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THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
MED1CINK LODOK, KANSAS.
LW." PAYNE, - - - - PROPRIETOR".
YIl 11) A V. J vly'vi.
Sumner county suit tbe flvt car of
new lrat to mnrkt t thl yrsir,
Kx-(iovemor Uca. T. Anthouy, now
of Mexico, 1 iuyintf u isit to tlihutaU",
it I s.iM looking liin ch.iiirt'H for tli'
U.S. wimtornhip. He has plenty of
tuoney uni known how to sK-nd it ia a
H)litloal contest.
Tho St.Lmiia, l oj'l Sott und Wlthi
U railway l tfuu nitmlr.i? regular ia.Hs
eugrr trains to Wichita Ut week. The
nrw lint- is a lnirtof tin MixMmrl Pa
cific nystem, am! will make clotm con
nection with that r.nl ut Tort Srutt.
The Nrwton IU iniM r.it is tlio name
of a spritclitly I'.iit now imbl'mlied at
Newton y J. Filiate It Is the re
vived Arkansas Valley Democrat, for
merly publi.nhti al (ircat lU-ud, and has
every Indication of bvingon tho road to
prosperity.
A crowd of Texas cow lya this week
Ored off their revolvers on the streets of
Dodge City and started on a dead run
out of town. The marshal and a pose
sent A few shots nfler them, when one
of the gang Ml from his honw) dead,
w itli a bullet through his ueik.
Judje Jithn Martin, of the Topeka
district has U en making himself wild
with the people of his district, nnd the
republican even ant blin re-elected
this fall. The Topcka Capital favors
him which is the worst phase of the
case.
Sauta Fe is now in the midst of the
TTkI anniversary of its settlement, and
reprew ntathes from nearly all the
states are there helping the celebration
nloiis;. In three inorw centuries that
country will make considerable more
progress than It haa since its first set
tlement. Harper is to have another paper, the
Finch brothers and O. O. Lrahhart, be
injf the originators of the enterprise.
This will bo six iaiers for IlArprr
county, entirely too many. Two good
paper are enough fur any county that
has a population of less than twenty
five thousand.
The Indkx having leen published
one year under the present management
It willl) well enough for parties who
have been having their brands publish
ed, to come in and get a statement of
their accounts. We have no fear
about getting our pay for any work we
do, for there are no dead boats on our
books; but then, )oti know, "short set
tlcraents make long friends."
According to Ihe FMd, th college
graduate, managing editor of the Kau
nas City Times, -this Is the very witch
ing season of the) car when the young
men with pahs intellectual faces come
from Columbia and Lawrence, to as
sume the managing editorship of the
metropolitan dailies, and eventually
compromise with tho street car superin
tendent for the day rtu."
Knox, one of the editors of Texas
Sifting was over in New York having
a spree, when he concluded a duel
would l jn.it the thing to bring his pa
per i 1 1 14 1 notoriity, so tie got up an im
aginary quarrel wilhoun Shehan, an
alleged sculpt urer. A challenge was
pasM'd und aceei'ted, nnd now it is nu
liouneed that the parties fought a duel,
though neither Hin show a scratch. The
atTair Ui . n;t caused anygicat excite
ment. MaJ. T. J. Anderon, the flambeau
director, Modoc president and general
master of ceremonies for nil celebra
tions, conventions and re-unions at To-
peka celebrated the Fourth by having a
rough-and-tumble light vith Capt.
Ward, pi ivate secretary to the late ht.
John. Something attout their (J rand
Army business. Too badthat they
were roMndrd with deadly weapons.
MaJ. vvans.ni, paymaster in the U. S
army who lately proved a defaulter at
San Antonio, Texas, is now serving on
a sentence in the military prison at
Leavenworth. It will le rcmemlwrc
that ho is the man who claimed that he
was tobU'd on a railroad train, and
stuck to the story for some time. An
Investigation showed that he had been
practicing a system of theft for months
before.
Vail, one of the acquitted Star-rout-rrs
has a most elegant mansion at Inde
pendence, Mo. He has twenty acres of
land, converted Into a minature park,
where jruall lakes, arbors, and forests
delight tho eye. Ills house Is fitted up
In most elegant style, rich carpets, cost
ly furniture and rare pictures and stat
uary. He has no children, his wife
lately died, suddeuly, by her own hand
It is said. He has wealth and luxury ;
what is worth more, happiness, ia no
doubt a stranger to him.
In this Issue we pubtish the card of
Andy J. Snider & Co., live stock com
mission men, of Kansas City. This
firm needs no Introduction to our stock
men, for Andy Snider as the partner of
.MaJ. Drumm In the cattle business ou
this range, Is well known; they employ
none but experienced and gentlemanly
salesmen, and have heretofore given
perfect satisfaction on all consignments
to them. On application they will fur
nish, free of cost, to any address, relia
ble market reports, and auy in forma
tlon they possess concerning the cattle
market. Itememher them when you
have business in their line.
