The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-09
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The Kansas farm wife's pin money
chickens, eggs, butter, milk and cheese
this year, was SO, l95, %.
Ten persons were before the district
court at Smith Center this week to
have their nuptial ties united.
Sherman county was the only one
out of the IL belonging to the North
west Kansas Teachers association that
had no representation at the meeting
at Phillipsburg.
The picture Of Senator Ct shman K.
Davis of Minnesota, as published by a
recent issue OF MUusey's Magazine, is
a perfect likeness of William Ennis,
the popular druggist of this city.
Wheat and corn ran q close race in
Kansas this year. The winter wheat
product is valued at So, 43I, ~; spring
wheat at $685. making a total of So,
OIL The corn crop Is valued at
SO, 298,O9S.
Dave Leahy says that the hotel clerks
at Wichita have got so that they can
be steps up to register and they direct
him at once to StanIey's Office. They
never make a mistake.
James y. Fike Of Colby is favorabIv
spoken of as the democratic candidate
for the state board Of railway commits
siOners- Mr. Fike was register of the
United States land Office at Colby under
the Cleveland administration.
Frank Grimes, state treasurer elect,
has appointed j. s. Dawson. Of Hill
City, to be assistant bond clerk in the
state treasury. Mr.. Dawson Is we'll
known IN GOOdland, having been con
ductOr OF the normal institutes held In
this county for the past two years.
Kanssns own 77,S25 horses; Sc, 223
mules and asses; 6O5.925 mich COWS,
1898, 14O other cattle; 2OT. 4S2 sheep.
2,II6,O7l hogs, and some chickens and
turkeys, and to feed this stock, this
year she raised S6T so, OO1 worth OF
wheat, corn and oats, and s., 1855, 961
worth Of hay.
GOv.-elect Stanley has filed his state
ment OF his campaign expenses. The
total amount expended was s645. Item
Ized, 1t IS as follows: Paid state cen
tral committee, 800; railroad fare,
Motel bills, ETC., $50; extra copies news
papers, 90 cents; kilograms, 80 cents;
postage and stationery, . cents.
Two Junction City men are manu-
featuring what they call the "neW com
pressed fuel bricks" The bricks made
Of coal dust and saw dust are used for
kindling and fuel can be lighted with
q match. lt IS said that one OF these
bricks VIII burn in a cook stove for an
hour, furnishing sufficient heat for
cooking.
1t is taxpaying time in Kansas. This
IS the law in q nutshell: One-half Of
taxes can be paid before December 20
and One-half before June %. Or all
taxes can be paid before December 20
and a rebate OF five per cent viii be
allowed on One-half OF such payment
A penalty Of five per cent is added on
ali deiinquents on December q and
June 90, and all delinquent lands and
real estate property viii be sold on the
hrst Tuesday In September Of each
year.
He criticised her pudding and he
didn't like her cake; he wished she'd
make the biscuits like ahis mother
used to make She did not wash the
dishes and she did not make the stew;
and she did not mend his stockings @as
his mother used to do" Oh, well, she
wasn't perfect, but she tried 20 do her
best until at length her time had come
TO have little rest; SO when one day
be groWled the whole day through and
through she turned him MP and famed Z
his pants, aas his mother used 20 do
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