The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-08-18
La Blanche.


dinner, but ye scribe in the presence
OF the Sunday school class leader ran a
badger down on foot and got him, on
the way from Sunday school to George
Hsmlen's last Sunday.
Edwin Strand claims to have run q
Colorado coyote over the line Saturday
and CAPTURED him in a u mile chase on
horseback.
There viii be a dance at Mr.. Dunn's
Saturday night, the event to celebrate
Arches birthday.
Ed Linberg backed the tap OF Of his
wagon at GOOdland and came out Il
miles before the wheel ran OF and
made him think there was snakes In
his boots"
A baseball nine was organized here
this week.
aYour Uncle Fuller" viii be on tap
at the next social gathering to come OF
just when and where We agree to keep
mum. Between the two evils, "us or
Writs-upH we have been excepted as the
lesser, and next week you may expect
no items from this neck o. woods. You
can only guess whose white shirt bOs-
ON doomed up with the greatest num-
Der Of flies, etc.
Charles Olson and three young chaps
caught over a basketful Of fine fish on
Monday at the Hess place on the
Smoky. Their horse went home and
left them 10 fish it out.
A peddler was around here last week
picking up rags and junk, which caused
some to think him insane.
Jake Doerfer says he is genius en-
ough to make key for any lock, and
the RuietOn "COWpUncber" should net
be 10th to have him turn out q Sun
day key to his pOstOff1ce that would
work satisfactorily to the LaBlancher.
Bertha HengstIer got q certificate
and will likely teach the DOerfer
school Sadie Horton failed to pass.
F. E. Barnett, who taught Us a SPLEEN
did school two years ago and now holds
a first grade certificate, has again been
employed to teach the LaBlaGche
school. The wages are little high, but
we feel sure it IS money we'll expended
in securing a frstclass teacher, whose
services has been secured by our seek
ing it. The term is Of five months con-
tinuOus duration, unless disturbed by
appellate court decision, which We do
not think will favor back removal
District 80, joining Us on the west,
wishes we would send some Of our sur
plus applicants over to contract for
their school, which is to commence in
November and run four months.
Otto Smith, who has been writing
those interesting letters in this paper
from the Philippines, was q little boy
u years ago, attending the LaBlsnche
school and living in q dUgOUt, a near
neighbOr to the writer. May Aggie's
bushwhacker niggers spare his scalp to
pass through GOOdland where we may
give him welcome greeting and hearty
haDdshake.
aDarky" John Green Of Wallace
comfy sold cattle ammOunting to
s., AGO last week. Ten years ago be had
only a mule and horse, wagon and COW,
and not a dollar in sight. His labor
was invested in other cattle, and the
increase has made him q fortune. If
he is robbed Of this cash, he does not
fear the future, for he has four COWS
left, a number of good horses, good
buildings, and knows in ten years those
four cows can beat the past record.
John has set a pattern for the "pOOr
white trash"
Mrs. Wileman and Orvie went down
to Fred Wileuan's Saturday, to rest up
a week, it being the first chance Mrs.
Wileman has had for nearly year to
leave for a trip to the nearest neigh
Dor on account Of a sick husband, who
was buried last week.
As the MuldrOw correspondent has
raised a "hObgOblin" cry about his bed
bugs and our straddlebugs, and seems
TO want to lead a funeral procession
against the bug creation, we will join
him q erOss-fFe by saying bugs are all
right, and are here to serve q good Dur
pose. Our straddlebug now offers Us
an
OF LaBlanChe in the near future.
Also our central committee straddle- /
bugs Of three weeks ago unlike your
road pOpulist bugs last
week. did not leave their seats to avoid
the dilema Of casting an unpopular
vote, but instead voted against their
conscience, for the sake OF peace with
the majority. The cautious straddle-
bug is all right, and there is no use Of
those staggering around fellows say
ing We are not. Unite with the major
ity and We can laugh; but divide, and I
the laugh is on Is.
Yes, bugs are all right, for our scrut- !
izlng little eye finds the greater part Of /
the destruction done the Russian this /
tie here IS that Of q small striped bug
Tea which hoped away with lightning /
speed when We disturbed the bush for |
our examination, or remained so quiet |
on the ground. We failed to find him /
IN our early investigation. He eats and 1
nibbles at the leaves and bark OF the /
thistles until they 60 into decay; and /
that may be the cause Of the worms I
travelling around army fashion. These /
heabugs have wings and can migrate
very easy and may prove Of much value |
If his bugship viii spread ont All over
the whole country.
The LRBlanche Sunday cyclone
that visited RuletOn with his little
whip and set up the exchange and
money tables Is invited over on a week
day (the sequel Of which is to have rs
meet the dreaded scOWpuneher.H Now,
don't TOu know, when a cyclone goes
through a town once its Inhabitants
could find nothing to do better than