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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
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We are always reading pf heW an to-
fantrymaH feels as Pc stands fl line
81 battle. or how a trooper feels as lie
gets the bngle call to charge but no
one lcems to have considered the feel
ings Of The men caoped up Id an iron.
clad or d gnnboat. When one nf these
craft goes into action there Il DO dodg
ing-no safe place aboard, and no.
chance to BE 10 Tie tear Everyone
BIAS his station ord must fll ft Let
him drop out for hatf a minute and
De wili be missed. believe IT takes
more grit 10 fight aboard than does
Oh land, and am SURF there are fewer
instances Of men showing HE white
feather The fact IS gou have GOT 10
Fight whether or no, and afe 50 rushed
than you haven time to get scared
was one "a tile crew of the "C0m
mundef tiuifr when TIE fleet OF ssgen
uaion gapboats recaptnred Plymouth
IN. q. we had 10 eight three forts alt.
mounting heavy guns, together With
about 1905 infantry if iiHe pits. Tile
Hnil Ras b passenger steamer having
little Oh Do protection and bed weHot
gone ID apdash she would haYe been
Knocked to pieces. Ne led the heeb
ana when the Hrst 1ot struck us 81
thought We we're done for. The
missli Wis a nine-ihch Shell, aud FL
entered her bows and iraYersed hearly
her whole length. Had Ct exploded
Az
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

b fight which lie and Els men provoked
with the Philippine ISLANDERS OF his
FIVE ships only one, with IS men, RET
turned to Spain, and many yearselapsed
before amy attempts we're made to 0c-
cupy the islands whiah be had diseov
ered Toward the emf oil the seven
teenth century q military expedition
from Mexico took possession Of the
islands and renamed Them the Mariana
group. The natives al that time nun
bered at least 10000. some estimates
placing them AS high BIS 10000, but fol-
lowing their usual custom, the Span
iards soon exterminated most Of the
natives.
The present islanders are mostly de-
seendants Of settlers from Mexico Or
from the Philippines. The most REL
markable town on any Of the group is
5aypan, on the island Of the Same name,
the houses Of which are elevated on
piles from two 70 four feet above the
ground, There are few spanish settlers
on tile islands. and the hold of Spain
tile group has been 1or the most part
nominal.
It is pointed out as q singular fact
chat there are eviderces 90 several Of
the islands of a former civilization
Cyclopeau ruins exist, Che architecture
and dimensions of tile stones closely
.Tlfs.a ANa GAHH Nas.a-F nA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

A call has been issued for tht ginners
of the State to meet t Jackson August
10 for the purpose VI discussing matters
Of general interest relating TO that
branch Of manufacturing An Orgaui-
zation is to be effected at the meeting,
il possible the sume to cooperate with
the compress and othor similar organi.
zations Of the State. The leading SUBJ
jects To be discussed viii be the mode
OF ginning and wrapping, advjsability
of changing press to standard boxes, as
recommended by compress people; nd
vantages of round 8saEaiu square hale,
aud other matters Of Importance to the
profession A large attendance is eS-
psg5ed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
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ana touched the coast 81 Brazil.
thence sailing south, i0oking fer
passage. lie entered The La Plata river,
supposing it TO be d strait leading 10
the Pacific. but after discovering Ills
mistake proceeded on his way TO the
south aud Oh October 81, 1920, sailed.
into the strait which separates the IS
land Of Terra del Fueeo from be main-
laQd He called fhe passage straitof
the Eleven Thousand Virgins. ia honor
Of Sit Uraula's feast. but It has ever
since been known by his own name.
a month was spent in exploring the
passage and the surrounding country.
in planting CROSSES here and there md
taking possession Of the continent in
the name Of the king OF Spain.
On November 90. 1920, Magellan
cleared the strait ard started north
west IN the expectation that within a
few days be would come to the Moluc.
cas-. Knowing nothing Of the extent
Of The Pacific, he and his crews were
brought to tbe last extremity before
they finally sighted land, Three months.
mud eight days were passed on the Pa
eifc. the men had eaten the last NOR
sci Of bread and THE little water that
remainedwa ~ yellow and fowl whenon.
March 6. 1921, die Ladrone islands ap-.
peared Oh the horizon straight ahead
Magellan was kindly received by The
natives the necessities on the Span
iards were on supplied bg the ISLANDERS
and tile visitors would have been sat
isfied to remain a considerable time
had Il not been for the nneonquerable
propensity of the natives to thieyish
ness. Everything on the ships that was
not tied down became q prey 81 The
clever island thieves. They we're
as handy with their toes as with
their hands. When 4 knife or
other a@rfiele was lying upon the
deck they would step on ii, grasp
it between their toes, raise it to the
level q the hand, ele4eflg hide it IN
the waist mating which formed their
only clothing and 30 Psbore With Tie
UTMOST innocence. Magellan was dis
gusted with The natives, and after pro-
ridiug himself with food and water
sailed away. giving to the islands the
oppfobrious name Of Ladtones, or
Thieves islands.
Not long after Magellan persisted in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

