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The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
CONC OPERA PLEASED.
Emma Abbott De Bold Drew Bigge&
House Of the Season


Emma Abbott De Bold Was the
prima donna IN the comic opera, The
Adorable Fritzie," at the Grand opera
house last Thursday evening, and was
greeted By the largest attendance o.
the season at a single performance.
The opera carried a slender thread
OF an oriental story ali through yet
musical specialties were intersperssd
TO make the performance q dOubIy
funny and pleasing thing. When the
curtain went up at little after $3.50
o'clock, a chorus Of maidens and
young men. dressed in Turkish cos
tune, sang as they were rising from
out OF sleep-the opening Of the story
Soon the story, that OF an American
opera company, going broke on Tur-
kish soil, brought out all the hum
Orous perplsdties OF the situation, for
no one in the company had 50 much
as thirty cents. The ruler OF the coun-
try became displeased at the company.
and he ordered that the beautiful
prima donna be held for ransom Of a
certain sum, and that one OF the COM
edians OF the opera be beheaded.
In this perplexity, the manager Of
the opera found a rich American fool
touring the country, who could be
easily separated from his money, and
he held an auction sale Of the prima
donna, paid the ransom and gave the
shah the ''high-bau" and next landed
in New York City. The rich young
American hung on to his prize ana
finally was Jared loose when the free
soil OF America was gained
Miss De Bold sang like a bird in
springtime. No notes seemed TO be
too high for her, and she caught up
her audience and sailed away in song
with them Her voice was not heavy,
but lyric, and when she sang the
Last Rose OF Summer" and after
ward Annie Laurie by request from
the gallery, she hushed the audience
into extreme quiet with her power.
Miss De Bold IS undoubtedly the best
soprano that has appeared in Good
land since Fisher Shipp was here a
year ago with the Chicago male quar-
tetta
The chorus girls did well in their
ensemble, and the three men OF the
company pushed their parts promin-
emily. Lena, the ingenious little girl
who was made up TO be anything but
pretty, made the audience roar in the
love scenes
The Irma opera company was much
pleased at the royal patronage given
by GoOdland theater goers, and the
members said they would not forget
GOOdland and intend to come back
next season. And 1t IS safe to say
GoOdland people will not forget the
Irma people, especially their crown
ing song Of all, "ViOlets," which was
rendered with scenic effect and with
the aid OF a spot light from the rear
o. the balcony.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
Educational Notes

The first examination for a com
mon school diploma will be held April
20 and p.
understand that Dollie Jones will
give a basket social at the school
house where she is teaching to raise
money to start a school library. We
are always glad to make these an
nOuncements through this column It
IS surprising to know how many lib
raries have been started this winter.
We hope the time is near at hand
when every school in the county viii
have a library.
Miss Winnie Relish began her school
again last Monday The school had
been closed for about I'VE weeks on
account Of smallpox
Ralph SexsOn expects to go to Sa-
Ina to finish a business course in the
Kansas Wesleyan business college as
soon as his school is out
A few specimen books have been
turned over TO the county sl1perintend-
ent- They contain nice work
d. o. Fortmeyer has resigned his
position as teacher in district No. q
Miss Elsie Watson Of Cheyenne has
taken Mr. FOrtmeyer's pla ce.
Plans are being made for a spelling
contests for the schools Of his cOun-
y. Every sctOI in the count y viii be
entitled to two applicants. Suitable
prizes viii be awarded
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
The Thaw Testimony.
New York World.

