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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
Life at Deedwood. Black Hills.

Life mt DeEdTood, Black His
For the information aud bench; of our
readers who conteInSlate visiting the
Black Hills this SprIag. we publish the
following graphic picture OF real life at
the principal city of the new Eidorado.
from the Virginia City Chronicle:
There are saloons all over the place.
and whisky four bits drink. They put
Two barrels upon end, nal a board across
for a bar and deal ont. A miner who
wants 10 treat pours some gold dust on
the barrel head and says. set 'em up"
They never weigh the dust. Sometimes 4
man won't put down enough dust, but
they never say a word and IT he's a little
tight ana y urs out ten cr fifteen dollars
worth. they never mention Ut. They have
three faro banks running all the while.
They don't use checks for the bows: when
they won pile of checks they threw 'em
all aver The place. and some we're too
drunk TO handle en-. So the checks got
played out. Now man puts little gold
dust on n dollar gIeenback and il goes for
two dollars worth of dust: on ten dollar
greenback goes TOR twenty dollars, and so
on-Don't weigh the dust at all, bur guess
the amount. We ha &c a daily newspaper
that Is. sometimes it's Dolly, and then
when the composIfoTs get drunk it don't
come out for several days. If q man
wants gun w3dding. he goes and pays
four bits for a paper Whenever they
start new city government they PRINT q
lot OF city ordinances: then there's "a
grand rush for the paper. Sometimes ir
comes ont twice a week. and sometimes
twice day. Every man in deadwood
cauieS about fourteen pounds Of fire arms
hNched to his belt. and they never pass
any words. The fellow that gets his gun
OFT first is the best man, and they lug off
h.r - tgFtt nsr x-a.- NV a
is a big institution and growing one
Sometimes, however. the place is right
quiet, I've known times when man
wasn't killed for twenty-four hours.
Then again perhaps they'd lay out five or
SIX per day. When a nan gets too handy
with his shooting irons and kills five or
SIX, they think he isn't safe, and some
body pops HIM over TO rid the place of
him. They don't kill him for what he
has done. but for what he's liable to DO.
suppose that the average deaths amount
10 about one hundred month.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
The SANTA Fe Road.

TOPEKA. April 4.-Thc long and ami
mated contest on the part of the itchison,
Topeka * Santa Fe railroad to secure
direct connection al Pueblo for Denver,
eliminated in a fast express car over that
road, the new time table calling for the
fastest time ever made west of Kansas
City. The new order of things goes into
effect on Sunday next, the A. T. & S. +.
tram leaving Kansas City AT II 81 a. m
arriving al Pueblo at 5 p. m. the next day
and making direct connection. Denver is
reached at ) p. IN. Returning. the same
direct connection is made. An additional
train will be put on Tor the accommoda-
non of the immense tide of immigration
pouring into the southwest. this train
leaving Kansas City at night and making
the nun through the Arkansas valley by
daylight
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
In the Sweet By-and-By

cannot out be the happy thought Us the
fortunate recipient of the Rocky Noun
tain tourist scans its wonderfully
attractive pages aud peruses it's fascina
ting descriptions Nost beautifully
embcllished with new and highly artistic
easravings. its letter press "a model OF
typographical richness. and the
arrangement throughout simply superb,
ti,e Rocky mountain tourist Is worthy of
comparison with Picturesque America or
The Aidine. 1t is written in qossipy.
graphic style, covering details of the tour
through the garden of the Southwest lthe
Arkansas Valley. southern Kansas. TO
she very heart of the Alps of America
the Rocky Mountains. Jaunrs are made
To all the famous resorts of Colorado. the
r-Inarkabls ruins. the springs. the mines.
aud IN short. to every point of interest to
tourist. agricnitnralist, capitalist. MINER
asd invalid. With the Tourist. tue San
Juan Guide keeps fitting company. and
ths two publications are mailed free to
all writing for one or both to T. J. ADDER
son. Topeka. Kansas.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

