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phi i v VOL. XXX. MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS, NOV. 9. 1910. NO. 26 A TTts GOTO Y THE COCK CRQWETH Barber County Strongly Democrat ic. Elects all but Four Dem ocratic Candidates. The State Seems to Have gone Re publican by About 8,000. The Sixth Congressional very close. District flew York, Ohio and Other Eastern States have gone Democratic. Medicine Lodge Township Elects Republican Ticket as Usual. Now Crow! 288 294 2-80 MAJORITIES: Heir, Representative (Dem) Field, Co. Atty. (Dem) . . Smith, Dist. Clerk (Dem) Garrison, Probate Judge (Dem) 182 Mathews, Sheriff (Rep) 8 Thompson, Reg Deeds (Rep) ..75 Kernohan, Co. Supt (Rep.).. ..75 Stone, Commissioner (Rep) : . 185 Ireland (Rep) elected county clerk without opposition. Groendycke, Co. Treasurer, and McClearey, surveyor (Democratic) . elected without opposition. it is over ana the "victory was a magnificent one. The candi dates won on their merits and made a clean campaign. It is the first sweeping victory for the Democrats of Barber county since old Demo-pop days. The Republicans who assist ed in bringing about the victory liave the appreciation of the Democrats. M. T. Kvans Dead M. T. Evans, one of Barber coun ty's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at his home in north Sharon township on Monday morn ing, November 7, 1910. Mr. Evans was a sufferer from paralysig for about two years and it was known by the community that lie could not recover, so that his death did not occasion surprise. The funeral will be held today. Brief services were held at the home this morning and the concluding service will be held at Highland cemetery, this city, this afternoon. The deceased is survived by three sons, one stepson . and one step daughter John Evans, Beatrice, Nebraska; Bert and Thomas Evans, and O. French and 3tiss Josephine French of this county. His death deprives Barber county of another excellent citizen. The family heave the sincere sympathy 0f their numerous friends. Mr. Evans was 73 years, 2 months and 14 days of age. , rublic Sale C. R. Ruggles will sell his live stock and farm machinery, at his farm seven miles northwest of Med icine Lodge, on Tuesday, November 15th. He Is offering for sale 6 head of horses, 20 head of cattle, 25 head of hogs and a large num ber of farming Implements. Stockmen and farmers will find It profitable to attend this sale. Carrie Nation in Virginia The following account of a recent visit to Cape Charles, Virginia, and an estlmte of Carrie Nation by the Northampton Times of that city, appeared in that paper and The Index received a marked copy a few days ago. It will doubtless be of Interest to the people of her old home town: "We knew it;and told Mckinney that if he persisted in staying away and leaving us unprotected, some thing would certainly happen, and it did. Imagine the surprise and incredulity with which on last Sun day morning the information that Mrs. Carrie Nation had come to town was received. Eyebrows arch ed; eyeballs bulged, and some of the more guilty ones turned up their coat collars, pulled down their head gear, slunk away and were not seen again that day. Others just couldn't resist their own curiosity, with the result that The Virginia, Mrs. Nation s headquarters, was thronged the livelong day with half- anxious half shrinking seekers af ter a glimpse of the destinguished heroine of the hatchet. Booze? Well, for one day there was no booze, to speak of, drunk in Cape Charles, and as for cigarettes, they were locked in irpn safes, with the combination turned off. The police had a 'dead cinch,' there were no arrests, and but for a few high crimes and misdemeanors of seven prior days, the Mayor's docket of Monday morning would have been a veritable void. "Mrs. Nation is a business-like as well as restless woman, and could not spare an opportunity to unleash a few words of wisdom in Cape Charles, so as soon as she had plac ed her breakfast In proper process of digestion, visited the pastor of Bethany M. E. Church with a view to engaging that pulpit for some hour during the day or evening, which was graciously accorded her with the result that at 3 o'clock, p. m., not a vacant seat was to be had in that handsome edifice. Her address was entitledMothers; their duty, and how they should perform it,' or words to that amount, as Doctor Wm. E. Hatcher would say; and she