The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-25
WAYsIDE GLEANINGs.

WAYsIDE GLEANINGs,
A Merry Christmas to all.
A cold wave is said to be due.
It begins to look like green Christ
mas
Tuesday was the shortest day in the
year.
a good many people are paying up
their taxes.
The penalty for the nOn-payment Of
taxes is now On.
1t takes bushel of corn to buy a
drink in Smith county.
A dry blizzard afflicted the people
for few hours Monday.
The meat markets have on exhibition
some fancy decorated beef.
Don't worry about the "fat grave
yard" The climate is against any such
happening,
A dance was given at the opera house
Monday night. Those that dance own |
up to good time.
School let out yesterday and will not |
convene until the 4th Of January. The
kids are therefore happy.
Tomorrow the property belonging to |
the Exchange bank will be sold at pub
lie sale by Receiver Jones.
Bradley & Weber have opened an
auction room and will sell anything or
everything every Saturday.
A correspondent writes to know what !
the growing of q rooster at night signi-
fles. Death-to the rooster.
Arrangements are being made by the
Burlington railroad to establish a !
model 40-acre farm at Oberlin.
The Goodland City bank is one of the
few, very few, banking institutions that
has an excess of cash over deposits.
Prof. Dyche says one county in Kan
sas worth more than all Alaska. That's
right, professor, stand up for Kansas.
The sidewalk commissioner should
get Ratchet and a pocketful of nails
and earn his salary repairing the board
walks.
Should the farmers of Sherman
county get big crop next year they
won't do thing but put the proceeds
into stock.
The affairs of the Goodland Building
and Loan association are being closed
up, A good many of its liens are being
forecIosed.
When stockmeu realize the superior
ity Of the buffalo grass for grazing pur-
poses Sherman county will not go beg
ging to market.
Where the heart is right, there is
true patriotism. This was said long
] ago but it is a sound sentiment for this
day and country.
The annulment of the Denver con-
nection Of the day passenger trains
delays the delivery of the Denvermorn-
ing papers 16 hours.
'Man wants but little here below
So ran an ancient rhyme,
It's different now; he wants the earth,
And wants it all the time.
The MethOdists held q Christmas
tree last night. The Congregational
and Christian societies joined in tree
at the Congregational church.
The prisoners at the Leavenworth
federal prison have been discovered
: making counterfeit national bank
notes. Queer place for queer goods.
After an extended trip over Missouri
CHI Lee has concluded that mortgages
are not exclusive Kansan. The "plas-
ters" are as thick in Missouri as they
are here.
1t is safe to say that the Sunday
school attendance will witness a falling
off next Sunday, Christmas trees are
great inducements for attending Sab
bath schools.
The Sound Currency club is still
sending out propositions to furnish
plates free TO papers that viii agree to
use them. IEe eanps:sa isa't ended,
and the gsge IS know it
~ 3se girl Nhe Intends taking adyant-
=age Of leap-year privileges had better
get q move on herself. Just six more
Il days remain, and there won't be an
othsr leap year Until 1904
Aphysieian claims that prunes ara a
specific for nervousness. As a rule,
however, most people would prefer to