Immigrants are coming into Edwards
county on the average of about 100 per
week. Kinsiey is not yet three years Old
ard has population of less shan five
hundred. but it has one of the finest
school houses west of Topeka, good
bridge across the Arkansas nser. and two
of the best conducted hotels in the State.
this summer. one with capacity for
turning out 10, 60 brick daily. SO says
the Leader.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
Firemen's Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Fire Company WAS held last Wednesday
evening. The attendance was large ard
considerable business was transacted.
Each member promptly paid his monthly
dues and the treasury was thereby greatly
replenished. Messrs Harry Boyer. W.
n. Morphy and Jack Collier were elected
to active membership. and Mr.. G. f..
Hadder was elected an honorary member.
A finance committee was appointed by the
Marshal whose duty it is to transact all
business for and attend to all the finan-
cial matters of the company The COM
mittee consists of Messrs. G. NJ. Hoover.
c. II. Beeson and Fred j. Leonard. On
motion a committee was appointed TO
draft resolutions expressive of the deep
sorrow felt by the entire company. caused
by the death OF brother member. Mr..
Harry f. dryden was appointed as such
committee.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

The Treasury Committee of the British
Parliament has submitted report on
meteorological observations in which it
suggests the adoption of the American
meteorological system. The report sets
forth the perfection OF tie Weather Bn-
reau in the United States, and admits
that we are ahead of all the rest Of the
world in the accuracy of our forecasts.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
The Blenders Again.

LITTLE Rock, April "A special to the
Gazette from crawford county. gives the
latest in regard to the Bender family.
George Keaecr and family. supposed TO he
the original family OF Blenders of murder
ors fame III Kansas. were arrested to-day
by Kansas detectives, who have been
shadewing the Keafer family for quite a
time, and are confident that they have
captured the right parties The detect
ives have been for some time past working
us farm laborers in this country. and
quietly watching the movements of the
party upon whom they sprung the trap
TODAY.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
THE WEATHER.

Table showing monthly means of bar
ometer and thermometer, monthly veloc-
ity of wind. and amount of rainfall. with
the prevailing direction of wind, Sc, for
the month of March 1ss.I:
Monthly mean barometer. %. s5s-
MONTHLY nl.-sia thermometer, ~.
Monthly mean humidity, ). L per cn,-
Highest barometer, 90 3i3. in. on the 9Th inst
Loves, barometer, y. .fa6. on the 3ist inst
Monthly range OF barometer. Sc inches.
Highest temperature, IS degrees, ON s2d inst.
Lowest temperature, degrees, on 5iil inst
Monthly range oi temperature. q. degrees.
Greatest daily range OF temperature, - de-
grces on the lsih inst.
Mean Of max man temperatures, ~ : degrees
Mean OF minimum temperatures. e-6.
Mean daily range of Temperature $50.
Total rainfall or melted snow, =, iRches.
Prevailing wind, north
Total number OF miles Travelled. II. 1ls
Maximum velocity of wind. - miles on she
~ int.
Number Of cioudy days. other than those On
which ram ieli.
Number o. days on which rain or snow fell, T..
Number Of auroras, O.
Number of solar naios o.
Lunar halos I.
Number OF corona. l.
EDWIN GARLAND,
Sergeant. Signal Service, L. 5. A.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

L. Z. DEGEa has been re-appointed City
Marshal, to serve under the new admins
tration- 1t was thought by many that q
change would be made in this branch of
the government, but the Mayor and
Council wisely concluded that no better
man for the place could bs found.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

Mr.. NJ. W. SUTTON was appointed City
Attorney and Clerk by Mayor Kelley. al
the special meeting last Wednesday, and
confirmed by the Council. Mr.. Sutton's
ability TO fill the position is universally
acknowledged, and his appointments: is
heartily approved by the people. The
duties OF the City Attorney will be Of
Importance this summer, but the new
attorney viii be equal to the task.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07
The Turf.

