The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-23
SNAP SHOTS.

The measles are having a 60 at Colby
Wednesday was the shortest day Of
the year
From present indications western
Kansas will have a ''greeh" Christmas.
Some wives greatest efforts are put
toward keeping their husbands broke
financially.
An interesting story, The History Of
COncOrdis," Is running in the COncOr-
dia Blade. The writer Is J. NJ. Hage-
man, editor Of the paper, who Is also
founder Of the town.
A statistical crank recently spent
some time figuring on his ancestry and
found that in 80 generations his for
bears ran up TO the surprising numb
Of Us, 245,O OH ,49S, 535, gT6-
Rev. J. \. Clark, formerly pastor Of
the Methodist church at Colby but
more recently Of Stockton, has been
expelled from the ministery. He did
not practice what he preached.
The Lincoln county court house.
which was destroyed by fire recently,
was erected before the civil war The
building was Of stone aud the loss Is
estimated $4,000 with 5000 insurance
The Dodge City Republican
bounds the United States this way:
Bounded on the north by the aurora
bOrsslis, on the south by the Pr ces-
sion OF the eQulnOXes, on the east by
the rising sun and on the west by the
day Of judgment"
Lieut.. Richmond Pearson HObsOn. of
MerrImRc fame, Is accredited with hav-
ing kissed 14S woman In New York. 163
IN Chicago and 40 in Kansas City, and
IS said to enjoy his OsculatOry carnivals
HObsOn's choice, well-siuce sinking
the MerFImac In the mouth of Santiago
harOOr-it certainly must be women.
II Ben Franklin could revisit the
scenes OF earth, and make a trip to
Kansas, he would find his ideal of a
people and a state a good newspaper
and Bible IN every house, a good school
house IN every district aud a church in
every nelghbOThOOd, all appreciated as
they deserve. are the chief support of
virtue, morality, civil liberty and re-
hgiOn," said Ben Franklin All these
supports Kansas has and has in abund-
snce.
The Commercial club of Kansas City.
No, held its annual banquet Monday
night. Gen. Adna R Chaffee, Lieut.
Richmond Pearson HObsOn, and AttOr-
ney General L c. Boyle, of Kansas,
were the hOnOred guests and speakers
"a A--S ChGAAAAE- NJ DOlA6 SDOhE OF
~Ihe State Of Kansas and made a
decided hit.
William r. Day and Whitelaw Reid
viii receive $4,000 each for their ser
vices as peace commissioners, while
James Bassett Moore viii get but
$4,000 Senators Davis, Frye and Cav
get only their expenses paid and their
regular pay as United States senators.
as, under the law, they cannot draw
two salarys at one time. Day and
Moore resigned as secretary and assis-
tant secretary Of state to accept places
on the peace commission.
The United Commercial Travellers
organized q COUNSEL in this city last
Friday night consisting Of over 80
members That evening most bOunti-
fUl banquet was served in their honor
b that superb hOstelry, GrIer House.
&c goes without our saysO that travel
iRgmen stumble naturally onto every
sweet and dainty thing on earth: their
smellers are adjusted to such discover
les This council viii bring to US every
night Of me4tiBg q gay cOterie Of boys
who know only one virtue in money.
that Is to swap ii Of for pleasure.
Give them the glad hand They are in
touch With the time and instinctiFsIy
know what Is IN the air. To meet and
mingle with them Is a sort Of education
diplomaed By the school Of the world.
Norton Champion
y