The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-01

The days are growing longer and the
cold stronger.
Grounding day is the next great day
on the calendar.
It is reported that the Methodist
church is to be Fepapered.
The leaves of Valambrosia while num-
erous, are not in it with New Year
leaves.
In western Kansas the buffalo chip"
did duty for the time-honored yule-log
Christmas.
If most Of US had our lives to live
over again we should only make another
lot of big mistakes.
The holiday season is now over and
the bread-winners can get down to saw
ing up for next gear.
The east has its "pink teas, but they
are tame affairs compared to a short
grass "alcohol dance"
The county bought the steel chest,
that formerly held the treasures of the
Exchange bank, for 800. The safe
cost the bank 5000 and the freight
Turn over a new leaf to-day if you
have to use last years one. The chances
are that its new enough and that you
will never recognize it.
F. P. FIeharty, Gov. Leedy's execu-
tive clerk, at one time conducted a re-
yiyal at Goodand and snatched all the
brands from the burning except Doc
Smith,-Kansas Notes.
The Goodland man who doesn't own
few thousand dollars worth of notes
is considered poor indeed since ReCeiv
er Jones auctioned off the the remain.
ing assets Of the Exchange bank.
In letter address, to "Santy Claws"
GoOdland kid requested that he be
awakened SO that he could see the rein
deers and get acquainted with their
owner. The letter miscarried, however.
There are a~certain class of people in
the world who imagine that all evils
are consolidated in liquor and the men
who drink it. And yet the meanest
men on earth are more than often total
abstaineFs.
THE REPUBLIoWent to press Thursday
andconsequenuy could not get report
of the railroad mems ball at the opera
house that evening, Knowing the pro-
meters, however, leads it to assert that
it was an unqualified success.
An impromptu dance was held at the
school house east of town Christmas
eve. The orchestra consisted of a
French harp and a banjo, but every
body had a good time except the fellow
detailed to hustle the rainwater.
Probably the last American buffalo
to lend an attraction on a menu card
was served at Kansas City Christmas
Twenty years ago these plains we're
black with them, thousands upon thOus,
and being killed for their hides alone,
which we're then worth but 81 each.
A bill will be introduced in the legis.
lature this winter to prohibit the exist.
enee or operation of trusts in this state
1t will provide a severe penalty for its
violation and viii also provide forfeit
ure to the state of all goods found with
in the state belonging to a trust.
The modern deVotee of tsrpsichorc
will never know the souI-wrenching de
lights of dancing until the "oheat'sl
swing" feature of the quadrille has beer
re-incOrpoFated in the prompter's re
portoire. "Old Dan Tucker" is a tar
rier's drill beside it.
The Kansas City World says tina
Napoleon Boone, grandson of the grea
Kentucky Boone, was the flrst whit,
child born on Kansas soil. The brit
took place on August 2, 1898, at a plsct
few miles north Of the present sits O
Lecompton, in Jefferson county. Tn,
father was holding government employ
ment as teacher of farming to the Kan
sas tribes of Indians.
Christmas day 10 Goodland woul,
would have astonished those whose in
digent surroundings have caused thii
great holiday to be associated will
snow, sieighbells and frostbites. Tn
sun shone bright and warm, and shirt
sleeves we're more conspicuous thai
oyercoatS. Net rift Of snow OF ic
anywhere, 1t was more Of s spring ds.
day than that Of mid-winter. tn
btEtts iiit5sd sboRt and chartered thei
appreciation Of The balmy weather, an