The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-04-19

This is the time of the year when the
schoOlb0y divides his leisure moments
yielding to that stirred feeling" and
nursing the pet boil that has located
on the handiest part of his anatomy.
We have a purchaser with ready cash
for whole section of Sherman county
land in one body. Must be cheap and
clear Of incumbrance if possible
Robinson & Stewart.
Frank Robinson was laid up with an
attack of la grippus bacillus the first
OF the week. We are happy to chrOni-
Gle, however, that he has since scored
touchdown on his troublesome Op-
ponent.
The Topeka State Journal is author
ity for the statement that the Good
land State bank has notified the state
bank commissioner that it will pay off
its creditors and go into voluntary IL
quotation.
j. j. Brady, an eX-railrOad brakeman,
who had the misfortune to loose a limb
in the service, was in the city this week
selling keyrings and engraving names
on them. Mr. Brady used to brake for
Conductor Prichard of this city, on an
eastern road.
Monday morning a stiff breeze
sprang up from the northwest which
Was followed by sleet, snow and rain
later in the day. No great amount of
moisture fell, but every little helps on
the growing crop of wheat which is de-
stined to be the largest ever grown in
the county.
4 Hiawatha hotel always has several
bottles of wine on the table and vet it
is said they are rarely uncorked. En-
viTOnment has everything to do with
human natures. If such condition
existed at any Of the GOOdland hos
tleries, the borders would pull those
cOrks if they had to use a porous
plaster.
Although starvation wages are not
unknown in Germany there are some
things that they arrange better there
than here. One Of these is a recent
law sentencing wife beaters to hard Ia
Dor during the week, with a provision
that all their wages shall be given to
their wives, while they spend Saturday
night and Sunday in Jail. The plan is
said to work admirably.
The Goodland man and woman de-
mand that the wants of their inner
selves shall be catered to by the highest
| Of cuisine art at all times, and on special
| occasions, like Easter Sunday, nothing
| short of masterpiece Of a spread will
be acceptable Last Sunday a great
many took dinner at the private board
ing house of Mrs. K. G. Heron, where
a feast was spread that would tickle
the palate of an epicure. It was a cri-
teriOn Of high art in cuisine production
and reflects great credit upon the
catering ability of Mrs. Heron.
Easter-the joy of every Christian
heart-was 1ommemOrated by a union
service at the opera house, the Knights
Templar conducting the service. They
marched from the lodge room to the
opera house, the band accompanying
and playing the Masonic dead march.
| The house was well filled and reminded
one of an early flower garden. Mr.. H.
M. Halter, pTelate. read the service, the
Knights responding. Rev. Willis de
| Ivered an address upon the resurrec-
! ton The Methodist choir furnished
music for the occasion. After the ser
| vice the Knights and band marched
to the Palace where they enjoyed a
"sumptious repast." The Easter ser
| vice conducted by the Knights is not
| forgotten, but looked forward to by all
| from year to year.
The Osborn Farmer publishes a let
| ter from Andrew Linn. of that city. in
which he says: II am more than salts
fed with my sub-iFrigation plant.
have been running my pump al
winter and have my three acres al
soaked up in fine shape for gardening
in the spring. Last spring [ put in 3OC
feet of thing; I found I could raise
anything | planted, Some say it is toe
expensive. Ny garden is in town, anC
if / had to build a reservoir on it, the
land that | would have to use for thai
purpose would almost buy the thing
This does away with the reservoirs
[ have my thing so arranged that I car
wet any part of my garden whenever
choose. Ny thing (three-inches) i
: laid 16 inches deep, and the watel
comes up TO the top when thoroughly
soaked. I eau lift 800 barrels per day
] and there is no evaporation, as /
pumps direct into the thing"