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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23
To Enlarge the side walks.

At the meeting of the council last
Tuesday night an ordinance was passed
compelling property owners on BOule-
ward to enlarge their side walks. Most
of the walks are only eight feet wide
and they are to be extended out four
feet. Ten days is the time given to
comply with the order.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23
RAILROAD NEWS.

R. F. Jones has re furnished the Far.
mer residence and moved into it.
Brakeman H. L. weathers has called
for his time.
The ra,ilroad orders now use the
Bank hall as the place Of union meet
ing.
John Griur was here Wednesday.
Brakeman Clark, Of the local, was
laying off on account of sickness.
The work Grain has been laid of for
three weeks
NJ V. Skinner went TO LineoIn- Neb.
Tuesday on a bu siness visit.
Robert Tracey and wife left Tues
day for visit to the Omaha exposition.
Wednesday was the monthly payday
for the rsilroad en-. 7Ioyes.
Mr.. Refy of MeCo ok. Neb., is in the
city visiting his daug liter, Mrs. Angus
Miller.
superintendent F. c. Smith Of Colo
RADIO Springs was visitor at the depot
Wednesday.
Engineer DAILY and Fireman DinIey
were down from the DENY er run the
first Of the week.
Brakeman Frank Candy, who has
been on passenger, is now U.n freight.
He went out on local east Tues day.
Tommy O'Brien spent Sun day in
GOOdland renewing ac0uaintR5c es. He
is stationed at Stuttgart, Kan, where
he is agent for the Rock Island.
Brakeman Earl Thorson mash cd the
little finger Of his right hand while
compiling cars in the yards here Wed
nesday night. It is thought that the
finger can be saved.
Ed Carmichael, who is now an enRi neeF
on the Rock Island. was in OberIin last
week visiting bis old friends. Ed has
been away about nine years. It lO6 Iked
good TO see him around again.-O Der
lin Eye.
A miniature passenger coach and en-
Rine-"ROck Island No. 1O"-lOa ! ed
upon two fat cars, attracted cousio' er-
able attention at the depot Tuesday
morning. They we're decorated quf to
deliberately, each being painted q sill
very white, the trimmings being OF q
golden color, producing quite q pretty
effect. The coach and engine viii be
exhibited at the river towns dUrin g
the fall blow outs, We presume, as an
advertisement for the Rock Island
Phillipsburg Dispatch.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23
uNvEILEp.

There's beauty in ths plainest weed
That bends and sEays IN yonder lea
There's beauty IN the humbIest deed
Disclosing love and charity.
There's honor TondrOus honor Won,
More than We now-iudsed. far more
For every duty molly done,
For every care and trial borne
There's beauty IN the smallest star
That gems the azure sky at night
There's beauty In the lightest scar
That tells OF battle for the night.
There's beauty IN the song Of bird
That never altogether dies
There's beauty IN a single word
That helps the struggling soul to rise
New Orleans TImes-Dsmocrat
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

We desire in this humble way to ex-
press to our many fFieuds our sppre-
ciatiOn Of aud sincere thanks for their
aid and sympathy during the sickness
and in the deep sorrow in the bereave-
meRt Of our dear son and brother, and
to assure them that they are bound to
Us by a stronger tie than ever before
and that they shall never be forgotten
by US. May the God Of all grace ever
be with you all, and richly remunerate
you all for your kindness.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOIN BREFMAN,
Highland, Kan.
Mr.. AND Mrs. B. F. BRENNAN,
GoOdland, Kan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION

The Call for "a Delegate Convention
% the Peoples Party OF sherman
County Kansas. saturday.
october Isr, 1898.
a delegate convention Of the peo-
pies party of Sherman county, Kan,
viii be held at GoOdIand, October L
1898. for the purpose of placing il
nomination the following county Of
6cers, to wit:
County Attorney, Representative,
Probate Judge, Clerk of the District
Court, and Superintendent Of Public
instruction, to be voted for at the
general election to be held November
s, 1898.
The basis of representation to said
convention shall be one delegate at
large for each voting precinct and one
delegate for every ten votes, or major
fraction thereof, cast for ". F. Bush,
secretary Of state, at the general elect
ion Of 1896.
The several voting precincts are en-
titled to the following representation:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

