Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-03-08
FORD.

Ford can now boast of w. c. T. U.
Rev J. E. Courier preached his fare
well sermon Sunday.
The Ford opera. house has its opening
Wednesday eve.
Lard and butter has been q scarcity
for over a week in our morkets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright are thinking some
of moving to Larned.
Rev Asbill has closed his meetings in
the Christian church.
Our committee will wait on the chief
engineer of the w. w. at an early date.
Sohn Byrn, late of Weston and Byrn
of Ford, will move his family to Hutch
inson.
| Several families have been without
coal this week, owing to the late coal
famine.
Chas. Maclary and family will move
into their new residence near tho corner
| of Fifth and Walnut streets.
The herd law petitions are now being
circulated by John selby, Olone Baxer,
and William B. Shaw for this part Of
the coubty.
The Ford Creamery Co. -iss pushing
things fast, and from the present out.
look we will soon have plenty Of butter
and cheese at home.
We are sorryin to be able to note the
result of the grand:openipgof the Ford
opera house, but our communication 10
compelled to 60 to print little to soon
for report.
The public schools wlll.!open next week
with Mr.. Mellon Supt. and Miss Lille
Mann. Asst. There seems to be little
doubt but that their teachers will do
well.
1t seems strange that our coal yard
should so early give out, and be unable
to supply the public demand Of the pre-
sent proprietors, and unable-.to keep up
a stock. Let some ono else make the at-
tempt
Never before during the experience of
our citizens has eastern Ford county pro-
misses such season for successful crops
The ground we'll moistened. and this
last snow will leave the earth in perfect
condition. Our farmers are fully awoke
to the facts.
There is matter which our city, or
some of its citizens should consider, and
as soon as possible act upon. and this is
our cemetary. At present there is no
settled place where this necessity is loca-
ted. Many have deposited their friends
'emais on the Anderson Hill, while many
more have inferred them on the Osteen
" Russell Hill. 1t seems but Just that
ome one place shouldsbe settled upon,
md there beautify and protect.
Ford has, and will continue to have q
armipg community which will be cred
to the county. AS one drives out west
he farm of VIM. Hoisington presents
IS self with nice frame house well
ainted and provided with all the modern
together with the barns out
ouses; and finally bearing peach or
hard. Then adjoining il tho well i'm
roved farm Of Mr.. Thurston With its
'ame house and barns, and over Is acres /,
cultivation. Follow this is the farm
Mrs. NJ. 7. Shaw with its young or
hard, and so acres in cultivation. Ad.
Icent to this is the fine ranch Of VIM. B.
hsw with frame house for his family.
i'd good barns for his stock, together
18th pastures and orchards. Then the !
nd view meets the fine and picturesque
nm of Sam Brink with its cattle, horses !!
Id over 100 acres in cultivation. to.
'ther with the present buildines and s
e elegant frame house soon to be com. +
eted. For miles around our CITY tn. :
aveler can see beauty, thrift, and an. n
prise by Ford's farmer. With auoh .
ppOrt our gem citE- NY. INT .,. =