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amm0nietoA sAoas 4 u nnat ns
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

more dots IA tbe ocean. the tips 81
volcanoes which have snnk beneath
tbe sao tbe or,,st M tbe aartb M
tbis ,oinf subsided Tba prinainaI
ston5s ~ arabsm pata Agniian
$500, Ia "a, b,,t VIA rgsqt
c,,.h ,shfob Gs srsa Ms abopf
9oa NM $500 ona
[.ais II
yisty III t-ranieai nrod9et aad ander
srnpar conditions tbeir ponVlatfo6
might Nave become wealthy from aq-
ric9Itura alone bnt tbe bliqht ii
snanish r1le MY dvarfed aad rr-
fned eyae inanstrv ma neople work
MI nore fbab tbev are obliOed NJ aad
IL tbe coolies reaIiv no one III eom.
ngiled NJ work. FOR Al abundant gup-
XIV IA feod grows without culture.
INA cIofbiag ma shelter ars almost
urneeessarg
qw II TIL.
Y,adraba ACCORDING to recent
sritsr 9pa M fbe romapeas IL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
BLOCKADERS AND GUNBOATS
ne saas. 3 NJ Wa snA Aaaa naaae o. eaa Wa
By CHARLES b LEWIS
R3lHlN IMAM

At every discharge of our broadside
the Old craft was pushed four or I've
feet towards the bottom. and as she
came up again she seemed 10 be sbak-
ing herself 10 pieces Youmay thinkit
strange that we could hear the crack
ling eft musketry above the uar al all
The big guns, hut sach was the fact, A
gunboat called The shamrock fol-
lowed us IN. and for a few MINUTES
2s heavy cuun0n were laundering
away. The noise was heard 20 miles at
sea. The zoos muskets made a %glatttF
% their own. however, and the sound
burt the ear more than the louder
roar, The only words remember 80
have heard during the bali hour were
from the captain OF our gun as we ran
her in aud out aud changed from shot
and she'll t5 canister. All at once the
firing ceased and every man of us sat
down ard dug at his ear with hts fin
gers. Ii was as If sume one bad pressed
cotton into them. Everything was
whirring and b0zzIng when a iaasa-
zine in one OF The forts blew mp whitman
awful shock, Our craft WIS lifted 0Ut
of the water aud dropped buck with "A
smash. and Il was days and days be-
fore cur hearinH wis restored We
lost i've men killed six freight wound
ed and the steamer was little better
Ihon pile Of kindtinR wood. She had
b4eD struck 80 times bV shot and shEH.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
PRAISE AMERICAN A Y
English Newspapers PAY Clowns
Trihutes 30 the sueesss N OnF shiDs
Against spnfafA EtFet4

