The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-12

Thomas P. Leonard has just got in a
large safe to keep his abstract books
in. He says he voted for the improve
ment and has put it in already.
We want land. If you want to buy,
sell or trade, address j. Don Carlos &
Son, 1922 o street, Lincoln, Neb, or H.
E. Don Carlos, Goodland, Kan.
George B. Hanscom and Miss Alice
Fitzgerald both of Colorado Springs,
we're married at the Grier house We'd
nesday. evening by Justice Albee.
The Goodland Kennels clubs blue
bitch has Whe1ped nine as fine puppies
as was ever born of female canine.
They are by Boomerang, a Denver dog.
A farmer institute will be held at
Goodland, Sherman county, January 25
and %. Several Agricultural college
professors will be in attendance.-To-
pek8 Capital
Robert B. Smith, formerly resident
of Voltaire township, died in Oklaho-
ma recently of an abcess in the side.
He left here last spring and removed
to the territory.
A number of sports from Denver and
Colorado Springs took about score of
greyhounds to Goodland, Sherman
county, last Sunday and engaged in a
coursing match.-Topeka Capital.
DR.. W. II. Van Doren of Bird City,
has arranged to come to Goodland and
will establish himself in the Office for
merly occupied by DR.. J. M. Poff. We
welcome the doctor to Goodland.
Mrs. Nellie Massengi1 left Tuesday
night for Kansas City where she will
reside in the future. She has closed
out her millinery store here which she
has been running for several years.
All citizens of Goodland are request
ed to register ten days before election,
which occurs on February ID. All per-
sons intending to vote for city officers
at the city election will therefore take
notice and act accordingly.
The neighbors and friends of John
W. Manners gave him a surprise party
on Monday night. There was a pleas
ant gathering and a supper, at which
thirty people were in attendance. The
occasion was the 51st birthday of Mr..
Manners.
GoodIand, with all her many rain
makers, seems to have given up draw
ing moisture from above in despair,
and now proposes to go down the other
direction after it. An attempt to get
artesian water is the latest project
Colby Tribune.
There was a rabbit hunt twelve
miles northwest of GoodIand on Mon
day in which several of the settlers
joined. They captured sixty-three rab-
bits. The method is to attach long
wire to two wagons and then follow in
the rear of the drag and shoot the
jacks.
E. W. Russell, general agent for the
United States School Furniture COM
pany, was in the city Wednesday. He
has been promoted to the general
agency for northwest Kansas and will
make Goodland his headquarters. He
has also territory in eastern Colorado.
He came her from Oklahoma territory.
A meeting OF the members of the
Goodland Athletic club was held last
night to devise ways and means to in
duce Corbett and Mitchell to battle
for the worlds championship under
their auspices, provided, Of course, that
the fight cannot be bought off at jack
sonville, Fla Sixty-eight thousand
dollars were subscribed, and the club
is sure that the remaining seven thous-
and, making a total Of seventy-five
thousand, which the club Is desiring of
raising, viii be subscribed before night.
when the two pugilists viii be informed
of the princely purse awaiting them by
telegraph This Is the largest purse
offered, by at least fifteen thousand,
and the governor has said he would not
interfere. The president OF the club,
who is wealthy. has asserted that If the