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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
Judge DOstler's Decision.

An item is going the rounds of the
press stating that Judge Frank Dostler
of Marion. had decided that mortgagee
could not buy property at a sheriff sale.
under foreclosure proceedings. The fol-
lowing extract from letter written by
Judge Dostler explains his decision:
DEAR SIR-Yaurs Of the 18th Instant with
eli from p per saying II I'd ec!dcd
mortg gee could "a 4 buy mortg god pr p
e t. re eived. ! course, did so de-
eide Us far .noitg igee of real estate is COZ
ccrncd. I dill decide that chattle
III, rtg ,gee could not buy at his own
sale, where he had refused competitive
bids and VIII re instead IF selling in p ,rcels,
he sold in gross, after being eque,t d by
by-standcrs to sell in pare Is, and in such
case H.. must ace INT TO mort gayur for value
of property and not its purchase price
simply. Ia this else probably instructed
that a chat el morty igce could II buy III his
owa s;l e, but such in -truction WIS Intended
to apply to the particular fIctS I the case.
A few Gays after tniS case was tried the
Supreme court decided, so the syllabus
reads that oh att brt ,agce may buy at
his own sale, bu. the burden is upon him to
su, W tn 1t such sale WI, fair and bona fide,
etc, etc.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02

r was OF u statis' iceS
turn of mind. La f..ci
he WAS what Ii iyai
be called a stats ,ic .
crank Ec cal Z
You precisely how
long it would take 8
nan tovaik frU.l he
earth tOthe moan IL as
walked w.niy rii.es
IA d: y FL" can l. lie
an inch the hun. bci
oi u lies the average
wUL an will walk
while looking f.lr Lei
scissors d rim /, an
ordinary lie inic. HS
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02

knows. or pre,ends tn know, the fAcis- and
figures about every .hing.
Well. one G,.y This typical Character,
whom we shall call S,a'i &c =, VS. ii ii.
by the side of the voau. / y II wholl HI
was engaged to be mar i's,!, when lie SUD
denly drew q note book and PENCIL from lis
breast picket and bean 10 cipher The
Young Lady also b gan 10 ii IN, for she new
by sad experience that he WAS ing 10
spring some If lis Internal statisti. upon
her. However. she asked:
Are You wiring u poem about mel"
How mIny inca Il day do You get away
wiihl" ask u SIaiislicUs.
Three, Of course. That do YOU meanl'
81 tell you il Il minute. dearest. hc re-
pied. wur,.ilS Vigorously with his lead
pencil. After several other q .eSti Of ~
almos impairment nature, rl,ici,i : L., arr,
around her waist, he sal l. tendery:
Don't you want TO know. dearest Fanny.
how many beef steers. sheep. TURKEYS, as
well as barre.s Of -four, gallons Of Ell e,
hundred COZ MS Of eggs. etc, etc, have b, en-
tele-c p,d by this lovely, pouiing, liftie
month";
Il don't want TO know any thing of thu
kind, she retorIcd, angri Y.
You would be surprised to learn that
during the last ten years alone !p.i b..ye
swallowed seventeen head of Cate, fry.
seven sheep he replied, once more work
il z Lis neil. Then she got her d.nisrrp
ard f,r Eve minutes there Was fI.y of IT,
Gigndnt eloquence That surprised him, for
he began new calculation.
At the rate you were talking Just now.
Miss Fanny lie salt, as sooa as she paused
for breath, ''vo,!r lower .w would il twenty
years travel distance equal u l. 10. 613
miles, or twic., as far as from the moon
to-
But she had fl-d. and when he called az in
he was given the .nnly be sister to you's
beuuce.-Texas Sifti.gs
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
FOR CHILDREN ONLY.
An Accident Company That Would FIJI I
Long Felt Want.

T is a pretty well &C.
cepted fact that
chnuren from t h c
time they can walk
are always in some
kind Of trouble. II
they arc not falling
out of windows, or
drinking the oXalic
q. id used for cleaning
the boiler, they are
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02

HAVANA. Dec. 3l.-Sugar buyers are
somewhat DESTROYS of purchasing, but
holders are reluctant TO sell. The
transact 20 Is during the p ssweek were
confined to sales for local consumption
and for Spain aud quotations We're
nominal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
C.u.ht on "A Train.

o. Nj. Browder. who four months ago
through misrepresentation. mortgaged
some property belonging to his father
in-law at Ell Dorado. was arrested a few
days S nee at Bentley. twenty mil )
north of Wich ia. on train going west.
He was en- route to Californ a. having
spent the time since his disappearance
at ST. Louis.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
4 Preacher Suicides.

