The Globe-republican., 1892-03-31
r. II. Reeve, of Cim.rrou, is in the

r. II. Reeve, of Cimarrou, is in thu
city.
Mrs. A.P. G 'orge and son. of Gardel
CITY, were in town To-day.
DIT. Tabb. of the ingalls, FIGURING
mills. Sundayed il the metrC pohs.
LOST To-day. letter address->' u
T. F. Miller. Finder Will please leav>
same at this office.
Miss Jennie Ridenour, OF Royal. re-
turned home Sunday from Bloom. where
she has taught successful term of
school.
Traffic in liquid freights from Hen-
lucky has increased since Ed. Madison
filed his fiat of ostracIsm with the drug
stores
Mrs. f. j. Glassford, of Bessemer.
Colo. came down Monday and received
1000 from the Kansas Masonic Mutual,
in which her deceased husband carried
an insurance policy.
Pope Kline, the we'll known Larned
barrister, was in town Monday, looking
after legal business. Though a demo-
crat, he believes the election of Jerry
Simpson TO congress has worked mate
rial injury to southwestern Kansas.
FLOWERS Il wish to say to nv friends
in Dodge City that will have variety
of all kinds of pOtted plants for sale from
the 10th of April to the 10th of May. l
thank my patrons of the past and shall
be glad to receive their custom in the fr,-
ture. Mrs. NJ. T.. DURAND.
Miss Anna Edwards left Tuesday for
Il six months visit with eastern friends.
She will stop with Larned relatives
few weeks. and will go thence to Mans
field, Pa. She will be missed in social
circles-and by the little school children
who seem to be her devoted friends.
THE DemcCy~t is greatly concerned be-
cause we refer to the Larned Oftc's an
tagonism to coalition of the demo-
cratic and peoples party. If some one
will point out the affinity or mutual in
terests that draw the peoples party to
Dave Hill and Petition, we can then con-
sIstently subsiGe.
At a mass convention of Third ward
electors. at the school house "Wednesday
evening, w. J. Fitzgerald was compli-
mented on his official record by a unan-
imous denomination for councilman.
For members of school board Il. L. Nc
Carly was elected for the long term. and
II. McGarry for the short term.
The public schools of Ford county are
urged by Supt. Swinehart to contribute
their mites to the Kansas Worlds Fair
fund. This may be done by two or more
districts uniting and giving an enter
tainment. charging a small admittance
fee. School boards. where money can
not be otherwise raised, may appropri-
ate Il small sum.
There stands in Phil Young's store
clock that would make the old s:Grand-
fathers ticker" celebrated in song. tir-
ed-very tired. This clock is the prop
erty of DR.. o. II. Simpson. 1t is FAM
lily heirloom, and came from Iowa last
Monday. Mr.. Young rugged it up on
Tuesday. and it is now busily engaged
in knocking off time with the younger
clocks which surround it. This clock
was made in Germany over one hundred
years ago. 1t stands over eight feet in
altitude.
Having fully established as fact that
he is great grandson of Corpus Christi.
and the rightful heir to eighty eight
square leagues of domain now claimed
by Uncle Sam lying between the Pacific
ocean and some degree of longitude stu
ate eastward thereof, Benjamin Hodges
has filed in the United States courts at
Denver papers which bring him shoulder
to shoulder in legal contest with the In
terror Department. If the question of til
tie is not in some way compromised. a
great legal contest must ensue between
Secretary Noble and Mr.. Hodges for pos
session of this land. Mr.. Hodges has ex-
pended thousands of dollars already in
litigation on this case. and he will feel
when the contest is over if he
has enough left from his once burden
some bank account to buy yoke of steers
and sod pillow with which to tear up the
virgin soil of his newly acquired posses
sessions.
Southwestern Kansas will this year
reach the stage where she can stand the |
storm. No season has ever before |
opened so propitiously. The springs of t
lSSI-5-6 more nearly approached this !
than any others in the abundance of |