Clyde Herald from Clyde, Kansas • 1

ISeMb. albe NUMBER 39. CLYDE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 24. U05. VOLUME XXVII.

"CITIZENS REFORM." FROM A TAX PAYER. DEAD AT 104 YEARS. An Error in Last week's Herald At the Caucus Wednesday Even ing a Good Ticket Was Named. Isaac Montgomery, the Oldest Man in Cloud County Passes Away. Calls Forth an Article from a Citizen.

pay a cent in taxes. There are hosts of good things about Clyde which make it one of the best localities in which to reside, first it is not over burdened with debt, with a million dollars worth of prjperty, thirty seven thousand is not a great debt. It is situated in ne of the most fertile agricultural regbns i.i all our great Our railroad facilities are of the very best for a city or our It takes three hours to go to Topeka on our fastest train' and one can leave home in the morning, spend the day best and no doubt will be most liberal in their patronage of this most splendid attraction. Not only does the Andrews Opera Company guarantee to please you, but our home boys, J. D.

Beachtel, Sid Knapp and Wirt Crump, who induced them to come to Clyde, also guarantees them to please you or your money back at the box office. Seats on now at the Post sOffice Book Store. Do not fail to read what Norton's opera house manager said about them, in a personal letter to Sid Knapp. "The Andrews Opera Co. gave the C.

H. ANGEYINE FOR MAYOR. WANTS SEWER SYSTEM PUT IN. TUNEFUL SERVICES THURSDAY. Puts Clyde in Front Rank With This Ticket Stands for Enforcement of Laws and a Better City.

Were Conducted by Rev. Martin of the Biptist Church. Any City of its Size in the Union. Isaac Montgomery, of this city, died Clyde, March 20. Editor of the Herald.

ill Tvan'ins c1rn hnmo best of satisfaction to the Opera House patrons. They all say that it Dear Editor. Will you kindly give a little space in your paper" to reply Friends of the Citizens Reform ticket, met at the Christian church, Wednesday night. Rev. Stevens was chosen'chairman and A.

II. Lewis secretary. Several ladies were present and took an interesting part. The following persons were put in nomination: C. II.

Angevine: Tuesday, March 21, 1905; which would make the term of his life 104 years 11 months and 26 days. He was born in Miflin county, Pennsylvania. He has been living- here several years. He had seven sons and five daughters, VJ 1 IJUlli. that night.

We have good substantial business buildings and comfortable dwellings beautiful shade trees, fine sidewalks, an excellent sys is the best company that has been to Norton for a year or more. We had to your article on the city of Clyde in last weeks issue of the Herald? I a splendid bouse, over $220. Yours, Geo. Moultonv' tem or water works and an electric light plant that we eight to feel proud of, and within the reach of any one was not only surprised in reading the article referred to above, but convinced that a big error had been made, and a great injustice done our city. councilmen, R.

A. Crumrine, G. Gr. List of Patents Granted to Kansas inventors this Goodwin, Bert Auten, F. II.

Butler and J. E. Toot; police judge. J. M.

who cares to have the light. Then there are the stores, telephone, mills, You say we have a bonded debt of week. Reported by C. A. Snow Co solicitors of American and foreign $37,000.

This is true, but you also elevators, schools, churches and the say we have a per capita tax of $90. onlv DiDe olvan in this rinw wnn make thio nnt rn patents, opposite the United States patent office, Washington, D.C. Martha Colstrom, Osage City over state, cut aoove an is our pure wa- Jackson. After the nominations, a spirited time was had in the form of speeches on the saloon question which re'sulted in the following resolutions: Resolved; whether successful at the polls or not, we will proceed to the enforcement of the law. know, but 1 do know that it is very ter and wonderfully Healthful citv.

alls: Joseph L. Brisler, Perth, belt Mrs J. Turner, our undertaker, tells far from being correct. The assessed valuation of the city of Clyde last year was a little over $150,000, and the guide; Dewitt C. Johnson, Hutchin me that for almost a year there have been only four deaths in Clyde.

What son, joint fish plate for railways; John A. II A. A. I Art 1 I raie vi tue uuy tax aione was rams other city jn the United States can most of them are still living. Mr.

Montgomery lived an honorable and upright life and respected by all who knew him. His funeral took place at his residence, conducted by Rev. Martin, of the Baptist church. The Future of the Boys. There are rumors, gossip and stories going the rounds that there are boys of Courtland, school boys, who have occasionally the scent of liquor on their breath, that they were even "full" at times.

A very little of this will cause an irruption some day, and some body besides the boys will be sorry. Register. We suppose that the jointists pay a license every month with which city can build sidewalks and make other 4 As long as you can have a well improved town, a f. TttotnirJg like the future of the boys make much difference does it? R. Morris, Jewell, combination tool.

Thomas S. Murray, Arkansas City, which would make $3,000, which sum give such a record? cistern cleaner and water purifier; And the water here! what a bless divided by 1200 the number of the people in Clyde, according to Trustee Samuel D. Reid, Burlington, anima' ing none can know until he is depriv ed of it. While St. Louis water kills J.

M. Jackson, would make $2.50 per capita instead of $90. Now all our blanket; Henry L. Sheldon, Sharon Springs, cross line buckle; Clement Smith, Topeka, engine cylinder; Jef the fish, and at Kansas City it has to be chewed, the water at Clyde is pure, sweet, as clear as crystal and wonder taes taken together the rate is 71 mills which makes all our taxes to In Answer to Tax Payer. In the first place we thank Tax Payer that he makes his reply through the Herald, instead of a bitter attack through another paper, though we discovered the two material mistakes and intended their correction, before receiving his communication.

