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The oasis., 1898-10-01
REPUBLICAN COUNTY PLATFORM

The republican party Of Pima county, Arizona, this l7th day o, September, 1898, presents the followlno declaration of principles.
 We congratulate the republicans n, Pima county on the fact that they are united, and that the earnest and honest desire of all of us is to nom. mate men who can be trusted with public affairs, who will accept an office. as public trust, and whose names and characters will be platform in and of themselves, guara nteeiDg economy, honesty and faithful service; and with these we pledge hearty, A united and an earnest support.
 We reatfirm the time honored prip. ciples of the republican party, which has successfully conducted the coun. try through domestic and foreign war. safely guided it through the period of great civic and commercial progress. and in the most trying times of our countrys history, it has been at the helm, successfully steering the Ship of State. We therefore insist that in the new aud grave duties now thrust upon us by the gage of battle, the conduct Of our government is in safe hands and iL will be safer in the future if left to the management of the republican party.
 In unmeasured terms we desire to express our condemnation of the mismanagement of county affairs by the democratic officials of Pima coun- ty; and we pledge our republican reform the abuses of the past and to give to us a conservative, economical and honest administration.
 In conclusion, we take the liberty of expressing the hope that the repub- licans of Pima county will unite with us iu the earnest and honest support of our candidates and will work not so much for individuals as for straight ticket If they will do this we can promise them that Pima county will once more enroll herself as a republican county, which every taxpayer and honest man in the county should most heartily desire.
 As American citizens, although resident in territory, we believe that we are entitled to all the righte and privileges enjoyed by those res iding in states We believe that we should be admitted to statehood; but, failing in this, we believe that we should be given the rilht to select our territorial officers, and the judges of our courts, in the same manner as we now select our county officers, ana we strongly adhere to the true Am erican doctrine that he who snall receive majority vote of our own people shall alone be elegible to serve
 We condemn the disgraceful record of the last democratic legislature oi Arizona, which, by juggling with statutes, turned loose without trlai persons under indictment for homicide and which also legaized the illegai and dishonest acts of defaulting coun' ty officials.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

IT WAS democratic to roar about the conduct of the war in I8oI- $. And that republican newspapers should fall into the trap and roar about the conduct of this one is surprising.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

WHEN the votes are counted on the evening of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem- Der, the republicans of Pima county will see that party harmony means something.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

TUcsoN people all agreed that the republicans of Nogales did the right thing in sending Colonel Willis P. Harlow up as delegate to the county convention.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

THE people of Pima county want a new deal in the court house, and the republican party will give them what they want.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

PROMINENT democrats assert that the nomination of Wilson will cost their ticket fully one thousand votes.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

All good republicans in Pima county can support the county nominees of their party. and they will command many democratic votes.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

GRAHAM county democrats stamp their proxies. The people will stamp their candidates.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

THERE has been an enormous amount of lying about the condi- ton of our sick soldiers.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

THIS is a republican year, and Arizona and Pima county will be both redeemed from democracy.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

WHEN Nogales unites she can get anything she wants.
The oasis., 1898-10-01

Schlitz beer is the best. Sold by J. T. Brickwood.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02