Rev. Joseph Tramble. of Wichita. a
spiritual preacher. committed suicide
few nights ago by shooting in the right
temple. Domestic trouble. together
with a suit in court which is looked up
on as Matchmaking scheme. Is SAID to
have been the cause. He had lived in
Wichita eight years. coming from Cieve-
land d
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02

Maiden, Mass, Dec. 31.-The Nal
den, Midforl and Melrose polics cap
tured tweniy-four men yesterday morn
ing at dog fight here.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
THE BUWSERN-
NJ Bowers Experience with 4
Pair Of Mend.cantA

aAT did that man
want!" asked Mr..
Bowser, as he came
up to dinner the
other day just - q
strange man left the
Door.
"Hswas stramp,"
Irepliet.
And you turnee
him away withous
oxen q crust"
Haven't oft<s
told me- to look Gus
for those gentry.
He looked like Q
hard case"
HE didn't lock
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
Busy Railway Shops.

At Parsons almost the entire force of
the Missouri. Kansas s. Texas railroad
shop, have been for some time past COM
peeled to work nights in order to get the
large amount of work done. The road
is short of engines. and this makes it
necessary for the engines in the shops
to be rebuilt as speedily as possible.
The force In the shops will probably be
largely increased soon.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
CONTINUED next w.esJ

Send two cents in stamps TO E. L. Lomax,
general passenger agent Onion Pacific rail- way
Omaha, >ebr.. and secure u copy OF outdoor
sports and pastimes containing complete
ruies for lawn tennis, crOquet and base ball:
Just issue1.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
Shot by His Own Gun.

A hunting party twenty miles west of
Wichita, while chasing a jack rabbit.
was startled by the explosion of gun
and John DIllman falling from hishorse.
He was accidentally shot in the side by
his own gun, and soon afterward died
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
An Old Soldier Killed

An old veteran stationed at the Leav-
euworth Soldiers Home. named Alex
ander Blackburn. was foully murdered
and robbed in that city few nights ago
for small amount of pension money he
had on his person.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
A CALCULATING LOVER.

How Man OF q SiaiiSt cal Turn 4 NinSx
lost His Best Gir,.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
Fatal Playing of Santa Claus.

c. II. Long, Of Wichita, a leading citi-
zen, who personated Santa Claus at the
First Christian Church entertainment
Christmas eve. died a few hours after
ward. His physicians say the mask
worn at the enterta nment caused him to
trouble
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
Took Laudanum.

J. c. Martin, a grocery man. who
moved to Wichita two years ago from
jefferson City, Mo-, committed suicide
recently BY taking laudanum.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
253 50 S 1888 50
MOvG TWP.

M A H6, A
EosD T,v, NoRGaS TWP.
Oct IN. s.. Cash on hand. : 2i5 81
Nov. II. -. order paid -. 1H0l
Road rpceip's ..... 2
Oct. 10, 50. Cash on hand. 81 4
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
Going TO Work.

Secretary F. l.. Dana has issued the
following call:
GALVESTON, Tex. Dec. 2i-DEAR SIR-The
board OF en- inecrs asked for by thc Denver
resolutions has reported to tine Secretary OF
War thai GaiveSt N is the most suit Bile
place upon the Tex coast for the coustruc-
ton OF the deep harbor ask d for; there
fore President Evt ans instructs me t. call the
general e, IN ,nittee to ether to meet in q H.
weston, Jalu..rt II, ls!D. at tn o'clock n. IN,
in the larl rs of the fremont Hotel, to CON
slider the report and provide for furthrr
Carrying out of ,he Denver res. lutious. /
am III king arrangements for tran pOrtaton
with every hoIe II succ, -. Correspond
With me AZ Top ka ka,., until ID .cc.nbcr 70,
afterwards at Denver, Col, until j m larry 2.
fOar rrsencr ) earnestly desired at the
n.eeti'g. Hoping to YOU tirr'. I am,
truly yours, f. l.. DANA, Secretary.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.



