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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
WILSON on WESTERN KANSAS.
Head of Uncle Sans Agriculture Bu-
Feau Lauds the Plains.

reau Lauds the Plains.
Here is an extract from an address
Of Secretary Of Agriculture James
Wilson. at the annual banquet of the
American club Of Pittsburg, April q,
1907:
1--WE have an extensive public do
main, gradually passing into private
ownership where the rainfall is light
and where little Of value grows be
cause Of aridity, but where plant food
is abundant. Other parts Of the world
have such conditions where people
have lived for many generations and
have learned to grow crops suited to
dry conditions or where crops have
suited themselves to the situation We
have availed ourselves, after labor
iOUs exploration by intelligent scien-
fists, Of what these peoples in Africa
and Asia have done, and introduced
their crops into our dry region from
Texas to the DakOtas. A wheat i'm
ported six years ago, OF highly nutri-
tive qualities, gave US over 100000
bushels last year, which is now being
consumed in all the cities Of the east
by people who do not dream that they
are fed from the desert It viii in
crease in magnitude Of yield and
spread OF area until our semi-arid
country west Of the nfnety-nfnth meri-
dian shall produce the most Of our
bread Independent Of irrigation"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
Y. w. c. a. Notes

The Y. ". G. A viii hold their re-
gular devotional service Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Christian
church, TO which ladies are invited
The lesson is What the Heroes OF
Faith Teach Us" Miss Leah Hen
bricks, leader. Miss Gebhart viii sing.
The evening service is open to every
one
Miss Henrietta Gebhart Of Phillips
burg, a graduate OF Lawrence univer-
sity. viii make the address for the Y.
W c A next Sunday night
The Young WOmen's Christian as
ISOLATION viii hold an open meeting
at the Methodist church Sunday night
at T-45 o'clock The program viii be
preceded by a song service The re
guar service viii begin promptly at
o'clock The following young peO-
pie VIII furnish the music; Misses
Montgomery. Scott Vincent, Hartman,
POTTER, Nichols, Shaw; Messrs. Stew
art, Montgomery, Hart, Mitchell. Gid
den and Staley- The program follows
Song congregation
Selection, choir.
Reading Of the lesson, Mrs Wills,
president
Prayer, Rev Staley-
Solo. Prof Mitchell.
Paper, Shifting Work" Miss Mont
gomery.
Solo. Miss Hartman
address on the =. ". g. A.. Miss
Gebhart Of Phillipsburg.
Talk, --Possibilities- Of the Y. W c.
A and the 2, n c A In GOodiand- I"
song. sBIest BE the Tie That Binds, IS
Benediction. Rev. Dodd.
Everyone Is invited to attend this
service
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
GUARANTEES AND SNAIL Fox.
Cooperation With Board Of Health
La--o----- - 60

! cooperation With Board Of Health
Necessary and Proper.
Most residents OF Goodland are
4 QOuotleSs aware that there are q num-
4 Der OF cases OF small pox in this CITY
4 ana since the first outbreak OF the
9lsease there seems to have been no
uimunitiOn In the number OF cases.
If small pox is ever epidemic, that
I IS not the cause OF its existence here
IS the health authorities know that
the nrst case was contracted over in
the edge Of Colorado and brought
mere small pOX has therefore been
spread in GoOdland simply by conta-
gion and contact, and in no other way
Who has been spreading it2 Per
haps not anyone purposely People
90 not Ike 70 be Quarantined, for they
lose their freedom and besides that
quarantine frequently interferes with
their business, and that touches the
pOckeIbook, you know For these
reasons and the fact that afflicted
families are stunned for little even
aIJer they have been liberated by the
health officer, makes people actually
conceal small pOZ by not calling a
doctor until they have to, and by tell
ing callers who happen to be neigh
bOrly that the child-or whoever is
sick with notwithstanding erup-
Jton-that il is only case Of measles.
and so small pOL germs continue to
90 a thriving butneSS, in spite OF the
violence Of the board Of health
~ neL GOOQldnQ needs Is a board OF
health composed Of the whole citizen
ship And that would make short |
business Of the contagion If a famf- |
" has case Of small pOx-or only a |
suspiciOn-they ought to go on the run /
70 the doctor or health officer and tell /
them they are afraid it's small pox
and to come and quarantine. If true /
That's their duty and no more And /
Il they try to run the gauntlet, it then 4
becomes the duty or anyone who 4
knows about the case to inform the 4
health authorities, for if il is not small !
2oX who is injured by a proper inves-
legation? It profits no one to side
step quarantine and such a course is
very injurious to others
Small pOX has been running long
enough in this town, and it's time
here was a stop to it. We have no |
criticisms to make, and in
writing the foregoing words we have +
10 particular instances in mind We
simply believe that if the people as a
whole viii take the matter seriously /,
With themselves and entertain a prop
r attitude in the matter of public
health and safety, there need be no
more spread Of the disease and the
inconvenience and expense that al
ways attaches TO such disorders of
public sanitation.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
ANNUIED COUSINS sIARRIAGE.
Girl Was IS and Boy 20 When They
FloDed