Goldsmith Maid and Raras trottcd for 4
purse of IS, 600: mile heats. to harness.
g. coo added If . :l6 81 was beaten. The
Maid won in three straight heats. time.
2:22, 2:i6 4. rs ii. Rarus was only n
neck behind in the second heat. and well
up in the others.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

FIRE ARMS REPAIRED.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

MIR. CHARLES ii. SCHULZ received An
appointment TO the Office of City Treasur-
err last Tuesday. at the hands of Mayor
Kelley. Mr.. Schulz reputation as 4
solid young man financially is uni
versaily admitted. The funds of the city
will be safe in his keeping.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

This monthly is winning popular favor
throughout the West. Ii IL really raer-
itorious, entertaining. pure and useful
paper for boys and girls. 10 pages. Illus
trated. sent one year for 80 cents. 1t is
Published at Topeka. Kansas.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

Bill ody. of Nebraska, Is now running
sheds blood freely in play called she
Red Right Hand. or Buffalo BilPs First
Scalp for Custer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-07

4 Washington correspondent says tina
ex- Con gresham W. r Brown il in WASH
ington looking to the position of Third
Auditor of the Treasurer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
American Fruit in EurOpe.

Europe is now taking a surprising
quantity of American fruit The pur-
chases have amounted to over So, $780,
600 since last June, compared with
5000, 900 in the same period the year
before. Dried apples figure largely in
this movement, This country has ex-
ported over 100000 pounds of them
since last June, as compared with
$4,000 pounds the previous year
This new addition to the trade Of the
United States is due to invention, which
has occupied itself of late with i'm
proved methods of drying and preserv-
ing fruit for transportation. The great
est progress has been made in the way
of dryers. Within the year some nota-
BILE inventions in this line have been
perfected, which are great acquisition
to the resources Of the country. The
fruit dryer bids fair hereafter to be as
much of a necessity to every farming
community as the cider mill and
cheese factory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
Salaries.

Further investigations regarding the
wages paid railroad employees show that
the Pennsylvania Company has made
but one reduction since the War. That
was of 10 per cent on Jan. 1, 1874 The
wages earned last month were }: passenger
engineers, $92.4S; passenger fremen,
SOL %; freight engineers, 1913 Sc; freight
firemen, 1903; passenger conductors $6S.
90 to $4,000; passenger brakemen; $41.
90 to 5000; passenger baggagemas-
tiers, $1,000; freight conductors, $500;
freight brakeme $46.SO;
The managers say their men were
satisfied with their wages and would not
have struck but for outside influences.
They consider railroade employesthebest
paid labOrers in the country, and will
not yield. The New Jersey officials pay
regular daily wages and have no mile
age system. To regain the mile
age system the men struck,
say the managers, but back pay
was due to over 100000, which the
men themselves allege as the reason.
The regular pay for all engineers is 500;
for firemen, 800; for brakemen, $17O
to 81 per day. Besides this, extra work
is given, so that the avarage salaries for
June were:
Passenger engineers, $104; passenger
tiremen, SOL; freight engineers, $11O;
freight firemen. $66;
The same rates obtain on the Lehigh
& Susquehanna, the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna, & Western, and the Morris &
Essex Roads. The engineers get $2.41
to $3.46; firemen $1.73; brakemen 81 "a;
to $175; conductors, $65 to S75 per
month. The Morris & Essex strikers
returned to work to-day, and trains are
running nearly as usual. The Company
agree to pay the firemen $50 month.
the same as before the 10 per cent re-
duction. Upon this the engineers work
at their reduced prices, 800 per month.
-NeW York Special to the Chicago Tribune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
The Cause Cannot Now be Considered.

We will take it for granted that the
strikers have just cause of complaint,
though while they are violating the
laws this cannot be considered. We do
not pretend to say that in the beginning
all the wrong was on the part of the
strikers; we will not even say that their
strike was not entirely justifable. But
nothing justifies their misconduct, their
.lawlessness, their violence. their at
tempts to prevent other men from &C
cepting the wages they reject and filling
the places they have abandoned
Whatever, therefore, may have been
the right Of the strikers, we urge, in the
interest of all honest and law-respecting
workingmen, that violence shall be
crushed out with stern hand. There
should be no parleying with men who
defy the laws. Wherever a company
can hire men to run its trains those
trains must be run at once, if to &C
complish this requires the whole force
Of the State.-New York World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
A Lucky Gold Miner.

