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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
THE STATION SITE SELECTED.
The Tomblin Quarter East OF Town
Chosen b. the Committee.
THEPLANT TO BE BUILT AT ONCE.
Both Pumping and Storing storm
Waters BY Drainage.

Messrs Hoyt Andrews, William Walk
er and E. J. Scott, the committee that
was chosen to select a site for the state
experimental irrigation station, were
out Monday and after looking over
several proposed sites fixed on the
TombIin quarter, the southeast of sec
ton 16, as the most suitable. The site
selected combines facilities for catch
ing the storm waters by drainage, as
we'll as for pumping.
By this means it gives this county a
much larger plant, and will cause a
larger expenditure for labor, ETC., and
also demonstrate that it will pay, not
only to pump, but to store drainage
and storm waters for iTrigating.
The largest pumping irrigation plant
in the world is in operation in eastern
Kansas, its supply being furnished by
damming a draw and holding the water
that formerly only helped to swell the
muddy Missouri, but now irrigates
hundreds of acres of land, thereby
guaranteeing a harvest and making
valuable land that was practically
worthless. By this system many large
tracts Of land in this county can be put
under irrigation.
The site selected Is the southwest
40 of the southeast quarter of section
16, township s, range 80, and is only
mile and a half from town. The fair
ground forty was thought by some to
be a desirable location, but the county
commissioners, although enthusiastic
irFigatOrs and willing to donate the
land as private individuals, did not
feel inclined to do so as public officers
and the representatives Of the people.
The work on the plant viii be com
menced as soon as Che advertisement
for bids for the contract can be pub
lished in the state paper and the con
tract let. The capacity of the plant
viii be as large as the manufacturers
of deep-Weil pumping material. viii
guarantee.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
He Didn't Know 1t was Nd Year.

Somewhere in the region of Colum-
bus. Ind, lives a person who is the per
sonifeation of dewnrightnerve. He is
an inventor, and instead of being of a
meek and humble disposition that
tradition alleges is a characteristic of
that species, he is much the reverse.
For some time he has been correspond.
ing with the board of trade in regard
to establishing a windmill factory in
this city. He wanted a bonus of course,
and the board was willing to consider
anything reasonable. Last week his
terms arrived. He wanted two acres
of city property and $1,000 in cash.
This, he said, was only drop in the
bucket of what it was worth. All cor
respOndence has ceased.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
The Weight Of Hsy.

The Country Gentleman says in
reply to a correspondent who asks how
to measure a haymow to find the num-
Der Of tons of hay: Compact timothy
hay requires about 500 cubic feet to
weigh ton considerably more, per-
haps 700, as it is brought from the
field, but the quantity will vary with
the pressure caused by the height Of
the NOW, and with the age Of the grass
when cut, ripe and stiff grass yielding
less under pressure, and requiring
more in bulk TO weigh : ton. Stiff.
coarse hay will be found to weigh less
than fine and flexible hsy, which will
pack solid. The quantity we have
stated is a fair average for well-settled
hay.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
ROTATION OF CROPS
A Practice That Assists in the Thorough
determination of Weeds.

determination of Weeds.
Rotating the farm with different
crops serves not only to prevent loss of
fertility, but also assists in killing
weeds with no extra cost than that re-
quired for cultivating the crop that
may be grown during the season. Corn
has proved of as much value to farmers
in compelling them to kill weeds as it
has in providing grain and fodder. and
if a farm should be devoted wholly to
the crops that are drilled or broad
casted, and which cannot be cultivated
such as wheat, rye, barley and oats
there would arrive a time when weeds
would have full possession. To prevent
this condition of affairs the farms are
made to grow crops that must of nee
essity be cultivated, and in so doing
there IS a saving of labor in the killing
Of weeds.
The rotation with corn as the only
cultivated crop, however, is too limited,
as the land is thus made to produce
grain of some kind every year. which is
detrimental as depFiying it of certain
plant foods and leaving an excess, COM
paratiVely, of that which cannot be
utilized by grain crops,
One cause of weeds fOurishing on
some soils is chat they thrive on plant
foods left over by the grain crops. a
condition which enders the soil i'm
poyerished for other grain crops. vet
very fertile for weeds because the
weeds are able to get a good start, make
rapid growth, secure abundant moist
Ure below the surface and deprive the
land of that whice was not utilized by
the crops, the result being that the soil
is still further impoverished. This may
be prevented by growing root crops
after corn, to be followed by clover OF
some grass crop.
No two crops Of the same kind should
be grown on the land in succession.
and a crop that is soWed or drilled
should be followed by a planted crop
the next year to keep the soil clean.
Wheat, corn, oats. potatoes, corn and
clover, followed by wheat again, is a
rotation practiced by many progressive
farmers; but turnips carrots, beets.
cabbage, millet and peas OF beans are
added to the list whenever it can be
done with advantage -Colman's Rural
World
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22