From New York World.
One OF the duties OF the president Of
the United States IS to take care that
the laws be faithfully executed" Mr..
Roosevelt, therefore, is well within
his constitutional rights in raising the
issue whether verbatim reports OF the
Thaw trial ought to be excluded from
the United States mails
The president calls the full particu-
lars Of the trial disgusting" He
might have gone further and said that
the testimony Of Evelyn Thaw was one
OF the most shocking and revolving
stories ever told upon a witness stand
But wherein may we ask, could the
ends OF Justice or the ends OF public
morality have been served by sup
pressing this terrible revelation OF or
ganized and systematized debauchery
and ruin?
It is easy enough to rail at the
newspapers for printing stenographic
reports OF the case, but what ought
they to do? Garble the testimony ?
Suppress the evidence upon which
Thaw's life depends? or print with
out color and without elaboration the
verbatim testimony Of the material
witnesses, as English newspapers are
/ compelled to do by law, If they IN
| dertake to print anything at all?
The Thaw trial is not an ordinary
/ homicide case. The most brilliant Of
| American architects IS shot down in
a public place by a son OF one OF the
wealthiest and best known families in
| Pennsylvania All the influence and
money Of the Thaw family are thrown
/ into the scales to save the defendant
/ from the electric chair. No expense
/ is spared in the employment Of skilled
/ lawyers The greatest criminal law
office in the world spends months in
/ preparing the case for prosecution
The legal questions raised and decided
in this trial viii influence the admin
/ istration OF the criminal law in New
York for years TO come. The people
/ have a right to know what evidence
/ determines the verdict OF the jury
How can they know it except through
/ the newspapers
The same considerations OF justice
/ which demand a public trial demand
likewise the printing OF the testimony
OF garbling the evidence which does
not apply as well TO the exclusion Of
the public from the courtroom The
right Ito a speedy and public trial.
I Is fundamental
i However revolving the stenoEraphic
reports OF the ThaW case may be, they
Il cannot be called 'iewd,' lascivlous OF
II obscene" The trial has revealed an
1 astounding condition OF immortality In
I high places, yet Il does anything but
\ incite those who read the evidence &C
\ immortality. On the cOntrarys il IS an
] impressive warning
Il Mr.. Roosevelt has mistaken his Owl
II emotions. we think. He Is disEusted
not with the reports but with the fes-
II tsring moral ulcer from which the5
/ have stripped the bandage His IN
/ dignatiOn IS not against the testimony
( bat against the lives Of shane and De
{ Eradatisn which the testimony haz
revealed BIS wrath rouradicts N.
action. When the evidence IN tbs
( TheH trial ls So revolving that g
iznoeks the president of me Buiteo
states we can ven believe that g q.
f producing lhe Rme e4eet up5E 90
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
CoanmRCIAL CLUB woRKNG.
Meeting Held Recently and Various
Committees Appointed.

Committees Appointed.
The GoOdland Commercial club IS
spuareing itself for large undertak-
fngs, and to that end has Effected q
thorough organization OF every branch
Of activity that can IN any way be
OF assistance in helping this city to
the front
To show In how many fields O. en-
deavor Il interests itself. we print a
list Of the various committees which
were appointed this week by the
president, G. L Calvert:
Entertainments Dawson, VIII
liam walker, R B. Harvey, Ernest
Bower, z. W Sullivan.
Manufactures. ". Book. W. s.
Coleman, G. J. Shimeall, G. P. lam
berton, John Keeran-
Municipal LegisIation-E- T. Muir
ply, b F. Brown, John Hartzler, T. A.
Carmichael, George Kelly
State and National LegislatiOn-F-
H Smith, John Boyle, II. 7. BurWell,
7. E. Townsend. G. W Sapp-
TransportatiOn-C. NJ Millisack.
Joseph Jackson, John Reed, James
Cullen, Fred Barnett
Agriculture-G. l. Calvert, Warren
z. Gayer, Herbert Stewart. J. z. Pit
man, z. S Derby.
Membership-Rich Auer, ". A
Smith, ]. Ed Stevens, T. A. Steven
son, A c. Gulick
Advertising Herbert Stewart W.
R Boyd, r A Kent. ] H. POsey,
Warren Shamburg.
Immigration-G. l. Calvert, John
Eagan, Louis Arensberg, Frank SeeIy,
Ben Jayne.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
MRS. NANCY THOMAS DEAD.
Wife Of John Thomas Dies of Old Age