THE London weekly newspapers iR
discussing the war an Pas glowing
tributes 10 the American navy. Even
the Saturday Review says
1T Is Impossible not 70 leel certain
pride I'd these achievements of men of
oug ogyn race. Every En9lishman, ton,
will remember that u was the pos
session Of this same quality the fine
marksaa nsHip, which TIE Americans
diapla ea which gafe ua victories both
81 land arid 81 M from ereey To fle
erimea and saa4 thing peeQliar al8
mobile happened u Ehis f41f bleh
showed in far highef way fhe kim
Rip between the tive peoples Don't
cheer. fhohted Capt Rhfip. the poor.
devils are & sing
t seems t9 aa That this expire ion
of tender sympathetic humanity 81
just as fine 3 fhe ma Hardy of|
the dying Nelsan
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

Palmer 0~rphanage win 500 open Ia
doors at Columbus, The Young pastor
Of the Presbyterian Church inthat city.
Rev w. IS. Jacobs, has been raising
funds for this purpose for several years.
has purchased the grounds and WilI
soon erect tile buildings. The orpban.
age bears an houpred MAMIE. Mn.
Jacobs father was The protector and Il
still the director Of Thornwell Orphan.
age, Clinton, S. Q. pr Palmer. Of New
Orleans, was a studento Of DIE celebrated
DR. Thornton, at Columbia 5 Ga and
Is the anthor Of aThornWella Life and
LelleEs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

@f f5 -
Iasn
without exception, are given MP to The
negroes and poorer elasse Wile
crowd one upon another III the most
appalling manner. The population
within tlle walls is estimated at 10. oJ0,
and most Of II lives on the ground
floors. hi one small room, with a aiul-
81 partition, a whole family viii re-
side.
The ground doors Of the whole town
reek with flfh, ana conditions are
most unsanitary. III 4 tropical eoun-
try. where disease readily prevails, the
consequences of such herding may be
easily Inferred There is no running
water in the town. The entire popula-
ton depends upon rain water caught
Il the fat roofs OF the buildings and
conducted to the cistern, which oceu-
pies the greater part of the eourt-
yard that Is nm essential part Of span-
ish houses the worldoqe butthat here,
on account of. the crowded condition,
IS small There IS no sewerage except
for surface water and sinks. while
vaults are IT. every house and occupy.
whatever remaining spice there may
be iii the patios not taken up by the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

Ivo Miller, who killed ) s MELON.
aidi president Of The Delta Bank IF
Greenwood, pleaded guilty y mani
slaughter and was giYena lie sentence
ia the p~enitentiary Walter Farley,
who Shot and killed q A. Heard At 10.
land, last year, was tried at Gfreent
wood ga a change a venue. lle plead
guilty 70 -manslaughter aud was sen
fenced 10 TED years ia tae p%enitenHrry
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
HANGING A BUILDING
science New neiuE Made "a
Birmingham, EHFtund.


scirncr New neiaE Made "a
a~irminHham, Ergtund.
Frw of The hundreds who daily pass
OPP or 1avu Cagr2 lane ars aNurr how
ittls separates them from lHe Great
Western railway, ia hole were dug
but three feet deep IN The roadway the
pedestrian might drop through direct
on 10 the line, FOR only some IS inche,
OF earth covers ibe us inches Of brick
work OF which The tunnel consists. aud
,tpafatcs the passrr above from Tbr
train below The shatJevupss OF This
terhei hus frequently brrH Il source OF
trouble Tor when The rgbit tram cop-
Quits WgTU tutd To t0fnl8Fe row q snr7
cial form hal To- be DEVISED 20 meet tba
difficulty Again, "a large and iupus.
ing frontage i'm CarrS lane is nothing
hut q huge sham of timber and plaster.
especially devised to present nm tmpus.
ing very imposing front without stH-
hilitN and without weight The en-.
gipcer To the Great Western railway
will not allow an ounce Of weight To
rest upon this tunnel. and nowadays
the city surveyor viii not allow SO
}imsy d structure 80 bp erected us that
referred to. This has been the cause
TINT for years has L pt open that pjcce
of land near CarfE lane chapel al una
timr the resting plarr of ghost shows
Hud pirpuart. The BriPR demanded for
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
Al QUAINT OLD TOWN.
san saan. 9Ae Capital afraersa sllea,
Ha WALTZ eestealliA Mea1,
aaa natlemeatA


