Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
FROM THE PANHANDLE.
Current Items Of News -. Horse
Thieves Captured and Killed.
Capt Davis Exploits. "A Wedding.

MR. EDITOR lIXESs-l uOtlCo yOuI coh-
respondent, Old Cactus, merely came to
this vicinity, took glance at things IN
general and then departed. With your
permission propose to give you from time
to time the current events that are trans
pirins in this vicinity. As the Times is
an excellent medium-owing to the great
snxiety of most of our people to get and
read It-through which &c make known
the wants, enterprises and resources OF
this large scope of country. as 1T is 4
well known fact that n certain few are,
and have been, monopolIzing everything
in the way of trade and enterprise in this
section, and have done all that they could
to throw obstacles in the way of COMPETE
tion. But some business men are begin
ming to realize the real worth Of the Pan
Handle, and are acting accordingly. We
down here think that the A. I. Il s. +.
r. L. is doing an excellent thing in Civ
ing encouragement to shippers for this
trade. as heretofore the great bulk of
trade as transported through an Indian
settled country. from 80 to 100 miles fur
Their by the NJ. X. & I. K r., thin could
be reached BIZ the 4. I. g. S. f. This
fact is well known. and many of the
business men received the glad tidings
with jOv that the A. T. & S. f. X. X.
contemplate competing for this trade.
Thus far as an intr0duction-now for
news:
Captain Davis. of the 9Th Cavalry, is
rapidly coming into notoriety as sue
cessful horse-thief capturer, and his late
exploits have added another wreath to his
already Brilliant laurels. A few days
ago he, with a small detachment of his
company. went out after horse-thicves,
and few miles southeast of this post, in
the direction of Fort Sill. he captured
i've notorious horse thieves and
delivered them safe at Fort Sill.
he alsocaptured1 $50 head of horses, mules
and ponies. which he delivered at Sill also.
On his return the Captain had a figh
with another gang Of thieves. which re-
suited in one thief. supposed to be Chuu1-
my Jones, and one ambulance driver OF
the Captains party, killed. CAPTAIN d.
had his horse shot from unaer him. and
several balls put through his coat.
John Atkinson. private Co. A. 4sh
Cavalry, an old soldier OF 13 or "A years
standing, and who has in his possession
several medals for bravery. was with
Captain Davis in his last engagement. and
his commanding officer gives him great
praise for bravery and daring exposure to
Z ba lltnD ~ h. Ia
undaunted when it required nerve to re-
sist the temptation Of hunting cover.
Capt. Davis came into the Fort on Sun
day evening last Tor re-inforcements, and
took out with him twelve more men. He
is determined to rid the country of these
troublesome umbrances-
Last week young man and woman, the
latter somewhat preposesslnR. came into
the post and inquired for the Post AGju-
tant. When directed to that officer, the
young man blushingly said ''Ssr l wish
you would marry US" The Adjutanf
Lieut.. T. II. Eckerson) responded to
tnei. desires and made the twain one, a
ceremony rather new to him, and NOT laid
down in the army regulations. Bnt he
got through all right. and the happy
cAuple departed whence they came. No
one knows who they were. or from whence
they came. or to where they went
Lieut.. Rosenquest, Of the 4th Cavalry.
has turned up among the missing. and re-
port says he has gone TO join the Turks.
II 80. We may soon hear of another Pasha
astonishing the world bv his grand
ssilies and brilliant victories. who has
risen from obscurity to become famed -
. dashing warrior. and tho American peo-
pie NAV puzzle their brain to arrive At
any probable conclusion az to his identity.
The Irish LORD Il on his pins again
and AHA for hia nork and beaua. and n