Russell Springs, April 26.-The most
interesting case on the docket OF the
district court now in session here IS
an action brought BY A B. SmOcz, as
next friend Of his daughter, Fannie
Nay SmOck, against Albert Thomas
SmOck, for the anuulment OF a mar
rage. The evidence showed that the
girl, who is yet a mere child. came
from Kentucky to Saline county, Kan
sas, with her parents, when she was
about IS years old This defendant,
who is about 20 years old, and a son
OF her fathers brother, fell in love
with the girl, and as the parents OBJ
Jected to their marriage, they elOped
in November, 1854 marriage license
was refused them at Salina and they
went to Junction City, where a license
was secured by giving the girls name
as Fannie May and swearing that she
was IS years Of age After about ten
months Of married life the girl re-
turned TO her home in Logan county,
where her parents had moved in the
meantime. The court found that the
marriage was wholly void
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
AInIdrorr.

There was q snow storm at this
place Sunday night and Monday, max
ing considerable moisture, but q good
rain is badly needed.
Mr.. Jones new residence is rapid
" nearing completion and with its
slightly location looms up in grand
style.
J. A Shirley replaced his old wind
mill with a new one last week
Mr.. and Mrs @. A O'Neal drove out
to GOOdland Monday.
There was a large crowd in attend
ance at Sunday school and preach
ing services at New Hope Sunday.
Rev. viii Thompson viii preach at
New Hope next Sunday afternoon
DR.. Chase Of GOOdland was in this
neighbOrhOOd last week doing some
veterinary work.
David Robinson is breaking prairie
for Mr.. Shields in Shermanville town
ship.
George O'NeaI sold some brood
sows to John Lister last week and
some fat hogs to Charles Petty at
G. E. Payson marketed wheat in
Brewster Tuesday
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
Hunf-Gaannan-

Mr.. Fred Hunt and Miss LYDIA Sea
man Of this city were married in Den
yer Wednesday, May 1. The couple,
Cupid-bent, left Tuesday for Denver,
and were quietly married Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt viii be at home May 20
The contracting parties are well
known in GOOdland, and enjoy the es-
TEEN Of their many friends and &C
Quaintances. Mr.. Hunt, who was for
merry employed in the train service
Of the Rock Island on this division,
is now a contractor and builder In
GOOdland and has put up some Of the
finest residences in the city. Mrs
Hunt is a sitser Of Mrs Mary Ennis,
and Mr.. and Mrs Hunt and Mrs En-
mis- viii occupy the elegant and com
mOdiOus Ennis residence on West
Thirteenth street
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
8IcGinnis, the Tailor, Leaves.

T NJ. McGinnis, the merchant
tailor, who came from Indianapolis,
and established himself in business in
the Seyler building, packed up his
goods this week and left for Con-
cOrdia, Kan, where he will open a
shop McGinnis had more business
than ne could attend to, and repeated
" turned work on because he did not
have time TO do il himself, and tai
lors are mighty scarce these days. The
principal reason why he left was on
account OF his health. The altitude
was too high for him, and he suffered
from nervous debility and had to
seek a lower altitude.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
TRANSFER TEAM RUNS AWAY.
Camille Jupe's Horses Showed Pre-
ference for Picket Fences.

