The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-05-21


Ford county teachers should not for
forget that their Normal Institute COM
mences in about three weeks. and pre-
pare for it.
Rev. F. f. Sheldon. formerly of this
place bnt now of Kinsfisher. l. T.. spent
Thursday and Friday among his old
friends and parishiOnerS.
Our streets have been enlivened of
evenings the past week by delegation
of singers from the Dodge City school Of
Theology. now in session.
E. II. Merwin. assistant postmaster
of Larned. was in our city Friday and
Saturday in company with Prof. Frank
Martin, also Of that place.
Fred Mendenha!l. who has for some
time been employed as associate editor
of the Dodge City Democrat. has severed
his connection with that paper.
-Drs. McCarty and Milton have just
received and placed in their Office large
new 25-cell battery and are now ready to
treat all who desire electrical treatment
Hon. d. NJ. Frost and family came
down from Garden City. Saturday. The
judge returned Sunday evening but Mrs.
Frost and two daughters remained for a
few days visit.
The Third Ward school building has
near enough to completion
to get a pretty correct idea of its syme-
try and architectural beauty. The mason
work is completed.
The closing exercises of the city
schools will take place in the opera house
next Friday afternoon and evening. All
patrons of the schools and as many 9TH
ers as can should attend.
Sid Reynolds returned home the lat
ter part of the week from Colorado.
where he has just completed large con-
tract on an irrigating ditch some twenty
five miles this side of Pueblo.
Mr.. John Zerbe. a former resident in
Ford county, returned Saturday from
Kansas City. where he has been engaged
in perfecting and securing patent on a
continuance for increasing the power of
a steam engine.
A revival meeting was commenced
at the Methodist church last Sunday. and
has been and will continue to be carried
on every evening this week. The Dodge
City School of Theology hold their SEES
sions during the day.
Rev. Mr.. Shawhan conducted the Y.
c. A. meeting in the city hall last Sun
day, and aroused good deal of enthu-
siasm. He will hold another at the same
place next Sunday at four O'Clock. to
which all are invited.
A. D. Wettick is cutting alfalfa. The
grass is sixteen inches high.-CimaryOn
Eck0
Who says this country produces
Cutting alfalfa on the 10Th
day of May and that sixteen inches in
height,
The sad news was received last Sat-
urday, of the death of the father of Mrs.
j. H. Finlay, Hon. VIM. Hill, of Warsaw
Illinois, president of the bank of Hill.
Dodge 4 Co.. of that place. MIR. and
Mrs. Finlay were both with him at the
time of his death.
We have it from good authority that
one of our prominent young men-no
names mentioned-spent several days
the past week in Stafford county in the
capacity of an Episcopal rector. No one
among his numerous friends here ever
before suspected in him an ambition for
ecclesiastical hOnors.
Hon. Jesse Taylor, receiver of the
Garden City land office. accompanied by
his estimable lady, passed through the
city Sunday. enroute for their home at
Garden City. Mrs. Taylor had been
on visit to her parents in Ohio. and Mr..
TAYLOR met her at Kansas City.
The lecture last Thursday evening
by Rev. G.. Lowther, formerly of this
place. but now pastor of the NJ. E. church
of I.arned. was the ablest effort of this
able speaker, according to our judgment.
His subject was The battle of Gideon.
the greatest battle of history" and we
think he established his point to the sat
isfaction of all. 1t was Oratorical. schol-
arly and full of new ideas.
We are in receipt of compliment
tary ticket and programme to the meet
ing of the Overland Park Club Associ-
alton of Denver. Colorado. which will be