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The Washington times., 1907-12-05
Will Hasten Congress.

A-'e sentiment Tor an early convention
Is OF Importance not alone for its
bearing on national politics, but by rea-
so of the fact that an early meeting
Tor the nomination Of a President means
early adjournment of Congress. OF
course, Congress can proceed regardless
OF the convention. but with the conven-
ton certain to be held early. there
VIII be great pressure from Senators
and Representatives to wind I'D the
work Of Congress in May.
Members OF the national committee
are coming to the city I'm large num-
bers- Up to noon today. the great ma
Jollty OF them had arrived
ne really Important question in con-
Lecuon with the meeting is one that
no one seems able definitely 10 aDswar
RMS is the question o. whether the
ROOSEVELT or antl-ROOsevelt men control
the committee.
Reports are rife that the anti-sdmin-
lstration forces have given the commit
tee closer attention than their opponents
ana nave gained control OF the commit
Kansas City Hustling.
Kansas City boomers have raised
$4,000 for the entertainment Of the
convention and have the certified checks
10 show for IT, They have sent dele
cation here that is full Of enthusiasm
and energy, and 1t Is pretty generally
agreed that Chicago will stand no
chance against this hustling agErega-
ton. 1t consists Of forty representa-
tive business men, with headquarters at
the ShOrenam. The Kansas City dele
gates are telling the committeeman that
they can assure the convention the fin
est auditorium in America
Denver has sent a committee. headed
by Lieut. Gov 2. r. Harper. This COM
mittee has also certified checks for
100000. It does not seem likely, how
ever. that Denver can win the conven-
ton against the competition OF Kansas
City.
Representative Frank Q, Lowden will
extend the invitation TO the national
committee from Chicago.
Managers and supporters of the var
ious candidates are busy among the ma
tional committeeman. Secretary Taft's
manager. Arthur Vorys, OF Ohio, was on
the ground carry asking support for his
candidate. He conferred with the Presi-
dent yesterday, but what passed is not
disclosed Vice President Fairbanks has
active workers here, also. They are
j. p. Goodrich, chairman OF the Repub-
Hcan State committee OF Indiana; Dis
tr'ct Attorney Joseph b. Healing. OF In
di1napolis. and Secretary of State Fred
A. Sims. John R. Malloy is here from
Ohio TO work for Foraker. Knox has
numerous lieutenants who are busily
descanting OF his merits. and Hughes
and COrtelyOu have some friends who
are quietly al work.
JEird-term boomers are also active
one Of the foremost Of them being Ma
tiOnal Committeeman Cecil A. LYON. Of
Texas.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
CHICAGO WEAKENS
AND KANSAS CITY
MAY WIN c. 0. P.
Republicans Viii Proba-
bly, Hold Convention
First Week in June.

Chtcago's chances for the Republican
National Convention have apparently
Sone glmmering. All indications today
are that the national committee, at IFS
meeting Friday and Saturday. win Sc
iect Kansas City as the place TO hold
The convention 10 name President
Roosevelts successor.
The first week in June VIII probably
be fixed as the time for the conven-
lion. June is freely talked Of as the
date for opening. Members Of the COM
mittee, as rule, are in favor Of an
early convention. Four years ago the
convention was not held until late in
June.
Another fact that seems settled in
advance OF the meeting is that Acting
Chairman Harry S. New will be elected
chairman Of the committee. Mr.. New
has some opponents in the committee.
but they are not strong enoughlto oust
him. When the committee meets he
VIII lay before il the resignation OF
George b. Cortelyou as chairman. and
ask that a successor be elected. Mr..
New desires, If he is to remain head
Of the committee, that he be chairman
In fact, instead merely Of acting chair
man.
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
PATTERSON MUST PAY.
He Loses His Case on Appeal to o
Supreme Court

He Loses His Case on Appeal to Q. s
Supreme Court
Washington, April 15|The su-
preme court Of the United States to-
day dismissed the writ Of error in the
case Of former United States Senator
Thomas II. Patterson Of Colorado, in
which the senator was fined $1,000 by
the Colorado supreme court on the
charge Of contempt The action has
the practical effect Of affirming the
decision Of the Colorado courts
The opinion in the case was deliv-
cred by Justice Holmes, who said in
effect that the court was without juris-
dictiOn- Justice Harlan delivered a
dissenting opinion Justice Brewer
dissented from the decision, holding
that the court was not without juris-
dictiOn- The proceeding against Pat
tersOn grew out Of the Colorado su-
preme courts decision in election
cases following the acrimonious state
campaign Of 1904.
The senator is the principal owner
Of the Denver Times and the Rocky
Mountain News, both Denver daily
papers, and the contempt proceedings
were on account Of the structures on
the decisions published in the two
papers, in which the charge was in
ferred to have been made that the
court was subservient to the corpora
tons in that state. When called upon
to answer, MI Patterson pleaded the
truth Of the allegations made by the
papers. The court thereupOn prompt
" imposed a fine Of $1,000 on the
charge Of contempt with the alterna-
tive Of paying or being imprisoned.
Instead Of doing either the sena-
tor prevailed upon Justice Brewer to
issue a writ Of error, bringing the
ease to the federal supreme court with
The result as announced today, that he
tailed to secure release from the sen
.ence
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
TO SETTLE AN OLD LAND CASE
Bernard Hickert OF Cheyenne County
Trying to Straighten Out Tangle.

