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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
GEORGE DEsoRD IN eooDLAND.

Comes Back to SYSTEMATICALLY to Make His
HOme-says His Arrest Unsupported.
George DeBOrd, for many years q
resident of Sherman county, but who
has made Lincoln, Neb., his home for
some time, arrived in GOOdland We'd
nesday, accompanied by his wife and
children.
In a recent article in this paper, cop
led from a Lincoln daily, giving an &C
count of his arrest, DeBOrd says it was
not correctly reported. The article read
as though the complainant, Robert Oar.
ling, was involved with Mrs. DeBord
This was a mistake. Mr.. DeBord
charged Darling with living in adultery
with the woman who was staying with
him on;the grOuds that she was another
mans wife.
AS to the paternity of the children Of
Mrs DeBOrd, and her visit to a place
near Topeka, this was regarding the old
er child, which was hers before she
married DeBOrd, the paternity Of the
younger child, born after their marriage
having never been questioned.
DeBord says that Darling is an ex
convict, and had taken up with a relig
ious movement as a cloak, and was OBJ
tanning funds under false pretense.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
LODGE MEN At BURLINGTON.

GOOdland Members Assist in Working
Three Into the Third Degree,
Eleven MasOns of the GoOdland lodge
made fraternal visit to the Burlington
Colo, lodge Saturday. The visiting
members were Wallace Filler, NJ. D.
Cuthbertson. L. L. Ernst, s. B. Hub
bard, ]. ]. Knight, Gus Strand, William
Richardson, Ernest Bower, A. Vim
Earl Parker and Alfred Dawson.
They went there to assist lodge No
n, Of Burlington, in the initiation o.
three candidates into the third degrees
of Masonry. After the ceremonies sup
per was served by the local lodge.
The visiting members returned Sun
day morning.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
Fike-Howard.

Mr.. Harry Fike, Of Colby, Kan, and
Miss Fife Howard, of Sharon Springs,
were married by Rev. J. E. Stevens, at
the brides hOme, Tuesday. George Cop
ley, of GOOdland, attended the wedding.
Harry Fike is the son Of James n.
Fike, Of Colby. Miss Howard is not
knovn in GOOdland.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
ENGINEER SEES AROUND CURVE

a Pueblo Railroad Man Made an AppIi-
ance That Works Well.
Sherman HObsOn, q railroad man in
Pueblo, has just perfected an appliance
which, if all proves true that is claimed
for it by its inventor, Will greatly reduce
railroad collisions and save thousands Of
lives annually. The new appliance is a
sort of looking glass to be hung on each
side Of an engine to enable the engineer
and fireman TO see the road bed for SIX
miles, both in front and in the rear. The
chief value Of the invention is that it
does not make any difference il the road
is curved or straight The instrument
works OF the principle Of a mirage and
it has been named by its inventor as the
"miragescope."
1t has been tested from Denver to
Grand Junction on the Denver and Rio
Grande and the Colorado Midland and
also passed favorable test on the Col.
orado Southern and Missouri Pacific
Application has been made for patent.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
Engineer Tom Kelley sick.

Engineer Tom Kelly, who has been
ailing for the past two weeks, is quite
sick IN St Joseph's hospital, Denver. II
is reported he has an attack Of droPsy.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
Conductor, BAH Ny u.

The annual ball OF the Order Of
Railroad Conductors, Goodlsnd lodge,
viii be given at the opera house May
Il Elaborate preparations are being
mazda
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Edward Gray and Richard Mcbride
were arraigned before Police Judge 7.
P. Leonard Friday for violation OF city
ordinance forbiddiDg the carrying Of fire
arms. Gray was fined 81 and costs
making sd in all. 1t was proved to the
court that Mcbride had no gun They
are a couple of COW boys employed by
the Dewey ranch,
Gray paid his fine and was released.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

We have Just resolved our big sPr ing
invoice Of ladies' muslin underWe ar
To all the ladies are extended special
invitations to call and see this line
C.M. MuIrslCK.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
Easter Services at Christian Church.

