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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
colo cIRcULAR NoT HEEpEp.
Singular Document Distributed Among
Pensioners at Topeka.


Pensioners at Topeka.
TOPEKA, Aug. 6.-This is pension day
aud checks for several hundred thou.
sand dollars are being paid out this
week by Commissioner Click. The fol.
lowing circular was distributed among
the old soldiers Of Topeka and Shawnee
county who visited the United States
pension Office to get their quarterly al
lowanee from the government:
Comrades, haiti You arc entitled to
gold in payment of your checks. De-
mand it, DO not accept deprecated cur
reney
The pensioners are paid by checks,
which are oashed st the Topeka banks.
it's claimed the circular was prepared
by a bimetallist. who wants to show
that there is not enough gold in the
banks to pay the pensioners alone, aside
from doing the other business Of the
< country. It has also been suggested
tlsat this may Be part Of the Sovereign
boycott Of national bank notes. Il is
not known who distributed the circular.
Over 800 pension checks were paid By
the Topeka bank, only two asking Tor
gold One was & customer and he was
given tbs yellow metal. The other was
insoIent and was told to get ont Of the
bank.
President }. R. Mulvsne of the bank
Ct Topeka said; 1--WE generally nav
most Of the pensioners in gold, as it is
more convenient when we are rushed,
but this circular which was distributed
among the pensioners IS diabolicai. I
know not what elss to call it. We do
not get a cent for making this payment.
on rather for sashing these checks. We
DO not charge these Veterans anything
for collecting shsir money and It really
costs ne about s25 every tAree months
g handle this pension business. We
mast b very particular about every
check and she checks must be forwarded
% Washington by express. we cannot
zssk slls mails. The government does
not sesp any money deposited With Is,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
AnSthar DanEsr Esak Eall..

DENVER. Aug. THE Rocky Mount.
sin Savings bank closed It's doors today
an assignment being made to Earl II.
CranstOn for the benefit Of creditors
No statement Of assets and Liabilities
has yet been made. Last week a de-
mand was made upon the bank for s2s.
900 county funds On deposit in It and it
was unable to make payment. This
bank was closed during the panic IN
1898, but was subsequently Esopsned,
certificates being issued TO depositoEs.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
gpearsd 60 Death WhiIs AsJeon.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE state de-
partment has just received the follow
ing cablegram from Consul Jernigan at
Shanghai: "Hi1On, United States con-
sui at Foo CHOW, wires: American mis-
sion property at Yum Fuh was burned.
Details Of the Ku Cheng massacre are
horrible. Houses stealthily surrounded
and sleeping ladies and children speared
to death. Tie situation is unsettled. +"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09

SAN Francisco, Aug, IA sh Ong
protest will probably be made against
Walter Brown, one of the accepted
jurors in the ease of Theodore Durrant,
owing to his jury record. In the first
trial of NJ. D. Howell, charged with
counterfeiting, it is said that Brown
hung the jury and that his action in
that case has been the subject Of inquiry
by the federal grand inrY.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Three skeIetons Idsntinnd.

WAUKoMus, 0. T., Aug. THE
three skeletons found west of here three
weeks ago are tbs remains Of the two
Fowler brothers and their brOther.in-
law. They were killed by Indians in
1916. They were identified by an ankle
brace which was found near the re-
mains and inquiry from Canton, O.,
where the FoWlers had wealthy rela-
tives regarding the brace, developed the
fact that it was theirs. A sister Of the
FoWlers viii take the remains TO Ohio.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Lumber Dealer D!sappear..

BRIDGET ;RT, Conn, Aug. w. F.
Doty, lumber dealer Of this city, who
has been acting as agent fer Michigan
and Wisconsin lumber firms, is wanted
by the firms he represented. DOty has
disposed Of the lumber in this city, New
Haven and Hartford. He recently pur-
chased S10,0m worth and sold it, but
has not as yet turned over the money to
the cOmpanies.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Texss Fever In Kansaa.

