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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

From Our Correspondent,
That tuncOnsulted) Missouri hunter referred
TO last week as having kicked the buckle"
some days before, left by will all his earthly
possessions TO his three sons Bay, Nate and
JIM to be divided as follows; To Bay, the old
est, one-han thereof; to Nate, the second son,
One-third thereof; and to Jim, the youngest,
one-ninth thereof But when an inventory was
taken the cd mans property was found TO con-
sist Of nothing more nor less than II hounds,
and how to divide up according 70 tbs terms OF
the viii without impairing the usefulness Of one
or more of the dogs was what puzzled the heirs.
Postmaster Wileman, whose advice they sought,
solved the problem TO the satisfaction OF all
concerned. When he went over 70 show the
boys how the hounds could be divided according
TO the will without chopping up one or more OF
them, Ee took along his own hound, which be
placed in the dugOut with the Others, saying:
Now we viii suppose that your father prop
eFty consists Of IS hounds instead Of IT," Then
ne said to Bay, the oldest: Now you take your
share and hit the road, and Bay took half the
hounds tnine) aud went his way in q hurry.
Then be said to Nate: Now yOu take your
third Of the property and skin-Outi and Nate
took SIX hounds and went at a lively gait Then
( TO Jim be said: You take your ninth Of the
property and skip," aud Jim took two hounds
and lie out and PaFsOn Wfseman took his own
dog and went back home. Query: Was the
property divided according to the terms OF the
Wilt "RuletCn Side Dishes" may advise on
this coffin mate.
Ed Strand took wheat to GoOdland Monday,
aud after loading up with oats, groceries etc,
/ j. b. Moore placed a So Combined Hand Tor.
don pillow and drill in his wagon, and they start
ed home in company together with Gideon
| Hockst When the trio arrived at La Blanche
about dark and stopped for their mail, they
seemed so funny they we're invited 70 pass their
/ bottle around. j. B. Moore stepped up TO the
"trusty team" and wagon ana brought forth
Gidson's i0ngH6eked bottle Of EaterHaetion
cider aud while IL was being sampled the
! .'frusty" it out for home. The last thing seen
of I'd and Jim their coat tails we're whipping
] their boot tops down the road. while Gideon
/ took his TateFulallO1 juice and followed % as
I hard as he could tear.
| Il IS early for hornets 70 be buzzing around
I but q sentinel vas seen at Ia Blanche the other
] day that thought his nest had bsen molestea b
the 'itemszeF." After dubbing around 8 white
] Is got 3 yeilOE-iacket or two after him Who
gave him 70 understand that be was o little
/ premature; aHd, fRding big. stinses clan'
work veil be went back into BIS h0ia. sad Ea
4 suppose pniled the hols % after him.
TEE ASST sll4s
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ihlS is april.
Mems bicycle suits at The Wizards.
Houses to trade or sell. See B. F.
Brown.
Thomas P. Leonard, abstFacter and
insurance.
Carload of early Ohio potatoes from
Iowa at the Wizards.
A look through our grocery depart
ment will profit yOu.-The Wizard,
A light snow fell Wednesday morn
ing This was probably the last of the
season.
We want county and township war
rants, and few school orders.-C. NJ.
Millisack.
Papa Frank Dawson is the proudest
man is GoodIsnd. That new daughter
at his house is responsible for it.
The big storm center lay between
Denver and Dodge City Tuesday. It
might have been a tornado, but turned
out a blizzard.
The county treasurer is making bal
lances this week and getting ready to
pay out money on hand to district and
township tressureFs.
Have $50 acre farm in Rock county
Nebraska, entirely clear, taxes paid, to
exchange for clear Sherman county
land.-M. Robinson.
Have a purchaser for five quarter
sections of clear Sherman county land.
Must be cheap for cash. Come in and
see me.-M.Robinson.
Rev. j. 7. ShackIeford will fill the
Methodist pastorate here for another
year, being reappOinted by the confer
ence held at Beloit last week.
In spite of all the moisture that
soaked up things last week it must be
acknowledged that some dust few on
Tuesday. Kansas soil is a quick dryer
The polling places in the coming city
election will be at the following places:
First ward, court house; Second ward,
water works buildingi Third ward
town COmpany's brick,
B. F. Brown, agent for the Monarch
bicycle, sold four wheels this week
William Walker, for the Crescent, sold
two; Dell Bowers, for the Eagle, sold
one.
Lost-White greyhound dog, Will
brindle spots on left side of head
5 Any information leading to recovery
of same will be appreciated.
WILLIAM WALKER, JR.
] You have noticed that it is easy tC
meet prices after a pattern. We sci
g the pattern with lowest prices. YoU
+ are always protected in every line o.
goods with US. One Price, the Wizard
, Thomas Ryan, a Kansan, has beer
. appointed first assistant secretary o
n the interior by President Mckinley
! Mr. Mckinley has given two very prom
inent federal positions to Kansas, TO
which the state should be provided.
d Mrs. E. Derby has returned fron
Oregon with all the new ideas for tn
: millinery trade. She will have hat
o trimming parlor at the building latel
, made vacant by Mr.. Reynolds, th
photographer. She will be pleased t
see ali her old customers whether the
: wish hats trimmed or not.
A terrific blizzard ragged in eastern
Colorado Tuesday end Wednesday o
this week. blocking the railroads an
causing considerable loss in stock. Al
passenger trains west Of GoOdlsnd Wer
stuck in the snow. No trains we're raj
3 west of this place on Wednesday. Fh
|, westboRnd trains we're sent east il
place Of the regular ones. The tail en-
of the storm struck GOodland, but va
met very severe, only a small amour
iof snow falling that melted as soon es !
struck Che ground.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
YOUTHFUL JOYS

