The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-02-02

! Mrs. J. W. Dodds left Friday for
/ Lafayette, Ind, to visit her sister, Mrs.
S. P. Wright From there she will
visit in Adrian, Mich, Chicago and
other points. She will be absent about
two months.
A E Mass is building an addition
to his rOOming-hOuse on South Main
street The extension Is 14x47, one
story. He has also purchased nine
feet Of ground adjoining on the south
Of Mrs. Davis.
Marion F. HOar of WoOdston, Rocks
county, Kansas, was here last week.
He left for home Saturday. Mr.. HOar
is about decided to invest in Sherman
county land and to make his home
among our people.
Miss Clara Paxton, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. P. P. Paxton, who own and
live on the former HestOn place north
east Of GOodland, arrived in the city
Wednesday, and has taken a position
in the Millisack store.
The ten months old child Of Mr..
and Mrs Jim Smalley of Oklahoma
is quite sick with lung fever in this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Smalley are stay
ing at the home Of William TrachseI
whose wife is a sister OF Mr.. SmaIIey.
Samuel Schlesinger Of Colorado
Springs was in GOOdland Tuesday He
is a contractor and builder, who has
put up several good bricks in Good
land, and is looking for more con-
tracts for work to be done in the
spring
As a man and his little boy were re-
Gently passing some very elaborate sa-
loon doors in LeavenwOrth the man
said to the boy, There are the gates
OF hell" and by the time they reach
ed the corner Of the block the boy said
to his father, Lets go back and peek
in pa"
W J. Detwiler and wife of KanOra-
do came down last Sunday for a
weeks stay. While his wife visits with
the J. H Detwiler family, VIII will
look after a herd Of thirty mules
which he viii sell to the highest bid
der today at the Sargent livery barn.
Smith Center Pioneer.
Rudolph Fowler Of Monmouth, Ill,
arrived in GOOdland Thursday for a
visit to his sisters, Mrs. c. II. Milf
sack and Mrs. J. P. Cullen. He To-
Gated in Sherman county in 1886 and
held down a claim, but went back to
Illinois later He has a position in
a meat market at st. Francis
J. H Munsey, who works for George
West on his ranch, was in GoOdland
Tuesday for treatment for a severe
confusion over the left eye. He was
hurt about three weeks ago, and the
swelling broke recently. The pain
and Inflammation threw him into a
fever He is much better and hopes
to be all right soon.
The second OF the series Of teas be-
ing given by the ladies of the Episco-
pal church will be held at the home
Of Mrs B. F. Brown next Thursday
afternoon, February 8. The ladies
hope for q generous patronage as the
receipts win &c towards the fund Cor
a new rectOry which they expect to
build early this spring
Postmaster Stevens. who suffered
an attack Of pneumonia, has not been
getting along as rapidly as was ex-
pected. He left the house before ne
was well enough for outdoor weather
and caught a little more cold, which
almost forced him to bed again. AT
present, however, he IS gaining
strength and viii be able to be about
IN week or so.
Tom Kreiter, who has been living
in Sherman county for some time, be
ing employed by c b Ryckman, left
Tor his parents home in Cambridge
Neb-, this week. About SIX months
ago Mr.. Kreiter settled upon a piece
OF scnOOi AanQ5 me nOrgneelSE quarter
OF section 1858. and proved up on
the same before the probate judge
Monday. He viii come back to this
county to live after his visit with his
parents in Cambridge
Jacob Lemmer is having a residence
built in the east part Of town The
/ dimensions are Skis, and the build
/ Ing wiz have i've rOms besides bath
room, pantry and two closets c. "
HOdgen is building the house, thl
contract price being $3.50. 6[r He'd
gen says. he IS furnishing plans Tor Z
large residence which is TO be built IL
Brighton, Ia, the town where he lived
before coming to Sherman county.
J. n Townsend Of HolIenberg
Kan the man who purchased thl
John Ak farm, four miles vest c.
looclands arrived here "Wednesday
and VIA take possession a. ne uiae.