The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-25
FARMERS PICNICS.
Good Attendances. Good Times
and Good Speaking.
Ball Games and Horse Racing Along
With Plenty to Satisfy the Inner
Man Makes an Enjoyable Time.

There was an Alliance picnic at Griswold,
last Saturday. Ye Editor went down, Sheriff
Kemp and others. Plenty of good things tc
eat, singing led by professor Bruce of Me
Pherson, one of the normal instructors, and
speaking were the order of the proceedin4 $
There was good crowd out and much int r
est was manifested. We returned by Kan
o ado and Ruleton, and al both places there
W quite 1t crowd. At Kanorado there was
hOrseracing. At RuletOn a game of base
ball. KanOradO will have big time on Satur-
day, Sept. I'd, see notice elsewhere
The picnic at CIayton's grove was a very
pleasant affair. We had never visited the
locality but had heard much about the grove.
We were agreeably surprised and delighted
beyond measure at pleasing sensation, after
driving over the intervening praries to drop
down, to the Beaver, and sit under the thick
cooling shade of the grove. Mr. Clayton has
about 10 acres of timber, some of the trees
are upward of 30 feet high and all vigorous
and growing rapidly. Having proved up on
his claim, he is thinning out some of the
timber to make room for fruit trees, such as
apples, apricOts, peaches, etc, which are
planted in the intervening spaces protecte d
by the forest trees. His fruit trees are lars Q
thrifty and fine. 1t is a gem of a spot, an
oasis of the prairies.
There was large and pleasant gathering
of the people, and he spread of good things
was ample. Messrs Proctor, Umbarger,
Kemp ana Austin went up, and Mr.. Won
VOorhis of Lawrence, and DR.. q. Borher of
Chase, Kans., were cur guests on the occas-
sion. After the picnic, there was singing
and speaking. DIR. BOrher was the principal
speaker and discussed the present financial
s tuation in an able and foreible manner.
Rev. Pittman opened the meeting with an
appropriate PRAYER. All the people seemed
interested and entertained by the recreation
and the discussion of he great questions of
tne day. We think that such gatherings are
of incaIculable benefit to tho people; far be-
side the instruction gained, it cultivates the
social nature and brings the people closer
together and dement's them into one.
The following resolutions were read and
adopted:
Resolved; That we are unalterabIy Op-
posed TO the repeal of the Sherman silver
law of 1890, except upon the condition that
an act he substituted therefore authorizing
and requiring the free and Unlimi ed coinage
of both gold and silver at rhe ratio of I6 to l Z.
Resolved; That We denounce the proposed
measure now publically advocated, author
izing the further issue of government bends,
or Of national bank currency except under
the present charters Of the banks already
esIabiis he'd.
Resolved; That we denounce as incon-
sisIent with the constitution of the United
States, and as revolutionary ali legislation
which in any way discriminates between silver
and gold as money metals.
Resolved; That we denounce 1t as incOn-
sistent with sound public policy TO confer
or advise, directly or indirectly with any
foreign nation as to what the currency or
money of the United Stats shall be.