The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-01-26
he oDening of spring work.

the opening Of spring work
william Vogan recently put down
a well for Tom DueH and Charles
FaIfne. owned jointly between the two
houses He went down 1S2 feet, and
got 30 feet Of water VOgan says that
il is the deepest well in GOOdland-
William VOgeI commenced a well
on the old fair ground Wednesday.
The county will soon build a poor
house on the property, and the putting
down Of a well and the erection OF a
wind mill is a prerequisite to building
William Hargraves is building an
addition to his bicycle shop, on the
south side Of the main part Of the
building and running the whole length
TO the rear Of the strUCtuer. Star &
wiltshire, plumbers, will occupy the
building when completed
The last old well in the pumping
| house has given out owing to the
| nIsvfng out of the caseing. The steam
/ well north Of the pump house was re-
/ fitted and coupled up Tuesday One
! Of the gasoline engines is unavailable
/ for pumping until the well Is pulled
or dug
The coIored dive known as the
| ssBIue Goose" went up in smoke sun
day night. The inmates had fed the
/ SUNDAY. previous on hearing that war
rants were out for their arrest Stand
ing apart from other buildings made
il tempting to some one to touch
match to it
John A Keeran bought one lot o.
C. L. Calvert. lust south Of DR.. ". II
Farrow's office, and two lots, jus
, south of Dr. Shaw's office, on tn
east side Of Main street, this week
He will build a real estate ONCE Of
one Of these lots soon
Mabel Thompson, teacher in distric
l No. II. known as the Grace school
? reports that the box social, held in tn
school house January 19, brought i
= S31. The highest price paid for an
one basket was $3.50. The money vi
= be used to buy books for the distriC
E library. Miss Thompson is popular
:, a teacher Of Grace school
= Mrs. GoOdale Of AuOra, Ill, is visit
ing Mrs. P. IS. Darling, who was he
e childhood friend and school mate
The Royal NeighbOrs banquetted
= the. kellogg restaurant Saturday. II
Kellogg restaurant prides itself on &c
ting I'D banquet spreads after II
l. queens STYLE. The MasOns also he
-e their banquet at the Kellogg pla'
q Monday evening
II Mr.. and Mrs. / r. Pratt and daugl
ter, Maud, arrived in GOOdland SUI
" day from Los Angeles, where thu
a were on a visit to Mrs Pratts siste
e They now live at COldwater, Alicl
ID but formerly lived near R L Pete
e. on the north line Of this county. III
lie Pratt still holds a half section or la
he in that locality They stopped WI
k Mr.. Peters while visiting here and
1y newed Old-time mountaineering.
" A land buyer who had lots Of mon
nhn0- Sol
e, bank back home" for $1,000 a.
st placed it with the First National bal
IS OF this city for collection only,
It money being paid on It for want
n his identity and proof OF fnanc
standing. Afterwards, he went IL
ST. the hank. and thinking, he ought
lal have more than a thousand he
-. the check and put a 1 in front OF
Is, amount for a thousand making
he check call for $1,000. The che
was sent in, and a telegram ca
lty back, saying that the check was
n good for want Of a deposit back OF
He Meanwhile the fellow left GoOdla
is and has not. been heard Of since Sin
rs the man did not try TO get any mol
on the check here, the presumpt
ar is that he is laboring under some d
sst 11,cination and thinks he has mol
re TO burn. This fellow made real
Us tate agent feel good by the prom
an to buy a lot Of Sherman county Ia
He may yet
ere Attorney J. Z Foster Of Colby
it'll in GoodIand Sunday. While he 7
Zht veteran at the law and is reeogni
ger, as one Of the brightest men IN
&c profession in the western part OF
state. M Foster has time TO i
the pleasant at the acquaintance he
Is, formed in GoOdland and occasion
an drops q story or and illustration
and the subject he is talking about
res is so pat that one long remenni
them He has professional BUSH
i've in many OF the counties in Wes
Of kansas. The register OF deeds OF X
the Inns county, Oscar Turner, has ret
the ed Attorney Foster to defend hin
hes. the case brought charging him
enbezzlement Of fees belonging
ION. Rawlfns county Not long ago.
ding Foster was chosen BY Judge 70
ac-l c. Hester Of the Thirty-dfth dis
] is to sit as judge pro tempore In a
sec in that district sn which Beiser
personally interested. which cas-
: OF stf17 pending. EIr. Foster found &
oar- essary. to appoint q reseree % ma.
tfis report on some property