The flowers we plucked in childhood
Possessed a perfume rare,
With which none in the wildwood
OF the present can compare.
A youths first sEeetheart's kisses
4 warmth Of love possessed
With which when she's his Mrs.
No kiss compares in zest.
And though we gain e million
Twill bring but half the joys
Of the dollaF-worth billion
That we found when we were boys.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
Pleasant Home Items.

From Our Correspondent.
Mrs. George O'Neai was snow bound at the
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Mcdaniel, during
the storm last week.
Guy Bray was in this vicinity Tuesday looking
fOF stray horses.
much larger acreage Of small grain viii be
put in in this part OF the county than was eI-
pected, due to the effects of the recent snow,
Tom EdgeFtOn was visiting at the home Of his
parents last leek.
Bide Lister had a chase after his horses after
the storm.
Uncle Ernest Lister and wife visited at f. NJ.
KOOntz's Friday,
William Kunz is trying the grippe now, as the
grippe is no Fespectsr OF persons, the old as well
as the young have to wrestle with that disagree
able malsdy,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

A question Of unusual moment con
fronts the western Kansas farmer. It
is whether to buy calves OF spring
wheat with his gold standard rocks.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
NosLE Loo IN ooMNoN JAIL.
Very Coarse swiudlrr Easily Captured
asd Loeked Up.

