The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-03-24

man county farm a year ago and bought
property near PaOnia.
The Catholic church people will give
a fair in the opera house April 24-25-26;
, proceeds to go to their church
J. B. Hampton, druggist, and Dr.. V.
/ 9. Eddy, both of Colby, were here Tues
! day morning, and made a trip into the
! country TO look at land.
R N. McGonigal, of Colby, manager
/ of the Chicago Lumber and Coal com
| Pany at that place, was here this week
/ on business for that company.
E. Thorson, last Thursday, sold his
| improved farm FIVE miles southwest of
! GOodland to E. La Rue, of Rocks
county, for $3.50 per acre.
William Babb, who has sold his farm,
viii move his family TO Diller, Neb.
after he holds his sale. Warren Rhoads,
a grandson, viii also go with him.
VIZ Shea, of lola, Kan, is the new
manager Of the Chicago Lumber and
Coal company, which has resumed bust
ness IN GoOdland. He arrived here
Monday.
Fred Conquest, of Dresden, Kan,
brother Of Lee Conquest, assistant
cashier of the GOOdIand State Bank, is
IN town for a visit with the Conquest
family.
R. A. Kent sold quarter section of
land one and One-half miles northeast
of Edison, Wednesday. There was no
improvements on the land. COnsidera-
ton $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R Blodgett, of Fair
Grove, Mo, have come to GOOdland to
live. They left here five years ago. Mr..
BlOdgett IS a son of our tOwnsman, Z.
L. BlOdgett.
There will be a parish meeting of the
St. Paul's Episcopal church on Friday,
March 81, at $50 p. N. The attend
ance Of all commandments IS earnestly
desired.-Rev. George BelseY.
The sales consummated by Calvert's
real estate firm during last week aggre-
gated SIS, 600. Among these four sales
represents actual settlers, who will move
Immediately on to their farms
r. A. Kent sold a half section of land
to E. c. Johnson, Tuesday. Mr.. John
son IS from Jewell county, and will
move on the land soon. The land IS
located seven miles east of GOOdland-
DR.. Carmichael, E. J. T1ppins, Tim
Stevenson and L. P. H Hatch wen
hunting on the Beaver Saturday even
ing. They returned Sunday afternoon,
capturing one lone duck
]. H Walton, of CarIinville, III, re-
Gently settled on the Beaver ranch, ten
miles northeast Of town. He IS the
owner Of the ranch, which he bought
last fall and consists Of a section and
half
Earl Hartzler returned to Imperial,
Cal, Monday night, after a short stay
with relatives IN Smoky township. UTiah
Eicher, a step-brOther, went with him
They viii work on a ranch near In
Perial.
. William Watson and family are To-
Gated IN GoOdland. They are from
Greene county, No Charles Crane, a
sOn-in-law, Is also here with him They
have worked at the shops but viii do
any work offered.
in. Tackett sold his half section,
the east half Of section 1898, last week
to William and Nelson n. Hettinger.
The purchasers are brothers, one living
IN Illinois and the other at Downs, Kan
The Consideration was IS per acre
Manager Craig, of the Standard OIL
station at Colby, was in town Friday.
He reports that IS soon as the ground
dries out 50 that he can get his oil
wagon out Of the mud on the other side
Of Brewster, he VIII ease the demand for
oil N GOOdland.
c. II. Taylor, of Fairbury, Neb-, was
IN the city Saturday and made this Of
fee a pleasant call. He is an old print
CT and newspaper publisher, retiring
last November from the PropristOrshiP
Of the Fairbury Gazette 5Er- Taylor IS
on the road for a novelty advertising
house.
The ". c. 7. U. are cut getting
signers on a petition for the purpose Of
putting q city ticket IN the 6eld- Henry
Ru1E has been slated for mayor, but
other than the head Of their ticket they
Eere not able to give for publication
Thursday morning