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BAEBER COUNTY INDEX.
BY E. P. CARUTHERS & W. G. MUSGROVE.
abicriptionPrice 11.50 ITitr.
WEDNESDAY". JUNE 11. 18907
The cut rates were all restored Mon
day. Gov. Glick declines to be a candidate
for congress.
Hussell Harrison gets $2-5,000 per
year as "attorney" for the Louisiana
lottery.
Hard cider is declared to be a fer
mented liquor and sold as a beverage,
it comes under the prohibitory law.
Mrs. Harrison has been given a twenty-room
cottage at Cape May by Mr.
Wannamaker and other capitalists.
The Butler county alliance has nom
inated a full ticket and resolved against
supporting Ingalls. They will all do it.
The Sacs and Foxes have come to an
agreement with the Indian commission
and 305,000 acres of their land will soon
be open to settlement.
The supreme court has reduced the
amount of the bond of Attorney Miles,
of Cold water, from $20,000 to $B,000.
He killed Dr. I'ritchard.
Suppose that Ingalls is defeated for
re-election, the coming winter: Isn't
it probable that he will go in training
for the place now tilled by Plumb?
In the senate, last Friday, Senator
1'lumb announced his opposition to the
McKinley bill, because it increased the
prices on every article needed by the
teop!e.
The alliance has nominated Wm.
JJ.iker, of Lincoln county, as a candi
date tor congress in the sixth district.
That will make it decidedly unpleasant
for Webb McNall.
E. 1 McCabe, tBe negro ex-auditor
of Kansas and candidate for governor
of Oklahoma, has been appointed coun
ty treasurer of the county in which
Guthrie is located.
A train bearing a lot of horses and
horsemen, from Latonia to Kansas
City, was wrecked near Warrenton,
Mo-, Monday, and eight men and sev
eral valuable horses killed.
The name of ex-Governor Charles
Robinson, of Lawrence, is mentioned
as a probable democratic candidate for
governor. It is believed that he would
be satisfactory to all the independent
voters of the state.
The republican majority in congress
on Saturday passed the Wall street sil
ver bill, and refused to allow an amend
ment providing for the free coinage of
silver. Five Kansas congressmen voted
with the democrats.
The Atchison Champion has come out
squarely against Senator Ingalls' re
election. It says that Mr. Ingalls has
never done anything for Kansas but
lias used his position simply to advance
liis own interests. The Champion is
published at Mr. Ingalls' home and its
opposition will count.
Judges Miller, Caldwell and Foster
were to have listened to a case brought
before them to secure an interpretation
of the original package decision, at
Leavenworth, Kansas, yesterday. On
their decision will depend the question
of whether or not the agencies will risk
doing business in Kansas.
Attorney-General Kellogg has insti
tuted quo warranto proceedings in the
supreme court, to forfeit the charter of
the American Sugar Company. This
is the company that, it is alleged, was
guilty of great irregularities out in
Meade and Ford counties, in getting
bonds without building sugar mills.
Louisiana will probably be afflicted
with tbe thieving lottery scheme for
years to 7me. The lottery company
oilers to give the state 2-5 million dol
lars, 1 million a year for 25 years for the
privilege of running. The legislature
is inclined to submit the question to
the people and once before tbem, money
will get the votes.
The Index got its information about
an distant attorney general being
asked for ia Kingman county from a
dispatch published in a Wichita paper,
alleged to have" been sent from King
man. We did rJ?t manufacture the
item as the Kingman Leader-Courier
suggests.
Do not trade for Texas lands unless
you absolutely know that the title is
good and that the lands exist. It is
said that thousands of acres have been
traded or sold by J. J. Strickland, of
Kingman county, Kansas, that had no
existence. Fresido county, Texas, is
one ol the counties in which the lands
nre supposed to be.
Mr. Cleveland was invited to attend
a meeting of workingmen, at Kensing
ton, near Philadelphia, last week, to
jnotest against the McKinley bill. lie
could not be there, but wrote a letter,
aiul in it he said: "I know with the
feelings now abroad in our land and
with the intense existence and activity
of such clubs as yours the claim pre
sumptiously made that the people at
the lastelection finally passed upon the
eubject of tariil adjustment will be em
phatically denied; and that our work
ingmen and our farmers Will continue
to agitate this and all other question!
involving their welfare with increased
jteal and in the light of increased know
ledge and experience until they are de
termined finally and in accordance with
the American sentiment of fair play."
