The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-15

Neb., where he has been at work in a
job printing Office for the last two
years. He is looking well and gives a
good report of himself.
T. j. Smith, fireman of the stationery
engine in the Rock Island machine
shops, on Monday night caught a
strange bird which flew into the engine
room. He proposes to have the winged
messenger "set up" and will treat it to
a dose of arsenic, alum, etc.
Rev. j. W. Hedges of GoodIand, cal
led few of our people together and
preached an able and entertaining ser
mon on Tuesday evening. The pleas
ure of the occasion was somewhat mar
red for the want of some one to lead in
the singing. Burlington Banner.
There was burglar alarm at Mrs.
Massengill's milliner store on Wednes-
day night. Mrs Massengil grabbed
her money purse and ran for aSSistan-
ce, but upon investigation no BURGLAR
was found. It was believed that some
one was fumbling about the rear win
dow.
A Kansas editor is beefng because a
preacher who ran away with another
mans wife was sent up for only six
months, while a boy who stole horse
goes to the penitentiary for two years
He probably regards it as an unfair
discrimination against the value of
women.
A new firm in the ethyl Mr.. j. s.
Rhodes has purchased a half interest
in the Goodland Hardware company
the business will continue under the
same name. We solicit a share of your
patronage and promise you fair treat
ment and goods. Remember the place
G. E. Faeth & Co.'s old stand.
Twins race horse, SLEEPY Bob, won
the first race he started in on the Neb-
raska circuit at Indianola, the other
day. The race was half-mile, and had
six ste ters, with Bob at the outside.
He won in 81 fiat. People are getting
little shy of horses from GOodland.
and they have cause to be as we have
some World-beaters among us.
Even money is offered that Otto
Auer gets killed in the rush, to 1 that
he gets no lot in anything but prairie
dog town, 10 to 1 that if he gets back
safe he will have a hardluck story as
long as the moral law, 80 to that he
will never participate in another rush.
The pools are on sale at all business
houses in Goodland.
Miss Nettie Patton returned from
Seward, Neb.. Wednesday morning and
spent that and the following day visit
ing in Colby A number of her young
friends and former school mates gath
cred at the Opelt house Wednesday
evening and gave her a pleasant sur
prise. a very enjoyable evening is said
to. have been passed by those present.
Miss Patton went on toz GOodland
Thursday morning Colby News.
The motherless infant of 6. NJ. Phil
lips died of cholera infantum Wednes-
day morning. The child was about 8
months old, and It will be remembered
that the mother died when it was only
a week old, from the effect of confine-
ment The infant was inferred in the
new cemetery in Goodland Thursday.
Mr. Phillips deserves the sympathy of
all, as it seems In his case misfortunes
do not come singIy. He lives about six
miles north of Goodland, and IS one of
the early settlers of the county. He
has our sympataies in his sad bereave-
ment.
The Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men viii celebrate Oct. Ii as tTainmen's
day at the worlds fair. John Finlay-
son of Mount Carroll. Ills, IS years
old, and j. S. Davidson of Stellarton,
Nova Scotia, 81 years old, said to be
the oldest conductor and locomotive
engineer. resDeetirelr- ~ tie world,
viii be present. These two ran a train
over 90 years ago. pulled by Sampson,
the locomotive now on exhibition at
the worlds fair. It IS the intention Of