Easter Services at Christian Church.
Easter services will be held at the
Christian church at eleven o'clock Sun
day morning. The sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. Stevens. The members
Of the knight Templar order will attend
in a body.
There will be no preaching in the
evening, but II place of it & cantata will
be rendered by class of young folks.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
So AIethodist &c sunday aIorning.

No Methodist Service Sunday Morning.
There viii be no services at the Ne
thodist church Sunday morning on ac-
count Of the Easter services at the
Christian church.
Regular services in the evening by the
pastor.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

If you want q correct and complete
abstract Of title TO your land write or
call on Thos- p. Lleonsrd.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

II. F. Wheatley keeps all kinds Of
coal at SCOTS old stand
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Lennox, Canon City and hard coal at
the Scott yard. II. T. Whestley.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
afDan" Had d Son,

dan" Had Son.
A boy was born to Dan McCarty on
Sunday last.-Norton Courier.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Seed barley at COlemau's.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18

Lfd.i{
Hsnry Biumey while attempting
Z 4 Ike his thrslhing rig lover tne
~ work o. ths Rock Island got
4 sns sils stuck a u ths \ outdt i,
= rsly Il surround with wster,
With prospects Of being tipped over.
The sail boats arc all on the bot
tenn, except Humiston g. Alber-
tuss. They dipped the water out
and II rides alright. .. l.. 5@sS
Otto Leabeck and Martin Levine
we're out hunting Friday, and Sat
urday morning were obliged to take
their team back to the country and
walk home. w.: ls:'.I% itl%
All reports from the country indi-
cate that every bridge and oulvert
has been washed out. j A. s:... + +
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18

Nv Datss for County v FIJI 3 g \ ~
I. for Sept<m'lber 50 a. s
" !. I !. October j. M ~ a

A meeting Of the fair directol1
and stock holders was held at th0
Office OF Oliver & Madison Monday
morning and it was decided to post
pone the fair until Sert. 80 and Got.
l, and to last only two days instead
Of four days, .as advertised. They
also decided to hold q stock market
on these days. If anyone has good4l
stock to sell they can do 80 either ~
private sale or by auction. No a e.
orts will te spared to make this
Fair on these dates as attractive -
if held on the original dates. PeA
pare to come with an exhibit Of
some description. 558
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18
Tisb $eboel nett$

School work is BY this time ar
ranged so that every body has to do
some studying. 5. Sem
The Medieval and Modern History
class has been divided into two
periods. Also the German l.. .&5 ,.$s
The Chemistry has not got under
way yet because of the lack OF
material. A list of apparatus and
chemicals have been sent for.
wonder if the "Senior Quartet
could please toll the school what
sodium is, and also what Is it's.
chemical action when put in little
H2O? BANG!!!! Look at the
smoke! a ~
The Eng. w class got nice
little calling down from Prof. They
were inclined to make a grand rush
for the back seats just because Miss
Fletcher happened to be absent
Now, Earle, be cureful in the future
and be sure and act like a little man
rather than big idiot. ,z@$2. $.tS ID
Chorus practice was indulged in
last Tuesday eve. rom $3.50 to
This part of the work needs g
great deal of development before it
can be considered good. That it can
be developed is shown by the work
last year and it ought to be surpassed
this year as there is good material
to work upon. There seems to be =
Lack of tenors but with the aid of
Prof. Nicholas, we think that they
can do sufficient hellering ct their
end of the line. #
Asophomore.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18
MITCHEJL-MILLAR.

At $3.50 p. m. Wednesday, pleas.
ant, quiet wedding occurred at the
II. v. Millar home, Mr.. Glen E.
Mitchell and Miss Evangeline Millar
being the principals. Owing to the
sudden call for Mrs. Millar to join
her husband at Staples and her de-
parture on the midnight train, the
wedding was very quiet, and only
the immediate family group attend
ed. Rev. Chas. II. Curtis, Mrs.
Mitchell's pastor, odiciated. The
new home will be established in our
midst and the young people have
all good wishes from their many
friends, joined By the Daily. =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18
JUST ABOUT BEDTIME.

