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BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
TO TEST THE LAW.
Populists and Democrats Unite on ths Same
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 19)2
Ticket In Kansas.
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PAINTER & HERR, Publishers,
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'-Official Paper of Barter County.
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.
A delegate convention of the People's Party
of Barber countytts hereby called to meet at the
court house In Vlediciu Lodge on Saturday,
-July 12, 1902. at 11 o'clock for the purpose
of taking action relative to a county ticket.
The basis of representation will be one dele
Kale for every ten votes and major fraction
thereof can for Hon. J. W. Breidenthal for
governor in llKR) and one delegate at large
from each precinct. Under this apportion
ment precincts will be entitled to the foil jw-
i ing representation:
Aetna 2 Lake City 5
Cedar 6 1 Medicine Lodge 18
Deerhead .....31 Mlngona 3
Dry Creek 2 Moore 4
Elm Mills.... 4 McAdoo 3
Elwood 5 NipDRwalla 4
t Hazelton 7 Sharon 3
i Kiowa 12 J Sun City 6
-Lockard 3 1 Turkey Creek 5
I Valley 5
Total .....100
Necessary to choice . .51
It la recommended that township primaries
' be held on Thursday, July 10. or at such time
and place as may be designated by the town
ship committee.
It is also urged that township tickets be
Dominated at these primaries, and we particu
larly urge that township committees consist
ing of tnree in each township, be elected to
serve during the ensuing year.
U. C. Herr, Chairman.
' F. R. fl ayes, 8ec'y.
A fellow up in Leavenworth coun
ty committed suicide last week on ac
count of King Edward's condition.
Good enough. A fool of that kind is
'better off dead than alive.
Ciiaiioian Crouse or the democrat
county committee requests us to ure
every democrat in the 00.111 ty to attend
the couyentiontion on July 12th. This
is a mnss convention and every demo
crat in the county is entitled to a vote.
Both the Kiowa Journal and the
Cresset are very certain that the Inde
pendent ticket has already been "fix
ed but the joke of it is that each pa
per has a different slate. Better get to
gether, bovs, or the public will put you
down as fakirs.
Ik the republicans are wise they will
declare the election off this fall again
and have the legislature and courts
come to their aid. "Fire" the populists
aud democrats who hold office and let
the republicans hold oyer. It worked
like a charm last year. Why not this
year?
The machine organ says the dele
gates from Barber county at the Popu
list convention at Topeka last week
voted agaist the naming of a Populist
ticket. That 13 a plain straightout lie.
The Barber county delegates voted for
the nomination of an entire Peonies
party ticket, which was nominated and
regularly recorded.
PoruLisTs and democrats all over
the county should remember that the
committee division of the places be
tween the two parties is only adyisory
and merely In the nature of a recom
mendation. The conventions on the
12th will be a law unto themselves and
their power is unlimited. Go to your
primaries and have your say.
We submit that ,the Cresset is not a
sood prophet in the matter of fusion
nominations. A few weeks ago that
i paper said that Billie Uaun might as
well go away back and sit down be-
- cause he has no'chance to get the nom
' ination. Now it says that he has a
cinch. The Cresset might as well quit,
ilt will have to change its guess from
- week to week and that will rum any
prophet's reputation. You can't come
any way near on guessing on the result
of a populist or democratic convention.
In those parties every man is his own
thinker and every voter is a sovereign.
The Index dees not claim to know
how the people of the whole state of
Kansas feel on the question of snap
judgment legislation, but we feel free
to say that here in Barber county it
doesn't work. We had a little test case
of it last fall and on election day the
YOters sat down on it good and hard.
We have an idea that same indignation
will be expressed over the whole state
next Noyember. Just think of the out
Tageofalaw that denies a political
party of the right to nominate a good
man for a responsible office simply be
muse another party had recognized
him as a man of virtue and worth! It
would be no greater outrage to deny an
individual the right to vote for a man
who does not happen to be a member of
the political organization with which
the voter himself affiliates.
Call on the City Meat Market for all
kinds of fresh and cured meats, fish,
oysters, kraut, potatoes, etc.