Bernard Hickert OF Cheyenne County
Trying to Straighten Out Tangle.
A motion for a judgment on the
pleading has been in the supreme
court in the mandamus suit OF Ber-
nard Hickert against the county clerk
and county treasurer OF Cheyenne
county. by John Dawson, attorney for
Hickert
This follows an answer filed by the
clerk and treasurer in which they set
forth that they are not unwilling to
comply with the order OF the court
and that they admit all the cOnten-
tiOns set forth in the petition Of Mr..
Hickert
The whole object Of the suit was to
get an order Of the supreme court to
protect the clerk and treasurer in a
certain school land case pending be
fore them
Hickert bought a tract Of school
land and lived on it for a number Of
years. Then an Original certificate
holder TO the land bObbed up, and
Hfckert had TO pay this original hold
er $500 to secure the title. HiCkert
then figured il out that IL would be
cheaper to pay out under the original
certificate than under his new certi-
dcate, and tried to arrange his pay
ments to the county on that basis The
county clerk and county treasurer
were not sure that they had the right
to receive the money on the original
certificate, and the supreme court was
appealed to to settle the controversy
It is likely that the motion for a judg-
ment on the pleadings in behalf Of
Mr.. Hickert Will be rendered--TOpe-
ka State Journal.
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
WANTED TO GET EVEN.
Why Woman Did Not Object to Hu
band Marrying Again.

Why Woman Did Not Object to Hus
band Marrying Again.
Albert H Love, the famous peace
advocate, had been protesting in Phil
adelphia against the great quantity Of
military features in preparation fol
the jamestown exposition
Really he concluded, with q
smile, "One would think that the
whole world was animated and kept
progressing by a spirit Of hatred and
revenge and bitter enmity. One
would think that-but perhaps you
know the story
"a pale, wan woman, on her death
bed, said in a weak voice to her nus
band:
Henry, if I die. promise me one
thing
q" Gladly, my poor darling. What is
it I am to prOmise?'
Promise me that you Will marry
Mary Simpson
The man started.
But he said, I thought you
hated her.
"T do, Henry the dying woman
whispered want to get even with
her,
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
RanalaKER Il oEI.aHosLa.
Drouthy Condition mere Brings Fortt
I-eefIlar Nan

DrOutI1T Condition There Brings Forth
Weather Nan
Sherman county, the home OF the
old school Of rafnmakers, seems to
have been superseded BY a new school
IN Oklahoma where dry weather has
pinched the land This new rafnmsk-
er, Dorman, either makes or unmakes
the weather TO suit the customer, and
only charges $500 for a summer
shower and $4,000 for a soaking
rain.
The Gotebo Gazette has the fol-
lowing article concerning the Okla
hOma wizard:
ALLEN Dorman is a rainmaker
looking for a chance to prove it Those
who have seen Mr.. DOrman are con-
shower or break a drouth with one
hand in a sling. Speaking OF the
weather, Mr.. DOrman said:
Great drOuths are certain this
summer, for on dry days now find in
the distant hazes a staguatiou Of cleo
tricity that proves beyond any doubt
that the functions Of nature are at an
abnormally low ebb.
ITO have storms and rains, the cleo
tTfcity must be active enough to push
the oxygen, which is a perfect non
conductor. The nitrogen Of air and
hydrogen OF water being conductors,
are rot driven by electricity, bu' *
yg'n is
''I brought a rain up at Clinton last
Saturday, and my agents at Wood
ward. o. T, have about arranged for
me to create one there in a few days
My rain price is $500, and for $4,000
7 break a drOuth.
My method is this: I have a sOlu-
ton with chlOrides, the same as com
pose the center Of each rain drop
Another preparation I have carries
this to the cloud line in the evening
when the heat rises Usually rain fol-
lows in two days.
las soon as L can get government
assistance, I viii be ready TO pull the
singer out Of a cyclone Cut copper
in nitric and hydrOchlOric acid, sent
up ahead Of the storm. viii pull the
electricity out OF a storm, there's no
storm left"
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
DELsLAs DISCHARGED.
Daniel o.Re4Iy he Leading OOms

