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The Falls City tribune., 1906-06-22

will some day be, a great job
bing competitor of Kansas City
and st. Joseph for the southern
trade will spring up and thus
create a great city. The tre-
mendous opposition to the ad-
mission OF this state and the
powerful lobby which has made
Washington its headquarters
for so many months failed in its
design to defeat statehood.
The citizens of Omaha are
preparing to give w. j. Bryan
a reception upon his return to
the state from his trip abroad.
The reception will be entirely
non-partisan in its character
and many visitors are expected
from out the state. This public
expression of the people of the
state to it's distinguished citizen
is highly commendable and
speaks of the expiration of that
narrowness that makes enemies
of men who differ politically.
The writer of this is republic
can who never voted for Mr..
Bryan in his life and never will
so long as he advocates the
principles of his party. But
this difference in political opin-
ion does not blind me to Bryan S
remarkable characteristics. If
it were not for the crowd being
so great | would like to help in
the reception, to be one of the
many who will welcome him
home. The people are growing
more tolerant, though there is
still room for Improvement. |
will never forget the time Sena-
tor Hanna came to Falls City.
Hanna was great man: a great
hearted, kindly citizen, who
came to us to tell of his belief
politically. There were those
of our citizens who were little
enough to insult him with dol
lar marks and similar cheap de.
vices. Such conduct hurt Falls
City and lowered the men who
were guilty in the estimation of
every right thinking man. | do
not believe that such thing will
ever be repeated here. | do
not believe that any broad man
in the state can help but be
pleased that Mr.. Bryan is com
ing safely home after pleas
ant, and doubtless a profitable
trip abroad.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-06-22
What a Great Convenience is a
Fountain Pen!

Any person who will secure
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fountain pen; fine rubber handle,
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This offer expires Oct l, 1906.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-06-22
Interesting to Asthma Sufferers.

IL have had asthma for three or four
years and have tried about all the
cough and asthma cures in the mark
ct, >" says Daniel Bantz of Ostcrville,
Iowa, " and have received treatment
from physicians in New York and
other cities, but got very little benefit
until | tried Foley's Honey and Tar
which gave me immediate relief and 1
will never be without it in my house.
l sincerely recommend it TO all" For
sale at Moore's Pharmacy.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-06-22

books to curb their greed in ex.
tortionate freight charges. The
transportation companies are en-
titled to receive a reasonable and
just compensation for their ser-
vices, but it is generally conced-
ed that their charges are and
have been, not reasonable, but
unreasonable and extortionate in
many cases, and that they are
wringing from the Nebraska pro-
ducers millions of dollars annual
ly that in justice they are not en-
titled to.
1T will be up to the next leg
islature to settle this question
and to establish more equitable
rates. 1t is up to the people now
to determine what the next legis-
lature will do. If the people ex-
pect that Legislature, in the hand
ling of this rate problem, to con-
slider their interests and to repre-
sent the whole public, they must
get into the caucuses, the pri-
marieS and the county conven-
tions. and exert their influence
and the force of their will in the
nominating of these Legislative
members.
THE last legislature made
some progress towards rate con-
troll. The .Cady amendment in
my Judgment should be adopted
at the election this fall. 1t is a
beginning. 1t is the commence
of control by the public. Now,
as said before, the important
thing for the people is to get IN
to the primaries and county con-
ventions with their influence, so
that that influence will be the
moving power that will control
the next Legislature.
IF we are to have just legisla-
ton, the people must put the
force Of their influence into the
state convention that nominates
the commission. This can be
done if the people get into the
caucuses and primaries, and we
will have rate regulation and re-
duction that will save millions
annually in freight charges to
the whole public.
NOW BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
Now, the question is, What
are the Nebraska people going
to do about it?" 1t is up to them
If they want a state government
that will represent their interests
they must get into the caucuses
where this government starts.
IF the people neglect the primar-
les they will lose the battle. If
they lose out there, at the very
beginning, they will lose the
whole cause. The public is de-
manding square deal. There
is deep sentiment among all
the people for this. 1t is the
shibboleth of the American peo-
pie throughout the whole coun-
try. 1t is the peoples govern
ment and they want it to have
regard for their rights.
But in this struggle for
square deal we must remember,
as citizens, to build up, and not
tear down. We must put in
force everywhere the motto of
our state. Equality before the
law You can trust the repre-
sentative of the people to deal
fairly with the railroads and the
corporations, but you cannot
trust the representative of the
the railroads and trusts to deal
fairly with the people,"
The Falls City tribune., 1906-06-22
Railroad Domination in Ne
braSka.

