Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-03-29
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
LOCAL NEWS.
DODGE CITY. SATURDAY. MAR. %. -
The spring poet Is blooming.
The FiourIng Mil progresses

Dr. GailaDd wants more hotel room.
Build
p. L. Beatty has been absent. at Atch-
John d. Means is Deputy Register of
Deeds.
j A TorhDe of the East End. called
Monday.
j. ". White, attorney. of Sterling.
called Sunday.
L. w. b. johnson. OF Cimarron, was
IA the city Tuesday.
Cook Il Farwellis land office is on
West Front street.
w. J. Miller's store building is in
process of erection.
The Quartermaster's Department is
erecting large Office building.
c. X. Norman, timer, has removed TO
Zimmerman'e hardware store.
Rev. i. Wolf left Monday for pass
toral trip 10 Fort Supply and Elliott
Judge Kellogg has removed his office
to tue building north of the Old House
Saloon.
The garden truck planted is doing
finely. A number of citizens are making
gardens.
d. NJ. Frost and wife arrived SATURDAY.
morning. having enjoyed their honeymoon
ia the east.
Mr.. Van Horn. of the Larned Flour
ing Nil was in the citv SATURDAY.. making
sales of his celebrated flour.
Thomas Shecban had the middle finger
of HIS night hand cut off while coupling
cars, at this place. ON Sunday last.
R. W. Tarbox and brother. of West
Las Animas. left on Monday for the Pan
Handle, with supplies for their extensive
sheep ranch.
John Mosely, and Howard Simmons.
Sheriff of Barbour county, old friends of
County Attorney Sutton, spent few DAYS
in Dodge, this week.
Pat. snphrue received, as birthday
present, a hunters mess chest. Ii is
nicely arranged with every article of table
ware. and was manufactured in the old
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Draper and Mis-,
Collins left for st. Louis Thursday night.
where they Will remain for short time.
A large number of friends bid them fares
well at the depot.
SHERIFF W. b. Masterson and thirty
men iefs Dodge SATURDAY last, for Canon
CAV, where they were called in aDticipa.
fion Of railroad troubles. but We do not
hear Of any.
w. &. Seward. of the eastern part of
the county, called Monday. lie saws the
wheat crop does not promise over 60 per
cent. OF an average Weld. but with
timely ram. We NAV have far crop Of
fall wheat.
E vanderhoff was arrested Tuesday,
charged with stealing SIS from Mrs. Lewis.
who keeps boarding house. S1S of the
money was recovered being found in the
possession of a female. The prisoner was
bound over IN the SUN Of $500.
Mr.. Coutant and wife. Mr.. Holmes
and Miss Williamson, of Hutchinson. were
ia Dodge City ana called on the lines
Mr.. Coutant IL editor of the Hutchinson
Interior. They expressed themselves
pleased with their first visit to Dodge.
Real estate is quito active. and ready
sales are made at good prices. The Nor
rir Collar lots are being rapidly disposed
purposes we may expect to see manv Gle.
CANT houses constructed during the coming
season.
John Shepley and VIM. Bell, of Bar,
bour county. were arrested IN tins city
Tuesday, by Howard Simmons. sheriff OF
barbour county. and John Mosely. The
prisoners are charged with stealing two
mules. the property of the sheriff They
were taken back 10 Barbour county on
Wednesday.
The benefit of advertising was proven
last week. We announced that . glass
seal was found. which the owner could
have. IL proved TO be- the property of
Col. ID. ID. Colley. The find was more
valuable than We supposed Ii was q
cfSstaiized quartz seal. highly priced by
the Colonel.
A wagon. with the inscription painted
on the corner. Farewell. Missouri. y
passed through Dodge City Saturday. Il |
was ON its WAY 10 Leadville. or bust. One |
81 the movers lost f6l in cash aud check |
Tor Sls0. between Speareville and Dodge |
CITY. He retraced his steps, but the lost |
money could not be found.
Mayor Kelley enjoys good Joke as !
we'll As ANYBODY. A visiting friend this
week asked us " the Mayor was the per- I
'on who owned so masv dogs. We replied |
he was The stranger said Mr. Kelley had
luitc reputation in New York, where he |
anne from. He had read many interest.
ng "Reminiscences of the Mavor and his
bounds. One story is that person called
or wine at the Arcade and was handed
. h'skey. IN the most superlative manner,
mound ham. drink whaf th~ .n.e a. 3,