The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-12
FORD ITEMS.
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FORD ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Mat Imel's child was quite sick but ID
nearly well again. .
Herahsl Mathews Is putting The finish
Ing csrpeuterlng work on N. 0. Nevins'
new residence.
Russell h Crane have sold the Fred
Gray farm south Of Ford and 1t will soon
be occupied.
Walter Meador and Flay incl have re-.
turned from Beaver county, Oklahoma,
having secured good homestead claims.
Rev. John Lloyd and wife were enter.
tained at the home Of Mr., aud Mrs. L. X.
Van Horn, Sunday.
James Elland and Theodore Banta have
returned from Stevens, Texas, where
they were employed on the Rock Island.
NIL. Hollopeter, son Of our physician,
is visiting among Ford and BucklIn
friends. He now lives at Kay, 0klaho.
ma.
w., W. Green's youngest child was
taken severely sick Sunday. DR.. Hollo-
Eeler was called and tho patientDis recoY.
erlng nicely. VI, ei.2 ttu.51%
y The travelling range man has been
around, and To know whether buyer or
stove were cold you should hear Messrs
Steele & Smith discuss The niatter.
Miss Carrie Brink has regained health
after her long sickness and has resumed
her school work In district 80, three miles
west Of Ford. Her place there had been
filled by Miss Nellie Imboden,
A. P. Tompson, while Fastening across
the prairie the other morning, driving a
team Of mules, ran foul Of an old open
well 10 Padget's pasture west Of Ford.
One mule dropped into that SO.foot well,
taking bride and pad along, leaving his
harness and collar with his fellow mule.
Open wells. open saloons and open
mouths have their lowering tendencies
and ought to be filled up. closed up or
'hut up-llnless good results are forth.
coming.
Miss Eulalia Nevins and Miss Hollope-
er attended the box supper and old fash
oned spelling bee at Bucklin. Wednesday
'venlng, where all lad the best of jolly
imes.> G. NJ. Mills had the role Of old
ohool master and when he got his old
lyle spelling class to toe the line and
'spellin' and pronouncln' every syllable
With repeat the fun began. When the
master got after the bad boys at recess be
new how to use the paddle and shlngle.
\. 0. Peacock was the chief martyr.
FRS. W. R. Gordon led the singing
geography class to victory. How the
Dung and old shook with laughter at the
odd way" #
The Congregational L. H. M. and
,hurch Aid society gave an oyster supper
nd art gallery entertainment at the hall !
tuesday, evening. A pleasant social :
me was one of The results. Owing to q
10 unpleasant weather the attendance
'as not 80 large as would have been II
le evening had been favorable. The
ysters were fine and large. Jim Elland
ncounlered a monster, but with able 49, I
stance got II corralled In his nlastlcators
nd started on Its assimilatlng career.
.rs. II. b. Herzer and Mrs. Balfour won
probation as skillful oyster stewers. 4
rs. W. #, Elland was loyal to her office \
collector; table procastinators taxed o
ttm but general converse WIS free.
alt Of our fine was RENTED, pending 1
,ud conduct. The art gallery was well Z,
ranged by Mesdamcs L. X. Van Horn i
ID II. b. Herzer. consisting OF surprises, Il
musings and sells. The financial bene- {!
WAS good considering the evening .
The ship Of state should sail up tho 9,
lie of Kansas with the arbitration Q,
'ugress aud settle a disputed lnterbonnd' az az
y line Of the Usage U. S. survey The y
lots composed Of the different survey
eys hays;diverged materially and the
cal mariners have been ilounderlng ~
Q murky billows Of the Arkansas north p'
Ford to find Il safe anchorage. The Ehl
yalpowers are of shore with their ar %
ImentAl batterles cIiarped and will claim | n