The "calieo ball" given by the Good
land opera house orchestra at the
opera house Tuesday evening was a
social and financial success. There
was intermission at IL o'clock when
the dancers partOok Of an oyster sup
per at the Hartman cafe.
Miss Tulley received the prize for
having the most unique costume. The
prize was a fancy stick pin.
The attendance mas 0oo6
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Delegates to said convention will be
elected by primaries Of the party and
it is recommended that said primaries
be held at the usual voting place Of the
precinct on Wednesday, September
18th, at two o'clock p. N. and will be
so held unless otherwise ordered by
the precinct committee
PEOPLES PARTY COMMISSIONERS CON-
YENTION FOR SECOND DISTRICT
A delegate convention of the peoples
party will be held at Goodland on Sat
urday. October 1st. 1898, for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination a candi-
date for Commissioner Of second com
missioner's district of Sherman
county Kansas, TO be voted for at the
general election in November.
The basis of representing to said
convention shall be one delegate at large
for each voting precinct and one del
egate for every ten votes or major frac-
ton thereof cast for ". E Bush,
secretary of state, at the general cleo
ton Of 1896.
The several voting precincts are en-
titled to the following representation:
Smoky ----------- 5GOOd5IIand. Ist ward ,
Logan 1900 3tIOOdIand, End ward ,
VOltaire------ -------- 4 GOOdlaud. Bird ward 3
Delegates to said convention will be
elected BY primaries be held at the
usual voting place Of the precinct on
Wednesday, September 18th, at two
o'clock D. m. and will be so held unless
otherwise ordered by the precinct com
mitteemen.
PEOPLES PARTY COMMISSIONERS CON
vENTION FOR THIRD DISTRICT.
A delegate convention of the peo-
pies party will be held at RuletOn,
Kan, on Thursday, September %, 1898,
for the purpose of placing in nOmina-
ton a candidate for Commissioner of
the Third district, to be voted for at
the general election in November next.
The basis of representation shall be
for said convention, one delegate at
large for each voting precinct and one
delegate for every ten votes or major
fraction thereof, cast for W. E. Bush,
secretary Of state, at the general cleo
ton Of 1896.
The several voting precincts are en-
titled to the following presentation:
Grant......... $500. estate Line...-....-... 3
Mcpherson ........... p Lincoln .--.-..--...--- 3
Delegates to said convention will be
elected by primaries Of the party and
it is recommended that said primaries
be held at the usual voting place of the
precinct on Wednesday, September .,
at two o'clock p. N. and viii be so
held unless otherwise ordered by the
precinct committeeman.
JOIN HARTZLER, Chairman.
F. H STEWART, Secretary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23
RIiss Grace nIeCaII Dead.

