Dodge City times., 1889-07-04
LOCAL NEW.

LOCAL NEW.
.'Hurrah, for the Grey's.
Hog did YOU celehrateZ
Waterinelons are in towa and Tres
are way up, i1i-price, especially
Quite number of our young rr"p'e
celebrated the-4!h in other cities.
Owing to the gang celebrating the 4ih,
the TIMEs is :. lille laie this week
Considerable money changed hands
upon the result OF the ball game on the 4th-
The Dodge City Grcys has offered tie
manager Of the Col. Turkeys' .I5G- for
their left fielder
The kids in town celebrated the 4ih
in the usual manner, tirecrackers and
plenty Of noise
Z. NJ. Wright. has returned home after
a brief visit to Oklahoma and Texas,
where he has extensive business interests.
The force at work on the college were
compelled Ia lay oil on Tuesday after
noon on account OF the high wind.
Messrs. Joe Irwin, T. J. VaEderslioe.
}. ID. Dent and several others returned
home from Oklahoma to s.end the 4th.
Several very narrow escapes from run
aways occurred in our streets the 4'h.
Fireworks was the cause.
Many G. i Il members attended the
ball game on the 18th and enjoyed the eX
! citement of the game Ike old vets.
Mrs. T. Elmer formerly residen; OF
this city bat later OF Hutchinson, has
again taken up her residence in our
midst.
Geo. b. Cox, Prop. of the Dodge
House has returned home from Oklaho-
ma where he has extensive business in
/ terests.
Harry Hubbard, was given nice
amount of money to come back from Mis-
souri, and play with the Dodge City Base
Ball Club.
The lorl, & Draper Mercantile Co.
tore down and shipped to Oaklahoma.
last week, their Old warehouse South Of
the depot.
\ new sidewalk has been built on both
sides of Chestnut St. just back Of the
Dodge House. \ much needed and
tiuIely improvement,
During the afternoon Of the 4,h our
streets were nearly deserted, and most
every store in town was closed. Every
body went out to see the ball game.
The new brick vau, in the Count House
recently built by Carroll * Johnson, is
now complete and speaks well of the
workmanship of the above named gentle
men.
The fireworks were exceedingly dim
the night of the 4th, there being no dis
play, with an exceptional skyrockct and
roman candle here and there about the
city.
Flags were quite numerously displayed
throughout the city in honor of the ith.
we saw but one fias with forty-two
stars. representing the newly admitted
states.
Quite a number Of our people have re-
Gently visited the wonderful Oklahoma
country, the majority Of whom return
fully satisfied with their old home in
Dodge City.
Capt Sweeney is booming the work on
the new college building along at live
ly rate; its final completion under his
able supervision may be expected at an
early date.
Bill boards are being erected in the
public square for the purpose OF display
ing the flaming circus posters of the Sells
Bros. great show which will exhibit here
the 9TH of next month.
Miss Fanny Reamer accompanied by
number of young people took fishing
excursion yesterday; a jolly good time
was enjoyed by the party, and we sur
mise by the fish also.
The Grand Army met at tie old fort
the 18th, il is reported that plenty OF
snake medicine and other nccessar.eS
were not lacking, and the old vets en-
joyed jolly good time.
Mr. Joe Carroll, has the contract and
supertending of the galvanized iron
work on the college; which is sufficient
guarantee of first class job being done,
as Joe knows about what he is doing.
The firemans ball given by the Arment
Hose Co No. ,, at the rink the night Of
the 4th was grand success. The rink
was crowded 10 almost its utmost capac-
ity. and the light fantastic was enjoyed
by old and young until the wee sma,,
hours beckoned them to their homes.
Mr.. Wm Foley, of the contracting
firm of Sweeney L Foley, returned to
the city last Wednesday, after an extend
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