Commissioner Bolton Of the State
Bureau OF Labor and Industrial Statis-
tics has completed his chapter on coal
mining in his annual report, from which
the following facts are CLEANED;
The mining district located in Crawford
and Cherokee counties still holds supremacy
as the chief coal-producinx section of the
State, although from their rapid develop.
ment the LeayenwOrth coal fields bid fair TO
soon bacome formidable rival The chief
coal companies Of Cherokee and Crawford
counties are the Kansas L Texas and the
Cherokee s PistsbuEg. The nrst named
operates six shafts located at wier, p It's
burg And Litehnei1, and employs sss men,
and the latter has four sh ATS at Fronre.
nae, with So men II will be remembered
that one of these, Frontenac shaft, was the
scene OF frishtful accident about a wear
ago. The Keith 4 Perry AMI > v,r i other
companies arr operating sh ATS in this dis.
trict, all of whom make very full reports.
Elev, n companies rrport from Os ,ge Coun-
ty, the next most extensive coal section 81
the Sta e, Chief OF which is the Usage Car
Ion Company with mi .es located at Usage
City. Scrant N and Peterton. This company
employed total of $50 hands a I'd oper ,tel
their sin .fts about 2o) days during the year.
Three comp mics report from Leaveworth,
employing t3S hands, but as one of these
companies did not commence tax ng u coal
until July /, 1889, she commissi Oner did not
include its business in the report. In addi-
tion 10 tn private companies tue State EN-
ploys $50 con lets in coal mining at the peni-
Tertiary, who took out about .0oO,OO bushels
during the yeIr. Some 5 100000 ctpital is
shown b, these reports to lie invested in tho
State in the mining of coal, and during the
year ending June 20, about II .OJn 100 bushels
were produced. The industry e.npiuyed ovel
5000 men anu paid over s. 100000 IN wages.
Kansas Asks For Ten.
Kansas members have introduced in
Congress bills for ten public buildings in
the State. Mr.. Morrill, thinks Atchison
is OF sufficient Importance to demand
public building, and Mr.. Ander on is
similarly impressed with the claims of
Salina. Mr.. Perkins wants two new
bull .ings in his district-one at Win
field and the other at Arkansas City.
MIR. Funston introduced bill for
$3.50. builliny at Kansas City. We'll
lington, Hutchinson and Newton, in Mr..
Peters district, each wants public
building. Mr.. Kelley desires the en-
largement of the Topeka post-oifice. and
also will ask for public building at
EmpOria
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
; "a 81 s pa 3.
tNDALL TWP.

s154 500
RANDALL ROAD.
Oct ~. SS. Cash on hand 5 $3.50
r. error ........-.. go. =. Is
Oct. To- So Cash on hand. 81 l.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02

AL 10 Al l.
HALE TWP RDAr.
Oct. Ii. IS. ctsIoI lili IL, 81
July =. 81. Order pd ktng-
cry twp g. e
Oct Ii, CO. Cash hand. sSs
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

Pity the ~urruvs ~ @ pour Old man, espcc-
Tally rich puur old man. whose foolish
daughter marrir~ title Ia preference To- n
gentleman. The Tacoma News hits tine
spike with -lcdgr-hanmcr In this way:
The son-in-iaw of millionaire Huntington
is royal good fellow. hut j. giving his wife :
father M end of trouble. Tile gamblers get
all hi> cash. his wife gets snubbcd in aristp-
cratic circles aud hl~ fathcr-in-law gets mad
That j. the way the matter stands. It, a
mighty puur bargain to marry a rich Amer
lean girl 10 n di~gracefu scamp. even IL he
j. ~ royal blood. Papa Huntington must
think hy this time that IT all his ~pecula-
tion~ the one he made Ia his royal son-in-law
j. the worst Of the lot. II would have been
better to- have married his daughter Ia an
American Who was entitled To- the name ui
gentleman" Huntington has ere this doubt
less realized what fonl~ We mortal> he"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

Under this head the spokane Review saws:
AT last the Northern Pacific has decided t.
extend it, tracks to connect with Nelson
Bennctt'~ road. the farhaveu and southern
\ Review reporter in couyer~ing with u gem
tlcman well Informed upon railroad matters
was told that the above statement was true
for0 said the gentleman:
This question has been agitatcd Tor a
long time. aud II j. settled fact that the
road will build Ia Fairhaveu al an early
date. Already the Northern Pacific has
built west taGrand Coulcr. aud II will now
be extended IN northwc~terly direction Ia
connect with the Bennett road
Have you heard any report that the Ca
madam Pacific was cudcavuring 10 come into
this city,"
There has been line surveyed to the city
but as to whether any steps will be- taken NJ
nrrs~.' Ado 40 -,ais. hal tlr--~ onr
thing certain. the Canadian Pacific will enter
the city"
Can you state when operations will be
commenced on the Northern Pacifc's exten.
-ion'" the reporter asked
II can not. but am told that the survey
has not been made yet. a. il l. undecided in
what direction the road will 90 to connect
with the Bennett road
Hon. g. " Dicken~on. assistant general
superintendent 81 the Northern Pacific rail-
road. who has been IN the city for the past
few days was seen. and In answer to the re-
porter's question A. Ia when he thought the
Northern Pacific would extend IT, tracts 10
connect with the Nelson Bennett road re-
piled that they had not fully decided n To
what would be- done. A number of the rail-
road officials seen would have nothing to say
regarding the matter. with the exception
hat the road would h. extended. but when
hey could not state"
From where the graders are At work on the
Washington Central road. aud which is said
q be directed towards Ellensburg. IL j.
carer To a point northwest which will con-
ect with the projected line Of the Fairha-
en- aud southern. by the way of Lake Che
~. than II T. Ia Elensburg. and - glance az
he map will show that the route 10 fairha-
en- Is the most feasible.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

