The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-08-12
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scenes.
Billy Walker left Wednesday night
for Lincoln, Kan, where he owns a
drug store
Blacksmith E. D. Hardy is in Colo
rado Springs working at his trade in
the Portland mill.
Cashier Shimmel has moved into the
Walker house, the property recently
purchased BY him.
The ladies Of the ". R. c. took In
SZ4, receipts Of the dinner they served
IN Union hall Saturday.
E. G. Hanlins, living on the Flynn
place brOught.in twelve dollars worth
Of roasting ears Wednesday.
". s. Coleman and T. P. Crawford
went down to Hill City Tuesday night
to attend the democratic state senator
ial convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hartzler. living
about y miles southeast of Goodland, ,
are rejoicing in the birth of baby boy,
! born Tuesday.
W. ". Croker, night foreman of
the round house, quit the Rock Island
here, and left for his home in Pennsyl-
vania Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Rung and daughter re-
I
RADIO Springs where they spent a week
visiting relatives.
Mrs. E. F. Murphy and her daughter,
Mrs. Fred Aten, returned last Thurs
day from attending the BelOit chautau-
qua at Lincoln Park.
H NJ. SherrOd, J. G. Jackson, Al
bert Lister, T. S. Mcdaniel and ]. J.
Knight, all purchased lands from Chas.
Johnson last Saturday.
Several hundred head of cattle be-
longing to Charles Johnson were ship
ped out of GOOdland Thursday to
Jewell and Smith counties.
Several fat cars loaded with the scrap
from the Godfrey wreck OF a Rock Is
land train on the LimOn-Denver run,
are on the round house siding.
A part of this week has been cloudy
and cool with slight rainfall. Corn is
doing well, and many fields are enter
ing the roasting ear condition.
B. F. Brown left SATURDAY. on No 10
for a trip east. He will join Mrs. Brown
and son, Frankie, at Chicago, and the
family viii then visit relatives in Illinois.
DR.. Sheldon, chief surgeon of the
Telluride hospital at Telluride, Colo,
was in GOodland Wednesday, visiting
DR.. Carmichael. He was on his way
to Chicago.
Miss Edna Swarts left Saturday NOR
ming for a two months visit at Colorado
Springs and the mountains, and before
she returns home she will visit her aunt
who resides in Pueblo.
A pullman coach was set of here
Wednesday to pick up excursionists to
/ the @. A. r. national encampment al
| Boston. The excursion started from
here on No. Thursday morning.
| J. L. Parrot, of Colorado Springs,
/ has moved on the William MallOch
place south of GoOdland. Mr.. Parrot
is renting the place. He was a resident
Of Sherman county four years ago.
| Rev. H. K. Hawley, of Sloan, Ia, is
/ here on a visit with DR.. A G. GuIick
| DR.. Gulick and Rev. Hawley were room
mates at Oberlin college, Ohio, for two
| years. Rev. Hawley is a congregation
al minister.
The young folks of the Christian En-
| deavOT society held a sociable at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Marshal
| Friday evening. Refreshments were
served and a pleasant social evening
was spent.
The thirty head of cattle, belonging
to Frank Dawson and sold at auction
| in the uptown yards, brought fail
| prices on an average. The calves and
| yearlings commanded the best prices
ranging from s. to S17.
Z. H. Slifer, of Mcpherson, Kan, i.
IN the city getting orders for stereO-
scopes and views. He is sent out BY
| the Underwood company. Mr.. SlifeT for
merly lived in Bird City but is now
q senior in the liberal arts course o.
the Mcpherson college
Mrs. H. L. hester returned from To.
| Peka Friday. She returned by the
| Union Pacific and stopped at Buffalo
/ Park to see her father, who came home
with her on 4 visit. The old gentleman
is u years old and is a veteran of botf
/ the Mexican and civil war
Opal, nine years old, the daughter O.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. L. Calvert, was HON,
to her little friends Tuesday afternoon
the occasion being her ninth birthday
About twenty guests were present
| which were entertained with game,
and served with refreshments.
Miss Clara Fortmeyer entertained hel
/ Sunday school class at her home il
| Grant township on August 3. Refresh
ments were served and a good time
is reported. Those present were: Clara
/ u
mer and Ruth Edwards; Halla, Hazel and
Fred SezsOn; Elmer, Myrtle and Law
] renee Utterback; Bessie and Sophia
Rust; Fern Watson and Leroy Fort.
meyer.
! Miss Nellie Hartman returned from
| Bethany college, LindsbOrg, Kan,
! Sunday morning, where she has been
/ pursuing the musical curriculum OF
] that school. Next year she completes
/ the prescribed fOur-years course IN the
/ pianOfOrte, and will receive the title OF
/ B. Mus. Miss Hartman is an energetic
student and plays her instrument splen-
didly.
s. G. Shafer, of Sheridan county,
who is visiting with his daughter and
sOn-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs H. L. NestOr.
of this city, Is an interesting old gentle
man to talk with, having been an en-
/ listed soldier from New York IN both
/ the Mexican and the Civil war. He
/ IS u years of age, and came to Sheri-
/ dan county IN 1879, and still lives on
/ the old homestead on which he settled
/ a quarter of year ago On the vessel
on which ar. Shafer served during the
Mexican war, he was personally ac-
/ Quainted with several sailors who had
/ served under Commodore Perry IN his
famous cruise to Japan, forcing that
country at the muzzle of his guns TO