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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
WANTED TO DIE.
Belle Downing shoots Herself While in a
DesPOndent MOOd-The Wound
Serious But Not Fatal

Belle Downing, keeper Of a disOrderly
house in the north end, shot herself
early Sunday evening with an aim at
suicide but her aim was poor and she
will live. The weapon used was a
pistol of 38-calIbre variety and the ball
entered at the center of the breast,
striking a rib and glanced around and
lodged below the left shoulder blade.
Only for the bullet striking the rib
the unfortunate would have met in
slant death.
The bullet was mushrOomed and only
about twO-third of it could be found as
a part had lodged somewhere in its
course The wound is a serious one
but not necessarily fatal
1t is said the Downing woman had
been drinking considerably during the
day and was respondent and had de-
cided to end her life, and the only
thing that prevented the success of the
attempt was the bullets encounter
with the rib.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
We write mortgaRes.-T.P Leonard.

We write mOTtgages.-T. P. Leonard.
We write deeds.-Thos. P. Leonard.
The "WiId Rose" is the place to get
pictures.
LennOx, Canon City and hard coal at
the Scott yard. 81. F. Wheatley.
For trunks, valises, telescopes, a big
assortment at the Wizards.
Mems and wOmen's uuderwear-the
best line in the west-at Millisack's.
Whites Cream Vermifuge removes
the unhealthy tissue upon which worms
thrive; it brings, and quickly, healthy
condition Of body, where worms cannot
exist. Price 25c.-W. Ennis.
There is probably no disease more
distressing and annoying than piles.
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
daily curing cases of years standing Of
itching and bleeding piles. The cure
begins on the first application, little
perseverance makes the cure complete.
Price SOC in bottles; tubes 75c.-W.
Ennis.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
WAR NOT OVER.
Al Prswi5t, a GoOdIaud Boy Who Il In the
Philippines, says Conditions There
Worse Than Year Ago.

Mack Robinson received a letter the
other day from Al Prewitt, Goodland
boy, who is in the Philippines with the
Thirty volunteers. About the
conditions there he says:
eve had a little excitement yester-
day afternoon. We received word
that insurrectos had crossed the river
a few miles below here and we hiked
out to head them off and We did it, too.
There were about 500 Of them and
they. let Us come within % yards Of
them before they fired on US. Then
there was hi for nearly two hours.
I don't know exactly how many we
killed Of the FiIipinos for we only
found %. There was only one Ameri-
can killed, and, by the way, I must
play for his funeral pretty soon
''The Fourteenth, infantry, landed a
few days ago and were coming out this
way when they ran into 1900 Tagals
and were repulsed with great loss. 1t
is the same way all over the island,
but still you people over there are led
to believe that the war IS over and
that everything is peaceful Rats! 1t
is 20 per cent worse to-day than it was
a year ago when We landed This 1900
force Of Tagals were armed with new
Mauser rifles. This shows what they
are doing over here"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
death of Fred Shook.

Fred Shook, who made his home in
this county for several years, died at
Victor, Col, November 13, where he
had gone to seek employment. He
was a years of age and death was due
to appendicitis He was i'll only a
few days.
Mr.. Shook lived with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. R Shook, on a farm few
miles east Of GOOdland up to Septem-
Der, 1896, when they removed to Fruita,
Col, where they now live. He was
married in September, 1895, to Miss
Bertha Newell, of Fruita, who survives
him together with a young child. The
body was taken to Fruita for interment.
We write insurance.-T.P P. Leonard.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
Sc booI reports.