take a Little Early Riser-it will
cure constipation, biliousness and
liver troubles. DeWitt's Little Early.
Risers are different from other pills.
They do not gripe and break down
the mucous membranes of the
stomach, liver and bowels, but cure
by gently arousing the seeretions
and giving strength to these
organs. Sold by f. N. Hickman
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18

kodaks at work also, Sunday. .Peo-
pie who were able toget there drove
from alls parts oett t6e country. ,3s NJ ss5 Z
ss The water 81 TIE like kept HI
Fii:rsaidng saturd ltsrnoo 4 Y and
continues up TO ths' present time.
but il not low enough to ascertain
how muea damage has been done to
the Rock Island tracks. The Rock
Island cut towards the east lake has
been named the Rock Island Canal.
Il Roadmaster Mahoney Of the Rock
Island, was plotting Omaha trains
and looking after, the track, Sun
day, states his road had long steel
bridge washed out near Little Rock
and he came near running into it
while going to q washout with
material for repairs. The section
men had been over it after the
storm and reported the bridge safe,
but when. he came along thought
best to make an examination and
found the bridge gone.
A couple who just arrived at
siDley, Friday, from Germany were
drowned in a swollen stream while
trying to get out in to the home
of friends in the country. >,
Z Some trouble has arose between
some of the residents in tke flooded
districts of our village as to owner
ship of certain sidewalks that was
sent floating Friday night.
7 AL Bloom had large stack of hay
southeast of town struck aud de-
stroyed by tightening Friday night.
It is reported that Mr.. Smith. on
the Cakes place, lost some forty
head of hogs, Chas Anderson, near
the Rock Island depot, two or three
COWS, Mr. Menken, three or four
hogs, by the storm Friday night.
: Henry Blume's threshing rig
weathered the washout and kept
right side up which will be a good
thing for the owner from damage
standpoint to the outfit.
Fireman Treffery lost thirty-fve
dollars in the wreck. The money
was in a vest pocket which cannot
be found.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18
FARMERS TO UNITE.

rBA6AEf16 ~ ONx1Gs - s. 4
Preliminary announcement has,
been made that q convention Of the.
state will" be called. within two
weeks in st. Paul for the purpose
of forming . farmers state organi-
za6on. Nine states represented at
tho national. farmers convention
held in Chicago last week will hold
meetings within:e short time Tors
similar purpose. = ::ss. ....;3;:.s
Tho meeting will be called BY g.
E. jackson, Of Bnckman, Mimi, & {
who was elected by the farmers Of
Morrison county O. delegate to
the national convention. ~.
"A number of organizers from the
national organization will assist Mr..
] ackson to-carry out the project.
Branches in each precinct and coun-
ty viii also be formed. s. -
'The purpose Of the state organi-
cations is to further the interests OF
tho farmers against monopolists and
other organizations that conflict
with the interests and general well
fare Of the farmer" says Mr. jack i
son. ssIt is our intention to build
UP the farming industry throughout
Minnesota, and to unite our efforts
with those of other states that arc
now organizing under the same
plan. We believe that We have not !
had justice in disposing of products
and stock of the farm. "-Pipestone
Star. E11s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18
STEALS FOR STARVING
MOTHER. ..s =. ..1la'

! One of the New YORK police
courts, last Wednesday, was the
scene Of sad and pitiful case
when young man named Patrick
Flood was brought before Magistrate
Barlow upon the charge of stealing
a loaf of bread. Food admitted the
theft of the loaf of bread found near
his coat by a police man, but would
make no explanation of his act.
Magistrate Barlow ordered Pro-
bationary Officer Leigh to ;investi-
gate. Leigh reported to the court
that he found Floods mother very
i'll. The house, he said, was almost
destitute of furniture, all that was
left being straw mattress and bed,
on which the mother lay. Several
children ran about showing evi-
dences of want.
The prisoner is the oldest of eight
children. About two months ago
the: father was compelled to stop
work BY 9 strike called by q: walk
ing. delegate. Floed, tho prisoner,
also lost his position as a. result Of
"a: strikesof men empoyed at Senator
William A: Clark's new residence
on Fifth avenue. Piece by piece
furniture, spare clothing and other
articles had been sold for food till
little remained. Young Flood had
been able to earn very little at
small jobs and several days he left
the house saying that he was a
burden and would shift alone. He
sent bis money home however. On
Tuesday knowing his mother was
i'll he became desperate, and stole
the bread for her. -
y. Magistrate Barlow made no COM
ment on the case. He looked long
and earnestly at the prisoner, as if
praising him mentally for his self
and then said: ''Discharg-
ed. The case is dismissed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18

