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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-11
STATE ITEMS.
Important West Virginia News All
About car Mountain State and its

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About car Mountain State and III
reople.
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lug sAAaole ianas 81 4 hamp-
80 T. So occ Mess arginias y
so,1ot'oov, ana .ne tax rate Tor
sne plssensa year y twenty I'VE
sn's "a 'ne hundred dollars.
a Hebrew peddler was knock
e = sns nsaa 'ass sasuraavI ~ q
s's Ds,nkmanI Guy near Vakvale
ana roooea 81 all nus money and q
sesosys'i'- s'iesa S @ ''s'1
The Poca honta tines says the
contract Tor Hiding q new court
g and jail for that county at
Marlinton was awarded by the
county court, tits recent session
70 sne Manly Manuf turing Com
pany, Of Dalton, tia. at Sss, 4SS,
70 be paid Tor ~ installments.
The faculty 81 the Conference
Seminary ct Buckhannon' will
remain gunch changed for the next
syear, All the old teachers retain.
ing their places The outlook
fora large increase Of students
for the fall term which opens
September 9th Is good.
w. j. Fast, of Cherry Run
Taylor county picked from q
two acre lot 205 gallons Of rasp.
berries He planted the field
two or three years ago withthe
above result. They broughthim
tllirty.tive to fifty cents per gal.
lion making a handsome yield
ron % small amount OF ground
The wife Of Robert Hill, q
book Keeper living near CHARLES
ton attemp pied to commit suicide
last Monday night BY taking 4
large dose of laudanum Anti,
dotes were promptly admins.
tered and she was restored. Do.
mestic troubles are said to be the
cause of her attempt to destroy
her life.
Charles Mason, who was proba.
bly, the wickedest man ia Jetfer
son county. Ohio, died Friday at
the County Infirmary near Stu.
benville. His profanity ana
olasphemy, without cause, what
ever, caused the cold chills TO run
over the other inmates. who are
religlously inclined, His favor
ite occupation was 70 sit on q
chair and wish that '.his dried
up old bones were in hell. =" Han
cock Courier.
"A girl in Martinsburs, recentlv
found a lot q. love letters ,u,,rit.en.
III z. y - : $3.50 :
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-11
cYelorama. tyelorana! cyclorama

The fair has procured the great
Cyclorama Of the Battle ofGettys.
burg, which should be seen BY
every person in this and adjoin.
ing counties at the Clarksbure
fair This is the opportunity Of
your life: s9:st
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-11

We talk of bank wreckers and
corporation wreckers, put we
have in these days a more dan.
gerous class-the wreckers Of
society. The men and women
who defy public opinion and
lightly assume that bad taste and
blunders in etiquette are as rep
rehensible as anything that is for.
hidden in the decalogue are en-.
gagged, whether they know it or
not, in q crusade against morals
and decency. Z.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-11

There was a snow storm in the
eastern end of Massachusett last
Sunday night. The snow was
drifted in places to a depth Of IL
to Is inches.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-11
HIS own Grandfather.

William Hartmann, of Titus.
willie Pa, committed suicide re.
Gently from a melancholy CON
viction that he was his own
grandfather. Here is a singular
letter that he left:
a married a widow who had a
grown up daughter. My father
visited our house very often, and
fell IN love with my stepdaugh-
ter and married her. So my
father became my son-in.law and
my stepdaug hter my mother, be-
cause she was my fathers wife.
Some time afterward my wife
had 9 SON; He was my fathers
brothe inslaw and my uncle, for
he was the brother Of my step
mother My fathers wife. j. e.,
my stepdaug liter, had also a son;
he was, of course, my brother, and
in the mean time my grandchild.
for he was the son Of my daugh-
ter. Ny wife was my grand
mother because she was my
* i. =
mother's mother. / was my wife's
husband and grandchild at the
same time, and as the husband OF
q persons grandmother is his
grand father, / was my own
grand Their"
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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
Publication notlce.

