The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-09


town Tuesday morning. They were
entertained at the back door of the
Palace hotel. Landlord Robinson is
open-hearted and saw that they all
had their fill and the inner man salts
fed.
H. Harris brought in from Fred
Rust's farm, who lives in the north
west part of the county, very fine
bunch of rye that was in the bloom.
Mr.. Harris says the finest pro spects for
grain he has seen this year is in that
part of the county.
The papers in the eastern part of
the state have still a quantity of space
to be devoted to roasting the rain
makers in general and Monty in
particular. Bnt when the dreaded
drouth strikes their section of country
they are not slow about calling for
assistance from them.
The hardware stock of John A. Rob-
erts has been packed up and will be
shipped to Brewster. Kan. This will
give a good stretch of country to draw
trade from as there is no hardware
store between Colby and Goodland.
We wish Mr.. Roberts success in his
new field of business.
Wittelshofer. the clothier, informs
us that his business is double that of
two years ago, and that this months
business will be almost double that of
the corresponding month of 1892. BY
the way that is what almost every
business man in the city has to say
and is one of the surest signs of pros
perity of our town and county.
We learn that Jockey Steel, the
Ben Harrison jockey, was fined and
ruled off the track Monday at Over
land Park, Denver. for not riding at a
winning pace. AS the race was a sell
ling one we can't much blame him.
The boys have left Denver and gone to
Kansas City where they can run their
horse without the danger of his being
bid in by some one.
We understand that the board of
county commissioners at a special ses-
sion held this week, after adjournment
as board of equalization will certify
to the governor that we are city of
| 1000 people, and that as result the
| civ COuBCl4 anu SCA1OOI OOctAd w III
| be reorganized. We favor a division
of the city into four wards on line of
Eleventh and Sherman avenue. We
hope this division will be made.
Prof. Killion has made a good re-
cord as principal of the Goodland
school. We hope he may be re-em-
ployed for another year. In case of
| the organization of the school board.
We hope he may be chosen as princi-
pal. and we think that if changes are
to be made and new teachers employ
ed that the home talent should be
given the preference. 1t is high time
that the importing of teachers from
other places to take the best positions
in our public schools. to the disparage-
ment of our home talent which are
equally and better qualified, should be
stopped.
c. B. jewell. the Rock Islands
rainmaker, began operations at Meade
Center at 1 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. His apparatus sent its gases into
cloudless sky for six hours when
clouds began to appear. At 1890
o'clock Thursday night the clouds had
collected together and rain began to
fall, continuing until daylight Friday
morning. Whether the precipitation
of rain was in large volume is not
known, but the fact that rain followed
Jewell's operations is encouraging to
the railroad company and he viii con-
tinue his operations at Meade for sew
eral days. The rain amounted to Il
copious shower, lasting from 1890
p. m. to a. m. After that until day
light there were drizzles of moisture
at intervals. Friday morning there
were clonds with signs of rain.-Kan-
sas City Star.