The Renos of Oklahoma are having
trouble. The town of El Reno was
Dflined as county seat of one of the
counties; it is south of the river and
east of tb) Fort. No plat of a town of
that name bad ever been filed and so
Reno City tacked an addition of 80 acres
to its northeast coiner, jiamed it El
Reno aud having two of the owinty
commissioners favorable to the scheme,
the new El Reno was declared the
place meant for the county seat. In
the meantime, the original El Ren.0
claims that it was meant for county seat
jftnd jis it is a postofflce, the indications
are that it will win. A very lively inter
est has already been aroused and it ap
pears that the scenes connected with
aome of the western county seat fights
in Kansas will probablj bo repeated in
Oklahoma.
NOT RESUBMISSION ALONE.
'Resubmission ia not the democratic
Qght this year." The Wichita News
lieacon takes exception to this state
ment in the Index of two weeks ago and
says that the issue this fall is resubmis
sion. With the News-Beacon and with
quite a respectable number of quiet re
spectable republican citizens of Wichi
ta resubmission does appear to be the
only issue talked of. We are democrats
and believe that tariff reform, a reform
ballot, a decrease in state, county and
municipal taxation, a more equitable
system of valuations for taxation, limi
tation of the number of senseless and
useless corporations that may be or
ganized in Kansas, a check on voting
bonds and granting subsidies, the abol
ition of about nine-tenths of the use
less "boards" and "commissions" and
"figureheads" in the pay and employ ot
the state, the substitution of old-fashioned
hanging for murder for the pres
ent plan of lite imprisonment these
and a dozen other reforms are as neces
sary to-day in Kansas as is the repeal
of the prohibitory amendment
We are in favor of the people being
given an opportunity to again vote on
the question of prohibition; but we do
not favor making this the issue during
the campaign of 1890.
No reasonable or well-posted man
claims that prohibition has been a suc
cess. We have contended for eight
years thai it was a dismal failure and
in no county is this statement truer
than in Barber county. So the News-
Beacon gains no point by asserting that
"even in Medicine Lodge" the law is
not enforced. No one claims that it is.
We can as heartily support George W.
Glick as any man in Kansas. We were
for him in 1882 and again in 1884 long
before the News-Beacon editors knew
there was such a man; long before they
assumed control of the democratic par
ty of Kansas. With thousands of oth
er good democrats in Kansas, we be
lieve that there is something more in
democracy than the offices; that there
is something more in democracy than
the everlasting cry of resubmission,
whisky and beer.
The people are now ready to listen to
the democraticftioctrine of tariff reform,
in this year of our Lord 1890. In 1888
they were not ready, and they would
not read nor would they listen. They
have discovered that the "something
wrong" is not the whisky question; but
the tariff robbery.
Why not now pave the way to suc
cess in 1892, by making a campaign on a
living issue? The great uprising of
farmers the alliance is not clamoring
for resubmission, and no where have
we seen that even one alliance has yet
discussed the subject. They are dis
cussing other important questions,how
ever, that are live issues.
We have great respect and admira
tion for the sturdy democrats of Leav
enworth; we recognize the energy of
the republican resubmissionists who
have made Wichita what it is; we ad
mit the loyalty of the resubmissionists
of other cities; but we do not believe
that there is that rural clamor for re
submission that the towns and cities
imagine. The country is Kansas the
towns merely exist for the convenience
of the country. The country casts the
votes and pays the taxes. The country
must first become interested in a meas
ure before it will win in Kansas. Just
now the country people are not losing
any sleep studying up the question of
resubmission.
The News-Beacon can learn the truth
of this assertion if will step outside of
the dm of its fast presses and folders
and the racket made by the wheels of
commerce in that bustling, busy mart
of trade, the wide-awake and stirring
Wichita.
And, finally, do not misunderstand
us, our new and enthusiastic brethern
of the N.-B., the Index is forGlick, re
submission, tariff reform and the Aus
tralian ballot system, and just as heart
ily so as you are.
IN ILLINOIS.
The (temocracy of Illinois confidently
expect to carry that state this fall
They held their state convention at
Springfield, last Wednesday, and such
enthusiasm had not been seen there
since the Douglass campaign.
In 1888, it ill be remembered that
Gen. John M. Palmer came near being
elected governor; that was in a nation
al year when the masses were just find
mg out that there was such a question
as tariff.