A prohibitionist candidate for sheriff
in the eastern part of the state says
that if elected he will see to it that the
prohibitory law is enforced, and will
allow only prohibitionists to sit on ju
ries. And on this Hue the prohibition
ists over the state expect to make their
fight this fall. Tho Kansas Frohlbi
tionlst says as much in the following
extract:
"Don't delude vourself u ith f hn !d.i
that the county elections this fall are of
.. !. a .
nv iujim v.iin , Alio success or proui-
uiiion win mrgiy aepeuu upon our con
duct In selecting our next sheriffs,
ith men pledget! to enforce every law
in that oi'.'u e the problem of prohibition
will be ruKilv solved. With onicers who
win every nay pa places where the
law is publicly violated ami m.iV mirf.
fort to enforce tho law will only increase,
the cryx,i'rohibiUon docs not prohib
it 1" .Now let us for ouceforert that
We are democjats, republicans or green
1 a'kers, and resolve to vove for ouly
such ini n as we know will tuforce v
rv Uw. lly all means let ussciuio tl e
tc ct fct:ui2 latury countv in tho
suit. '
A special election has been called in
this city for Monday, July 23d, to fill
tne vacancy hi the board of councilmen
occasioned by the resignation of II. C.
Thompson. It is now time that iti-
rens commence to think about this
matter, and select a suitable man for
the position. At this particular time
Is important that a representative
man 1 elected if the vital interests of
the city are to 1 looked after. A man
f business experience should be select
d, and one who is not wedded to fa
naticism, hyiocrisy and sycophantry.
ll must be said that the present coun-
il nas not given satisfaction, and what
more the memU ris jh rsist in earning
out their own ie-.uliar ideas rather
than the wishes of the tax-payers and
business men of the city. The treasury
s depleted and there is hamring over
the city debts contracted through the
xooiisti acts of its council. What is
now wanted is a man in the board who
can and will use his influence towards
preventing a recurrence of the acts of
the past few months. A man is want
ed who will not lea paty to employing
pies and Informers; who will be above
clandestine meetings in order to thwart
tne wulies of the mayor; one who has
enough brains to permit of him being
convinced. .We hone that a rood man
will be selected.
It is now a settled fact that this coun
ty will have no inspector of stock at
Kansas City, and If any animals arc
driven from this range by others than
the owners, it is not likely they will be
heard from again. Our stockmen had
the opportunity of securing the services
of a regular inspector for a very small
salary, but they chose to let the matter
go by default and run the risk of losing
no cattle. It waa only necessary that
50,000 head be listed and assessed onk
cent per head, to raise the money nec
essary to employ an inspector; but even
this small amount was not subscribed!
We certainly think this neglect was a
serious mistake; but we are not to
blame. Lust March the Ivnr.r advo
cated this matter and since then has
continually urged stockmen to come
forward and list their cattle. A few
energetic men have tried to get up an
Interest in this inspection business, but
have failed. The only thing that now
remains to be done is for Individuals to
secure the services of some one at Kan
sas City, provide him with power of at
torney and pay him flvc dollars a head
for every animal recovered. We under
stand that Mr. H. It. Johnion, inspect
or for the Cherokee Strip Live Stock
Association will look after auy brand
for this compensation. It will be as
well to corresiKHid with him at once.
One thing is certain he will not look af
ter strayed or stolen animals unless he
is requested to do so by the owners, and
then he must be provided with written
authority to act for the owners.
We hope that our buslne..- men have
read carefully the Cresset dated July o.
That pier, nnd a correspondent whose
effusion is published in that issue,
holds the business men of Medicine
Lodge responsible for tho disgraceful
scene on the streets the night or July '2;
not only that but the correspondent
"X. X. X." charges the business men
and a majority of our citizens with fav
oring "drunkenness, prostitution, gam
Ming and rowdyism." This must be
interesting rending for your families,
business men of Medicine Lodge I You
merchants, doctors, lawyers, stockmen
and mechanics, who have heretofore
claimed respectability , and who imag
ined you bad tho right to oppose the
strict letter of prohibition, are now
held responsible for disgraceful rows
and accused of encouraging outlawry in
its worst forms I You know the
source of this base calumny, and you
know whether or not you are as bad as
you are pictured.
Our opinion is that there is not a bus
iness man on Main street who is resjMm
sihle for the disgraceful conduct that
occurred on the night of the 1M. We
honestly believe that the business men
of this town would be as quick to stop
such" couduet as the Cresset saints or
its saintly correspondent "X. X. X."