TOPEKA, Aug. 4.-The state sanitary
board was summoned to Ottawa to in.
speCt q bunch of diseased cattle upon
the farm Of ]. C. Welch, four miles
from the city. The board found that
out Of 81 head, four head died and q
numbers Of others were sick. After a
thorough examination the board pro,
nounGed the disease to be Texas fever
and placed the farm under rigid quar-.
antine,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Promise Sensational Developments

ST. JOSEPH, Aug. IAN application
was fled in the oircuit court here for a
receiver for the Citizens Telephone
company, a company formed to oppose
the old Missouri. Kansas Telephone com.
pany. Mismanagement and fraud are
charged and sensational developments
are promised by the persons fling the
application. The company was to have
had its plant in operation by July 10,
but was recently granted an extension
Of time by the city council.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
End of Horr-Harysv Dsbate.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE end of the
HOrr-Harvey debate was reached when
Messrs. Horn and Harvey submitted to
the judges their written summaries Of
the long drawn out argument. In his
summary each contestant was limited
to $500 words, with an additional 800
words to be submitted after having read
the summary of his opponent. No new
arguments were entered into, the mat
ter submitted being simply a review Of
the debate that had preceded it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Stricken While IN Church.

FLEMNGT0Y, n. j., Aug. 6.-The
score or more members Of the Metho-
dist church at Quakertown who were
injured yesterday when the church was
struck by lightning are still suffering
from the shock. The doctors who are
tending the injured have hope Of recoy.
cry of all except Miss Minnie Frace and
James Hof. Miss Frace mas remained
unconscious since she was carried from
the church.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
EIlIIions Of Dead Fish

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 9.-The Arkan.
sas river is still high and the reports OF
damage all along the river swell the
aggregate loss, though it is impossible
to estimate it with any degree Of accu.
racy. The waters of Chisholm creek, in
the packing house district, are impreg.
mated with ammonia from the ice plants
and millions Of dead fish are floating on
the surface, having been poisoned by
the chemicals.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Compsslnr 80 s.sam.hln -.

SAX Francisco. Aug. 7.-The South.
Orn Pacific has decided TO compete with
the steamship lines in the handling Of
fruit between this city aud the Oregon
ports aud has cut freight rates between
San Francisco and ports in Oregon aud
from Portland to the same points The
new rates practically make it impossible
for the steamship companies to take
goods to Portland and transfer them 70
river boats up the Willamette valley.
The steamship companies have also
been attacked from the Ocegon end Of
the line.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
- $500 Il 1In.d..-

FARGO, N. D., Aug. THE jury in
the trial Of MyrOn B, Kent, charged
with instigating the murder Of mis- wife
at Mandan in order TO secure the $50
I 900 insurance on her life, brought in a
verdict Of guilty and fixed the penalty
az death
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
spsnish soldisrs DyiBg Rsni,slv

TAMPA. Fla, Aug. IA report re-
eeiVed here from a perfectly reliable
source states that Of 500 Spanish soldiers
sent to garrison the town Of Santa Cruz.
Cuba, 100 have died Of yellow fever and
that their physician is among the dead
The fever Is increasing rap diy among
the Spanish soldieTy. bat every effort is
being maze BY ths military an horities
TO prsFezt the giving ont Of infoEma-
ton.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
DeoIines to Meet ths Defender.

NEWPORT, R. l., Aug, THE Vigil
ant has withdrawn from further con.
tests with the Defender, Mr.. Willard
says that the Defender jockeyed his
boat so unfairly at the start Of today's
races and off Sunday Hook on July ~
that he declines to meet her again,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
L. skeleleps idenlItl.d.

WAUKONHs, o. T.. aug. THE
three skeletons found west Of hels thres
weeks ago are the remains Of the two
Fowler brothers aud their brother.in.
law. They were killed by Indians in
1915. They were Identified by an ankle
brace which was found near the re.
mains and inquiry from Canton, o.,
where the Fowlers had wealthy rela.
tives regarding the brace, developed the
fact that it was theirs. A sister Of the
Fowlers will TAKE the remains to Ohio.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Kansas REPRESENTATIVES, Namod.

