The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-26

overhaul. While the engine is being
doctored Sam will do a little prospect
ing at Cripple Creek.
Charles II. Harris, who wrote CATER
the Ball. has offered to defray the
fines of the first twenty persons fined
in MankatO, Kan, for Whistling it, after
the new local ordinance.
Tuesday night the thermometer was
reported as being at Is below zero at II
o'clock and as low as 81 below at day
light. Who said Dago climate in Kan
sas, and eternal sunshine?
Lew Peebler has purchased a fine
greyhound bitch of Bartel Bros of
Denver. She is of the same strains of
blood as the Goodland kennels Rhea,
and resembles her in makeup.
Smoky river ice from the ponds of
Cadwalder and Brannon is being haul
ed into town. This ice is fine being in
cakes of % inches square and II inches
thick, clear as crystal and very solid.
Greyhounds, and good ones, too, are
quite plentiful in this city. Why don't
some of the neighborhood towns bring
in their champions and match some
races? Goodland plays everything
open.
It is reported to US, by good authori-
ty, that James Lambertson has been
sojourning in Sherman county the
past week for the purpose of making a
matrimonial contract. We hope he
met with success.-Bird City News.
A Cheyenne county man came into
Goodland Tuesday morning After
thawing out he found about four inches
of his hirstute appendage froze off.
This is a pretty chilly story, but it is a
case of ''truth stronger than fiction"
Freddie Brown, the oldest child of
Attorney W. X. Brown, died Wednes-
day at IL o'clock a. M, of knotting of
the inteStines, supposed to have been
caused by some strain while playing
foot ball. The funeral was held Thurs
day at L o'clock.
There is much controversy about
registering of women. The new cleo
ton law does not seem to be very ex-
pIicit on this question, and it is the
opinion of many that the law of 1889
holds good. IT'S the safest to follow
that provision about appearing in per-
son, anyway.
The Kansas City Stars agent was in
town Tuesday. He reports a good cir
culation at this place and also several
new subscribers. The Star is a bright
newspaper, and although its politics
leans toward monometalliSm, its the
most popular daily purYeyor of news
in this camp of silverites.
Arthur Kahn of GoodIand, sent over
for one of Sam Pratt's fleetest hounds
with which to do up some of Good
lands thoroughly eds. We learn that
Arthur lost 'swadn on the dog, and
has come to the conclusion that a
scrub is no good anyhow Colby
Tribune.
Cripple Greek, Colo, miners escorted
a mine superintendent out of the camp
and on Bonded knee made him swear
never to return His offenSe was try
ing to make his miners work nine
hours for eight hours pay. Colorado
miners are like buzz-saws- to
monkey with.
GoodIand Silver Cornet band can
truthfully lay claim to. having two of
the smallest players In the state and,
maybe, the nation Their aggregate
weight is about $50 pounds instruments
and all. These liliputian musicians
play class of music that Is far ahead
of the average band and play it well,
too.
There was q sudden change In the
temperature Tuesday morning, from
cold to coolest Our fine Dago climate
wilted before the polar blasts like the
rose that bloomed the summer before
last The Thermometer gracefully re-
tired into the bulb and burst with cha