Further, we believe that the private
lives of our business men will stand
comparison with the slanderers who
w rote the article referred to in the Cres
set. Our business men are generally
outspoken lu their belief, and are not
sneaks in their conduct. There are no
lecherous lieasLs among them who are
hiding theiracts in the cloak of relig
ion. They are not the kind who retire
to distant cities or who seek the seclus
ion of darkness to take their drinks
and become drunk. They are at least
open and outsHkeu; not deceitful,
treacherous, tale bearing, and despica
ble generally. Can the Cresset accus
ers and Insinuators say as much ?
AOAIK IT TLOTU
As this was a test case it virtually
decides that prohibition is to be a dead
letter tn the community, irom the
present outlook we should say that it
would 1 policy for to tax the liquor
traffic, hire a good marshal a killer
and a competent police force, and let'er
spin, wenaajustas well prepare for
the future."
The above Is from the Cresset of yes
terday. How long has it been since
that paper opposed the system of fines
Inaugurated by the last council, and
how long since It declared the prohibi
tion invr must be enforced f
liut we must disagree with our errat
ic neighbor. No "killers'' are needed
In this community, either as officers or
civilians. Our pecple are not so bad
that they must be intimidated by 'kill
ers." So cow boy who comes to this
town is so demoralized that it requires
a "killer' to quiet him.
THE RQTJjrDTTT.
The roundup of Barber county was to
have been completed to the west line of
the couuty t-day; when It has been ar
ranged for the Comancho work to com
mence at once, under the leadership of
John Sideuer, w ho has been named as
captain.
. The work through this county has
been by no iucaus satisfactory. Stock
men claim that water is so plentiful all
over the range, in the canyons aud on
the uplands, that cattle have been scat
tered more than usual, and that many
must have been overlooked in going
through the county during tho present
roundup. It has been decided to make
another roundup of tho county com
mencing as soon as men and hordes
have been sufficiently rested.
In this connection we may mention
that it has also been decided to make
another roundup of the Territory, cm
mencing at Snow's range, south of
Cldwt!l, on Iri-lay July LTjth; and
wcik vcotiu two dUvisJ0u3, ia Uio or-
dcr followed by the roundup that com
pleted the Territory a few weeks since.
We have been requested to call a
meeting of all Barber county stockmen,
without regard to any association or or
ganization, to meet at this place at 2
o'clock on Saturday, July 21st. At that
meeting will Ikj considered the, best
means of dividing the county into 'con
venient districts, appointing captains
of each, and arranging the date for com
mencing this second roundup. Also to
send men to meet the second roundup
of the Territory.
The plan of working the connty by
neighborhoods, stockmen claim, will be
more satisfactory than the plan of divid
ing it into two parts.
Stockmen should be present at this
meeting. It is not an affair of the
county association or the southwest as
sociation, but a meeting of stockmen.
Kemember the day, Saturday, July 11
at Medicine Lodge.
AH EXPECTED BESBXT.
Another attempt to enforce the pro
hibition law in this county has met
with complete failure, and we believe
we express the sentiments of three
fourths of the citizens of this county
when we say that the result meets with
general satisfaction. The case referred
to originated in the city council in
structing the city marshal, W. II. Weid
ner to make complaint against any per
son he had reason to believe was selling
liquor contrary to law. Weidner se
lected Eli Smith, a druggist, as the per
son to make a test case of, and w hen
his complaint was filed and a warrant
issued on his affidavit, the prosecuting
attorney went heartily into the prosecu
tion. A large number of citizens peti
tioned the justice and the prosecuting
attorney to discontinue the prosecution
giving good reasons for the request.
The petition was not granted. Then the
prosecuting witness, Weidner, resigned
hisofllce, and in writing asked leave to
withdraw the complaint, alleging that
he had been misinformed as to his du
ties as an officer. This request was re
fused. So the case came to trial and
resulted as most everyone supposed it
would, in the defendant being acquit
ted. We leave aside the details of the case,
further than are mentioned in our local
columns, and remark that the people
generally regard the result as a
fitting rebuke to the justice
and his lackers who have been Instru
mental in these prosecutions. They
are pleased that a test case has been
made nnd the city council defeated in
their attempt to wreak vengeance on
men who dared oppose their election.
The people are glad to see these cases
settled for all time to come, and
it is hoped, that there may be an end to
piling up great bills of costs against the
tax payers of the city and county, with
out any consequent benefit following.
The people have never demanded these
prosecutions, and they have seriously
objected to them being instituted. If
further proceedings are instituted there
will W a protest go up that will amount
to something; but we hardly think that
any further proceedings will be had at
present.
