The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-05-12

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.
"Almight doollar, thy shining face
Bespeaks thy wondrous power;
In my pocket make thy resting place.
need thee every hour"
Frank McGinity was over from Bird City
Tuesday.
FIJI anse of Beatrice, Neb., is the new
operator.
L. Morris returned from visit to Iowa
Saturday Morning.
William Walker was Kansas City visitor
the first of the week.
Harry Robson has had pneumatic tires
put OH his safety bicycle.
NJ Potter of Fairbury, Neb., in the new
dispatcher at this place.
The Dark Horse Office has had porch put
up. S. Pedicord done the work.
Mrs. A. &. Patrick left Sunday afternoon
for Chicago to take in the worlds fair.
Mrs. o. d. Dickey and children left Mon
day night for their visit in the east
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
held meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Ingersen was over from Bird City
Tuesday. On legal business we suppose.
Now is a good time to work out your poll
tax and at the same time improve the
streets.
George Finn is up from Goodland looking
after his homestead near here.-St. Francis
Defender.
Charley Rhodes returned from Denver
Saturday night where he has been for sew
eral weeks.
Henry Barlow has returned from visit
in the east. He looks we'll and hearty after
his vacation.
Baker Bros. store has been re-papered
and fixed over generally. 1t makes great
improvement.
The paint is being put on Judge Umbar-
gers new house. The judge will try to make
y balance with the south end.
The Rt. ReY. E. S. Thomas, D. D., bishop
of Kansas. will preach in the Congregational
church on Saturday at 7:SOp m.
Rain fell Monday afternoon in gentle
showers, making the streets look like the
Illinois throughfares in springtime.
j. w. Heinecke of Topeka, representing
the Worlds Fair Information and Protective
association of Kansas, was in the city Fri
day.
Charley Hill of Ruleton, and ''Parson"
Stewart made ''hoss trade" Monday.
They both made 10 or u dollars and ex-
penses.
Sheriff Crosby was over from Cheyenne
county Monday looking for man by the
name of Smith. 1t wasn't any of the Good
land Smiths.
Charley Wah Lee is now at liberty and
will be found at his old stand where he will
do laundry work in the best of style and at
reasonable rates.
Breaking plows and other farm impGe-
ments were being put in shape for work
Monday. Thousands of acres of prairie will
be broken this week.
E. A. Douglass left for Denver Saturday
morning, where he will take advantage of
the cheap rates to explore Colorado. He
intends to take in the senic line Of the Rio
Grande.
Scion RunHells who lived north of Good
land, father of Mrs. Pollock, died last Sat
urday morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Pollock took
the train for GOodland Sunday morning.
Sharon Springs Voice.
The travelingmen began f1ocking into
Goodland this week. Whether or not the
big rain had anything to do with it we are
unable to say. When it rains nothing is too
good for western Kansas, and when it don't
they Just don't come at ALL
The editor in Chief of THE REPUBLIC, J..
AI S'N arg O"Ih0 III 4IOHl IAe east SUNDAY
noon. He is now engaged i'll farming with
view, we suspect, of getting the portfolio
of agriculture under the next president,
who will certainly be Populist
When Engineer Greenhill came in from
his run on Friday evening he was informed
that he was the father of the haudsomest,
brand new, baby daughter in town, the lit
tie lady having made its appearance during
his absence. Mother and daughter are both
doing well.
Horace Beadle of Cambridge, Washington
county, New York, was in GoodIand several
days this week. He owns the northeast
quarter section 29-9-S9. and southwest
quarter section 5-1O-4o. He has contracted
to have $50 acres broke, and is well pleased