The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-05-12
SECOND CLASS CITY.
GOODLAND MAKES A GROWTH OF
OVER IS PER CENT.
GOOdIand, the Queen City OfWestern
Kansas, Makes an Astonishing Gain
in Population and Valuation Since
April, 1892.

The report published some time
ago that Goodland had a popula-
ton of 1000 people, by the as
SCISSORS returns, was discredited
by some of our exchanges. The
footings of the assessor shows a
population of zoos. There has
also been corresponding increase
of property valuation. We may
well be proud of our city's pros
Perity and growth.
Goodland celebrated her fifth
anniversary last fall and next Au-
gust she will be six years old, all
this without any special boom, a
steady healthy growth, with no
vacant business blocks and no
empty houses. Our newspaper
contemporaries may wink their evil
eye, but we smile and pass on,
unmindful of their scorn and OBJ
livious of their derision. Why do
people come to Goodland? Be
cause it is the best town in west
tern Kansas and is surrounded by
the finest agricultural section in
the great west. The people know
a good thing when they see it,
that is why we have increased in
numbers and in wealth.
Goodland is the "cynosure of
neighboring eyes and observed of
all observers. " 1t has the widest
advertisement of any young town
in the west. Rain company town!
Laugh if you wish! We have the
rain as we'll as the companies.
We are strictly in it.
Rev. G. NJ. Caldwell is back
to Goodland again.
A. H. Summer of Chicago, Ill,
was in our city Monday.
A new piece of wall has been
put in the old round house.
Mrs. H. E. DonCarlos left last
night for a visit to Denver.
]. L. Fuller of Lenora, Kan,
was in Goodland on Monday.
l. P. Hammond of Nelson,
Neb., was in our city Monday.
Mrs. C. B. Bent of Burlington,
Colo, was in Goodland Tuesday.
M. Winer of Shelby county,
Iowa, was in Goodland Monday.
G. w. Greenwood of Winslow.
Ariz., was a Wednesday visitor.
]. H. Wager of Enterprise,
Kan, was in Goodland Tuesday.
]. H. Hammer of Winona,
Kan, was in Good1and last Sat
urday-
Engineers Mcclellan and Keith
will start for the worlds fair on
May IS,
Fred Albee has had his house
painted a slate color with brown
trimmings.
R. w. Finley and wife left
Wednesday for a trip to the
worlds fair.
Engines SCI, SIS and SIS are
in the shops undergoing a thor
ough overhaul.
R. S. Thompson and w.
Thomson of Bird City, were
over to Goodlaud Wednesday.
NJ. R Tomblin got home from
Missouri on Wednesday. He re-
ports old ''Missery" very wet.
/ C. M. Millisack has started his
ware-room on the corner lot
where he will build his large brick
store.
Ringing Bros, circus was at
Norton, Kan, Friday of this
week, They have a special train
of 80 cars.
John Weyland of Hope, Kan,
was in Goodlond Thursday. He
is collecting for the Sedgwick
nurseries.
Fred Larson is building wag-
on repair and blacksmith shop on
the corner of Broadway and Elev-
enth street.
Joe Mcdowell was busy work
ing out poll tax Monday and
Tuesday. He thinks he worked
Friday and Saturday but wasen't
sure.
Harace Beadle of Cambridge,
Washington county, New York,
bought another half section of
land of H. E. DanCarlos, We'd
nesday.
c. J. Ekland bought the north
half of section I6-Io-42 IN Nc
Pherson township. 1t was school
land and was appraised at $3.25
and $4-25 per acre.
Scientific American