The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-25

Hastings banks have over 5000, 900
on deposit.
The good templars are starting a
q library at Gibbou.
The people that return from visits
In other states are satisfied with Ne
braska,
Nebraska newspapers are kept busy
getting the names Of the newcomer
from other states.
Myron VanFlect, the man killed by
Captain Yocum at Hastings, had
allowed his life insurance to lapse.
A Beemer man expects to turn out a
batch of GOO chickens from his incu4
bator every three weeks for six months.
A Buffalo county farmer says the
soil has five feet OF moisture and crop
can be raised with no rain during the
summer.
Two farmers near Sidney raisedld
$500 pounds Of broom corn which soof
for enough to give them q net prohtof
1926 an acre.
A Nebraska farmer went out to the
pacific coast recently to see what kind
Of farming country existed out there.
lie now writes back as follows: "Offer
u premium at your next county fair
for the biggest fool in the country
and will try and be there to compete
for it,"
For some time past an eastern
geographer has been in communica-
ton with Rev. L. p. Ludden of Lin
coin, but in taking up the state Of Ne
braska he has met with no little diff
Guilty in deciding upon illustrations. II
people of fertile minds can solve the
problem they may do service to the
state and save the geographer further
trouble by suggesting some character
istic illustrations OF early and modern
times.
Miss Florence Crosser, highly re-
spected young lady, daughter of Silas
Crosser Of Murray, left home last week
In company with Darius Butler, son Of
Ex-Governor Butler. Tho destination
OF the young couple is not known, but
that 1t is a clear case Of elopement
with matrimonial intent is not doubted
by any one acquainted with the facts.
Miss Crosser formed the acquaintance
OF young Butler while attending school
at Shenandoah, Ia, about year ago,
and had kept up q correspondence
with him until about two weeks since
when he came to Murray, remaining
until his sudden departure.
The weekly papers OF Nebraska are
showing what they can do to and in
swelling the tide Of immigration and
improvement. Every week number
Of papers publish extended descripS
tions Of towns and counties, giving
facts as to climate advantages, crops
and population, Sometimes special
writer's are hired TO insure good
article, but usually the native genius
OF the Nebraska editor is all sufficient
The work Of making the state known
can be performed by no one else so
we'll as by the country editors, who
know and love their own localities
thoroughly. But this noble work for
Nebraska costs money and, unsup-
ported by the people Of the towns is
unavailing. Readers OF the news
papers should send these missionary
papers east by the hundred. Their
1892 will be the greatest year in Ne
braSka's history.
Ground will be broken for the Bap-
fist college at Grand Island this week,
The New York whisky institute
confers the degree A. S, NJ. "a sober
man).
S. r. Rhodes, former editor OF the
Gresham Review, is at Hot Springs re-
operating.
Work on the new Norolk hotel viii
commence by April 10. 1t will COS
about $40, 900.
The March statements OF Kearney
: banks show that they have more
money on deposit than ever before in
their history.