The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-24
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

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Pueblo.
County Treasurer Rulon is at Topeka
this week.
Editor Tenant, Of the News, was
out to Boulder and Denver this week.
It is reported that Judge Smith has
appointed his wife court stenOgrspher.
John Kitz, representing the Ameri-
can Rubber company Of Chicago was
in town Tuesday.
1 will offer my land on the Smoky
for the next thirty days for $1,000.
Title clear.-I. B. Cadwslader.
Bill Simpson bas sold out his store
at Norton and will take out after the
republican congressional nomination.
There is no way to keep the sun from
shining or the young men and women
from getting married in western Kansas.
Editor Hagaman of the Concordia
Blade goes back 80 years to prove that
the coming season will be a big crop
producer.
The G. A. R. camps Of Kansas are
declaring war against the Santa Fe
for using British lion in its adver-
tisements.
The Topeka Capital has isued very
creditable year book and almanac.
It is being sold for % cents which is
cheap at that.
TT. Eagan aud H. B. Bear of st.
Francis, we're in GOodland Tuesday.
Mr.. Eagsn was council for the defense
in the arson case.
J.J. Warmer has now the receivers
receipt for homestead entry on the
Caldwell claim which he won by con-
test. The case was running about FIVE
years.
J.B. Penn bought ten hogs Of George
Hadley thi s week that averaged 335
pounds apiece, and twenty-four from
Wayne Davidson that averaged 300
pounds apiece.
@. T. Rule and H. c. Hartstine were
over from Kanorado Tuesday. They
report an interesting revival meeting
in progress at that place conducted by
Rev. Bates of Colby.
This being leap year, and at the same
time the year of general elections, the
public expects to hear Belva Lockwood
making advances to the presidential
nomination at very early date.
A big revival is on at Edison and
many brands are being snatched from
the burning. Only one sinner is hold
ing out and it is believed he will
weaken before the end of the week.
A dispatch from New York says that
when the import of the presidents mes
sage became generally known whisky
went down seven points. In this neck
of the woods it only went down to the
second vest button.
In case Of war with England, Good
land viii send regiment to the front.
The officers have already been selected
and all that would berequiFed in case of
hostilities would be the enlistment Of
some 1000 priyates to do the fighting.
The mortgage redemption case has
been fled in the United States supreme
court, and ex-AssoUiate Justice Valen-
tine has gone to Washington toattempt
to get the case advanced on the docket
in the hope that an early decision may
be secured.
Attorney E. S. Knight has been at
Burlington, Colo, several days this
week taking dispositions in the Watson
Hitler case Hitler traded half sec,
ton near Burlington for 8 quarter
section in Missouri. The plaintiff,
Watson, claims 81 800 damages because
of representations that the Colorado
land was black loan. The land was
met black enough for Watson.
Justice David ]. Brewer, recsatly
appointed a member Of the Venezuelan
commission, was at one time president
Of the Kansas State Teachers assooia.
: ton. He presided over the meeting
held ct Manhattan in 1869. He was
chairman Of the executive committe in
1867; also Of a legislative committe
Judge Brewer vas superintendent Of
tths Iaayenworfh city schools from 1856
te 1858. So ge may claim him as
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