Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-04-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

SCcrllnS observed AIDOT lay.
Hodgeman county has twelve postofi-
ces.
Howard is temporarily out of skating
rink.
Cowley county is to have 900 poor
house.
Carpenters and masons are called for
at Norton.
Ex-Gov. Click has returned from
Washington.
The school board of Lindsborg observ-
ed Arbor Day.
Progressive euchre" has reached the
northern tier.
The Republic County Pilot has been
started at Cuba.
Ter. new houses are in course of cree
ton at Minneapolis.
Twenty emigrant teams came into
Stockton Sunday last.
The public square at Phillipsburg was
planted in trees on Arbor day.
The Winfield school board set out 800
naples on the different school grounds.
The Santa Fe officials planted trees
about the Offices and yards of the COM
pany at Nickerson.
The Kansas Sugar company at Ster.
ling expects to make large amount OF
sugar the coming season.
Hon. C. J. Jones, of Garden City, had
sale of his town lots last week, which
aggregated over $4,000.
On account of the fear that dipththeria
might become epidemic in the schools OF
Hiawatha, vacation was given last
week.
Frank K. Raymond has been appoint
ed official reporter for the different Dis
trict courts of the Thirteenth Judicial
District.
Leavenworth has organized base ball
club, and will obtain charter. Shares
are $40 each, and the capital stock not to
exceed $4,000.
There is some reasons to believe that
the Santa Fe company will build q line
of railway from a point near Florence
direct to Wichita,
Hon. A. J. Hoisington states that every
one hundred proofs, made in Comanche
county, are held by the General Land
Office, for investigation.
Arbor Day was duly observed by the
Valley Falls schools. About seventy
five trees were planted, and quite a
number of roses and Towering shrubs.
Seven new brick two-story business
houses are on the tapis at Independence
to be built on the burned district Just as
soon as the material can be produced.
Abilene has recently suffered the dam
ages Of two fires, one was an ice house
and the other row Of frame business
houses on Spruce street. The total loss
will probably reach $4,000.
Twenty-three thousand acres of land
were recently entered in one day at the
Garden City land Office. The settlers
are largely in Clark, Meade and Conan
che counties.
The old residence building of Dan
Ainsworth, situated in the north part Of
Newton, near Sand Creek, one of the
early Gland marks" was burned down
Monday morning last about o'clock.
Ellsworth Reporter: At least 100000
trees were planted in Kansas on Arbor
Day. The pupils of the Ellsworth public
schools set out trees on the school house
grounds, and it is expected that each
child will look after his or her particular
tree.
Charles Fisher, q Frenchman willie
working in the cellar OF the foundation
for the new foundry in Leavenworth,
was struck by large block of earth
which had suddenly caved in and wa
instantly killed. Three fellow workmen
had q narrow escape.
The county commissioners have let
the contract for the Ottawa county new
court house to Kelly & Stephenson and
Limdgren & Manly, home contractors,
for SIS, 900. Work will be commenced
Immediately and the building will be in
closed this year and finished next. This
is quite victory for Minneapolis.