Report Of 5, shOol IN district IS fo,
November: M mber days taught. ~.
enrolment, IL; q tendance, 9; deport.
ment"99; tardines g, 3; visits from coun-
ty superintendent, I. Names of those
neither absent nor fardy: Arthur and
Josie Tagtmeyer, Guy and Edith Cor
kill, Luther WOlfrUm, Irl Goodrich.
MRs. GOODRICH, Teacher.
Report Of school in district No. 65
for month ending November q: Num-
Der Of pupils enrolled, 3; average daily
attendance, 3. Those neither absent
nor tardy: Mabel, Jennie and Elmer
Quincy.
Lulu HOLMES, Teacher.
Report Of school in district No. 66
for the moth ending November .:
Enrolment, z; average attendance. 6.
Names of tb Ose not absent during the
month: Mamie SherrOd, Harry Peters,
Sherman Peters. Visitors: Miss Frank
lin, Miss Van Wrinkle.
SARAH EDWARDS, Teacher.
Report Of school taught in district
No. At for the month ending Novem-
Der 3d. Number of days taught, %;
number of pupils enrolled, z; average
daily attendance, 6. Those not tardy:
George Hall, Ira VassaF, John Vassar
and LeOna Hall.
ANNIE GILBERT, Teacher.
Report Of the FaiIview school in
district No. 10 for the month begin
ming October q and ending November
D: Number Of days taught, %; enroll
ment, z; average attendance, 6; depOrt-
ment, 81. Those neither absent nor
tsrdy: Ethel HOllenbeek, Clyde Jones
and Clinton Jones. Those absent bat
not tardy: GOldie HOllenbeck, Florry
and James Jones. Visitors: Esther
Smith, Harley HOllenbeck.
FANNIE ALBRIGHT, Teacher.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
THE JOURNEY OF A. LETTER
Dr. Thomas Writes His Son in the Phil
ipPines-Lsttsr Returned to Writer
After Long Chase.

An evidence Of the difficulty a letter
has sometimes in reaching the party to
whom addressed turned up in Good
land this week. The letter was sent
TO Rugh Thomas in the Philippines
and returned after a long chase, Gov
cred with postmsrks and readdresses
galore.
Mr.. Thomas went to the Philippines
with the Forty-fOurth regiment of
United States volunteers as a member
Of the hospital corps. A few weeks ago
his father, DR.. A. n. Thomas, Of this
city, received q japanese postal card
announcing his arrival at Yokohama,
japan, enroute to the States. He is
now in San Francisco.
Last August DR.. A. y. Thomas wrote
him at Cebu, via Manila, Philippine
Islands. Monday the letter got back
TO Goodlsnd, it having a return card
on it, and the envelope was handed
s REPUBLIC representative as a curl
osity.
It was serswled with blue pencil and
red ink redirections and lastly bore a
Washington pOstmark. 1t went to its
destination at Cebu, Philippine Is
lands, but young Thomas had been
sent to Manila. So the original ad-
dress was blue-penciled out and it was
readdressed to him First Reserve.
Hospital Corps, Manila" in red ink.
When it arrived there he had sailed
for San Francisco on the transport,
Logan. The letter followed with the
address in blue pencil Omitted States
Logan, signifying that he had return
ed to the United States on the Logan.
Arriving in San Francisco, the dir
cotton not being specific, the letter
vent to Washington where it was post
marked and stamped with the s'red fist, =
pointing to the return card and was
therefore returned to the writer with
its seal unbroken. It was a stern chase
and long chase, and missed the boy
sitter ali.
Rugh Thomas expects to be either
farIo1ghed OF discharged soon and
VIII probably be in Goodlsnd in q few
days- As be IS keen observer he viii
no doubt have an interesting expert
e1cs % relate
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
A COMPROMISE VERDICT.
Jury In Eent-sesly Case Arrive at Verdict
After DsIEbsrsfinE twenty
Four Hours


The Kent-Seely case came to an end
in the district court Wednesday morn
ing By the jury bringing in q verdict
after celebrating - hours. The yer
dict is q partial compromise, as Kent
sued for 1000 and the jury awarded
him q judgment Of only s49763. The
costs in the cOse, which are quite an
item, viii have to be paid by Seely.
The case grew out Of the sale of the
Bee Hive store By R. A. Kent to J. Y.
Seely, and was a long one, OCCUPYING
the courts time for nine days.
The garnishee case was dismissed
on motion Of defendants counsel
SeeIy sold the store to II. a. Bowman
and Kent garnisheed all moneys due
SeeIy from Bowman. The court ruled
that the action in garnishment was
prematurely brought, and sustained
contention Of defendants counsel.
The Smith Shoe company attached a
stock OF shoes in the store sold Kent,
upon which a balance was yet due.
This case was continued to the next
term, giving plaintiff 60 days in which
to amend petition and defendants 40
days to make answer to said petition.
HOyt Andrews and E. F. Murphy
were counsel for Kent, and John
Hartzler and A. H. Ellis, of Beloit,
were attorneys for Seely.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30

