The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-23

Conductor Mort Justus has taken a
lay of.
Engineer II. BrOssO was down from
Denver Monday.
Fireman J. ". Kelly has gone to HOr-
ton to spend a short vacation.
The monthly payday was Saturday
and many a heart was gladdened-
Conductor E J. Tippins Of the Den
YER freight run Sundsyed in GOOdland.
Jesse Yocum Of the depot force will
spend Christmas with his-fOlks at
AImena.
Fireman c. H. AIbrecht and family
have gone to eastern Kansas for a few
weeks visit
Count" Mcclure and family are at
Ellsworth, Kan, spending the holidays
with relatives.
Frank King, formerly a traindis-
pstcher at this division, is TailrOadiug
now at East Las Vegas, y. NJ
Some Of the ice for the ice house at
this place was brought from the Rock
Island lake near Smith Center.
Fireman Tim Foley is back from
the LimOn-Denver run where he had a
regular engine for several weeks
The Rock Island directors have de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of "a per cent, payable in February.
Engineer DAILY, Fireman DinIey with
engine 53l were down from Denver run
Saturday for repairs for their engine.
Extra Fireman Fred Patton has en-
CINE $40 for 80 days, Fireman Charles
AIbrecht having taken a layOf and
gone east
R.A. Tracey, late in the employ of
the company as freight conductor, has
moved his family to Denver where they
Will make their home for the present
John Love, the coIOred gentleman
who for the past II years has filled the
position Of porter on Conductor Mas
tins train, no longer makes trips on
; and 6 between here and Denver
Phillipsburg Dispatch
Nearly everyone has heard Of the
man who carried off the hot stove, but
it took Al Mooney an Tom Shoemaker,
water service employees, to carry a red
hot radiator out Of the Office of the
Depot hotel the other morning and
load it into the baggage car Of No. 6.
The air vas blue with redhOt words,
and it was fun for the spectators.
PrOfting by experience in the past
the Rock Island railway company have
commenced putting up ice early this
year. a force Of men we're at work
cutting ice from the Prairie Dog, near
Norton, last Saturday, with which to
fill the large ics house at GOOdland.
That station was supplied with good
quality Of ice and now a supply Is being
shipped to this place with which to ill
the cOmpany's house hillipsburg
Dispatch.
William StrettOn, who has been fore
man Of the Rock Island round house
and yards In this city for the last u
years, and in fact the only foreman the
company ever employed at this place,
has severed his connection with the
railroad, his place being taken by
Charles HOltz, who was formerly fore
man of the round hO1se at Horton.
Mr.. StrettOn has been very competent
and faithful officer, and his many
friends in this city regret that the
relation between him and the company
he has served so long are such as to
compel him to lay down his authority
and quit the employ Of the road
Phillipsbnrg Dispatch
Through the kindness of Conductor
Tom Duncan The Commercial was
allowed to read a copy of The Bounding
BillOw, a paper published at intervals
on Admiral Dewey's flagship, the Olym-
Pia. This copy was printed just after
the great battle of May I, and gives the
most complete description Of this naval
victory that we have seen. Another
thing that makes this paper especially
valuable is the fact that it is printed
on paper captured from the Spaniards
after the battle. 1t also gives a report
of the battle as published in a Manila
paper and translated. This paper was
-, - r0ra--
erly Of this city, who is a fireman on
the battleship Olympia.-HOrtOn Com
merciai.