The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-04-07

Mr.. Phillips pre-empted a claim near
La Blanche in 1887, and later moved to
Wallace county.
R. J. Townsend, of Sedalia, Mo-,
brother of Manager Townsend of the
Foster Lumber COmPany's yards, ar
rived IN town Tuesday morning on No.
g, and will assist his brother in the
work IN the yards.
Arch L. Taylor, Of Colby, county at
tOTney Of Thomas county, attended the
Sherman county session of the district
court Tuesday and Wednesday, and at
tended to some court business for COun-
ty Attorney Calvert.
The board Of education of Goodland
met in regular session Monday night
and attended to the routine of business.
The board also decided to continue the
city schools a month longer than vas
previously provided for.
Samuel R. Peters, of Newton, Kan,
grand master of the Grand Lodge Of
the Free and Accepted Masons of Kan
sas, was here Wednesday to preside at
the dedication Of the Masonic temple.
He is the editor of the Newton Repub-
lican.
Mrs. William Watson, of Goodland,
spent Sunday IN town visiting friends.
She was accompanied upon her return
ing home the same evening by her
daughter, Miss Laura Rose, who has
been staying with Mrs. n. Higgins
Burlington (Colo.) Record.
Father Fleming, of the Catholic
church, has been assigned to a new
parish. Just where he viii be located
by Bishop Cunningham IS not known
at present. Father Fleming has done
good work here and his Pensioners
regret his removal.
J. G. Jackson, of Llanos township,
was IN town Thursday, and said that
crop conditions in his part of the
county are the best they have ever had.
He recently purchased a thousand
shares Of stock in the Il. S. Oil & Gas
company, of Cherryvale, Kan, and IS
right after John D.
R. II. Simmons, Of Hopkins, No,
was in GOOdland last week. He is the
owner Of ,040 acres Of land IN Sher-
man county, and has had 200 acres put
into wheat On a tract Of his land near
Edison. The old gentleman Is over so
years Of age but IN spite OF that, he
believes IN developing and growing
up" with the west.
Ernest Bower left Monday evening for
Norton 70 be present at the marriage of
his brother, Claude Bowers and Miss
Ethel Waters, which was celebrated
Wednesday OF this week. Mrs. Bower
went to Norton several days ago to be
present at the wedding. Claude Bower
IS the fifth Of seven sons and one
daughter in the ". ]. Bower family.
The long deferred rahle of mounted
birds, which have been on exhibition
at the Moore & Stevenson drug store,
took place yesterday. Winners were:
First, picture, Roy Warner; second,
eagle, Perry Coler; third, bird, George
Scheigaer; fourth, bird, Frank Ross;
hfth, bird Z. ". Pratt; sixth, bird,
Phil Lustig.
Mrs. A. B. Miller, Of PhiuipsburE,
formerly Of GOodland, was IN town this
week the guest Of Mrs. Ruth Mixer.
The Miller family are living on a farm,
which IS situated along the line OF the
rural mail route IN Philips county Mr..
Killers farm has the rural telephone
convenience also, and though they live
about four miles out Of town, they have
the modern conVenieuces that make
country life pleasant
Rev. J. c. Dana, pastor Of the Ne
thOdist church here IN 1S90-9l, stopped
over N GoodIand Sunday On his way
70 attend the northwest Kansas confer
Cnce at Smith Center which convened
wednesday. He holds his relation IN
this conference as q superanuzte. Rev
Dana is In his 48th year Re has been
on the Pacific coast visiting ms cnil-
dren. Hrs. Dana died September 20,
1900 e crtIEe