The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-18

DrOud over the fact that their state &C
roftlInx 10 a recent census bulletin. is at
Vhe head OF states In the record of at
tendance of children upon the school
sessions, being $50 per thousand POpula-
ton.
MILLIONS Of money and thousands Of
emIRrants from other states will come
20 Kansas In the next year. The big
crops are the talk OF the country and
people want to live Ia = state that can
produce In one year nearly enough 90
pay of Its mortgages.
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MISSOURI is a polite state, IL nothing
else. A baby has just been born IN Kan
sas City whose Hotheris Is. The babv's
grandmother was ~ when its mother
was born and its great grandmother was
10 when the grandmother was born.
Thus the oldest of four living genera
lions Is oHly 81.
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Rev. HARRISON GEORGE, who several
years ago acquired much nOtOriety In
Topeka as q kelptOmaDisc and who was
forced to resign his charge In that city,
was recently tried at CatskIll, n. Y, and
convicted ia procuring al abortion on hls
adopted daughter, resulting Ia her death,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for If
teen years.
EDWARD BELLAMY, the famous author
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Dationalism puts II neatly when he says:
40 describe In phrase the comparative
merits OF the two old parties, 1t may be
said that the capital of the republican
party consists In the virtues of its anees-
try, and the capital of the democratic
party consists in the faults of its oppon-
ents."
THE alliance banner was raised In the
house In the matter of choosing u
speaker. jerry Simpson, in accordance
with previous agreement, placed in nom
ination for speaker, Thomas G. Watson
of Georgia, and when the ballot was
taken eight votes were recorded for Mr.
Watson, viz: Messrs. Baker, Glover,
Davis, HalYerson, KEN, MeKeighsm,
Otis and Simpson.
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The republican state league, during
the late campaign gave birth TO the fol-
lowing: "Our debts stand for our in
vestments, and not our losses. They
represent our enterprise. and not our
misfortune; our property and not our
poverty" Here are some figures from
the United States census:
Mortgage indebtedness.......... S235, 485, IO6
Assessed valuation OF real estate $50 ,513, I'll
Excess Of assessed property over
mortgages. ...'.......-..'..'. o0sOOO,OOO
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THE Colorado Coal and Iron company
located at Crested Buttes, twenty five
miles north of GunnisOn, Col, reduced
wages; the miners struck; the company
brought I'm Sheriff Shores and fifty dep
uties armed with winchesters, aud they
shot down seven of the miners. The
Denver and Rio Grande railroad that
takes fifteen car loads of coal at Gun
nlson demanded a reduction Of twenty
five cents y ton; the company acceeded
20 the demand, and then cut down
wages; hence the strike aud the killing.
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KIT CARSON, IT., son Of the famous
scout, Kit Carson, shot and killed his
mother-in-law, q Mrs. Richards, aud
fatally shot his father-in-law William
Richards, living on Nine Mile bottom,
on Purgatorie river twenty-five miles
south Of Las Animas, Col, on last
Thursday. He then made his escape.
lie had recently married the youngest
daughter, Lupia, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richards, and his wife soon leaving him,
he blamed her desertion to the old folks.
The same night that brought the news
of young Kit Carson's crime also brought
tidings of the Arrest Of the son OF Joaquin
Miller, the poet of the Sierras, for the
robbery of a stage coach. Joaquin. HIM
self IL an errAtic genius, and It is not so
startling that a son of his should have
turned highwaymau. But IL Is remark
able that the news of one day should
chronicle the mIsdeeds of the sons Of
two such men As the great frontier scout
aud the Sierras' poet.
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In 1880 there were $3.50 convicts 10
the perItentiaries Of the United States.
In 1890 there were 1928 an increase Of
9,695. In most Of these penal Institu-
tions, they are boarded by the state and
farmed out to contractors at from 40
cents to 60 cents per daY, or at an aver
age of 80 cents = day. II costs 80 cents
n day to keep them and the state clears
IL cents per day on their labor. Allow
ing II cents per day for 45, 23s men the
states realize s7.6S9.6l per day on
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