Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-15
sPRAREyILLE HAPPENINGS

sPRAREvILLE HAPPENINGS
Quite number of land>seekers have
made their appearance in Speareviile
during the past week, and land is once
more IN demand
Governor John r. st. John has ap
pointed George +. Jones' rs Justice Of the
Peace for Speareville township, vice j. t.
Van VOOrhis. resigned.
District Clerk, II. 7. Myton. on his
return from Colorado. repor:s cattle IN
thai locality In poor condi ION and many
carcasses scattered on the road.
War aud Iumors Of war were the Or
der Of the dav. when that armitss Item
appeared in the last issue OF the Speare>
vine News. Peace, however. seems to be
restored now.
Mr.. Thomas Kelly, Of Larned. took
in the sights of SpeareviIle on Mondav.
looking for location for a warehouse for
farming machinery and agricultural im>
plements.
Mr.. O. Pentner. Of Kinsley. was in
SpeareviIle on Monday, negotiating for
the purchase Of piece OF property on
which 10 erect his Touring mill and ele-
vator.
Mr.. L. NJ. Ferrier opened on Tues-
dSy ia the new store alongside of his drug
store. with q complete stock of genera.
merchandise. The store Is neatly fitted
up and presents tine appearance.
=. Mr.. A. T. Rogers. of Sterling, Kan. =.
purchased one of tho best building lots in
the business part Of the town and will 1T
once commence the erection Of store for
groceries and general merchandise.
go The misrepresentation Of facts. as
published repeatedly in the Ford County
Globe, has caused manv to express their
indignation at that animated bean>
pole,' and his reflections upon national,
itv will bs remembered in due time.
-. 1t is reported by good authority that
| the land department of the A.. L. & 5.
+. Railroad Company, from the first of
next month. will issue land exploring
tickets and will run excursion trains rs
far west as Dodge City.
-. Miss Nina Van voorhis. the school
mistress of Spcareville. has just gone 10
Colorado Springs to attend the silver wed.
ding of her parents. During her absence.
the belle of the Summit House. has AS
srmed charge of the educational interest
of our rising generation.
-. Probate Judge C. C. McComas and
District Clerk Dan. Funk. of Pawnee
county, paid VISIT to Spearevitie on Sun
dav. This was their fiist "trip west be-
yOnd Kingsley. and thew expressed them
selves highly pleased with the beautiful
location of The town. as well as the splen-
did country surrounding it.
Signatures we're solicited for pets
tion asking the Board Of County Cons
mlssiOners 10 grant license TO J. G.
Thauer for keeping tn. saloon formerly
known as THE Bank" The Board will
probably hold special session Mt an early
Gay. to take action on this matter.
-. At the literary meeting. on Tuesday
evening, only three officers of the society
we're present, and the proposition was
made to impose a heavy flDe on members
for non attendance OF absence without
leave. Sic transit gloria mundi.' Ii Is
new intended to organize spelling school.
If the project is carried ont. the champion
speller. who lately LOST his Office. has good
prospects of being chosen as President.
49,. The Board of County Commissioners
were unable to take any action Oh the pee
titiOns presented to prohibit the running
at large of stock, for the reason that not
a sufficient number of signatures were al
tached to the documents. and it is now
proposed TO petition the State Legislature
to enact a Law to that effect aud 70 estab-
lush the Arkansas river as the north boun-
Diary line. beyOnd which herders will not
be permitted TO roam with their STOCK.
| At the meeting of the Temperance
Society, week ago. our worthy section
boss, Uncle Jonas Stafford was vicfImized
Before attaching his name 10 the docT
ment called .'the pledge he wanted 1t
distinctly understood tf;,t after the expi-
ration of S65 DAYS he was at liberty to
make up for lost time. The great cham
pIon of the noble cause" after taking 4
survey of the audience. stated that of the
th:rty~tive men. inhabitants of this town +.
that were on the road TO perdifIon and
ruin. only thirty were left now that would
be utterly lost. Such assertions appear
absurd. If they come from an individual
whose unworthiness and lack of principle
Is known to every member Of the commu>
nifty.