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

the farm house for W. I. Price Of
Grant township. He was a soldier in
company K, twenty-third Ohio, and
served four years in the civil war.
Miss Irene Switzer Of Salina arriv-
ed in GOOdland this week to take a
position in the real estate Office Of G.
l. Calvert She will do stenographic
and abstract work. Miss Switzer is
a refined and educated young lady,
being a graduate Of the normal de-
partment Of the Kansas Wesleyan un-
iversity and also a graduate Of the
Salina business college.
Twenty people, friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c J. Shimeall, are expected here
next week from Norton to help them
! celebrate the 2Tth anniversary of
their marriage Last year about a
dozen NOrtOnites came I'D to Good
land TO have a good time, and a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Shimeau They
had the time Of their lives What
viii they have this timer
Mr. and Mrs. c F. Luce Of Ashta-
bula, o., who have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E Bartholomew. will
return home the last Of this month,
They made a trip to Denver last week
returning TO end their visit in Good
land Mrs. Luce is a daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Bartholomew, and this is
the first visit Of herself and husband
TO western Kansas.
John Hurd and family Of Columbus
| City, Ind, passed through Goodland
! Tuesday on their way back from
/ Colorado. They started Nay II and
/ September IS they were in Goodland.
having been four months on the road.
They went overland with a comfort
able covered rig. Mrs. Hurd said that
| they had seen not only the mountains
but more unOccupied country than
| they had any idea or
We are almost ashamed to mention
| il again, because we have harped
about the matter so much. But really,
when you go to Norton, GoOdland, or
/ Atwood and see the fine grove sur
rounding the court house and the fine
grounds, it makes US feel that Thomas
county is a little backward in these
| matters. One man should be en-
/ plOyed by the county commissioners
to look after the court house grounds.
Colby Tribune.
Z. J. Jones and family arrived in
| GOOdland from Decatur county and
viii make their future home in Sher-
man county, Mr.. Jones has purchas-
| ed the southwest 1878 and the
| northwest 3O-7-39, which makes 800
! acres in one body. He intends to i'm
prove his land next year, but has
rented the s Edgerton place for the
| next crop season Mr. Jones is &C
/ quainted with western conditions and
/ viii no doubt make a substantial
| Sherman county farmer.
| Colonel w c Greene Of New York
/ and Mexico, the copper king" was
/ in his private car, the '.Ahumada," at
| the Union depot yesterday. He was
/ on the way TO New York Colonel
| Greene had been to Mexico on bust
ness Colonel Greene said that the
| recent report that the Rock Island
/ was endeavOring TO. buy the Rio
/ Grande, Sierra 8Iadre and Pacific, the
/ railroad he controls. was untrue
| The story came from a purpOrted
/ interview with me at DaIhart, Tex, -
/ he said Il have not been in DaIhart.
| the Rock Island has made no effort
TO buy the line and il is not for sale.
Much OF the ore taken from the
/ Greene Consolidated Copper compa-
ny's mine is hauled on this line and
| il IS valuable to us.''-Kansas City
Star