Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

day evening last. A very pleasant even
ing was spent, and all returned feelin g
that the occasion was one of real social
enjoyment! The young people are medi
tating another raid, Who will be the
next?
| Among other sales Of property on
the South Side. we note that of James
McCurdy to DR.. j. W. Wade ten acre
lot off the N. 4. / of Sec. II town 81 s
of range 25w for the sum of $4,000
which is considered bargain for the
DR..
Through the courtesy of Col Gardner,
of the Santa Fe, the G. A. r. excursion
to Cimarron on Tuesday, January 12th,
1888, have secured the following round
trip rates 10 to "a, S So % to 40 $50;
80 or more $50, Turn out comrades and
let us make the fifty at least.
| BY Order of Committee
South Western Kansas within ten years
will be the garden spot OF the United
States. We have the soil and climate
that has attracted tue attention o! the
world. They are coming from the aorilI
and south, from the east and wesi, until
the man vino owns forty acres OF land IN
south western Kansas VIII be considered
a wealthy man.
The TINES will issue $40 o. three Illus
trated editions between now and the first
of April. These will not BE boom edit
ions, but will show up the advantages Of
Dodge City and Ford county a. they are.
| If our real advantages were generally
known, farmers by the hundred would
be anxious to locate in Ford county.
| You can't afford to do something be-
cause some one else does. 1t ght lead
to future endorsements We have seen
| people purchase a new riding rlow or a
new buggy, not because they could afford
it, or needed it, but because their neigh
Dor bought one, and they didn't want to
be seen behind.
In letter to Mr.. r. NJ. Wright, dated
December 18th, 1887, Mr. w. l. Way, of
the A. T. g. S. f. r. r., says: ''As to
the round house of which you spoke, l
believe it is the intention of the company
to take action in the early part of the
the year. AS you understand great
deal of the material is on the grounds,
and we are in readiness to begin as soon
| as we can afford the expense
LIE. McGarry & Co. are expecting
from 90 to 80 land buyers from Ohio
about the first of FEBRUARY. Nothwith-
standing the dull times, this firm is doing
an extensive business. They are now
buying up bargains in real estate, and
arranging with eastern capitalists, and
making every preparation to meet the
immense boom, we are sure to have in
the early spring.
They have struck natural gas at Lyons,
Arkansas City, Hutchinson, and Wichita,
but not in sufficient quantities to be OF
and value. There has gas been found
all alOrg the Arkansas valley. They
will all find abundance of gas if they
would bore to the fourth strata of sand.
But it remains for Dodge City to develope
the strongest natural gas wells in the
state. We have 1t, and we are going to
bring 1t to the surface.
4 The following charter for the Dodge
City school of Theology was filed with
the secretary of state last week for this
city with the following named incorpora
tors A. p George, j. W. Wright, Her
man H. INLAND, OF Cimarron NJ. Bam
ford, w. S. Smith, of Garden City e.
Lowther, J. G. Wilkinson. B. F. Young
er. D. F. Owens, j. II. Crawford. Dodge
City w. v. Burns, j. D. Shaffer, ol
Speareville; T. d. Tull, of Meade Center
J. H. Smith. of Fowler City C. R. Rob
inson, of Ashland.
The smi-annual meeting of the Y c. A
was held in the Union church. after ser
vices on Friday night of last week. The
various committees made their reports
and were discharged. The regular elect
ion of officers was next III order, and re
suited as follows President Il. S. Wilk
inson. vice Pres. Mrs W Fl. Howard
Sec. L. F. Boorey Treas Miss Jennie
Crawford, Librarian, Mrs NJ. N. Wolf
Organist Miss May Baker, Executive com
mittee. L. K. Soper, Miss Evylin Beard
Mrs Dolple. The new officers are al
competent. and win discharge their dntie
with diligence. and ability. and the asso
citation win continue to enlarge its fell
lof usefulness it 50 well represents.