There is now, we believe, a disposi
tion on the part of citizens to have the
old order of things, as carried out by
the former council, reenacted. It is the
general opinion that a reasonable occu
pation tax, or it may be called a line,
should be assessed monthly against the
parties who sell liquor. This will pro
duce sufficient revenue to pay a city
marshal to preserve order, and might,
without being oppressive on the liq
or dealers, put a small balance in the
city treasury after paying such an offi
cer. Then if these men w ill use judg
ment in selling their wares, observe
reasonable hours, and prohibit boister
ous conduct around their places of bus
iness, they will have the protection of
citizens generally. There will be no
danger of a drunken mob, and should
any such attempt to take the city, its
career will le short lived.
We hope this matter will be duly con
sidered, and that the city council will
exercise common sense in arriving at
their conclusions rather than being In
fluenced by any class of religious or pro
hibition fanatics.
If the council w ill do the fair thing it
will receive the co-operation of all good
citizens.
FBOK CALDWELL.
A Bey Description of a Prise Eight-
CatU Saipmtnta Another Eoandsp on the
strip General flewi.
July 11,1883.
On my way here I was impressed with
the fact that Sumner county never had
a finer prospect for good crops, and the
recent rain will almost make the corn
which is now silking and tasseliug.
ellington is the centre of the agricul
tural district of this county, and as the
w heat is harvested and coming to mar
ket, and the fanners wearing smiles of
satisfaction and independence, Welling
ton Is happy and contented. The town
is steadily growing with a class of 1m
provements that will be a lasting bene
fit to the city. Two new bank build
Ings are just completed, one occupied
by John G. Wood & Son, and the other
by the Wellington bank, and the new
National Bank building is almost com
pleted and w ill soon bo occupied. The
new hotel Is now open and ready for
the traveling public and will fill a long
felt want. It is furnished from Kansas
City, by experienced hotel men, and in
Jooking through the building with the
proprietor, C G. Lamed, I must say it
is aa perfect In all the details as any ho
tel I have seen in Kansas. The second
and third floors will be used for hotel
purposes, in all 55 rooms.
AT CALDWEIX.
. On arriving at Caldwell I found the
town full of cattle men, representing
both wintered and through herds. The
through men are here to sell the stock
they are holding south of here 20 miles,
mostly steer cattle. But few are
changing hands, ranchmen prefering to
let these alone until they have shipped
their own beeves and made room on tho
ranges. The prices asked for one-jf ar
old through steers Is $10 to $17; twos
$20 to $22; threes and beeves $2- to $30
There is quite a demand for she cattle
of any age, but there are none here for
s lie.
Beef shipments are engaging the at
tention of quite a number of ranchmen
just now, and some 4.o00 have already
been shipped from lluunewell during
the past few days. Following are the
principal shipments: 1st, Addington &
Washington, 4 loads corn cattle; Cth",
Heweu& Titus, II loads corn cattle;
5th, Forsyth Bros, 9 loads corn cattle;
Cth, lurray, 20 loads corn cattle; Gth,
Addington & Washington, 22 loads of
corn cattle; 7th, Murry 20 loads corn fed;
7th, Addington & Waslungton, 20 loads
corn fed; 7th, Mill Iron Cattle Co., 23
loads grass cattle; 7th, Hewens ft For
syth, 20 loads corn fed; 3th, Mill Iron
Cattle Co., 20 loads grass cattle; 9th
IIelloin,20 loads grass cattle; 10th, Geo.
Miller, ISloads grass cattle.
These are mostly cattle from the
Washita country; the grass cattle are
Texans and tops of herds. 500 grass
Texans were shipped from this point
yesterday by the Standard Cattle Com
pany, Maj. Drumni will ship 400 head
of 4 year old grass cattle from this point
this week to Kansas City. They are
now on the way from his ranch on the
Medicine river and are said to be fine
ones.
ANOTHER ROUNDUP.
The first and second divisions of the
Cherokee Strip will have another round
up, commencing at Snow's range on the
2Uth of July, and all will work west in
two divisions, the same as in the spring.
The second work as planned by the
Dodge City association will commence
on the 1st of September on the Washita
below Dickey Bros., working west, up
the Washita and Canadian.
BOARD OK ARBITRATION.
The board of arbitration have decid
ed 10 cases during this sitting and have
IS yet on the docket.
The board of directors are all here
and expect to finish the work before
them in a few days. Only three cases
have been appealed so far.
In all cased appealed to the board of
directors from the board of aib tration
the party who takes the appeal ill b
required to pay at the time of the ren
dition of the decision at the rate of $.30
per day for the time occupied by the
board of directors in hearing and deter
mining the case.
