The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-07-04

A stock raiser from Arizona passed
through Dodge City last Saturday With
his cattle en- route for the grazing lands
south Of the city. He said there had
been but two rains in Arisona for four
years and cattle all had 20 Be moved out
1t once or perish for lack OF feed and
water. The wild range 10 this region
never was better.
Henry Mueller rented the Hart dwell.
Ing on the bill north of the round house
and moved In last week. Il IL quite .
distance from the business part Of the
city. and on that aceour had been vacant
for over two years, but was rented for
eight dollars per month, and there were
several other applicants for h besides the
lucky man who secured the premises.
Mark Harrington, Chief Of the Weather
Bureau, has ordered that the Weather
Bureau station at Pixies Peak be re-
opened July 1st, 1892. 1t will be sta
ton of the first order. having all self
registering Instruments. As New York,
Chicago, Dodge City. Denver, etc. Rob.
Q. Grant. from Fort Smith, Arkansas,
station. called on his friend Mr.. Todd at
the Weather Bureau here. on bis way to
take charge Of Pixies Peak station.
J. Fl. Churchill went to Kansas City
to buy three steam threshers for Leg
gett & Co.. Dodge City: j. X. Sayie.
Ensign. and Strait Bros, Cimarron. 1t
took considerable rustling to get these
orders, hut the Zimmerman Hardware
and Manufacturing c.. got there in
good shape. This house is destined to
be the future distributing depot for farm
machinery in Southwest Kansas. Dodge
City is fortunate in having this house.
which will help build upa great dis
tributing center here.
Ford City was the scene of quite Il
wedding last Tuesday, June 2lst-some-
thing that gave the inhabitants sOme-
thing to talk of for the usual time-nine
days. The contracting parties were John
Walters. Of Buckiin. and Miss Mamie
Morrison, of Ford. the hymenal knot be-
ing tied by the Rev. Father kumert, of
the German settlement. The parties are
too well known in our part of the uni
verse 10 need any further said of them
here. The newly Joined started tc house.
keeping Wednesday ia the house lately
acquired by John. Their many friends
wish them much Joy and unhOHnded sue
cess in propeiling her majesty. the ship
of matrimony, DER life beset with many
trials and trihulaii"ns Journey.
j. c. Briggs met with painful and
most serious accident last Thursday
while driving iFo +. f. Smiths home
place with ii loai of hay. 1t is quite
rough, there IN ahe street. and in some
manner the load become unbalanced
tipping completely over. MIR. Briggs
was on the '.he opposite side from the
dirersiou ths had fell and i. being IA
boxed rack there was no chance {" slide
dow., easy. 80 he was flung high into
the air by ,:!,~ whirling mocio,s of the
rack in tur4iing over. He fell OH his
head aud right shoider with crushing
fo,~c as his weight is near:s3e pounds.
la ske faE.on foot doubled underneath
>psai1,i,lg the ankle severely. He was
t;,s,-s, I" .,'phy>ician and received prompt
att.-tli..,l: but will doubtless suffer Sc
ri+sss- Inconvenience. tiis.~.irm weather.
g.. Cofh;i did Il heroic :;rG fast week.
Ale's. kelsey bad driven up X, front of
J;Ske's furniture store aud s&sghted from
her carriage. leaving au isssant inside.
when an engine whizzed NY snorting
steam aud frightened the horse. causing
him to start wildly up stp'~et. Collar,
whO,c2ianced 20 be uear, plunged into
the vehicle, bat it had started SO quickly
thathe only succeeded ia S.ttiug partly
inside, leaving his feet drag on the
ground. He eOuld not resoE the lines for
awhile and went whizziag around the
corner at the cid Marsh stassa in furious
style, at tunes almost losing hold with
.hie:hands. :Enally by = s&perhulnan ef-
fort he dseSeed himself sxrther inside
and Was Ableso reach tie Ties when the
outfit svere- going north en- ThIrd avenue
.,t,tbe cate Ofa mile every Two or three
minutes, ssdstOpped the runaway before
:auy dsmage,was done to che child or We
alicle. though Dir. Collar Sustained son,e
injury to his feet.
Last Tuesday, June 2sth, an adjourned
session of the district oeart was held
during (which several ianPeztant motions
were passed upon. amssg which was the
!. C.iBriggs railroad suit fer damages.
Mr.. Briggs brought suit aRaiast the rail-
road for damages in the sum of 9505 for
;hnrning $50 acres pasture hand and 80 of
wild hay land. s1n the Trial of the case
the jury :swarded him $3.50 damages to
his .pastupe and $500 damages to his