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Highland Vidette from Highland, Kansas • 1

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Highland Videttei
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Highland, Kansas
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i I' 1 Vol, VIK HIGHLAND, DONIPHAN COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898. No. 20. HOW CONVICTS ENJOYED THE 4TH THE JUDJCJAL THE EASTERN SQUADRON COMMANDED BY COMMODORE WATSON WHICH WILL VISIT THE SPANISH COAST. CONVENTJON.

Thursdrfy, duly ,14, Mir 'hilcgates (1J he Tweiity-soeonfl Undiiolal district met at IMiwvilflia purpose of. nominating aOudge of the district. Frank Wells or Senecn, was el ected t'llU JiEW'AKlt IOWA. The. following intr-resting letter from our sat Lansing, tells liow theconvh'ts celebrated the 4th: At the.

Ntt Penitentiary a tine program was prepared for the convicts, and for nearly four hours the men were to-ekl in the Chapel to 'listen to short xjmvct fee, recitations and the glee vhibsWiiigbig. The chapel wliicli seats over Ifloo pwple, was decorated most Hunting was in abuwtaiivee nnd some of the decorations rrc unique'. 'w tH5t of tilie speaSwrS nd were lire models of two sbis the and tlie "Monterey The Mmes "Mjr Country, Tin of Thee, Sweet Laufcl of Liberty," were pbterel in have wall abonttbercMm, and tlie. names of all tlie states wrf also found, each "a shield banging tlie walls, around the entire ebapvk The ipiejures of Washington, Lirrftol MoKinlcy, Leedy, Lee and Dewey re 'decoratrti toiing up in tlie rear of the speakcrVsstamd. The ipris-on orchestra at am early "whit serenaded each cell house sund the men 'cheered and cheered until itsceiwed the roof of live building flown.

At the (oinniencement of tlie cxer-eiseg, Chaplain Ifcillou read men an nceouf.t'of tlie impoitaot victories of Uw wavy ami army and this drew kh rouixl After rouwd nT applause and no end of cheers and seemed as though tbey cowM wever Kiiit. The dining hall was a bower of beauty, decorated from one end to tlie other, 4id with a 5cW(lwl meal for tlie 'clay. Tbc afM scarcely realJuc tbat they weroiwjconfinement. Tine following is the Wai of faie: jiWObnws, tHW pofiwd-s sausage. down WT icggsv, 159 peninfts oT b'fttlcr, iriT'i pies, -')J pound's of eookSes, 18 bush of potatoes, 4SS gallons of miilk, 30pouiKisof -sugar, 50 pounds eoffis oranges, 280 doy.en bananas, 5 boxes of lemons.

The dinner was served at 2:3 p. after which tlie prisoners wore Marched to their fy'llsMfl jkurSwdttpTorlhe night. Throw Froana. Horse. Samuel Iteynoh'is, a boy of 17 years of hgo, H'as tihrown from Ills horse hist Friday Rihf, Ills way home from, Mt4i ir swimis result (A' breaking 'hiis airn about six inches above the wrist.

Heitb the ulna and radius were badly broken and shattered. It seems 'that itihe horse whicli lie was Hilling Teatwl -and Toll over bifekward, ffce teirr. '(benaddle striking liis am fi tlte ground, and Harry Xfaffstwi who came up in a linggy picked him and students of Highland University, who will feel that in the of Prof. Head a true wvrnsctor afid has. left lb ew "Cm t( vi, a wi toSss-.

ed in tint lrefibyfcerian cliurcli where, he organised the Endeavor, society 'SiMfl was superintendent of the Sabbat scrtrcol besides bei ng an ftldcr. ClH'arh's Ansl3u I4eal m-as'wi April 10, 1-S4F-. near the village of N-eVtrnvn. Adams county, Illinois, a'nd P.h at Ilighlanrl, Kansas, lmis'-n-lib--51st yenr. 'k'.

