Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-08
Echoes From Supply.

eter registered one degree below zero, and o,
Thursday night five degrees below. fee in bar
rels &C., frose to thickness of six inches.
The troops Of this post were paraded for Bat
TALON inspection on Friday. the so,h ult The,
made splendid appearance, and everything
seems to give entire satisfaction to the com.
mAndins oncer in regard to dress. appearance
msnus spd maneuvsr.
The U. $. mail came in on time during tn,
past week, and We feel like congraiuaring oul
mail contractor upon the realization Of the fac,
thst it Can be done. We are charitable enough
" believe that the ''lste arrivals" complained
Of in late articles were unavoidable.
Our hunting parties report game very scarce
just now in this vicinity. Nearly all return
with but little game. Only last Friday some
twenty or more hunters, with six or eight
wagons. passed through the Post, going north
ward. They were lightly loaded and reported
very poor success. They seemed perfectly dis
gusted with their hunt.
'Tsttso" in the last Times. seems to have
experienced about the same troubles Ut his post
that We dbl here upon the arrival Of the last
two numbers Of the ''Timrs." There are two
classes Of people who generally act critics on
almost every piece Of local information that is
given 10 the press. Those whose ears q little
longer than the real out-and-out hypocrite. II
. local item contains all the derp psthos OF
Addison, the logical precision OF Rzbelais, the
shIidlike play fulness Of swim. the manly stoi-
cism OF Sterne, the metaph steal depth Of Gold
smith. the blu,hing modesty of Fielding. the
epigrsRmxtic tsrseness Of Walter Scott, the
uprorious humOr Of Sam Richardson, the gay
simplicity Of Sam JOhnson-if local items were
to combine oil these qualities, with the most ex-
celiencies of the most polished writer, some rs
would nnd fault. But my dear critic my be-
loved interloper, it is very very old saying,
and as true Is it is old. that ''Fraus est celsre
Fraudem." 1t is fraud to conceal fraud, or
on such . concsament devolves n share in the
guilt. Therefore Us = reporter it is our duty to
give facts, and if you have committed Yourself
by . mean, low act, and disgracsd yourself, and
those with whom circumstances have compelled |
them to associate, then it is right. and it is /
probably just that your black deeds should be in
sinuased 6rst, and fully reported afterward, i'll
he 1rst Is not sufficient to bring about q reform /
on your part Therefore. ~ Terence says, "Be |
. man and allow nothing to be Indifferent to you
that effects manhood" Then there Will be no /
csase to rsport. either by insinlation or other
wise, that vsu are . blackhearted vampire.
The qHarteFmaster has advertised Q public sale
Of condemned property, to take place here on |
the 2iss. Horses, mules. harness. quArternaster
stores sad clothing, camp and garrison equipase
Me- among the items to be sold
Lieut.. Reed Of the l9sh Inn. passed through
this post on he 3eth ult returning to Fort Elliot
nom sesve Of absence to Dodge City. whittier
be haA taAsn his family on their way East.
The camp W. enlivened during the past week
By two grad balls, OF in army phrase, hops.
The one given by the officers and the other by
lie social club. both OF which proved to be the
Dese Of the kind during the season. Our social
;iub is about 70 reorgsnize and reconstruct and
Ill the bad element will be expunged, which with
aase tendency to create more harmony in &C.
hon and give more satisfaction to all concerned.
We nave new ut the post nre company to act
n case Of Ore. IN artillery class to silence the
indian guns should they modest us, and signal
lass. all very useful branches Of the service.
PROSPECT OF AN INDIAN FIGHT.
The Pswnee Indians are on general winter Is
'uns. About 100 or 800 Of them stopped few
lays 1t this post in the early part Of the week.
n their way down TO the Canadian river.
The Che ennes are expected here in the early
art Of the week, for . hunt on the Upper Besy.
E. There are about 500 or 600 OF them. II
1t seems that there is good chance for fight
etveen the Pswnees and Cheyennes owing to
he following circumstances:
When the Pawnees lett their reservation for
his hunt. they In passing near the Cheyennes,
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