Very Coarse SWiHdlrF Easily Captured
asd Locked Up
Captain George Fraser, R. A., London,
Eng. was the way II was transferred to the
register of the Grand hotel On Sunday evening.
He was dapper little fellow, with rather seedy
looking clothes, of loud tweed pattern and i'm
itation English cut. He is in jail now but he
had a varied and interesting experience in
Council Bluffs during his foTty-eight hours so
iOuTn, He represented himself among other
things as being a newspaper man, connected
With a New York paper, and endeayoFed to So
ieit little business for the paper here, accept
ing only such contracts as could be collected
upon in advance. In this way be managed to
get hold Of a few dollars from several business
men, bnt he worked a more profitable graft
among the sports. He was getting along admir-
ably, and was filling his room in the Grand
hotel with sample cigars and liquors ordsred
from local dealers, when he encountered q Sc
rious obstacle in the shape Of H. D. Carabee,
a man who is quite well known in Council Bluffs
as the Fly drum major" Mr.. Carabse got into
trouble with the state over small financial
transaction and was obliged to spend short
time in Fl. Madison penitentiary, He recogni-
zed the English military gentleman as a young
man Who was an inmate of the prison and
known as TON" Mcpherson. The English
captain begged Carabee not to give him away,
but was told to change his mode of getting
living or leave town. He acted promptly upon
the latter advice. Yesterday afternoon he was
arrested in Nicola, upon warrant sworn to by
Landlord Clark of the Grand, charging him
with beating board bill. Sheriff Morgan went
after the fellow last night and will bring him in
this morning.
The officers recognize the fellow as wainwright
Mcpherson, who was seat to the penitentiary
two years ago for forging the name of J, R,
Mcpherson to a check for a small amount and
perpetrating another forgery by using the sig
nature of farmer named Iirk wainwright
worked for Mcpherson few days aud was paid
his salary in cash. and he increased his wages
by the skillful use of his pen. He was liberated
from the penitentiary last October. His prison
friends say he served a term in the Nebraska
penitentiary on the charge Of embezzlement
preferred by the pFoprietOrs of the Boston store
in Omaha.-Omaha Bee.
Captain" Fraser Gets Thirty Days.
Captain George Fraser was deeply humil-
lated yesterday, being aTTaigned before Judge
MCGEE, He was prosecuted by the Grand hotel
people upon the charge Of beating board bill
| He made no defense beyond declaring that he
drank to much bad Council Bluffs whiskey
which caused him to go away, forgetting to set
tie bis board bill Judge McGee gave him the
limit, thirty days in the county iail.-Omaha
Ran
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
nmeIaI Statement.

State Of Kansas, county Of sherman, S..
I, Chas. r. Weber, receiver OF said bank DO
sOlemuiy swear that the above statement IS true
statement OF business transacted be me 81 sach
receiver, CHAs, Z. WEBER,
Receiver OF Sherman Counts Bank.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 20 day
of March, 1897. IT. ANDREWs. Notary Public.
Commission expires the 9Th day OF June lei3.l
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

The decrease in live stock in the
United States of recent years is enor-
nous and seems to have escaped parti-
cular attention, Sheep reached their
greatest number in 1884, and the de-
crease since then has been 13,8O7982;
hogs have decreased since 1892, 1884,
743; stock cattle have decreased since
1892. 7,143,831; horses since 1898, 1,84l,-
135; COWS since 1895, 562, 9O2; mules since
1894, 1857. The total decrease of
these animals, since reaching the maxi
mum point in numbers in the years
named, is 35 ,29O,17O.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

That sixth round in the Fitzsimmons-
Corbett fight looks as though it will
cause the debate to 60 on forever.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Saturday evening lightning was seen
in the northwest and the weather
prophets take it as a sign that the
season is to be very humid. Signs work
in wet weather.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Capt. George Fraser's recent down
fall dated from the moment he tried to
get the best of Goodland.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

A lady asked the naughty editor of
an Arizona paper how to make mot
enough" out of "enough," and he told
her that it was done by transposing
the letters into words like this: "Take
the third, second and first letters of
the word "enough" for the first word
and the sixth, fourth and fifth for the
second word, and you have two words
that signify something that is not en-
ough for any young lady.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

The bicycle party is the latest thing
politically. It's presidential candidate,
standing upon the 'good roads" plat
form, will no doubt be triumphantly
elected in 1900 if the boom escapes a
puncture.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

State Of Kansas, county of Sherman, IS.
I, B. Z. Brown, cashier of said bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is
true, and that said bank has no liabilities Of
any character whatsoever not set forth in said
statement. b. +, Brown, Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd
day of March, 1891,
NJ. ROBINSON, Notary Public.
Commission expires the 18th day of May, le00.l
Attest: +. Y. KING,
r, j, JONES, Directors,
III. 5. Brown,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
To Rent.

