The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03
TOLD N a LINE.

OOlO., was IN lTOOQla4Q HGQucS4ay
H. G. Simpson, of Colby. a piano
salesman, was IN town this week
.CJ.M NJ Lamb returned Saturday from
few weeks absence spent IN Colorado.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs G.
Buck, Nay Is. Mr.. Buck is a lOcomo-
tive fireman
Mrs. c. E. Swarts returned last week
from Topeka. She also made a short
visit at Norton.
]. J. Finnegan, a well known ranch
man, Of Cheyenne county, was In Good
land Monday.
The ". S. Coleman residence has
been newly painted and presents very
attractive appearance.
Miss Ethel Powers returned Tuesday
from Lexington, Mo-, where she has
been attending school.
Miss Selma Jensen, of Chicago, is a
visitor in GOOdland. Miss Jensen IS
cousin of NJ G. Peterson.
H. W Schumacher, of ElDorado,
Kan, an attorney, was in GoOdland
Tuesday on legal business.
Mrs. P. Pickenpaugh, of Kit Carson,
Colo, is in town for a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pickenpaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Brown and son,
Frank, returned Sunday from a visit to
the worlds fair at St. Louis.
c. E. Swarts has a new delivery cart
for his meat market. 1t is a very con-
venient affair for light delivering.
E. E. Donly is building a square.
one story house, 24x28 on lots south Of
his residence on East Eleventh street.
T. P. Crawford brought up another
bunch of fat young cattle for the
SwaTts market Tuesday. They were a
| fine lot.
L. L. Ernst left Sunday morning for
Chicago on a business trip. He will
stop few days at the worlds fair on
: his return trip.
Mrs. L. A Snyder, of St. Francis,
/ formerly of Sherman county, was in
town Monday. She was accompanied
/ by her son.
Tom McCants, of Colby, a printer on
the Free Press at that place, spent Sun
| day in GOOdland, the guest of his
brother, Lee McCants.
]. A. Bell, of Garrett, Kan, travel
| ing representative for Samuel Dods-
worth Blank Book company, of Leaven-
worth, was in GOOdland Tuesday.
F. G. HOdgkinson is building an
addition to the grocery department of
his store. The ware room in the rear
/ has been moved to the back of the lot
Mrs. c. c. Butler, of Cripple Greek,
/ Colo, a sister of Mrs. @. L. Calvert, is
/ here on a visit for a month. Mrs. But
| ter's husband is also expected IN a week
or two.
R. A Fitzsimmons, of Hebron, Neb.,
a brOther-in-law of A. F. Taper, was
| here last week. Mr.. FitZs1mmons IS
engaged in the shoe store business at
/ Hebron.
Rev. Charles L. Adams, pastor of the
/ Episcopal church in GOOdland, de-
/ livered the baccalaureate sermon to the
/ graduating class Of the Decatur county
| high school at Oberlin.
A man named McCorkie has started
/ a skunkery at Mankato to raise skunks
/ for their fur. The Advocate thinks if
| he takes care Of the scents the dollars
viii take care of themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fike, of Colby,
celebrated their fftieth wedding ami
versary May p. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fike are the parents of ]. n. Fike, the
| democratic politician of Colby.
/ Walter Hickman, the tyvelve-year-old
/ son of 9. J. Hickman, has been very
sick. He had the measles and took
Il y
/ DR.. Quick was called Saturday. He is
better now.
| Mrs. Ida King, who has been en-
| PlOyed in -AIillisack's store for several
/ months, left Sunday for Colorado
! Springs, her former home, where she
will live in the future. Mrs. King is a
| sister of Mrs. James George.
Thomas P. Leonard has a fine new
concrete walk on three sides of his
residence. 1t is also understood that
/ the new residence of Ira Wolfe, cashier
of the State bank, will have the same
kind of walks.
( Mrs. Rachel Montgomery, of Corning
Cal, sent a beautiful collection of flow
ers which were placed upon the grave
in the GOOdland cemetery of her late
husband, George Montgomery, on Dec
Grafton day.
The frame of the tvvo-story residence
being built for Arthur Ratclif is up and
| work on the building is progressing
rapidly. The area of the lot space is
ample and It closes up q gap in the
west front on Park row.
/ G. J. Shimeall, cashier of the First
National bank, returned from Norton
Wednesday accompanied by his family,
who viii make GoOdland their home
Mr.. Shimeall will occupy the Greenhill
house which he purchased recently Of
S. V Mallory.
Mrs. William Hogeboom left Tuesday
night for Jones county, Ia, to be pres
ent at the SD anniversary of hel
mothers birthday. Mrs HOgeboom' s
mother is Mrs. Fanny DuBOise, of On
slow, IA, and she will visit with he1
J about two months. Mr.. Hogeboom
followed, leaving Thursday evening for
OnslOw.
] Thomas Butt, like Old King Cole, sis
merry old soul, a merry old soul IS he. -
He queried thusly or Decoration day
to the reporter: I'm view of the multi
tude of people attending Memorial day
from all parts Of the country, who tool
care of the COWS and calves, pigs and
chickens during their absence. Was i
. the old women or the boys ?''
: Two members of the Topeka clut
/ were discussing theology over theil
/ lemonade glasses, relates the Hutchin.
son Bee. One of them said that the
= only thing that bothered him about the
r future life was how he was going to get
his coat on over his wings. "Oh, ]
wouldn't worry about that" retOTte6
his companion ''YOur chief difficulty
viii be to figure out how TO get YOU
hat On over horns"