Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-26
SPEAREVILLE BLADES.

Oh LAnE 1LLE DLADLSs
Our merchants are still shipping
butter and eggs to the mountains.
-Messrs. Geo. Hall & Co., built a
lumber shed this week, size 25 IS, in
which they intend to store their fine,
grades of lumber.
The hide buyer was in town We'd
nesday, and our local dealers disposed
of their stock on hand, which consisted
Of several wagon loads in all.
Mrs Gilbert, residing with her
son, George G. Gilbert, Of our town, re-
ceived on Monday last the sad news of
the death Of an aged sister, Mrs. Han
nah Shepard, at Sterling, Connecticut.
If We are to judge from the num-
Der of loads of lumber that is hauled
out of town every day VIC should say
that everybody in the country was eth
or building or making some improve
ments.
The Jetmore folks are anxions for
bridges across the Buckner and Sawlog
creeks since the high waters short
time since. We should be glad to see
their wants supplied as Speareville
draws large trade from that part of
the country.
We were pleased to receive call
from Mr.. Bangs the other day. He re-
ports his herd of 5000 sheep as coming
through the winter all right, and says
all sheep need in this part of the coun-
try is good shelter and plenty of feed
and water to bring them through the
winter all safe.
Among the new things-soon to
be-in Speareville, is bank. Messrs.
j. Ferricr & Co. will open a bank at
the store of L. NJ. Terrier, on or about
the Goth of March for the purpose Of
doing general banking business, and
will be known as the Bank of Spesre-
vile, Kansas. Preparations are now
being made for the purpose.
We had the pleasure of receiving
call the other day from Mr.. T. X.
Stidham, who has purchased the Sum-
nit house. He takes charge on April
1st, and enters upon the discharge Of
his duties as landlord on or about that
time. He intends giving the house a
thorough overhauling and at the same
time adding many improvements, and
proposes that the Summit shall be the
best house, east or west, for quite a
distance.
There was quite an extensive prai-
ric fire south of the river few days
since, but on inquiry we have been un-
able to learn of any damages resulting
from it. It is little too early for very
destructive prairie fires, but at the same
time allow us word of caution, especi
ally to new Corners. Do not allow
building material such as lumber ETC..
lying unprotected. Although this buff
falo grass is short and quite innocent
looking, it will be found much more
difficult than one unacquainted would
suppose to manage fire in it when dry
and the wind blowing hard.
One Of the needfuls of our town is
a bridge or two, one across the Arkan-
sas river, south of town, and one across
the Saw Log, north Of town. Both of
these streams are some distance from
town, and one Is out of the county.
Hence the one out of the county could
only be built by private subscription,
but it is thought that it would pay our
business men to meet part Of the cost
of construction if the proper authorities
in Hodgeman county would provide for
the rest. Just exactly how it will or
ought to be managed to raise the where
with to build bridge across the Arkan-
sas, we are not sufficiently posted in the
laws of Kansas to give any definite
answer. 1t looks, however, as though
Speareville township, alone or aided by
another township, might be enabled to
issue bonds for that purpose. We do
not think it would require more than
$5,OOO-say Sc, 900 at the furthest-to
build good bridge across the river.