Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-05-25
SPEARVILLE.
CORRESPONDENCE


To III. Editors Of the Times.
In nlancing over "A copy of the new born Enter
prise of this place we noticedsn article on spear
ing TO lie one OF the first settlers snd cosnl<ah'
with all the facts was at once struck ahd ma,
say disgusfc'l with THIS hlsioric'i NONSENSE IL
says chat Spearville il the legitimate offspring
OF q successful business enterprise oi which the
managers may well feel proud And this "a
cantic business enterprise was conceived IN ms
manner: Two gentlemen living IN the saihteI
city of Chics 20 concluded that Chicago WAS too
narrow and contracted field for them TO "lera'.
in so they conceived the idea that the broad iTa-
tries OF Kansas. and especially Those OF Tie AT
kansas Valley, was the place in which they could
have full scope to their ambition 20 they came
out West prospecting, and IN the latter part OF
september Isl were dropped out lake Gals IN
nag upon the bleak prairie where >pearvillr now
stands. They lifted up their eyss anu all mat
could be seen was the section house and Hall y
Nelson's store. The rest was an nnbrrkeh
stretch of prairie and the town existed only ~
maine But the sagsciiy of their natures told
them here WAS the place TO establish their great
business enterprise and the germ oil ne was al
once pl.nt,d: hut did not begin TO quicken un-
til the 20th of November when the grand sachem
arrived and on the 18Th OF December the legal
limb put in an appearance lhey were 70 De
followed ia a short time by any faniil.s from
Chicago. OF this mighty host but four faniilies
have arrived, the other Is Will come OF course as
I they are part of the bushes enterprise:
Now gentlemen when you took Sour nrst sur
yev of IN. country t.ilcre were the hou>rs anu
/ impror en- snts of Major Nanvoorhis, 1. II: van
/ yoorlis NJ Wear, }. ii. fulkerson, u insh-
ard r y Harter. | think the language OF the
I sachern was true; you were dropped down Ike
car in bag and those cats iess than nine day :
old II Spearyillc was only in name why was
! il that Major Nanv0orhis was employed by the
! Town Site company to make surveys ana sell
lois Why Is il that If the cOuniry was unsettled
that this whole party Were Obliged - go from .
or 4 miles from town in order 10 get CLAIM.
| How is il il no one was here that on ;he an oil
November thirteen days before the arrival oil the
! business managers there were ]. yo.es cast IN
the Spearvilie precinct and II requires resi-
Genct Of six month. I. become legal voter.
| Gentlemen, the fact /, you have made istai
mistake There Others here brsides your
selves others that were here long before you
conceived the idea OF your business project
Men who came here when the country was unset
fled and unbrokrn who fought their way thro'
the army of land sharks in the east and came
here with a purpose. Where Is Jonas stafford
and family Who were here two years before yot
and is die oldest OF our pioneers. W mere arc ths
men that came here almost "A year before You apc
have made the opening. They are the ones III Al
took the greatest risks. You utterly ignore fht
whole party aud ii is Big and little sIl TIT
way through. .
| Gents You of too recent date TO lag c.aiI
/ as the founders of Spearviile. Spearyiiic exist
! ed anil was a fixed TACT before your advent. lot
oan help u build il UP, anu whatever you do o.
nave done for the town the citizens Will give yo'
credit for but will not give You credit tor ut
rerly ignoring every one that Sas instruments
in The starting of the Town. OLD SETTLER