The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22

mo hotel, purchased lots and in
the block just north Of the Fred Book
residence, and may build on them this
season or in the spring.
Shelby Martin of Rockford, Ill, was
in the city this week taking note Of
western prosperity He owns the
northwest quarter Of 1870, and the
northwest quarter Of 1-7-41-
Albert Reed returned last Friday
from a three weeks visit at Sullivan
Ill, the home Of his parents. After
all the wealth OF Illinois and the fine
farms, he still prefers Kansas
Mrs. K r. Marshall and Mrs E
f Murphy. left on No 10 Tuesday
evening for Hill City to attend the
Sixth district convention Of the WOm-
ans Christian Temperance Union
The frame Of the new house being
erected by c. n. Millisack, just OP-
pOsite his residence, is up and the
building will be soon enclosed VII
Iiams & Shaw are doing the carpenter
work
Mrs. \. G. KauItiz and daughter,
Irene, and Miss Sadie RunneIls, re-
turned Friday morning from an ex-
tended outing in Colorado Springs,
Cripple Creek and other points in the
west
Mrs. A Z. Barnett left Tuesday for
Horton to visit with her daughter
and ssn-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs H S.
SimOntOn. Mr.. SimontOn is an en-
ploye OF the Rock Island in the HOr-
ton shops
r. A Kent viii soon put up a house
Of eleven rooms on lots just south Of
the r. J. Jones residence. Work has
already commenced. He will occupy
the house himself and rent the one
I he now lives in.
J. W. Burt OF OhiOwa, Neb-, was in
GOOdland this week selling the Aetna
| fire extinguisher. It is a very effeC-
/ tive remedy if one discovers the fire
| before it becomes too great. Mr.. Burt
owns a farm in Sherman county.
W. H. Eek Of Beatrice, Neb., arriy-
| ed here Wednesday to install the big
! gasoline engines at the city water
works. Pretty soon these two fine 16-
/ hOurse power engines viii be hosting
water for the people Of GOOdland.
| Mrs P. X Ryan OF Los Angeles,
whose husband was formerly an en-
/ gineer on tbs division, stopped of
/ here last week on her way home from
| the east to visit old friends. Mr.. Ryan
/ is road foreman OF engines on a Cali
/ fOrnia road
! A B. Garfield, father Of W. 3. Can
/ field, who lives in Grant township,
I arrived here Wednesday for a visit to
I his SON His home is in Corning, Ia,
and he came here not only to visit,
but to assist his son in the building
Of a new farmhouse
I Wade Warner returned Tuesday
morning from a week 5 vacation spent
at the Kansas state fair at Topeka,
and with his aunt, Mrs Della Brewer
OF Ridgeway, No. His brother. Chase
/ Warner, went with him, and is spend
I ing a little time with his father in
law, Silas POff, OF Lamar. No.
IVES Atkins Of KanOradO is putting
/ down a we'll for John Davis, who re-
! Gently built a house just north Of the
! William Jupe place Mr. Davis is IS
4 years old and himself and wife viii
move here from KanOradO as soon as
! his residence Is ready for occupancy.
I The house is being plastered this
week
To show what can be done along
/ the watermelon line in Sherman
/ county, Oscar Edwards left q whop-
l per in this Office Friday. The melon
weighed about thirty pounds and was
/ very delicious TO the taste Several
I farmers in the county have had q
/ wonderful success at raising melons
1 TINS year
The G. A R post here, at their
/ meeting last Saturday, passed a reso-
I luton cOmplimenting Agent d T
/ Cuthbert and his assistant for the
| efficient manner in which they pro
vided extra cars for the accOmmoda-
I ton OF the veterans attending the ns-
I tiOnal encampmeRt Of the G. A. r at
Denver
Albert Ernst OF Lincoln. Neb..
/ stopped on in GoOdIand Tuesday on
I his way back from the national en-
campment at Denver. he got OF to
get a lunch and got left When the
war broke out he was I'm New Orleans
but when Fort Sumpter was BON
baTded he skipped north and enlisted
in the Twelfth Illinois cavalry
A H. W0odruH and family Of To-
peka arrived in Goodiand wednesday.
They wiz locate In Goodland- Hr
Woodruff Is @ contractor and builder.
nlii-ight and % architect he buns