san JHaH 3 perfect specimen Of g
walled town with porteults meat.
gates ana hattiementa Built over 2sa
years ago. il IS stin in good condition
and repair Fha walls are picturesque.
and represent q stuPendous work end
cost ID themselves Inside the walls
the city is laid OF in regular squares
six parnnei streets running ina the
direction of the length Of the islund
and seven at right angles The ffouses
are elaselg and eompaetig built ot
briefs usually Of two stories %stleeoed
on the outside ana paf1ftedth faf3ef3
OF euiore. The upper floors are oeea.
pied bg the more respectable peo-
pie, while tile ground floors, almost
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04
NEARLY ALL MUSTERED IN.
Presidents second cali TOR Troops
mas Been About Fnied-Fart Went
- Recruit othes Regiments

Nearly 61a100 n the 5000 volunteers
asked ioe bs The president il hia see.
aaa A9t rs them haTe been mustered
into fhe service
OK ths number recruited nHaer fhe
seeahd eaii 10000 have been ned
ia regiment neYg in fHe Geld aud have
been enf q joia TIKI anisa tions ID
whieh they are ghed a 0 less
Than 2aa ODD have been recruited for
new organizations Some 81 THESE or
ganzations have been mustered into
sefsfee. but q feH IS them lack TIE res
4aired number of men 8dit Cen Cor
bin hopes s. hafe ths details 81 tie
ennd eal entirely eleared ID IS he
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

0ANthA ON "A Blu haAtsAN
i swat for about 1s months ID the
bloeaading service on Charleston har-
bor aud a good MANS strange things
happened aboard 81 Us and around US
during That time. AB The lighting wa
left To the ironelads ns Won know,
while the b~loekaders got their excite.
meut in watching for the craft trying
to stead ID and out OF the harhar. It
also happened occasionally when we
were on The outside Of The feet, that
we were on in chase of a vessel which
had given tbe others che slip.
Mgn will hardlg credit IN time Of
peace what chances d blockade runner
wiU take iii time Of war The hrst re-
quisite Ola blockade runner was speed
although many smiling vessels, and
some of them very duIl s]ailers were In
the business. rhe Successful ones,
However, Were steamers, ard the FIRST
thing 10 be done was to paint them
a cloudy white and furnish them with
coal which emitted neither smoke by
day sparks hy right You won't
believe thar & steamer would try to
sntsr barboF watched b. AT least
20 vessels outside, and IFS channels
patroned ~ half a dozen boats, but
3b9+is rbaf tbs hloelnde runners ala
a. M digprenf vi rs with snecess. Tt
taling M eba,,oss INIT they were
a reckless lot.
d terp, noe c4afts brnpgb M.
a.tar NJ ns Il 0as dart, rainv
ntabt a.d + ,,,s !. faotopt ~. III nai.t
80 m - 800 1000 ~ am .asssls
tnsida III on,. sfafi5p opa n did M
a,seibIs tbat yyara ban8d
81 caild naes tb+aasb t,em ami Ranch
- Isba5 81, eges onen bseanse nh
s-ialine eon,ne1lea. i, bnt se Anil aas
a. nfr6t ea3ja MT Il -gezseaa
/ ,glsite b,psa ~ faat AVA, Nh trieF
IL aotant ,gas nbout MN oyer vben
,aetbf.a g,,aasaI, rpbbea n@,inst
WIZ boy il o,,r gasse4 ond siid alopr
aft III 4 sa,a Daaa M =
gfas,nor INV ga.s tba Alarm baJ.
- Tget rsna5 MI ,gbap i Inna of
,oal gt4,,at n,s n tLa f,ce apd n ua
b.IF Al bo9s 49, ~ban aoma II
tbs sIeD NM me ae8lr NH baen
s. M ,tbsrs kafisd m W. oHIcar Il
ana Wstob mn two n fba gpns east
iooss Mai Bra8 IT, ber but sbe worked
49, H., hra,gE M ragt IN + asatip#
. .4;tL EEv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

