The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-09

tendance was sweIIed by the ladies
and gentlemen from Colby, who came
over to witness the ball game
The floor Of the Potter livery barn
has been planked throughout. This
is a decided Improvement, and is JUS
titled by the good business the barn
is enjoying in the livery trade.
The pOStOhce has received the order
made some time ago for bank screen
to be placed above the fixtures. The
pOstOfhce is cOmmodiOus and up TO
date, and is a credit to the town.
Tom Swarts, a GOOdiand boy, who
has been attending a military school
at Lexington, No, has returned home
now living at Junction City, Kan.
John Gierhart, J. a. Johnson, 7.
b Platt and H. D. Wayne, all of
Hawarden, Ia, were in GoOdland
Wednesday the guests OF J. w lib
bles- They were here buying land.
E. E Painter is building a five
room house on West Twelfth street
The extreme dimensions are 24x26,
five rooms and two closets W. L
White is the contractor and builder.
S NJ PLANE, a lady representing
the Hatch Hotel Register company Of
Des MOines, Ia, was in town Friday
and Saturday soliciting advertise
ments for a GOOdland hotel register.
A J. Mckenzie, manager Of the
Mckenzie Land and immigration
agency's Office at Colby, was in Good
I
been at Colby since the first OF last
January.
The Foster Lumber company has
erected an entire new shed for storing
dry lumber The accident in the Chi
CagO Lumber yard proves that il was
a timely move The sheds Of both
yards had been built many years
| h A Clark Of Wallace county, and
A B Montgomery OF Denver, Good
/ land tOwnsite men, were in town Sat
urday on business connected with
/ their property interests here. A good
many town lots are being purchased.
| William Hargraves, Of LaBlanche
brought in Saturday a specimen Of
| rye that was four feet and ten inches
/ IN height It can be seen on exhibit
at Mr.. LeOnard's Office Mr.. Hargrayes
is also selling fine fresh vegetables in
| town
H F. wheatIey this week bought
/ the abency for four counties having
/ the exclusive right to sell the artifi-
cial stone basin tank Of a company
/ having its headquarters at Edgar,
Neb- Mr. Wheatley's counties are,
sherman, Cheyenne, Wallace and
Rawlins.
Miss Ethel Powers. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs W Powers, returned
home this week from Lexington, No,
| where she has been attending the
Lexington female college. Miss Pow
ers' main work there has been in the
study Of music. She graduates from
the course next year
The ". r. c. No. 161 desires to
express their appreciation of the
music given by the orchestra and
choir under the auspices OF Mrs. a.
thank the ladies' and ,hGdi en- who so
kindly aided in rendering the Frog
ram.
Rev. D. Y. Donaldson, state evan
gelist for the Christian church, was
in GOOdland Tuesday and spoke at
the Christian church in the evening
/ Mr. Donaldson is assisted by a singer
but his assistant did not come with
him on his trip to this city.
A clOudburst at Beuevf1le, Kan,
Friday night tied Up all Rock Island
trains for q number OF hours. The
1 water ran a foot deep over the rails
and considerable track was washed
out between Bellev1lle and Scandal
No was about seven hours late
into GOOdland.
| Mrs. Frank AlmQuist and Miss An
ma AlmQuist Of Axtell, Neb-, left for
their homes Tuesday evening OF last
week after a pleasant visit Of two
/ weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Swan Mel
son and family. Mrs. AlmQuist is a
niece of Mr.. Nelson.
Arthur Plat, Of the firm OF PIatt
Bros, horse dealers OF Kansas City,
/ vas in GOOdland Saturday. He had
/ two carloads OF horses, picked up on
i the Grand river Colorado. Sheriff
George Bradley bought the whole
& 04lAGA u nurses OF MI EAAEL InGT
are grade brOnchOS, Of a large size.
The Salina Journal says: Miss
Florence Shackelfor6, who has been
1 teaching in the schools Of Abilene
the past year, visited Salina friends
Friday on her way to MCPHERSON
Miss ShackelfOrd is q former Good
land girl, and was graduated from
the kansas Wesleyan university two
years ago.
Frank Buckner and A B. Pennock
/ or Concordia were in the city this
week on real estate business Mr.
Pennock already owns eight hundred
acres OF Sherman county land, and he
doesn't object to buying more Lem
cross OF Rice Kan, was with them
They were pilOted by D. J. Sexsmith
q real estate dealer Of COncordia.
George J. Green, formerly a travel
ingman on the road in this sectssn.
but later located win the house az
St joseph. severed his relations Win
the So sces wholesale dry goods house