About seven o'clock in tho morn
ing the water had subslded but
flowed over the road at. Roman Z
corner about twenty feet wide and
eighteen inches deep. It still rushed
out the southeast corner OF the lake
at flood rate. At ten O'Clock the
water was running over the road
west to the park at a rapid rate and
a depth that came into the box Of a
! carriage driving through it, and
about block wide. The other side
Of Ayers, was in about the same
condition. S. Burroughs rode on
horseback, going through water
nearly to the animals back. He
reported bridges his way all washed
cut. The low ground two blocks
east from the post Office was flooded
and sidewalks floated out into the
-. .;.s!t7IE; 'T'- e. .,as -
street. ,z, >s, +. :, r..
The merchants; up town with
easements were compelled tc move
their goods Up to the first: foor::
The Herald office in q basement,
had two feet and a half Of water.
People whose houses had their first
Aocr flooded had every thing soak
ed. Oliver and Madison had a car
of hogs in the Rock Island stock
yards but they managed to keep
their noses out of water. One man
came down stairs and not having
any suspicion Of the: conditions
;steped' into the water and thought
he. was going on down" "A young
man sleeing. II Henry Bloom 9
photograph car was awakened by
the latter going there to: protect
some Of his material; was surprised,
10 find his couch surrounded BY.
water. He dressed standing in the
water: Henry Twitche'l was in
q boat;neaf the Burlington restau-
rant and was cong atulst sting himself
hew nice and dry he was when ".
=. OliYer5in attempting to get into
the boat slipped and turned it: bot
tom side up. Don't ask Henry il ne
got wet. There were numerous
oemical incidents occurred, but time
does not permit mention. Dur
ing the entire forenoon the lake
va. lined with >sightseers and buai-
ness generally suspended. Some of
those living near the lake lost
OF chickens by being
drowned. During the night the mon
at' the light station were obliged
to wade il about q foot Of water in
firing. the wstsr being all around
the boiler room. 5,s.: G u !. Z - y.
The water ran in the wheel pit Of
one engine but . pump was used to
keep it ioutand thus kept the large
drive belt dry. .s:s :.,.}s = - \ %.s,.
The Omaha road suffered badly
with wash outs, having one two
miles west of Prairie junction
and serious one two miles west Of
" Warrington. The A DIV q n G 9 man
walked out to the last named, about
one o'clock in the morning it was a
sight we'll worth the walk even
though It was not daylight. At this
point there was two embankments
for two tracks eighteen feet or more
high and about thirty rods long,
with q space about one hundred feet
washed out at point ofythe bank
must have beer, at least
twenty feet high. It is supposed the
grade formed dam for the water
,omlng down tine ravines which
Trains miles ct territory, until It
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18

PEOPLE REMOVED FROM HOMES IN BOATS!
The Storm Extends From Bigelow and Luverne
TO 8St. James, N

