The Globe-republican., 1891-12-24

VIM. Bvers will open a restaurant in
the whilom business rooms Of Nelson
Wright.
The case of Ford county against the
| &. X. & \. will be brought to trial at
the coming term of court.
Taxes are much lower this year on
Ford county real estate outside of Dodge
City than they have ever been.
Lend a helping band and open your
pletholic purse to the military bands
grand fete on New Years night.
There are &c. 900 acres of as pro-
ductive land in Ford county as can be
found on the face of of the globe.
If you want to read a live newspaper,
representing the agricultural and bust
ness interests of Ford county, send us one
dollar and fifty cents.
Il. H. Degering will deliver fresh
sausage and home rendered lard twice
week at your home or eating house.
Leave orders with f. A. HickersOn.
H. n. Swan, of Richland, informs
us that in his locality three times as
much wheat has been sown this fall as
was last. Early sOwn wheat is very fine.
| The assessed valuation of personal
property in Ford county this year is
SOS, 1927. This represents less than one
third of the actual value of this property.
| Five or six jointists were cOralled at
the instance of the county attorney last
Saturday. Judge Abbott will sit in
judgment on them the first week in jan
uary.
Ford county, was named for Colonel
James II. Ford, of the End Colorado Cav
airy, and organized by proclamation of
Thomas a. osborne, then governor of
Kansas, on April 9Th, 1873.
was written for and at the request of this
paper. And in connection herewith we
would mention that many a happy
thought from its author Julian del
Llano.) has found responsive throb in
the hearts of the reader.
LATE. Hickerson, of Fort Larned.
sent his folks Christmas present in the
shape of big fat turkey. f. A. Hick-
ersOn thinks he can eat turkey now for
one meal even if the Santa Fe coal kings
do shut him off from the regular Canon
City mines.
The proprietors of the new mill are
rendering substantial aid to farmers by
advancing money as part payment on
grain to be delivered in the spring. They
have bought about 10000 bushels of
wheat, and will begin to run day and
night about the 10th of January.
VIM. Picker. east section foreman,
has bought farm out north on ''Five
mile He was out to visit his possess
sions few days ago, (confidentially, it
was on Sunday.) and is delighted with
it. He is fixing to grow extensive vol
unteer crops of sunfloweIs and cookie
burrs.
We learn that Oswin Mcdonald,
who lives some miles southwest, was in
ljured few days since,at Lyons, Kansas,
where he was employed in Il salt manu-
featuring establishment. The blowing
out of steam cylinder head caused the
injury. We have no certain Information
of the extent of it.
The Dorcas Society of the Baptist
church, will give social at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Fred Steinman, on Satur-
day evening, January End. Refresh
ments will be served at 8 O'Clock. Come
everybody and enjoy social evening.
No charge for admittance, but collec-
ton will be taken for the benefit of the
church.
john .. Smith, an old time friend of
ours from the mountains of Chaffee
county, Colorado, was in the city this
week representing the -Etna National
Loan Co., of Topeka. We always found
j. Q. as ''straight as a gauge" even il
he is about sixteen feet high. If Dodge
City people conclude to do business with
him they will not be imposed upon.
We are printing few hundred extra
copies of this holiday addition. Many
have already ordered extra copies
to mail to friends elsewhere. 1t would
be neat way to remind your eastern
friends that you bear them in memory
these festal days, and at the same time