The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
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Adventures of Two Goodiandites at the
Colorado AIetroDolis-

COLORADO metropolis
DENVER, Colo June 6-Worn, weary and foot
sore, two forlorn looking pilgrims from the land
of LewelIing, came aHbling into the city last
week The strict enforcement of the stock law
prevented them from being eaten by the varacious
Colorado COW, and the bUnion limp each affected
warned the festive bunco-steerer that they were
struggling Cozeyites- One was tail and stopped
and the other stocky and red. Perhaps his
hair and mustache were a beautiful auburn-they
might have been red
Typical Kansans, fresh from the gore of county
seat war, or escaped from some Populist museum,
1t was hard to tell which They pointed and lin
ped and chatted OF the metropolitan sights. In
their Innocent aimlesshess they passed through
many hair-breadth escapes, and from cars and
trucks and transfer wagons they were often res
cued. At no time in the day, perhaps, were they
outside the watchfuI vision of some good police
man. One blue-coat shook his head and said
gocd-naturedly; Good fellows, no doubt; here
world"
Perhaps he was right-and then perhaps he was
not No one in all that western part of Kansas
could secognize these two men by what have
The picture is not a good one perhaps because
it is only in rough outlines and strong detail of
color in it. But few adventures of these two
pilgrims would not be of much interest unless
their names are given. Major William Thompson
and Colonel George Bradley are the two. If there
IS any one IN Sherman county who has not the
honor of a close and profitable acquaintance with
these two men, 1t is high time they were hunting
them up 1hey are two OF the most interesting
characters IN the wild and woody west. Especial
ly IS this so of the stocky colonel. He could
throat or chTisten a baby without changing fea-
ture of his handsome face.
5-sSeveral old Goodiand friends were found, and
they began round of sightseeing pleasures 1t is
claimed by them that they came to Denver especi-
ally to attend law suit, but that was only side
issue But let it be said to the we'll known eloou
ence of the colonel that the suit was won, and a
good round judgment entered up in their favor.
Denver lawyer has no anxiety to tackle the colonel
and quiet man, conservative and retrospective at
times. He represented the solid worth of Sherman
county-the colonel the dudes.
The first evening of their arrival the colonel
rushed into the midst of the bowling Savationists
and Pattng gTay-hlaired brother Justify on the
back, yelled excitedly above the din: al with
you. You are in good cause! God bless your
The old man grasped the colonel by the hand and
answered fervently:- God bless you, BROTHER
The colonel religiously extracated himself from
the crowd and joined the dumbfounded major
They eyed each other closely. BY this time the
conservative major doubling the dudes sani-
ty. But the colonel was all rigat in few moments
and the Salvationists meeting went along without
further interruption.
The day following the colonel took the major on
his arm and together they trudged to the top of
the Equitable building. They would not have
walked up those nine flights of stairs only the
jor suggested that they would hire the elevator
easier to run them cages" (elevators) down than
up. Into Governor Waite's they bolted.
Private Secretary Lo1en collared them and de-
manded their business. They did not have any,
of course, but the colonel said they had. 1t was
important. He a. erred with great soberness that
they were visiting PoPulists from Kansas here es-
pecialIy to pay their respects to Governor Waite
and congratulate him the settlement of the
Cripple Greek affair: In an undertone the major
limited to the colonel that while they about it
they would Just take a look at that blood-bespat-
tered bride of the governors. All doors were
opened as by magic and the Kansas PopuIist
voys stood in the presence of the mighty Waite.
1t was an affecting meeting. No Chesterfield ever
bent more supple knee or waved fellow man
into more graceful acquaintanceship than did
the colonel The three heads got close together
and brief love-feaSt was the result, but soon the
governor found the major congenial to his
taste and the colonel was left to side. But he
did not care for that-he shifted the executive air
defantly and felt himself bigger man than old
Waite
deputation of citizens escorted the visitors to
the depot and placed them in the of the
ductor, who promised he would them safely
home. Nothing but great care and constant at
tention can be thanked for their safe return, and
thus IS that Sherman county is greatly indebted
to Denver S. B. -
May Weather.
May, 1894, averaged nine degrees warmer than
the three proceeding years, and was also six de-
grees warmer than Mey, 1893.
AND Low TEMPERATURE:
Highest temperature morning .......... o. above
Highest temperature evening. ........ 81 above
Lowest temperature morning. .-.-.-...-. 20 above
Lowest temperature evening". 48 above
MEAN TEMPERATURE:
Mean temperature. .....-............ 81 above
Mean temperature I69I-2-5-4 .....-.... 5o08 above
CLEARING AND WINDS:
Clearing TO clear -. az days
Cloudy. OF days
Calm or light winds. n days
Windy and stormy. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES g days
RAINFALL:
May, I69I.-.-........... ..-.......... $40 inches
May, 1899. 663 inches
May 1893 .............. ............. 3.I8 inches
The above figures show that the moisture for the
past month less than for the month in the