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I have the original (falling apart) newspaper clipping!!!!
This is from the Medicine Lodge, Kansas website:
In 1874, during a period of Indian outbreaks in western and southern Kansas, Thomas A. Osborne, then governor of Kansas, organized the Kansas State Guards. Sun City and Medicine Lodge furnished the two companies for this section of the state.
A Captain Ricker commanded the Barber County organization, and John Mosely was second in command. It was the duty of the Medicine Lodge and Sun City militia to guard and keep the territory from Caldwell to Dodge City, and south to the Cimarron river, clear of marauding bands of Indians.
The stockade in Medicine Lodge was built by the militia and citizens, and guards were placed.
According to old timers, the west line of the stockade ran along what is now the alley west of Main Street where The Peoples Bank stands; the south line about where the Grand Hotel is now; the east line near the west side of the courthouse and the north line about where the Presbyterian Church and Intermediate School are now. The walls of the stockade were cedar posts about nine feet high, set on end in the ground, side by side. Gates were maintained at the north and south.
Many times, 200 persons would gather in the stockade with the wagon teams, cows and dogs. Rations were issued each day. Corn was ground on a coffee grinder for bread, and buffalo meat was used.
The meat wagon stood just north of what is now the Trice building, and everyone helped himself to meat. When the wagon was empty, two men were detailed to get more.
In the stockade, time often dragged for the men. The saloon had gone dry, but there were cards, and most of the men played all the time they were not dancing. Dancing took place in the cool mornings and evenings, and many tripped the light, fantastic in their bare feet.
The drill ground was outside and southeast of the stockade. A man was kept on guard on top of the stage barn. When ordered, every man had to run to the place he had been assigned to guard, when a gun was fired. Target practice was held quite often.
The young men who had no families were kept scouting a good deal of the time. There were over 100 miles of the state line to guard, and there were no roads.
The outfit and rations of a scout consisted of rifle, carbine, 100 cartridges tied on the saddle and in the belt. A grain sack with five days rations, including army crackers, bacon, sugar and coffee was tied on the saddle with frying pan and coffee bucket. The rations became pretty stale toward the end of the trip.
The militia had but one encounter with the Indians northwest of Sharon, at the foot of the big hills. There were about 50 Indians, and six were killed. Fifty-four ponies, six mules and all the Indians’ camp outfit, saddles, guns, bows, arrows and clothes were taken.
On June 17, 1874, the Osage Indians made a raid on Kansas and killed John Marin and Elijah Kennedy, two and one-half miles southwest of Medicine Lodge. Issac Kein was killed on Cedar creek, three and one-half miles west of town.
This is from my family files: Original Newspaper Clipping!!!!!
The following is from a newspaper clipping found in Thelma and Charlie's papers. Text, spelling and punctuation are as printed in the clipping:
The Wichita Beacon Wednesday, June 24, 1874
The Red Devils Again At Their Hellish Work
Indian Outrages---Three Men Killed At Medicine Lodge
We learn the following particulars concerning the recent Indian outrages at Medicine Lodge in Barbour County, from Mr. A.D. Sheldon, a merchant at that place, who came in on Monday.
On the 16th inst, a band of Cheyenne Indians made a raid on Kiowa, in Barbour County, and captured three horses. Over forty shots were exchanged between the Indians and the owners of the stock. After leaving Kiowa they crossed over to the west side of Medicine Lodge, where they came upon Mr. J. Martin and Mr. Canala, who were chopping cedar posts. The Indians came up in their rear while at work, and crept stealthy upon them from the side of a bluff, and fired, the first shop taking effect in Martin's hand, and passed through the back of his hand, ax handle and fingers. The second shop entered his back and passed through his breast, killing him instantly, as he fell near the spot where he was chopping. It seems that Mr. Canala was at work on the top of the same tree when the Indians fired, and not knowing their position, and being no doubt terribly frightened, unfortunately run towards them, was shot through the hear, and fell about thirty feet from where he was chopping. Both Martin and Canala were found scalped two days later. The same day, Mr. Himes, who held a claim on Little Mule Creek was going out from town, where he left his family, and was surprised by the Indians who were lying in ambush. Mrs. Garlanhouse saw Himes killed, and says that seven shots were fired, two of which took effect, one passed through the shoulder blade and the other struck the collar bone and ranged downwards.
NOTE: The next two lines were badly torn-unable to read the text...
harness cut to pieces. Our informant, Mr. Sheldon and others left the scene of these outrages on Saturday last, and all are of the opinion that other parties who are now missing, have fallen victim to these butchers.
The eleven Indians who perpetrated these outrages were seen at Kiowa, and ten settlers followed them in a westerly direction, and were last heard from the head of Bear Creek. Intense excitement prevails and it is reported that several citizens of Sun City as missing. Several family's have been brought to this place and Hutchinson for protection, fourteen families in all having left Medicine Lodge within four days time. Martin and Himes both leave small families, and one of the grief stricken wives, Mrs. Himes, is now deranged. Both arrived here Monday.
We also learned from Mrs. J.D. Miles (wife of Indian Agent Miles at Cheyenne Agency), who came up from the Agency on Monday, that the Arappahoes have for some time been peaceably disposed, that they have their lodges around the Agency, and that Powder Face himself told Mrs. Miles a few days ago to tell the white folks east that the white people at the Agency belonged to him, and that he would see that they were protected. On the other hand, the Cheyennes have been assuming a threatening attitude, so much so at last to cause alarm on the part of Mr. Miles, the agent at Cheyenne, who wrote several letters weeks ago to Superintendent Hoag, and also to the Indian Commissioner at Washington, informing them of the true condition of affairs, and asking for more troops for protection, still his request was unheeded. Mrs. Miles thinks that all the present difficulty can be traced to the presence of whiskey smugglers and horse thieves in the nation, and to the fact that a son of Little Robe, the Arapahoe Chief, was shot and his body mutilated, some time last spring.
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