The Populists and Democrats of
Kansas nominated the following ticket
at Topeka last week:
Supreme Justice, two year term,
John C. Cannon, Mound City. (Dem.)
Supreme Justice, four year term.
1 rank Doster, Marion, (Pop.)
Supreme Justices, six year term, J.
D. McCIeverty, Fort Scott. (Dera.), Ed
S. Waterbury, Emporia, (Pop ), B. F.
Milton, Dodge City, (Pop.)
Congressman -at-Large, J. D. Botkin,
WinfieM, (Pop.)
Governor, W. H Craddock, Kansas
City, Kans., (Dem.)
Lieutenant Governor, Fred J. Close,
Ellis, (Pop.)
Secretary of State, Claude Duvall,
Hutchinson, (Dem.)
Treasuier, D. II. Hefflebower, Paola,
(Pop.)
Auditor, J. M. Lewis, Kinsley, (Pop.)
Attorney General, F. M. Pearl, Hia
watha, (Pop.)
Superintendent, F. C. Powell, Nick-
ersou, (Pop.)
Superintendent of Insurance, Daniel
Hart, Norton, (Pop.)
Each party filed its nominations with
the secretary of state and it will be ud
to him under the disfranchising law
enacted by the republican party to denv
the Peoples ticket a place on the offi
cial ballot. As soon as he makes a de
cision a mandamus action will be in.
stituted in the supreme court and the
constitutionality of the law will be
tested. This will reauire some tim
and, since the court and secretary of
state are under republican control, the
case may not be reached before elec
tion. A political party that will legis
late away the rights of a voter is above
nothing In the way of cunning and
trickery.
The convention was a tremendous
gathering of intelligent and sincere
men. All realized that they were vie
tims of a piece of outrageous legisla
tion, their rights had been taken away
from them and the question of method
was debated at length. Two plans
were discussed. One was to nominate
only a part of the ticket, thus having a
zig-zag ticket on the ballot, each hav
ing its own heading', and each partly
tilled, while the other was to both nom
inate the same ticket and put it up to
the republican officers to steal their
rights. '
There was no middle-of-the road sen
timent. The Populist convention did this
year the same as it has done in former
years. They united with the democrats
as usual. They did not surrender to
any other political organization and if
their ticket does not appear on the bal
lot it will be because of a republican
gag law.
The convention was rather stormy
but our excellent chairman, Hon. S. I.
Hale, of Rush county, held it well m
check and every delegate who so desir
ed made his speech. It seemed to' us
that the only delegates who did not ad
dress the convention were those from
Barber county. The debate was so ve
hement and prolonged that the work of
the convention was not concluded un
til 1 o'clock, Wednesday morning.
The platform appears on one of our
inside pages. It has the proper ring.
Every Kansan can stand on it.
GETTING RIGHT.
For once in its existence, the Cresset
has come out manfully and admitted
thatjit was wrong in the Turner social
istic controversy. When Lynn Turner
was nominated for county attorney of
Pratt county by the republican party,
the Index noted it, purely as a news
item, and we recalled his identification
with the socialists while here. Follow
ing this, the Cresset jumped onto us in
this way:
"The Index, as usual, is wrong. Mar
vin Turner, brother to L. G., has been
and we think still is a socialist. Marvin
Turner has made socialist speeches in
this county. However, L. G. Turner,
to the best of our knowledge, has al
ways been and still is a straight repub
lican. The Index should correct the
statement, as it might Injure Mr. Tur
ner's candidacy In a county where the
paper is not well known."
Following this, the Index again stat
ed that Mr. Turner was a socialist and
submitted quotations from his old Bar
ber county neighbors in evidence, and
last week the Cresset came out In the
following frank admission:
"The senior editor of the Cresset de
sires to frankly acknowledge that the
Index was correct in stating that Lynn
lurner was at one time allied with the
socialists of Barber county. He deemed
his extended acquaintance with Lynn
and Marvin Turner justified him tn ex
pressing an opinion. We hope this will
be accepted as amende honorable."