Senator George l.. Sheldon,
prominent in the public mind as
a candidate for governor at his
home here today, being asked
for statement Of his view as to
the political situation in this
state, said:
AS it seems to me, the most
important work for the people of
Nebraska now is to assume and
to take active control of the
state government and the public
affairs"
When asked what he meant by
that he said:
Il mean that the thing most
needed in Nebraska is a complete
establishment of a true represent
tative government. One that
will carry ont the will of the
public untrammeled by railroad
domination. We have the form
of representative government in
this state, but we need more of
the spirit and the power of it and
the force of it coming directly
from the people. We need in the
conduct of our public affairs
more of the influence of the dis
interested citizens and less of the
influence of the self-seeking rail-
road politician.
THE government is, to large
degree what the official does in
his official capacity. If the Off
cial acts for the whole public,
then it is truly representative
government, because his acts re-
present the public will. But if
the officials act is directed by
the railroad influence, then it is
government by railroads.
TOO MUCH RAILROAD RULE.
I'VE have had too much of
this railroad government in Ne
braska. There is an opportunity
now to put an end to it, Tor a
time at least, and it ought to be
done. The railroads have a
right to expect, and should have,
fair treatment. But they have
in the past, however, had a great
deal more than fair treatment.
They have actually dictated the
state government in many inn
portant matters. In the matter
of taxation they have attempted
to lessen their taxes by lending
their efforts towards increasing
the value of all other property
within the state. Some of them
have refused to pay the taxes
that have been regularly assess
ed and levied on their property,
and have appealed to the courts.
Because the attorney general un-
derStood that it was his duty as
a public official to represent the
whole public, and to enforce tax
alton on all property alike, and
has stood unequivocally for the
enforcement of the law, he has
incurred the enmity of the rail-
road politicians, and they are at
tempting to retire him to private
life, just as they have in the past
been retiring all public men who
have preferred to serve the public
rather than to serve the rail-
roads.
The stand taken by the at
torney general gives us an OBJ
ject lesson of self-government
that is good. He certainly should
receive the commendation of all
good citizens who believe in
equality before the law for the
stand he has taken. Other Off
cials at the state house have re
sisted railroad dictation, n d
there has been splendid Begin
ming there and at the national
capitol. Now it seems to me that
the people ought to back up this
beginning by getting themselves
into the primaries and caucuses
and sending their influence un-
trammeled by railroad dictation
to a state convention of inde-
The Falls City tribune., 1906-06-22
NOW AND THEN.

