The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-12-30


department of the Millisack store, spent
Christmas AT the home of his parents at
Axtel, Kan.
Dan Dyer. travelling in the interests
If the Topeka Capital, was in town
Saturday looking after the bushes of
his paper.
The Christmas dance at the opera
house Friday night was well attended,
and the music furnished by the Good
land orchestra
The L. T. I. viii meet at the Meth
Odist church Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock. All the l. T. LIS are request
ed to be present.
Mrs 5. Wileman returned to Sharon
Springs the latter part last week,
after spending a few days on her home
stead near La Blanche
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Mcclure, of
Phillipsburg, Kan, ware IN the city the
latter part of last week for a visit with
friends and acquaintance.
Mrs. E. c. Case, OF Greeley county,
Nebraska, but formerly Of GoOdland,
was IN town Thursday to look after her
city residence and farm property.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Hartman and
family left last Thursday for Colorado
Springs for the benefit of a change of
scene after their late bereavement
Miss Magdalene Kreuzer returned
home last Thursday to spend the holi-
days with her parents. She is attend
ing a ParOchiai school at AtchisOn, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Fuller returned
Wednesday from a visit IN Oberlin,
Kan. They left their little son, Frank,
for longer visit with his grand parents.
Mrs. ]. 81. Allen, of Gearing, Ia,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7. Dimmitt
was here spending the holidays visit
ing her parents and brothers and sis
tiers.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Buchanan, of Sic
bert, Colo, spent Christmas IN Good
| land, the guests of Mr.. A. E. Barnett and
family Mr. Buchanan is Mrs. BaTnett's
brother.
Arthur Smith, bookkeeper at the
Foster Lumber company's Goodland
yard, returned this week from a few
days vacation with his parents at Gem,
Kansas.
W. H. Collier, of Osborne, Kan, was
/ in GOOdland Wednesday on a visit. He
| formerly lived in Sherman county IN the
early days and was well acquainted
with all the early settlers.
Mrs. H. S. SimOnton, of Horton, &C
/ cOmpanied by her three children arrived
/ IN GOodiand Friday morning for a two
weeks visit with her father and mother,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Barnett
John ". Tibbels returned from a
visit to Colorado Springs, Saturday
morning. His daughter, Mrs. Cora B.
/ Patterson, returned with him to spend
| the holidays here with her parents.
/ o. L. Sherwood, of Scott City, Kan,
| auditor of the Foster Lum Der company,
I was in GOOdland Thursday. He took
/ the place of Tom McCue as travelling
| auditor for the company some time
ago.
Henry Lewis, of Smith Center, who
| spent his bOyhOOd days IN Sherman
/ county, was In Goodland Saturday
i and went out into the country for a
/ visit with old acquaintance His folks
/ own farm IN Smith county. They for
/ merry lived in this, county, eight miles
northwest of GOodland.
! Mr. and Mrs. J. A. johnson, of IVES
/ kan, Kan, Wallace county, were IN
/ GOOdland Saturday, the guests of Mr..
| and Mrs. J. A Trent, who were neigh
| bOrs of the JOhnsOns back in Indiana.
| Mr.. and Mrs Johnson have been II
I western Kansas eighteen years, and
have no thought of leaving so good q
country.
Percy Z. Walden, foreman Of the
Rockefeller ranch IN Rawlins county,
made GOOdland q visit IN company
/ with Newt Hall, Saturday This was
! Mr.. Walden's first visit to the largest
/ town IN western Kansas, and ne was
much pleased at the appearance and
/ thrift of GOodland- The Rockefeller
ranch consists of Is, 900 acres, and IS
I well equipped and stocked with cattle.
The GOodland City schools, which
closed for the holidays Friday, Decem-
Der ., gave a very interesting program
/ that afternoon. All the rooms helped
I IN the entertainment, which was made
up Of songs, Rotations and chOruses.
Each of the teachers received presents
I from the students Prof. Mallory and
John Red each being the recipient OF
{ a rocking chair. Miss Filler, of the
grammer grade, received a pretty tOile;
set
Mr. and Mrs. Al Beer and Mr.. and
l Mr- and Mrs c B. Jewell and family,
I Of Hoisington, Kan, arrived IN Good
land Wednesday evening on No. 10, for
| a visit with old time acquaintance IA
this city Mr. Beer, now a passenger
J conductor on the Missouri Pacific out OF
HOisi1gton, was formerly IN the train
I service on this division Of the Rock Is
7 patcher and assistant trainmaster at
HoisingtOn, was chief dispatcher at
I the same time
The Christmas entertainments at the
GOOdland churches were well attended
! and pleasing programs rendered. The
/ Methodist and Christian churches cele-
bTated Christmas on SATURDAY evening.
The Episcopal church had arranged to
I have their Christmas Tree entertainment
ID their chapel on Monday evening,
but on account Of the storm Il was post
/ Poned 70 Wednesday evening. The
decorations IN al the churches were ar
tistic and pleasing, the Christmas trees
were loaded with presents for the child
ren and It was a tine Of good cheer for
( everyone.
A mail contract has just been entered
{ into whereby tranScontinental mail pas
sing fhr01gh the Kansaz City gateway
&c the Pacific coast VII be carried BY
( the R0ck Island Heretofore tie Santa
Fe has had this contract The NAL
{ passing through Kansss City for the ex-
treue western points costs the govern
nest fully 81 .0o0, Oc0 ayear- Just what
+ proportion az tins business the Rock Is
Z land Eil get IS not Known, but Z IS
sid 70 BE- q considerable part Of the
fraic- The coutract IS tze reszIt Of q
T sharp Struggle between the Eock Island
{ and Lcz santa Re railroads. resulting n