It is generally conceded that the
skeleton Of man contains earthly and
animal matter to the proportion of
about two-thirds Of the former to one
third Of the latter. However, it is our
private opinion, judging from the
amount Of dust that frequently oircu-
Iates and even infests the most tightly
constructed buildings, that the Good
landite is a genuine humic production.
Prairie fires are the order Of the day.
Two have been already reported, one
east and one west Of town, no particu-
lar damage being done. In Thomas
county II ricks Of grain are reported
TO have gone up In smoke in one fire.
The city council should have the town
fireguaried at once. The farmers in
each township should move in the
motter forthwith. without wide fire
guards they are in jeopardy every
hour
Mr.. and Mrs. @. II. Lee entertained
a number Of guests at their pleasant
suburban home known as the "Half-
way house." Tuesday evening. The
gathering was patriotic in character,
the rooms being tastefUIlY decorated
with red, white and blue. Delicious
refreshments were served, possessing
the Omponent colOTs Of our flag, and
it seemed as though at every mOuthful
partaken by the banqueters that tiny
flag was imblazoned there. Various
games were played, and a most enjoy
able time was had by all There were
about 10 present
Quite a romantic reunion Of sepera-
ted brothers occurred in Cheyenne
county recently. J. ". Kelleson who
lives near Bird City found long-lost
brother from whom he had been sep
Grated for 80 years, and Of whom he
had had no tidings. Mrs. KellesoI
saw in a Kansas City paper a grOcer's
advertisement, whose name was the
same as that Of the lOng-lOst brother
She wrote a letter Of inquiry and the
next train brought the brother. They
met after 80 years separation which
occurred at Bloomington, Ill. The
brothers we're here in GoOdland as the
younger one was on his was to Kansai
City.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02
RAILROAD NEWS.

The bridge gang was here on Mon
day.
A dining car has been put on trains
No. 9 and 10.
J. E. Durham now occupies Sam
Biedelman's residence.
W.O. Strain will take his position
as agent at Gem, Kan, soon.
Engineer William Mcclellan was out
to Eldora last week on business.
Engineer James Griffin has gone for
a few days Iay-of to the mountains.
Mrs. ". W. Leeman is visiting with
Mrs. jim Boyle at Colorado Springs.
Engine 4sS broke down at Ruleton
Wednesday, the cylinder giving out.
Conductor Thomas has purchased
the Montgomery house in the south
part of town.
Frank Mister has purchased one
Of MontgOmery's brick residences in
the south part Of town.
George Fuller has moved from the
King house into his brothers house in
the east part Of town.
Engineer Joe Berry and Fireman
Charles Sharrah we're down from the
Denver run Wednesday
Operator Morris Skinner was pro-
noted to traindisp atcher, taking the
place Of Robert McCloud, resigned.
The house belonging to Sherman
Sheesly, an emplOye at the round
house, burned down Sunday afternoon
Sam Biedelman is now on the Denver
run. He moved his household goods Il
Denver this week, and Mr.. and Mrs
Biedelman will make that city theil
/ home.
Dispatcher R. R. McCloud, who hsi
served the Rock Island here for sew
eral months, left Monday night fOi
Minneapolis, Mimi, where he takes
more lucrative position. He is vel
liked by his associates, and is an ex
cellent dispatcher.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02
The Mus cal Entertainments.

The entertainment at the Congre-
gational church on Monday evening
was both a success and a failure 1t
was a success as to being a first-class
musical entertainment, but q failure as
to the financial results. Prof. OWles
was all that he was advertised to be
"a high-eIass violinist" The "lOcal
talent" supporting the artist was ex-
eeptionaIly good The entertainment
hardly paid expenses, and some are at
loss to know the reason why. An old
printer, not in any way connected with
the Offices here, laid it to lack Of the
use Of printers ink" His opinion
was thar any performance that could
not afford reasonable advertising was
not worth going to hear There Is a
party in GOOdland who has a mimeO-
graph, and from the best motives i'm
aeinable has freely rendered his ser
vices and that Of his machine for the
advertisement Of entertainment, church
and school This old printer VOlun-
faered the remark that @Ehen yOu see
1 that scraWl posted in the pOstohce
, and hung ou shade trees, IL was 8 give
away and boodOed any performance.
I There may be something in il.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02

Fred Yearick was in town on Satur-
day and reported that grasshoppers
had done considerable damage to corn
and fruit trees in his section. He said
that in some instances they cut the
stalks completely of near the ground
even where the corn was far advanced
and in full ear. Potatoes and garden
truck were speedily devOured- Mr..
Yearick exhibited some peach pits Of
balf-grown peaches and said that was
the way the hOppers left them after
eating up all the foliage on the trees
and that he would have had several
bushels OF the fruit only for the pests
They were q kind he had not seen be-
fore and their ravages we're local
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02

Col = " Penny VII Leao 8 osl-
egation Of the G. A. R and W r c
to the National eDcampment at Gin
cinnatti, and they VIII leave on SatUr-
day. The colonel Is rather light, but
the balance Of the delegation makes it
all Up, consisting Of Mrs. Metheenyi
Mrs. 8hsckeIford and Mrs Andrews
The colonel thinks it won't be safe to
TO have them all sit on the sans side Of
the car be VIII stop OF on the re-
turn trip. e Button, Ind, and rest g
F while and atta1d tba Reunion of nii
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02
sherman rountT -.