Camille Jupe's Horses Showed Pre-
ference for Picket Fences.
Just before the noon hour, the gray
team Of Camille Jupe, hitched to hiz
baggage wagon, was left unhitched
for a moment in the alley by the ice
house IN rear Of HOgebOom & JeWell's
market They ran away, breaking 3
gap in the dOOryard fence OF Hrs.
Freet's place. crossed the street a1a3
ran into the corner OF Hamilton's coeI
and focd Office, punching a hole with
the tongue Of the wagon through outer
AM iEper walls, and breaking the
large glass in the Office door. Clear
ing Themselves, the team crossed The
street anG ran into the high ViCket
fence OF the Chicago Lumber yard on
the ether side, Of which was a large
pile 81 shingles. Here they suspended
operations. Besides other damage
mentioned. they broke the wagon pole,
b II neither horse was injured. one
Of The Term was a FOUR a. isd c7lt,
aud. Il I-y, the yOung5-'s- was -
sponsI = TT II misc - : ts-tr-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
HARRY 1TUGRIDGE GOES EAST.
Sherman County Farmer Makes Stake
and Starts to Visit Home State.

Sherman County Farmer Makes Stake
and Starts to Visit Home State.
Harry Mugridge, accompanied by
his wife and two children left We'd
nesday night for a trip through Mis-
souri,, where Mr.. Mugridge may buy a
farm. Their ultimate destination,
however, is Genesee county, New
York, where BIugridge was born some
forty years ago.
Mugridge is the kind Of a man that
can make things go and get ahead
financially, and he has made a fine
success since he came to Sherman
county seven OF eight years ago. He
came with practically nothing, and
after he purchased a team OF horses,
built his "sOddy" and stocked the
place with a dozen hens, ne was not
more than 80 cents to the good in
cash His sale Of personal property
Tuesday netted him S1,7O0, and he
got a good price for his quarter section
Of land He left here with several
thousand dollars, and with the mental
buOyancy that he had succeeded.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
b. u DonIv BACK Am business

z E DOnly has purchased an in
terest in the store OF Cross q Eagan
and viii remain as a member OF the
firm. Mr.. Donly has been engaged in
the mercantile business for the past
four years with the firm Of Donly &
Scott, who sold out in November to
Cross & Eagan, since which time Mr..
DOnly has been engaged in settling
the affairs Of the old firm The style
Of the new firm will be DonIy. Cross
& EaEan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
COUNTY TREASURES PAY.
state Treasurer Makes Drafts for 20
Per Cent OF States Money.

or AEAAL VI Jl1lC > 4AOAACNa
Drafts were made by State Treas
urer TuIIy this week on the county
treasurers for 20 per cent Of the state S
money they hold on tax accounts. The
total amount Of the drafts is $2SS, 431.
This amount is the estimated cost Of
running the state government until
June 1.
The last drafts drawn by the state
treasurer a month ago were for $144,-
900 which was extremely low. The
present amount is a little heavy but
il merely balances up last months &C
counts The geneaI fund is low be
cause Of the heavy appropriations
made by the legislature.
State Auditor Nation estimates that
less than so per cent Of the amounts
due in account Of taxes will be used
during the last six months Of the
fiscal year ending June 80, and the en-
tire amount will be drawn from the
county treasurers.
On this, call the amount due fOm
Sherman county is S1,S47.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

Have fine steam blowing outfit and
VIII do your work better and quicker
Satisfaction guaranteed with my disc
plows- Gail on Herman DOerfer,
southwest 14-1O-41, OF address him at
GoOdIand kan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
DresSTnakinU-

When in need Of any dressmaking
done, don't forget to call at the Good
land dressmaking parlors, over Q. NJ
Millisack's stOr- "Once a customer,
always one
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
StraERd.

SOrrel horse, four years old, stripe
in face, weight about. $50 or 1000
pounds; branded on left shoulder.
Please notify Harry Schells Goodland,
Kan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

A trial viii convince you OF the
quality OF our table board We want
your patrOnag e-yOu want our meals.
JAKE LEAIMER CAFE.
Carl Mckay, Prop.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
Card OF Thanks.