Daniel OsReiiIF the Leading Counsel
for Harry H ThaW.
New York, April 15.-DanfeI O'RefI-
/ " made the announcement today that
he is now counsel Of record for Harry
K ThaW ana viii be in active charge
OF the case hereafter. he was ap-
pointed to that position two weeks
/ ago, he says, succeeding Clifford ".
Hartridge- ThaW appointed O'Reilly
the day Mr.. Hartridge started to cross
examine Dr. MabOns M O'Reilly says,
and tried to frame a hypothetical
question which the judge ruled out
Mr. O'Reilly is authority for the
statement that he is the only one Of
the five lawyers Thaw has re-engaged,
but he says that Thaw is fond Of Mr..
Peabody and that he may be retain
ed Delmas and Gleason, according to
Mr.. O'Reilly, are out for good.
When Thaw had trouble with his
Yrst brigade Of attorneys he turned to
Mr.. Hartridge, q personal friend, and
made him his attorney Of record Mr..
Hartridge was a lawyer well known in
the civil courts OF New York, where he
has an extensive practice, but prac-
tically without experience in the Grim
inal division 1t was for this reason
that Mr. Hartridge retained Mr.. Del
mas and the other attorneys to aid
him in the conduct Of the case.
Mr.. O'Reilly viii move within a
week to have Thaw released on bail
and he says he expects to succeed.
A r. Peabody made his usual daily
call on the prisoner today. On Ieav-
ing the prison he said that a state
ment probably will be given out late
today announcing the changes in
counsel.
Thaw received today a handsome
cane made Of layers Of various kinds
Of skins, highly polished and with
silver handle mounted with pearl It
was sent to the prisoner by F. R.
Moore Of Yuma, Ariz- The package
in which the cane was wrapper bore
an inscription reading:
I'VE all vote for cquittaI-Wells
Fargo Boys"
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
Health Authorities Say Clean Up.

Notice is hereby given to the public
and to whOmsOever it may concern,
that all filth dangerous to public san
itatfOn and health must be removed
from the city limits on or before
May l. Manure, rubbish, tin cans, and
accommodations OF this nature must be
taken from all premises, and where
the owner does not act in accordance
with the health regulations Of this
city, every such premises viii be clear
ed by order Of the health board, and
the charge laid to the owner Of the
property. Also, the person or persons
who deposited or caused to be deposit
ed the dead carcases Of horses and
other animals on the city dump, viii
hereby take notice that these animals
must be buried at once, or prosecution
will be pushed Immediately. The fine
in these cases is not less than SO nor
more than 800. Any further viola
tions OF this law viii be prosecuted
without notice.
By Order OF Board Of Health o.
Sherman County
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
DOUGLAS HELD LINCOLN's HAT.


Describing LincOln's first inaUgura-
ton in mis- "Reminiscences" in the
March McCIure's, Carl Schurz says: Il
was favored with a place in front Of
the great pOrtfcO Of the capitol, from
which I could distinctly see and hear
every part Of the official function.
saw Lincoln step forward to the desk
upon which the Bible Iay-his rug
ged face, appearing above all those
surrounding him, calm and sad, but
so unlike any other in that distin-
guished assembIage that one might
well have doubted how he and the
others could work together. I saw
Senator Douglas, his defeated antag-
onist, the little giant Of the past, who.
only two years before, had haughtily
treated Lincoln like a tall dwarf,
standing close TO him. I witnessed the
remarkable scene when Lincoln, about
TO deliver his inaugural address, could
not at once find a convenient place for
his hat, and Douglas took il and held
IL like an attendant while Lincoln was
speaking. I saw the withered form Of
Chief Justice Taney, the author Of the
famous Dred Scott decision, that ju-
dicial compend Of the doctrine Of slav-
cry, administer the oath Of Office to
the first president elected on a dis
tinctive anti-slavery platform I saw
standing by the outgoing president
James Buchanan, with his head slight
" inclined to one side, and his wink
ing eye and his white neckcloth-thel
man who had done more than any
other to degrade and demOralize the
national government and to encourage
rebellion, now destined to retire to an
unhOnOred Obscurfty and to the dFeary
task OF trying to make the world be
lieve that he was a better patriot and
statesman than he appeared heard
every word pronounced by Abraham
LincOln's kindly voice, OF that inau-
gural address which was to be q mes
sage OF peace and good viii, but the
reception OF which in the south as a
proclamation Of war showed clearly |
that no offer OF compromise indeed, |
that nothing short Of complete accept l
ance Of their scheme Of an independ- |
ent slayeholding empire would have
satisfied the southern leaders"
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
'Pneum0nia's Deadly Work