The case Of Mrs. G. F. Phillips, who
is charged with giving her Is year-old
stepdsughter, Nellie, with q too severe
whipping, was to have been heard in
Justice Calvert's court Monday, as told
in last weeks REPUBLIC, but was post
poned until today when the trouble
viii be given an airing. The delay was
caused by the attorneys IN the case
being unable to attend the case as
they we're engaged with q case in the
district court
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
Ten Thousand DolIarz-

We must reduce our stock TO the
amount Of $4,000 in the next SO days.
The last 2 months has been far the
largest business in our history, but as
is usually the case. during the rush Of
e large business, We buy too many
goods.
Our oFerstOck covers many depart
ments, bit mostly in clothing. odd
pants, ladies' and misses jackets snd
many lines OF shoes. We viii sell this
surplus at liberal discounts Come II
while the assortment is good.
Q. II. MILLIsAcK.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
A FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
Eastern Stars Handkerchief Bazaar Nets
Neat Sum-Proceeds For benefit Of
Masonic Home in wichita.

The handkerchief bazaar held on
Tuesday afternoon and evening by the
ladies of the Eastern Star in Masonic
hall was a success both financially and
socially.
The hall was nicely decorated with
flags, lace curtains, palms and foliage
plants, and there was music cen the
while.
Five tables, piled with handkerchiefs,
each one decorated in Star colors and
presided over by a member Of the Star,
constituted the stock in trade of the
bazaar. There we're handkerchiefs of
all kinds, from fve-cent baudannss to
the finest handmade affairs selling
at 8 30.
One Of the anteroOms was fitted up
as q ladies' exchange, where could be
purchased all kinds of good things,
such as cakes, pies, doughnuts, bread,
plumb pudding, etc. In the lodge
dining room you could be served with
sandwiches and coffee in the dsntiest
style. That is, you might have your
choice in being served from a table
with decorations and service all red,
all blue, all green, all yellow, or all
white.
The net proceeds Of the bazaar was
1918, the greater amount of which
viii 90 to benefit the Masonic home at
Wichita
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
HIIRA GOES TO REF0RHHT8RY
Horse Thief's Case Rushed Through
Court in a Hurry.
Pleads Guilty 20 Horse stealing and JAIN
Breaking and Is Sentenced 20 Five
Years IN the Reformatory At
Hutchinson.


Quick work was made OF George
HDrn's case in the district court Tues
day. He vas charged with horse steal
ing and jail breaking and pleaded
guilty to both counts, after which
Judge Smith sentenced him to five
years IN the Hutchinson reformatory
Sheriff Walker returned to Goodland
with the prisoner Tuesday morning.
At 40 in the afternoon he was taken
before. Justice Calvert for preliminary
hearing. He waived examination and
vent directly to the district court
where he plead guilty and received a
sentence that will keep him out Of
mischief for long time.
Hurn told the court that he wanted
to reform; that he was q good man
when liquor was not within. He was
intoxicated, he said, when he sold the
liveFyman's rig. The court decided to
give him a chance and thought that
i've years time ought to be adequate
in which to complete the reforming
process.
Hurn is the man who hiEed a rig Of
the Schell livery a few weeks ago aud
drove to Colby where he sold the out
1T. He was caught at Norton and after
only three days confinement in the
GOodland Jail he escaped and was at
large until Sunday when he was again
taken into custody at Beatrice.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
Enc y a Cave-in.

Henry MOnnett, a IabOrer in the en-
ploy of the Rock Island, was killed
shortly after noon Friday near ROs-
we'll He was working on the steam
shovel in the big cut near Roswell
when the bank caved in, crushing him
to death.
The unfortunate man was % years
of age and has a wife and daughter
residing at HoIton, Kan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
HORSE THIEF RECAPTURED.
= Sheriff Walker Finds George Hurn At Bea-
trlcs and He Returns to Kansas With
out RequizltiOn Papers.