Only two state offices are to be filled at
the November election treasurer and
state superintendent; but having de
clared iu favor of the election of United
States senator by a direct ypte of the
neonJs. he Illinois democrats in con
veution proceeded to nominate General
Palmer for that office. He will make a
canvass of the state and there is a
crowing belief that he will secure the
election of enough demo.crat.ip members
of the legislature to secure his own
election as United States senator.
The last republican legislature of
Illinois made a law giving the state
practical control over all schools of the
state, private and denominational, and
reuuirine all children between certain
ages to attend a public school so many
days each year. Tub fact that the child
received instructions from, a private
tutor at home or attended a private or
denominational school did not exempt
it from the public school attendance
Of course this law was entirely unsatis
factory to the Catholics, especially, and
the? have threatened to get even with
the party that attempted to curtail
their rights as American citizens.
The democrats found a way to satisfy
the opponents of the educational bill
In their platform, at Springfield, they
resolved that the parent bad the right
to direct the education of their chil
dren, aud that whiifr tho state claims
the right to see that its citizens arp ed
ucated, it will send the children only to
such schools as may be satisfactory to
the parents; in other words, the par
ents may educate their phijdren as they
see proper, by private instructors or m
private schools; but they must educate
them, or the state state will,, and be
sides it will properly punish parents or
euardiaus who do not send their chil
dren pr tneir wards to - school or pro
vide them wtui troper instruction.
Already, the republican of Jljinois
are badlj scared over the outlook and
they are talking of a special session of
the legislature to repeal the obnoxious
school bill.
But the eduacationaj matter is as
nothing compared with ih interest
that has been aroused over the tariff
question. The farmers of Illinois are
awake and the action of 8500
farmers of Douglass county in an alli
ance convention in denouncing the Mc
Kinley bill, was the key-note to what
will be done in that state before No
vember. It now appears that Illinois will be in
the democratic column in 1890.
A TAX ON WHEAT AND OATS.
It takes 50,000 tons of twine a year to
bind the wheat and oats crop of the
country. It is worth at manufactur
ers' price 13 cents a pound, or $260 per
ton of 2,000 pounds. The value of the
50,000 tons, at the manufacturers' price.
therefore, is $13,000,000 and this is
what the wheat and oats crop of the
county pays every year for the twine
used in harvesting it. The St. Louis
Republic, after mentioning these facts,
continues: "The protected duty on
this twine is 40 per cent., and on the
manilla it is made of 20 per cent. so
that it will be strictly within limits to
say that one-half the cost of this bind
iug twine is the real value of the arti
cle, and the other half protection or.
to put the matter in a different shape,
that the wheat and oats farmers of the
United States are made to pay a penalty
of $6,500 a year for the crime of raising
those crops. Estimating the portion of
the wheat yield that is bound with
twine at 300,000,000 bushels, and of the
oats yield at 500,000,000 bushels, the
cost per bushel is 8 mills. This looks
like a thing too insignificant to be
taked about, but it helps to tell on a
farmer when he gets only 60 cents for
his wheat and 12 cents for his oats.
And the curious part of the business is
that the government which extorts this
tax from him has do earthly use for it.
since it has more money than it knows
what to do with. It wrings the tax
from him and hands it over to the twine
manufacturer and the hemp raiser to
protect" them in their business. If a
farmer raises 1,000 bushels of wheat
and oats, the penalty is $7. If the
farmers of a grain-growing county in
Illinois or Kansas raise 1,000,000 bush
els, the penalty is $7,000.
THE CROPS.
The May report of the state board of
agriculture is out. Its summary is as
follows :
From reports of correspondents of this board
representing- 103 of the 108 counties of the
state, we learn that the conditions throughout
the state for the growth and development of
the plant life were not in a high degree favor
able during the month of May. In some sec
tions, especially in northwestern and west cen
tral Kansas, the wheat is, in many instances,
practically lost, and a considerable area will be
plowed up, and throughout the state generally
the crop has been checked in its growth by in
sufficient rainfall and unseasonably cold weath
er during the past month. Generally through
out the state, the wheat plant failed to get the
requisite amount of rainfall at the proper time
to promote stool ing. In consequence wheat
does not cover the ground thickly as it other
wise would, and the yield will be shortened.
Notwithstanding this, 30 counties report the
condition of wheat at 90 per cent., and over.