Our correspondents and subscribers
out Of the county will be interested to
hear about crops IN this section Of the
country. r. A Smith had - bushels
Of barley per acre. S. 7. Caldwell, il Is
estimated, viii have 90 bushels OF bar
ley to the acre We hear Of 80 bushels
or oats per acre raised by one man
whose name We fail TO recall William
Flynn had 20 bushels Of winter wheat
per acre. A. r Wells had % bushels
of rye to the acre. These are excsp-
tional yields. but IL IS safe to estimate
% bushels per acer IS the average Of
weld Of small grain. There VII be q
larger corn crop than last year.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02
POrtl6r curtains.

Elegant tapestry PORTER curtains at
per pair IS, s., $3.50, g and 1915. Ele-
CANT chenille curtains at per pair $3.50,
e3 and $3.50.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-02

From 40 to 50 6ns Poiand-china
stock hegs Tor esls.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-28

was the confusion, the fire and smoke, the
cries and shouts of the contending forces.
that it seemed like "going down into he'll"
The Pennsylvania Reserves charged over this
very ground and planted their standard on
the edge of the Wheatfeld. A little slab
marks the spot where the noble Col. Fred
Taylor, of the Bucktails. gave his life.
Soon we were at the Devils Den, q pile OF
rocks, a curious freak of nature. How
grand How sublime What history herei
The Round Tops looked down upon us, as
did the great statue of Warren-braye
Notwithstanding in the same position he
stood as he made his observations that helped
to save the day.-N. X. PLoYD, 10th
Pa, Germantown, Pa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-28
PENSION DECISIONS.
Gases Disposed of by Assistant Secre-
tary Davis,

A decision has been rendered by Assist
ant Secretary Davis in the case of an at
torney's fee. claim. He reverses the action
of the Pension Department by allowing
the attorneys fee, and in the decision il
is declared that "as the several appIica-
tons for pension filed by q person unde
the act OF June 81, 1890, constitute the
basis of his claim, an attorney is author
lied by Il power of attorney contained in
one of said applications TO prosecute the
entire claim, SO long as he is not super
seeded in the attorneyship."
The Assistant Secretary af1irms the &C
ton OF the Bureau in a case in which it
is decided that Appellant, in the adiudi-
eaton of his claim for pension on account
of hernia, concealed the fact that he was
injured subsequent to discharge. This
concealment constituted fraud on his
part, which warrants Withholding pay
ment of pension allowed under the act of
June q, $780,"
In The claim of Sarah c., widow of James
Brown, Co. L, Goth N. Y the Assistant
Secretary reverses tho action of the
Bureau. This is widows claim under
the act of June q, 1890. In this claim it
is decided that THE evidence shows that
the widows means of support at the
death of the soldier consisted of her right
of dover in the State of New York in so
acres of grass land, the rental value of
which was about 81 per acre per annum.
The land is valued at from $40 to $50 per
acre, by various Witnesses. Her age at
the death of the soldier was 81 years.
Soldier, who died intestate, left as sur
viving heirs the widow and seven chill
drenx and the Assistant Secretary holds
that the evidence fairly shows that the
claimant was at the date of filing her first
declaration under act of June 81, 1890,
other means of support than her
daily labor, and the claim should there
fore be allowed"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-28
NOTES OF THE MAGAZINES.

