Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-29

&c Zimmerman and family and Mrs. Or. Nc
Carly have returned from the mountains.
A new brick school house, NJ. E. church build
ing and bank building TO be built this fall in
Cimsrron.
VIC. Sherlock sold TO Mr.. Thornton, Of Newport.
Kr 100 feet on Railroad arenue, for S55o.00 W.
S. Pagan was the agent;
Water. water. the cry of the prohibitionists-the
cry of everybody. water wss quite numerous end
flowed freely last week.
| The Arkansas river Friday was six inches
higher than ever before known. No particular dam
age was done by the food.
H. g. Bell and II. L. Sitter are putting up two
brick buildings eestof the Elephantiv stables.
The buildings will be two-stories high.
We are no. much of q weather prophet, but when
we sec food we know rain comes next. Rain
precedes foods and rain follows floods.
+. a. Lee principal Of the Cinsrron schools, is
''holding down his claim, and was in Dodge last
week. Mr. Lee is an excellent teacher.
J. II. SWEET, telegraph operator in charge Of the
Office here, returned last week from visit to HI
inois, having left Dodge in the early part Of June.
We ere informed that some monied men of Tope-
ka are intending to invest in Dodge City property.
Thus you see events cast their shadows previously.
The temperance lecture at the Baptist church on
Friday night was necessarily postponed. The
rain did the work. But call around tomorrow
evening.
The opinion Of many people who come here is
that Dodge City will be big town-in fact, large
city. There some indications pointing that
way There will -Wichita-Dodge
City-big towns. Make a memorandum of it!
The Kingman branch railroad is coming to Dodge
City. 1t will be well to note this fact in your
memorandum book. Next year real estate viii
take boom, and some little things you ought to
attend to now will cost you dearly when it is too
late.
Supt. Groendyke on Monday commenced the
enumeration OF school children in the Dodge City
school district. The clerks OF school districts are
required to commence the enumeration at least by
the first of August. A large increase OF school
children will be shown in Ford county.
The water works well and machinery will be 10
Gated near the Sunset Roller Mills. The stand
pipe and reservoir will be placed on the land do
mated by W. c. Shinn, on the north end Of Railroad
avenue thus being situate $50 that water can be
conveyed to any part of city. The work is to
be commenced at once.
Mayor Webster returned from his trip east on
Sunday. He saw some Of the officials of the Chi
cago g. Rock Island Railroad, and believes branch
road of that line be secured for Dodge City. He
is in communication with the President of the
road, and we shall soon hear something interesting
concerning the building of the proposed road.
The celebrated Eighth Regiment Eand, compos-
cd of twenty five men, of Akron, o., was with the
excursion of the Ohio veterans detained here on
Sunday. The band played several fine airs from
the band stand Sunday night. large number Of
people listened to the band music. The excursion
trains detained here Sunday contained Grand Army
men from Michigan and Ohio.
The contest suit so long pending between d. n.
Frost and F. T. N. Wenie, has been decided by the
land officers at Garden City. Mr. Frost retains Sc
acres of the land lying nearest the city, and Mr..
Wene will hold SIS acres lying in the east part Of
contest, will retain the two and half acres Oh
which he has resided for some years past.
The ladies of the city are getting up grand en-
tertainment, to be held in the rink Friday night
July S0th. The entertainment will consist of reci
tations, vocal and instrumental music, and will be
participated in by many citizens. The proceeds
are for the benefit of the poor. The Dodge City
Cornet Band will play on this occasion. Ice cream,
cake lemonade snd refreshments Will be served.
We hope to large turnout.
C. Longendyke was in Dodge Monday. He is in
terested in Paunce Valley, growing town SO miles
north of this city. There are six stone buildings
erected and s. mere under contract. Near Pawnce
Valley is superior quality OF building stone. Mr.
Longcndyke says the corn is growing finely. There
will be good crop of all kinds of grain, excepting
oats. Pawnee Valley is the line of one of the pro-
posed railroads and will make city.
C. L. Seabrook, commissioner, appointed by the
Supreme Court, to examine witnesses in the Ford
county quo warranto cases completed the evidence
on Monday and returned to Topeka. I. O. Pope
noe, stenographer, returned also to Topeka, on
Monday. Many of our citizens formed personal
and agreeable acquaintance with these gentlemen.
Mr Sea hrook IL publisher OF the Kansas Law Jour
nal. Mr. Popenoe is the Official reporter Of the /.
S. Circuit Court, District of Kansas.
Fred T. N. Ne,iie has been appointed General
Agent re- .ie insurance companies in Nebraska
and other Western States, and will make his head
quarters in Omaha on the first of January. So
don't ask Fred when he is going to his field,
because he went 60 before New Years. By tie by,
isn't this nice promotion for young man: STEADY
and upright in business will secure good recon-
pense. But :s We intend giving Fred good send
of just before he leaves we Will not say much this
time.
The wasiioas in Colorado detained some excar
sion trains al this station Friday last. ana an
opportunity was given the cXcursionists TO view
this landscape Ger. The excursion party was
mostly from Ohio, and were route to G. A. r.
encampmcnt in California. \ large number of
ladies composed the party, ard most Of these
cursonists beirg from Ohio had little idea of Dodge
City and her standing among the cities of the
west. But we are sure the excursionsts formed a
good opinion of Dodge City and the surroundings
and the hospitality of Our people.
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