Eleven of these counties are west of the nine
ty-ninth meridian, in the southwestern portion
of the state, where an unusual amount of rain
fell. Harvest will be about two weeks later
than usual. The condition of wheat for the
state is reported at 80 per cent., a loss of 12
points since last report.
The area planted to corn in the spring of
lfH), according to reports of our correspond
ents. is one-half of one per cent, less than that
planted the previous year, which makes the
total corn area for Kansas this year 0,793,227
acres, ajrainst 6,920,693 acres for last year, of
this area. 6 per cent, is reported as having
failed to grow.
The poor condition of wheat does not
apply to Barber county. In fact, in
Barber, Harper and Sumner counties
the wheat is much better than it was
last year probably a fourth better.
The acreage is much larger, the plant
covers the ground better, the heads are
longer and heavier, and the yield will
come up to the expectations of the most
sanguine. One has but to lake a trip
over to Wellington to see, along the
road, the best growing crops in the his
tory of this part ot Kansas.
A FARMER FIGURES-
Adolph Oehme, an intelligent farmer
at Brainard, Neb., has figured up how
much tariff taxes have cost him in a
year. He has done more or less trad
ing at the village stores, and, of course,
has paid protection prices for every
thing he had to buy. The following is
his account for the 12 months:
Amount
tariff on same.
7H0 pounds sugar 118.72
10 gallons molasses .40
2J pounds woolen goods .'. 9.90
Ory goods (cost S m 33.72
10 pound chocolate, etc JiO
5 pounds mustard .50
42 pound rice .85
,ouo feet lumber. 15.00
Machinery (cost 157). ...... ....... 22.VO
bait, 400 pounds .65
l barrel lime : 31
2 boxes soap.. ,, 1.2o
raeaicine (oosi iu 2.50
Binding twine (cost S 8) 3.20
Saddleries, eto (cost l8) 20.50
Boots and shoes ( cost f 28.50) 8.55
Total tariff on purchases $142.02
In this way Mr. Oehme figures out
that the tariff compels him to pay each
year $142.03 more for goods which he
requires than they would cost were the
tariff removed. This he calls his "indi
rect" tax, and by comparing it with
the direct tax which he pays his coun
ty, city 3fi state he finds this to be the
case.
Tariff tax indirect 1142.02
City.oounty and state-rdirect;. 76.82
Difference J65.20
And thus Mr. Oehme figures that he
is paying indirectly a tax which Is al
most twice as large as his direct tax,
and this tax is filched from him little
by little in the shape of living expenses
that make both ends meet. Were all
the farmers as smait as Mr. Oehme
there would be a speedy end of the pro
tectlve system.
Tiie state democratic central commit
tee, at Leavenworth, last 1'riday, de
cided to call the state nominating con
vention at Wichita on Tuesday, Sep
tember ethr Therp ilj be pne delegate
for every 250 votes cast for the Cleve
land electors in 1888, thus giving Bar
ber county three delegates. The fight
before the committee was for an early
or a late convention, those who fav
ored the early convention being in fav-
orof resubmission Jjeingtbe only issue
and they favoring a fusion with resub
mission republicans. Those who fav
ored a late convention wanted to see
what the republicans and alliance peo
ple did and they succeeded in getting
the date set for September "9th. The
official call will be out in a few days.
The statement was generally publish
ed in the daily papers of Kansas, last
week, that the farmers alliance of Bar
ber county bai respl??d to support no
man for district judge who is a lawyer.
There was no truth in the dispatch, of
course. No sensible man would think
for a moment that there was any found
ation for such a rumor. The alliance
of Barber county is made up of sensible
men and it will do no pne any good to
ridicuje their acts.
Congressman Hatch, in a speech on
the silver bill, last Saturday said: '-'If
you think that the farmers' organiza
tions, extending from the Canadian
border to the Gulf of Mexico, extending
throughout the length and breadth of
this land, the alliance, the grange aud
wheel, do not understand this question
and have not decreed that silver shall
be restored to a perfect equality with
gold, you are making the fatal mistake
of your life. Gentlemen you may pull
the wool oyer the eyes of the farm
ers of Ohio on the tariff question, you
can multiply tariff arguments and
bamboozle a few men in every locality.
but you cannot pull the wool over the
eyes of the great masses of the people
upon this silver question, applause.
