Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-09
NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
The troops ct Camp Supply were mus
tered and inspected on the 18th ulf. by
Col. Hambright. who appeared very we'll
pleased with the appearance Of the COM
mand.
On FRIDAY morning the LIST. inst. it
commenced raining and gave a rainy and
blustery day. winding up with . genie
GO mile per hour breeze on Saturday.
Truly March ''came In like . Iion," will
ID go out like lsmbi."
Mr.. ''Kiah" left this post for Dodge
City last week. He has been the guest of
Lee g. Reynold. for few weeks part. He
is on his wav to Colorado. bat intends do
ing Dodge City few DAYS before starting.
Mr.. Jorsey, brother of Senator Dorsey
of Arkansas. visited this post last week
IN the interest of the new mail route be-
tween this post and Fort Bacon. Mr..
L. q. REYNOLDS is the successful sub-cou.
tractor. and arrived at this post on Satur>
dav last with his stock for the new rou e
from Supply and Elliott. He will make
three stations, or hree divisions. and for
this purpose lie has started for the front.
to establish ranches or stations at Willow
springs. aud Canadian CROSSING
Efforts are beng made ON all sides to
have the mail run Twice week between
these stations, and As tue Pan Handle of
Texas is filing up SO Rapidly with sub-
stantiai settlers from every direction
Colorado. Lakin. Dodge Ciry. tine Arkan-
sas Valley and from south "f Adobe Walls.
all are confronting to this garden spot OF
the Lone Star State-veiily thew Jequ're
more and better mail facilities than have
been allotted 10 this euterpnslng section
Of country.
This brir Is us 20 the late contract. l. is
not q range hat the Governments has be-
come sd very maonanImDus all at pncef
Just think, IL has let "a special con Fact
t. special individuals from FL Moro to
Fort Elliott for the NICE little sum at
5000 from Match lst. To July 1st., 1878
itour monthtl and every bods knows tnat
not 500 % worth OF mail matter Will pass
over THAT Inc, as the distance IS nrarly
500 miles and will taSe two DAYS longer To
reach the railroad from Elliott. anu Then
n. airy ONT day from FL Moro TO Dodge
CITY; making those days in favor of the
route VIA Camp Sucplv. There is 81 mig
ger III the fence somewhere.
Mr. Clem. Nichia has purchased the
Cimarron Ianch- aud Is now ,iOluciied and
doing well. Glenn takes to the lancha
IL
the rIght man in the right place
Mr.. w. &. Shinn has erected fipe
farm house AZ Red Hole. and when thor
oLghly fitted no and IN RAINING order It
vii! be splendid summer stopping place,
as there are no musquitOs In mat localiGv,
winch in fact Is The only draw back TO MI.
NichIa's loo atom.
Mrs. Brown is trying to run the Sol>
dieI's graves rancho, but ] am sUrrv to
say that reports iiays It that her estab-
iishment is rather ON the declire.
Mr. Sil3s Maisv. a. tue Bluff creek
rancho is the boss ranchnan: he knows
just now 70 run a ranch" and tine can.e-
Quence is that he IS always ''chucS full /"
MI. Maley has added dairy anu 10 now
engaged in breeding sheep wbicI has
proved = co npieie success
News reached this p 'sf that a Turder
bad hcen committed mar Adobe Walls.
Texas. a W eek or 81 ago 1t sse,ns taAt
one franklin. q hsIdeT, shot his employ
er. Mr.. Booth. ana killed him INSTANTLY.
Tire quarrel wa, relative to business
matter.
The Social CT ID of this post is going to
give a grand 81. 2atrick hall Oh ths e,cn>
Tag ut The lSra 'usl, which POM eS e. be
on n grand scale and will eclipse ANYTHING
OF the hiud yer inaugurated at this ppsi.
Liour. tance cave WDe Oi his fame, l,t
tie hops last week wnIch pr3ved equal to
tue hes, of The kind. Those social hop,
are about the only aBus-menG We 1Ive at
this post. ana the readers of the ZINES
aust grant Us a iiItis Indulgence If We
inenii"a them IN tie way If rews.
DIR. Atkins arrived az Ihis POST few
d,,s ago. from Fort Lsrned The DIR.
Mil remain here Tor the present. A..
Camp Supply, /. T., Mar. 4th, 1875,