Gov MeLanrin hiss offered a reward
81 $500 each for She mufaeFers Of w II
Patterson, IL addition 10 the statutory
reward Of St00 each payable on eonvic
ton II win be- remembered that MR..
Patterson was sbut w death PIT q mol
10 the Jail al Wcstville, simpson coun.
some tine ago and from tbg bes.
Information o%btainabie II though
that only about dfteen composed thc
Iynohing party, There sa great dea.
81 Indignation felt ii simpson at Gig
outrage Patterson was condemned
for murder and has been tried seven
times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

The Ladies' War Relief ssociation q
jackson one day last week sent g25 lu
cash to the First Regiment and d boz
81 provisions and supplies and o. u.
cash NJ tie Second This Is by I'd
means tlie FIRST rsfaittaHee Of tHia kind
made ~ The ladies' u Jackson nor VIII
1t be- the last.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

William X. Bennett alias NJ, White,
TIE slick swindler who bias gotten into
a good many people IF Tile State Ny rcp.
resenting himself rs sent out with A
contract 70 purchase 10000 head II cat
tie for the army, plead guilty before d
magistrate at jackson last week end
was PIT under bond tn await Che action
u Che grand curry IIe also worked the
Masonic racket on the side ~ IS
wanted also at Win0na aud Greenwlle
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

The largest lawsuit ever tried N Bol.
war county gas decided last week.
Ihis suit was brought By Tie Mississippi
Ievee board against the Yazoo 4 Missis.
sippf Valley Railroad Company directly
involving TIE title 70 10000 acres b
fine land q Bolivar county and indi.
reetly involving The titles todonble that
number 81 acres ia Bolivar and other
counties " me Yazoo delta Judge
Lonaino handed down 2 decision q
favor 0f the railroad company There
afe many farmers holding titles from
the Fa fpad company, rendering ID 4
matter 81 general Interest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-03-12

1t is, or should be. the highest aim
OF every merchant to please his Gus
TONER'S; and that the wide-awake
drug firm of Myers s. Esh1eman, Ster-
ling, Ill, is doing so, is proven by the
following, from Mr.. Eshleman: I'm
my sixteen years experience in the
drug business 1 have never seen or
sold or tried medicine that gave as
good satisfaction as Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Sold by Jones s. Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-03-12
CAsTo1IA.
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l desire to attest to the merits of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one
of the most valuable and efficient
preparations on the market. 1t broke
an exceedingly dangerous cough for
me in "a hours, and in gratitude
therefore, 1 desire to inform you that
/ will never be without it and you
should feel proud of the high esteem
in which your Remedies are held by
people in general. It is the one rem
edy among ten thousand. Success to
ito. r. DowNEY, Editor Democrat,
Albion, Ind. For sale by Jones &
Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-03-12
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III <6((C&G<SS
Last Saturday was a very busy day
for our merchants. The volume of
trade that our merchants are receiv-
ing looks as though the General" had
reached Trego.
G. J. Ferris has secured the agency
of the Goodnue windmill and will at
tend to all matters in that line with
promptness and dispatch. The mill is
a good one and it can be seen at his
residence.
Our merchants are waking up to a
realization or the value of printers
ink. T. r. Moore has built up a good
business in few months by judicious
advertisement together with fair
dealing.
A bill appropriating S50,000,000 for
national defense to be expended at
the discretion of the President went
through Congress like rocket the
other day, without dissenting vote.
Don't the American people move
though. when they get together!
We were sorry to learu last week of
the death of Mrs. VIM. Cook of Quin-
ter. She died at 10 O'Clock p. m. Fri
dav, and was laid to rest in the Quin-
ter cemetery on Saturday She leaves
husband. son and daughter, and
many friends to mourn her loss.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-03-12