We desire TO express our thanks to
all our kind neighbors and friends.
for their sympathy and assistance IN
the sickness and death Of our dear lit
tie one. Nay the kind Heavenly Faith
er reward them. Mr.. AND MRS. e
LOCKHART AND FAMILY.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
MENINGITIS TAXES OFF lE
ELMER GROUSE. UOCO1FTl
FIREMAN, SUCCU8EBS 10 ~
Was III About -Four Dey=zgez
FOR the Rock Island fC
-Four Years.

/ Elmer Grouse, son OF Mr.. and
| J. w Grouse who live near E1-c
radO, died Wednesday afternoon
500 o'clock OF spinal meningitis
/ er an illness Of about four DAYS
The funeral has been arranged g.
I held at the Walker opera house -
i 1870 O'Clock Friday, Rev. TncmES
/ the Methodist church viii deliver tie
funeral address and burial win Is
made IN the GOOdland cemetery
Young Grouse was % years of ae
and unmarried BE began WorE Ecr
the Rock Island here about four vsar
ago, and was promoted to fireman
about two years ago When tsEaa
sick he was on a freight run with 1u=
gineer Clark Parker from Go0dfa11
70 PhillipSburg. he was taken SEX
at Norton Saturday but was taken On
to Phillipsburg, and was brought hecE
TO Goodland on No. Monday morn
ing.
Mr.. Grouse boarded at z. 7. Win
sells boarding house, where he was
cared for until death ensued Eu
parents were notified and were at his
bedside TO the last he was q youne
man OF good habits and industri-
Gus and gentlemanly in deportmenE-
Besides being a member Of the Brota-
erhoOd Of Locomotive Firemen. he
also belonged to the WOodmen and
eating about $4,000.
OF course this will go to his par
ents, but money cannot compensate
for the loss Of a son in the prime OF
young manhood. His early demise g.
exceedingly regretable.
The young man was the eldest OF
family OF seven children, and Is sur
vived by four brothers and two sisters.
all Of whom were by the beside when
death came.
There seems TO be some concern
among the people about this sudden
" appearing malady called spinal
Thus far IL has proved
exceedingly fatal The disease is not
held to be contagious, but epidemic-
which is still worse, for one can pro
tect himself against the former by
and the use Of simple pre-
yentives, but the latter comes like a
thief in the night and whom Il viii
visit no one knows
Meningitis, or acute Inflammation
Of the tissues Of the brain and spinal
cord, is caused by exposure TO ex-
treme heat or cold, by abuse from IL
quOr, by injury to the head or to any
excessive excitement Of the nervous
system Keeping up perfect santa
ton Of the body is about the best way
to ward of this and for that matter,
any other disease
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
Board Of Equalization
to Meet.

The Board OF County Commission
ers Of Sherman county, Kansas. VIII
meet as a board OF equalization on
Monday June 3, 1907 All persons
feeling themselves aggrieVed in the
matter OF easement, may appear be
fore the board at this time and have
errors and excessive assessments ad-
iusted- Those who do not present their
grievance at this time VIII be barred
from the bens6ts OF equalization
WILSON PETERS
County CLERK Sherman County, Kan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

T5c per bUshel. J. A COrkill, Rhine,
Kan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

All TO prove that the state was in
debted TO me in the sum Of S2.1O. This
is the usual result Of a political feud
when its promotion is famed by an
INSCRIPTIONS and malicious public
press. That class Of the press IS not
T T. KELLY.
Mr.. Kelly is mailing copies Of the
draft and the explanation to prOmin-
ent politicians in Kansas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
KELLY BERATEs INVESTIGATION
Sending Out Facsimile S2.1O Order
Which Stata Dwell Hin

Former Treasurer T 7. Kelly has a
fac-simile printed Of the order on the
treasurer Of the state Of Kansas for
S2.10 issued to him in payment Of the
money due him from the state. This
paper is in receipt Of one Of the doc
uments"
Beneath the fac-simile is printed the
following explanation:
Ny Dear Sir: The above fac-simile
order is issued in payment Of amount
proven to be due me on account Of a
suit brought by the state on account
Of the ROwett-MOxy Auditing cOmpa-
ny, Haskins-Sells reDOrts.
The state paid professional
accountants $500 --- 81, 64S-15
The state paid costs and at
torney fees ----------- 1,O19.6O
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

SEQ Bushels Cane Seed for Sale.
Have 800 bushels cane seed for sale.
Call on Chase Warner, section 1888,
or phone 7O5.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

