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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19
REPORTS CONFIRMED.

Receiving still fuller information,
he started tor Temple, Tex, and in a
short time was IN the midst of the most
prominent men in that town seeking
confirmation of the results of the rain
makers. The mayor of the town, the
bankers, the superintendent of the
Santa Fe railroad and all of the most
reliable business men convinced Bor-
ders that they had rain to order, that
they were eye-witnesses of the down
pour and were greatly benefited by it.
Not a moment was lost in communicate
ing with Mr.. Under, his partner, and
soon Borders was negotiating with
several companies of rainmakers. After
mature consideration of the merits Of
the several corporations he determined
upon the Interstate Artificial Rain
company of Goodland, Kas., a wealthy
company made up Of prominent bust
ness men of Kansas--the same con-
pany that had operated successfully in
Texas and other places-as being the
company for them.
ION hlsreturn to Tulare it was agreed
TO have the rainmakers here right
away, and about two weeks ago they
arrived. The. driest part of the San
joaquin valley was agreed upon, and
in the neighborhood of Pixley the
rainmakers are comfortably housed
and well cared for by Mrs. Merchant,
the owner of a large ranch. E. F.
Murphy. the president of the company,
and o. II. Smith. a large stakeholder,
are the operators. They ridicule the
idea of failing to give us a downpour
of three inches of rain inside of thirty
days, provided the thermometer would
become ambitious enough to stay over
forty degrees for four or five nights in
succession.
But says Mr.. Smith, If you give
us hard frost night and morning our
work will be of no avail
"Mr. Linder, who was standing by,
remarked that he never saw better in
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19
Mental Arithmetic.

Misunderstanding you bad Two
ones and lshould give you three threes.
how many would you then haveP
Dick Hicks-That would depend on
the size of the pot.--Truth.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19

COLUMBUS Buggies and the
~ Crown Carts.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19
TULARE RAINMAKERS
For the First Time in Many Years the
Country Promises Rich Crops
as the Result.
The Rainmakers Reviewed. Chief of
the Weather Bureau LabOring
Under a Fale Impression.
We clip the following special from
San Francisco Examiner.

We clip the following special from
San Francisco Examiner.
"TULARE, Feb. 5. Your cores
pondent has just returned from Mrs.
Merchants ranch, near Pixley, where
the rainmakers are at work. Borders
and Under, the gentleman who have
fathered the enterprise in this country,
were also there, and a more confident
quartette than the operators and these
gentlemen would be hard to find.
"Andrew Borders is twenty-nine
years of age, II native of Illinois and
son of Judge Borders of that state. He
was postmaster at Sparta, ILL.,, during
the Cleveland administration, and left
his native state about two years ago for
California, thinking his health might
be improved. Arriving in Tulare,
where he had married sister, Mrs.
DR.. Taggart, he entered the employ of
f. M. Schultz, where he remained for
nearly two years. then branching out
for his own account in the boot and
shoe business.
BECAME INTERESTED IN RAINMAKING.
"Many months ago he became inter-
este in rainmaking, and giving vent
to his expressions to Il. Under of this
town co-partnership was formed for
the purpose of finding out for them
selves what there was in it. They have
mass of correspondence on this sub
ject; communications from rainmakers
of Melbourne, Prof. Jarvis, DR.. Switzer,
Dryenforth & Ellis, and even with the
government did they correspond, seek
ing information on the rain question.
So favorable the replies and so positive
the assurances of these parties that
| after. finding out the states where either
or all of the rainmakers had expert
mented, and collecting all the data
to be had by corresponding, Border
started out to hear for himself the re-
ports of the prominent business men
and bankers in the cities that had wit
messed the results Of the experiments
of these wizards.
"On December Is. last, Borders
left Tulare for Goodland, Kas.. and
spent few days with the several COM
panies incorporated to make rain,
whose representatives had been writ
ten to to meet Borders.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19

TRICICLE, Gang and SuIky
4 Flows.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19
NEBRASKA ! CITY I. SOD BREAKERS.