on our streets Saturday ana
spent the day picking up the
stray nickels of h e music
hungry crowd. Saturday night
it was playing in front of the
Gehling and while the music
was very ordinary an immense
crowd remained until the last
piece. What a God send good
band concerts would be. There
is SO little to amuse us, so little
that is out of the dreary mono
tony for those who must of me-
ceSSity remain at home all the
summer, that it seems some
means could be devised to help
us pass the time enjoyably.
Hiawatha has a band, and a
good one so the story goes;
Falls City has plenty of musical
talent and plenty of instruments
to make up a good band. We
call this to the attention of
Prof. Harnack.
The string band played "Die
Wacht am Rhein' in front of
the Moore Pharmacy Saturday
morning much to the delight of
an old German who was in town
to make purchases The old
fellow S face frightened at the
first strains of the song of his
Fatherland and he could scarce.
ly restrain his emotion. At the
conclusion of the piece, he stood
in front of the crowd and in a
worn broken voice sang the old
air with a fervor of gestures
that indicated his enthusiasm.
Some of the by ISLANDERS laugh
ed, but not many: one said the
old man was "full, " "Not on
your life, replied the man who
knew. "He is patriotic, that's
all. If you want to know how
he feels, just you get on the
other side of the water and away
from Gods country as long as he
has been away from Germany,
and just let band start up "Oh
say can you see by the dawn S
early light" and if you don't
want to Sing it, and if your
heart doesn't beat little fast
er, you're no good American,
that's all. The crowd wanted
the old man to sing another
verse and applauded him vigor-
Ously, but he declined and walk
ed to the other side of the street
entered wet goods establish
ment and sat at a table over
his glass of beer long time.
What he was thinking or
what mental pictures he saw
in his revery, | could only
guess.
The glorious rain that came
Sunday night was special dis
pensation of Providence that
saved the county from the most
disastrous crop failure in its
history. The oats and hay
were too far gone to be bene-
flied much, but the corn and
alfalfa took on a new lease of
life. The farmers and mer-
chants on Sunday night did
what James Whitcomb Riley
said God did after he made the
state OF Indiana, lust laid
around feelin' good" There is
no use getting scared about old
Richardson. Things may look
a little gloomy at times and we
may search the sky anxiousIy
for rain, but it always comes IN
time to save us and keep up our
reputation as the best and safest
county in the state. The rain
of Sunday night was general
and extended over Nebraska,
Iowa Missouri and Oklahoma.
The admission of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as a state
and the conditional admission
of Arizona and New Mexico
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
LOCAL NOTICES

Clerk wanted at c. NJ AiIlisack's s.
See R. L. Brown for fire insurance
5. Z. Brown has the Sharp lots for
Money to loan. Farmers National
Bank
Money to loan. Farmers National
See B. F. Brown for lots in sharp's
addition.
List your property with Kerr's Real
Estate Agency
Money to loan on time to suit you
G. II. AIillisack-
B. F. Brown writes nre insurance
IN old line companies
Money to loan on all kinds Of good
security. c. NJ. MiIIisack-
New Handbags, Trunks and Suit
Cases at AIillisack's.
Furnished room for rent Inquire
Of Mrs. Lucy BlQdgett-
For fire insurance in old line com
panies, see Q. J Shimeall-
Place your orders for ice the COM
ing season with .. z. Swarts.
Kerr's Real Estate Agency can sell
your farm or town property
Money loaned on land and chattles,
favoraN - terms Q. N. Millisack-
The Farmers National bank has
money 10 4OcL4l OA4 6OO4 SG[AA4N-s
Kerr's Real Estate Agency wants TO
list your farm or town property
Thos. P. Leonard has that quarter
Of land for sale you want to buy See
him
Another shipment Of mems hats in
the latest blocks, just received at Mil
lisack's-
Will sell building on lot 6, block
SO, where bowling alley stands Z
Remember, 500 suits to select from
Don't have to buy because you look
c. n. Millisack.
The kind Of suits and oyercOats that
are correctly tailored, that ut and hold
shape. at MiIlisack's.
c. W. Wilson received a fine Mis-
souri, jack Friday night The animal
is for sale. For terms see owner.
Yes. we handle the wall paper line
that is made right and sold right. G.
z. Harvey, GOOdland Racket Store
w J. Bower & Son have the finest
line Of wall paper ever brought 70
Goodland. Prices are very reasonable.
Correct abstracts Of title furnished
at once to all lands in Sherman cOun-
ty. Call on or write ThOs- P. Leon
ard, GOodland, Kan
Wanted-An undertook and dish
washer at the Kaufman house at
once. Good wages Write to Mrs Q
N. Kaufman, Oakley, Kan
Our mems suits and Overcoats ut,
wear well and hold shape at small
price, more than you can say Of So
called merchant tailor-made to meas
ure kind. See the goods and prices at
c. NJ MilIisack's.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27