Sheriff William Walker has got one
Of the horse thieves back in jail who
escaped November Is. He went to
Beatrice, Neb-, Sunday where he found
George HUTn and returned to GoOdIand
with the prisoner Tuesday morning.
He returned to Kansas without requi-
sitiOn papers. Rurn has made his
home in Beatrice and when he escaped
he went direct to that place and Wal
keF had no trouble in locating him.
The sheriff has q clue as to the
whereabouts Of John Wilson, the other
horse thief who escaped with Hurn.
The two men tn yeled together as far
as MeCOOk, Neb-, when they separated,
Wilson working along the Burlington
road in the direction of Omaha. 1t is
said Wilson is one of the nerviest and
smOothest horse thieves in the coun-
try. When arrested at Seibert he and
his partner had a single rig and two
horses in lead. Besides the BOggs
horse, which was stolen near GOOdIand,
one horse was stolen in Logan county,
this state, and the other horse and
rig was stolen at Grand Island, Neb.
Wilson partner got away from the
Seibert officer when the arrest was
made on the night Of September 13,
four days after they stole the BOggs
horse. They were found camped on
the prairie and the other thief ran
= 81 Z
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30

Judge Smith granted John o. Dock
erty a divorce from his wife, Bessie
Dockerty, the decree to become ALSO
Lutte at the expiration Of six months.
The case was heard in the district
court last week and there was no sp-
pearancs on the part Of the defendant.
Abandonment on the part of the wife
was alleged.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30

The November term of the district
court came to a close Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock after a session
Of u days The clerk Of the court
and sheriff were busy Wednesday after
adionrnment figuring M costs.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30

Herbine swsefens the breath, bright
ems the eyes and clears the complexion
without the slightest III effects what
ever. and ensures the natural bloom Of
health. Price 50c.-Ws Ennis
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30

The ladies OF the Eastern Star wish
to thank al their friends who donated
handkerohiefs and also those Who so
literally patronized them.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
- - PreacrIptian @ lIaIarIa

ChiIls and fever is a bottle Of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
aud quinine In a tasteless form. No
cure-nO pay. Price SOC.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
To Cure . Cold in one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30
lou Know what You are taking

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula IS
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that il is simply iron and quinine
In a tasteless form No cure, no pay. SOC.
We make abstEasts.-H. 2. Leonard.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30

Twenty bales cotton bats bought be
fore the advance at G. II. Miliissek's-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-30

The wizards big business Is growing
bigger every day. Why not2
Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
Wilmington 1 Baltimore aalrad
rEL.AWARE nIVEsEnx.

On and alter October J. 1900, trains W i'll leave
as follOWs:
SOUTHWARD.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
Some More of Bryan. Misnts.

In August, 1896, after two years of
free trade and with fear of Organism,
commercial failures in the United
States numbered LIE, with total liza
bilities amounting to $26,11O,366. Last
month, after three years of protection
and with confidence in the reelection
of Mckinley, the number of failures
was 705, with total liabilities amount
ing to $6,255,092. But Mr.. Bryan goes
right on in his speeches saying that
failures are increasing and joyfully
proclaiming that prosperity is doomed.
He tells the farmer that he is laboring
under a hallucination if he believes
that prosperity is smiling on him. But
the farmer goes home and remembers
that he sold his steers on the hoof at
$3.25 a hundred in 1896 and at $4.65 a
hundred in 1899.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
WE'VE ALREADY EXPANDED,
DR.. Josiah strOnG's New Book and
Its COgent ArgmLnents