The following resolutions have been
adopted by the board of directors, now
in session:
Besolved. By the Board of Direct
ors that the trail heretofore known as
the 1 1. uriflin and Dodge Citv trail.
which runs north through the western
portion or tne t;nerokee stnn lie and
the same is fixed at three miles, on an
average, in width through the strin.
That members of this association who
fence their ranges that join this trail,
shall leave one and one half miles open
on an average, on each side from the
center of the trail.
Resolved. That what is now known
and mapped out as quaiantine grounds
uy tne commititeon quarantine , r u ids
souin 01 t-aldwell and llunnewell be
and the same is by this board of direct
ors declared to be for the ue of ship
ping or marketable cattle, and that no
mciuuf rui ims association or omer per
son shall fence or le permitted to fence
or use it for any other purpose than the
purpose herein mentioned.
We the Directors of the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock Association, now in
session, request all members of the as
sociation owing taxes to the Cherokee
Nation, for grazing purposes, to the 1st
day of Oct, 1883, at their earliest conve
nience, ot pay the same to I). Y . Lape,
treasurer and collector of said nation at
Caldwell, Kas.
A TRIZE FIGHT,
Medicine Lodge is fully represented
here, and not to be outdone by any oth
er section of the cattle country, F. Y.
Ewing and Nick Sherlock last evening
gave an exhibition of their boxing qual
ifications. The two rounds were fought
in a room adjoining the hotel, and was
witnessed by quite a crowd. . Time was
hardly called when Fine struck out
with his right and caught Nick one un
der the left optic. Nick rallied after
being rubbed dow n by his seconds and
came to the scratch, and dealt Fine one
near the proboscis with his right, and
had caught him in the hair of the head
with his left, when "foul"' was
called and the contestants were separa
ted and again sponged dawn by their
seconds, who, after examining the con
testants and consulting Maj. Drurnm,
referee, decided to call it a draw, and
fight it out some other time.
As members of the Medicine Lodge
athletic club, the contestants acquitted
themselves in a most creditable man
ner, considering their short course of
training under Frof. W. F. Houghton.
This morning I found Nick feeling
first class, and said he, "Fine did well,
but Lam the better boxer, and could
liave out-winded him and won the hon
ors." His face is slightly discolored In
a spot or two, though thesowill soon
disappear.
Fine was seen later and looked first
rate. Said he, "I feel all right, only I
am dad-blamed sore, and my hand is as
big as two hands ought to be;
it requires constant rubbing from my
trainers and constant exercise to pre
vent my getting as stiff as a plow horse."
He says Nick is Sullivan's equal, but
not his.
Another meeting is talked of here in
sporting circles, bnt my opinion is that
both men are willing this should settle
the matter. The stakes last night was
a certain strip of territory, claimed by
each, on the Salt Fork betw een their
ranches. The board of arbitration will
to-day decide which one shall in fu
ture graze the grass In dispute.
This morning the city authorities no
tified the parties that for such enter
tainmeuts as the one described the city
usually collected $5 of each of the par
ties. This was willingly paid.
A LITTLE TAFFY. '
Caldwell Is improving nicely, the im
provements being of a substantial kind.
Many tasty residences and good busi
ness houses are going up, a proof of the
confidence the citizens havo In the bus
iness future of the town. The new
brick hotel will be three stories high,
when completed, and already the-two
first stories are up. From the work
manship and the material used this
will be a first class structure In every
respect. It will do a good business, for
many persons now have to stop at
boarding houses.
The citizens of Caldwell are noted for
their hospitality, and especially do tho
good wives vie with each other as to
who will tho more liberally, entertain
their guests.
The directors of the association, "one
of whom I am which," acknowledge the
kindness of these ladies, and on tins
particular occasion Mrs. Ben. S, Miller,
the estimable lady who does the honors
for the president of the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock Association, most royally
entertained them. E. W. P.
NswXsiiLtnZ
On Monday, July 2, I will start a tri
wrtkly line betwven Kiowa and Harper,
Ki!Kis leaving Kiowa Monday, Wednes
day and Friday, at 7 o'clock, arriving at
Ilarprr 6 o'clock. Leaving 11 rj r Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, at 1 o'clock
and arriving at Kiowa at 6 o'clock. Will
carry freight, express, and puhiengers at
reasonable rates.
-3 LsAi'LaxB.
. LZA8S OF THE STRIP.
Tne Document la Tall, as Signed by the Direc
tor and cnier Euahyhead.
