Republican-Gazette from Gove City, Kansas • 1

Ute Hwtoricai GOVE COUNTY- Republican-Ga ZETTE Official County Paper. Just Like aLetter From Home." $2.00 Per Year In Advance. 7 Republican Volume 33, Number 19. GOVE CITY. GOVE COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1921.

Gazette Volume 36. Number 19. CASTLE ROCK FACTS. There has been considerable talk re GOVE CITY HEALY 3. Gove City added another scalp to ber belt Tuesday afternoon by defeating PLAIN EVERYDAY STUFF By Ernest R.

Trimmer 6 Floyd Hazelwood of Gove stopped off here on bis trip to St. Joe and spent a day with Wm. Abelv Mr. Hazelwood is one of Gove county's prosperous merchants and was on bis way to buy bis line of fall dry goods from St. Joe cently about tbe "mystery" of Castle Rock and the behavior of some man or pasture where from 300 to 60Q head of cattle are kept Sightseers sometimes leave gates open although politely re queBted not to do so and some have been known to break tbe fence down, drive over it and leave it down.

Any cattleman can well imagine bow tbe owner would feel under such circumstances. The writer is indebted to J. H. Mar men, who, with guns in their bands, have objected to the approach of pic Dickers and kodakers who desired to klH fcX kfefck KXH ft ft ft About tbe most useless request is: "Now, don't tell anyone I told you this." All debaters agree there are two sides to every Question tbe right side spend some hours in that vicinity, tak ing pictures of the castle and other curious natural formations, and to have merchants. Gove is the county seat of Gove county and while it contains' only one hundred and seventy-five people they are all hustlers and boosters.

Its citizens have built a $50,000 high school, erected a new building for their grade school, and installed a new municipal light plant that cost them $5,500.00 Easton (Kan.) Transcript. shall for some of tbe information given here, and to other sources for other a good time in general; all of which and the wrong side. Paris is getting back to tbe long statements. Some of these state has been a very common thing for the last forty years or more. Finally, the ments may not be fully in line with the exact facts but in the main tbey are vouched for and worthy of credence.

"mystery" was taken up by the local papers and last week this writer made Borne mild mention of the subject in tbe dictagram column of the World. There Healy 5 to 3 in a 13-inning game on the Healy diamond. Those who saw the game say it was worth the money. Gove City's first run came in the third inning, and the boys got another in the fourth inning and a third in the eighth. Healy was completely shut out until the last half of the ninth when errors on Gove City's coupled with bits, gave Healy three runs and tied the score.

Gove City copped two more runs in their half of the thirteenth. The old-time battery wbat used to be called, in tbe old days, tbe invincible battery Pete Heinz and Jake Royer worked for Gove City, and Pete held out the entire thirteen innings. A crowd estimated at 200 persona saw tbe game. John Phillips of Healy and Emil Lewis of Grainfield were umpires. Ball team, we're proud of you.

HAZELWOOD'S NEW STUFF. A. Peacock in WaKeeney World, EDUCATIONAL NEWS. Bv Co. Supt.

John F. Lindqiist. skirt. But, happily, a New York modiste says Paris is not setting American styleB any more. Adam is the only man on record who didn't have to worry about buttoning bis wife's dress up the back before the show started.

Or do tbey do that any more? BULLSNAKE WORTH $15. are two sides to most questions and in an effort to find the armed man's side of the Castle Rock "mystery" we have How much is a bullsnake worth? More dead than alive is the too ready dug up a few "facts" which may be of answer of many persons. Under certain conditions a full grown bullsnake is worth $15 a year answer Once upon a time there was a school district that was notorious for being in some sort of quarrel over nothing at all. They had five teachers in four years and by tbe fifth year the district had such a reputation that it had only left-overs to choose from and the teacher that year is a success! What specialists in the Kansas State Agr cultural college who have been observ A well filled stocking covers a multitude of drawbacks. A Kansas editor says be is in favor of total disarmament, including the wrist watch.

ing the habits of captive bullsnakes for a period of several months. happened? Loss of alfalfa in the state due some interest to the public. It appears that Castle Rock stands on tbe south west quarter of section one in township fourteen, range twenty-six which we are informed belongs to the Banker brothers, of Russell, Kansas. This puts the Castle about one mile west of the' Trego-Gove county line, and very near the west line of section one. Tbe south half of section two, which lies directly west of the castle, belongs to our neighbor Hugh Marshall, who does Borne farming down there.