His early years weTe spent npfili a farm. Alter native years, and later at X'u: wt'fA, to Kirox'flegrtvilHiiois, wliere graduated I'M tfm with the excejifion (tf ssne year, hehasbeeu engaged in tettcWng, Jne 6, 387S, he was married to Miss Klod ie A llicb-ards, at that tAme 'living near Newtown. He was for live years intueipal of the White Cloud schools, leaving that positbm tx accept le chair of iiiath-ematics in Highland 1' Diversity which position lie lias held for tite years. There survive h'iwi ins wil'is Mrs, Ijyiorlie A. Ilea(3, awcl six Ills motheiv, Mrs.

OaT-mllne A. Head, yet lives at Newtown, and six brothers arc scattered throughout tle stiites)f Jlliinois and Kansas. A It-ton g'h a cliristian from jxuith.lie Aid no wi tli the cliuieh util al'it('Tgraduatiiig from cwllege. He theri llicttitiH! a meiiiber of IheCongre-gational' cliurcli at ever afterward, wherever lie weflt, be was very active in clirjsVia'fi woit. The funeral occurred from tfee Pres byterian cliurcli.

Wednesday afternoon at conducted by IJev, A. Ik irwui, mfi -took (-iliire lligblaud ccs-i-rf PoatofELce Notice. Box rents are due four times a year, viz; J-aniwry 1, Ajwil a- October 1. hit rons I he (ttlice should, pay the lirst day due, if possible, and save Hereafter, all' boxes will te sold t'rft -days after due. if not paid-.

Nohsav Cask, P. M. "i have Tsstfl CiiainbeTlaiij's (lough Remedy pfar-wiy family for ypsrs and lwys wtitb ffiol results' says Mr. W. Ik Cooper of Kl RSo, Cai SMmlJ.

children we find it especially For sale by all druggists. W.ASIIHG THE SWRS KSB A SCENE llorro Cant he i roiu Culiiitias VTlrp, 1 STRIPES ON CUBAH 00. HAVANA HARBOR. Ttallerr r.n ti-i llif l.rtt. OP WARSHIPS AND chairman, ifnd or Xcro eha, Charles Isley or llrowu, C.

H. Wakefield of Doniphan, were eleeteU secretaries. Mr. Hohor iftlaeeil Mr, Uuckles in noiiiiriatiictft, Vlr-. Alclfl lowers per formed riliiu Mine rfllre frrr t.

St art, ifnd V. C. Senvllle fodfmefl with ft plea ffo' tlie reiinrr.l nation iJudgft Hifrer jdffl ti commenced. ir deilegatiirin wk tft 'bis intfn wit 'ii tenacity Wat tio fatigue, entrreafies, tin sAiohiitig couW sliake. "dull the ouslyeilglit.iwhMinftreiS't'i'mes, and as ofton fTSthcrollm-irsiMiiined the head of HrwnK'dJfnty's l(lhiKation responded "RiieHvllos, tieorgo Wood of the ThwiiffliiMi fftoiMi'fy 'flelea'ljiffftf peated tlie naWe of W.

8. iMintt fine thousand jvnd ilMrMfirefl times, and Xeinutoii ViA Hiktwlse wrtfc th name nT Ht. gc Emery, Some of line oTw read, iifid xorfte periodically across he get a ftrink of Ice water. Sain (Mimsdri waswiiicnig (Ihose who -HeWi'td towifriicikiini his chair, close 'liiis'tyfs trf.il hi robust HrifisflcriilhesJieop (f tb just. A "WBiile vmM how wvov lih! platiifc 'fcUiiirostesetftirwih a jm-t urel'iinninficrKKsriiiiiil Krftnfrss ithat t-heilMiliirWWk, fen becaine so iibsorbel In Sir.