Wife OF John Thomas Dies Of Old Age
and Pneumonia, February 16.
Mrs. Nancy Thomas, wife OF John
Thomas Of this city, died Saturday
evening Of old age and pneumonia, af-
ter about a weeks illness. She would
have been IS years Of age April 13.
Her husband is on elderly man, in his
18th year. The old people had been
married ffty-twO years on January
IT.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at the Christian church, Rev. J.
Ed Stevens officiating, and interment
was made in the Goodland cemetery.
Mrs Nancy Thomas was born in
Ohio April 13, 1893. She Joined the
Methodist church when 16 years Of
age, but later in life was a member Of
the United Brethren church. She
leaves, besides her husband, seven
children, three Of whom are living in
GOOdland, Mrs. Sarah Reeves, Mrs
Emma Letter and z. H. Thomas. Two
sons reside in California, and two
daughters, Mrs. Matte Dixon and Mrs
E7la. Enos, IN Missouri. Mrs. Lef9er
and Mrs. Reeves are engaged in the
restaurant business The old people
came here with their daughter about
a year ago.
The old lady has been feeble for
several years, and was subject to at
tacks Of bronchitis, and at last sue
cumbed to one Of these spells Of in
huenza or q complication OF disease
OF the respiratory organs, sometimes
called old age pneumonia
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
PRoFEssIoNAI BoNDssIEN.
How They Wax Wealthy on the Police
Court Graft in New York


From Broadway Magazine.
In the trail OF the police court law
yer as a matter OF necessity comes
the professional bondsman- One OF
these with two lawyers and 4 magis-
trust % A large batch Of women would
be gathered in by the police sO,cly for
the sake OF plunder. These women
hate detention for even an hour BY
the payment OF IS each to the station
house bOndsman. who divided his fees
with the police, they would be releas-
ed at once to appear in court the next
day.
There the pickle trust get hold Of
them. The magistrate WosIid hold up
his hands in horror over the spectacle
before him. He -.Ouid drClars ibat
he would clean the sire IS and make
them. respectable. He would put the
women under bonds for good behav-
iOr.
The law gives him the right 10 Ge-
tain them until he is atished with q
bondsman. He would lock thern up
and then their satellites would scurry
around for a bOndsman- One AFTER
another would be produced, and ali
rejected. Finally the mysterious tip
would be passed around that q certain
man must be hired. His fee was 10
per cent Of the bond, $50 for $500
bond, and so on
Most Of the women would pc put
under $500 bonds If there we're twen-
ty OF them the trust would have 81
600 to divide-prstty good picking
for a mornings work. One of the mag
istrates was a member or that tIust
and although exposure mas che ked
its work, it is still in existence in a
covert form
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
WHAT CAUSES THE WRECKS
Railway Employees, a Conductor says
are LoFal But Are OFeFEForked.

Railway Employees, q Conductor SAYS
Are Loyal But Are OTeFFoEked-
A committee OF 116 men represent
ing the trainmen's organization, Is In
Chicago conferring with the repre-
sentatives Of the eleven roads running
ont OF that city about a reduction In
hours OF labor. These trafnmen are
there also to defend themselves
against the charge that careIessness
OF employees is responsible for wrecks
and further that employees are not
loyal The trainmen say that the rule
which requires them to work so many
hours overtime is responsible for
many wrecks.
The conference under way in Chi
cago Is also intended to reach some
kind OF an understanding about the
eight-hour law legislation which train
men have 50 often tried to have passed
BY congress. The trainmen say that
every time they have a bill introduced
In congress to improve labor condl-
tons on the railroads the representa-
dves OF the railroads defeat the pas
sage Of the law.
The railroad officials continually
charge in the press that wrecks
are not caused by faulty equipment.
condition Of roadbed OF the various
signal systems, but that the fault lies
with the trainmen themselves" a
freight conductor said the other day.
This committee OF trainmen is now
In Chicago, not only to defend the
honor Of trainmen against such
charges. but to convince the railroad
officials that the management is at
fault for so many bad wrecks. Take
the practices on some large roads
where heavy trains are operated and
employees are forced to work from
twelve to twenty hours during the
busy season The train sheets Of ev-
cry one Of these roads show that it
'ften happens that trainmen are kept
on duty for fifteen to twenty hours. |
Their eyes get burned out so they
can't see a signal They are in no
to work,
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
G0ODLARD IN TOPEKA PAPER
REPoRTER FOR STATE JOURNAL
WRITES ARTICLE.
Reviews Remarkable Growth ana Re-
cites Need OF Another Railroad
ana wholesale Houses.