Topeka, Aug. Ex-Governor Morrill,
has appointed the following persons TO
represent Kansas at the national farm.
ers' congress, to be held at Atlanta dur.
ing the cotton states exposition there
this fall; A. W. Smith OF Mcpherson
county, A. P. FOrsythe of Montgomery,
Joshua Wheeler of Atchison, C. D..
Perry Of Clark, George NJ. Munger Of
Greenwood, T. A. Hubbard of Summer,
H. Y. Grinstead Of Lane. Frank Hol.
singer Of Wyandotte, James Sheare Of
Marshall, and Martin Mohler of Osborne.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Rides t.60o Miles Tn Twentv nave

New YORK, Aug. &c. W. Lewis Of
Champaign, Ills, who arrived in Long
Branch from his western home on his
bicycle, left for Asbury Park, his desti.
nation. Lewis is principal Of the public
schools at Champaign. He left Cham
paign June p and during 20 days rid.
ing covered !, 900 miles.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
- nmaha -. -

SOUTH OMAHA, Aug. 6.--eATTLE- Reeaipts
$50 head; 1870 to 80 lbs, ss7e95.3i; Ile0 to
1870 lbs, sl25g4e5: gl9 60 ile0 lbs, s.. 59GA g;
choice COWS, 81 59as. p; common cows. sI.sag
80; gScd feeders. $225 sS.sJ; common feeders,
s265gS.ls; market steady TO lie lower.
HoG3-Eeeeipts, 2,6J1 head; light, As36.Af0;
naked, ss.5j@l.sJ; heavy, SA509t71; marked
q lover
sHEEP-Recsipts. so head; muttoas, & s.
$50 isnles Ss5ESs5 70; maEtsE 10 lp-ssE.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Walter Anstin,s so.In Raonzor..l-

FoRT scoTT, Kan. Aug. 2.-The body
Of Walter Austin, who was drowned
while attempting to cross a flooded
steam here was recovered by divers.
Willie Goods body has not been found.
The food is subsiding and the country
roads are being opened up again. The
flood was destructive to crops in the
low lands
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
BIG Shit Fnr nn,naees.

SAN Francisco. Aug. 7.-GeOrgs A.
Martin. q Sioux City shipper OF Cali.
fornia fruits, has sued the Southern Pa.
cifc company for $4,000. He was On
his way home from San Francisco on q
round trip ticket which the conductor
charged him with having purchased
from a scalper Martin was put Of the
train, hence the suit.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Kansas Veterans Forsging Train.

TOPEKA, Aug. 6.-The Grand Army
veterans Of Kansas will send train
load Of products to the Louisville en-.
Campment. Ii viii be called the ''for,
aging train" It will be deliberately
decorated with corn, wheat, oats and
other grains and grasses, ballasted with
big potatoes, Cabbages and other veg,
etables, and adorned with stuffed
chickens and fowls, and there will be a
carload Of fruits of every variety.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Wichita Cannllsgionsrs to Be Bounce,

WICHITA, Aug. 7.-Chairman Jones
Of the metropolitan police commission
and his colleagues, G. L. Pratt and A.
@. Huzy, received letters from Governor
Morrell demanding their designations by
telegraph. They have not resigned and
will not. It is expected that they will
be dismissed and Prohibitionists ap.
pointed in their places.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Secure CanUot FInd TndIsn-.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA dispatch
received at the war department from
General COppingsr at JacksOH's Hole
says the Indian scouts are still Ous aad
can find no Indians and that all is quiet.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Yeterans, Natlonal Enoampmsnt

LIMA, o., Aug. THE 10Th national
encampment Of the United Veterans
union and the WOman's Veterans Re.
serve union of America was opened by
Commander-in-chief George J. Cakes Of
Rochester, n. Y. Delegates are here
from 10 states.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Kaasas Republicans to Meet.

TOPEKA, aug. 2.-Chairman Leland
sad Secretary BristOw have issued 4
cali fora nesting Of the Republican
state central committee here Aug. Is
for the purpose Of considering a method
Of nominating candidate for chief jus.
tice Of the state supreme court.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
q Invegtiaste Pratt's Career.

WICHITA, aug 1.-The British vice
consul has appointed an agent named
Mitchell Of this city to thoroughly IN.
yestigate the career Of Frank Pratt,
whose criminal practices and move.
ments bear striking resemblance to
Holmes. It is believed by the mayor
that Holmes and Pratt are identical.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
ID EEhihIt 80 Kansa,.