knew her subject. Just here, we want to say, we believe there are few individuals, in the public eye of to-day, who are more nialigned, or who would find it more difficult, not to say impos sible to get an impartial hearing, and a just verdict than Mrs. Carry Nation.nor is the reason far to seek. She has" been the most uncompro mising and militant, if in some in stances over zelous foe of the most powerful agencies for evil of her day, and it is no wonder that her efforts for good have met the most determined, furious and unscrupu lous resistance' at the hands of the evil minded, their allies and sym pathizers. " Her address here is convincing of that, as well as the further fact that if there are any fools in her family, she is not one of them. She made a good speech; barring a few flights which for unusual candor and pugency were rather calculated to quicken the sensibilities of the especially cultured and delicately tasteful, her address was un exceptionable; it was from - begin ning to conclusion unpretentious.for the most part logical, and strongly persuasive. Mrs. Nation is to our mind a woman of perhaps more than ordinary decided views as to her mission in the earth, and it is therefore entirely, possible that in the absence of otherwise righteous Matrimonial Ora Adams and Myrtle Moad of SunJSity were tfhited in marriage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Morris two miles south of this city, on Tuesday afternoon, November 1, 1910, by Rev. C. J.. Spiers, pastor of the Baptist church of this city. Following the ceremony, Mrs. Mor ris served a nice wedding supper to the couple and guests. . Mr. and Mrs. Adams are known by everybody in northwestern Bar ber and also have many friends in this city. The Index joins with these friends in wishes for a bright and happy future. Jesse H. Hoyt oT Sharon and iiara ti. urigsoy or Attica were married at the bride's home on Wednesday, November 2nd. They are popular young people in the Sharon-Attica vicinity and deserve to succeed. F. W. Teufel and Fannie B. Hart, both of Sun City, were united in marriage an the parlors of the Grand Hotel in this city on Wednes day, November 2nd. They have many admiring friends in Sun City and vicinity and. are young people of merit and industry Willard Hager and Creeola Ly man were married by Probate Judge Garrison in Kiowa on Saturday, November J5th. The parties reside in Kiowa and it so happened that Judge Garrison was doing a little political work in that city on Satur day and when they heard of his presence they took advantage of it and presented themselves for mat rimony, thus saving the expense of making a trip to the county seat. A Good Woman Gone Margaret L. Chadwick died at the home of her son, John A. Chadwick, In Elm -Mills Townshdp. on Wed nesdayNovember 2, 1910, after an illness of long duration. Funeral services were held on Thursday. A short service was held ! at the home after which the - re mains and funeral procession came to Highland cemetery of this city where Rev.rC. J. Spiers, pastor of the Baptist 5 church, conducted serv ices, v Margaret L.- Young was born in Kentucky August 4, 1833, died in Barber county, Kansas, November 2, 1910, aged' 77 years, 2 months and 28 days. In 1865 she was married to Charles Chadwick and In October, 1878 the family came to Barber county. Mr Chadwick died In 1886, leaving Mrs. Chadwick with a large family which in those days meant much in the then new country, but she met her duty bravely and per formed it well. ' She united with the Methodist, church early in life and was a faith ful christian woman since that time. Six sons survive her. All reside in this county, excepting one who lives in Kiowa county. Mrs.Chadwick was one of Barber county's grand - women always pa tient; kind - and indulgent. She practiced charity' and benevolence in her daily life and she leaves to her surviving children and friends a her itage "of countless virtues that will stand as a memorial to her during years and years. The Bartolotta Company The following strong recommend ation of the Bartolotta Company which will be here Saturday, No vember 12 th, Is" self-explanatory;! and is produced here to assure our people that they will be well enter tained if they attend: V Marengo.Iowa, Oct.11,1910 Redpath Lyceum Bureau, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gentlemen :- .1 write you this morning to let you know that the