Harry Root. in the Topeka State
Journal Of February Is. says:
One OF the largest representative
commercial clubs ever organized IN
northwestern Kansas IS the one At
GoOdland. It IS composed OF about
100 members OF the business men and
citizens OF the town, who are deter
mined to reach out and set things K
finance and the big Rock Island pas
senger and freight division are IN
ducements
The club elected for its nrst prezi-
dent G. IA Calvert; vice president. z
F. Murphy; secretary. Walter A
Smith; treasurer. B. F. Brown.
It would have been difhcult TO ind
a more energetic and pushing lot OF
men for officers.
One Of the first enterprises the club
is going after IS a wholesale grocery
house. The north and south railroad
project, from Dodge City to GoOdland,
said to be q Rock Island move, viii
be closely watched. The Touring mill
plant, which has been partially work
ed up BY outside parties, viii be taken
care Of by the new commercial club,
and the long distance telephone con-
nectiOns viii also be pushed to COM
pletion.
Financial aid to the amount OF
about $4,000 has already been sub
scribed TO prospect for gas, oil, coal,
salt or artesian water and work in
this direction viii be further pushed
by the commercial club.
That GOodland has witnessed great
er growth in the last two years, her
people claim that no less than 200
residences alone were erected in the
vars 19O5-O6 at an aggregate cost OF
not less than $15O,0OO.
Nor is this all: Business improve
ments in 1906 aggregated not lessthan
100000, which includes an $4,000
opera house, the Rock Island rail-
road improvements and the business
buildings
For the year 1907 electric lights,
waterworks and a Jail, for which
$4,000 has been voted, viii be pushed
to completion entailing an aggregate
outlay Of upwards Of $4,000. There
is not an empty building in Good
land, and the prospects indicate there
viii be no let up in the building Of
more residences
In the midst Of all this phenomen-
al prosperity her population is in
creasing the claim now being made
over $500. Her three banks have over
$350,OOO on deposit
And the prospects for the best crop
year Sherman county has ever had is
the theme Of the conversation with
all the farmers.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
THE aBLACK BIRD CAUGHT.
Coon Who Broke Jan Arrested In
BuFInEton and Brought BacI-.

Coon Who Broke jan Arrested IN
Burlington and Brought Back.
H J Kasper, the colored man who
broke pail Monday morning, was ar
rested at Burlington. Colo, and
brought back to GOodland Tuesday
By Sheriff Reed 1Tr. Reed had wired
to the sheriff ar Burlington 70 arrest
him II there. Re did not fight sx-
tradition and consented 70 come to
Goodland with Sherin Reed. He Is
now an inmate OF the cage-a black
bird in q cage-and was arraigned
before Justice Perdieu Thursday fore
noon Three charges lie against him
burglary, theft, and breaking jail.
He IS a sure candidate for the pen
He broke into Fred SmaIley's house,
broke out Of the jail, and leaving
which he took the clothing belonging
to a former occupant OF the jail
He was q cook who worked IN the
Blodgett restaurant, and, later in the
SvObOda restaurant and then at Bur
lington, Colo He was run out OF
town for his infatuatiOn for q Ger
tain white woman If true love new
er runs smooth, a love not altogether
true must be like the Rocky Road
to Dublin
The poor devil walked ali the way
TO BurlingtOn-thirty-s miles
with the wardrobe OF the other fellow
under his arm, but rode back to Good
land, and viii, probably be railroaded
to Lansing and take a job OF digging
coal for the state.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
EGlHE CAB WAS TORN OFF
EasT END LOCAL FREIGHT N
ACCIDENT.
Crew Were Switching at selden and
Engine SidesWiped Car Con-
ductOr and Engineer Hurt