In the District Court, within and for the county
of Sherman, in the state of Kansas. Henry Wet
more, plaintiff, Hiram J. Holmes and Katy
Holmes, George w. Burton and Andrew E. Har-
vey, composing firm of Burton & Harvey, Scott
Stanton and Mrs. Stanton his wife, real name I'M
known, defendants; To Scott Stanton and Mrs.
Stanton, his wife, real name unknown,
Hiram ]. Holmes and Katy Holmes You will
take notice that the said Henry Wetmore plaintiff
did, on the 10Th day of June 1885, file his petition
IN said District Court, within and for the county
of Sherman, in the state of Kansas, against the
said defendants, and that you and each of you
must answer said petition filed as aforesaid on or
before the 18th day of August 1895, said petition
will be taken as true, and judgment rendered in
said action against said defendants, Andrew 7.
Holmes, Katy Holmes, Scott Stanton and Mrs.
Stanton, his wife, real name unknown, for the sum
or S4775 with interest thereon at the rate of per
for costs of suit, and further judgment against
said defendants, Hiram ]. Holmes, Katy Holmes,
George w. Burton, Andrew E. Harvey, Scott
Stanton, and Mrs. Stanton his wife, real name
unknown, for the foreclosure of a certain mort
gage upon the following described real estate to-
wit: Southwest quarter of section 81, in township
south, range AZ west, lying and situated in the
county of Sherman, in the state of Kansas, and ad
judging that the said plaintiff have the first lien
on said premises, to the amount for which judg-
ment will be taken aforesaid, and ordering said
proceeds applied to the payment of the amount
due plaintiff and costs of suit, and forever barring
and foreclosing said defendants, and each of Them
OF and from all right title, estate, interest, prop
erty and equity of redemption, in said premi-
ses, or any part thereof HENRY WETMoRE,
w. H. PROCTOR, Clerk. BY HOYr ANDREWS,
MCCLURE & ANDERSON. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18

and his campaigns taking outposts
before he took the strongholds of the
enemy. His reference proves too
much for his side of the argument.
Grant was uncompromising. He was
unconditional surrender Grant, and
that is why he won fame and victory.
According to The News we have got
the goldbugs on the run, and yet talks
compromise. Is it opportune to talk
of compromise at the present juncture
of affairs? The News need not steady
the Populist ark or predict the speedy
demolition of the Populist party. The
compronisers will be soon found in
the tail end of the procession. The
writer was with Grant and we have a
faint recollection of the battle of the
wilderness and Grants saying after
that serious check: I'VE will fight it
out on this line if it takes all summer"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
blaming the Dentists.

Talk about the exports of gold up
setting our financial SYSTEM" said the
economic reformer, as he bit cres-
cent out of a doughnut IN a Park row
lunch bazaar. ut isn't the exporting
that is driving our gold out of the
treasury. No, sir. The trouble is
with the pluggers-the heightened
tooth pluggers. They are ramming a
cool million dollars worth of gold
away into the back teeth of the Ameri-
can people every year. That means
just so much of the yellow metal lost
to trade and commerce every II
months-lost completely and irretrie-
vably. This must be stopped. Let
congress pass a law prohibiting the
use of gold in filing teeth, and the
monetary pressure will begin 70 ease
up in no time. When our gold is
drawn away from us by business trans
actions with foreign nations, we can
get it back in due time through the
natural processes of trade, but when
it is plugged away in the cavernous
molars of our purse pro I'D dudes and
millionaires it is locked up so tight
that witt of foreign attachment
couldn't reach it. This business must
stop, or the government will slump be-
fore the next shad season opens
New Y ork Herald.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
JOHN SHERMAN.