Bartolotta Com pany came here last night according to arrangements, and to say that the concert they gave was excellent would be putting it mildly. It was far above anything I have heard since I came to this city. The tenor Signor Bartolotta,! have never heard surpassed. That is not saying that the other numbers were inferior in their line. Both the violin -solos and duets and the reader were all and more than could be expected. jiivery numner on the program was encored heartily, in several cases calling rorth two encores, and re peatedly the artists were called back to make their bows to the audience Personally, I wonder that you could give us such a company at so reas onable a price. I shall see to it that newspaper reports are sent to you. REV. DAVID A.JOHNSON, Pratt 11; B. C. H. S. 8 The Pratt and Barber County High Schools met on the Medicine Lodge gridiron on Saturday and Medicine Lodge met "ther'n." The score was 11 to 8 in Pratt's favor. It was a hard fought game. Pratt played roughly from the start and in the windup the home boys also became rather rough." t This is one of the reasons why.to our mind, football is not an order ly game. It".is a strenuous sport at best and when the players go in to take advantage of their oppor tunities they can easily make it re semble a rough and tumble fight. From a slugging standpoint it was the rankest game ever played in Medicine Lodge. Stole Team and Buggy Sheriff Mathews went to Welling ton on Tuesday of last week to bring back Mr. and Mrs. D. C.Craft who were wanted to answer to a charge of stealing a team and bug gy from Thos. Sallee, a Kiowa liv eryman. The sheriff arrived with his prisoners on Thursday and in absence of bail they were commit ted to jail. The defendants deny the charge and have employed Noble & Tinch er to defend them. They claim that they did not steal the team and buggy and had no intention oi stealing them. . The facts in the case are sub stantially as follows: Mrs. Craft hired the rig on the Sunday previ ous , to the arrest, saying that she was going to Hazelton. Mr. Craft joined her on the edge of town.They drove to Anthony and put up the team at a livery barn and went from there to Wellington When, in the course of about fnrtv hours. Mr. Sallee's team was not returned, he got busy and fi nally, with the aid of Deputy -Sheriff Gesner, located the team at An thony and the couple at Wellington Postoffice Fight at Sharon Mrs. Julia. Trice, who for many years, has fbeen Sharon's obliging and efficient postmistress, resigned last week f and the resignation has given rise o a "spirited contest. One faction of the Republican party Is supporting S. O. " Ward and another faction is supporting Frank Goff. The politicians of this city have been called on to take a hand and to date it is anybody's Tace. , For Sale or Rent -- 960 acres of land ten. miles south of Lake City, Kansas, 175 acres in cultivation and much more can be plowed. Fine wheat farm, fenced and cross fenced, watered by springs. Will give time on part, or will lease for a number of years. Address either L. S. McElwain, Nampa, Idaho, or V. E. DeGeer, Deerhead, Kansas. Methodist Church Regular services next Sunday. Preaching morning and evening. Rev. R. Bayliff will preach in tne morning. The pastor will preach in the evening. Evening subject, "The Seahch that Succeeds." All are welcome. GEORGE LEDREW RULISON, Pastor. O. J. Wall of Comanche county was shaking hands with his Medicine Lodge friends on Monday. Cotton seed meal, oil cake, alfal .fa meal, chop, bran, etc., at A. S. Coles's mill, north Main. It is an unwritten law that news papers furnish little news of a gen eral nature on election week. The Index is observine this law this week. Remember that the Lecture Course date has been changed from Novem ber 8th to November 12th. Reserv ed seats will be on sale Thursday November 10th. Kiowa's mer- city Mdn- enthusiasm, she has given too slack 'The police of the latter city arrest- , For Sale My 2000 acre ranch 7 miles north of Medicine Lodge and 5 miles south of Isabel, Kansas. Will sell all together or will divide into cmaller tracts. This ranch Is well improved. I will give good, long time at low rate of interest on most all the purchase price. Please call ion Mr. T. L. Lindley, Medicine Lodge, Kansas, for prices and most liberal terms. . A. M. HOUCHIN, Medicine Lodge, Kansas. L a rein to some over wrought emo tion; but it is