Our townsman, J. E. Fritts, owns the to Let's go back and see why the others failed. Number one taught, when only gopher infestation is about $2.50 an acre or $250,000,000 for all of Kansas one family was represented in tbe dia neara at a 5. s.

picnic: There was company to dinner. Wife had warned trict and when several new families, every year, from six to eight is the average number of gophers in an acre involving new directors, entered, she tbe husband not to offer the guests of alfalfa land. vanished. Good teacher? Ob, yes, second helping of chicken because the A large bullsnake, five feet in length, probably, but the Simpkins' had had fowl meat was scarce, but he kept in in will consume four gophers a month, Floyd Hazelwood returned last week from St Joe where he bought avline of fall and winter goods that is a credit to his store. He has some extra fine designs in ladies' shawls and sweaterr and in men's sweaters.

He has a new line of ladies' wearing apparel winter-goods and can outfit your girl for school in her choice of a dress. He baa arranged for the boy, too, in blouses, caps, shirts and trousers for school. Floyd says tbe new stock represents an outlay of about $2000.00, and he certainly is to be commended for trying to things their way long enough! sisting that they take more although southwest quarter of section twelve addition to hve rats during tbe same his wife did her best to bead him off by (about one mile south of tbe castle), Number two came from a nearby city, without experience. She was period. One of tbe snakes observed at and Winnie Barnes, formerly of Coll- trying to step on bis toes.

When tbey were gone she asked: "Why did you tbe college devoured two gophers in 48 yer, owns and lives on the northeast afraid of wild beasts, and cutting kind ling, and tbe troublesome foreigners, minutes, although the snake bad been keep offering those people more chick fed the week before. quarter of section twelve, less than one mile east of the "bluff." Further en; didn't you feel me stepping on your and tbe two-mile walk through the A full grown bullsnake is capable of feet all the time?" And he replied woods, and she was lonesome anyway, east, or just across the line in Trego, eating all the gophers on an acre of al "That wasn't my feet you were step so she went back to the city where our neighbor, W. H. Behrns, lives, select garments that will please the trade. was safe, and number three finished falfa in one month, and during the six warm months Of the year is able to ping on.

It was the guests'!" moves and carries on like any other the year. She was an indifferent sub good citizen would do. And finally, clear six acres of tbe stitute and was married at tbe end of An optimist sees the good points in now that we have the "mystery Phil Carrell of Lincoln, and said F. L. Hisaw," mamcologist, who the year.

the sermon. A pessimist sees the hour pretty well surrounded by law abiding Rev. C. M. Snyder of Grinnell were has been cooperating with J.

B. Rog and a Number four was a good student her with the; ravel people, let US proceed Gove City visitors yesterday. Mr. ers, of tbe zoology, department, in the sen ana naa a good record; she was ing of the riddle. experiment.

afraid of tbe directors and did every Carpentier says be is going to have ine oiun 01 wnicn uastie kock was Carrell, who is superintendent of the Standard Chautauqua at Grinnell, was here to line Gove City up on a 1922 "Ihis would mean an annual saving thing they told her to; she promoted two more fights and then quit. If one time a part begins on the south wivts would make that statement, and contract with this same company. Johnny when he couldn't pass; she called on tbe parents and she boarded 1L east quarter of section two but the greater and most curious part extends of $15 for every snake in a field. Alfalfa growers should take serious thought of the economic importance of these harmless snakes. By protecting men stay witn it, mere wouldn't be so When tbe gentlemen left town Mr.

with a certain family merely to avoid many divorces in this country. around to the northeast quarter of sec Carrell had the required number of trouble; but she wasn't re-elected be them a great deal of time and money tion twelve, mis latter quarter was "government land" until about two cause she went to too many dances. It is said that Rome wasn't built in a signers on tbe contract and he expects to get as many more at Grainfield and Grinnell, as tbe Gove City Chautauqua can be saved in trapping and poisoning Number five had education, experi day. But then, those fellows work gophers and other rodents. years ago when it was homesteaded by Cbarles Doescher.