The post assisted by the relief corps
will hold campfire at the opera house
on Thursday evening, March 90 At
the conclusion of the entertainment
beans, coffee and bareback will be
served. Fifteen cents admission will be
charged or two tickets for . cents.
Bean bake and entertainment will be
free
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
- ClTY ELECTlON.
Nominations Must Be Certified Tomorrow
10 Be Legal.

Nominations Must Be Certified Tomorrow
TO Be Legal.
Last night primaries we're held in the
several wards to elect delegates to the
citizens convention to be held at the
court house to night to put in nomina-
ton candidates for the several city Of
fees to be filed at the coming election.
The convention is croWding the limit
as the nominations are required to be
certified to before the city clerk ten
days prior to election. 40 other con
ventiOn can be legally held later than
this, and as none is likely to be held,
the fight viii be settled in the coming
convention.
A good businessman ticket IS what
is wanted. The conditions of the city's
finances are in no shape for QuixOtic
administration
The registration is very light SO far,
not over half the eligible voters having
registered.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
Five Hundred MING, f,h,i,s

Suppose Grover Cleveland should
send a special message to congress ask
ing it for law empowering him to
have 5O0,0OO,0OO chains made TO bind
American citizens, would the people
rise IN their Indignation and hang him
to a lamp post? That is Just what he
did few days ago when he asked con
gress to give him authority TO issue
S5OO,OGO,O00 in bonds. L people who
are placed under the bondage of debt
are debt slaves. And Cleveland saws
ii he isn't given permission Of law 10
issue these bonds be viii issue til EN- in
defiance of both law and public OBJ
nion, for there is absolutely no law for
the sale Of these bondsshe has sold and
threatens to sell.-Midlsnd Journal.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
Board of Trade Meeting.

The Goodland board Of trade held
its regular weekly meeting at the court
house Friday night. The board &C
knOwledged the reesiptof SO from the
Commercial club of St Joseph, Mo-,
to be used to help the needy of Sher-
man county, and directed the score
taFy to send thanks for the same.
The seed grain committee reported
that they had received a car of spring
wheat from the Chicago Board Of
Trade to be let on the conditions that
it is to be paid for by those getting it
In case fair crop is grown.
Other matters Of interest we're dis
eussed among which we're irrigation.
the experimental station, manufae-
lures. etc.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
POTATOES By Irritation.

To grow potatoes by irrigation, I
shall treat the subject with reference
only to farmers who wish to irrigate in
a small way, say one acre or less; be-
cause l think most of our farmers will
only irrigste in a small way, and be-
cause am of the opinion success for
the community and tho individual is
more likely to result from persons try
ing small tracts at first. To raise a
small patch of potatoes I would first
level the land thoroughly, then manure
One-haf to one inch deep; pillow under
two to four inches, and then water suf-
ficiently to cause freezing to loosen the
ground. I should make small pond,
and, after the land is sufficiently
watered for proper freezing, I should
turn water into the pond, and two
weeks before I desired to plant | would
water the land thoroughly till wet at
least four feet deep. As soon as dry
enough to work just right, I would
pillow an inch deeper than the land was
first stirred, down to eight inches.
Furrow out in rows three feet apart
with single shovel or stirring piow, and
drop one piece of potato of good size
with not less than two eyes every 18
inches in rows. Cover with cultiVator
and have potatoes at least four inches
below the surface. Harrow often until
they are four to six inches high, Then
pillow as often as they need it to keep
the weeds down or land mellow with
corn cultivatOr. At each blowing get
shovels farther from the plant. With
such watering before planting and such
care as to let no weeds grow, aud keep
ground mellow, with early potatoes you
will scarcely ever have to irrigate. But
if the season is very dry and the plants
begin to suffer, make a deep, clean fur
row in middle of each row and run a
stream of water through each furroW
till the water soaks entirely through
the hills. Don't allow any furrow to
get over half full of water at time. If
bugs bother, mix paris green or london
purple in water and sprinkle plant,
using a wisp of hay or broom corn
about size of wrist, bind we'll with cord
about ODe-half length of wisp. If you
plant early or late and follow above,
don't think you will ever fail to raise a
good crop Of pOtatOes.-W. A. Reeder,
in Hill City Reviile.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
The New woman wore II.