had so seriously affected my right
lung, writes Ms FANNIE COnnor OF
EsuraI Route J. Geo rgetoWns Tenn,
taaL coughed continuously night
ana day and the neiEi lbors' prediction
-c0nSunp unpuOn-sEeamsSd inevitable,
until my husband brought home e
bottle OF DR.. Kings New Discovery,
Wnlcn IN my case proved to be the
only real cough cure and restOrsr OF
weak, sore kunEs.1r- When All other
7 remedies utterly fail, ToII may still win
= the battle against lung and throat
tEouDles with New discovery, the real
cure guaranteed by n A. Steven
son druggist. see and 81 Trial bot
ue re.
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
Ouite Youngster.

From Harper's Weekly.
Hehelhngers, the famous guard al
Yale in the SOS, now a prosperous
business man Of the west, recently
told a story Of a countryman who
with his wife, had come down to New
Haven 10 see the 'fOotballers."
The rural one had walked around
the stalwart Hefelhnger with an air
Of critical curiosity, much as he might
have surveyed a horse he was about
to purchase.
''SaryI" he called to his wife.
What IS it?H
This feIIer's nigh on to seven feet,
amt he2"
Almost, Zachariah."
weighs bout two hundred and
twenty, don't he2"
'T reckon he does"
well, well. welIi'' CALCULATED the
countryman, ''it do beat all how foot
bali do develop emf
He certainly is a fine young mani"
said the wife.
''Manl" observed the countryman-
s'Sary, one OF them professors told me
hisself that this feller's IN his fourth
year. I wonder what they feed 'em
onE'
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Young bulls for sale Inquire Of
Chandler Bros
Nice furnished rooms to rent owe:
the store c. n. EiIIisack
Wanted-TWo clerks, at once. G.
NJ. Millisack Mercantile Co.
Money to loan on chatf@ls o. real
estate security. Q. n AIflIisack-
Basket leaves every Tuesday for
Colby Steam Laundry and Dye Works
Joe KOIacuy, Agent
For Sale-TwO horse power gasO-
line engine. 82-gallon tank, with heat
er attached F. W Comn.
Have plenty good cane seed for sale,
SOC busheL Inquire Of Harry or Sher-
man Peters, GoodIand, Kan
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
JOHN HARTZLER
LAWYER.

make a specially OF examining titles.
Prospective buyer, you cannot AFFORD
TO make an investment in q farm or
other real estate without knowing
whether you are acquiring titles, or
merely 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-
hcient-" Have your abstracts eXamin-
ed BY competent attorney.
OFFICE IN HESrON BUILDING.
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
FAULT OF TYPEWRITER.
Didn't Spell One Word in Three Cor
rectly.

Didn't Spell One Word in Three Cor
rectly.
Thomas A Edison criticised at At
Iantic City a scientific writer.
He is a fine chap" said the In
ventOr, but he knows nothing about
machinery. His knowledge Of mach
inery is like that OF a business man to
whom I talked one day.
1T was at the time when type
writer's had first come out, and the
man had taken several on trial, and
was testing them to see which, If any,
he should buy.
sc Well said I, how do you like
those typewriters you are trying?'
He shrugged impatiently.
Oh he said, they're all about
alike. They print well enough, but
they don't spell one word in three cor
rectIy.'
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
COsT OF KANSAS RAILROADs.