Mr. Doescher is ence and training enough for a super slower over there. next year will be backed by Gove City, "The bullsnake is the farmer's bum intendent, but she found a boarding Grainfield and Grinnell the same as ble and unassuming servant. Tbe only place at the wrong end of tbe district, You say there's not a "cave man" and does not live in a cave. However, tbe natural rock forms a part of one side and end of his nothing in names? return requested for his loyal and val Grinnell's was this year.

Tbe date of tbe Gove City Chautauqua, Mr. Carrell that is to say, the power that year was writer met a man This morning, the uable service is the right to live an un at the other, the quarrelsome end, named Skinner. disturbed life. "Mr. Trimmer, sa.

a is about the middle of August, 1922. She put Tommy back a grade because to shake bands with Mr. want you "The pocket gopher is a serious pest be was two grades ahead of bis ability. Skinner!" Oi yoi-YOi. in this state.

It is on the increase, Now comes number six; she is sev due to the extermination of its natural Four Fordfuls of people left Gove enteen and has not finished high school City Tuesday morning for a two weeks' enemies and the increased food supply WE GOTTA TOWN PUMP NOW. one goes to dances, too, but the new furnished by cultivated crops. Bull board doesn't care about that. She The most pleasant words of tongue outing in the Colorado Rockies. They are carrying equipment and will make camp along the way.

In tbe party are snakes feed on gophers and ground squirrels in the fields and on rats and or pen we've heard for some time came hasn't bad any training or experience and she doesn't know pedagogical Monday morning when Claude Simmons mice when around the barn or granary. bouse, the remainder pf tbe walls being laid up by band, and to complete bis building Mr. Doescher bought more than one hundred dollars worth of materials from the Badger Lumber Company, at Collyer. Everybody who has ever visited Castle Rock knows that it is a mighty dry neighborhood, notwithstanding rumors to the contrary. Being unable to find well water on bis claim, Mr.

Doescher dug a cistern and hauled water a distance of two miles to fill it. Being a single man and working for a living, he is necessarily away from home more or less, and his house unoccupied and UDguarded, and consequently sightseers occasionally took unwarranted liberties with his property Mr. and Mrs. Rons Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Goodman, Mrs. Jack Thom terms, but she managed to get a one Btepped in to say, "Weil, you may tell "There are only two kinds of poison year certificate. She has always lived em we've got the city waterworks in the same country and has been as and son Dale, b. E. Baker and daughters Letha end Mildred, Misses Lucine and Lucile Swenson.

Robert ous snakes in Kansas the copperhead and tbe rattlesnake. All the other non-poisonous kinds are decidedly ben fixed now and there's plenty of water for everybody." Back in the old days brought up on janitor's work, so to Kim, and Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Ma- eficial or indifferent. One of the most speak. She knows some of the people in the district before she goes there to Gove City maintained a waterworks system with a windmill, a storage tank beneficial is tbe common bullsnake." hurin. teach and she likes the children. She Goodland Republic.

and a watering tank. People praised the town because they could drive in C. E. Wright of Filley, Nebr, was can't teach domestic science or agri culture, but she can bandage cut fin and water their teams and get a good drink any hour of the day or night. gers and play ball.

She sticks to the OUR HONOR ROLL. New Subscribers Winfield S. Mor and even entered his bouse uninvited In response to this he placed a notice here this week to look after his Gove county land. He owns a section down near Ptiefert's and 160 acres near Grainfield. text-books, doesn't stir up any excite hen the automobile came along and ment; and to oner of her experience the rison, Minonk, M.

r. Knight on bis door which merely said "Please teams became a scarce article for driving purposes. So tbe old waterworks comparatively large salary is an in But'Ctisbing, Okla. V. A.

Johnson, Lex close the door when you leave Miss Dorothy Sturman of Colorado ia ducement to try it again. Knowing that she may stay another year if she wishes, she refrains from asking foe here to visit Link Sturman and family. Dorothy is a daughter of Guy Stur supplies and promotes every pupil. system sort of went out of date. Au-toists watered their cars at tbe garage, and although there was some kick about no city watering tank the need of it was not so urgent as it had been in previous years.