Sunday, April p. 1t is the desire Of
the pastor that each child having a
barrel shall give one cent per W eek fCr
missiOnh for the coming year, ard
each adult at least two cents per
week Last year the children alone
gave $50 for missiOns-an average Of
Sc cents per barrel. John Eldridge,
Pastor
Bert Fisher, a horse man from To-
peka, is in GOOdland with a very fine
PercherOn stallion which ne offers for
sale or trade for Sherman county land
The horse is a fine animal and regis
tered in the American stud book IN
der the name Of ArazabO- He is coal
black, star in forehead, five years old
and weighs 1900 pounds He can be
seen at the Kellogg stables
Some St Francis people passed
through GOOdland Wednesday and
Thursday on their way to and from
Colby to serve as witnesses in a warm
contest case over a Cheyenne county
quarter section Of land, in which
Alvin Rogers is cOntesting the home
stead claim Of a man by the name Of
Walters. Z. H Benson and Arch L.
Taylor are Rogers attorneys, and J.
z. Finley Of St. Francis and Asa
Smith of Colby, appeared for Walters.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
BEAUTTFYNG SCHOOL GROUNDS.
Three Rows OF Trees Set out Around
flla E-r1ffra IsIrrl-

Three Rows OF Trees Set Out Around
the Entire Block
The board Of education OF Good
land has started an Improvement upon
the public school grounds that viii
increase in value as the years so by.
Some time ago, they closed a con
tract with Y. ". Goodrich, one OF the
school grounds one hundred and sew
enty-five forest trees composed most
~ OF ash and box-elder- From all ap-
pearances. the work has been done in
a rather satisfactory manner A wide
strip Of ground was first turned over
with a pillow, and Tfterward, along the
certer the gtOu1d was plOwed to a
greater depth In this trench-iike
formation, was dug gOOd-sized holes
for the reception OF the trees When
the trees were set they were well va
tered, and viii be cared for during the
season OF 1906 under contract by
Mr.. Goodrich. The trees are about
two inches in diameter and from eight
to ten feet in height so with proper
nurture il will not be but q few years
until the public School grounds will
within the city limits Of GOOdiand-
This Improvement should have been
begun years ago, but It is never too
late TO do a good thing 1t IS one Of
the plans Of the board Of education TO
surround the school house grounds
with a substantial, yet attractive
fence, to protect the trees from dam
age by stock This outside improve
ment will set OF the large school
which the patrons Of the school and
people OF GOOdland generally should
have a feeling Of satisfaction and
goodwill
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
RAILROAD NEWS.

Brakemen Cecil Modem and Tige
TOmpkins were examined for COnduc-
tors this week.
Conductor John ". DOdds was con-
fined to his home this week with an
attack Of lumbagO.
It is reported that the Jersey train
may be put in service for the season,
commencing next week
Machinist George HOefier is back at
work in the shops, having returned
from a trip to Chicago last week He
was accompanied by Mrs. HOef1er.
George Cooper left Monday night
for Alliance, Neb-, where he has ac-
cepted a position in the superintend-
ent's Office Of that division Of the
Burlington.
W. A HigdOn, who is employed in
the Offices Of the Rock Island at HOr-
ton, was in GOOdland Sunday and
Monday, on important business. He
was formerly employed on this divi-
sion and has many GOOdland friends
Clyde z. Brown, clerk in the mas
ter mechanics Office, spent Saturday
and Sunday at Colorado Springs and
Cripple Greek with friends from Fay
cite, o., returning Monday morning,
and reports having an enjoyable time.
Three new 100 class locomotives
arrived in GOOdland this week to do
freight service on this division They
have a 10000 pound drawbar pull and
are equipped with Walschaert valve
motion or commonly known as the
monkey motion.
Hugh Bailey went up to GoOdland a
few weeks ago and passed the ex-
animation as a locomotive fireman.
He has been assigned TO duty on the
extra list and the past week has been
on the road between here and Good
land.-Phillipsburg News.
Z s McKaiH, for some time a resi-
dent Of GOOdland, first as an Office
man in the master mechanics Office,
and later as abstracter for G. l. Cal
vert, was in GOOdland renewing ac-
quaintanCeS Monday. Mr.. Mckain
now lives in Horton, where he is en-
plOyed in the Offices Of the Rock Is
land
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
ALMOST A BIG FIRE.
Started by a Careless Smoker on the
Frank Sylvester Place.

