Dodge City times., 1890-04-24
tmo,ovements IN cur olty.

Dodge City Is nOle1 Iar anu Wluc ioi
the bueaty of its location. Built.
az its residence portion mainly is, upon
series OF gentle sloping hills of consid-
erable elevation the prospect from many
parts of the city is pleasing and commaR-
ding in the extreme. The topegra-
ply of the city presents the monotony
Of appearance characteristic OF towns
built upon level plans The successive
eleyations spoken OF lie parallel 10 one
another. extending from north 10 south,
while all have falling inclination south
toward the Arkansas, harmonizing in a
spacious plain on the north side Of the
river, on which the business part OF
Dodge City is mainly built,
The greater eleYalion OF Dodge insures
to the city greater healthfulness over sis
ter cities. even in this remarkably healthy
country. i residence on the hills affords
the purest air that blows perfect drain
age and sewerage facilities. and complete
immunity from rheumatism. malaria and
other disturbing disorders, from which
the inhabitants of towns built Ike Gar
den City, upon swampv grounds, suffer
so much. An excellent system of water
works carries the water to the highest
hill-tops with force sufficient to throw
it from hose nuzzle far over the tallest
houses.
An electric light plant, the best in
Western Kansas, illuminates many miles
of street, Transforming stygian darkness
into another twilight
Nature has done much for Dodge, and
her energetic citizens are qnick to sup
plement advantages Of nature by fair
works Of art, by the erection Of magnifi-
cent public buildings, elegant residences
and by elaborate ornamentation.
The third ward school house now in
process of rapid construction. will prob
ably be. when completed. the finest pub
lie school building in the west half OF
the state, and will be moIe particularly
noticed elsewhere. The splendid I'M
provemenls made on the grounds of the
city hall also merit separate mention.
The people of our commonwealth may
feel something of the hard times so much
talked Of elsewhere, but nothing can
stay the steady and vigorous growth OF
tbs metropolis of Southwestern Kansas
The taste and culture of the people is
perhaps reflected quite as much by the
grounds and general exterior Of their
houses as by the elegance, arrangement,
and intelligent ordering which may be
found within. a mornings drive
through the residence portion oil our city
revealed degree of improvement and
an cztcGt Of magnificent grounds which
surpassed our expectations, where much
had been looked for \ few Of the most
attractive private residences and grounds
will here be mentioned:
Cur drive first brought US past the res
idence Of our old-time townsman, G. ii.
Hoover. Mr.. Hoover's spacious dwell
ing is surrounded by an elegant lawn, set
with shade trees and adorned with bloom
ing flowers. This residence is on mill
tary Avenue. There are many beautiful
yards and innumerable shade trees on
this street.
We next drove past the residence of
NJ. V. Markley, who has fine yard of
blue grass and many fine trees, as has
also Mr.. John Slaven, Mr.. Jere Shaw,
Mr. Frank Milton, and Mr.. ]. IL. SWEET:
Mr.. Shaw is spending q large amount of
money in improving his elegant grounds.
\ fine fountain is located III the front
yard. Lawyer Milton is setting good
example for his neighbors in planting
trees, the finest obtainable, and 4 double
row Of these in the streets adjoining his
grounds. They are amply protected on
the street side by wire. Hon. NJ. ".
Sutton, DR.. C. A. Milton, Mr. John S.
Martin. Mr. E. Kirkpatrick, kawyer Nc
Garry, and Mr.. Heineke, all have fine
residences and especially Gne grounds
surrounding them. DR.. Milton has per-
haps made the most pronounced success
in growing large trees of any one in our
city, at least, considering only trees that
have been set out in the last three years.
DR.. Hard has fine place. The grounds
are extensive, and the genial doctor is
constantly enhancing their attractive
ness. We shall have more TO say on this
subject nezt week.