The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-25
KANSAS NEWS.

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knights OF Pythias lodge.
At Cawker City jackson Bros. are
feeding $50 head of steers.
Russell enjoyed q county Sabbath
school convention last week.
Sheridan county has increased its
wheat acreage One-third over last
year.
It Is claimed that the treasurer OF
Stafford county is e15. 600 short In his
accounts.
Mrs. Diggs Is located for the winter
in Washington. Mr.. Diggs viii not ac-
company her.
A Wichita young lady is reader
In large publishing house in New
York city.
A public entertainment at Great
Bend yielded $50 for the benefit of the
school library.
The Great Bend milling company
shipped sos. 600 pounds of -four to
Antwerp last week.
Scion Rogers OF Olathe sold John
son county farm for S47 an acre last
week. 1t was mile east of town.
In Philips county J. j. LeCain- has
sold his farm of $50 acres for $4,000.
This approximates the high land
figures which ruled in 1884.
A newspaper war Is imminent in
Newton. In the meantime, great prep
arations are being made to put up ice
on Sand creek this winter.
The Lawrence papers claim that 1t
took eleven men and referee to beat
the rock chalk football team The
Iowa game will be played over.
Wheat is still being planted in But
Ter, Sumner and Cowley counties. In
the northern part of the state the
wheat is being used for pasturing.
The fairfield county Real Estate and
Investment company has obtained
charter. That sounds natural. Gar
field county Is paying of her mort
cages.
There is a temperance movement in
Great Bend. DR.. Hall, a Methodist
parson who cleaned out the rum fiend
at FL Dorado, is the backbone OF the
movement
Miss Hilda Clarke. the celebrated
Leavenworth beauty, who got her pic
ture In the Cosmopolitan last year as
the prettiest woman in the west, is
preparing TO go on the stage, they
say.
A Wichita young man named Mont
Hallowell has the reputation among |
the young women of Lawrence, Topeka, |
Emporia, Atchison and Wellington Of |
being the best dancer in Kansas.
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cracker factory. 1t begins to dawn |
upon the Kansas mind that with plenty |
OF wheat ground into excellent flour it ]
is time to do the cooking at home.
The Wichita Eagle states that
Judge Bashore has employed female |
stenographer on the ground that |
woman in court will preserve decorum |
and. assist in maintaining dignity.
Up in Smith county lady teacher
had to agree not to marry during the /
school year in order to secure her con-
tract. She got boarding place at re-
duced rates on account of saving OF |
light and fuel.
It is stated that the music teachers |
of the state will organize into an asso- !
citation. Leavenworth will probably |
secure the preliminary meeting. There |
Is growing demand for some new |
tunes.
A haunted house at jamestown in |
Cloud county has aroused the moral |
sentiment of the community against |
high five outside of honest family |
circles. 1t Is offensive to permit |
ghosts to take hand in social games.
who are members OF the ladies' com
mission Of the worlds fair, are OPP |
posed to Sunday opening. But the |
sex Is divided on this question, as ths |
Topeka Capital takes the other side.
The Troy Chief hasn't missed reg
ular weekly issue for thirty-two years. |
Sol Miller saws the weather was so cold |
that week that an old man like him |
couldn't melt the ink. Sol was the |
Pldest man in the territory in those |
days.
The Spring Hill New Era is troubled |
because people will use the English !
word penny instead Of the Latin word |
cent. Just after the issue o. the New
Era United States senator introduced |
bill demanding penny postage. When |
he sees the New Era he win probably |
be penitent.
A new interstate collegiate orator. |
cal association is being formed. 1t |
will -isclude IL its membership the |
minor colleges OF Kansas, the Dakotas,
Colorado and Montana. The original |
state contest OF the Kansas OratoricaI |
association will be held in Topeka in |
January.
HOltOn horsemen have concluded |
that kite shaped track Is q necessity !