". r Stubs Of Lawrence, who has
been building railroads in Kansas,
Missouri, Iowa, Indian territory, Okla
hOma and New Mexico more than
thirty years. told c A. PrOuty and E
z. Clerk Of the interstate commerce
commission at Topeka last week that
ne could produce every mile OF main
railroad lines in Kansas at an average
price OF $4,000 a mile. He said he
wished the railroad men would just
give him a chance TO do II and he
would be willing to put up a bond o.
one million dollars that he could build
the lines at that price and make a
good profit on the job
Here is Mr. Stubs detailed estf-
mate Of the cost Of reproducing the
main lines and principal branch lines
in Kansas: Rails, eighty pounds TO
the yard, fourteen tons to the mile at
$50 a ton, $4,000 a mile; spices, spikes
bolts, etc, S4OO a mile; ties, $500 to
the mile, $2,5OO a mile; grading at
Il cents a yard, $4,000 a mile; track
laying, $500 a mile; bridges, depOts,
rOUndhOuses. right Of way expenses,
engineers. $4,000; ballast $4,000; incl
dentals $4,000. The total cost to the
mile would thus be $4,000.
Mr. Stubs was on the stand nearly
vOlving the alleged Determinations In
grain rates from Kansas to the gulf
ports In favor Of Kansas City. He was
called to show the commission Just
how much il cost to build railroads in
Kansas
The estimate which Mr.. Stubs gave
out was for a single track line, the
equal Of any line in Kansas and was
for the average construction OF the
line across the state In the examina-
ton he asserted that there were
stretches OF track in'the state which
cost $4,000 70 $6O.00O a mile, but
that there were many longer stretches
Of track. especially in the western two
thirds, that did not cOse more than
$4,000 to $4,000 a mile for the con
structfOn- He said that his estimate
was for sidetracks and all buildings,
but did not include extensive terminals |
for handling interstate traffic OF gen
eraI Office buildings or general shops i
where repairs were made for trans /
continental traffic The estimate also 1
did not include rolling stock, but did /
include all buildings necessary for Op-
Grafton
In his estimate for the building Of i
branch lines Mr.. Stubs said that he
could reproduce all the branch lines in
the state that were not made an i'm
pOrtant part OF the system for SIS
900 a mile The rails would weigh
only seventy pounds a yard, the track
laying would not be 50 expensive and /
ne allowed only $500 for grading and
81, 600 for incidentals- These branch
lines would require the removal OF lit
tie dirt and very little rock and would
not be so carefully built as the former
estimate.
Mr.. Stubs said that a road could be
built at a less expense in Kansas than
in any other state that he had ever
worked in
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19

srWhen nv friends thought I was
about to take leave OF this World on
account OF indigestion, nervOusnss and
general debility writes A A Chs
holm. TreadWeI, n. Y, "and when Il
looked as IL there was no hope ietrs i
was persuaded to Try Electric Bitters.
and L rejoice to say that they are cur
ing me I am now doing bushes
azafn as Of old and am stu gaining
dafIv.s Best tonfc medicine On earth
Guarautsed By = A Stevenson, drug
BiEt 5Gc.
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
FAMILIAR BIRDS.

Ny father calls me little goose,
But why I cannot sees
AS all the geese I know about
Don't look a bit like me.
A rooster is quite vain, think,
He acts too much at home;
And though he has no hair at all,
He always wears a comb.
April Harper's
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
The Price of HeaIth.

THE price Of health in a malariOus
district is just 25 cents; the cost of a
box Of Dr.. Kings New Life Pills, q"
writes Ella SlaytOn OF Noland, Ark.
New Life Pills cleanses gently and i'm
part new life and vigOr 10 the system.
25c. Satisfaction guaranteed at 7. A
Stevenson's drug store.
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
An ObIiging Man.

From Chicago News
The Mafd-But I'm afraid would
mt be happy If married you al
Ways want my own way in everything.
you know.
The Man-Oh, that's al right Az
ter we are married you can keep right
on wanting It
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
Plymouth Rock Egw

Setting OF Barred Plymouth Rock
eggs for sale. soc per setting OF IS
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19

Have plenty good cane seed for sale,
I5c per busheL J A CoridlI, Rhine.
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19

The Smith Brothers Loan and Trust
company OF Beatrice, Eeb-, offers to
loan money on improved farms at 5
per cent
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19

BHIIet and Cane Seed for Sale.
Good quality seed and viii sell It at
soc per bushel. ]. T. Kimmel
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19
Crine and PunIshment.

From New YORK sun
Sunday School Teacher-Nows
Johnny, where do We go If We tell a
lfe7
Johnny-To washington
The Goodland republic., 1907-04-19

All through the trial the four medi-
cal experts for the defense we're on
hand. Near the end Of the trial four
more were called in. The experts do
not come very low, especially for the
defense If the experts between them
do not get about $4,000 they have re-
duced their rates
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-27

Nut growing is a comparatively
new industry in the south Atlantic
and Gulf states, but it promises to de-
velop into one of the most important
In that section" said ]. z. Reid,
prosperous planter of Florida THE
most popular nut is the pecan. and IT.,
popularity is probably due to the de-
velopment of systematic methods OF
grading it and cracking it with ma
chinery operated by steam or electric
power. This makes possible the mar
'keting of the meats of the nut ready
for use.
1.-The demand is always much great
err than the supply and many planters
are now turning their attention to the
nut raising industry. 1t is not I'M
common for a tree to bear as high as
200 pounds of nuts in one season and
most of these sell at from GO to 20
cents a pound. 1t does not require
much figuring to show that the pecan
orchards which abound in some Sec
lions are paying investments"