Local freight eastbound, Engineer
Amos Claxton and Conductor Ed
Luther, with engine 1477, met with
an acident at eden at about 10 o'clock
on Monday. While switching some
coal cars the cab OF the engine cor
nered on cars and was torn on, burst
ing steam pipes and injuring both
Luther and Claxton.
Engineer Claxton was injured about
the head and face and bruised IN the
hips and chest Conductor Luther
vas burned about the face, had a Sc
we're cut on the side OF his head and
vas bruised in the shoulder. The cab
Has torn and blown OF. The won
der was that the men escaped being
killed or scalded to death, as the
steam pipes were torn or.
Claxton, an old and reliable engf-
neeF on the road, has been laying Of
for several months with q bad case Of
asthma The recent fine weather has
been favorable and having gained
strength, he reported for duty and
went out on the run assigned TO him
Not being strong, and the big engine
reversing hard, Conductor Luther
volunteered to assist Claxton switch
Ing and was handling the reverse lev
er when the accident occurred. He
had known CIaxtOn since bOyhOod,
and sympathized with the old and
faithful engineer. This accounts for
his being in the cab and shows his
manliness and generosity. Ed Luth-
er IS liked and admired by all who
have known him since a mere boy.
Claxton has been unfortunate but is
respected and highly esteemed by all
who know him. as an excellent citi-
zen and a faithful railway emplOye.
The injuries Of both men are not
necsssariIy dangerous and in all pro
babflity both viii be around in a few
1az-z
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
ENGINE PULLED SCHOOL HOUSE
Doerfer's Traction Engine Had No
Trouble in Hauling Big Load

DOerfer's Traction Engine Had No
Trouble in Hauling Big Load
The people Of district no. II. sit
uated about twelve miles southwest
OF GoOdland, concluded recently that
they would move the districts school
house a little near the center OF the
territory, and last week secured the
house trucks belonging to H F.
Wheatley, placed them under the
school building, then hitched the big
traction engine OF Herman DOeTfer to
it and started on the journey OF a mile
or so. The building has a dimention
OF 2Ox3O feet, with ten-foot ceilings,
but the size didn't seem to cut any
figure with the motive power Of the
iron horse, for it wheeled on as
though it was running light
Peter Emig, who lives in that dis
trict, told a reporter how easy the
lob was done, and thinks that moving
buildings by engine power beats
horses out OF sight.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
4 Tragedy OF Resemblance.

From Reynolds Newspaper
A curious case Of mistaken identity
IS recalled by the visit OF the prime
minister to Glasgow. When Peel and
Lord Aberdeen accompanied the
queen and prince cOnsOrt to Scotland,
sixty odd years ago, Peel had a double
who was not his double in any physi-
cal particular. It happened that when
he drove il was always in the royal
carriage or that Of Lord Aberdeen
His own conveyance was in attend
ance, but occupied on each journey
by Edward DrummOnd, his private
secretary. The latter therefore was
regarded by the ignorant as the prime
minister himself The mistake proved
tragic. When DrummOnd returned
to London there returned also a fanat-
ic who had an imaginary grievance
against the premier. Meeting Drum
mond in Whitehall, and still believ-
ing him to be Peel he shot him dead.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
School Report.