John Sherman the upper deck,
Stood burning greenbacks by the peck,
The peoples Vengeance stored below,
Should that explode where would John go?
Grand Rapids Greenback.
Where could he go but to that hell
For traitors who their country sell?
And there he can seek his level
And 60 hobnobbing with the devil.
California Legal Tender
Satan may thing he's made catch,
But he'll find he's got his match
With his realm bonded, sold
John demanding pay in gold
Johnnie tends to business well.
He may grow rich despoiling hell.
The Tocsin.
If John should die and go to hell,
And there his despoiling schemes should tell
Satan himself in wrathful ire,
Would straightway pitch him in the fire.
And keep him there till, with lock and chain
He'd made secure his own domain
National Reformer.
Yes, helrs the place for traitorious Johns
Who bleed their country through interest bonds;
He's cursed his people, so let him go
TIC the lake of birthstone fine below.
L. P. Cummins.
Enthroned, will Satan sit in wrath,
And watch John while he takes his bath
He'll tell the little imps below,
To stir the FIRE and make 1t glow,
The hottest hot that man can tell,
Will be John Sherman's place in hell. =
-Nonconformist.
Why will you chant your foolish lay?
There is no helf-some people say.
But II there's not, there ought to be,
For theiving rebels such as he
For Sherman and his traitorous horde
Would then receive their just reward.
Stockton Signal.
You need not doubt hell there is,
The Dell in time will make John siz
He II roast him gridiron hot
And he'll confess the time and spot
When he did fair Columbia bleed
And took the Swag from Ernest Seyd
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
SheriTs Sale.

KFIIsl PuDIIsLeu july III
In the District Court of Sherman county Kansas.
Mary w. Gle, plaintiff, Isaac N SeweIl, Mat
tie Sewell, the Security Investment Co., w. T.
Branch assignee of the Security Investment Co.,
Samuel Levin, Aaron Feltenstien, the Union In
vestment Co., w. A. Bunker, B. B. Smalley and
E. E. Parker assignee of Union Investment Co.,
defendants By virtue OF an order OF sale issued
titled action, will, Saturday, the 10th day of
August A. D. 1885, at o'clock p. m. of said day, at
of Goodland, in the county of Sherman, in the
state of Kansas offer at public sale and sell the
highest and best bidder, for cash in hand, all the
following described real estate to-git: The south
west quaster of section II, township SOUTH range
4owest lying and situate in the county of Sherman
in the state of Kansas, together with all the ap-
purtances thereto belonging Said property is
lssied the property of said defendant, and is
directed by said order of sale to be sold and will
be sold without appraisment to satisfy said order
of sale. Dated at my Office in Goodland, Kan,
this 10Th day of July, 1898.
D. NJ. THoRP SIMON KEMP,
Sheriff
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18

led in the last few years. The price
of silver has gone hand in hand with
the price of all silver commodities
such as wheat. cotton, corn, etc. There
fore, if it is true that silver has shrunk
to so cents on the dollar all other COM
modities have shrunk in the same pro-
portion. Instead of there being a
shrinkage of the silver dollar, how
ever, there has been an enlargement of
the commercial value'' of the gold
dollar-for that will buy twice as
much as any other dollar.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18

THE statistics of last years immi-
grafton are not encouraging. They
show that illiterate, cheap and undesir-
able immigrants are pouring into the
country in numbers that may well ar
rest public attention. OF the nearly
100000 landed during the year, nearly
10000 were Italians, more than 5O,-
600 adults were unable to read or
write and 100000 had less than 500
a piece
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18

uIy ZO.J
Office of County Treasurer.
Goodland Kan, July Is, 1893
tice is hereby given that the following des-
cribed school land Situated in Sherman county,
Kansas, will be SOLD by me at public auction to
the highest bidder at my Office in the Court
House in Goodland. Kan, on the 10Th day of
August. 1898, and that any person may, and
shall have he privilege of making bid or
offer for said land or lands, between the hours
If 10 o'clock a. m. and O'Clock p m. of said day
of sale, and no bid will be received for less than
the appraised value of said lands and improve
ments-payment to be made as provided by
law to-wit' Northeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section Is, township Z, range 80.
southeast quarter of section Is, township z,
range 3S, appraised at So per acre, improvements
on same see. Southwest quarter of southeast
praised at SIS. 25 per acre. improvements on
same $50. Southeast quarter of southeast quar-
ter OF section 16, township 2, range 49, appraised
at s. per acre. B. F. BROWN, County Treasurer.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
Legal Notice.
First published July 28.l

