The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-05-17

Marve Tomblln was at Topeka Tues
day in attendance at a meeting of the
state board Of irrigation, of which he
is a member.
Billy Walkers Lord Neversettle-
Rhea greyhound pup, "Pede," broke its
leg Thursday morning and was killed
to end its sufferings.
Arbor day was not neglected at the
State Soldiers home at Dodge City.
Five hundred fruit trees are there that
were not there before.
A. L. Payne, of the Mckinley, Ian
ming Loan and Trust company, of
Hastings, Neb., was here looking after
their interests Tuesday.
If half the reports floating around
town are true, that soul-inspiring song
of Evangelist Wilson's should be
changed to "Save the Girl"
An ice cream and strawberry social
was given in the Noah's Ark building
Wednesday evening for the benefit of
the Methodist Sunday school.
Our old friend, Thomas Fitch, has
bought part interest in the Portland
Or Leader and will conduct the me-
chanical part of the work in the future.
A Goodland A. P. A. says the new
dog tags are an insult to his Organiza-
ton. He claims that Charley O'Brien
is the architect that drew up the de-
sign.
All I1ivJe of ,,oo4bo,, WOO ,.,-v,o,,;
enced this week-the balmy air of the
antipOdes and chilling blasts of st.
JOsef's land we're sandWiched ia be-
tween two days.
A farewell dance was given at the
Cure residence, y miles northwest of
town, Monday night. Quite number
of terpsichorean devOtees from Good
land participated.
a sprig was cut from one of the
trees in the courthouse yard this week
that had made growth this spring of
IL inches. This shows what irrigation
will do for a country.
The Kentucky preacher who preach
ed two sermons every Sunday and
made moonshine whisky on week days
certainly was engaged in spiritual
matters all the while.
The petition to form an irrigation
district on the Smoky was defeated
when brought before the commission
| ers last Friday. There was too much
opposition to the proposed move.
All goldbug papers and advocate are
bowling that ''Coin's Financial School,
is an absurd and silly piece of journal
ism. If it is, why is so much trouble
taken to deny its theories and pro-
misses?
An instrument to peel a hot boiled
egg is the latest contribution to human
comfort. 1t falls short Of the require
ments of the case. What is needed is
some means of identifying the bird
without impairing the appetite.
The most enthusiastic apostle of irri
| cation who comes to Atwood, is DR.
Thomas, of Goodland. He informs us
there are over 400 plants in Sherman
county, and they are being put in as
rapidly as the money can be raised
| The most expensive one, a 16-fOOt steel
| geared mill, 200 feet to water, only costs
about S375.-Atwood Citizen.
Why not preserve the purity of the
language? Loose writer's speak of the
bicycle suits as "bloomers." If they
| had ever seen real blOomer dress, the
kind worn by Amelia BlOomer back in
the ffties, they would use some Other
designation. The original bloOmel
! garb consisted of a skirt of calico worn
to the knees, with stFaightcut pante
let's worn to the tops of the shoes. L
really was a hideous garb. Call the bi
cycle dress knickerbOckers, or some
other not inappropriate name, and lei
"bloOmers" so down to oblivion.
| Boyhood owes debt Of gratitude t.
''The British Medical Journal" which
| in one of its recent issues, explodes thu
fallacy with regard to early rising
| Courageously turning its back on al
the wisdom of the past, and in fragran
contradiction with all those writer's @
moral essays concerning greatness
! achieved by early rising, this leading
medical authority takes the part of TIT
sleepy youth against mis- wakeful par
ents. We learn now that it is natura
and proper for elderly people to rist
at . or 6 a. m, because their VaScUlal
| system has become stiff; but that it i
equally natural and proper for tn
healthy boy to keep his bed till
| Henceforth boys must deny themselve
such violent delights as rising with tn
/ lark, and their elders must cease en-
couraging them in so vicious a prac
tice
One of the most peculiar accident
ohronieled IN the history Of railroad
ing occurred on the "Ark" division 0
the Memphis road near WiiiefOrd Sun
day morning, and the fast that a mum
Der Of lives were not lost seems almos
mir aculoUs. Passenger train No. wa
proceeding rapidly on its j0urRe
! when suddenly and without the leas
! warning both driving wheels On on
/ side of the engine, which was driven b
+ Engineer Myers, broke OF an role
down the embsnkment. AlthOug
seemingly impossible, the engine di
not leave the track, but was held up b
the forward trucks and the coupling
the tender. The train vas running a
the rate OF 30 miles an hour and ia
the engine dropped down g terFibls a.
, cident would have resulted As it va
2 not 3 soul vas injured and the Men
pEis road still sIstains its reputstio
Of having never killed a passenge
g RailEoaders sag the aecidsnt IS ERp9
: raiiesed and are st a loss TO acCOgI
for the seemingly miraculous teFmin;
: ton Of the peculiar occurrence.