Report Of FairvieW school. district
No. 81, for month ending February
13: Number Of days taught. 205
Of pupils enrolled, 10: averag ,
daily attendance, g. deportm ent for
month, 81; pupils neither abs ent nor
tardy Clarence. Harry anti Mae
White, Alive, Emmet and Lulu Per
kins- Those absent but not tardys
Georgia White, Elfdia, Myrtle and
DoIlie- Perkins Visitors. Hrs g. E
White. Mrs c A Perkins, Ms. H
A. Harrison, ArIo White, Andrew Per
kins. Dell Beckett
RI. 1FCALLs Teacher.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
ResoIations of srmpaahT.

Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge No
1T7 have passed the following resolu-
tons.
whereas, Our Heavenly Father has
removed from this lie Norris. the in
fant son OF Brother Leonard Jones'
therefore be it
Resolved. That we tender to our
brother and his bereaved family OuT
sincere sympathy
EzA VAN WENELE.
JENNIE COLE1LAN
ETHEL HAs[ILTOE,
Committee
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
IN JUSTICE COURT.

Joseph Myers Fined for Making As
sault on Alex ParrOck.
Joseph Myers, an employe OF the
railroad nip track, was arraigned be-
fore Justice Mack Robinson on Tues
day for assault and battery against
Alex ParrOck with fists, etc. He plead
guilty and was fined SIS and costs,
amounting in all to $23. He paid
his fine and was released by the jus
tee
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
Tribute 20 Thomas Butt.

From St Francis Herald.
In the passing OF Thomas Butt the
sweet bugler, which occurred at his
home in Sherman county last week,
the Northwest Kansas Veteran assO-
citation sustains an irreparable loss
Major Butt was a moving spirit at
every meeting OF old soldiers, inspiring
the boys in blue with his stirring mar
tiaI music and adding interest TO ev-
cry occasion. He has answered the
last roll call and been mustered out
but were we an old soldier, we should
expect when our final summons comes
70 see him standing on the walls OF
Zion sounding the reville.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22

Given at Walkers opera house,
February p, by Mrs A G. Kaultiz
Music by the orchestra Everybody
cordially invited, and a good time
guaranteed. Oyster supper served on
the stage. A grand surprise in store
for each and every gentleman who
attends. Every lady IN costume must
bring a necktie to match her dress in
a sealed envelope. Come one, come
all
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
ROCK ISLAND IMPROVEMENTS.
The 1OO-Foot Concrete stack Com
pfeted-DynamOs to Be Installed.

The 1OO-FOOt Concrete Stack Com
pieted-DynamOs to Be Installed.
The concrete smoke stack at the
shops is completed. It is 100 feet
in height and vii furnish strong
draft for the boilers. Concrete foun-
d1tions are being laid in the new en-
gtne room for a pressure pump and
dynamo, which will be installed later
The four large boilers are being brick
ed in with fine brock When all IS
complete the draft will be turned into
the new smoke stack
Engineers J. NJ. Brown and N 3.
Barber were here Tuesday to super
intend the installing Of the new ma
cEinery for handling the pumping
apparatus for the new deep we'll All
these things point to the intention Of
the Rock Island to make this an i'm
portant point oft he system
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22

HI Miller Of Manhattan and O. H
Filing OF Hays City VIII address the
people OF Sherman county On s-gri-
cultural subjects at Walkers opera
house Saturday, February % Meet
ing to commence at 10 O'Clock Speak
under direction Of the farmers iElsti-
trrfa.
The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
SCHOOL FUND APPORToNED.
Interest on Permanent Amount Goes
TO the Counties.

Interest on Permanent Amount Goes
to the Counties.
E T. Fairchild, superintendent OF
public instruction, Monday made pub
lie his report showing the amount OF
interest on the permanent school fund
available for distribution among the
school districts Of the state accord
ing to school population The total
amount Of 1896, ,454.7O, or SO cents
per capita This is the smallest amount
which has been distributed for years
The fund is distributed every six
months, and the distribution six
months ago gave 46 cents to the dis
tricts for every child OF school age.
The amount credited to Sherman
county IN this last disbursement is
S56A33