MADAM" said the new woman's hus-
band severely, Il have borne your in
reference with my affairs too long.
You object to my leaving the children
in charge of the nurseman while I go
out to afternoon teas. You criticise
the extravaganza of my shopping expe-
ditiOns. You sneer at my patronage of
bargain sales. You find fault with the
number Of callers whom receive after
moons.
Il will not endure it. I wish you to
understand that wear the divided
skirt in this family Buffalo Express.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
Plenty of Moisture if Preserved.

According to a scientist who has
been looking into the question, three
times as much rain falls in Kansas as
is required for the growing of bounti-
full crops. The problem is to conserve
this moisture by means of deep plow-
ing, mulching and pond building in
order to have it available for unusually
dry seasons. He finds that it can be
done-indeed. that it has been done
and is being done by a steadily-increas-
ing number of farmers every year.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
GIVING OUT TIE SEED GRAIN.
The Questions to Ee Answered and
Contract to Be Signed.
ls BUSHELS 10 EACH APPLICANT
yVheas and Barley About the OaiY seed
Wanted-Ths Commissioners Saved
Money By Looking to the BuyIng.

The seed grain from tbs state is now
in the hands Of the county commits
sioners and is being distributed. The
barley was purchased in the east by
the railroad commissioners, but the
wheat was bought by our board Of
county commissioners through Mr. Tea
garden, one Of the board, at Boulder,
Colo. By doing this the county com
missioners secured much more seed
and saved the county a good deal Of
money. The price Of wheat has risen
5 cents per bushel since Mr.. Tesgarden
made the purchase, which would have
made a difference of $3.50. The seed
secured is of the best and the commits
sioners deserve great credit for their
good judgment in buying.
The applicants have had to appear
and make affidavit to the following
questions:
Section, town and range?
Length of residence in county and
state?
Did you lose crop of 1894 by drouth?
Are you otherwise able to procure
seed?
Are you the head Of a family?
Number Of acres in cultivation?
Number Of acres to be seeded?
Number and kind Of farm nipple
ments?
Number and kind of teams?
Amount OF seed on hand, in bushels?
Amount of seed needed, in bushels?
A note for the purchase price and
cost of fling is given by the applicant,
due Nov 1, 1895, with interest at the
rate Of 6 per cent per annum from Nov.
1, 1895, secured by lien upon the crop
grown from such seed.
The failure Of a crop this year, will,
of course, make the states assistance
an entire gift, as there will be no re-
turn for the notes,
The commissioners are endeavoring
to get the grain into the hands of only
those who really need it, and are sue,
ceeding fairly we'll.
The applicant in this county gets
about enough seed to SOW % acres
Besides the state seed there is plenty
of other being let out by private parties
on the shares, and several cars from
the Chicago board of trade on terms
similar to those of the state seed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
Fhe $500 DE 90 NIssaerlze.

Prof. Prinz, the great Russian mind
reader and mssmerist, gave 3 lecture
at the opera house Saturday evening
to a good-sized audience. His work
was disappointment. The mind read
ing vas fairly veil done, but when it
came to the mesmerizing the professor
wasn't in il. Out Ct q large number Of
subjects only enc could be controlled
and that one with difficulty. The End
ingof hidden pin 4as the only eredit-
able work done.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22

In compliance with section u of by
laws, there will be an election of Of
ticers on the fourth Tuesday in April.
j. NJ. JORDAN, Secretary, Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
Spring millinery .