Miss Grace Mccall, daughter of John
Mccall, living north Of RnIetOn, died
Wednesday evening of quick consump-
ton after an illness of several months
She was a young woman nearly q
years Of age. Her parents had con
templsted taking her east on a trip fol-
her health, but her unexpected death
put an end to their plans. The funeral
was held Thursday.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Every morning during the corn plow-
ing season the farmers 90 into corn
field as large as the whole state Of
New Jersey. Every noon during the
harvest the harvesters come TO dinner
from a wheat field Of 100000 acres
more than all the state of Delaware,
and every night Mary calls the cattle
home from q pasture larger than Penn
sylvauia. Once called a desert, the
state is now a garden. The mustang is
succeeded BY the PercherOR- The buff
fsIo has abandoned the prairies to the
Shorthorn and the Hereford. Corn
tssseIs wave where the Sioux and the
Shawnee danced. Wheat grows over
the prairie village. The sun which
crept over wigwam and cottonwood
now shines on orchard aud meadow.
Located in the favored parallel
district which controls the destinies Of
the globe parallel which had been
the thread upon which the jewels Of
wealth and plenty, Of luxury and re-
Rnement, have been hung from time
lmm54OE4aA- me ~ALA - -SSfS-su pa
allel is the girdle which the genii OF civ
iziIation have spun around the sphere.
Along it lie great cities. Kansas IS
right in the very path Of this prosper
ity With as fertile soil IS lies out
doors. aud with 3 salubrious climate
it's the ft abode Of successful men
such is Kansas. Such is the land we
love and whose greetings We briRg.-F.
ID. C0burn.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Mr. John ". Chapman of Colorado
Springs and Augusta E Collins of
Denver we're married by Judge Kent
at his office in the court house We'd
nesday morning
Mr.. Chapman is a deputy sheriff of
Ell Paso county, and they will reside at
Colorado Springs.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Billy Walker returned Tuesday even
ing from trip to Cripple Greek, Colo,
where be had been inspecting some
mining properties owned by him in the
great gold camp While away Mr.
Walker met Mr.. Bert Simmons and
other members Of the Altcar COursinR
club aud arrangements we're made for
an informal meeting for two days sport
at cOursing on the prsiries about
Goodland.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

ticket in this county Saturday after
noon at the court house.
Congressman Mccormick has made
a good record in congress and no doubt
he will have a large crowd of listeners.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Congressman y. -HI'Corniek win address
th- People OF sherman County - urday.
Congressman n. B. Mccormick will
open the campaign for The popuIfst
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

a Baby Fuller.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
George Fuller Sunday morning.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Ballsrd's Snow liniment is the most
penetrating liniment IN the world. II
cures pain and Inflammation Of all
kinds quicker than any other known
remedy. Price SOC. Every bottle
guaranteed. . & SOC.
William Ennis.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Coal Of the best quality and at the
lowest price at the Scott yard.
Read the Wizards sd.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

Poland China SOW, black, weight
about go pounds, strsyed from D-ls-
tins barn recently Finder viii re-
ceive ample reward by returning same
to ". E Dustin.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-23

7fR GREAT rEwsPAPE
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02

Annual Almanac and monthly paper,
Word AND WORKS, are now known
from sea to sea. We are pleased to
call the attention OF our readers to the
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of 1l6 pages and the storm forecasts
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in % cent book His monthly jour-
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explanations. The subscription price
of WORD AND WORKS is $1.00 per year
and copy of Hicks Almanac is sent
as premium to every yearly subscrib-
er. Single copies of WORD AND
Works, 10 cenSs. Price of Almanac
alone, % cents. Send your order TO
WORD AND WORKS PUB. Co., 220l Lo-
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02
THIS AND THAT.

A public benefactor has appeared in
Kansas City. He is Bertrand C. Halde-
man, who invented a cane with an in
candescent light in it that is illum-
mated by pressing a button.
The government intends that you
shall soon be able to put two cents in
the slot and draw postage stamp
from an innocent-looking little estab-
lishment clinging to pillars and door
ways.
To bore hole halfway through the
sole of shoe is said to relieve it's
squeaking. The reason assigned for
the cure is that the air between the lay
ers of leather is released by the boring.
The ''horror social' is a function at
which every one is expected to bring
that which they have the most horror
of. At Topeka some of the ladies took
men, others mice, castor oil, spiders,
grammars, etc.
One Of an order of rat-traps which a
Christian county (Ky.) farmer ordered
from neighboring city, reached him
with half dozen rats in it, which it
was supposed had been caught at some
station.
A quart of oysters contains, on the
average, about the same quantity of
active nutritive substance as quart of
milk, or pound of very lean beef, or a
pound and half of fresh Goldfish, or
two-thirds of a pound of bread.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02
The NegatiOn Party.

