The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-07-05
TOLD IN A LINE.

The county commissioners were in
session this week.
A picnic was held at Swan Nelson's
grove last Sunday.
Silence may be golden, but it never
succeeds in borrowing a dollar.
Mrs. Kipps, mother of the Kipps
brothers, who live southeast of Good
land, is quite sick.
The annual school meetings in the
districts throughout the county will be
held Thursday, July ., at two o'clock
The ninth district Kansas Christian
missionary convention will be held in
GoOdland at the Christian church,
August 6, and 8.
The city council met in regular
monthly session Tuesday night. Be-
sides allowing claims against the city
the hours for lawn watering in the
morning was changed, making the
hours hereafter from four to seven
p. m.
Forty three applicants took the ex-
animation for teachers certificates at
the high school building Monday and
Tuesday. The examination was con-
Quoted by County Superintendent j.
+. Reed, assisted by Mrs. Y. W. Good
rich and Miss Nellie Marks, associate
examiners.
The big six-inch well at the water
works gave out Sunday and since that
time the other wells have been worked
almost night and day. The trouble
was caused by the we'll not being bored
straight, the pump rods wearing a hole
In the pipes. 1t is thought a new we'll
will have to be put down.
Frank FARRELL, of the Kansas City
i y Ia 60. An,
old negro in a Kansas town, arose in a
meeting and said: 'Bredrin' and sis
tern Use been a mighty mean niger
in my time. / had a heap er ups an
specially dOwns-since I join
ed de church. / stole chickens and
watermillions; 1 cussed, 1 got drunk. l
shot craps. / slashed udder cOOnS wild
my raSOr, aid done a sight er Odder
mean things, but thank de Lawd, bred
derin' and sisterin' / never yet lost my
religion"
Prof. J. A. Gwin left Monday night
for Haddam, Kan, where he will visit
a short time with his parents, as he
has not as yet definitely decided where
be will teach the coming school year.
During his principalship Of the Good
land school Prof. Gwin made many
friends and showed himself TO be we'll
up in school work. The FOFtnightly
club, in which Prof. GWin was q lead
ing spirit, entertained in his honor last
Friday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Miilisack.
Most everyone has heard of OiGrady's
goat, but few know that the poor goat
is no more. His tragic death is de-
scribed in, an Oklahoma paper as fol
lows: Mrs. O'Grady, the wife OF Mike
G'Grady, the policeman who died
short time ago, lost her fine goat last
week. Mrs. O'GTady had been down TO
town and bought ten cents of yeast
cakes. As 1t was raining she took her
umbrella with her. She laid the yeast
down on box by the back door BY the
side of the umbrella and was talking to
| Mrs. Conner over the back yard fence.
l While they we're talking the goat came
up and ate the yeast and then ate the
umbrella. The yeast raised the UNI
/ brella inside Of the goat and be died IN
great agony.
I Assistant State Superintendent Lit
tie was IN GoOdlsnd last Thursday and
addressed the students Of the normal
/ He left for St. Francis the same day to
visit the normal institute there and
returned Friday evening, taking the
/ evening train for Topeka. Prof. Jones,
Who has been one of the instructors In
the normal here, also left on the same
train for his home IN TOpeka, where he
is instructor in vocal music in the pub
lie schools Dir. Jones' work in the
normal was highly satisfactory and
both the students aud the other In
struet0rs speak highly Of MS Work.