The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-12-04

c. B. Lock, Of Gravita. Ia, who has
been here about q month visiting his
uncle, VI l. Chandler, has returned TO
Iowa Mr.. Lock has taken q claim
near SIR. Chambers place and viii re-
turn here the first Of the year and
make his home.
Joseph Trashy, q member Of the
Carter Anderson ranch, returned We'd
nesdsy from a visit in Waterloo, Ia
Frank Kubicheck, q nephew OF Mr..
Trashy, accompanied him here and
will work in ths railroad shops
Thomas P. Leonard and wife left
Sunday morning for drive across the
country to LsOti, Wichita county.
They went by Sharon Springs and
changed teams there Mr.. Leonard bad
some real estate deal to attend to at
LsOti. They returned home Wednes-
day.
Blanche BagIsy, the nine-year-o,d
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. @. L Bagley,
is sick at home with an eruption,
which may be chicken pOx, but from
the number Of cases reported may be
variOloid. The family had not been
qusrantined at the last advices-
The Phillipsburg Dispatch last week
reported that GOOdland had $50 cases
Of small pox. We have always enter
tanned a high regard for the veracity
Of the Dispstb, bat that has unsettled
our faith somewhat, and we are think
ing OF placing its name among the
"doubtfuls-"
A. R. TOmpkins returned Monday
morning from Wyoming, Jones county,
Ia, where be was called by the illness
Of his mother, Mrs. Rufus TOmpkins,
who died November ., at the age Of
id
ago. Rev. A. Bronson Officiated at the
funeral. He Is the oldest Methodist
minister living, being So years Of age.
Gus Strand will leave Monday morn
/ ing with a carload Of horses for Gen
| eseo, III. He will be accompanied by
his son. Oscar. Mrs. Strand and child
rem will also leave next week for a
visit in Norris county, this state, and
at Chicago. The Strands ultimate
destination is Alberta, Canada, where
they will make their home.
A man came in the police court at
| Ottawa the other day carrying q friend
on his back. The judge said: whats
/ the trouble?" The man replied: Judge,
j this man is a friend of mine, and his
name is Gun. Now, judge, Gun is
/ loaded. know it's against the law to
] carry loaded gun on the street, so I
/ brought him mere Inc Ju1g6 SAID:
"Gun, you are discharged" and the
next day the report was in the papers.
/ -HIawOrth Qll.) Natural Gas.
The city authorities having the pub
! lie health under supervision think
/ that it would be unsafe to have ser
/ vices in the churches Sunday. AdYices
/ from these quarters coming through
the ministers Of the town say that
/ church services will not be held before
/ the middle Of December. The quarau-
| tine will be Withdrawn in this particu-
lar so that Sunday, the 18th, will prob
ably witness the revival Of church
/ work.
Arthur T. Tart, representing the
/ Smith Bros. LOau and Trust company
Of Beatrice, Neb who has been work
ing on the cOmpany's holdings in this
county for about two months, will
close up his work here the latter part
of next week and leave for Thomas
county, where he has some work to do
and will then report to the company
at their headquarters. He speaks very
encOuragingly of the outlook for their
holdings, aud says he has had the
pIeasantest of relationship with all OF
the citizens of GOOdland and Sherman
county.