They know that when silver was 6truck
down in 1873 there came at once a de
cline in the average value of every pro
duct of the farm. They know that
with the demonetization of silver came
lower prices for corn, wheat, tobacco,
beef, cattle, hogs, mules, horses." for
every product of the farm. They know
that the decline has been steadily going
on as the gold bugs of Wall street with
their grip on the house of representa
tives have controlled this money ques
tion in the interest of the money shav
ers and the money kings. They have
determined that that yoke shall be lift
ed and, my word for it, the votes cast
here to-day will change more seats in
the house of representatives d urine
this year than the votes cast upon any
other measure that has been presented
here in ten years."
Emporia Republican: "The ftigalls
supporters admit that the farmers alli
ance can defeat his re-election it it
wants to, but deny that it has any 6uch
purpose. The county president say it
has, President Cloyer says it has, Sec
retary McLallan says it has, the official
state organ of the alliance says it has,
all the other alliance organs and farm
papers say it has. What more evidence
can they want? But there will be
more plenty of it."
ALLIANCE CONSTITUTION.
Adopted June 2,1890
ARTICLE 1 NAME AND POWERS.
Section 1. This body shall be known as
the Farmers Alliance and Co-operative Union
of Barber county, with power to make Its own
constitution, by-laws and rules of business,
not in conflict with the state constitution ; to
Issue such business to sub-alliances within
its boundry as it may seem necessary, and
have jurisdiction over the same: Provided,
however, that when the proposed consolida
tion of the State and National Wheel and the
Farmers Alliance and Co-operative Union
shall be consummated, this body shall take
the name of Farmers and Laborer's Alliance,
of Barber county.
ARTICLE 2 MEMBERSHIP.
Sec. 1. This bdy shall be composed of, 1st,
its elective and appointed officers; 2nd, its
standing and special committees; 3rd, one del
egate for every ten members from each sub
ordinate alliance, or major fraction of ten.
ARTICLE 3 MEETINGS.
Sec. 1. The regular meetings of the county
alliance, shall be quarterly, in months, Octolter,
January, April and July. The annual meeting
to be in July the first Monday.
ARTICLE 4 orricERS.
Sec. 1. The officers of this body shall be a
president, vice-president, secretary, who may
choose an assistant when ncoessary by and
with the consent of the president, treasurer,
chaplain, lecturer, assistant lecturer, door
keeper, assistant door-keeper, sargeant-at-arms,bu8ines8
agent and a judiciary committee
of Ave whose terms of office shall expire when
their successors are elected and qualified; also
a finance committee of three, who eh all hold
their office for three months, and shall be ap
pointed by the president.
Sec. 2. There shall also be a board of trus
tees, composed of the president, secretary and
the judiciary committee.
Sec. 3. All elections shall be by ballot,
when more than one name is put in nomina
tion, and a majority of all the votes cast shall
be require 1 to elect,
ARTICLE 5 DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Sec. 1. The president shall have supervis
ion over the order throughout the county;
shall direct its affairs in light of wise counsel,
with judgment and prudence see that the
constitution and by-laws are enforced; shall.
with the secretary, issue calls for special meet
ingswhen in his judgment the welfare of the or
der demands it, or u pon petition of one-f ourt b of
the sub-alliances In the county; carefully state
the meeting bo called; shall preside over all
meetings; decide points or order, subject to
appeal and in case of tie vote, cast the decid
ing vote.
Sec. 2. The vice-president shall assist the
president, and In his absence perform his du
ties.
Sec. 3. Ia case of vacancy in the offices of
president and vice-president, the chairman of
the judiciary committee shall act as ex-officio
president. And if more than two months
shall intervene before the next regular meet
ing be shall have power to call a special meet
ing of the cpunty alliance, to elect a president
and transact su.ch other business as may be
necessary,
Sec. i. The secretary's duties are, to keep
correct record of the proceeding? of the Alli
ance ; to conduct its correspondence ; to keep
a roll of its members in the county ; to receive
all money due the Alliance, and pay it prompt
ly to the treasurer, taking his receipt therefor
and at the close ot each quarter he shall pre
pare and read a report to the County Alliance,
asfpUows: first-The pumbprof male and
female members Initiated during the quarter.
Second The number dismissed, suspended and
expelled. Third The total number of male
and female members in the county. Fourth
The amount of money received and expended
during the quarter, the amount carried over
from last quarter, and the balance on band.
He shall also piake out and send a report to the
secretary of the Statp AlUa'nce, within ten days
after the close of each quarter, on and accor
ding to blanks furnished by the secretary of
the State Aillanpo fop that purpose j and if
there shall be any change in the office of pres
ident or secretary, be shall report the same at
once.
