The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-08-17


They danced till the we sma' hours
at Ed Strands last Thursday night.
Parties came from far and near last
Thursday to take in a matched foot
ball game between the LaBlanche and
GOOdiand players. Tt was a walk away
for the LaBlanche team as nary a
GOOdland fellow shOwed-Up.
Ice cream was served out to a good
crowd at the Mckenzie school house
Friday night In the interest Of Rev.
Davis About $ was raised.
William Dannenbarger, after firing
all the boys around with enthusiasm
In starting a foot ball game here; has
returned to Smith Center.
Several prairie fires were started by
lightning last week and created some
uneasiness before put out.
Joe DOerfer returned from Colorado
last week with a very lame wrist hav-
ing got kicked by a horse the 9Th Of
July, which layed him up.
Henry Chinberg. has bought a wagon
lately.
Marion Mccoy seems to have con
tracted poison ivy itch while on Goose
Creek haying, and Edwin Strand and
George Horton also think Of going
down for a dose Of it.
BAIL Horton only got 40 busheI Of
wheat on about so acres, his being
hailed out badly.
Gus Carriers fall wheat went eight
bushels per acre, and farther We
haven't heard.
Charles Olson is erecting a windmill
at the pOstOffice.
Think it is safe to say the LaBIanche
-nhnrN h~n--I -r-rFH -r-TNh T--
Ella Stephenson, Of GOOdland, this
week to teach a five-mOnth's term at
$50 per month. She has a second grade
certificate.
Our better half cOntempIates a visit
to her old home at Rushville, Ill, soon,
/ where 1 went IL years ago in "a success
! full search of a biscuit maker. To think
/ back why should one blushs The sill
ence Of that night had US wrapped In
| its embrace; no others saw, only the
moon, which was glOriOusly full, It
I Travelled far on its journey. 1t sank
I but not before it had witnessed what
In the course Of its considerable ex-
| peTience 1t had often seen before, but
/ Of which-it never tOld-mainly Of peO-
pie. Yes, Why should we blush?
Charley Olson sent in his resigna-
I tiOn as township trustee to the county
/ clerk last week, as he VIII have to per
manently move on his homestead be-
fore another regular meeting, and it is
/ whispered IN the trees and echoed IN
I the bushes there Is a shelf for some
/ body connected with the "battle-dOren
and 'shuttle-cOck" outcome Of appoint
/ ing a new township trustee IN this
/ (McPhersOn) precinct.
/ Last Saturday We viewed the re-
mains Of the two train robbers who
/ brought on the terrible onslaught the
/ day previous. Only one Of the two
men Of "blOOd and irOn' had a cOun-
/ tenance visible. 1t showed he had
/ fought his last with no import OF dread
1t seems Jack Dawson, Of GOOdland,
I Is ereci ing a house on his claim join
/ ing Us on the Smoky. Who knows but
/ this IN time may change the map Of
/ LaBlanche and save q 17-mile trip for
groceries, etc.
A river enters the sea sometimes be
meath the surface. At present the
headWaters Of the Smoky ceases to
low between Mcpherson precinct and
I the parallel line Of GOO6land. athe hub. .
! A little shower IS needed occasionally.
and especially just now, or it may have
I to rain pitchforks TO close the hiatus
I in the shape Of foW.
Swan Strand lost q COW last Monday
+ ~ 5lcat from weeds. Ia shCrt time
ta6 COW WouId soon have been fresh.