VHE Weir Plow Company's
Il Goods.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19

KEYSTONE and Tiger Disc
IN harrows and Seeders.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19
LOOK HERE!
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED BIG INVOICE OF SHOES
wv from St. Louis the Best Shoe Market in America for the
West and we are making Prices that
Beat all Western Kansas Records

ID EMEMBER, WE HAVE COMING IN DAILY, BIG IN
LIZ voices OF Dry Goods Notions Furnishing Goods Groceries,
ETC. give you 10 to rs fer every dollar you buy OF us be-
sell 10 % per cent cheaper than concern that
has bait the trade with free hand organs horse fddes cheap
Fewerv and other stuff to stimulate the Our doors open
to you.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19

THE Balm and Odds Wagons.
4 Garland and Little Yankee
Sulkey Flows.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19

THE John Dere Stirring Flows
a and Disk Listers.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
The Police Patrol Tonight,

Tonight Ming's opera house will be given
over to al elaborate production Of Scott
Marbles dramatic picture Of police life
called 'The Police Patrol" The story on
which the story ID founded is briefly this: A
benevolent old gentlemen. in helping a
nephew out of financial difficulties, gives q
check for $50 which the unQrateful young
man raises to $3.50. Upon the discovery of
this crime an interview of q stormy oharac-
ter passess between the two. The old gen
tleman, in order. if possible, to bring his
relative to a realization Of his position
holds the forged check over his head al an
instrument to force him to lead a more
honest life. The m~illionsire's mansion ia
that night entered by burglars and a fruit
less attempt is made to blow open the safe.
Thu noise arouses the occupants Of the
house. and with revolver in hana the uncle
surprises the burglar n discovers in one
his ungrateful relative. Three shot are
exchanged, and the millionaire dies in de-
Tense of his property. The play hinges
upon this murder, and in its various acts
illustrates the methods used by the police
departments of metropolitan cities in trac-
ing out a crime of this character.
In one act the interior of a police patrol
barn is shown. with the horseA standing in
their stalls, the wagon in place and every
thing in readiness for the alarm. When
the bell sounds the horses dash under the
swinging harness, are hitched and off the
stage in less than five second In The fol-
lowing act Haymarket square. Chicago, ia
shown, with the policemen's monument
marking the spot where or that fatal May
day the anarchists cast the bomb which cost
the lives OF so man brave officers.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
Excursion, Union Pacific system.

July Ii this system will sell round trip
tickets. Helena to Pacific coast points. linn
tied to sixty days going, with privilege OF
returning any time within six months. at
following rates:
TO San Francisco. going via Ogden, re-
turning same route. 1916.
To San Francisco. going via Ogden and
returning via Portland. and vice versa,
$50.
70 San Francisco. going via Portland and
returning same route, $75.
10 Los Angeles, going via Ogden and
Sacramento and returning via San Fran
CISCO, or vice versa, $50.
To Los Angeles, going via Ogden and San
Francisco and returning via San Francisco
and Ogden, 1913.
To Los Angeles, going via Portland and
returning via sacramento. or vice versa.
$99.5O.
Tickets will also DO on sale the 18th to
Salt Lake and return. fare $50. limited to
ten days going; final limit. sixty DAYS.
Remember, the Union Pacific is the south
ern route and makes several hours quicker
time to San Francisco than any other line.
Through sleeping car reservations and
further Information can be had by calling
on or addressing 70 North Main street,
Helena. H. O. WILSON,
Freight and Passenger Agent.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

At a meeting of the committee for OBJ
tanning proposals for land suitable for a
military post near Helena, held in this city
upon this date, it was
Resolved. That whereas it 10 absolutely
necessary that all proposals for selling or
donating lands suitable for a military post
near Helena be put in such form as to en-
able this committee to feel warranted in
Offering same for the consideration of the
board toske appointed BY the government,
and, Whereas. this committed will upon
July IL give notice that several locations
arc o ready to bs submitted to such
board; this is TO notify all persons propos-
ing to make bids for the selling or donat-
ing Of lands for the purpose above men
toned that after the date Of July 1S no
proposals will be received. and that all
bids now on hand that are not perfected by
that tim will be withdrawn from consider
alton.
The chairman was instructed to publish
this final notice in two daily papers OF this
city for five DAYS.
H. NJ. PARcHEN, Chairman.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
PLEASURE BOAT CAPsIzED.
Ten Persons Lost IN : Catastr sphs At Pc
Orla, III.

