Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-05-18

river has been full all week. She has been
on spring "tear THE weather is
salubrious and altogether lovely.-T. !.
Draper has taken charge Of the Capital Chop
House. W. Evans arrived HON.
Monday evening. He came in on the light
ming express. Dick says the train is fast
one. He left Topeka al p. m and arrived
in Dodge at II. 40 p. In. This time makes
your ''head swim" -There is some
talk and arrangements going on about start
ing National Bank in Dodge City. The
only drawback is the purchase of a safe.
The proposed company have plenty of funds,
but suitable safe cannot be readily obtained.
II is proposed 10 send to New York for a
$1,000 fire and burglar proof.-Fred
Wenie and H. p Myton went down the
road as far as Ridgeway On Tuesday.--
There is considerable improvement going on
in Dodge. The click of the hammer il
heard on every corner.-A Temperance
sociery has been organized in Dodge City.
The first me ting wss held Monday evening
in the UniOn church. -Judge Ffinger's
new drug store building will soon be finish
ed.-.A horse and man race lakes place
on Saturday,. The distance $50 yards for
the man and $50 yards for the horse. 500
side has been bet, John Day runs against
B. C. Vanderoerg's bay gelding. The race
will surely take place.-The gilded
palaces in Dodge have been gorgeously fixed
this season. The trade promises to be
lively and a good deal Of paint has been
put on.-W. W. Robbins Is improving
slowly He has been confined to his bed
Tor several weeks was slight
shower Of rain Tuesday morning.
Fishing is good on Duck creek. Fish are
good at this season.--rwo Great Bend
ply scisns were summoned here for the pur-
pose Of holding pot mortem examination
on the body OF Shaw Armstrong; but they
were OF the opinion of the coroner's Jury
that congestion was the cause Of death.
III. S. Glare Of Kansas City, is the
new clerk in DIR. McCsrty's drug store
The Spring is backward In these parte.-
Thos Lahey csme down from Pueblo Last
week. He says sheep are going way up.
Some Colorado dealers came down to Ford
county to purchase sheep. ,tion
talk is han,iy just nov. With an irrigation
ditch Dodge would bloom like q big sun
flower. The Wright House has built a
new ice-box.-Carpeniers in Dodge are
busy-likewise sll classes of workmen
The public school children will hold q pic
mic on the closing day of school, two weeks
from tomorrow. Milton dentist il
still at the Dodge Hous.. -It is pro-
posed to grade and macadsmize the princi-
pal streets in this city The Dodge
City FIGURING Mill is running, though there
is scarcity Of wheat.-John Glenn Of
Bluff Creek Ranch, was in the city Tue-dav.
Chs, Kaufhols, Of Deep Hole, wa
in the city for several dsys.-J. NJ
Wright is recovering from an attack OF
rheumstism.--The Ford County Dis
trict Court meets June 6th.--Chas
VanTromp, formerly county survey or. is in
the city.-The wheat in the vicinity OF
Dodge looks splendid-the straw will be
short--Grass is good and is growing
finely on the range near Dodge City,
Three passenger trains daily each way,
through Dodge City, makes things lively on
the rosd -Csitle and horses are hume
rous on the immediate range.--H. T.
Drake. will again have charge Of the stock
yards at this station this season. The stock
yards a, Dodge City are the best and most
commodious in the west. the cost of the
yards was Sl5, 00O.-D. w. Reizhard
and Capt. Howard have dissolved partner
ship. Mr.. Reighard will continue the busi-
furniture IN. r. Draper has returned
from visit to his cattle ranches. He re-
ports the calf crop good.--Mn. Thorn.