LEAvENwoRTH, Aug. 4.-Colonel o.
E. Leonard, president Of the Kansas
commission, appointed FOR the Atlanta
exposition, today announced that there
would be no exhibit from Kansas as q
state owing to the inability Of the ex.
position management to give room nee.
essarY for q Kansas disnlav
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
- - ~.

MADRID, Aug. 5.-An official dispatch
has been received here which says the
Spaniards have defeated the rebels
under 5Gse Maeeo near Santiago De
Cubs. and that SEVERAL Of the 1essIs
we've killed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
- Broune Do. ths g..

MAssmAoN. o., aug. Carl Browne
writes from Washington declaring the
report sent out from Baltimore that he
had deserted bis wife "a pack Of lies. {"
He declares that they are living TO-
r.afhar
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Do n = HoveI on q Hed Of Dlamond.

DENVER, Aug. Carrie POmeToy
was found dead in a hoyel. Detectives
found over s., 800 worth of diamonds
and fine jewelry concealed in a pile Of
rags which served for a bed. Shs was
known in western mining camps as Car
rie Tinsis
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
oTerieoEsf p TInTdr,I uoilor.

KANSAS CITY, aug. 9.-The Argsn.
tine p0stofice was robbed Of 500 in
money and stamps. The burglars ovsr.
looked $500 in the bottom Of tbs safe.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
UphOIds the Registration Eoz.

RICHNoED, Va, Aug. Judge Coz
in the South Carolina registration case,
dismissed the complaints bill for an In
junction. This decision uphOlds she
present registration laws.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
Georgia Railroads Kick on Ra tes

ATLANTA, Aug. Interstate Com
meree Commissioners Morrison and
Clements arrived here and began the
hearing of the appeal of the railroads
from fruit rates fixed by the state rail.
road commission.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
gsDtsfn Vsrnunl fises 10 EaFamis.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ?. - Captain
Charles A. Vaznnm has besn detailed IS
nilit2Ty inspector at the University Of
Wyoming ct Laramie.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
NEWS OF KANSAS.
worEing On ruii Tine.

topeka, Apg 1.-The Santa Fe rail.
road company has put its entire force in
the railroad shops here on full time OF
10 hours a day. There are between
1900 and /, 800 men at work.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09
lIaIboaEas - -.

MELBOURNE. Victoria. Aug. 7.~Ihs
City u Melbourne bank has closed It's
GB9rs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09

A suitable reply was sent and a SINH
laE dispatch was forwarded TO the DEM
Ocratic state convention IL Mississippi.
The aaditions 70 the Democratic state
committee which at one time threatened
20 eauss 50 much iHharmony, were then
made q committeeman being selected
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
Taxes and Good Roads.

St. Paul wants county commission
ers' convention to be held within it's do
mains in the fore part of next January.
The Commercial club has asked the
common council to join it in extending
an invitation to all the county commits
sioners in the state to meet in ST. Paul
in such convention. Its object would
be to discuss the adoption of some uni
form and equita BILE methods of taxation,
The best way of securing good roads
and such other matters as come within
the Jurisdiction of the commissioners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
DECEMBER
PECULIAR FISH.
The Inhabitant of the Deep Ii Called .
Winged General
- - -

The Inhabitant of the Deep Is Called .
Winged General
One of the most extraordinary speci-
mems of the fish family is the nam hal
gnan," or the great general of the South
sea, an animal of the whale species,
which has its home in the Indian ocean.
A full-grown namois upward of 35 feet
in length, pure black in color and has
eyes as large as saucer. Besides the
above characteristic features, which
may be said to be whalelike, with the
exception of the eyes, the nam has two
immense tusks, which resemble those
of the elephant, both in size and color.
and two queer wingliIe membranes ex-
tending along it's sides from the side
fins almost to the tail. The old mans
have curious habit of marshaling their
kind to do battle with the whales and
the sharks, and old mariners say that
they maneuver with so much intelli-
gence and sagacity that they are known
to all the islanders by names which sig
Nifty winged generals, winged warriors
or winged chiefs of the seas. The Ma
tional museum at Berlin has a fine
mounted specimen of this queer warlike
fish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Collapsed.

