Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-09-19
STATE NEWS.

! STATE NEWS.
Cove City Gazette: The school boil
has arrived and is mounted in the bel
fry. It has very clear tone and can
be heard several miles in still weather.
Liberal Chronicle: Miss Lisle Lane,
who left here some time ago for New
ton, is now foreman or forewoman,
rather. on the Commoner, published in
that city. Miss Lane is good printer
and We are glad to hear of her success.
Smith Center Bulletin: The Gaylord
trotting association meets on their
grounds in the city Of Gaylord on Oct.
Sd, 4th, and 5th. The association offers
$3.50, in purses, which will be paid in
full to the parties entitled to it, with
out any scaling.
Sabetha Herald: J. T. Brady will
give a reunion breakfast on Thursday
morning, September 10, to the mem
hers OF his old regiment, the It'll Kan
sas Cavalry, at his home in the village.
Should any of his comrades read this
item they will please accept it as an in
vitat.On to be present.
Oswego Independent: Our public
schools opened with an enrolment Of
$50 pupils. Each department entered
upon its work with renewed vigor and
a determination to exceed all previous
efforts. Our excellent corps Of teach
ers have the confidence and esteem Of
all the pupils.
Hiawatha Democrat: Horseback rid
ing is becoming very popular with the
young ladies of this city. Every even
ing they can be seen riding up and
down our principal thoroughfares and
the grace with which they ride arouses
the admiration of the young members
of the sterner sex.
Topeka Capital: A state official who
came over from Atchison says that ex-
Governor John A. Martin is dangerous
ly ill. He has been confined to his bed
for the last four weeks with gastritis
and had not taken any nourishment for
two weeks. He is believed to be slight
ly better but is still very sick man.
Independence Star and Kansan: The
city has taken possession of the water
works on account of the failure of the
company to fulfill the obligations of the
contract under which it was chartered.
The works are to be at once improved
and put in decent shape, the funds now
due the city as water rent being applied
for that purpose.
Arlington Enterprise: D. B. Enter
line, the miller, informs us that he has
ground quantity of new corn, and
that it produced very fine quality of
meal. The corn was brought in by
Matthew Boyce and was raised on his
farm southeast from town. Think of
it! Meal made from new corn on the
Both day of August.
Goddard Reporter: Wheat is rolling
into town in grand style. There have
been a large number of cars already
shipped and it does not seem that the
crop has been touched. We have three
firms buying grain here. They are now
paying from forty to sixty cents per
bushel and cannot get cars enough to
handle it as fast as it comes in.
Kensington Mirror: Maj. Warner,
Of Kirwin, was in the CITY making ar
rangemenns with our post to attend
the reunion at Kirwin which is to be
held October 5, 6 and7. He appointed
Dawson officer of the day for the occa-
sion, and requests all who can to attend
in body. A good time is anticipated,
and We would say to all who can, go.
Belle PLANE News: Nearly every
week strangers visit our town in search
of a business location, and while highly
pleased with the city and surrounding
country they are compelled to pass on
to other fields, for want of suitable
building or room. All that prevents the
acquisition of several new business in
situations, is the want of rooms.
Manhattan correspondence: The
Manhattan Horticultural society is
holding an exhibition at the grange
hall, and the fruit is of the finest kind
and tastefully arranged. There are
shown fifty varieties of apples, forty
kinds of grapes, twenty varieties of
peaches, and the college displays fifty
varieties of tomatoes. Besides these
there are fine exhibits of pears, berries,
prunes, etc.
Ingalls, Messenger: Benz. F. David
son, steamboat man, of Chicago, was
in the city paying his taxes. The gen.
tlsman owns large amount of land in
Gray county, and last week was the
first time he had seen it. He is we'll
pleased with it and thinks western Kan
sas!A and especially Gray county, the
finest country on Gods green foot
stool, and to prove his faith in the
country, he is about to close a deal
with one of our real estate men for sew
eral more sections.
Tonganoxie Mirror: C. F. Jaggard
two years ago sold fine Copperbottom
filly to Attorney Black, of Leavenworth.
Black sold her to party who took her
to Oklahoma last spring. She was one
of those who made the race for home
stead, and soon made her appearance
ON the turf, known as ''Trotting Mol
lie." Great was Mr.. Jaggard's surprise,
therefore, when he found her at his gate
the other morning. He thinks she had
been stolen, ridden back and turned
loose
Newton Commoner: Farmer Brown,
who lives four miles east of Wichita,
found the 10-year old son of neigh
Dor, Eddie Howe, in his watermelon !
patch, and without giving the lad any
warning, sent a charge of buck-shot in. |