The Pickwick. Published at Chicago
Arthur Nicholas Hosking editor.
The American Journal of Sociology
Published by tho University of Chicago
Press.
In Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly fol
August Blanca de Freyre Tibbits gives
some notwithstanding personal reminis-
cences, with family photographs. of Don
Carlos, the chivalrous Pretender to the
throne of Spain.
The Overland Monthly. Published at
San Francisco.
The New England Monthly. Published
at Boston, Mass.
The August number of McClure's Maya
zine will be special fiction number with
a story OF school life by Rudyard Kiplinp:
a story Of liners and icebergs by Cutcliffe
Hyne; the story of love adventure in a
London fog by Hester Caldwell Oakley; q
railroad story by John A. Hill, and a char
acteristic story Of rural life by Rowland E.
Robinson.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-28

The woman took it in her hand and re-
garded it with admiration.
Laws, now, but that's noble, nice un,' y
said she. Why, its a gnooine store comb,
hain't it q? Ourn was sawd outen n horn by
old jeff Green, an it were % VERY sorry
crooked fixing at first, and then it got sort o.
warped an'-an' -
. For the love of heaven" broke in O'Neil,
$ stop your clack and use the comb. Kape
it, kape it, an we'll git yer whole gross of
store combs, as We call 'em, whin we git to
camp, if yell only hurry up"
With an angry sniff she went to a fragment
of mirror fastened to one of the logs and
combed and primped and grimaced at her
image in the dirty glass for what seemed a
cycle of time to the File. O'Neil remarked
| to Bronson:
. Be CORA, it takes more tonne and trouble
to fix that tow thatch on her Uranium than it
used to the straw on my fayther's risidince
in Ballincolig"
| AT last her couture was arranged to her
| taste, and with satisfied wink at the graft
| flying reflection she beheld she turned away
from the attenuated looking glass.
Thank heaven you re ready" said Bron-
son fervently. Come on, quick p"
Indeed. Pm not ready yit," she said
calmly That jist the way with YOU men
folks. You alters think that lady ought to
dress in a minute. / hain't only list
begun"
g Howly Vargin, kape me from choking"
groaned O'Neil
Why, what more have you to do?" asked
Bronson despairingly.
''Why, jist heaps. The idee of man
askin' of a lady what she's got to do to finish
of her dressin'. Rally, I'm surprised at
yer" If a blush could have shown through
the russell of her cheek, doubtless one would
have been visible. 'Fust place / must have
clean bunnit. l couldn't think of goin'
where strangers is without a clean bunnit.
Josh, get me my bunnit Stats. There in the
chink, over by the winder."
Then she snatched down limp calico bon
net from peg, and Josh, rising lazily from
his seat, walked slowly over to the crack by
| the window and took therefrom dozen
pieces of hickory, each an inch wide, foot
long and as thick as pasteboard. Sitting
down, she slipped these, one after another,
into places arranged for them in the cloth of
| the bonnet so that when they were all in
they distended it to the shape and likeness of
| the sunbonnet, which she put ON her head and
tied there, the strings running underneath
her chin.
Now, you're ready?" said Bronson,
eagerly.
mot yit. Josh, look over thar agin and git
my Dashboard
Again Josh visited the crack by the window
with dreamy saunter and returned with the
still wider, longer and thicker piece of hickory,
which was polished to the smoothness of
glass
"Ye fellers needn't to watch me now, if
lot. i i
gan to unpin the bosom of her dress. They
all blushel and looked the other way. When
they looked again the boards had disappeared,
she was pinning up her dress again, and her
form had assumed an appearance of intense
rigidity.
" believe that was that woman's substi-
tute for corset" said Bronson, with an odd
expression.
:" Be the powers We can't prove anything
by me-" said O'Neil; ''but Oh solemnly be-
lave she swallered that same bit of board''
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-28
PERSONAL.