rwiity -Wf tlie vision that li firrrt itn iitera'te ttihf! ifcV (hwge Wood beciirrre automaton K'ndl tNcid wpr-b'n4eally re- sponrt, wilie-n called, SlHiirt, Once the conveu-I Ion adjwniefl with' Wod fiistiableej), anil be ikfipjitwia'lbrig 'ut at proper intervals, iwaii'ls Hve." Shelddn ftnil iler'ningsicingwl fr Mm shady retreat llurrCta'k, 4nit kept, on Haying ManmiWe iiwfl Spr'iirigen' fle occupied in napping away the sweat that be dewed tllrjr firces, Reeder twisted liis iniisnnfbe in every 'kind' of shape from that of Vimprror William slyle lotluifof KpariHsl'i baindlt, Wake- Held was sd cKhaustefl ice ping track irf hebii'fiierts liat ie wiPl scarcely re-(iipcraitre lllnl-s smiwiinfff. Itwu'fir-s seemed In li'ke the lee water provided in the Wi rt bouse, but when JallagheT got till rsty lie sneincd 'lo prefer that kept across tlie street. Viwsonlmli put most 'of his time in reading. Mr. Le'lawili fHl.iroo'rejfli tmd ppiren- 3y thoTitost itci'ichrnefl VMm in the whole convention, He seemed to be mow tun ereslcu in 'I'fie fcl'MTMis of his newspaper han in I he pi (receding of the convention, "k-etttisbeflieveil ltt hile lie seems so intent in reading he Is formulating jslans and devices wlicieby he mry rout bis ical opoeints.

livery umwineiit, of Ills is olosHy watched, lis lie is (lie most ('('rtrS'rrcWM'is figure in the convent ion. Hewill tTy to laufl Ktifiai't arid will succeed if it Is within the range of human possibility. The wivfi liinn adjourned at 11 o'clock, "Sat-nrrlay, t'cnrrieft it tie following Wednesday. An Emperor's Forty six jfc ortruits and Poss. Wii'li five German facing Admiral llewiY's (leet tit Wfifiilla and theiinterit'iofrtontie Oivnan Kaiser sUl? nmiat't'eT'f'f'Hwwfe floubt, thnlead-ing fiTtide icwntcfl in Tfce Cosmopolitan for will be rrvfi -with In-( crest.

The 'fui'ly-six pwtTalts and poses of the Emperor WflTiani which Illustrate theWl ife JiTc In themselves an'f xtrimrflrthiyexbfbit. Tuny might be flesfrilK'fl as Kvolut ion of an Kmperor shown by biiman documents." rridoiiliteJly so large number of port raits were never before gather efl togelher ot roj al or imperial A Runaway- t1rr Will Ttan was driving Into tott'fi TsnVm-Aay 'ex prnng tils 1 earn took a surtuen ffisliketfiHie Kuspliions pearaiifr'oT an old cils'i't'lVirt'ffl'Vlanding bes'ifletbe miifl aTid started oTt at a peed vhieh made the driver a little uncertain t.ow snnn be might land In iinol'rrfT wfrld. Tliey went slTal'it tbTftufib manifiTret at a furi- fius gait, MT. ftftn gnldlng his boi-seslbrwg'l'it tfT.nHt and narrow Tthbetwernt1reTefi'nri lined op on bolli nides, luilong mnstacliios beating fiercely arftf.T. hisears.

The hors es were far.Tiy-stopped ami no injuries were -yfi-tained. Mr. I'au. however, at 1 1 i- il iiL.i, JM. ii'oiigbtim toVvn where i(ebonesH were set by Dr.

was then' nearly two o'clwk in The morning. The wound was very painful awl the boy heiuig baiKy trfeliteired -sllwieked ml howled alPlbeway to town eoii- inuimt nt il triiiMefl by I he WiMr Ws injury in Hie lras. He fihen iwiiiedl-iitily snViiM afid submit left himself to treatment. His mother 'I'l'ves in Hiawatha huMhc presence sitep-fallier in liis lurnfieH-ausrs liilmKifl ftay elsewhere most of the time. He was working for Will St reel er who lives on I lie ivhul farm wesf of Highland.