Better than you expected Twenty
one square meals for $500 at the
Lemmer Cafe
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

want one or ruo partners Fl my
piowfnE and thrashing macnine out6t
Apply to 4lHiem TrCet. coCdlar5-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

MiIIet and Cane Seed for Sale.
Good quality seed and viii sell it at
SOC per bUshel. J T. Rimmel.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

3. F. Brown writes fire insurance
on city and farm property.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

am nov prepared 20 make farm
l1sns On faFcrabse teruns See Thca
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

Eyes tested free at Harry J. ROwe's
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03
Ladies Wrappers

LADIES wRAPPERS-made OF
good quality A Admiral PercaIes
wide ruf1ed skirts-weII made
also Shirt Waist Suits made Of
same materiaI-S1.OO. S1.25, $50
S1.75.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-03

The Rock Island bunch will prob
ably make their initial appearance q
week from Sunday at their new rail-
road diamond, unless il conflicts with
Manager DawsOn's plans Of the big
team The team IS not yet complete,
but before another week has passed q
few recruits viii be on deck, and the
team for its first game viii be in readi-
ness, to put up a fair article OF ball
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29

full. The various mission presses,
notably the famous Presbyterian Mis-
sion Press, Shanghai, have been in
calculably influential.
An instance of the way Christian
literature Is being read by all classes
is shown by the wide circulation of
Halleck's Almanac, of which this year
more than 100000 copies were pur-
chased by individual Chinese. 1t is
an almanac somewhat after the fash
ion of Franklin's Poor Richards Al
manac," although avowedly used for
purposes Of Christian propaganda. l
watched missionary selling these in
an inland city, and his supply-so
large that 1t took both himself and an
assistant to carry twas soon exhaust
ed. In her sudden thirst for new
knowledge, China finds herself pur-
chasing by the myriad the books pre-
pared by missionaries.
Making Shoes Out of Bibles.
In the lavish free distribution Of all
this literature, it is inevitable that
abuses arise; from several widely-sep-
arated missionaries have heard the
complaint that portions of the Bible
are being used to make soles for Chi
nese shoes, since they can be pur-
chased more cheaply than common pa
per. The donors to the Bible So
cieties never intended to help Chinese
soles after this fashion. l am assured
by the agent of the American Bible
society for China that, speaking only
for his own society, this abuse has
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29

Shanghai, China.-Whoever gets q
square look at the real China knows
that he has seen the theater and
actors of great events that are immi-
nent and impending. The Importance,
the far-reaching influence and the
amazing rapidity Of the transforms
ton now taking place in this country
will be learned with surprise one day
by the big, uncaring world outside. In
the meantime, 1t is the Office of the
present investigator to show how
Christian missions have become in
wrought into every phase of Chinese
life, as shaping influence.
Next to the relation between edu.
cation and missions must be men,
toned medical missions, that supreme
proof Of the altruism of the west with
respect to the east. Here again the
magnitude of the material altogether
precludes anything like a systematic
presentation of the subject, for medi-
cal missions are found in every part
of China, from port cities to remote
interior towns, placing the healing
arts of the west at the service Of the
suffering east, and thus winning the
confidence, respect and admiration of
the natives.
The Priestess' Severed Hand.
An interesting story of contrasts Is
told in connection with the new
American Baptist hospital at Hanyang.
Where the imposing modern structure
of gray stone now rises. outside the
city wall, there was formerly a little
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29
THE sEMI-SHoRT WAIST.

We have heard and read great
deal about the decided change in the
waist-line, but some of the leading
dressmakers of Paris are resolutely
adhering to the semi-short waist, and
there examples are to be seen on
every hand. The peculiar waist-line
running up little way at the back,
conveys the slightest possible impress
sion of an Empire gown. However,
the style is not in the least Empire"
although the impression remains to
that effect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29
The Final Shower.

"And you say when the heiress be-
came the wife of the foreign noble
man it was a shower wedding?"
81 should say so. The bride wore
shower bouquet"
EYES,"
"And then there was shower Of
rice"
my!
Followed by a shower of congratu-
lations and old shoes"
"Well! Well! And how did 1t end
up?"
Every embarrassing all round. The
nobleman's creditors came around and
presented a shower of bills"