Ten Persons Lost IN : Catastrophe at Pc
Oris, III.
PEoRrA, July M-The steamer frankie
Folsom came mp from Pckin last evening
With an excursion party 10 attend the pro-
duction Of Tho List Days VI Pompei n
Lake park. The performances Vas over
Al 10 o'clock and the passengers hurried TO
tho boaA - . storm was coming up. There
were thirty-two from Pekin, aud swo got
on wh a. n Peoria, ne crex nunns, - iiys.
stream the storn burst with great sioisncs.
Capt. Edward Loesch attempted to hoAd
the boat for the shore. In doing 20 IL
turned full broadsids TO the wind. and tho
boat capsixed. Most OF those on dsok
rushsd 70 the upper side q the yesssl::
lif0 prcservors. He broke in the window in
. cabin in which all the women were i'm
prisonsd, having taken refuge there
from the storm n drew out three
women, n of whom died very soon
afterwards. The cries Of people on board
quickly subsidized boats put put TO rescue
the imperiIled people on the boat. The
vessel lay q hundred yards from shore In
sixteen feet of water, two-thirds under.
The fret boat that arrived was nearly
swamped by half drowned people, who tried
70 &0t On OOhtQ lnC DORtmou were COM
PEELED to drive desperate people back with
oars to save their little craft. Four psr-
. ms were taken on board and brought on
shore.
Other boats joining in the work OF rescue
were rapidly carried forward. As fast AZ
people were brought TO shore they wore
placed In hacks and driven to places of
shelter. Tventy-six were thus saved, but
1t was hours before anything like a correct
statement of the number of dead and miss
ing could be obtained.
To-day business was almost suspended.
Half the population of Pekin and Peoria
lined the river banks. Al far a. known the
list Of drowned number nine, and sixteen
persons are yet'to hear from. In addition
there were min pleasure boats out ON the
river ut the time Of the storm. OF these
6ve have turned up. having had q dreadful
experience in the willows along the shore.
Tho following 10 . list of the dead: Rev.
]. H.. McMeen. of Penson; Mrs. Fred
Fisher and daughter Cora. John J. Ahe.-
ends, Mary Flath. MRS. Henry Buisdyker,
Mrs. w. "A. Wills, all of Pskin; Lottie
Shade. Of Shelbyville. III. A body last
night identified a. Maude Ford, of Pekin,
il now known to DO q mistake, and the
identity is unknown. Kate Beobe. OF
Pekin, Is missing, and ia supposed to be
lost. as is also John Smith. Another body
has been recovered, that of Lottie Rsitl or,
Pekin, making the number ten.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
samuel X. Davis Special.
INVESTMENT O

1NVEbIMENE eIOOASs
Iron Mountain; lots 500 and 1000. regular
dividend payer, 8 cents per share monthly.
Helena q Victor: dividend payer, So cents
per share. One block 10000; great purchase.
lots 100 to 800.
Bald Butte; great gold mine, 250 or 800
shares. 5000 shares, one block, not to be
Ont.
5000 Pieean, (Marysville), snap gamble.
Bi-Metsllic extension; 1000 shares. Will
be Withdrawn at present price this week.
Polaris (Beaverhead county,; one of the
best mines in Montana. 5000 or lO, OOO; no
small lots.
Cumberland; 10, 900. This is a. low al the
stock will be offered for the block.
Combinations; 200 shares. Stock scarce
and advancing.
Whitlaoh Union and McIntyre; the CON-
ing gold mine of Montana. A few lots only.
A we'll developed, free milling gold prop
erty. the cheapest in Montana.
Rooms 70 and ~, Bailey block.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
Picnic At A,hnmbr. Nex. sunday.

A cordial invitation is extended to all 70
attend a grand picnic at ALEXANDRA Sunday,
July II, given BY Society Svea. Trains
will leave the Montana Genital depot nj
S:35 .. M. and 2:iO p. M, returning at 6:30
y. N. and a special ut 9.3O p. M. Round
trip tickets &c cents. Dancing, foot races,
sack races. wheelbarrow races. tug of war
var and other games will be sports Of the
day. Music by Majors orchestra.
Il. II. LANGLEY,
General Ticket Agent.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
Place Your Orders Now.

