Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-06-04

Nescatunga Kdnsun: The stockmen OF
the county have held meetings and de-
cided to oppose the enforcement OF the
herd law.
Several car loads of fat cattle have
been shipped from Girard to St Louis.
They brought 1915 in Girard and are
said to have been fine looking lot.
Troy Chief: The freight train going
south on the A. & N. Road, run into q
herd Of horses, killing six mules and one
very fine mare. They were appraised,
the afternoon of the same day, at ST.
200.
Abilene Gazette: John w. Hoover sold
three car loads of cattle to Cooper &
Slough that averaged 1.460 to the head
after drive Of five miles. This was as
even and handsome bunch Of fat cat
tie as has been marketed here this sea-
son.
There is disease prevalent in Cofey
county near Burlingame, among hogs
which Is rather unusual. 1t has the
same effect on the animal as paralysis
does on a human beings. 1t is puzzling
the stock raisers of that vicinity In no
pleasant manner.
Peabody Graphic: DR.. Lackey's
famous Rose of Sharon COW, "Arthur's
Favorite." gave birth this week to a
splendid COW calf, sired by the Imp.
Grand Duke of Darlington, one of the
best bred Bates bulls ever brought to
America.
Osborne Farmer: B. F. Hilton, of Twin
Creek, last week sold 200 head of weth-
ers to ]. P. Rathbun, of Corinth, for $500,
Mr.. Hilton to have the benefit of this
years wool clip from the same. Shear
ing at the Hilton ranch will commence
about June LIST.
Peabody Graphic: The wet weather
this Spring is no doubt a blessing to our
farmers and breeders, for it is bringing
out their tame grass in a manner to de-
light them. They realize now that grass
and cattle are kings, and that herein
lies their big money.
Manhattan Mercury A. L. Houghton
has added Glorie, 3,106, a fine three-year-
old Norman stallion, to his list of breed
ing horses. He was imported by A. Rogy,
of Nebraska, is coal black in color, large
and we'll formed, and is one of the best
looking horses yet brought to Manhat-
tan.
Westmoreland Recorder: The improve
ment of stock is calling for better pas
ture and better hay, and this can only
be secured by sowing plenty of tame
grasses, and, if the farmers are alive to
their interests, they will not rest until
clover, blue grass and orchard grass has
superseded the slow-growing, quickly
ing prairie grass.
About three months ago Edward and
Henry Case, living on a farm near Eff
fngham, Atchison county, absconded
with some $4,000 in cash which they
had succeeded in borrowing from differ
ent farmers in that vicinity. After be-
ing traced in different directions, they
were captured at Mobeetie, Tex, and
brought back to the scene of their de-
falcatiOn.
Caldwell Journal: A. M. Closon will
have his spring crop of calves all brand
ed up by the time the roundup strikes
him, and then the driving off of calves
whose "mammas" have got lost will not
be such safe nor profitable business.
He favors early calves every time, for
the reason that an early calf is worth
one-half more than late one, consider
ing the chances he takes in making a
live of it through the first Winter.
Burlingame Chronicle: w. D. Miner
& Sons have sold from their ranch this
Spring thirty head of grade Hereford
yearling bulls for $3.50. Thirty-four
head of grade Shorthorn yesrling bulls
for 81 800. Six head of thoroughbred
Shorthorn bulls for $500. Three head
of thoroughbred bulls for $3.50. Six head
of grade Hereford 2-year old heifers for
$3.50. Six head of grade Shorthorn heif-
ers for 1875. Recently they bought Mr..
Hiram Wards entire herd of thorough
bred Shorthorn cows, making them now
a thoroughbred herd of fifty head of
Shorthorns and twenty-five Herefords.
Junction City Union gives the follow
ing as cure for hydrophobia: ITO one
and half ounces of good, sound Elec-
ampane root, bruised in q mortar, add
one pint of new milk, boil to half pint,
strain of, and when cold, take at dose
in the morning, fasting. No food should
be taken for from three to five hours af-
forwards. Repeat the dose on the third
morning, allowing one morning to inter-
vene, and again on the fifth morning.
The above quantity is for an adult; for
children give in proportionate doses,
say to one of II years, half that guam
tity.
The most destructive cyclone that ev.
er passed through Western Kansas Wis.,
tied the eastern part of Rocks county
the other day. Twenty buildings we're
destroyed. One life lost as far as heard
from, and twenty-five injured. Stock of
all kinds was killed. 1t commenced five
miles east of Plainville, and extended
twenty miles northeast, and was quar-
ter of mile wide, taking every building
in is way. The city of Stockton was
visited at the same time with wind and
hail. Three hundred and twenty-one
lights of glass were broken.
The Coldwater Star relates story of
the robbery of citizen of that place
named Bouville. He had just proved
up" a claim in that section and sold it,
and by invitation from couple of men,
rode in buggy with them to Harper.
While on the road the men offered
Bouville some liquor, which he lightly
partook of but it seems the drugged liquor
failed to have the desired effect, 80 when
they reached livery stable in Harper,
the two men brutally and cowardly as
saulted and robbed Bouville and while
he was insensible, they threw him into
the buggy and after driving him four
or five miles into the country, they left
him all alone and penniless.
Arkansas City Traveller: Imported
Jerseys are coming into market in Cow
ley county. L. C. Norton and N. I. Sny-