Discreet persons will resist the temp
tation to write the obituary of the
Democratic party at this time, but the
temptation is certainly great. The
Democracy. in its long and crooked ca
reer, has often seemed to be at death s
door, but it has never been closer to
the graveyard than it appears to be
at this moment. In 1864 it carried
only three out of twenty-five states,
but eleven states In the Democratic
region were out IF the union at that
time, and the Democracy had reas-
enable assurance that it would regain
most of these when they got back to
their old places. Moreover, the Dem
ocracy at that time had few and
courageous leadeas, while no men OF
that quality are in sight at this mo-
ment In the places once adorned by
such men AS Jackson, Calhoun and
Jefferson Davis there are now Bryan,
Bailey, Stone and Altgeld. Such a
fall as this would seem to portend
death, yet the Democracy has broken
out of the hands Of the grave-digger so
SO often that it may elude that person
age now. 1t is hard to see what par
ticular good the Bryanites can do in
the world, but in a republic two par
ties are necessary, and the Democracy
is probably as well qualified to play
the roll of an obstructionist as any
party could be which would be found
ed on its ruins.-Globe Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02
ALLOWED TO SMOKE.
WfIes of the Wife to Get Him to Re.
sumo 'Dad Habit"


He had told his wife before they
were married that he would never,
never, give up smoking, and that he
would make no promises only to break
them again, and she had responded
sweetly that she honored him for his
candor, and there the matter rested un-
til they had returned from their we'd
ding trip and settled down to house
keeping.
Then change came DER the spirit
OF their dreams. BY alternate coaxing g
and nagging the young wife induced
her husband to give UP his beloved pipe
and tobacco, but his disposition
changed so that she hardly knew him.
From being sociable, sympathetic
companion he degenerated into a
household mute. His wife thought
matters over, and being a girl of sense
concluded to give him his freedom and
call back his sunny disposition. But
how? After moving heaven and earth
to get him to relinquish smoking it
would never do to ask him to smoke
again. Womanlike, she Init upon an
expedient.
Harold" she said the other even
ing as he sulked about the house, "my
flowers need a smoke bath. How shall
1 give it?''
Build slow fire under 'em," he sug-
gested, indffferently.
They don't need that kind of smoke,
you dear old stupid" chirped his wife.
1t must be strong tobacco"
What" calculated Harold. mot in
this house!"
Certainly. 1 cannot lose all my
beautiful plants. They are just COW
cred with little green bugs, and moth
ing will kill them but tobacco smoke.
And you will have to do the smoking -
Darling, you are an angel" began
Harold, but he saw that he was trip
ping, SO he concluded mildly: well, if
| am to do it, perhaps / might as yell
begin now.' and be turned away to hide
the JOY in his face.
The little green bugs are all dead, but
Harold continues to give the flowers
their smoke bath Chicago Times
Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02
What Of the Future?

Our democratic State Exchanges
have been practically given over since
the election to the abuse of the "wild
and visionary idea" of the populists
and are calling upon all of that faith
to reorganize and line up for the cam
paign of 1900 under the banner Of
democracy with the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver and gold as the is
sue.
AS fair sample of their editorial
upon the subject we quote the follow
ing from communication signed "L"
to the last number of the Seattle Re-
view, easily the most representative
democratic paper OF the state:
"If the populists, the district legis-
lationists, the single takers, the social
lists, the Debsites, the Coxeyites and
the like don't want to fight under the
democratic party name let them herd
alone, and it will be tie between
them and the Prohibitionists for the
last place. For myself, confess that
| do not care whether they come with
us or not, except that I admit their
votes to be valuable. If some plan
could be devised whereby we could get
them to vote with us and at the same
time leave them out of party councils,
| am sure it would be wise to do so."
We suggest the "shot gun policy"
which is popular in the Carolinas and
other Southern States.
The populists, who have in the past
voted nearly one half the vote of the
state will never live up to battle under
the democratic name, upon the issue
outlined above, because they have
learned two or three things in the
travail of bitter experience. One of
these things is that the Chicago plat
form and the Chicago platform idea of
coin redemption is absolutely foolish
economics, and that is a proposition
anassailable except from the stand
point OF single stanGard.-State Jour
nal. (Pop)
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02
Keeping Apples.