Maj. Webb C. Hayes, of the 1st Ohio Cav.
son of the late President Hayes. was
wounded on Friday, July 1, the first day OF
the battle of Santiago. Maj. Hayes's regi-
ment, the LIST Ohio Cav. did not 90 to Cuba.
but he was SO anxious to get to the front
that he was assigned to temporary duty on
Gen. YOung's staff. That his wound is
not particularly serious is indicated by the
fact that he is out of the hospital and
again ready for duty.
Comrade Lewis Stoneking, of Morgan
town, w. Va, rather leads the rest of the
boys" we think, in the variety of his
matrimonial experiences. Since he came
home from the army he has been married
eight times. Four times death robbed him of
his partners, and three times the divorce
courts have set him free He recently
led to the altar bIushing and sprightIy
widow
One of the most highly honored citizens
of Brooklyn, N. Y, who has served on the
Board of Education since 1886, and has
been prominent in much other pub ic-
spirited work, is Comrade j. F. Thompson
He is leading business man, and began
life as a boy in the publishing house
of Mclaughlin Brothers. He left this
employment to enlist in the 18th \. Y.
H. A., and served through the war as a
private, his last battle being the capture
of Fort Fisher. He returned to the employ
of Mclaughlin Brothers, and is row
in charge of the art work of that establish
ment. Comrade ThompSo1'S special field
of effort as an educator has been the de-
velopment of evening schools for working
people, and he has heen SO successful in
this that the Brooklyn Evening Schools
are among the very best in the country
Mrs Hetty b. Knollenberg, Department
President of the Ladies of the GAR,
and Mrs. Margaret f. Stewart, Department
Press Correspondent, both OF St. Lcuis,
Mo-, were in Washington recently and
made decidedly favorable impression on
all whom they met. They are bright,
capable women, and devoted to the cause
Of the old veterans.
Col. Christian Rhodes, now a prosperous
farmer near Dickers0n'S Station, Md,
served four years in the Dist n. Y, COM
ng out a Sergeant His son, VIII Rhodes,
went into business in New York, but en-
listed in the list N. Y. and in course of
ime was promoted Second Lieutenant.
His parents were recently delighted 10
near from him that he had gone through
he battles near Santiago without a
scratch.
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cracked and he saw the mud fly up about 81
feet in front Of the black horse TRY him
Walter"
Walter took steady aim at the black horse
and fired. At the same instant the rebels
Tired again. Again their buckshot fell IA,
short OF their aim, and again riie-bullet
| whistled through the air-comine close IN
ONeil and striking tree with a sharp thud
20, Lordy, Lordy +" shrieked the shrill
female voice, and again the sun-bonneted
head disappeared behind the log and the
pair of muddy brogans flew up.
Again the rebel line rode forward ont Of
the smoke, with the rider and his black horse
apparently unframed.
. In another instant they'll get where
We'll be in range of their shotguns., said
Bronson, and we'd better give them a VOL
ley. Wait till they've come down the slope
there, when they'll have to close up a GOOD
zeal, and well have better chance of hit
ting them. That's just 500 yards. Each
one take man and try their level best tn
fetch him. I'll take the fellow who seems
to be Sergeant, on the extreme left.n
"Oi'll continner me engagement with me
frind on the black horse" said O'Nei.
'Pll choose the fellow with the black
beard and broad brimmed hat - said Walter
I'll have that fellow on the claybank
horse, said Stock
81 drinks | sees Tutchman over dere.
and I'm going to shoot at him, /" said Kari
from behind.
Now they're at the roight place. Foire
away as fast as ye're riddy," called O'Neil.
They fired almost together and the rebels
did likewise. O'Neil staggered and fell.
Walter started to run towards him. load
your gun first; they may dash at us -
shouted Bronson, who was hastily ramming
home another charge Walter did So The
smoke in front of the rebels raised, and they
saw the claybank boss" galloping, rider
less, up the hiliock. The man with the
broad brimmed hat and black beard was ex-
Treating himself from his writing horse.
which had fallen with him to the ground.
The rider Of the black horse was dividing
ais attention between an apparently broken
arm and his command, which was, despite
his exertion, retreating out of range. A
man lying ON the ground still clutching the
bride of his straining horse was evidently
the man Bronson had thought was Ser
geant.