The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-04

The Maids and AIatrons'' society
of the Christian church will meet
with Mrs H. K Adams, Tuesday,
August 8, at $3.50 p m All members
are requested to be present Mrs. FL
lis, Secretary
d. s. Lyman, formerly a resident Of
Cheyenne county, but now Of Lake
wood, y NJ, was in GOodland Friday
on his way to St Francis He has
located in the PeCOs valley in New
Mexico.
Dr. FarrOw received his water mo-
tor Tuesday, which he will install to
run his static electric machine 1t is
capable of developing One-hOrse pow
er, and will be attached to the water
mains for power
d. J. Sexsmith, accompanied by G
w. Jones, J b Campbell and z. V
d. Brown, all Of COncOrdia, Kan.
were in GOOdIand Wednesday and
took a drive to look at crops and
lands in the county
J. J Finegan was in GOOdland yes
terday to meet his son, Michael Q.
Finegan, who arrived from Chicago
yesterday They started for Mr.. Fine
gan's home just across the line in
Cheyenne county on the St Francis
road, in the evening.
Miss Mabel Harrington, proprietor
/ OF the Harrington restaurant, suf-
| fered an attack Of heart trouble We'd
/ nesday while at the restaurant and
! became unconscious. She was taken
/ TO her rooms at the Hutchis home,
J and is reported as recovering from
| the attack
/ p. l. Peters brought in 40 bushels
| Of potatoes Thursday morning and
sold them for so cents per bUshel.
/ They were the finest new potatoes on
/ the market here 50 far The raising
Of potatoes in this county is no ex-
/ pertinent They yield we'll, and are
OF excellent quality
/ Mrs. Harry Clayton Of Grand Val
| ley, Colo, stopped of in GOOdland
| Saturday, and resumed her journey
home Sunday. She was returning
from Jewell county, where her moth
! er, Mrs J. B. Collier died recently
/ Mrs. Clayton formerly lived in this
county, and is a cousin Of Mrs. J. j.
| Knight Of this city
! Miss Marie COnnOr. sister Of Mrs.
James Griffin. left Monday for Blaine,
! Wash. to visit her brother, who is
in the furniture business there She
| Will accompany her brother to San
Diego, Cal, where they viii make
| their future home, as Mr.. COnnOr has
a branch house there Miss Conner
has lived here with her sister about
eight months
The public school grounds are be
ing improved by the relaying OF
walks, building new stairways and
new closets The improvements were
much needed. The grounds ought to
be fenced and trees set out. 1t is
really too bad that a fine school
building in the center OF a fine block
should be entirely without shade trees
and shrubbery.
| Harry Peters. while driving to town
/ killed a rsttlesnake ar a place about
two miles northeast Of town, Monday
The snake had twelve rattles and
measured three feet and seven inches
from head TO tail The belly OF the
reptile was buiged out with prey and
when the rattler was closely ap-
preached il fairly Ieaped into the air
and struck at Peters
Miss Nay McClusky. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney McClusky, for
4 merly Of Sherman county, is in the
city the guest Of Miss Myrtle Knight
1 Miss McCIusky. on her way home
from Denver, stopped OF here about
a week ago. but has been spending
the time with Ar and Ms Newton
Hall and family. on the Rockefeller
| ranch Ms. Hall IS her aunt
The date OF the Fay and Fay show
has been changed TO Monday night.
August Z. Every ticket sold on a
positive guarantee to please or refund
the money Mr.. J. Ed Stevens, 3Ir.
Tom Swarts ard Mr.. Wade Warner
win assist "a a comedy sketch, The
White Elephant Ar Fay remains
in the city. and directs a drama,
Whisi NTii be produced afipIt -August
20
H A Saathon OF Selden, kan, was
in -Go0dland Wednesday In Sheridan
county he is called the father OF
EIacar0ns wheat In 1901 he bought
q peek Of this wheat and sowsd Il,
rsapiRg SIX bushels This ne soWed
and reaped s. bushels. The 81 bush
els he scwed on so acres. reaplns
z,-eQ bushels 20 acres OF which