Frank Stimits. Ted Morgan, John
Chalk, John Marcy, j. J. Karaus, and
Otto Young are candidates for the
mysteries and Festivities of the Wood
men lodge. Otto Young and John
Chalk rode the goat Thursday even
ing. Turn out, brethren, and give
them a good send off.
Don't forget that April is the an
nual city election The city council
appointed n. Fuller. J. A. Escher and
A. L. Gleason, as judges, and Grant
Marshall and w. L. Olson, clerks of
election. There are-yet no candidates
in the field. but we take the liberty to
nominate Poff. for ,as,rSli;il
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-03-12

The Review Term of Stockton Nor
NAL school and Business College will
open Tuesday. April IL, 1898. Strong
faculty, low rates, satisfaction guar
anteed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-03-12

Corn fed beef at Johnson's.
Buy your beef of Len Johnson.
Buy your pork of Len Johnson
Watch for the Dinwiddie family.
Wait for Len Johnson's meat wagon.
See Ferris for wall paper, carpets
and furniture.
Auctioneer Eppler. of the east side,
was in the city on Thursday.
What's the matter with Hays City?
They have organized telephone COM
pans
Watch next weeks papers for more
family.
This office acknowledges receipt of
several good orders for job work, for
which thanks.
DR.. Bellows. the eye and ear special
ist, will be in Wa-Keeney on Satur-
day. March &c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dinwiddie and their
family of eighteen will be in Wa-Kee-
ney before long.
Clarence Gleason is still on the sick
list. Clarence has been having a
tough time of it.
Ferris can sell you carpets cheaper
than the cheapest. His samples are
of the latest designs.
The Dinwiddies are musicians who
.lrQ TN,
take them to Klondike.
The Barclay-Musgrave chestnut is
set for hearing April 1, at 10 a. M, in
Judge Tunnels court.
The Republican State convention is
called for June 8 at Hutchinson. Ire
go is entitled to two delegates.
DIR. Jones has been kept on the jump
this week-to Grainfield, to Hill City,
to Cheyenne Wells and elsewhere.
James Tague, of Banner, hauled
lumber from town to build house
14x24 for his uncle. Patrick Wynn.
The superiority OF Chase & San
born's Teas and Coffees secured the
Worlds Fair contracts.
&C. BEsToR, Agent.
The Republican Central committee
of the Sixth district set the Congress
sional convention for June Is, at Be
lott.
Our implement dealers are getting
ready to supply our farmers with the
necessary tools for spring and summer
work.
Go TO G. J. Ferris and order your
wall paper. The finest lot of samples
to select from ever brought to Wa
Keeney.
A. p. Lawrence has taken charge of
his livery barn again, and will person
ally see after the wants of his old
patrons.
One hundred and twenty acres of
Trego county land changed hands this
week. Sam Thompson, vendor, and
Francis Ridgway, vendee. Considera-
tion, S4OO.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church have secured the services of
the Dinwiddie family, musicians, who
are en- route for the Klondike, and a
first class entertainment is assured. |
Date not yet set.
Trego county is enjoying considera-
BILE immigration this spring, and all |
of it is of a most desirable character. |
That's right. Come right along. Fill |
up these broad prairies, make them
blossom as the rose with corn fields, /
and wheat fields, and houses and barns
and windmilIs, and help work out the
great destiny of the plains of the
mighty west.
Our weekly runaway was not so mo-
notonouS as usual this week. Mr.. |
Gerber's team, "a fine large span of |
horses. started from Sigler's carpen-
ter shop and came west to Main street
and started down at fearful gait, |
making straight for Poffenberger's I
barber shop Mr. Sellers headed them
off and they crashed into Alex Sellers
mule team, causing them to break |
loose and both teams went on down