DR.. Josiah StrOnG's New Book and
Its COgent Arguments.
''It is time to dismiss the craven fear
of being great, to recognize the place
In the world which God has given us
and to accept the responsibilities which
1t devolves upon us in behalf of Chris
tan civilization" is the conclusion ar
rived at by Rev. DR.. Josiah Strong, au-
thor of Our Country" in his new
book entitled Expansion" In this
book he dwells ON the subject of ma
tional growth and its corresponding re-
sponsibiljty In an original manner, and
the work is really one of the most in
teresting on this subject, so much dis
cussed during this campaign. He calls
attention to the astonishing develop
ment of energy and of wealth which
has subdued the continent and which
today makes US the most fOrceful and
resourceful nation in the world. Our
new manufacturing interests must in
eV1tably become greater, so that our
national welfare will be increasingly
dependent upon foreign markets. He
calls attention to the profound signif-
canoe of China's awakening and shows
that the needs of that empire are COM
Elemental to our own. He then argues
that the Pacific is to become the center
of the worlds population. commerce,
wealth and power. We are thus enter
ing on new world life, involving new
necessities and new obligations which
Wi ha
these changed world conditions we
could not maintain policy of political
isolation. lie continues: ut is quite
too late to ask whether we will expand.
We are already expanded.
There are many among us who share
DeitEer this instinct nor these corvic-
tions who command our entire respect.
= = But they have believe. formed
their judgements without taking into
consideration the great world facts.
= Our policy should be determined
not by national ambition or by COM
mercial considerations. but by our duty
to the world in general and to the FL
lipinos in particular. | know of
no witness who has personal observa-
ton of the Filipinos who declares them
capable of self government. 1t is the
| TagalOgs who have been in arms
against the authorities of the United
States, but they constitute only
One-tifth of the population. In
! many provinces there was absolute an
archy. and from all sides came petit
tiOns for protection and help. Do we
owe no protection and help to these
| fOur-ffths against the One-ffth?
"One other question l would like to
ask the antieXpansionists. Will they
| kindly explain why it is that Ameri-
cans, with the traditions and inher-
itance of Anglo-SaXOns and with the
experience of freemen, are incapable
of governing one-tenth of their number
of Filipinos and cannot even attempt
it without sacrificing the republic and
losing their own liberties. while tribe
Of Malays. who have neither the inher-
itance nor experience Of freemen, car
create n republic and successfully gov
crn not only themselves, but also fOul
times their number of undisciplineC
tribesmen?
Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
GermaD americans Faithful.

The attempt by the Bryanites to
stampede the German-American vote
has also proved a failure. Both the
wOrkingmen and the business men Of
German extraction arc locking to the
standard of Mckinley in multitudes.
In Maryland the COMMUNICATIONS
have issued a public statement of their
"uncOmpromIsing opposition to the
election Of Bryan" which is signed by
more than 600 names of the leading
Communication citizens Of Balti-
more and other places. The reasons
they give are the following:
"First--We believe in an honest dol
lar. Free coinage of silver means
commercial disaster, misery and dis
tress for workingmen, tradesmen and
all citizens, private and national dis
honor. 1t should be SO decisively re
pudiated by the American people that
no one hereafter will be bold enough tc
make 1t an issue in our politics
"Second--It is the vital issue In thii
campaign 1t was forced into the Dem
ocratic platform by Mr.. Bryan himself
IL elected, he will use all the vast pow
ers at his command as chief executive
OF the nation to Immediately place th'
country on a silver basis. He viii b.
zealously assisted by a house OF repre-
sentatives elected with him and repre-
senting his views. How long a small
Aas1orTry IN rnc senaue w0ursI .svs-s -~s-
Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
Mnn, yir-inin All richt.

The reports from West Virginia are
invariably favorable 10 TIE Ee1.ai.c
ans. A letter just received nj Repuh
lican. headquarters in New York from
farmer may be quoted as a ''spPci-
men brick" from that state. The writ
er says: sit is absurd TO tel1 West Viz
ciuia farmers they are not prosperous
l have been farming and stock raising
for 80 years and have not been SC
prosperous in all that time as now.
shall do all can to have a continuance
Of the present prosperity"
Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
Our Steadily Increasing Exports.

For the first eight months of this
year our total exports amounted to
1915, TAT, ,153, as compared with $792.-
590,S23 for the same period last year,
an increase of $133, 156,330, while i'm
ports increased from $515, 1907 ,433 to
1864, 500, ,934, or only $49,509,501. This
shows an excess of exports larger by
$73, ,666, 800 than that of the first eight
months Of 1909, or, including gold and
silver, nearly so, 100000. The net bal
ance this year is about 1887 7,OO0, 900, or
at the rate Of $5S0,0Oo,OO0 for the full
II months.
Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT.
FOR
Philadelphia, Chester and
Wilmington.

Steamer will leave from Prices Wharf,
Smyrna Landing; COnning's Wharf,
Fleming's Landing, and Arch
st. Wharf, Philadelphia.
Freight Received in Philadelphia Daily, ct Arch
Street Wharf.
Office, Cummins Building, next door to
the National Bank.