The windmill was wrecked somewhat by storms and tbe man, who used to live here. ington, Samuel Hudson, Athol. Renewals T. A. Evans, Mrs.

Jonas Morse, J. M. Hockersmith, Herbert Tustin, Chas. Hefner, Cbas. Swen-son.

Cor win Smith, Gove; F. R. Evans, Collinsville, Okla. Mrs. C.

K. Robinson, Longmont, Colo. T. E. Nor-dell, Kansas City; E.

C. Saindon, Da- She gives universal satisfaction. She succeeds where others fail. things went from bad to worse. Hoodlums continued their marauding around bis premises.

They carried off about everything he bad in his bouse. Tbey befouled and defiled his cistern by throwing old clothes and old shoes in it. Not satisfied with this, they committed other acts ofindecency, too vile to describe. Considering all this, who can blame this man for going on the war path? His anger is justified, thoucrn of course he la not warranted ing for her pupils and is near enough to their age to work and play with them. TheBe points which may indi Now the question arises, is number six successful teacher and the other mar; U.

f. Linneberger, fark; t. L. tower nnauy was sold, ihe watering tank was blown away in a fierce windstorm and the storage tank was disposed of to one of the town's inhabit cate strength to ber employers are ber weak points in the eyes of educators. Her inexperience means that she is to five unsuccessful? In the eyes of local authorities, they are.

As long 43 teachers are to be judged by purely lo- i Bentley, Ed. Hinchsliff, Mrs. Viola Courtney, Jerome; C. C. Adams, Kal great degree experimenting on her amazoo, w.

Li. bbipley, Urion; ants. In later years there have been T. Peterson, Dr. W.

H.Smith, Kan-' requests from time to time for a town car standards and that is what it amounts to in most rural schools there are Beveral lessons to be learned from in drawing a gun and threatening to shoot Deaceable. 'innocent sightseers Bas City; Mrs. M. Gronewold, Gove. 1 M.

E. CHURCH NOTES. who would not knowingly do him any barm or damage bis property in tbe least. It is possible to reach Castle watering place, and finally during the past week Claude Simmons and J. M.

Hockersmith got busy and fixed things so you can get water at the' old waterworks. It's armstrong. power, but it beats no water at all by a long shot. Announcements for August 21st: -At Gove Sunday School 10 a. m.

Rock without trespassing on Mr. Doescher's homestead but the greater 1 Prpnrhintr 11 m. Iaana 7 part of the bluff is on his premises and Preachinir poaching at Prai- pupils, to their future She knows nothing of proper or improper teaching methods; if she uses, correct ones, it is an acident of imitation. She has in ber own experience no material on which to drew to supplement the meagre text-books; her knowledge of desirable school equipment is probably rudimentary. Given only a little training, such a teacher will make a success of rural work that no city-trained person can ever hope for and her possibilities must be recognized and ber many good points acknowledged.

Condensed from an article in the Popular Educator. (rieViewSp. m. There will be no tbe above, whicn 13 an actual occurrence in more districts than many re' alize. What are the strong points in tbe teaching, of the so-called successful teacher? Tbey are: (1) familiarity with the methods and ideas customary in the locality, (2) the knowledge, which no outsider could possess, the desirability of regular promotion, regardless of scholarship, (3) every detail of school management is familiar to her from years of observation; she needs no theory.

(4) She has a lik- be has an undoubted right to order people off. On the other hand, if be were running a hootch factory, pulling a gun on peaceable people would be a very poor way to disguise bis business. There is yet another feature of this preaching service on tbe 28th as I will be in Salina for Institute and Summer SchooL M. H. Bisbee, Pastor.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Skinner of Omaha, arrived here Tuesday to look after tbe settlement of bis moth er's estate.

Mrs. Skinner owned the southeast quarter of The Skinners drove through in their car making the trip, a distance of nearly 500 miles, in two days. Ed. Smith dragged the streets of this week. affair to be considered, most oi the region around Castle Rock is a fenced.