The large south gable and portion
OF the wall of the immense dining room
and amusement hall, which is being
built at the state hospital, at Rochester.
gave way, falling with terrific crash
into the Administration building, which
was completed last July. The large
plate glass windows on the stairs and
In the Office of this latter building were
demolished and the rooms strewn with
debris. The Butler-Ryan Company, of
st. Paul, which has the contract for the
building, had about 100 men at work
on it, but no one was injured, though
three men working on the cornice,
near the gable, had an almost mirac-
ulous escape. The cause of the fall
was the thawing of the mortar. which
had frozen when the gable was in pro-
cess of construction. The loss is esti-
mated at about 5000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
Eclipses Them AlI-35H Hours Chicago to
Jacksonville, Florida.

The Monon Route with its customary en-
terprise has put on a new fast train that
makes the run between Chicago and Jack
sonville in $50 hours.
This train is composed of elegant Pull
man Perfected Safety Vestibuled, Open and
Compartm ent Sleepers, including Drawing
Room and Buffet Sleepers, as we'll as COM
Portable day coaches, with Monon Celebrated
Highback Seats.
This train leaves Chicago daily at e:32 P.
M, arriving at Cincinnati next morning
7:3O, Chattan ooga 5: 80 P. NJ, Atlanta 10 40
P. NJ, reaching jacksonville at $40 the sec
nection with all lines for points in Central
and Southern Florida. This is the fastest
time ever made by any line between Chi
cago and Florida.
FRANK ] REED, Gen'l Pass. Agt., Chicago
City Ticket Office, 232 Clark ST., Chicago
For time cards, pamphlets and all other
information, address L. E. SESSIONS, N w.
Pass. ACT, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
How completely TIE BLACK CAT. Bos-

How completely TIE BLACK CAT, Bos-
toms new five-cent magazine, has capti-
waited the story-reading world, is shown
by the fact that in three months it has
already reached sale of 15o, 900 copies
And the favor it has found with the
press is equally well indicated by the
editorial comments of leading papers
throughout the country. The New York
Mail and Express, for instance, refers to
it as "tbe literary pet" while the Louis
vile Commercial says: 1--WE predict
that this delightfully."- original and in
teresting magazine, which is published
by the Shortstory Publishing Co., Bos-
ton, Mass, will have the largest sale
ever reached by any publication. Its
cleverly told stories of mystery, excit-
ing detective tales, and thrilling stories
of adventure render THE BLACK CAT a
delightful new departure in story tell
ing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
A Generous Offer.

Sheriff Holmberg presented to the
county commissioners of Hennepin
county bill for $500 for the Hayward
execution. 1t had been practically de-
cided that the commission would allow
$3.50 for the work, but the sheriff came
in with proposition that he be al
lowed $500, all of which he offered to
donate to the county for the purpose of
purchasing what would be the begin
ming of a jail library. The commission
liked the idea, and without dissent
ing voice allowed the bill, with thanks
to the sheriff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
A Panic.

A fire broke out in Grand Rapids city
hall, where the ladies of the Presby-
terrain church were holding the Sur
vival of Months" The hall was crowd
ed with men, women and children. A
rush was made for the stairs and de-
spite the efforts of brave men the crowd
could not be kept from rushing head
long down the steep stairs. For few
moments it seemed as though many
would be crushed to death. Several
ladies tainted and Miss Cox is in crit
cal condition. The blaze originated in
one of the booths by the upsettlng of a
fancy lamp. Several were hurt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to curs in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimo nials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-25
Hastings Gets 1t.

The fourth state hospital for the in
sane will be located at Hastings.
Such was the decision reached by the
commission appointed by the governor
to look up location and supervise the
work of construction. The commission
decided not to advertise for plans until
several hospitals had been visited.
They will go to st. Peter and Roches-
ter to look over the buildings.
The offer made by the city of Hast
ings to the commissioners is very lib
eral one The city is to receive 81, 500
for the site, which is GAP acres in ex-
tent. The value of the land is $50 per
acre, and it has a water power valued
at $4,000 The city agrees further to
put improvements on the site to the
value of $40, 600.