The lands described below giil rent
for 1897 on terms to suit renter, come
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

The long expected assertion that
Pearl Bryan, whose murderers we're re-
Gently hanged in Kentucky, was a
formerly of Kansas girl has made its
appearance Maj. Conway of the Norton
Champion, fathers the item so it must
be so.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Last week The REPUBLIC gave utter
ance to the prevailing impression that
the residence of W. G. johnson was
outside the corporation. This gave
rise to dispute which caused the rec
ords to be looked up, proving that Mr..
Johnson is within the corporate limits
of the city, and is therefore eligible
to the Office for which he was nomina-
ted
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

The prairie grass is exceedingly for
ward this year and only needs few
more warm days to push up and con-
oeal the brown stubs of last years crop.
Grass, short, curly buffalo grass, is the
most valuable crop ever raised in west
ern Kansas if harvested rightly; and
the only way to properly harvest the
same is through the medium of the COW.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

The railroads who so stubboFnly
fought the maximum freight rate bill
in this state would to-day welcome it if
the maximum rate would be legally
declared the minimum rate also. The
dissolving pools threaten to wreck the
roads. The supreme court decision in
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
From the Ggaap8ioe.

The Kansas hens and COWS brought
their owners a revenue Of s8,500,0OO
last year.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Every community has its knockers,
but the "back in Gods country" brand
is perhaps the worst. Lots of people
talk Of Goods country" and wish they
we're there again, who bad TO leave that
delightful elysium to escape the poor
house.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Anyone having any Of these lands
already in erOps or otherwise IN use
viii please advise me al once end
adjust the matter Of rent
kGRlss1s
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

LycuFgus, who fiourished in Sparta
about 800 B. c., did not allow Sparta to
be fortified like other cities, saying
that "stone walls are the bulwarks of
towards" On one OCCASION an embass-
ador asked him why there we're no
walls around the town. "But we have
walls" replied Lycurgus, land if you
will come with me I will show them to
you" Whereupon Lycurgus took his
guest out upon the plains where the
army was drawn up in battle array.
Pointing to the ranks of soldiers he ex-
claimed: "These are the walls of Sparta
and every man is a brick" And that
is how the expression "that man is a
brick" originated.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Ex-senator Edmund G. Ross of Kan
sas, who, though a republican, saved
Andrew johnson from being deposed
from theof1ce of president, has written
an account of the part which he took
in the famous impeachment proceed
ings.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

State OF Kansas, county of Sherman, IS,
Ri. Jones receiver Of said bank, do solemiy
swear that the above statement IS true, and that
said bank mas 10 liabilities Of any character
whatsoever not set forth in said statement.
r. j. JONES, Receiver
Subscribed and sworn to before me this "a day
OF March, 1897. T. F, MURPHY. Notary Public.
Commission expires the 9Th day OF Dec, 1871
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Topeka whisky has always been re-
ported bad. but it seems to have went
from bad to worse recently. Saturday
evening about a thousand victims of
the bowl imagined they saw an airship
in that vicinity and The Capital gave
oredenee to the story.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Born-To Mr. and Mrs. George Hopes SatuF-
day, a ten pound boy; mother and child doing
we'll, but all outdoors to small to hold the happy
daddy.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Yesterday was All Fools day. The
origin Of All Fools day is traced
through every country of Europe to
the HindOOs and, even further back, to
the mistake of Noah in sending the
dove out of the ark before the water
had abated on the Hebrew first day Of
the month.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

In Lawrence, the Athens of Kansas,
it is considered the correct thing and
exceedingly recherche to couch all the
old saws in refined phraseOlogy, as, for
instance: "Parties residing in Vitreous
domiciles should not hurl the adaman-
tine projectiIe." Boston had better
look to her laurels!
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