is common to old fools, aud has a knee
like the spine OF a razor back hog, there
Is good warrant for her claim, but the
chances are she would want divorce
even il he should treat the servant girl
that way. Some women are mighty I'M
reasonable.
Nh George Tenant of Dies Moines.
Iowa. is getting famous through patent
medicine advertisement for the cure OF la
grippe Some of these days somebody
will become famous for not catching any
fish when he goes out with his angling
implements.
~ il i the duty of a new >paper To post
the public on every thing. from the price
of beans Ia the attitude of the great
powers no apology seems 10 he necessary
for publishing the information that tn"
hustle promises tu he larger than ever
next season.
Altar of rusc> j. more expensive than
lmburgcr cheese but the scent of the lat
ter gets there just the same aud elings
indefinitely. To all of which a fairhaven
citizen. who has been the victim OF a
pIactical joke. will testify most vocifcr-
ou>ly aud profanclN.
The only consolation one has in being
swindled by changing a countcrlt coin Is
the fact that he returns good for evil, hui
there isn't consolation enough in that I,
last one until hc can get To church-no'
necessarily for the purpose OF getting rid
Of the coin hut To make some amends foi
remarks made early after the discovery
How far can one Scr?'' is the interrug'
alive head of an article in an exchange
Well. some people cant see a. far a.
their noses. Tor lack of brains, Will,
Others can't see as far a their cyelid> fol
' want Of sight Then there are those VII,
. can see far enough to- behold great city
on these hills and dales and Who can ais,
>cc that sclf-secking office hunters should
81 keep out of the way of the procession.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22
We Have All Been There

The spokane Review plaintiyely gives note
to this little threnody: When compo~itors
aud pr,of-rrader~ join hands in q conspiracy
to make writer say things he never
dreamed Of WHEN one writes about occurring
the balmy and the types read counting the
balcony when Loneliness l. converted into
'loNeliue~~. aud sentences appear which are
grammatical perplcNiticS then II j. that the
heart Of the writer j. bowed down with
weight uf woe. a>d he longs for lodge In
some vast wilderness"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

The International Post i the name ~ the
latest paper printed n Whatcom county. It
j. published ~ Blaine by Wilson Il Miller.
aud ha~ prosperous aud abiding hook. 1t
makc~ the very truthful statement at the
outset The mcau'~t ~tump> aud rppt~ to
contend nth In the uphuilding uf new city
are the niu-s-hsrked. In FairhaNen We arr.
blowing them out with the giant powder ~
prugr,-~~ aud the dynamite nf enterprise.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

Herr Most. the hirsutr and whipping
anarchist who does great deal of fight
ing with his lungs says he j. willing to
die for his convictions. Heretofore his
couN lotions have only sent him to the
island hat il be- could he supplied with a
cony iciion for which he would be- forced
tu die the world would be better of. His
facility for hiding under beds will prob
ably continue him rs nuisance imdcd-
nanIlN hnMnNer.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

seattle pu~t-lutclliruccr. The controV-
crsy hctwccu the FaithaNcn HERALD aud the
Whatcum Express has taken had turn. IN
will. spits aud lie~ arr used ls the latter hut
the former ~ccm> t. have the best OF the
argument" The HERALD will not know
ngly. take Unjust ur unteuahlc grounds ON
any subject and thus IL will hope to always
have the best of the argument
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22
WASHINGTON HATCHETINGs
ENLARGED

The Kent Advertiser, which l. ALREADY
much bigger than the town il j. printed In.
ha~ been enlarged to- six columns IN a page
instead of tive. and eight pages instead Of
four. Ward Ries. the editor aud proprietor.
j. one of the brightest newspaper men Ia the
-IlL.-
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22
A Leading Question

The Auacurtes Progress asks il readers:
''pu you belong to the iWs' The Progress j.
probably endcavnriug To tind Out IL all the
inhabitants uf fidalgo island are AT home.
II j. somewhat astonishing how - good "a
paper a. the Prurp.~- can live iu such a Sc
slutlpd nlatp.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22
"John Henry" Redivivus

