy a Ford. There's
nothing to it after you start. You
can go anywhere you can get
back. The T motor does the job
right and will do anything that any
motor will do-without regard to
price. Take a demonstration or ask
some Ford owner and satisfy your
self before placing an order for any
make of car. c. n. Marshall.
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Mems Women's
and Children's
woMEN's CLOTHES COST MORE

Clothes cost more this year than
they did last as a result Of the
Payne-Aldrich bill The woman who
bought a pattern and made her own
spring suit had to pay 81 yard for
common blue serge that she bought
last year at rs cents, or for broad
cloth $3.50 a yard that was formerly
SIPS.
PRICES IN GENERAL SOAR
Nor are these things an exception.
Take wooden blankets, take woolens
of any kind, take mems, ladies' and
children's gloves-but why more ex-
amples? If you have been shopping
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MEN MUST NOT READ
A Washington Dispatch to
the Women
By Marion E. Leland

Written expressly for this newspa-
per.
Washington, July 20.-Madam:
Have you been to the dry goods
store lately-the dry goods store in
your city?
Have you noticed that you have
to pay from 10 to IL cents these
days for the standard muslins that
retailed for and 9 cents not so
long ago?
And do you know that ginghams
that sold last year for y cents a
yard now cost S1a?
These questions are addressed to
the women folks. In fact this ar
ticle is dedicated to the women OF
Barber county. This is because the
editor has asked for a political let
ter from Washington for the sole
interst of his women readers.
Yes the request was somewhat un-
usual The newspaper correspond
dents who sit in the Press Galleries
in the United States Capitol seldom
if ever prepare an article for the
enlightment of the woman of the
land. But why not? Is it not true
that they do more buying than the
men? And that increased prices
pinch the women even more than
the men?
Now if you have noticed that the
muslins and ginghams and such are
higher, do you know the reason?
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island and
Senator Flint of California stated
on the floor of the Senate that the
retailers were to blame for the up
ward tendency of prices. These
Senators were simply trying to pass
the responsibility from their shoul
ders, where it belongs, to the shoul-
ders of the corner store, where it
does not belong. Your local retail
er is as blameless for increasing
prices as you are.
Then who is to blame? 1 can give
you the answer. The colored gentle
man in the woodpile is the Payne
Aldrich tariff law. The members of
congress who voted for the law will
be explaining to your husbands be-
fore long that they voted for pro-
lection. But what they really voted
for was extortion.
STOCKINGS COST MORE NOW
Ginghams are not the only thing
! that costs more because the passage
of the "extortion" bill. Take stock
ings for instance:
A year ago a popular seller was
a German knit cotton stocking with
a seamless foot and Louis Hermes-
dorf dyes. This stocking cost the
merchants S2.25 a dozen pair and
sold for 25 cents a pair.
Last year a certain American
stocking, not so we'll dyed, nor so
we'll made, cost the merchants $1.75
a dozen pair.
Today the American stockings cost
the merchant $225 a dozen and sell
for 25 cents. Do you see the point?
The tariff has raised the price of its
German rival 10 cents pair, and
1T is no longer on sale. The greedy
American gets a monopoly on the
stockings. Then he Immediately
raises his prices to the retailer.
And you are now paying the same
price for an inferior article that you
used to pay for a good article.
Higher prices and cheaper quail
ties! That is the short definition of
Aldrichism.
FIGURES TELL THE STORY
Here is table supplied by lead
ing wholesale dry goods establish
ment which tells it's own story:
Cost prior Cost Of
to Payne same arti-
tariff cles today
Mems Women's
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Ice cream and soft drinks at Lu-
aliens. Sodas a speciality.
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Gun Club Shoot

The following is the record of the
Gun Club Shoot on Friday of last
week, each shooting 25 times.
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Mound City Paints may cost a
trifle more, but-!-J. R. Young
Drug Co.
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Gravel for sale at 20 cents pei
load.-M. Best.