Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-03-29
sPkAREvaLLE HAPPENINGS


....A lodge of Good Templars was or
on Monday evening.
......The members of the Spoareville Mis-
litia Company were notified TO assemble
st the school house on Wednesday evening
By order of Fl. b. Van VOorhis. Captain
commanding. TO complete their Organiza-
tiOn.
1.-THE wagon train of For: Dodge
passed through here on Monday last, in
charge of Corral Boss Michael Shugrue.
on their way FROM Fort Larned to Dodge.
removing Government stores from the
abandoned post.
The Railroad Company has at last
concluded to erect a depot at this station.
A number of mechanics and work men
have been engaged at the work for about
a week. and according to all appearances
the building will DO a good one.
......Croquet playing is the order of the
dav now. MIR. Geo. W. Potter. the new
railroad land agent. who had the repnra>
t,on in Larned of being the champion
PLAYER, promises fair not to he OutdOne
here. II. Z. Myton is his principal rival.
.Barney Hudson, who recently signed
the pledge ut one of the meetings OF our
Temperance society. to abstain from the
Use of all liquors, is now, to the anroy
ance of the tOwnsfolks, il a continual
state of intoxication. beating his wife and
insulting people going about their busi>
ness.
......J. NJ. Tyler, of the defunct firm of
10. Tyler & Co.. has sold his interest ~
tho Bank Saloon 10 Mr.. j. Thauer. and
has gone where the woOdbine twineth.
His country alleged cousin. Miss Green.
started few nights ahead. Ii seems The
suits commenced against HIM induced him
10 strike out for safer quarters.
... Surveyor }. II. Mathers attached
some personal property belonging to Will
lam Moore. who refused 10 Ply the charges
for being ploted all over Hodgeman
Government land. When the constable
served the papers on him he ut once con-
cluded to settle the account.
......The firm of Tennetr, Walker & Co.
of St. LOuis. No., last week instituted,
through their Attorney. Col. 1. s. Jones,
of Dodge CITY. new suit for the recOv>
cry of some $500 against o. Tyler & Co.,
having previously failed TO obtain anv>
thing of their claim. heir action Is
caused by the report that j. n. Tyler. the
representative of the defunct firm. had
managed TO save property and goods on
which his creditors have legal claim.
Major Van Voorhis. David Williams
and Mr.. Newell returned Sunday morning
from their surveying trip for new road
from here to Fort Supply. l. I. They res
port very favOrably on a crossing of the
Arkansas river and recommend that road
be LAID ont in the interest of tine business
men of this town. The meeting which
was called on Monday evening. ut Clark
& Muller's office, for the purpose. was.
however. but poorly attended. A fund
has to be raised to cover the expenses of
the trip.
..... An agent Of the Singer Sewing Ma.
chine Company came here on FRIDAY of
last week to recover a sewing machine
which the former agent of the company
at this place, Henry NJ. BroOms. had
traded TO N. {. Jones for homestead
claim near town. The agent found the
machine in the Summit House and took
possession Of it. n. G. Jones replevled
the same. and the trial will come off on
the S1st inst, before Justice of the Peace |
gagged on both sides.
.....A most destructive prairie fire swept |
over this country on Sunday. dong con. |
siderable damage in the neiRhbOrhOOd of |
this town. The fire started on the reserv- !
alton. probably bv the spark OF locomO>
tive. and the entire stretch of country |
between the railroad and the Sawlog was
burned on Sunday noon. When 1t had |
reached the Point of Rocks" the wind |
changed TO the north. and for some time
the town seemed to be In imminent dams
ger. Tns settlers turned out en- masse. but |
their utmost endeavors to stop il were of |
no avail until it finally reached district
burned over last fall.