none the less evident that she is by no means the virago and menace so many have sought to picture her, and while we are utter ly unsympathetic with her hatchet campaigns the method, not the end, be it understood she is in our opinion doing a power of good in this world, and is destined to do more. So prone seems the world to misrepresent her, some reports even of her address here were so garbled as to Impart a grossness of expres sion calculated to discredit the whole thing. "As a matter of fact Cape Charles gave her one respectful audience, and if we mistake mot is ready to give her another; that answers the query as to what impression she made. , Cape Charles has heard as good as the best, and "knows how to judge the merit of a speaker." Three good mares for sale. In quire of H. W. Stevens. L. ed them and held them for Sheriff Mathews Whether or not this Is theft is a close question, but if the facts are as related, the parties deserve pun ishment. - The preliminary hearing of Mr. and Mrs. Craft will be held Novem ber 16th. First Baptist Church There will be no 11 o'clock serv-v Ices next Sunday," as the pastor ex pects to assist in hte direction of Union Chapel In Eagle township. All other services at usual , hours. Subject for evening sermon, "He went a little further Fellowship meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. . CLAUDE J. SPD3RS, Pastor. J. M. Hellings, who was the Re publican candidate for Representa tive in Pratt county went down to defeat in common with other . Re publicans. From a social stand point we are sorry ,but politically we can not keep from rejoicing. C. E. Manchott, chant tailor, was in the day taking out his first naturaliza tion papers. Mr. "Manschott has been in America, over twenty years but neglected the matter of becom ing a naturalized citizen until this time. It is reported that C. W. Spawr was severly assaulted at Ashland on Saturday and is In a seriour con dition. The story about the assault is of an extremely sensational nature but we have nothing to absolutely confirm it at this time and we there fore Tefrain from publishing the re ported details. We would be sorry to learn that the story is true. In this week's issue of the Index we call attention to the card of Dr. Lillian Bangh, the Chiropractor, re cently located In our town. Mrs. Baugh is a graduate of one of the leading schools of Chiropractics.Be- sides this, she has had a course of training In a medical and surgical institute in the south. The Dr. is prepared to take care of all phases of diseases of men. women and children. - - Order of Service for the Dedication of Xnion Chapel November 15th, 1910. Rev. C. J Spiers, leader, 10:45 A. M. 1. Hymn,' Coronation. Invocation, G. L. Ruilson-. Intodructory Statement,C.J.Splers. Hymn Prayer, C. J. Spiers. Scripture reading O.T.I 1 Chron. 6:1-8, 40-42, 7:1-4. Bishop Hop kins.;, -v' . 7. Scripture reading," , N. T. Heb. 10 : 19-26, ;C JSjilers. ..; 8. Hymn -i . '- .- '1J 9. Sermon G. L.-' Ruilson. - , 10. Responsive reading. 122 Psalm, led by C. J. Spiers. " 11 Church presented for Dedication, By Trustees. 1 2 . Declaration. Bishop M. Hopkins. t?XPray,r c;dedioatic&f i;'.Biyp M Hopkins. 14. Doxology. 15. Benediction, C. J. Spiers. Noon. Dinner will be served. '2:00 P. M. 1. Song service, conducted by G Rulison. 2. Prayer, C. J. Spiers. 3. Song 4. Sermon, Bishop M. Hopkins. 5. Closing service. Ten minutes intermission. 3:00 P. M. 1. Devotional, G. L. Rulison. 2. Sermon, C. J. Spiers. 3. Closing. 4. Benediction, Bishop M. Hopkins. Girls and Politics To the readers of the Index and those concerned in the education of our boys and girls: In reply to the statement that am partial to the boys by giving them quarter holidays to hear the questions of the day discussed, will say, that only the grade boys are given this privilege, and that, only when they must go to, other places than their home town. . I would not object to any young lady of the same grade going to a similar meeting if she deslred,but it is my belief and opinion" that our young ladies of today should learn more thoroughly the domestic du ties of life, cooking, sewing, arts. that the homes be more cheerful Many of our young ladies spend nearly as much time hunting dress makers, then taking time to have the-garments fitted, as it would to do the sewing herself. Miles Stand ish said, "If you want anything done well do It yourself." This will