The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-03-30

by the Goodland cornet band, where
| they listened to an excellent address
by the Rev. Willis.
Rev. Clark preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday night to large
congregation. He will attend confer
ence at Goodland next week. He is a
good preacher and his many friends
would be pleased to see him return
Bird City News.
It's just as easy to try One Minute
| Cough cure as any thing else. It's
easier to cure a severe cold or cough
with it. Let your next purchase for a
cough be One Minute Cough cure. Bet
ter medicine; better result; better try it.
Ennis & Walker.
A holiness apostle was PROSECUTING
| on our streets Tuesday He delivered
| afne discourse to an apprecative audi
| ence and as several real estate men
were present it is hoped that land
won't advance more than 20 per cent
| the coming season.
w. G. Riste, principal of the Phillips
burg high schools, was in Goodland
Wednesday. He was on his way to Bird
| City where he goes to attend teachers
| association. He is a believer in western
Kansas and holds several quarters in
Cheyenne county.
The midway plaisance was a success
| financially, and the ladies of the
| Woman's Relief Corps can be congratu-
lated on the excellent. programme rem
| dered and the quality of the supper.
/ Everyone was well satisfied with the
evenings entertainment.
There will be meeting of old sol
| diers at the schoolhouse at Lamborn,
on Saturday, April Z, at 2 o'clock p. m.
for the purpose of organizing G. A.
r. post, and to make arrangements for
bean bake. All ''chicken thieves
within range of this notice are request
ed to attend. IF bad weather interferes
the meeting will take place April IA.
j. H. Evans, living five miles south
west of Goodland was treated to a sur
prise party last Friday night, it being
the tenth anniversary of his marriage.
About 40 of his friends and neighbors
came in on him with presents in the
tinware line and provided with all the
requisites of feast. A pleasant even
ing was had, singing, plays, and games
being INDUCED in. Mr.. Evans came
here from CORTLAND, Neb., and cast
his lot among as. This country is good
enough for him and he has great hopes
in Sherman eounty's future. He is the
son-in-law of j. w. Klauer.
Last Friday the match course be-
tween Rhea and Breakaway came off
1t was advertised for Saturday but cir
cumstanceS caused change in the
date. When the dogs we're slipped
Breakaway made the run-up and did
some very hot work making the hare
hustle for his hide. Rhea finally got
in and worked the hare so close that
Breakaway could not show. 1t was al
most an even thing, honors slightly in
favor of Rhea- Mr.. Weber, the judge,
gave her the decision. The two dogs
are relatives and as good workers as
ever went out of a slip. Although
beaten, If the dogs were to be slipped
again there would be as much money
placed on Breakaway as there was be-
fore. She was the favOrite although
going against the cracker jack of the
west.
The big snake story from Mitchell
county proves TO be reality The facts
are these: In 1876 P. j. Malone, who
was then living about seven miles
southwest Of BeIoit, found a petrified
serpent at the head of q small draw
lmbedded IN common soil, the exterior
being Of limestone and the interior
quartz. The snake was 35 feet long, in
joints Of i've feet each, the head being
Is inches IN width and the body was
about eight inches wide. The body was
uniform IN size except its tail The
farm IS now owned by q German named
Barney Tank The snake was sold to