Sec. 5. The treasurer's duties are, to receive
all money from the secretary, and give his re
ceipt for the same, and pay it out on warrant
from the secretary, approved by the presi
dent, and concept of the Alliance. He shall
give a good and sufficient bond for double the
amount likely to come into his hands; said
bond to be fixed and approved by the finance
committee, and may be increased on demand
of board of trustees.
Section 0. The lecturer's duties shall be
to deliver an address at each meeting of the
Alliance upon some topic, of interest to the
order; to thoroughly perfect himself in the
secret work of the order, over which he shall
have supervision, and exemplify the same at
each meeting of the County Alliance. It shall
be the duty of the lecturer to select subjects
for consideration and discussion by sub-Alliances
in sufficient time beforehand tocgive
the lecturer of sub-Alliances time to submit
the same at the meetings of the sub-Alliances
Section 7. Toe asstetant lecturer shall as
sist the lecturer in his work as may be neces
sary, and shall also perfect himself la the
principles and secret work of the order, so
that he may efficiently ant) authentically
teach apd exemplify te same a may be re
quired by the president or lecturer.
Section 8.--The judiciary' committer shall
decide aU questions of law or constitution of
the order that may be referred to tbem by ap
nea! or otherwise, but subject to appeaL
BEcnoa . tne uuij ui mo ... r .
conduct the devotional exercises of the order
during Its meeting.
Section 10. The board of Trustees shall
have charge of the affairs of the Alliance;
shall have power to make rules and regula
tions for carrying out the objects and princi
ples of the order; to revoke the commission
of any officer of the County Alliance for
cause, and to suspend any officer of th Coun
ty Alliance and sub-Alliance of the county
for gross neglect. Incompetency, orinsubor
dination; Provided, no officer shall be re
moved and suspended except upon due trial
there shall be conviction of neglect of duty,
or some offence against the laws or the inter
ests of the order. Provided, that any officer
suspended has the right of appeal to the state
judiciary committee.
Section 11. The duties of the door-keeper
and assistant door-keeper are: To guard the
door; to take up the pass-word, and see that
all are properly clothed ; and to have charge
of and see that the house is kept in proper
order.
Section 12. The sergeaLt-at-arms shall as
sist the president in preserving order, and
perform such other duties as the president
may require of him.
Section 13. The finance committee's duty
shall be to examine the books of the secreta
ry and treasurer each quarter and see that
they are properly balanced ; to audit all bills
and accounts, and to fix and approve all
bonds.
Section 14. The business agent shall be
elected annually, but in case of vacancy, shall
be appointed b the board of trustees. His
duty shall be to use his utmost diligence to
keep himself thoroughly po6ted in regard to
market prices of all commodities likely to be
wanted by the order or had by the member
ship for sale at any time, and to this end he
shall be provided by the county Alliance with
all necessary papers and market reports
for this purpose. He shall use his utmost
diligence and opportunities for making the
best arrangements possible for the handling
of grain and livestock for the order and pro
duce as far as can be done. He shall use his
every endeavor in securing better railroad
rates, facilities for the shipment of grain,
livestock and produce, and also passenger
rates for the order. He shall make con
racts, buy and sell, under rules of the board
of trustees. He shall be allowed neces
sary expenses while in discbarge of actual
duties. Said business agent shall give bond
for at least double the amount of money like
ly to pass through bis hands which may be
increased on demand of board of trustees.
and his accounts may be examined by the fi
nance committee as directed by the board of
trustees.
Section 15. No person shall be appointed
assistant manager or agent, or employed in
any of the more responsible places with the
county agent unless recommended or endors
ed as required of the county agent.
article 6.
Section 1. -The funds of the county Alli
ance shall be raised by the dues of the subor
dinate Alliances, as provided for in Article
3 and Section 1 of the constitution for the
subordinate Alliances.
This constitution may be altered by an af
firmative vote of two-thirds of tho members
present at any regular meeting of the Alli
ance, t. t. Mullen.
W. C. Matthews,
F. E. SOMMER,
F. W. HlCKOX.
L. M. Pkesxall,
Committee.
llazelton IlapjK'iniiH.
C. D. 'Noble spent part of the past
week viewing the wonders of Wichita.