Thanks, very much, for the candor.
"While the lamp holds out to burn,"
etC. -: - . -. . .-
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MRS. S. RUBERT, Fine Millinery.
N. S. PRIEST, Meat Market. -
J. R. -YOUNG-, Drug Co.
F. A. MTHERS,Photo Co.
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DPERATIVE PREMIUfll ASSOCIATION,
1009 Walnut St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Has the
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Also a fine line of of Fruits, Nut and Con
fectioneries. His prices are very reasonable.
File Lin of Fancy Groceries.
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Youmans
Block.....
Fresh and Salt Meats,
Oysters, Fish, Fruit,
Lard.
Fancy Groceries in
' connection.
Euerything First Class. '
Give me a Call.
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JAMES BENOTNG.
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PostofficeJMedioine
Lodge, Kans. Brand
on either hip, known
as the open hat
brand.Ear mark same
as brand . Range
on Cedar Creek.
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Postoffice, Sun. Kb.
Brand-anywhere on
animal. Other brands
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left hip. fTTIonklJ
left shoLiiJulder.
Range in Turkey
Creek tonwship.
C. Q. CHANDLER,
President.
J. S. RUN Y AN,
Cashier.
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DIRECTORS:
W. S. WOODS, Kansas City, Mo. C.
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This bank is distinctively a cattlemen's and stockcrowers' bank. We
solicit the business of the cattlemen and stockgruwers of the southwest.
Money on hand at all times for legitimate cattle loans with good mar
gins. No purchase price loans.
First published in the Barber County Index.
June 18, 1902.
Publication Notice.
In
the District Court of Barber County,
Kansas.
John W. Wyer, plaintiff,
V8.
C. Ov Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell, his
wlte, (real name unknown), Alvin F. Sortwell
and Gertrude W. Sortwell, his wife, defend
ants. THE STATE OF KANSAS, to C. C. Mitchell,
Mrs. Mitchell, his wife, ( real name un
known, Alvin F. Sortwell and Gertrude W.
Sortwell bis wife, defendants above named:
' You and each of you will take notice that
you have been sued by the plaintiff in the ac
tion above entitled, in the District Court of
Barber County. Kansas, and that unless, yon
answer to the petition filed In said suit on or
before the Jst day ol August, 19u2, said peti
tion will be taken as true and judgment ren
dered against you accordingly of the follow
ing nature, to-wit: Adjudging that plaintiff
la the absolute owner in fee simple, free and
clear of any encumbrance1 fn lavor of you or
any or either of you, of all of the following
described lands as follows: The nortQ half of
the southwest quarter of section four (4), in
township thirty-three (33), south.in range elev
en (ID, west of the sixth p.mand that neither
you, nor any or either of you have any right,
title, estate, interestvclaim, encumbrance or
lien, in. to or upon said lands or any part
thereof; that all title or claim which you or
any or either of you may have in or to said
lands be forever barred, foreclosed, extin
guished, and declared vested In the said plain
tiff, and for the costs of said action and all
proper relief.
Witness my hand and official seal this 13th
day of June, 1903.
, ' , A. W. SMITH,
j Seal, Clerk of the District Court.
SEWARD I. FIELD, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Summer Tourist Rates to- mountains and
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long limita. Ask for information.
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- ' IleCIcine Lcije, ILzks
New
Fast Train
to
Colorado
via
Santa Fe.
Pullman Palace Sleeper, Com
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Sleeper between San Antonio
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Car Colorado Springs to Den
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Leave Kansas City daily 6:55
p. m. Newton 12:06 a. m.,
Hutchinson 12:55 a. m. Con
necting train leaves Medicine
Lodge 11:20 a. m. Arrive at
Pueblo 10:35 . a.' m., Colorado
Springs 12:05 p. m., Denver
3:15 p.m. Just as desirable
service eastbound.
This train is in addition to .
the present service. .
For particulars about the re
duced rates to Colorado in ef- .
feet this summer and a copy '
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ply to , -..-.
C. E. BECIITEL, Agent,
Uedlcixrs Lodge, Kzzs.