Tni3 Indentubf. made this fifth dJV of
July, in tle year of our Lord, one thous
and eight hundred and vighfy-three (1883),
ny ano iK'iwrt-u ueiinis w. Jiiishyhead,
Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation, for
and 011 behalf of ftdd nation, party of the
- . ...! tfi 1 1 . ,.
nrsi pan, aim s.. m. itewins, o. vy. iianui
Uton, A. J. Day, S. Tiiltle, M. II. Bennett,
In. S. Miller, A. Dninun. E. V. Payne
Miid diaries II. Eldred, Directors iu trust.
tor ami on uenair-or ihi Cherokee Strip
Live Slock Association, a corporat'on or
jrani.wl and existing iiiukr and by virti.e
of the laws of the Siate or Kansas, for the m
selves a director in trust, their sncciissors
in trust, and assigns, parties of the second
part, witnesseth:
That the said party of the first part for
and in consideration of tint rents, covenants
and agreements hereinafter mentioned, re
served and contained on the part, and in be
half ofthe.jxirty of the second part, and
their s ; ccejiMirs in trust, and assi gns, to be
well and lakhfidly kept and performed,
doth by authority of law In him vested, as
Princ'p.l Chief, by and through an act of
the National Council, which said act is en
titled, An Act to amend an Act to tax
stock grazing upon Cherokee Lands west
wesi 01 ine vum meridian,- approved in
special session May 18th, A. I).f 1883," which
said act is specially referred to, and made
part of these presents, does by these pre
sent, lease for grazing purposes only, un
to the aforesaid E. M. Hewing, J. W. Ham
ilton, A. J. P.iy, S. Tuttle, M. II. Bennett,
bVn. S. Miller. A. Dninun, E. W. Payne
Cliarles II. Eldred, directors in trust as
aforesaid, their successors and assigns, par
ties of the second part, all and singular, the
unoccupied lands of, and belonging to the
Cherokee Nation, being and lavin? west
of the 93th meridian, nnd west of the Ar
kansas river, not including any portion oc
cupied, soiu and conveyed to the Pawnee,
Poncis, Nez Forces, Otocs and Misourles.
0ges and Kansas Indians, or the Salines,
set apart to be leased separately under set
of Congress, a pproretl August 7ih A. U.,
18S2, as hereinafter set" forth; the said por.
tion herein lead for grazing nnrnoses
poses containing six million (6,000,000
acres; ui acres 01 land, more or lrss, and
laying east of the one hundredth meridian
(100 meridian) and the said hereinbefore
named parties of the second part, their suc
cessors and assigns shall, for the purpose
herein set forth, have and hold the above
mentioned and described premises from
and after- the first day of October, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-three
(1SS3) for, and during the term of five years
uii-ucv eu.Muugirom saiu ciate, s;iDjcct to
me quaiiucaiioiis, restrictions and lornit
ores, hereinafter provided for, and upon
yielding and paying lor the same, the
amount of money as hereinafter Drovided
for. And the parties of the second part,
ineswu i!,. ni. lie wins . Hamilton, A.
J. Day, S, T .ttle, M. 11. Bennett, Ben. S.
Miller, A. Drumm. E. W. Pavne and Char.
les II. Eldred, directors in trust, as afore
said, hereby covenant and agree on behalf
or ineniseives as such directors iu truft for
said Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association,
their successors In trust and assigns and
not otherwise, in consideration hereof and
of tho leasing aforesaid, to pay on the or
der of the Principal Chief aforesaid, into
the Treasury of the Cherokee Nation, at
Tahleqnah, Indian Territory, yearly, and
ui eacn anu every one or said five, years the
annual sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars ($100,000) lawful money of the United
States, the Mine to be ftaid in two equal,
semi-annual payments, to be made, and so
paid in advance, to wit: on the first diy of
vciuuer ami ursi aay or April, m each and
every year during the term. Provided al
ways, and is further covenanted and agreed
between the said parties hereto, that if the
said semi-annual payment in ndvan c or
any part thereof shall remain unp-iid after
me expiration 01 unity days alter the date,
the same shall Ix-come due as herein agreed
iw oe p:uu, or 11 u i uit snail be made in
any of the covanant? hereinbefore or here.
inafter set forth, or as contained and re
quired by the net of the National Council,
approved .uay rjui. a. I) , 1883, as afore
said, on tne part and in behalf of the said
parties oi the second part, then and from
thence forth it may be lawful, and isasrreed
that said Principle Chief, or his successors
in office may declare this lease to be forfeit
and annulled, and the said party of the
first part may enter Into and resume pos-
mtiou 01 uw premises :iercm leased
Ami It Is further agreed, hi accordance
with said act of the Cherokee Council, that
In case the lauds hen-inbefore desetilM-d.or
any part of them included in the terms of
this lease, shall be disposed of under pres
ent existing laws r laws hereafter to be
passed by the Congres of the Unit-'d States,
by t:ic said Cherokee Nation, that 011 the
party of the first part giving six months
notice thereof to tie party of tho second
part,that then and in that event, the terms
and conditions of this lease, and the l-ase
thereof shall terminate, on the expiration
of the said six mouths from the date of
said notice, to all or any portion of said
tract of unoccupied Cherokee land, thus
soul or disposed of, and the parties to whom
the said lands or any iorlion of them
should then be disposed of or sold to, may
enter into and tike possession of the s imc.
b it then, and hi that event the said part;
of the second part, their snecesors and as"
signs, slmll not be chargable with rent on
the lands so sold, but shall be allowed a
rebate on all subsequent payments made on
acconnt of this lease at the rate of one and
two thirds (1 1) cents per acre per annum
011 the unas so sold or thsposod of.
