The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-01-20

THE WEEKLY GRIST
OF HAPPENINGS ABOUT THE CITY
AND COUNTY.
Personal and City Notes, Arrivals and
Departures, Social Events, County
Communications, Etc. Reflections
of Seven Days History.
The pay car came in on Wednesday
Charles A. Wright of Chicago, was
in Goodland on Tuesday.
Mr.. R. Q. Lamb of Thurman. Colo,
was in Goodland on Thursday.
Brooks Ir1one left Tuesday night for
Oberlin on land office business.
F.. A. Hurd left Tuesday night for
Batavia, Mich, on visit of six weeks.
FL. Terry of Belvidere, Neb., has
moved into the county and will settle
here.
Two old box cars bave been rugged
for sand houses in the Rock Island
yards.
NJ w. Chase of Tobias, Neb., was
in Goodland this week looking up the
country.
The Rock Island coal chute will
soon be completed and ready for oper-
alton again.
F. w. Deafenbaugh of Smith Center,
Kas., was in town this week selling
patent rug machines.
Charley Rhodes and Walter Warri-
ner went on a trip across the country
to Sterling, Neb., this week.
Tom Greenup's brother from Ma
Comb, H., has arrived in Sherman
county and thinks of settleing here.
Steadry & Poff have started a cigar
factory in the building formerly oc-
cupied by E. S. Knight as law office.
S. I. Allison, representing hat
house of Chicago, was displaying his
goods at the Palace hotel Wednesday.
George Austin went to Topeka Mon
day to witness the Legislative contest
and to observe the political situation.
Skating on Lake Frisbee is the
amusement now days. Many of the
youngsters were down on the ice this
week.
Immigrants are coming in rapidly
and settling in the county. We may
look for large increase of population
this year.
Farmers here arc breaking prairie
and sowing wheat, while the people in
the more eastern states are shivering
with cold.
Mr.. Kidder was over from Kanorado
Monday. He has been engaged for
some time building for parties in
KanOrado.
Walt McGuckin returned on We'd
nesday from Alma. Neb. He was up
there husking corn and he says it was
rather nubbinish.
Billy Walker went down to Topeka
on Sunday TO witness the bear dance
in the Kansas legislature and take in
the situation from personal obser-
vation.
Conductor Usher returned recently
from Colorado Springs where he has
been for his health. He is consider.
ably out of sorts but is somewhat i'm
proved.
Brooks Irione sold three farms Sat.
urday to parties in Nebraska He also
sold equities of two farms, one to c.
o. Miller and the other to William
Rakestraw.
Gus Wittelshoffer of Smith Center
Kas., was up to Goodland on Monday
We were favored with pleasant cha
with the enterprising firm of clothie-:
at their place Of business.
Perry Dean of Smith Center, Kas.
was was in Goodland this week teach
ing the art of transferring photograph.
to glass and bring them OUT in natura
colors. The pictures are fine.
E. f. Murphy says the immigration
association is working wonders. As
result he sold seven quarters of rail
road lands last week, all of which
will be settled upon and cultivated.
j. c. EImore and F. c. Robinson O
Atwood, Kas., were in Goodland OF
Monday. They are old acquaintance
of j. S. Flannigan's. Mr.. Elmore i
in the harness business and MI Robin
son in real estate business.
The weather has been so mild o
late the ice men have not been able t.
secure harvest. The business mel
will be obliged to ship ice in in ordeI
to fiji their ice houses. Swarts & Penn
are expecting two car loads this week
A. L. Shook, brakeman on No. 90
while coupleing the engine to tn,
train at Roswell, on January Is, los
his middle finger of his right hand
DR.. Christopher of Colorado Springs