. . . .11. B. Ferguson is carrying his right
eye in a sling, caused by having a small
stone dug out of it.... We are not dis
posed, as a rule, to suggest candidates
for places on the republican county
ticket, but will say that if II. A Stow
ell was nominated for superintendent,
on the republican ticket, it would take
a mighty good democrat to defeat him.
He is above the average republican office-seeker,
and is an old soldier, and
soldiers need not apply under the pres
ent administration. They can only be
useful as voters. The other fellows
must hold the offices and see to drawing
the salaries Sam and Miss Etta
Stowell started to Illinois, Thursday,
to be absent till December. This is the
first time Miss Etta has attempted to
leave home since she was thrown from
a buggy, nearly three years ago. That
seems like a long time to be kept in the
house. She has to use crutches now.
. . . . W. O. Whitehead went up to Wich
ita, this weeK, to view the city of the
southwest W. II. McAdoo is inter
viewing the people this week. He start
ed out Monday, to take the census....
Tuesday night J. C. Tyler's boy, aged
about 13 years, and W. A. recks na, a
nephew of Tyler, aged about 20 years,
stole two of Tyler's horses, and pulled
tor Oklahoma. Jasper Quick started
after them, Wednesday, and got back
Thursday evening, bringing the horses
and the younger boy. He left Peckana
near the Oklahoma line. Quick had no
authority to force him to return....
Last Tuesday night some one went to
P. M. Overstreet's barn, and stole a
good set of harness, all except the col
lars. So far no clue to the thief has been
found. . . .J. J. McVey and wife started
east, Sunday, on a three weeks' visit.
They haye been here seven years, and
are justly entitled to a, visit M. O.
Wilber has concluded to show his dem
ocratic faith by his works, and will, in
the future, have the Index sent to his
address. One by one they fall into the
procession that gets the reliable county
news..,, Friday, as we were walking
through Mundorff & Co.'s wheat field,
we pulled a bunch of 22 heads, that by
actual measurement averaged 4 inches
in length, and every head had three
grains in a mesh. . . Wheat harvest will
be in full blast by the time this item is
in print, and by the 20th the thresher
will be doing its work;. . , .H. Chidester's
little girl, aged three years, got hold of
a dose of rough-on-rats, Thursday even
ing, which came very near proving fa
tal A. W. Foe will be the first to
head wheat in this vicinity. He com
menced on the 9th. . . The joint-stock
company met, Saturday evening, at the
office of W. (3. Alford, and completed
their organization by electing a board
of directors, consisting of W. II. Cham
berlain, president ; I. M. Stephenson,
secretary ; Ed. II. Smith, treasurer.
The board was instructed to immedi
ately purchase the kind of thresher
they might think best, for. the money.
The directors were civep full, control
of the couipany property, i'he compa
ny is composed of 30 men, all good!fre
liable citizens. There were several
agents present, ready to sell them the
best machine in the world, for the least
money. W. C. A.
MISSOURI PA6IFIG
EAILWAY
FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS
TO
KANSAS CITY ANL ST. LOUIS-
4 DAILY TRAINS. 4
BETWEEN KANSAS CITY and ST.
LOUIS,
Tie CglQrQctQ Short Line to
PUEBLO & DENVER.
For ncttets, sleeping car Dert&s and further
information apply to com pany'ftnret agent.
J. II. LYON,
W. P. A., 528 Main t-, Ktnwa City. Mo.
H. C. Towbmsd. O. P. aad T. A. St. Lous. M 0
(Spcosssors to NOBLE & NIXON.)
HARDMRE, STOVES, TINWARE, MERCHANT BAR IRQ
WAGON WOODWORK AND FAEMLNG IMPLEMENTS.
A Car Load of
GLIDDEN BAUD WIRE,
A Car I.ou of
STCDEBAKER WAGONS,
A Car Load of
BUGGIES, .
SPRING WAGONS,
KOAD CARTS,
CANTON PLOWS,
JOHN DEEltE PLOWS,
Farming Implements for the Spring Trade.
AVhicli will be sold cis Low as any lirstclass goods on the market. .We have
no old, rusty stock, but fresh, bright and new, with all late improvements.
CALL AND SEE US. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.
1st Door South of First National Bank.
KANSAS CITY.
GRANDEST SALE
OF ALL SILK
Millinery Ribbons
ON RECORD.
65c All Silk Millinery Ribbons ) FOIt
Soc "
1.00 "
it YARD
All new styles, and just what you
need for trimming hats, bonnets and
dresses, and the same have been 65c,
75c, 85c and $1.00 yard ; we will fill your
orders for
35c YARD.