I viii return to Goodland in a week
with a complete stock Of beautiful
spring millinery. MAuDE L. KING.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22

The Closing of the Redwood school
The Redwood school doesn't do any
thing by halves. Miss Rachel Walker
closed a very successful term of school
at Redwood March 10, and was followed
by an entertainment the same evening,
given by the people of Redwood and
PEPPER districts. Messrs. Donaldson,
Williamson and Garden rendered some
very fine music. The programme was
somewhat lengthy, but quite enter
tanning, as no one seemed to be wearied.
At the close of the exercises the
scholars of the Redwood school pre-
sented their teacher, Miss Rachel
Walker, with a very handsome "toilet
case" which was a complete surprise
to her, after which Miss Walker thank
ed the scholars for the present they
had chosen for her, and the patrons for
assisting in the closing exercises. -
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22

The Teachers association will hold a
meeting atthe school building in Good
land, April 6, when the following prog
rame will be rendered.
Song. by Association
Technical Physiology" INV. /. Welch
General discussion.
kindergarten song. ....... Miss Stewards pupils
Model School Board .............Joel Turner
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
Farms to RENT

/ have for rent the Kennedy, Shafts
and Don Carlos farms, Just south =of
Ge0dEsnd. Ia0slAs P. I.EeSA ARD.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-22
DAM THE DRAWS
And Then Drain the Slopes and Irrisate
Your Land.


Your Land
Don't thinkbecause you are poor you
can't begin. Get a cheap windmill aud
pump if yon can do no better Pump,
pump. pump by the wind. Make reser-
voirs to catch and impound the storm
waters. In Jewell county one man
made a reservoir 80 acres in extent BY
simply subsoiIing to a depth of u
inches and raised a good crop OF alfalfa
last year. Then, dam the draws.
Twenty inches Of rain falls each year:
save it by damming the draws. This
being done all over the state. build
many little reservoirs. The water will
peFcolate through the soil and condi
tions will change. Immense reservoirs
are being built in mountain regions
costing vast sums Of money. This can't
be done in Kansas, and there is no use
to issue bonds for building dams. Let
every farmer do his own work.
We have been misled as to the hu-
nudity of western Kansas, but have at
last ascertained the true fact. Irriga-
ton In the future viii supply the lack
of moisture. We are living on the best
soil and in the finest climate on the
globe the year round Irrigation gives
big returns. A man at Larned sold
$500 worth of cabbage from an irrigated
half acre. Books say you can raise
from three to five times as much from
irrigated land than from land in the
humid region. Florida with from 40 to
10 inches of rainfall is irrigating for
oranges. Michigan, with from 40 to SO
is irrigating for apples. Each state has
sufficient rain, but it is not distributed
just right to bring crops to greatest
perfection Cawker Republican.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-01
puYALLUP REsERvATIoN SALE
Unless There should Be a Hitch In the
Proceedings. Which l. LIKELY.

Tacoma April S0.-Speci eciai.-Tomorrow
is the day set by the Puyaliup Indian
commission for the sale OF the resefVa-
tion lands, but Il is expected there Will
be hitch In the proceedings. The COM
mission. IN order TO make the sales legal
first had TO secure powers OF attorney
from the Indian owners themselves
These instruments were secured some
time past.
Today Attorney Charles Woodworth
who. with Frank c. Ross. has been op-
posing the action OF the commission ar d
chsmpioning the rights OF the Indians 10
handle the land given them ny the gov
ernment. placed on record revocations OF
most OF these powers Of attorney. The
revocatinns co rer about half the reserva-
zion lands advertised for sale by the COM
mission fin this county. Revelations for
all but two pieces az the lands In King
county were filed al Seattle.
Members Of the commission said tonight
that no attention would be paid TO revo-
cations. but the sale will go ahead any
how Indian owners OF the land gave
the commission what were practically
movers Of attorney. making the commits
sion a trustee 20 sell tho lands. II Is 10
revoke these instruments that Attorney
Woodwork. on behalf of the Indians
filed revocations today. About i.so acres
ara advertised for sale tomorrow. II ss
thought that Woodworih's action VIII
prevent bidding 70 any great extent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-01
DURRANT's EXAMINATION ENDED
Bail Is Refused Confinement Is Telling
on Him.

