The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-08-09

The Kansas G. A. r. is making big
preparations to attend the national
encampment at Louisville, Ky.
Fledelius, the shoemaker, has pur-
chased the old Poff Office building, and
has moved it onto the Sharp lot be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh, where he
will occupy the building as a shoe
shop.
Harry Mott, an ex-Goodland sport,
left Atwood rather suddenly on account
of having unthinkingly violated the
Cubbison law by playing a few slack
pots" and getting found out by the
sheriff.
The buffalo grass on the prairie is
large enough to NOW for nay and sew
eral loads have already been brought
to town. This hay is the best in the
world, being superior to the tame
grasses.
Al Beer had his Neversettle- Rhea
pup, "Cognac," up from Phillipsburg
this week getting him acquainted with
the nimble Jacks. He is a fine-looking
pup and a promising candidate for the
Kenmore derby.
The worms that are playing such
havoc are thought by some to be the
army worm. They will eat anything
from weeds to brick buildings. Some
alarm is felt for the corn crop should
they continue to appear.
Ranchman Ruberson paid THE Re-
rr~rarV n 00fE Ntav7Z1w~ a vaovlrvsN- kho
corn crop of the northeastern corner
Of the county as something wonderful,
and the wheat crop, which had been
given up, as coming on with an average
Of better than five bushels per acre.
"a pair of $40 pants" was the first
prize offered in a bicycle race, open to
both sexes, at Newton; Kan, a few
/ DAYS ago. 1t was doubtless understood
that they might be made up OF made
over blOomer fashion if the winner
wanted them that way.
a jealous neighbOring town is spread.
ing the report that GOodland rushes
the GROWER, and THE REPUBLIC rises to
denounce the rumOr as a baseless lie.
GOOdland don't do things that way.
When it's dry nothing short Of keg
goes. The grOwler is built on too
small a scale to be adopted by the
great and growing metropolis of west
ern Kansas.
DR.. Thomas, our enterprising dentist,
is performing wonders with his new
local anaesthetic for the painless ex-
/ traction Of teeth and is receiving the
most fiattering praise from his patrons.
People are coming from all directions
to test for themselves the virtues Of
this marvellous preparation abOutwhich
they hear so much and every one Of
them becomes a new recruit to the
great army of those who are shouting
praises for DR.. Thomas and his local
anaesthetic.
In the write ups by the daily press of
the opening Of the state irrigation eX-
perimental plant at GOOdland we we're
impressed with the fast that the ones
who, more than any other persons in
Sherman county, we're entitled TO credit
for this plant and the many private
ones in the county, we're entirely ig-
nOred. We refer to the editors Of the
GoOdiand News and THE GO0LAND Re
PUBLIC. both of whom have given their
time, energies and newspaper space
freely to the cause Of irrigation, and
/ have encouraged it in every way il their
| Oakley Graphic
The passage Of the jews through the
/ Red sea is now explained in a manner
which takes that event out Of the list
Of miracles. General TGlloch, il ap-
pears. recently been conducting a sur
vey for the British government Of that
part Of Egypt through which the route
Of the exodus vas laid; and in one Of his
reports be Lslls of q storm which ee-
lcurFed last spring and which repro
/ dnced almost identieaily the conditions
4 under which the Jews are described in
/ the scripture IS having escaped from
Egypt into the promised land. He ssys
the Wind was Sc terrific that within a
s few hours the waters had been swept
away out Of sight. leaving tbs vessels
stranded high and dry and the sand
/ exposed 50 that an army might have
walked across in perlet safety.