Placer CALI He,uM: The richest
strike made in this country for many
years, and as rich, perhaps, as was ever
made, we here have the pleasure of re-
cording. A. 0. Bell, commonly called
pike" Bell, who, with his family, has
lived for many years on Bald Hill, a few
miles north of Auborn, is dauntless
prospector. Though occasionally MAX
ing strike of some considerable impor-
lance in the past, he has managed. like
most modern prospectors, to keep poor.
Last winter, in particular, he was in
very Strengthened circumstances, and
having no money, and the merchants
refusing to credit him, he offered his
only horse, worth about $50, for $40,
that he might buy bread for his children
and, failing in his efforts to sacrifice his
horse, he paWned ring from his Wife's
finger to obtain the necessaries of life
Day by day he continued his searches
the passing day had revealed color or
not his spirits were always jubilant, APP
parently kept up by the hope that
seemed never to desert him Of doing
better on the morrow. At last the lucky
day came.
It was about three weeks ago when,
hunting around over the hill, he struck
his pick into a little mound, which re-
sembled somewhat in appearance an
ant hill, and too his delight he unearthed
some pieces of decomposed quartz, at
tached to which were some colors of
gold. Encouraged at this prospect, he
began to sink his new lead and was re-
Warded by finding more or less gold at
every stage Of descent Last Saturday
he had reached depth of about thirty
feet, and had taken out in sinking that
far, rock estimated to be worth about
81, 500. The rock being extremely rotten
or what is called by quartz miners de-
composed, he had with little effort
pounded out in mortar enough to pay
expenses as he progressed. He had
hired men to assist him in working the
mine, and on last Monday morning
they went to work as usual. The gouge,
as we should call it, as it is too rotten
to be properly called a ledge, was dis
covered by noon to have become sud-
denly richer In the afternoon chunks
Of almost pure gold were taken out, and
VIZ NtSCO1ll lJOoCN oUltlI 111lOO oilC LII
terstlces between the rocks was SO rich
in gold that Pike began to wash it out
with pan. From three panfuls washed
Monday afternoon he obtained gold esti-
mated to be worth between 81, 900 and
$1,000.
That evening he came into town, and,
giving us a hint of what he had got, in
vlted us to go and see it. On Tuesday
afternoon, IN company with Sheriff
McCormic, we visited the mine. We
found Bell with pan of gold in his
hand worth from 81 900 to ST. 800 which
he assured us all came from one pan of
dirt. "But," said he, :" if you don't be-
lieye it, [ will wash another pan and
show you." We told him to wash. The
pan was sent down into the shaft and
soon returned filled with mass of
muddy, rocky stuff that sparkled all over
with pieces of gold. This was washed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
Four Thousand Acres of Wheat in One
Body.

The railroad company sent out
special train to Casselton on Monday
afternoon for short excursion, which
was participated by about rs ladies and
gentlemen from Fargo and Moorehead,
and number of gentlemen from the
east. The crops are looking beautiful,
and many Of the fields will be ready
for the reaper within a week. Mr..
Dalrymple's farm at Casselton is sight
worth travelling many a mile to see.
Four thousand acres of wheat in one
body, standing breast high, we'll filed,
and thick and strong as can be, is
comfortable thing to have. Those who
ought to be good judges predict that
the entire field will average thirty
bushels per acre. One hundred and
twenty thousand bushels of wheat to
market this fall. Talk about your
Hills; why they are nowhere compared
to that! Mr.. Williams LOCO acre field
at Mapleton is looking equally as we'll
as MIR. Dalrymple's, and the yield all
over the country will be immense.
Truly, the farmers of the Red River
valley have struck a bonanza this year.
Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
The New AristOcracy.

The following colloquy comes from an
unknown source:
Ephrem, come to yer mudder, boy.
Whar you been?"
Playin' wild de white folks chilum."
"Youis eh? See hyar, chile, you will
broke yer old mudders heart, an brung
her gray hairs in the grave wild yer reck-
lumness an carryns wild evil assoyashons.
Hadn't raised you up i'll de way you
should ought to go?"
Yethum"
Hadn't [ bin kline an tender wild you
an treated you like my own chile?
Which you isl
Yethum."
"Hebn't l reezned wild you, an pray
ed wild you, an deplored de good Lord
to wrap you up in His buzzum?"
"Yethum"
An isn't I yer natr'l detector an
garden TO- de law?'
Yethum"
" Well, den, do you s'pose Use gwine
to hav yer morals ruptured by de white
trash? No sab! Get in de house dis
instep; an if [ cher cotch you mum
catin' wild de white trash any mo-, TO de
Lord, niger, will broke yer black head
wild a brick"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
By all Means be an Editor.