Further, it sliall be the privilege of said
party of Ihe second part, their successor
and assigns too erect on said lands Ri ch
fences corrals and other improvements as
may be necessary, and proper, and con
venient for carrying on their business and
and for utilizing said lands to the purpose
Tor which they are leased.
And iu case this lease shall be tenn.nat
ed as to all or any part of said lands, by the
proposal of the same as heretofore provid
ed and set out, the taid party of the second
part shall liave the right to remove all of.said
improvements fences and corals except
sich portions thereof as may be made from
the timber or other property of the Chero
kee Nation, or timber which h is been ob
tained from the aforesaid tract.
It shall further bo the privilege of said
party of the second part, their successors
and assigns, to cot from the territory here
in leased, such timber as may be necessa
ry for building the fences, corrals aud im
provements heretofore authorized to be
erected on said leased premises, and to cut
from aud Iat.ds such timber as may be
necessary for firewood and fuel, but not
otherwise, and to commit no waste there
on.
And the said parry of the second part
doth further covenant and agree with the
said Dennis W. Bushvhead, as aforesaid.
and as parts and conditions of this lease
or contract, well and truly, and without de
duction or delay, to make all payments as
rcquuired in the foregoing, in thj manner
1'mited and prescribed ; and in case of any
failure asaforcsaid, the said party of the
sicond "part agrees that tliey will peaceably
surrender the premises herein Jeasoa, and
all improvements and erections thereon.
And the said party of the 6econd part, their
successors and assigns further agree and
obligite themselves, and this Is one of the
conditions of the lease, to make no per
manent ltnproenwnts( the improvements,
the right to make whic'i Is hereinbefore
granted, being temporary improve mcnt)
on the aforesaid premises or leased tract.
and only temporary .improvements as an-
tiionzeU ny tuc act or the uhcrokeo Coun
cil approved May 19, 1883, hercinbrfore re
ferred to; and on .the expiration of the
leasp. or its being declar.nl forfeited by de
fault in payment, as hereinbefore provided,
then, aud in cither event, all improvements
structures or erections thereon shall be and
become the property of tlw CTirok-'e Na
tion. said Nation shall have possession of
tne same, and all and singular or such
erections and improvements ahall absolute
ly revert to, and become the property of.
said Cherokee Nation, party of the first
rnrr.
And the said-party of the second part
f':rthtr eoveo.riit and agrees with the par
ty of tlie first part, as one of the conditions
of this lease, that they will cut no timber
for removal from said lands, or take or re
move any material or property bting part
of the premises so leased, or remove or
s:.p umber Uurrcfroia, and that thy will
use all due dillig-Mice to prevent the cutting
or removing of any timber or other ma
terial then-froin, and mat they will laitb
fully observe the Intercourse laws of the
United Srat ; that they will ohstn.ct no
mail or. Hage lin, and tliat they will
not interfere with the Salines, located, or
to be located, under the provisions of the
net of Congress before mentioned, approv
ed A ng.ist 7, A. D., 1882.
And it is agreed betewen the parties of
the first and second parts, tliat the grounds
excepted and reservml from, nnd not In
cluded in, the terms of this lease, neces-siry
for the manufacture ors;dt at tne said Sa
lines, may and shall not exceed in the ag
gregate, for said S dines and all of them,
one hundred thousand acres, with a right
of way to and from said Salines, such as
may be required properly to worn mem.
And the party of the second part uo liere-
bv oblirate themselves, for themsrlves as
directors in tnVt aforesaid, their successors
and assigns, well ami truly to observe and
faithfully execute all and singular of the
foregoing agreements and covenants, wmcii
are declared to be part of the agreement
111 consideration of which this lease is grant
ed.
And the said party of the first part. Prin
cipal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, In ac
cordance with the act of the National Coun
cil as aforesaid, and on condition of the
faithful payaient of the sums of money as
hereinbefore stipulated, in the manner and
with the conditions hereinbefore prescrib
ed, and as the further conditions that the
said party of the second part will well and
truly fulfill all fie conditions covenants
and agreements herein set forth, doth cov
enant and asrree by these present that the
said E. M. llewins. J. W. Hamilton, A. J.