. -. !
I over flowed the tracks and then cut
out the fill. The appearance of the
large extent of ground covered by
rapid running water indicates this
theory. Train No. 20, Conductor
Harris and Engineer Riley, accomp-
anied by travelling engineer VIM.
Donahue, reached this point about
1925 and. This is a fast freight
and they were running at a pretty
good speed.
They had ninteen cars in the
train. The engine passed over one
washout alright but the other was
too serious. The engineer jumped
but the others, fireman Treffery,
brakeman Goodno and Donahue did
not have time and went down with
the engine. How they escaped
death is a miracle. Mr.. Donahue
! was scalded some about the body,
, the others were bruised some, but
able to crawl out of the wreck. The
Ienigne went down head first and
tipped nearly ever her onto side.
1t was one of the large engines, No.
264. Behind the engines one car on
it's side. When the. train stopped
one car and caboose were over the
first washout which had scarcely
begun, and was not very serious.
Conductor Harris was told he had
had better put on hiss rubber boots
but about this time the track .gaxe
way, tho caboose and one car break-
ing loose tppm the, other portion
|of tho train. The rear brakeman g
.nams was Conway. Conductor
Harris says ne did not strike any Of
the storm until this: side. Of Bige-
low. - -. ;. - l. 49,. -.
The cabooee doated about 40. feet
from where the track originally,
stood, and one car Of grain w. az,
erturned and the roof broke, Allow-
ing the grain to spin; !. ..::t ": ......s
= Conductor Harris was just, about
TO leave the caboose when: thessec-
ond washout occurred and he had to
jump tor it, He landed il. water
above his waist and then went into
his car and secured his grip and his
orders and reports. Nd. =.
A car Of hogs which were abaut
the middle Of the train, were unin-
jured, and were alive and grupting
at ? z. m, when a reporter had
climbed over the wreck.
It was fortunate that no hoooes
were riding in between the tars as
many Of the drawbarss were smash:
ed together and several cars, were
derailed. -. -, .. 4. ,..;s Ess ;<>|
Where the engine is, the main
line track lies down the bank and is
nearly washed out, and the Sioux
Falls line track was forced over to
the place of the former. The rails
are bent and pulled apart, permit
ed by bolts breaking.
The bridge and section men were
immediately called, but were un-
able to do anything, except, get ma
terial to take out at daylight.
j. A temporary track is being built
around the wreck.
At 2 o clock the wafer was going
through with a roar, but nearly |
at 10 o'clock. No mail was
received or sent out Friday night or
Saturday, but it is expected there
will be train from the north about |
seven or eight o'clock and a trans
fer made for business: from the
the south. n I :;:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-09-18

Friday morning dawaed clear
and pleasant with indications Of
being the most beautiful day Of the
season. About ten o'clock it became
very cloudy, and rain set in at
noon. During the afternoon there
were frequent heavy showers in
creasing towards evening. About
sixty thirty a heavy rain began to
fall and continued until about ten
thirty coming down in torrents and
some Of the time with heavy gusts
of wind. The atmosphere also be-
came warm. 1t is estimted that, at
least eight inches of water fell. Mr.
j. 81. Maxwell q rain guage, with a
capacity of recording seven and one
half inches ran over before the
storm ceased, SO there must have
beer nearly eight inches fall Of
water. s::@.s- + ~ p :,
Many Of our residents retired
somewhat early and knew nothing
Of the seriousness of the storm un-
til ! morning but those living along
the Lake shore and Mclean town"
were fully aware that the situation
was serious and spent very little
ef. the night in sleep. Those who
partially realized the large water
I'LL, went to the lake shore to seethe
eReck About nine O'Clock the wsteF
began running over where ! the
former washout occurred and which
w,as nearly rehlJed with dirt About
eleven . clock the water began to
run Il orYar the banks at various pointa
along 4athe lake and. across, tho street|
% The low ground between 9th]
street and Lake street.. The water
from the west side of 9th street also
ran 70: this low portion which was
soon flooded. The lake continued
tos sriise until about twelve o'clook
ana: 8 soon after began to reoede
sloMly. Aportion Of the time: there
was q strong southwest wind which
drove the water over the banks. The
water was rushing over the arst
wash ont with Y great :rapidity
and force, cutting out the fill Of
newl dirt very fast. b By morning
It had cut out about twenty feet Of
Dr.. Gould's lot in front Of nis house
and t d witAinI about twenty five
lest 81 Ills house. Posts. trees etc.
wers put s. to prevent further cut
ting away OF ground II possible. The
water ran down the Rock Island
track through the Omaha viaduct, |
ct mill race speed and with the roar !!
Of q waterfall. East O abenai iis full
to its banks and running out in some
places The low ground in the north |
portion OF town was flooded and
tho water ran through this portion |
1t 8 rapid ri yer rate, and about five
ar six blocks wide; in many placesI
it was five feet deep on level.
Side walks in this portion Of the
town were foated all around. Some
houses had several feet Of water in
them, and about dozen families or
more were taken out in boats or
out by men wading in
water up to their waists. The Rock
Island depot was surrounded by
about five feet of water. Loose wood
of ever description floated off with
the current. Nearly the entire fair
ground was covered BY about four
fest Of water. D !. &. 4