Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-05

Capt. W. A. Palmer, of Saratoga, fell
and broke his leg, from the painful effect
OF which he died two Gays later.
Taylor Flick, who has from the settle
ment of Edwards county been prom.
inent citizen, has removed to Kansas
City.
tits stated the Commissioners of Smith
county have named township "Maris
Halpin." Their action is stynatized as IN
sulting.
A man was found dead in the woods
near Tulsa, badly eaten by animals and
birds. He had red hair, and this IS all
that is known about him.
We learn that nineteen new buildings
are now under contract in Atwood, and
that work will commence all along the
line as soon as the weather breaks.
The bursting of a water hydrant at At.
Gibson flooded the streets with 400, 00C
gallons of water before it could be
checked.
Company F, Twentieth United States
Infantry, Capt. J. S. Mcknight, arrived
at Fort Riley Jan. q, from Fort Hays, to
relieve the troops there who are under
marching orders to Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma boomers in the vicin-
ity of Abilene have abandoned the fight
and are joining colony which is being
raised by Y. ?. Wilson, of that city, for
settlement in the South Platte Valley, the
richest farming region in Colorado.
The Burns club, of Cottonwood Falls,
is one of the institutions of Chase county
Its anniversaries, celebrated by feast and
song, by mirth and jollity, are always an
ticipated by feelings of the greatest
pleasure.
Footpads have been doing Hutchinson
of late to an alarming extent. The Meas
Of that place remarks: Hutchinson has
been walking arsenal the past few
days. Notwithstand, you only have to
point your finger at man to make him
run six blocks.
Knowles Clipper: There are in Wash
ington county twenty-five townships and
each township elects seven officers
making a total of It's officers There
are l22 school districts, with 3j6 officers,
100 road overseers, three organized cities
with 36 officers, and twelve county Off
GERS, which makes a total of 6S7, or
nearly one for every three voters.
Burlington Patrot:: One night last week
quite number Of young fellows met on
Lebo creek to chivari a young couple late
ly married, and after they had adjourned
to school house No. 81, young fellow
named Gilbert loaded his gun very heav-
lily with powder, placed the muzzlea aga nst
a stump and fired it Off The gun explod-
ed and tore his hand off above the wrist
The hand was found by some school chill
dren the next day about 100 feet from
where the accident occurred. The doc
tors have amputated the arm near the
elbow, and we learn he is doing nicely.
Colony Free Press: A man named
Frank Handles was lately arrested at
lola, charged with incest, in marrying
his cousin. There is law in Kansas
making the marrying of cousins peni-
Tertiary otfense, but like many other
laws, it is practically dead letter, and
but few are ever arrested for the otfense.
If all who have done this were arrested,
it would put good many in the peni-
Tertiary. Handles was bound over to
court, and in default of 81, 00G bail was
committed to Jail. He escaped recently,
and is now at large, and we doubt very
much if any great effort will be made to
recapture him.
Members of the Fifth Congressional
District met at Junction City few days
ago and organized by electing L. II. Lifts,
of Dickinson, chairman, and T. G. Smith,
of Washington county, secretary. There
were four resolutions presented, one con-
Cleveland and Hendricks on
their election, the second endorsing Gov.
Click and his administration, the third
that, as A. ]. Carnahan was the
candidate for Congress and
defeated, that he should have the same
influence in the distribution of Federal
patronage as though he had been elected.
the fourth resolution the Democratic
Senators and Representatives were to
vote for a Democrat for United States
Senator. Capt. J. R. Mcclure was men,
toned for United States Marshal, but no.
thing official was done in this connection.