Mr.. E. c. Babcock is making arrange
ments for his annual trip to New York.
Ladies' should place their fur orders in his
hands and GET the latest and best. The
best buyers place their orders in the hot
nonths-thus getting low prices and
selected skins.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
He Killed Hob Ford.

LAKE Cry. Col, July 3,-Edwarj O'Kelly,
who killed Bob Ford. the slayer Of Jesse
James, was to-day sentenced to imprlson-
ment for life ut hard labor. He claims that
he was convicted because OF false swearing
of the witnesses,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

The Bee Hive m~anRgement Announces that they
will not sell goods to merchants at prices advsr-
tised this week. These prices are intended for
the consumers only.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

There are lots of moth millars about and
ths moth will soon follow. II you desire
to keep your furs ii will DO prudent to
store them Al Baboock's, In the fireproof
vaults. They Insure against moth and Ara.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

The Linen sale at the Bee Hive this week will
clear their counters. ~ prices cannot DO met by
any other house in the city.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Mrs. Lamberton will give private lessons
In dancing during h nmmer. Inquire
at Independent Office during afternoons,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Albert Ross has inst published his latest novel
entitled, why | AM Single" The sale OF his
novela has hcsn unpsecedsnted, Gales to date ba,
Ing over 69O.O00 coplss. FOR sale ct tho Bee Live
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Mrs. Anna KArstedts. midwife, No. :O3
N. Rndney, services can be had On the
shortest possible notice.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

IT you want q baby carriage ba surs and take
advantage of the sale at tho Zee Hive this week,
A full sized carriage, first-clsssm material in every
respect, only 81.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

6Fine new line of hair at Butcher 4
bradley's. lO5 Broadway.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
Fer RonC.

Fer Ront.
Desirable residence. East side. Apply
room 10, Granite block.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Misses Jackman & Smith nre prepared to
do typewrltinE nnd Topographic work.
Room 40, bailey block.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

No dull times at the Bee Hive when goods are
sold at prices that would be considered cheap
anywhere.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Corsets. corsets. corsets. Butcher l. Bradley
lead tho town in prices for corsets.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

The .Ree Hive makes a special announcement
In to-day's issue which will be Of interest to their
patrons,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Prices at the Beo Hive this week will knock
out all competition OF bankrupt and assignee
sales. They mean business.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Butcher & Bradley have the incest line of
infants wear at lower prices than any other
house in town.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Legal blanks at this Office.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14

Requiring two cars to transport it to the Pa
cifc coast. Presented precisely in every detail
Just as advertis ed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-03

west Is On the place of Henry NJ. Hen
derson on Cakes avenue This well cag
play on dozen different musical In
struments at the same time, and has
done it, which is an accomplishment
that no human being is known to pos
sess. The well is about 4eG fest deem
At nearly all hours of the day or night
a wind blows up from the bottom of j,
and whistles through the cracks In the
tight board covering. When the winS
does not blow out it seems to be sucked
in by the well.
An abundant supply of good water Ii
in the well at all times, and where ths
wind comes from or where it goes is 4
mystery which Mr. Henderson has not
solved. One day not long ago Mr.. Hen
derson collected all the musical instrg
ments he could-amounting to eight
from his neighbors and friends. Il.
bored holes in the boards covering til
well and at one aperture placed a cornet
at another bass horn, at another S
clarionet, then fife, an immense tin
horn about three yards long which hs
had made, mouth organ and other in
struments up to the number mentioned
One after another they began to blow
as he put them in. The hoarse growl OF
the bass horn mingled with the clarion
tones of the cornet and clarionet, etc
When all were going the din was ter
rible. and there did not seem to be q
good note sounded. The wind does not
come up from the well in steady blow
but in gusts of more or less force, and j
was amusing as well as astonishing t.
tube snort ogether.-Tacoma Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-03