We got the taxable wealth from our trustee who forgot to add the personal property, the railroad and telephone. In looking over our article we notice we were not explicit enough on per capita; we meant on ferson D. Smith, Stafford, iisk list ing plow. fully cheap. At Topeka, Emporia, gether, state, county, school and city about $10,650, or a percapita of about For copy of any of above patents Concordia and many other towns we $9.

If it was $90 per capita, as you might mention, contaminated water send 10 cents in postage stamps with date of this paper to C. A. Snow say, we could pay the tax we now have pro(juces typhoid fever and in some of to pay and our bonded indebtedness, these Daces Dure drinkine water has D.C Scandia journal. in one year, and have $60,000 left. So t0 be shipped In to town from distant To California-- you see Clyde is not nearly as Dad off sDrines if had at all; TV still we mads a bad mistake; it should Via Union Pacific.

Millions have Pure water is the foundation, the as you seemed to think, and is far very far from being in the poorest been spent in the improvement of this solid rock, as it were on which the good health of a community is built shape financially of any town in the line, and all human ingenuity has been Union. adopted to protect its patrons against accident. The line is renowned for up and maintained. While our water is pur, let us be wise and keep it The true fact, when shown up, as they are, will put Clyde in the front its fast trains and the general superi so, by putting in a sewer system, the one thing yet needed in Clyde to make rank with any town otits size in any ority of its service and equipment. state of this Union.

"So man today, Fastest time, shortest line, smoothest it a model place in which to reside. could buy all the property in Clyde track. Tourist sleepers a specialty, Andrews Opera Company Monday Evening, March 27. Ed Andrews and his splendid company of singers surely meet with a full house and flattering reception if we may judge by the interest taktn in their engagement in this city. Mr.

Andrews is truly one of the best and most popular comedians on the American stage, his new comedy, "Birds of a Feather," is said to be extremely good. The plot and comedy features hold an audience convulsed from start to last, while the musical features are brilliant. He is unquestionably supported by the greatest cast of singers that has ever appeared in a comedy of this kind, they all being grand opera singers of reputation. Very Respectfully, Tax Payer. for one million dollars.

The personal Inquire of Union Pacific agent. have been $30 instead of $90; but in comparing the debt statement we were off in the other direction; for in consulting later figures, we find, out of 107 cities in the United States, the debt per centage in taxable property is less, in every one of them, than Clyde. Before, our statement was based on per capita. Now notice these figures: The debt of Clyde is 25 per cent of her taxable wealth which is worse than any city we have been able to discover in the United States. Verily reform is needed.

One thing, perhaps, Tax Payer is entitled to credit for, he didn't ring in about the number of joints we have and that our city government is run mostly on revenue derived from winking at lawlessness. property which is exempt, fror taxa tion would amount to nearly $100,000. 1 A Safe Cough Medicine for Children Just received at Hermon's a half car load of Trunks, Suit Caseiand Telescopes, all sizes A Store building Which COSt $6,000 tO Tn hnvlncr imiiffh iXoHIHno fm-Phil. build and could not be built now for dren never be afraid to buy Chamber I A 1 1- A. I and prices.

These trunks are less man lliaii SUm IS assessed at Main's "RpmPflr TIwa ic nn dancer from it and relief is always sure at the same rate, so Clyde instead of It is especially valuable for direct from the manufacturer and you can save twenty-five per cent by buying a trunk at Hermon's. having $150,000 worth of property, colds, croup and whooping cough. For has nearly, if not quite, a million in real estate and personal property. Clyde is ever ready to appreciate the sale by all druggists. We owe $37,000, but about five-sixths of this debt is for the water works, and who would be with out the wa ter works? We have a nne system of water1 works and it has saved the Kerlin and Canton Single and Double Row ft.

f'y' Get Real Pertats. town many times in tne 19 years we have had it; in all this time no tire has ever got beyond the building in tl which it started; again the water works saves us a great amount in insurance. In towns which have no water works, insurance is almost prohibitive, as it was in Milton vale at the time of their big tire. It is far better for any town to be in debt, than not The art of making perfumes is so complicated that few master it. It is easy to make an odor that will seem desirable when smelted from the bottle; but to give this odor permanence and the quality -C-7- ft-J to have water works.

Improvements such as water works-," sewers, side walks and electric lights, cost something, but they are worth all they cost to a town and helo to build it up. The telephone costs something but who takes it out after once having it? Schools and churches cost something of remaining sweet and unchanged on the handkerchief requires skill that few perfumes possess. It is the maker's name and not the name of the odor that counts. We carry a large assortment of the finer grades of perfumes. They have every quality that good perfume should have.

They cost you no more tnan the poor sort. but we are better and happier for hav ing them and who would do without? All these things cost something but they help to make some of the com forts of life and they are a burden to The two most successr ful listed corn cultivators ever built. Try one. E. A.

Patterson no one. It is not our taxes that make us poor. I have never kicked on taxes, pgeyipe's phajrnacy. If a man has property he can afford to pay taxes and if he has none he does not hav to pay, and in Kansas he can .0 have nearly a thousand dollars and not.