The Globe-republican., 1894-02-02
Fort Dodge Items.

East.
Com. Kelley and Barton have their
hennery In operation.
Col. Sidlow went down the street one
very cold day recently.
Since our last report, Capt Moody has
been east and returned.
If they put raw materials on the free
list wen take ours in beef.
Chalk Beeson was down to see us
again the 29th-kansas Day.
A gentleman from south OF Spearville
sold butter and eggs too us recently.
The w. r. c. are intending to prepare
cake for the entertainment at the G. A.
r. hail Friday evening.
Our schools, under the supervision of
Mr.. Jesse Beadle, Miss Hobble and Miss
Incl, are progressing finely.
Comrades Burgess and Wright have
the smoke house consumption. assisted
l.
DIR. McCarty was in camp the other
day and carried away Il bottle of water
for the purpose of Analysing the same.
There is considerable sickness in the
Fort. Com. Hayden is very low with
Asthma and what appears to be incipient
consumption.
Com. Grantham also went to Garden
City last week as witness in a contest
case but the case, was postponed until
April, which will give Dodge City a
wback at it.
DR.. Shellack'slassistant appears to be
an energetic and accommodating phar.
macist. He has told us his name in
confidence several times, but we can not
for the life of us remember it.
Pat Sughrue is always on time with
his bus, and when the North winds howl
he seems to say,s''none of these tb,nos
move me-" Pat has read the riot act n
those who are in the habit of getting too
hilarious while riding back from DODGE
City. He says it ses.derision.
Jesse Williams has returned from
Garden City where he has been for sever.
al weeks. He Went TO get evidence in
pension matters. or as witness in \ con.
test suit, we hardly can stell which.
Jesse las been studying law for some
time and he does not explain himself
very inteliigibly. he reports every thing
quiet up there. They have lost the land
Office, but they have got their beautiful
streets and shade trees.
Recently charges werel prepared and
specifications made against Com. Ritch-
ey as assistant quartermaster. the Board
converting for purposes of atrial. The
boys proved beyond a doubt that the
assistant quartermaster was supercilious,
malicious in bearing. pnsilanimous, over
bearing in spirit and!desperately wicked
and the Board removed him right sud
denly. Com. Taylor, of Sherman county.
taHinSt his place. CON-. Taylor had
previously takenl Com. Newberry's place
as Supt. of the barracks, Com. Coe, a
one armed veteran. was elected BY a
mass meeting at the barracks as}barrack
Supt. So you see 1.-The Old Ark is NOV
ing along"
There is wave of spiritualistic man
ifestations Ia the camp, and ghosts hob
geblins and spoOks fit about like Shake
speare's ''merry wonder1of 1.-THE night. ="
They call up the spirits of the supposed
departed ones by sitting1 around table,
all hands placing their hands thereon.
Some time the supposed spirits get very
hilarious, causing the table to rock to
and fro with much excitement. Now we
do not deny that there are spirits, but
these modern scenes have about same
effect upon humanity last reading blood
and thunder stories or dime novels. It
never yet has done any body any good,
out tends to simple mindedness and as
the old Baptist preacher said sit is one
OF the gates of hell,ah Christ said a
wicked and perverse generation seek
after a sign" 1t may answer rs a source
OF amusement like the play of poor pussy
wants a corner, or Simoullsays thumbs
up but not as an ennoblins science.
Several weeks since thee Commander
called us together at the school house.
when he Informed us tthat he would re-
sign his Office of postmaster and that
whoever we would select. he would
recommend. Com. DePui was selected as
chairman and Com. Keeley secretary.
Com. TimmonS, Com. Arnold and Com.
keeiey were nominated for postmaster.
AT this stage of the proceedings. Com.
Ritchey. the present deputy p. NJ. arose
and declared the illegality of this whole
movement, declined to be'a candidate be-
fore this body of unjust citizens. but that
he was a candidate all the same subject