The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-07-07
BucxLlN BaEEzEs.

The Bucklia Bretses failed to mate
rlalize last week. Itanyone was dItap-
pointed thereby The excuse ID that the
writer was one OF the fire sufferers, and
eos very, busy trying 10 gst things In
shapo 70 keep thu shop running and had
no time for anything clio. Now In rel
gard 10 that hr ws wish to make a few
remarks. OF cours everybody knows
ju,t how u started and just what should
have been done to save the town, 1t
least they think they do. III truth 30.
body knows how Il started Of. II they do
they arc not telling It, and We believe
that everything was done that could have
been done under existing conditions to
save the town. That they were only
partially successful was no fault Of The
people who worked 20 faithfully that
morning. lttOok heroic work to stop
the lire At Oak street but 1t was accom-.
plished. We have heard 1t said that
Bucklin was a tough place. Perhaps It
h, but | do not believe that there Is an
other place on earth where tie people
would have turned out and worked more
faithfully, earnestly and orderly to save
the property Of other people, than they
did right here during the fire. and then
IN helping to get things In shape after
the fire was .subdaed, they deserved and
we think, have The thanks Of everyone
who bad anything at stake, As for our
selves, We shall always remember and
feel grateful to those that worked 80
faithfully and carefully In assisting us In
saving the contents Of our office. With.
on. that help We could have saved almost
nothing
We have heard II said that bankers
aud real estate agents cared for nothing
but the almighty dollar, but w know
better now. Our office had gone up In
smoke, our fixtures and contents OF the
Office were laying In the street and we
did not know where to 10, when before
daylight H. r. McCaustland and s. D.
Aulls commenced to move out Of their
cozy ofllce and told us to move right IN
aud take possession and we did and ARE
still IN possession. II this Is not an vet
Of charity and kindness we do not know
what Kindness Is. We appreciate their
kindness and are very thankful to them
for 1t.
Miss Margaret Kane spent the Fourth
with friends aud home folks 1t Green's
burg.
Miss ALA Oxley spent the Fourth at
Meade.
There was nothing doing In Buckliu on
the glorious Fourth and our people scat.
tered around that day. Some went 10
Dodge City, some to Meade. some to
Ashland, some to Greensburg. One
family, Mr.. y. s. Russell went over on
Mulberry and spent the day with Judge
Halves and perhaps solne few went tothe
harvest fields. The rest Of us stayed at
home and kept tue old town moving,
II. P. McCaustland and family are off
on an outing, Their first stopping point
10 Elk Point, s. Dak., at The home VI
Mr.. McCoNstland's father. Later they
will visit other friends at points in Iowa.
They expect to be absent about thirty
days. McCauitland's excuse Tor going
away at this time was that be wanted to
zee his old father and to rest up a little.
Well the latter part OF this excuse 10 all
right for he needs tho rest. The truth Of
The matter Is that 1t 10 raining 50 much
and all kinds Of vegetation Is growing 40
fast and the weather Is so warm that II
made life to strenuous for Mac TO mark
up the price Of real estate after every
shower 90 he concluded to 20 away for a
month. When he comes home he can
make job lot Of tho marking up bust.
ness, skip all Of the intervening notChes
and stick the peg In tlletop notch.
Miss Eva Oliver Is visiting friends In
HerlngtOn.
Van vanvoorhis IL rebuilding where
his store house burned down. He will
be ready for business In few days.
]. A. knight Is putting up n tempo
rary building on the south eide Of the
furniture store and will resume business
rs soon as be can get things In shape
Some parties from Hutchinson were
here Tuesday figuring with The owners
on putting up brick buildings in lieu Of
those that were buried down. We do
not know at this time what the result will
be, but we hope to see a brick block put
up where those old wooden buildings
stood.
There has been quite change In The
banking business Of Bucklin in the past
few weeks. First H. P. MoCaustland
and associates bought the Buckliu State
Bank. McCadstland, president, Chas.