The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
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A mudless street is joy forever.
Book beer will soon be in our midst,
collectively speaking.
The shiftless man is never at home
when opportunity knocks at his door.
There is but one negro member of
the present congress and his name is
White
Between the sensational newspaper
and the sensational preacher there is
not much choice.
A newspaper war is on at st. Francis,
and the editor of one paper has brought
suit against the other for libel
One Goodland man was so effected
by Corbet's defeat in the Carson cham
plonship fight that he she'd tears as
big as door knobs.
Fifty-six Kansas counties bear the
names of soldiers in the late war
Only two of them, however, of privates,
Osborne and Rocks.
The gabfest at Washington will now
take the space in the newspapers re-
Gently occupied by the one just ad-
journed at Carson city.
While lots of people think they have
a kick coming on western Kansas, it
cannot be truthfully said that the
country is not on the level.
Irl Hicks, the weather prophet, hit
upon the storm of Sunday. He pre-
dicted the fiercest storm Of the year to
rage between the 2Oth and oath, and it
did.
An amendment to the federal stat
utes recently becoming a law makes it
a criminal offence to mutilate any
gold OF silver coin or to attempt to
pass any such coin.
The country trembles at what would
have been the fate of pompadour Jim
had Mrs Fitzsimmons been allowed to
get at him when he was making the
post-knockout assault upon her hus-
band.
John ]. ingalls,, the cratic Kansan,
experienced much pleasure and &C.
quired much knowledge by attending
the convention" at Carson last week.
John j., however, candidly admits he
had no desire to challenge the winner.
1t took Dine columns in the daily
papers to report the Fitzsimmons-Cor-
bett fight, about the same as was given
to the Inauguration. 1t is dollars to
dOughnuts, however, that more people
read the fight news.
John Lawrence Sullivan passed
through GOodland on his return from
the Carson fstiC carnival Saturday
AS on his trip going through to Car.
son several score of people we're al
the depot to see him.
Somewhere along the line between
Goodland and Phillipsburg should bt
established a creamery and Swimming
stations placed at the other towns tt
supply the establishment with cream
It would pay both the promoters anc
the patrons.
A Topeka man went home to dinner
one evening last week, aud found that
his wife had eloped with another fell
low and was in Kansas City. The hus
band expressed them box of flowers
sent them a cOngratulatory telegram
put on his best clothes and in half al
hour was eating dinner with hand
some grass widow who did her best tt
make him happy. Topeka is not 81
slow after all
Sam Jones, the vitrol evangelist, il
flashing sinners in his own neighbor
hood. Speaking at Atlanta, Ga, Oh
divorce, he remarked; "Woman if YOU
marry a scOundrel, keep him to your
self, Don't let him loose to ruin tn
life of some other woman. A mai
may make a mistake in marrying We
man, but it is his mistake. There ar
100000 in the United States, and i
you make a mistake out of that number
keep herto yourself, you dirty dog"
This is the year to get your none,
back. NOn-residents parties havinI
land here would do well to have thei
land put in crop. To do this your mus
furnish the seed. Write to the Good
land City bank, who will secure tn
seed and make contract for you, pro
viding for delivery of your share, etc.
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