The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-12

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The democrats OF the Third district
nominated T. j. Hudson, the peoples
party candidate, for congress by accla.
nation.
Sherman Lucas was arrested al
Toronto, Saturday, charged with SELL
Ing liquor without a government Ii
cense.
Noah Ashley. wanted at Tonganoxie
for criminally assaulting a young lady
OF that place, was arrested at Leaven-
worth Saturday,
Chicken thieves made bold raid in
Independence last week. On one
night over fifty fowls were stolen from
one neighborhood.
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II is estimated that the Kansas
wheat crop this year will be the
largest ever known and will place
Kansas in the lead as wheat growing
state. 1t will exceed so, 900, 900, bush
els.
Prominent citizens OF Kansas City,
Kan, have agreed to donate sixty
acres OF land to secure the location OF
the new Methodist Episcopal univer-
sity at that place. The trustees OF the
university fund want one hundred
acres, and Kansas City, will have to
raise her bid II she gets the plum.
The observance OF the anniversary
OF the emancipation OF the negroes in
the West Indies and America, which
will continue at intervals until Septem-
Der y, began in Topeka, Saturday,
with two large picnics at Garfield and
City parks, held under the auspices OF
the colored churches of Topeka. The
Baptists we're Ia command at City
park, while the Methodists and Pres
byterians united with the Ad Astra
club In the management of the Garfield
affair.
The Mama county republicans held
the largest county convention at Paoli,
Saturday, known since 1884 and
nominated the following ticket: Repre-
sentative, j. b. Remington; probate
judge, Hugh Stevenson; clerk OF the
district court s. w. Moore; county
attorney, W. II. Browne; county sup
erintendent, Oscar Longnecker; COM
missioner, A. j. Rouney. Delegates to
the Olathe senatorial convention next
Saturday are for j. G. Collins, as Cap
tain Carroll has declined to run.
The body OF an unknown young
man was found suspended from q tree
on the river bank, 100 yards south OF
the Missouri Pacific depot at Fort
Leavenworth, Monday afternoon by
james Kinerney. 1t evidently had
been there about two days, decomposi-
ton having badly set in. Coroner
Hamilton was Immediately sent for,
the remains cut down and efforts made
by him to ascertain the suicides name.
Later 1t was discovered that the suicide
was Sol Bernstein, son of Simon Bern
stein OF AtChison. The young man
had been missing since Saturday, hav-
ing left the home Of his grandmother
In this city, Mrs. Rosenthal, on that
day. He was OF a very melancholy
nature but no reason can be assigned
for his act.
A Fl, Scott special says; >r',ssrs.
j.. f. Murphy and l., Morris, agents
OF the interstate Artificial Rain com
pany OF Goodland, Kan, on Saturday
entered into contract with commit
tee of citizens, whereby, for the sum
OF 81 900 they will produce one-half
inch OF rain over an area OF 500 square
miles in three days. At 2 o'clock
they left the city for Marmaton six
miles west Of here with their apparat-
us, an instrument weighing 100 pounds,
with which the chemicals, of which
they took 500 pounds, are generated
into gases and disseminated into the
atmosphere. They began operations
In a barn on high elevation
OF the prairie, No one was al
lowed, under any circumstance,
to remain in the barn with them
The ralnmakers stated to the commit
tee that during this season they had
operated Mt twenty-five different points
and had failed at but one. At this
place the effects Of their chemicals
were destroyed by cold wave. Their
last operation was at Miltonvale in
the western part Of the state aud was
very successful bringing heavy rain
In u few hours, The committee tele-
graphed to several OF the places where
they claimed TO have beeh successful,
and their statements were verified. At
10 o'clock heavy thunder storm com
menced, though at 9 o'clock no sign OF
rain could be discovered. The streets
were lined with curious people, watch
Ing the movements of the Clouds
though some refuse to credit the rain
makers with the present rain.
Kansas City, Kan, handled over
lOO,O cars OF grain within the last
year.
Forest Park gets the next session OF
the synod Of the United Presbyterian
synod OF the state of Kansas.
The National Touring mills at Par.