The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-04-11
FORD ITEMS.

/ this vicinity The rain Tuesday was
| soaker and the prospects for the wheat
and other cereal crops is strictly in it.
Elsie Smith came to Ford Monday
| and returned homo the same evening.
After school closed Monday evening,
Miss Dillon with her pupils took .ex-
| cursion to Mulberry with some pole, hook
and line display. returning With duck
items and fish stories.
H B. Herzer and family have re-
turned to Ford as welcomed residers in
Miss Dillon returned home Tuesday
to enjoy the social and other benefits of
Dodge City during vacation.
Wv. T. Elland celebrated ST Patrick's
day by dismissing old tobacco and is still
! resolute. Hold your base, Will.
! Mrs Fora Gnerin is nursing a severly
cut thumb, treacherous carving knife
engaged the wrong carniyorous element
W. z. Eiland, our worthy Rock Island
agent, is all business. but down on corn
ers monopolies. rings-ayc here's the rub
even finger rings leaves a dark shadow
on his memory. Another jewel for a
Christmas tree. Earl. lay it by and smile.
Miss Ethel Small has accepted po-
sltion nurse in Christ Hospital, To-
peka. secured her by Dr. Crumbine. a po-
sition her sympathy, attentiveness and
willing application we'll adapt her.
She may take a graduating
nurse.
Charley Stevenson, Ford's wide
awake stock man. has added about 200
head of fine young cattle to his head and
has greatly added vehicles to his livery
and implements tc his farming prossess-
ions.
w. s. Lawrence moYed down from
| Dodge last week to the Teare ranch north
of the river. Mr.. Peacock having pur-
chased ranch farther east on the river
bottom.
James Morrison, Jr. who has been talk
ing course in electric engineering at the
Agricultural College. Manhattan, has re-
turned home and Will be Supf1ower
granger during cereal season and will let
Kansas zsphyrs and sunshine rebloom
| his rosy cheeks.
! Miss Mable Webb came down from
Dodge, Saturday and visited with her
aunt sMiss Dillon. at the Windsor, and
other friends till Monday afternoon, re-
turning Oh the Rock Island.
Miss Ellie Melia closed her successful
school at 81 last Friday and Miss Carrie
Brink hers at Fonda 600 OH the 1st.
The Ford schools closed Monday
| with delightful dinnereby patrons and
pupils followed by literary entertain-
ment by the school; behind time as
usual as we entered the school room
every body seemed very much engaged in
the peculiar comic GESTURES and facial di-
daciics undulged in at these festivities
| where self-interest and social comfort are
in harmony. Seeing our wavering mod
esty some plying patrons direct to
| the further corner of the room as the
| only available place to imbibe to our pro-
| fciency, and obeying their mandates
| found a congenial trio including the
| faculty elbow deep in the boundaries of
| a mammoth dish pan dividialiZing a
| a varegated collection of enticing pala-
| table ingredients, but the merry partici-
| pators observing our inexperience in ven
turing to the depths of such utensil in
| this oriental style adjourned TO now
| vacated table and with Rev. Penney a 5
| moderator, the new formed quintet join
ed indulgently in the delicious carnival
not SO much etiquettical as jovia1 felicit-
Gus. The literary exercises were quite
| Interesting amusing and some of the
| little folks were charmingly cute.
There are TOO many deserving mention
to name here. Little Lois Balfour with
Arthur Paterson, did nice in their little
play also Lena Morrison, Clara Mid
dleton and Alice Stevenson in their
ssThree Mothers dialogue. ssThe Old
Maid'' was played we'll; declaiming
good and singing good including gesture
songs and duet, the little, little folks did
fuEuily cute. The merits of the tcac5a-
ers and their faithful efforts were exenI-
plif1ed by the general approval, of pupils
and patrons. The high standing of their
predecessors of last year, (Misses Motz
and Summersby) made it difficult place
to fill for general approval, but they haFe
been equal to the occasion, by their earn-