ap ply to ourselves as well as to form er generations. I will further say that as far as I have authority will give a quarter holiday occasion ally to the young ladies of my school at any time they wish to learn the arts and domestic sciences and would be glad to assist, and rive them needed instruction. Respectfully BERNICE WOODWARD Hazelton, Kansas Chairman Bragg's Error Chairman Bragg- attempted to convey an impression' in last week's ..' Cresset that The Index made a., false statement when It stated that Representative Griffin failed to . go on record about three hundred times during the legislative -session of 1909, and in trying to establish his point, boldly asserted that only! 273 bills came to a roll call in the house. . .. We are going to be charitable with Chairman Bragg . and say that he did not make this misrepresenta tion wilfully, that he simply didn't understand how to look the matter up, but even if his statement . in this regard were correct, The In dex's statement would still be mild, because there were In the neighbor hood of 1000 bills introduced and Mr. Griffin Is on record not over 250 times. The fact is that there were ap proximately 454 roll calls on third . reading in the house, as near as they can be counted. There may have been a few more or-a few less, as it is possible to make an error in counting, and we have- not the time to go over the Journal very often, but it is safe to say that Chairman Bragg missed it close to 200. Where he fell down was in count ing only house bills. He didn't think it necessary to count house resolutions nor senate bills and and senate resolutions, and we men tion . this merely to teach him that before a bill can become a law It is necessary that both branches of the legislature vote on it. Another thing that he has not learned is, that It frenquently happens that there is more than one roll call on the same bill. It was so in the 1909 legislature. The election is over and this can have no bearing on candidates now. but we do not like to be branded as falsifier by such a noted man as Chairman Bragg when there Is no foundation for it. Lew was grievously wrong and we hope that he will come up like a man and apologize. V v Friday's Gun Club Shoot Parr .30 Buck 26 Betts 14 Poulter 11 Priest.. 11 Parr 9 Thomas 7 Mills 3 Shot 50 times. Christian Church There will be no preaching at the church next Sunday. The pastor be gins a series of meetings at the Eagle school house Sunday evening. Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Junior C. E. 3:00, p. m. Senior C. E. 6:30 p. m. BISHOP M HOPKINS, Pastor. Earl Bowman of Kling was greet ing his Medicine Lodge friends on Saturday. Owls remember meeting tonight, at 8:30 sharp. Important business to transact. Please do not forget. H. C. Cady, President. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Taliaferro re turned home from ther visit at Latham, Missouri, on Saturday .They had a splendid visit and feel re cuperated in body and mind. "Bob" spent a large portion of the time fishing and he has some monstrous fish stories to tell. Lecture Course tickets will be on sale tomorrow (Thursday) at the Young drug store. - Joseph Strohl is critically , ill with paralysis. Latest reports .how ever are that he is a little better. Lostrr'A black bow tie with half moon stick pin, on street yesterday. Finder please leave at Grand Hotel and receive $2 reward. C. F.Hunt. Irving A. Oldham of Kling was in the city. Saturday and Sunday. He is now employed at the gypsum quarry at Kling and .doesn't come to the county seat very often. Mr. Oldham was a valued employe on The Index two years ago and was one of the best men we ever had. He makes good everywhere. Leonard Meckert, of Roswell.New Mexico, who had been visiting with Guilford Davis several days, depart ed last Wednesday for Buenos Ay res, South America, to spend - the winter. Mr. Davis became acquaint ed with Mr. Meckert last summer while Guilford was playing ball with league teams in New Mexico. Mrs. J. N. Tincher entertained a party at Whist on Wednesday even- Tincher's Thirty-second birthday ann1irTai"ir Tno frtn vHvn mag In fha. nature of a surprise on Mr Tinch er and It was very successfully ex ecuted. . Th featum of the lunch eon was a huge cake in the center of the table, surrounded by, thirty two candles. The favor of the even ing was awarded to J. C. dano. The guests heartily enjoyed the occasion.