One lot JAPANESE FANS, worth 20c,
will be
10 Cents.
$3.00 Changeable Colored
ALL SILK
AHASOLS,
Natuual Wood Handles,
Will be sold for
$1.48 EACH.
One lot Ladies' Fancy Figured Sateen
Parasols, worth $1 .00, for
50c EACH.
RCnEFllJER we send eamples of goods
IlKM klalBbii FKEI5 OF CUAROK, and
attend to all orders for samples or goods the
SAME DAY WE KECEIVE TBEJL
We depend on low prices, good, honest
values, and prompt attention to orders to
secure and keep your trade.
KANSAS CITT". MO.
FOR SALE!
BY THE
Hazelton Stock Farm Go.
-:o:
STALLIONS.
Clydesdales, Xorman Per
chcron and English Draft
Stallions from weanlings
up to aged horses fit for
service.
SANQUHAE CHIEF !
(Am. S. B. 2401.) (Scotch S. B. 31W.)
AT HEAD OF STUD.
JACKS!
Five head, from weanlings
up to four years old.
Also pure bred and high grade Uotetcin
Bulls, Cows and Heifers.
Pure hred Poland China and CbeUer White
Pin for sale.
Visitors always welcome at the farm.
-. PRICES VEHY LOW.
Hazelton Stock Farm Co.
Hazelton, Barber Co. Kans.
FRANK A. SMITH Sunt. 38
FINE TA1LDR1MG!
LOUIS NILSON,
Medicine Lodge, - Kansas.
SUITS, PANTS, COATS
or Overcoats On t. Pit or nrnde to order.
Will Call on anyone desiring
my services.
SATISFACTION - GUARANTEED,
Ot Charge.
Address me by mail at Medicine Lbdjre. 2J
NEW HARNESS SHOP.
K. M. WOODWARD. Prop.
HARNESS AND SADDLES
SKILLFULLY REPAIR?.!,'
NEW WORK MADE TO ORDER.
ALonjr Expfrtaice has tautrht tno what tho
Teop.e of this community demand and I
have acoordinjrly stocked up wtth the very Ueet
material and am prepardto warrnut satisfaction.
strt Ket to DayU i is'.
A GENERAL STOCK OF
PROPRIETOR OF
SECOND-HAND STORE
OF
MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS.
Keeps always on hand bargains in Furniture, Stoves, Im
plements, Tinware, and can furnish a Complete
Housekeeping Outfit at Half Price.
SAVE MONEY AND BUY
He also keeps a great variety of New Goods, at the lowest
Prices. Fine line of New Tinware on hand.
OPP. CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK.
(fa
ITIZEiJS
la'
CAPITAL,
SURPLUS.
Banking Business, in all
Main Street and First Avenue.
WAITED.
FARM LOANS.
We have just completed arrangements with the American
Investment Company, to loan i 5,000. Call and see us at
once. We do our own examining and furnish the money
without delay.
REMJEMBEB.
We make Abstracts, write Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts;
Insurance, fcc.
SHANNON & SHANNON.
(Succeseorg to
-DEALERS IN
GENERAL
MERQHMIDI
Keep Constantly on hand a Complete Stock of
Boots, Shoes, Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Groceries, Provisions
and Queensware. ..
FEED."
We keep on hand all kinds of
grain and feed, whole or chopped
and will make a specialty of this
department.
Call in and see us when you are
An town whether you trade or not.
EAST SIDE MAIN STREET, HERHINGTON'S OLD STAND,
MEDICINE LODGE. KANSAS.
DR. J. D. KARR,
Went Side South Mcin Street, Middle o itiwok.
Druggist and Pharmacist.
Carries in Stock a Well-Sek.-cteVl and Compk-tc Lia t
New Drugs and Chemicals, Paints, Oils and Varnishes. Also
a Variety of Lamps, Notions, Etc.
QlGAPvS AND TOBAGGO. GANDY ACD GOIuESTIQKS.
A Car Load of
BUADLEY PLOWS,
HARROWS,
SINGLE LISTERS,
COMBINED LISTERS,
CORN PLANTERS,
HIDING CULTIVATORS,
WALKING CULTIVATORS.
OL3D,
YOUR GOODS FROM HIM
0
ATIOML
AIM.
D
- $50,000.
- $25,000.
its Branches Transacted.
Medicine Lodae, ' a
T. G MOLLOY.)