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turn Thursday. K.C. Herron purchased the building occupied by the Boone barber shop, a short time since. Mrs. A. A. Bower has been seriously ill for some time, but is reported some better at present. The School board passed resolutions requiring non-resident pupils to pay tuition in advance. Young, Bainbridge, Hendrickson, and Cullins went to the Smoky Thursday to shoot ducks. A.L. Rich of the Colby land office was in Goodland Monday, visiting old friends and acquaintances. Miss Mamie Liston, daughter of O. P. Liston, formerly agent at this place, is visiting friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Warriner left on Tuesday night for Salina, Kan., where they will attend the university. Lillie Fender went out Monday to commence her school in the Middleton neighborhood, district No. 36. Mrs. Sarah Edwards will teach the school in district No. 18, in the Corkill neighborhood, and will begin October 3rd. Arthur Kemp and V. W. Goodrich had a joint discussion on Friday. It is reported that Kemp won the honors easily. Mrs. Henry Lawrence, daughter of John Reed, left Monday morning for Oregon. She has been here several months on a visit. W.C LeHane of Beatrice, Neb., was first of the is an and receiver in the attorney city the week. for the He Beatrice Savings bank. Eric Owen, of the firm of Kent Owen, was absent several days this week up on the Black Water homesteading and plumming. E. J. W. Hodgkinson, A. D. Rummel, Klauer Thorson, and Swan Fred Nelson went to Omaha Wednesday night to attend the exposition. Mrs. Jansen of Topeka is visiting friends and relatives in the country. Mr. Jansen was at one time the proprietor of a butcher shop in this city. W.E Dustin sold out his livery business this week to William and David Trachsell, who live southeast of town. They will take possession September 22nd. Miss Preston, the daughter of Thomas Preston by a former marriage, left on August 31st for Wyoming where she is engaged to teach school at $75 per month. A. A. Shadlaw, formerly of this county but now of Norton county, was here a few days the latter last week. He near visiting part of lives Almena, Kan. Cass Hogeboom has moved into the residence formerly occupied by Bruce and Mr. Hargraves Niles, vacated has by moved Mr. into the Penny house Hogeboom. W.C. Le Hane of Beatrice, Neb., was in Goodland last Monday and Tuesday. He is the owner of 13 quarters of Sherman county land and thinks Sherman county is all right. W.J. Bailey, republican nominee for congressman-at-large will be in Goodland on Wednesday, September 21, and will speak on the political issues from his standpoint. Congressman McCormick will be here Saturday, September 24th and will address the citizens of Sherman county on the issues of the day. All are invited to come out and hear him. W.C. Meyers, who has been visiting the Omaha exposition for several returned to He left Sunday week. months, Goodland morning school last the for Flagler where he will teach coming year. Walt Warriner will teach the Fender school, district No. 52, and will begin as soon as he returns from Cincinnati where he has gone with the Denver drum corps, to attend the G. A. R. encampment. George Hess has been giving away yard sticks to advertise his large business, and besides what have gone into the the Goodland small boy country succeeded scooping full has in a supply of the sticks. Mrs. Athor Johnson, whose husband lives 9 miles northwest of Goodland, is in a precarious condition with uraemie convulsions, and her recovery is doubtful. Dr. Smith was out to attend ternoon