Office of County Treasurer:
GOodland. Kan, July "a, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following des-
cribed school land situated in Sherman county,
the highest bidder at my office in the Court
House in GOodland, Kan. on the Goth day of
August, 1898, and that any person may and
shall have the priv edge of making bid or
offer for said land or lands. between the hours
of 10 o'clock a m and o'clock o. m. Of said day
of eale and no bid will be received for less than
the appraised value of said land and improve
ments-T ayment to be made as provided by
law-to-wit: The northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section Sc, township 6, range 80,
appraised at s. per acre, improvements on same
s.. Northwest quarter of northeast quarter Of
section 36, township 6, range 80, appraised at
$3.50 per acre, improvements on same $3.50.
Southwest quarter of northeast quarter of sec
ZION 90. township g. range 81, appraised at s. per
acre, imp Ovements same 81 so. Southeast
quarter of northeast quarter of section Sc, town
ship 6, range 50, appraised at s. per acre.
B. F. BROWN, County Treasurer
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
THE New York chamber of COM

The New York chamber of COM
MERGE has issued $34,55O,O 900 in clear
ing house certificates and have declin-
ed to pay cash on Chicago drafts. but
rendered in lien these reputation GER
tifcates. Plenty of money, Ell! In
six months. ending June 80, the bank
failures aggregate 500. 900, 200 liabili-
ties. How long would New York
banks stand it if the clearing house
dodge was not resorted TOP
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
Legal Notice.
lFlrst published August 4.

Omce OF county .Ireasurer, O
Goodland, Kan, July 20, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that the following school
land situated in Sherman County Kan, will be
sold by at public auction to the highest bidder
at my Office in the court house in Goodland, Kan,
on the 10th day of August, 1893, and that any per-
son may, and shall have the privilege of making
bid or offer for said land lands between the
hours of 10 o'clock a m and O'Clock p. m. of
said day of sale and bid will be received for less
than the appraised value of said land and improve
ments. Payment to be made as provided by law,
toit: the northeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of section TO- township 6, range SO, appraised
s. per acre. improvements $50; northwest quarter
of southeast quarter of section 10, township 8,
range 3d. appraised at s. per acre; southwest quar-
ter of southeast quarter of section I6 township g.
range &c., appraised at S. per acre; southeast quar-
ter of southeast quarter of section I6 township g.
range 80, appraised at So per acre improvements
on same SIS.
B. F. Brown,
County Treasurer of Sherman County, Kan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18

THE new liquor law of Michigan
places drunkenness in the catalogue of
durable diseases and every offender
may, if he elects, be subjected to the
bi-chIoride of gold cure at the expense
of the county in which he lives. The
experiment will be watched with in
terest by the students of social prob
lens.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
Unconditional Surrender.

The Rocky Mountain News in an
editorial Monday says that it would be
better to vote for change of ratio to
even 20 to than to fail of. getting a
free coinage bin through. The same
paper not long ago spoke reproYingly
of Mr. Grant of the Grant smelter, be-
cause he expressed himself in>fayor of
the same kind of a compromise. We
Ne uncompromisingly opposed TO any
such compromise. 1t would crystalize
the wrongs we now suffer. The Re-
PUBLIC approves the stand taken by
the Popullsts in congress for the old
ratio of Is to /. We now have the
largest ratio of any nation on earth,
and the largest ever adopted by any
nation in the history of the world.
Why should we changer If we express
our willingness before hand our enc
mics will take every advantage of it.
If we stand fast they must come to us.
If we make it 20 to 1 it would go out
of the country as fast as coined. 1t is
now estimated that with the present
coinage facilities of the government it
would take five years to coin all the
silver bullion IN the treasury. When
would bullion. owner get his grist of
dollars at that rateP Free coinage in
America would fix the ratio in all the
world. This is a. conflict for human
eIl'the- would c:r-,s
When we had ratio of Is to 1 gold
:. went out Of the country; when we
changed to f6'to gold came back be-
cause itacould. purchase: more silver
hero than elsewhere. The great scare
has been about gold leaving the conn
try.,. Giye Us the ratio Of i6 TO and
splenty.of gold. viii come into CUR coun-
try.. The half ounce of silver will
draw it. The News refers to Grant
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
NoticeTlmber culture 10. 1856.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Servire nv notification
United States land Office