The cost of these guns, including the
carriages, amounts to s8,0l9000. The cost
of submarine mines is estimated at SILL
600, and of the torpedo boats at 81, 100000,
while the construction of the planed y
2-gun turrets, 80 classmates, 8 batteries on
lifts, SO disappearing and IA mortar bat
teries, representing 26,6S5 tons of armor
and 4,S75 tons Of structural metal, will be
S14, 1885, 600, including s., 600 for masonry
work The grand total cost for the new
defense of New York thus amounts all in
all to S23, S6a, 600.
Boston, Hampton Roads, San Francisco,
New Orleans and the rest of the United
States seaports are in precisely the same
defenseless condition as New York. The
cost for the defense Of Boston requires
SIC, $50, 600; for Hampton Roads, s., 662 900,
and for San Francisco, ST ,063, 600. The
harbors of New Orleans and San Francisco
are much exposed on account of the width
across the entrance channel, and conse-
quently have to be provided with floating
batteries, which in each instance will ne
cessitate an additional outlay of at least
81, $50, 900 in each case.
4. DE TUNNEL CLOTH.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-03
A Great Bear.
Especial Correspondence


NEW YORK, March Addison Cam
mack has been, during his whole career in
Wall street, a uniform and consistent bear,
getting on the bull side only at intervals
for special reasons Bears are not liked
naturally, for this is a bull country and we
are bull people for obvious causes. Cam
mack is a constitutional bear and looks
like one, being bilious, saturnine and irri-
table. He is almost the only regular,
fundamental bear in Wall street who has
not failed again and again, but he has
steadily prospered, for a period of nearly
thirty years, in the face of constant prophe-
cies of his downfall.
This extraordinary fact has given him a
large following and inspired the street
with excessive confidence in his sagacity,
fully warranted by his success. He is sup
posed to be worth anywhere from Sc, 000, COO
to 100000, though this is deductive
purely, since he is very reticent-about his
own affairs particularly.
Some one said not long ago: eff Cam
mack should chance to sit down on a red
hot plate of iron, he probably would get up
very soon, but ne would rise so deliberately
and so mask his features that you would
never know of his mishap. He is indie
cipherable as Jay Gould himself and keeps
his business secrets as closely as if he were
a family vault.
Everybody had thought him confirmed
and congenital bachelor, but several years
ago, when about fifty-five, he startled all
his acquaintance by announcing himself
Benedict. 1t appears that he had beer
contemplating conjugal venture for con
siderable time, having encountered a very
amiable and interesting woman, much his
junior, who had suddenly changed his
antimatrimonial views. But true to his
nature and habit, he kept his own counsel
so long IS concealment was practicable
He admits now, it is said, that celibacy Is
mistake for any man, even for temper
amental bear.
Although Cammack's manners are not
| always winning, be IS generally esteemed
for his truthfulness and honor. He doe:
( any number of kind acts clandestinely. and
/ resents being charged VITA them as If the!
! were capital sins. /. Il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-03

nlidable war engines, but none of them, IL
they could be fired without a risk TO the
gunners, is capable of preventing even the
passing of an unarmored cruiser through
the Narrows.
The water battery of Fort Wadsworth,
situated st the foot of the hill on which
the fort proper stands. is especially intend
ed to cover with its guns the Narrows more
closely, and alsc 70 prevent an enemy from
landing any forces here in case he should
have succeeded in running under the guns
OF the upper works. IL is an imposing
granite structure, but notwithstanding its
apparent strength, it would not withstand
the onslaught of modern artillery.
The condition of Fort Hamilton is the
same, with this difference, that its arms-
ment has an addition IN the shape of an
old 20-inch cast iron gun too dangerous 20
be fired of with full charge of power and
shell. The new plans Of the defense for
New York fay vary greatly from the old
ones and establish two lines, namely, an
outer and an inner line, The first line runs
from Sandy Hook to Coney Island, and the
second one from Fort Wordsworth TO Fort
hamilton. The new batteries Of heavy
guns planned f9- the first named fort will
have range Of ABOUT fourteen miles. and
consequently VIII command not only the
whole lower bay bat also the entrance 10
the main channel betw een Sandy Hook
and Long Island The mortar batteries,
which are undcr construction and the eA-
act position Of which is kept secret, viii be
armed vita l2-lach steel mortarS These
$50 having . range OF six miles, would
s'..-se Il impossible Tor any foreign Elan-os