Ellcu-hurg Capital: The Fairha,en liER-
Np i nov one of the brightest papers un the
Pacific coast. VIII Nis~cher i doing the best
work ~ hi> life. aud Ia the language lac used
to utter in passing Through Death VAL
ley. That whats the matter with John
Henry
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

Lately negro iu -. Louis buttcd an
ON to death. and Yet the solid south
VIII persist in setting mp thin wall for
the negro 10 butt at. lie will butt it down
vet. Ip>t> aud an
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

An Indian can't hold postofiicr. but he
can hold q great deal of real estate on his
person.
Coquettr~ should make good postal
clerks. they send the males away 50 ra-
pidly
Mr. kumlately ha, a very fine oil paint
ing which. however. is not a rare work
because il is-~o we'll done.
Not long ago tirorgia Judge was SEN
T11'sSi ~ ''~'~-rs,,4iis..- as.. I. sort NJ
criminal court. aud doesn't think nov Of
filming people fpr contempt.
Grasshopper, are said Ia be- promising
another raid on Missouri valley states
next summer Those things are an nm.
nuisance. Even their hops are
Useless
4 New York editor left his coat hang
ing ont of 4 wndo" and sparrow built
her nest IN IT, IT., being an editors coat I
icconnts for the room In the pockets Ia .
pare. Oh,
There are people who think that Ken
ucs, j. generally an unsafe place. but
'rHnfort the capital Of that state has
iV prohibiting the sale ~ cigarettes
THIN the city limits.
\ Nebraska woman has sued for y di-
lrce because her husband KISSES her.
lk- baby tain 10 her aud makes her sit
b his knee. We'll II be- drinks bad I,
hiskcy and chcWs tobacco. consequently 4
Is breath that may be- rnt with 4
ank. talks the kind Of baby talk that '
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

Already there I>vora being mapped out
which will De- presented tn the city rouu-
cil at its first meeting iuf consideration
and endorsement. aud that body viii find
plenty 90 engage its attention from the
outset Hence th" city administration
should be- composed of men quick Co con-
ceivo aud quich Geo act The people viii
not hrook any uun~eu~" ur ~e,f-scehiug at
this juncturc, and Dee who shall thrust
himself iu The way viii mot only boz >at
upon with much wright hut will he rc-
mcmhercd 100 the sweet byc-aud-hye.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22
INCIDENTAL

\ starch trust j. the latest. This il,
probably tu ~tiircn np prices.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

once a hoy who was sent by his mother
to provide supplies for q setting hen. over
which she might rumiuatc. ucuhratc aud
incuhaic. placed under the matronly dis
posed fow about two dozen eggs. When
asked hy hi> mother why he gave the hen
80 many oi the spring chicken producers
lac said. wy. drat her old picture.
wanted to ~'-' her spread hcr>clf.''
rho>r who .wunder why 81 much land j.
being cleared pif about Fairhavcn. will
~pon >"r that 10 j. o. give her roam tu
spread herself
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

sam Jones the evangelist i nothing il
not ilippant n he had been one Of the
royi-rr~ of the New Testament he would
probably have made ~. Paul say things
after the light struck him which would
have sounded rather Hip from him " hen
lac was only saul of Tarsus. Here j. one
Of his latest lights: My ideal Of man
i John the Baptist. who jumped on a
King aud iu>t paved feathers out of him.
When hc was put in Jail he said be would
stay there until the ants carried him ont
through ihr be-, hole before he would mod
ify ANYTHING that he had said.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

tuL j. ". Fcighan. SPEAKER Of the
Washington house Of representatives. l.,
very much oppo~cd 10 the tide-land, act
passed hl the legislature. and advises re-
course iu the courts To- overthrow the act
col FrighaH claims that the law j. I'M
constitutional un the ground that interest
cd parties voted Tor the passage NJ the
bill. and that thrprovision allowing abut-
Ting owners the first right to buy 6, class
legislation. The latter j. not good ar
gumcnt however. for it cannot be- class
legislation which favors giving u citizen
right to protect his equities.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-22

The man whom The people may desire
j. almost sure To De- one hn has extensive
BUSINESS concerns uf lii~ own to louh after
and who. per consequence must sacrifice
something to give thc ucrdrd attention to
he office liut this I- q time when just
such man should make the sacrifice. pro
homo public There j. mot a doubt hat
hat such a mau would get such ana over
Whelmiug vote that au, ~elf-~cicctrd man
would not be- able tn create even
% noticeable diversion. There are
numerous other reasons plainly oh-
Nious to tho thoughtful Citizen why
ae should have harmony and. a. nearly
rs possible. uuaumin m the coming
municipal elections.