The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
La Blanche.

Louis Gerard chartered a car and
loaded his horses last Friday and is Of
for Wisconsin again. This is Louis
third move, and he has nothing
to come back TO, having sold his
claim to Serene Palmer, who has al
ready taken full possession.
Some very short but well-fIled grain
is being headed here this week.
Corn blowing still continues and be-
gins to need another rain and yet an
other blowing
Some late sown grain begins TO look
very promising.
Many in our vicinity have taken the
distemper as well as @Your Uncle Full
ler," whose voice has given way and to
keep the "rocks and mountains" from
crying out be has taken up his pen.
Any one that thinks a polished
young lady can't pillow corn should
have seen Mary Sprague, Fred Yearick
and brother Mat, all in the same field
last week, while her father is at the
bedside Of her grandfather, who is fat
ally i'll with paralysis.
Mat Sprague has q fine young horse
Of excellent style it would pay the far
mers to 60 and see.
We wish to inform a GOOdland store
keeper that 1t was F. F. Yearick's sons
wife he was calling ssissie" at his store
last week, and Fred is beginning to
look so young since their arrival to
live with him that they may be calling
him abully" if they don't look sharp.
As Ed Linberg and Charles Fsllin
we're hitching to their header, one Of
Charles horses came up on its hind
feet and with a front painted his cheek
red, bent his nose and loosened several
teeth; but business was too urging to
let that interfere.
Mrs. Ed Strand was sick abed all day
Monday, and Ed had to pull his pump
and mend a valve rod and get dinner
for pump fixers, etc., the same day.
There is a Dunkard minister here
from Colorado this week, holding even
ing services at the Houston school
house.
Mr.. York has nice orchard Of cherry
trees, and they show up led with what
we call fine fruit. He is q newcomer,
and his first crop is nearly a total fail
ure so far, and he has a large family to
provide for.
Fred Yearick had the misfortune to
loose his umbrella lately. Perhaps
some one in Wallace county can tell
him about it. He saw it leap from
where he last rested and started like
thistle toward where be was cultivat-
ing, and so did that high-spirited horse
which Fred took by the bit, just in
time to be carried a rod of the ground
IN front Of a cultivator. Had it not
been for his wonderful pluck in hold
ing fast, be might have been crippled
again.
Q. Olson finally decided to take the
pOstOffice with the provision that it be
located at the cross roads at Ed
Strands, his brother-in- law, just a mile
south of the old location. Mr.. Olson
is cripple and alone and can't carry
or pay for hauling water from the
neighbUrs to an old defunet townsite
Of cellar holes. A petition was hastily
presented to 80 patrons and 45 willing
" signed it, but three Of the most fav-
Ored families refused to sign it on &C
count Of their good horse sense they
claim to possess; and we guess they
have it, for they went right TO kicking.
We learn since several families wished
TO sign that had no chance.
Last Monday the day our PostOfice
petition for q postmaster was for
vsrded to Washington, our mail car
rier and outgoing postmaster received
word from the postmaster general to
close up business next Saturday, the
18th inst. And it is likely our post
Office viii be discontinued for q week
or q month until our new postmaster
qualities at least. 1t may be a good
lesson for some to have to 90 from Is
to . miles after their mail few weeks
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