Started by a Careless Smoker on the
Frank Sylvester Place
Too much emphasis cannot be put
upon the injunction that no one has a
right, either directly or morally, to
start a prairie fire when it involves
or endangers another party Prairie
fires are more frequently the result
Of caleSSneSs than Of anything else
This was evidenced last Sunday when
some men were travelling past the
Frank Sylvester place, the northwest
1854 One Of the men, thinking
no harm, knocked the ashes out Of
his pipe upon the ground. The ashes
contained live sparks and very soon,
prairie fire was the result The
wind was blowing from the southeast
burning about fifty acres Of grass be-
fore it could be extinguished-
Frank Sylvester who was in town
Saturday, said that had the wind been
blowing from any other direction II
would be hard to calculate the dam
age that would have been done as II
would have been impossible to have
controlled it, owing TO the absence Of
plOWed fields and hreguardS- Farm-
ers and ranch men generally feel pref
ty sore toward anybody, not matter
who ne IS, who IS responsible Tor
starting one Of these fires When
ever they have a clear case, they viii
not stop short Of prosecution and it
might be a very salutaTy precedent IL
some negligent person should be
made a rather vigorous example in
this direction
Everyone should have q proper ap-
probation Of the serious evil Of prai-
RE fires 1t endangers the buildings
and feed on the farm It Injuries the
land II runs over, making 1t useless
for grazing purposes sometimes for
three seasons It leaves the ground
barren so that it reflects an excessive
amount OF heat during summer,
which condition is responsible for the
heavy winds during the hot weather
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
JOHN HARTZLER
LAWYER

LAWYER
make a specially Of examining titles.
Prospective buyer, you cannot afford
to make an investment in a farm or
other real estate without knowing
whether you are acquiring titles, or
merely a worthless piece Of paper pur-
porting to be a 'warantee deed This
is worth knowing to you; IL may save
you years Of expensive litigation and
even your entire investment I will
look over your titles and point out the
defects. and tell you whether you are
buying real estate or merely glitter
ing promises OF some real estate
sharper. "a word to the wise is suf-
Gcient.' Have your abstracts eXamin-
ed by a competent attorney
OFFICE IN 1ESTON BUILDING.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
GooDLAND MAN IN EARTHQUAKE
f. b. Smith, Son Of J. W. Smith, Is
r.anel With His Family.

Z. b. Smith, son OF y. ". OuAtA5 Is
capped With His Family.
E 3. Smith Of san Francisco, a
son of County Treasurer Smith of
this city, writes that he and his fami-
" escaped uninjured from the recent
earthquake and fire Their home was
on Howard street, in the region swept
by fire. and Mr.. Smith and his family
barely escaped with their lives, all Of
their property being destroyed The
letter was dated April q, and was re-
cefved here April Is. At the time the
letter was written, food was scarce,
but conditions were improving, and
the homeless were being cared for as
we'll as circumstances would allow.
Mr.. Smith and his family viii leave
San Francisco as soon as possible.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
A SPRING SHOWER.

Half an Inch OF Rain Fell in Places
Tuesday.
A beautiful thunder shower visited
GOOdland and surrounding country
Tuesday evening. In some places,
where precipitation was heaviest II IS
estimated half an inch Of rain fell
Less than a week ago, the whole cOun-
try was soaked under an inch of rain.
Nature has no trouble in weeping
these baImy days in the west But
it isn't at all catching among our
good people, however.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-04-27
Emo BeIeian Horse Bought.

Eight farmers IN Llanos township
recently purchased a fine Belgian stall
lion. I'VE years old, weighing about
/ 500 pounds, and is a chestnut sOrrel
in color. Those interested in the
purchase are Emmett Lister, Horace
Jones. Albert Lister. John McDanielss
Thad RfcDaufels. Roy EreeIand, Kyle
Mann and George O'NeaL The horse
was imported and came from Fairfax,