W. E. DOuchy, superintendent Of water ser
vice, was here IN special car 90 Wednesday,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Rev. R. C. Smith viii preach at the Christian
church Sunday morning.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

A Kansas man will this year try SOW
ing oats and wheat together. He says
this is regularly done in Minnesota,
and prevents the chinch bug working
damage to the wheat by reason of their
antipathy to oats. Threshing ma
chimes readily separate the grain.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

The drainage from the city streets is
sufficient to iFiigate a line of shade
trees set along the cutters. And as
there is more than enough extra trees
in the park to furnish the sets, moth
ing but the labor of putting them out
would stand in the way of identifying
the city thoFoughfares. This labor
could be taken in the place of work on
the streets to good advantage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Capt. Fraser is now known to have
been a time-server in prisons and a
dead-beat generally, but no one will
deny him the honor of being one Of the
most entertaining and artistic liars
that ever came down the pike.
The pessimist, who has all along held
that enough moisture would never
again fall in western Kansas to raise q
crop, has changed his tune. He now
says the season will be too wet, Sc
wet the grain will rust and become
worthless.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

a Cloud county man committed sui
eide on the strength of promise from
the devil that if he did not like it in
the other world he could come back to
Cloud county. If the devil keeps his
promise the suicide will be back about
planting time. Kansas beats hades
every jump in the road
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Fighting for spoil and spelling for
fight accurately describes Col COrbett's
condition before and after taking.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

The water service men were down at Cobb!
thss week setting out tree around the depot.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Camilo Jupe is working nights at the GrieT
house. ice Lech having resigned.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

OFFICIAL statement OF the financial condi
" ton of the G0odland City bank at GOOdlsnd
state of Kansas, at the close Of business on the
9Th daV Of March, 1891;
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Spike" Reed, an old-time conductor on the
Rock Island but now with the Santa Fe, was in
the city Thursday.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Norton, poor thing, has been worked
again. The Capt. Fraser incident
failed as a school of experience, and
gullible Norton bit greedily at the
game of Col. Rafael Mudd of the Gu
ban army, The Lord only knows how
much more it would have bit had corn
been at par, but as it was the colonel
made good wages.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
Omcisl statement.

OFFICIAL statement Of the financial condition
W Of the Exchange Bank R. j. Jones receiver
at GOodland, state Of Kansas, at the close OF
business On the 9Th day OF March 1891;
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02
the trans Missouri case did the bnsi-
ness. A rate war is imminent.

| ness. a rate war IS imminent.
There can be no denying the fact
that the bulk Of immigration is toward
the south, drawing homeseekers even
from the new West. There are several
reasons for this. The south has per
sistently kept its advantages before
the public while the west has relapsed
into innocuous desuetude, to use an
Ingalls, phrase. Another reason is the
low price of wheat and corn. The
northern and western farmer has
found that while his crop does not
bring by half what it formerly did,
while requiring as much labor as ever,
his cost of living has made no peFcept-
IDLE decrease. The alluring advertise
ments persistently circulated by the
southern boomers has caught his fan
cy. Cheap living and easy to get from
the almost tropical soil of the south
has conjured up in the mind of the
southern-bound homeseeker a life of
ease and luxury. This. taking into
consideration the cessation of western
interests to attract attention and the
bad name the. country has received
from the collapse of iniquitous booms,
has reduced the immigration westward
to almost nothing. Such being the
case, it will take time and energetic
efforts to regain the lost prestige the
west at one time held in the appFeci-
alton Of the homeseeker, and to pop
ulate the vast domain known as "the
west" There is no use holding out
allurements of grand things that do
not exist; a plain, truthful statement
OF the resources of the country, and
its needs, will go much further and
work more good than all the irredeso-
ent romances Of the first boom.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Mems bicycle pants at the Wizards.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-04-02

Attorney HartzleF was at Colby Monday.