The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-11-03
Ren Harrison is heard of every now and

Ben Harrison is heard of every now and
then at Kansas City. He is general taV-
Orite with the race g0erS. All the boot
blacks in town Is willing to give tips on
ode big chestnut"
The engine pulling freight train No. 90
broke her eccentric strap a few miles east
of Colby Tuesday night. She had 10 leave
the train ard come back on one side To
GoOdland for repairs.
P. Saver, f. A. Diehl and NJ o. Mcleod
of Topeka, came in Tuesday and 'eglSter-
ed at the Palace. They are here to repair
fhe slate roof of the Rock Island round
house and machine shops.
By an agreement the merchants of Good
land will hereafter close their business
places at o'clock instead of 8. This Is
good move as it gives the clerks and book
keepers more time of their own.
Frank Teeters was up from his ranch in
Logan county Monday Frank is one at
the oldest settlers in northwestern Kansas,
having come to this country over 20 years
ago. He is brother of Charley TecierS,
the butcher.
Engineer Smith of engine No. 800 pulling
an extra freight broke her piston rod. blew
out cylinder head and blew cylinder &"
pieces, between Colby and Gem on last
Wednesday night and came back on one
side to GOodland for repairs.
In a supplement to this weeks REPUB-
Lie will be found explicit directions for
voting the Australian ballot Other g cd
reading upon the fight in the state legisla-
ture is also given. Study the ballot law so
as TO make no mistake upon election day
Captain johnson. unknown to fame in
this part of the country blew his partisan
bazOo at the courthouse Thursday even
ing. His harrangue consisted principally
of gil ttering generaliiies and an lndlscrl-
inmate and unreasonable abuse OF tDt
Populist party.
Mr.. Bradley, representing the Deering
TsEUinH RInnInO cnmnaHV. tx here making
his annual fall settlement with George
Hess. Mr. Bradley reports this to be the
poorest year for the binder trade he ever
experinced. The trade being 80 per cent
less this year than last.
Married, at the residence of G. G. Per
dieu. Tuesday evening, Oct. 81, Samuel
johnson to Miss Lenora Perdieu, Rev. j.
". Hedges officiating. bOunteOus sup
per was served and all went home wishing
them long years of happiness and pros
perity.
We send out with this weeks REPUBLIC
q supplement on the relative cost of the
Republican and POpulist state adminlstra-
tionS. There is also a brief review OF some
of the cases of the nOn-elect members of
the Republican house, who held certlfica-
ties and took part in that reasonable or
ganizatiOn known as the Douglass house.
The Rock Island has an armed guard on
ali passenger trains nowadays, as train
hOldup has become regular fad with the
IaWless element east as well as west. Men
are becoming desperate all over the coun-
try and no one knO VS. what may happen at
any point on the highways of travel. An
other touch Of prosperity p and anarchy
will follow.
Saturday night the people of this city
were awakened by the fire alarms of The
WaterwOrks and the dOleful whistle of the
locomotive engines in theyards at the depot.
The FIRE was found to be III. II. AueF's bake
oven, which stands between his restaurant
and store houses. By dint Of hard, work
the fire was kept from spreading and final
~ died down. 1t was lucky escape.
During the fire some one carried out the
cigar case and rihed its contents. ssThe
loss probably amounted to $780,
Halloween was celebrated by the small
boy in the usual brisk manner Out houses
were tipped over. wagons and carriages
were hauled around, tar pat on doeE3atcI-
IS and so on Marshall Hall captured sey-
eTal young ideas and f09k 4hsnIsst to tie
station house. where. after seyeTe Ifpri-
mand they were turned loose. The water
box at the sebs5OlhOusa was also deiAhlIsh-
ed. ExDressman Adams. had. his wagon
taken and deposited on tile steps q tie
sch0oIbOuse. No serious damage was done