The Globe-republican., 1901-10-03
GRAY COUNTY NEWS

From the Cimarron Sentinel. Sept IS
Jonathan White was in town Satur-
day with "A load of peaches grown on his
farm in Hess township. He found ready
sale for them
The Seaton place, in Hess township.
has been sold again-this time to party
in Illinois, fer $4,000 The deal was
made by Joe Emery and John Harp
err.
Harry Brice says he is going to pur-
chase an autom oblle of the very latest
design-wifh canopy top two seats, four
wheels, and just tour inches taller than
Vesper Warmers.
Owing to the provision in the cleo
ton law passed last winter by the Legis-
lature it will be necessary to have two
official ballots at the election this fall.
On one ballot will be printed the names
of the candidates for county commission
er, while the other will be printed the
regular township ticket.
On the way from Dodge City to CHM
AKRON The other day with his automobile
Vesper Warner stopped at Frank IIuil's
place for dinner. Before leaving Grand
ma Stone, Mrs. IIull's mother, was per
suaded to take ride in the new-fangled
Carriage. Grandma Stone is over 81 years
cid. and this was her first and will
doubtless be her last experience of this
kind.
The following item was taken out of
the Sentinels postof1ice item box too late
for publication in last weeks issue: Mr..
and Mrs. P p. Rowton celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary in east Gray
Saturday, September, 14th- Many hand
by their children and grandchildren.
a sunIptuous dinner was served after
which Miss Ella Burrell, of Dodge City,
took picture of the generation, consist
ing of Mrs j. a. Henry and family, in
Guiding NOla BtIrreIl and Master Horace
Avcrill-two great grandchildren j. @.
Rowton ami family, Oscar Rowton, Mrs.
Jumes Wilson and children. There are
living at present four children, Ii grand
children. and two great grandchildren
May they live to many more ami
versaries and family reunions
Mr.. Houdan. an aged citizen of
southwest IIodgeinan county. is lying at
the point of death in Dodge City, and
before this notice reaches the eyes of his
fl lends may have passed to the great be-
yOnd. He has lived in this country for
many years and has host of friends.
his WIG dled years ago, and he has no
relatives in this section. He has long
been engaged III the sheep business and
is said 70 have accumulated considerable
property. 1t is known that when lie took
sick al Dodge City he had draft issued
by Topeka bank for 5000 and some cur
rency on his person, but careful search
| on the part of his friends has failed TO
reveal il. 1t is feared that lie has been
robbed
Jim johnson says he helped to carry
Frank Hull off the train at this place %
years ago. lie had lung trouble. the
doctors pronounced his case incurable,
and Frank came was sent out here to
die. But the helpless INVALID and the
healthiu I climate of western Kansas com
bined forces aud fooled >em u trip, and
today Frank Hull is enjoying good health
and has many years of happiness and
usefulness before him. He has no inten-
ton of dying soon-iu fact he has con-
fided TO us that that is the last thing he is
going TO do. On his homestead six
miles northeast of town, where he has
lived ever since he landed, stands the
most spacious and handsome dwelling
house in Gray county The farm is well
stocked and improved, and doubt if
its owner would exchange it for a brown
stone front in any city i'll the world.