A good way TO keep apples is to pre-
pare bin under "a good roof where
the ventilation is free; place about
six inches clean, dry straw over the
bottom and pile the apples about eigh-
teen inches deep, but remove all bruis-
ed and imperfect fruit. If the bin is
under an open shed on the outside of
a building it can be built of rails in
which case tits necessary to line the
sides with straw. About six inches
straw should also be placed on top.
BE careful to keep out all rain and
have fruit all covered so it is kept in
the dark.
Some o. the leading commission
merchants of Portland, Ore. have kept
fruit in good condition through the
winter by that method. Those who
have roof cellars. or apple houses, built
with double walls with saw dust be-
tween, will make good use of them
this year. III these straw may also be
used on the bottom of the shelves, or
where straw is not available. dry ferns.
Air Stacked lime should be strewn free
IL on the floor to remove any foul
odors and gases. Make suitable ventil-
afing fues so as to keep the tempera-
ture low and even as possible - North
west Horticulturist.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02


Arthur Dodwell, chief of the govern
ment surveying expedition which has
been at work in the Olympic reserve
estimating the timber, Is in Tacoma.
having been driven from his work by
the snow fall in the mountains. This
work is under the supervision of Hen
~ Gannet, of the United States geo.
logical survey, who has parties at work
in all the Western reserves. The OBJ
| jeet is to &C quire accurate informa-
tion and maps of the land. The
amount and kind of timber in each
township is record, d, and contour
lines ma de to show the effect of alti-
tude on the forest growth.
"We have completed fifteen town
ships" he said yesterday at the Grand
Central, ''five or six of which were on
the tops of mountains, where the work
was extremely difficult. I have been
engaged in this business for ten years,
but never before got in to such bro
ken and precipitous country to look
for timber Some of the ridges are so
narrow that / could not follow them
after reaching the summit, and many
times after struggling for hours to
reach tn top for view over, would
find myself on the brow OF sheer cliff
of 1000 feet.
"The timber is excellent, however,
and fulfils all hopes of the officials.
Not only the ordinary Douglass fir,
the best known Northwestern wood,
but many species of mountain frs
growing at high attitudes will cut
wonderfully heavy, and there in not "a
| little cedar. We worked as high as
1000 feet, beyond which there is moth
ing Of any value.
"It will take all next summer to
complete the work, assuming every
thing to go smoothly. We will spend
most of the time fin the northern and
western portions, probably beginning
with Clallam county. This year We
were delayed in getting anything ac-
complished by DOT having instruments
in time. 1t was at first supposed that
surveying would be unnecessary, as
the O'Neil expedition had mapped the
country to some extent, but soon
found their data unreliable and made
application to Mr.. Gannet for instru-
ments and permission to run contours
and meander the river.
"The work was the hardest ever
did. The storm, weather in the
mountains was made worse by the i'm
possibility of shclterng ourselves from
it. The country is rough, and besides
our instruments we could carry no
tents or blankets in many cases, and
were obliged to sleep in snowstorms
beside fire. We stayed as long as
possible, but have now given up for
the winter.
~ was constantly interrogated by
the settlers regarding their rights in
the reserve, many of them being
doubtful about being able to hold their
claims. There is no danger that the
government will put anyone out, and
the reserve makes practically little
difference with them, but where the
farming land does not lie in large
body they may have difficulty in secur-
1t will tend to exclude the class who
merely hold land for speculation"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-12-02

FIRST HOUiST-EPISCOPALt HURCH.-
Preaching every Sabbath at Ii O'Clock A. N.
ana =. NJ. sabbath school at ZIP "A. NJ.
","ver meeting at SP. NJ. every Thursday
Everybody is invited 70 attend Seats Tree.
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