Day, S. Turtle, M. U. Bennett, Ben. S. Mil
ler, A. Drumm, E. W. Payne and Charles
H. Eldred, directors in trust for the Chero
kee Live Sloe Association, their succes
sors in trust and assigns, shall, and may at
all times during the said term, subject to
the conditions as aforesaid, peaceably hold
and enjoy all the privileges of lease on said
premises, free, clear and harmless, from
auy let or hlnderance whatsoever, together
with all privileges and right of said party
of rtw first part in reference to the same
according to law and treaty stipulation.
Signed and sealed this 5th day of July, A. D.,
1883.
D. W. nUSHYHEAD.
Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation.
E. M. He wins, J. W. Hamilton,
A.J. Day, 8. Tcttt.b,
M. H. Dksnbtt, Andrew Drcmx,
Bex. S. Milleh, E. W. Pa tne.
Char i.ks IT. Eldred, .
Directors of the Cberokoe Live Stock Associa
tion. CITY,
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KANSAS.
I'KAl.Klt IS
General Merchandise,
Including Dry Goods, Groceries,
Hardware, Queensware, Hats
Caps, BootP, iShoes. and
Of all Grades and at the Lowest
Prices
BARBED WIRE,
In Large or Small Quantities will
be !urni3hpd cheap.
Corn and Grain
Of all kin do bought and sold iu
large or "mail lots.
Wagons and Lumber !
In short, he does a general
Contracting, Supply,
and Furnishing: Trade.
DAN. MORRIS'
CARRIAGE
WAGON
PLOW
Korth Main Street,
MEDICINE LOD.GE.
Horse-shoeing and Blacksmilhing
of every description will re
ceive my especial personal
attention and
SATISFACTIONGUARANTEED
in every instance. I use nothing
bat first class material and conse
quently do better work than
those who do not. I solicit your
patronage.
I also sell
Warn Favorite Bray and
Flalfora lapis. '
sell second band wagon and
arm implements oncomraissioo.
J. W. HALE ,
SUCCESSOR TO
BUNK WARD,
Who will remain with him al the
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SHOP. '
I wish to say tp the Stock mn and
Ranch men that 1 hare op nel w
llUektmith shop 2 door sco'h of th
JlcLulu IIoue where I h.-ill bti found
ready at all tlmea to rto work in my Hne
HO BSE SHOEING, TIIIE SET
TING, BUGGY WAGON
waitK. ;
jfSTBranding Irons a specialty.
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CLOTHING
REPAIR SHOP,
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NOW OPEN !
And Ready for Inspection
THAT NEW AND SELECT STOCK
CLOTHING
FTJENISHING GOODS,
LADIES DEESS GOODS,
SUMMER WRAPS,
' LINEN DUSTERS,
PARASOLS,
SUN SHADES,
AND FANS,
Handkerchiefs, Collars. Ties,
Laces, Embroideries and
Insertings,
LAWNS, PRINTS.
AND SATTEENS.
This stock is new e nd stylish, and those de
siring the pick of the lot should call at once.
The clothing is of superior make, and of the
most stylish goods.
PEARSON.
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G. A. SH0BE.
North Main Street
SHOBE & SHERLOCK,
Successors to J. O. ORNER,
Druggists and Apothecaries,
MEDICINE LODGE, KANS.
o
KKEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PATENT MEDICINES
PAINTS, BRUSHES, OILS, VARNISHES.
GLASS, PUTTV, PERFUMERY",
FANGrT0ILETiARTICl8
All Kinds of Wall Paper
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded.
A. B. MATHEWS,
PE0FMET0K OF ANGUS STOCK FARM.
Breeder and Importer of Thoroughbred
Polled Aberdeen or Angus
AND
GALLOWAY CATTLE.
THE LARGEST HERD IN THE UNITED STATES.
Post office address - . Kansas City, Mo.
W. W. COOK, .
LIVE STOCK BROKER.
All Kinds of CATTLE
BOUGHT&SOLD ON COMMISSION
W. TEH. LOVE'S
LIVERY, FEED AND
inning
SALESTABL
IMIZEIDiailETJB XOXDQ-jEJ.
KANSAS CITY POLLED HERD OF
GALLOWAY CATTLE.
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COMMISSION
FOR Tin!
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D. . VanSlyke,
New G-rocery. .
Has now and will at
all times have every
thing that is to be
found in a first-class
Grocery Store.
Everything is Fresh
and New. Come and
examine my stock and
note prices before buy
ing elsewhere. Hess'
old stand, East side of
North Main Street.
Medicine Lodge, Kas.
D. VanSlyke.
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Orner's Old Stand.
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MERCHANTS
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KANSAS CITY, MO.
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