The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-11-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Happening Of the past Week in and
About Town.

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About Town.
| Mr.. r. B. Mofett, Of Atchison, hal
bonght quite large body Of land in the
north part Of Ford county. There are .
number Of men in Atchison who ere 60
Ing to purchase land here soon.
| A new bridge Il being built, BY thu
Santa Fe Bridge and Building Depart
ment, directly east Of the round house
In the new yards. A large forcs Of men
are at work putting in concrete abutmeht
under all the tracks for the big ditch
which comes down east and north Of
Dodge City.
About nine Gypsy fortune tellers wan
dered into Dodge City last week seeming
ly to earn few honest pennies telling
fortunes. One Of the women howe yer,
before coming here, robbed stranger Of
$500 at place just over the line In
Gray county. Word was sent to the
authorities here and the woman was ar
rested sunday. She was turned over to
the authorities Of Grsy county and is now
out under . $3.50 bond.
One Of the regulation gray draft
horses used at all delivering points BY the
wells-Fargo Express Company was
shipped to Dodge City this week to be
used here In future. The COMPANY has
heretofore hired their delivering done,
but will from now on keep its own wag-
on, and instead Of delivering only In the
business part Of town will deliver and 60
after express In any part.
Good shot. Shoot again. The dis
solution Of the antiquated wooden avn
logs has begun in Dodge City, and may
they die an easy death for they have
lived far beyond the age they were In.
tended for. The wnlng at the Bee Hive
corner was taken down Tuesday and re-
moved. twill probably be replaced by
canvass one next summer. 1t is big
Improvement to that corner and its abb
Fsence makes the others In sight look
worse than eyer.
Stephen Blackstone and son Of Macomb
Illinois were visitors here last week, and
while here invested In fne section Of
Ford county land, section owned by NJ
NJ. Gwinner. The sale was made by
FrankL The section will make one
Of the finest wheat farms In the county,
and has 200 acres of growing wheat on 1t
this year. The land was purchased by
Mr.. Blackstone as an investment, and
will be rented. The purchase price was
$4,000 cash.
Did you ever think to ask hunter to
produce his "Hunter's Licensep" Well,
the game law Is getting to be an old
story. A lot Of fellows are hunting who
have not taken out hunters license.
The first year everybody nearly took out
a license, but now is would not take long
to find hunter who has no license, and
who has no intention Of getting one.
There are some, too, who have forgotten
about the license requirement, and who
60 hunting without thinking about, or
realizing that they are violating the law.
Some Of the real estate men report q
good number Of land sales this week and
last, and they are expecting a continued
run on real estate transfers. There
seems to be general feeling that land is
the safest and most profitable investment
chat can be made, and the opportunity
for good Investments In land Is better in
Ford county perhaps than any place In
the west. Real estate men expect rush
for )Fold county lands during the winter
and spring and think that the busy time
of the past two weeks 10 the beginning Of
1t.
George Reighard ,s the most accom-
modating man In town. A few days ago
he took care OF revolver all day and
delivered 1t to the owner late at night,
just few moments before the stranger
wanted to use the weapon for robbing
Mr.. Reighard. The stranger came to
Mr. Reighard's place Of business and
asked him to take care Of revolver,
saying he would call for 1t In the even
ing when be was ready to take his train.
He returned that night, having changed
his appearance great deal by shaving
off his beard and a complete change Of
dress. He took the gun and said he was
going to catch his train in q few mo-
ments. The fellow was seen however
after the train had left, and the city mar
shal had heard the matter talked over,
so when Mr.. Relghard started home the
marshal concluded to 60 with MIN. At
the alley, Just before Mr.. Reighard's
house was reached the stranger stepped
70 the'street shead Of Mr.. Reighard He
was probably surprised at finding two
men, and he made no effort at gun
play, but he had the gun in bis hand and
Il had been loaded after be took 1t from
Mr.. ReIghard's place. The marshal and
Mr.. Relghard both caught hold Of the
stranger % he stepped out and he made
no resistance to being taken to the lock-