The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-06-23
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Peter Scharpf Of Dubuque, Russell
county. Kausas, who bought land near
wllroadi h here improving ihe place for
home.
Claud West has taken . position In The
Rsth 4 BsinbrIdgs Drug slors. This
addition TO The iorcs gives llle Cliy Drug
store three places on the llst Of marriage.
bio young men Of tbs town. Thu malrl-
monlal bunk makers are giving heayy
odds on Harvey Uhl being the first from
this store to get his name vi Of the list.
Mrs. viii Curry has gone to Iowa TO
visit friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. I. A Scates LIFT Sunday
evening for a trip to St. Louis and points
10 Kentucky and Tennessee.
E. Ballard 10 on q trip In Texas and
New Mexico In the interest Of the Dodge
City Roller Mills.
Five Room House and Lot For Sales
West end town, nice yard. Inquire at
Palmer lIouse. Mrs. J. D. Bush. 2.t
Hodge City boy has II 50 bad that in
registering for dinner at 4 hotel last
week he wrote his girls name when he
intended to write hls own,
Mrs. Gertrude Donn Cope visited
friends ln Dodge City Sunday going on
to Newton Sunday evening. She will be
Joined by Mr. Cope at Newton In 4 few
days aud they will 90 to 81. 1.oulsto visit
the exposition,
1t Ia said that the water works com.
pany has bad the water shut off a part Of
the time lately, on account Of y scarcity
Of coal. There WIS coal ln town but the
company 1t seems doesn't csrs 10 buy
coal only In its own peculiar way, What
ever may have been the matter there
was 4 pretty loud roar to be heard over
town about the scarcity VI water.
y. A. Walker, the new division freight
agent who has just come to Dodge City,
was given banquet At the Baldwin hotel
In Hutchinson on last Thursday night.
that being hls last day as agent for The
Santa Fs at Hutch inson. MI. Walker
WINS very popular with the people Of
Hutchinson as well as strong man for
the Santa Fs company rs agent al thai
point. Hlsn position Is a promotion
aud one which hs has earned with che
company. .rrainmaster J. D. Cefry ol
Dodge City attended the ban qnet given
In Mr.. Walkers honor lust Thursday.
Pawnee county claims to DO the resI'
eencs Of llie only man living who sued
the president Of the United States, sayt
tho Kansas City Journal. Hls name Il
G. s. Van Eman and hs liyesa! Jennings.
He used TO illna sheep ranch In Lyon
county, Kansas, and was getting along
all light until Grover Cleveland wai
elected president, and the edlot went
forth thatwoo was to be put on the free
list Van had about consumated 4 sale,
but claims the fear Of tariff changes
forced tlie price OF sheep down several
points. Furthermore his regard for BIZ
sheep and country was 10 high that be
was ashamed to look a sheep In the face
under the conditions that Cleveland
forcsd upon them, so during the reign Of
Grover Cleveland hs made practice Of
beginning at the rear end of a sheep to
shear II. This greatly humillaled him
and caused him to lose prestige With hil
hired hands and merinos. Feeling In
tensely aggrleved and materially damaged
he sued Grover Cleveland, president Of
the United States, getting service by
publication and obtained a judgment for
$4O0. VI course he never collected for
Grover never got In reach Of an execu-
ton. But Van claims he felt better
though the debt remains unpaid.
A negro woman who claims to DO from
Dodge City was brought Into police court
yesterday afternoon on the charge Of b.