Onlteu states land ONCE
WaKeeney Kan, Aug. 8, 1898. {
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
j. I. Bourne against Horace A. Ball for failure to
comply with law to timber-Culture entry No.
o775 dated June ?, 1886, upon the east onehalf of
northeast quarter the northwest quarter of north
east quarter and northeast quarter of northwest
quarter of section g. township south, range 80
west, IN Sherman county, Kan; with view to the
cancellation of said entry; contestant alleging that
the said Horace A. Ball has wholly failed at any
time during the seventh year, or at any time from
June q IS9z up to this date pillow. plant Guilt
vate any portion of said tract TO trees, seeds or
cuttings, and there were no living trees on said
tract at the commencement of the seventh year
after date of entry. Said tract has been wholly
abandoned and left TO grow up to dense mass of
weeds and grass without any or cultivation
whatever and each and every failure still exist at
this date The said parties here
by summoned to appear AT this ONCE on the zSth
day of Sept, 1895, at O'Clock an, TO respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
failure. HILL P. WILSoN, Receiver.
G. L. CALVERT, Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
NotIee-Timber culture 10. 1,oee.
United States land Office, !

Onlteu States land ONCE,
Oberlin, Kan, July IS, 1893.
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Emmett Lister against George Gregory for failure to
comply with law to timber-culture entry Q.
1910 dated October ;, 1887, upon the northwest
quarter section 20, township SOUTH range 81
west, in Sherman county, Kansas, with view to
the cancellation of said entry; contestant alleging
that said George Gregory wholly failed to pillow,
plant cultivate the second FIVE acres of said
land to trees, tree seeds, cuttings and there
never has been but five of said tract planted
10 trees, seeds cuttings at any time since date
of entry, and each and every failure still exists
this date May Is, 1893 The said parties are here
by summoned to appear at this office on the 9TH
day of September 1895, at o'clock to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
failure The testimony in this case will be taken
before NJ. D. Cuthbertson, a notary public, at his
ONCE in Goodland Kan. August 20, 1893, at 10
O'Clock a. m. CYRUS ANDERSON
G. L. CALVERT, Register
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Servire NV puhIicasioD
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18

FROM the public square of Tyler,
Tex, on July 10, mich COW race
started to the worlds fair. Apurse
of $4,000 was offered by Clyde ICEBERG
to the winner, and one of 81 900 for
the second place. The race was open
to herds, with the provision that they
were over 4 years old. Each person.
on entering his cow, was furnished a
two-wheeled gig, set of cow harness.
one churn, 100 pounds of meal 90
pounds of bacon, 10 pounds of coffee
and cooking utensils. The drivers are
allowed to consume all the milk and
butter they desire for their own per-
sonal wants Ell route. The cowsSare to
be driven II hours day. allowing one
hour for dinner. and churning is to be
permitted while travelling or alta stop.
The cow arriving at the fair first, with
not less than so pounds of butter to
her credit. made en- route. will receive
first money. The cow having the
largest amount of butter to her credit
and arriving within week Or less of
the winner will receive second money.
There were six entriesr
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
Notice to purchase schoo Land.

The undersigned hereby gives notice that she
will, on the and day of September 1893, make an
application to the Probate Court Of Sherman
County. Kansas, to purchase the following-de-
scribed school land, situated in the organized
county Of Sherman, Kansas, viz: the northeast
quarter, northwest quarter, southwest quarter and
southeast Quarter OF the northeast quarter of
ton 10, township south, range 20 west She
names the following persons to prove deceased
claimants settlement, continuous residence and
Goodland. Kan, and D. B. Dinwiddie, residence
Goodiand, Kan Done at Goodland, County of
Sherman, Kansas. this 18th day of August, 1895
Eve Mass, Petitioner
Only heir at law of Harriets Wagoner, Deceased.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
Notice to Purchase School Land.

[FIrst published August II.
The undersigned gives notice that he will, on the
z5th day of August, 1898, make application the
Probate Court of Sherman county Kansas, to
purchase the following described school land situa-
ted IN the organized county of Sherman Kansas, Wig:
the northeast quarter, northwest quarter, south
west quarter, southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section &C. township south, range 81
west He names the following persons to prove
his settlement, continuous residence and improve
ments, Wis: William w. Russell, residence North-
field Kansas; and John F. Heston, residence North
field, Kansas. Done at Goodland, county of Sher-
man, Kans as, this 9Th day of August, 1895
HARRY NJ COVER, Petitioner.