Gay Picnic Party. I A ptrty of ywrnng urr iiud ladiesi spent an enjoyabh evening in Moll's: (inive Sui unlay evening, Tke 4adiesj to whom the credit of originating thel party also hcMngs, had prepared a line luncheon wMch was tlie most proiui(Ht TeatnW'Cf tlie cx-, cepf he ocii'l-Mr sphei'es "if the ynfiftg1 men which prolrudedl sowewliat as Hie 'delif'acics Vi5wnjrosmg tlie, lunch were' 'brought ti view, 'ieyj were served in modee picfiique and' (piickly disappeared iw the oral cavity off lire face. 'T'lff' repast roiHsted of cliickeis sandwiclies, forty kinds of sasswid salads wit cakes and plea i fuiperahiKKhince. Later in the even-Ing guitar whs produced and Miss Cormier sang sweetly tw its 'J'liose present were: M4es JiMxulrelli Shields, Lou Shields, MarsiiTK Sanders, i'orbes, 1-laiikbw, HHon Allen, Minler, 'Hoyd, 'JVikhs, P.aird, 'Sopliia Mult, of Vwk, "X-fhraska, .1 ul la llrwii ci? Ta rWm Missouri, rs. E.

.1, JCvans, UoiseCity Jdaho: Messrs, Hff.lt, C. Marston, MareeJi, Hills Ik Minier, Larson. Sccrnwl 45111 oris, Tatui wagon and buggies InT-sale. S. tase.

TRANSPORTS. CARLOS V- Iw eaeh eel1! tbtoT may he found tli ree or "ftwr wi'ds. Tltesc cards eiwWth! tiiem nVbeetSl school and chapel services, imt weetve eliewing tobacco, write letters once a wontb, get read-Ung bwtks wit of tbe library and 4o receive visitors. Shal(t they do any thing contrary to tlie rules we- takej trom tiieme or twn or iwese caros iFor purishwe-mt. In case Ifocy eou-tinue we Uvk itilwmffl 'up in their cells arcd gHfe theia bread and water twice day and if they still conowine inj their meanness we take away ittoeir bed, take otT their coat and iglvc them -a board wi the itick floor to sleep on and ifetd them on bread and wiiter'wnce a day until they to their guard and promise to.do liet-j ter in the future; his is not pract ised as it was live years ao when 1 first entered upon miy lvit'ies here.

Persuasion and kindness is the plan now adopted to fxi siKH-essfulS is-eiplins. Now Mr, Kditor, as 1 livedo P)oui-pban 0ity f- yrvars ehitai iHhnx- county for my home, 1 gi ve ywa a special iniisUon to come down and spend a week with inc. I will ikn Uirougb a I of-the (lepartwenls ami jm ean wilte up things as you see them, giving taxpayers full infiirmihioii how the Kvan-rtis PenUcnWary is managed. W. 11.

Cuard Kansas Pcitctiary. Death of Prof. C. A. Read.

The wwW fcws truly gwd, nas-suming raam, nI when Death- the grim rncsseMg-er, deprives a community of such man, He w.u5-ng is not eonrinifi to the precinets if his ivn family, ljwt his rfiwiiimtrrpts and those wh have had deu'ings with him in his every day life, grieve with them. Prof. Cltarles A. ws a man and a truecitixejii. awfl when lie passed nway on last li( ixiay nioraing at 11 o'ekek, lucre was not a souU in Hiirhland but wiw felt in.

1 w-s death had suffered -persoual loss, it is true tUat his 2eutli was not unexpected, Iwit Uu-u, vvt'th that hope which refuses yield the inevitable, his fawiily and fs kwd-; wn-wld not admit limit doKth was near until almost the very iast- He lmd hum gradually sinking fr several weeks: there wouW be woiwents when it would seen that ire wits lietter, tent this was Iwt the fwomeritary flicker the dying embers, and then, tfceligk went out. There are hundreds or ytwng men 94 wHeu wU: are mow arrive Ijflen ADMIRAL CAMARA'S CADIZ FLEET uMiiimtiiiwi I 1- 1 11 WWt mll, 1 mi EJMh MwhMk Amwfm .1.1 mmrm.l I -11'. ANTOVIO GIRALDA. PATUIA. felt fl T.ttV "trembly" for tb.

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