An editor is the happiest being on
earth. He has little or nothing to do,
and his pay is ALT that heart could wish.
His sanctum, with it's Persian rugs and
Turkey carpets, its costly rosewood
furniture, its magnificent mirrors, it's
beautiful pictures, its complete library
of splendidly bound books, it's buffet
stocked with the finest wines, liquors,
and cigars, which cost him but puff or
two, its silver bell to summon an attend
ent whenever a julep or a cocktail is
wanted, and in short, with it's everything
comfort and pleasure, is a perfect little
paradise, where he sits or lounges and
reigns young lord, with the world of
fashion and pleasure at his feet. And
then, anybody can be an editor,-no
study, no PREPARATION. no brains, nothing
but little money to start with, and once
started, the money pours in upon you in
a steady stream, and the chef labor of
your life is to spend it. AS for the labor
of editing news paper, that is mere
moonshine. A mere glance at the col
umns of a newspaper is enough to con-
vince you that it requires no labor to
edit it, and less brains. 1t is certainly a
glorious life, that of an editor; life of
luxurious ease and elegant leisure-a
life for the gods, filled, like that of the
young lover In his first sweet dream of
requited love, with flutes and roseleaves
and moonbeams,
While not wave of trouble rolls
Across his peaceful breast;
and that all men are not editors is one
of the strangest things beneath the stars.
True there must be doctors and lawyers
and merchants and shoemakers and
peanut dealers and the like, and all these
callings must be filled by somebody, but
there are enough to fill them, and why
they don't become editors and lead
the life of opulent princes is thing that
staggers us. But, after all, it may be
that it is mere matter of taste It may
be repugnant to some natures to be
clothed in purple and line linen and fare
sumptuously every day, and of course
it would never do for such nature to
become an editor; the life of ease and
elegance and luxury, and exemption
from all care and toll and debts and
duns would soon become bore to him,
and he would spend his nights in dream
ing of plows and pitchforks and reaping-
machines, and squander his days in de-
vising some plan for swapping places
with & blacksmith's apprentice'or
street-car driver.-Loa1smNe Coarier-Jour-
nal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01
HunlOr.
An Iowa proof-reader lets his paper
say that certain insurance company
g promptly pays it's lasses.


An Iowa proofreader lets his paper
say that a certain insurance company
promptly pays it's lasses.
-t don't mind your tanning me-"
said she, but please don't blow all my
frizzes out. " He blew gentler.
Great Britain wishes we would call
Sitting Bull home from her possessions.
Here, Site, here Sitty-come home,
bOy-come home No use; he won't
come. Glad Oft, too. Chicago Journal
"A crazy woman walked into the
Congregational Church at West Meriden,
Conn.,, one Sunday, lately, and while the
organist was playing an interlude,
screamed in a shrill voice: 81 adiure
you, in the name Of the Almighty, to
trot that hymn Slow"
The Durand wis Times must be
keeping a pet hennery, for it says
Some low-lived, miserable, lantern
jawed, knock-kneed, contemplate thiev-
ing cuss goes prowling round nights
seeking where he may rob somebody's
chicken coop. q
The water lilies which grow in the
vincinity Of Burlington are the genuine
Egyptian lotus, and are only found at
one other point in the United States,
down in one of the Florida baous. Our
only authority for making this statement
is the fact that the same thing is said by
local botanists of all water lilies in the
United States, and we don't see why
Burlington water lilies should be left be-
hind.-Hduk-EaJe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-01

out and found to contain fully as much
of the precious metal, if not more, than
the one he had just finished panning
when we arrived. On Wednesday eve
ming Mr.. Bell lit is Mr." now-it was
Pike before) informed us that he had
taken out $4,000 in three pans that
day; that he had taken out, all told, up
to that time, between $4,000 and $685.
600, and that he had an offer and was
about to sell for $4,000. When asked
his notion for selling, he said be would
get away with about $4,000, and that
was money enough for him.