San Francisco. April D0-The evidence
in the preliminary examination Of Theo-
dore Durrant for the murder or Minnie
Williams is all in. and Police Judge Con-
Ian viii deliver his opinion next Thursday
morning. lie denied for the time being.
a motion OF defendants counsel 20 dis
miss the case. and also refused to admit
Durrant 70 bail when Durrant was ia
ken 10 the court room today he looked
pale and worn. his confinement apparent
" beginning TO tell upon his health.
DR.. J. $. Barrett. who performed the
autopsy on the body OF Minnie Williams,
was on the stand and was cross-exam-
ined for hours by the defense. He stated
that Miss Williams died from asphySis-
ton and hemoThage. the former caused
BY rags forced down her throat and the
hemorrhage by the severing OF arteries
In her wrists. Other wounds In various
parts OF her body were inflicted after
death
G r Hills testified that a man rsssn-
bling Durrant met a woman answering
TO Miss Williams description near Eman-
uel church on God Friday night, walked
rapidly down the street. and disappeared
Inside the dark church. lie watched them
intently. because at first he thought the
woman was his wife keeping an appoint
ment with another man. When he went
home, however. ne found his wife there
lie examined the entrances and exits OF
the church next day. and found that the
pair could not nave left the church while
he watched and have escaped his obser-
Vation-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-01

wAteh latter place the family 81 the late
naval commander Sas said 20 he await
ing the remains. IN order thar the gen
ero8s n senticas Cf Admiral Ito should
oe carried out "a the fullest extent. the
captain Of he Tent'a allowed the kwang
Chi 20 proceed. after exacting a pledge
that shc he taken directly TO shanghai
and that ali the officers cscoSfiag theiE
deaG leader should maintain their PIE
vioaEs parole and serve no more against
Japan. Foreign diplemsttsts IN pekiag
asser, THAI TIE Chinese emperor IS not
yet convinced that Admiral Ting COM
mifteG suiciie. and has ordered the gov
erncr of Shantung 20 report the circunl-
stances aE his death
TIE hsue funnel steamship Pc1yTehsxmus
struck a rock osycSsde Songkcng ~ Aprll
s whiles eatersfS TIE haroor tn a dense
fog She was ~tockeS IN a hsadiv leaking
condition and viii require cogsSt6eTael BE
repairing.
Vancouver, r. c. April Sa.-Ths En-
press 81 CHINA arrived here this evening
from the orient after an uneVentfuI
trip. She had seventy salOon. nine inter-
rs5e3Eafa and &f4 storage paSSengVrs. and
also brought i30 tons - cargo. jest
before leaving Yokohama some little
trouble was experienced wtth coolies laaa-
ing the vessel. who str~sck. The trouble
was settled by the a-SSlsSaIsce OF the po-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-01

Havana. Aprn So.--The Insurgents were
routed APa II q by Spanish troops under
Maj. TejeTizo rcorganIxed and oncentrAted
IN the vicinity Of Ramon Nagneres. They
again met the spanish forces under Teser-
izo at Ramon XaEneTes, and the rebels
are reported 10 have lost slxty-two killed
and many injured. The Spanish loss was
six dead. three wounded.
Key West. Fla. April 3a-Frivate ad-
vices from Cuba state that Gen Crom-
bet was not kliled in battle, but was as
sassinatei. A part OF hts hand WAS cap
ture9 and the remainder eed 10 tho
mountains. The killing OF Crombet from
ambush was reported 30 Campos. who or
dered the officer in command of the Span
ish troops before him. The officer vas
reprimanded and sent 20 Spain 10 he
court-martialed
A band of $50 Spanish troops was de-
fested by the insurgents near Guanta-
namo on the 18th inst. One spanish sol
der was left 10 report the defeat. Gomez
landed near Guantanamo. He had l,ee
men under his command