The Globe-republican., 1907-09-05

Mr.. anu Mrs. Wakeman, VINO reslde
nine miles north Of Dodge City are the
parents Of a girl born last week.
A marriage license was issued on Mon
day, Sept, End, William +. Akers Of
Dodge City and Clara Wheeler Of Sylvia,
Kans.
Misses Bell Few, Eva Dixon, Ida and
Tillie Jacobs and Messrs. Willie Ore
baugh and John Barlow, spent Sunday
on Duck creek,
The very threatening clouds which
hung over Dodge City and vicinity last
Sunday evening, turned into a nice rain,
about .S3 Of an inch.
william K; Fowler, who resides near
Ford, has lost over nineteen head OF
cattle this fall with the black leg. This
means a loss Of over $4,000.
P. A. Sughrue sold to S. E. Ellis, last
week, ten acres Of land situated south OF
the cemetery. Mr.. Ellis will build a
home there IN the near future.
Mrs. Flora ii. Thome, who has been
In Oklahoma for some time, is now
located In WITCH ia, Kans., as asslstan: sec.
retary Of the Christian Service League.
80 head of four year-old horses for
sale. Fat and fine. Two small ranches
to rent, close to Dodge City. Address
Archie II. Keech, Dodge City, Kans. 2t
One Of the storms of about two weeks
ago developed a hard blow southeast Of
here. The bridge at Ford had the banis-
.ers blown off of both sides and Goa
siderable other damage was done VIC.
Duncker's place was in the line OF the
high wind and he had a wind mill blown
down and the chimney brushed off of the
house.
e.. A. Slease, who has been working on
the home Of Mr.. Hogan, met with an
accident last Thursday which resulted in
several fractured bones in both legs. He
was taken to the Milton & Thompson
hospital where he remained for a few
days. He was then taken to bis home
south of the railroad tracks.
II you want to sell your land or city
property list 1t with Tallman Il Co. If
you want to find some choice bargains
in land or city property we have them to
offer you. We also represent some OF the
best fire and tornado insurance companies
and cordially solicit a share Of your pat
ronage. Office fret building west Of The
National Bank of Commerce.
The City Furniture Company moved
tn cir stock of goods into the new room
in the ~postofice building, last week.
The store room is up.to.date In every
detail and will make a fine showing for
Dodge City. The building Is not quite
completed as yet. The painters are still
at work and the carpenters are working
yet on the second floor but 1t will very
500 be finished.
The Peoples Magazine has Of late Of
fered prizes for the best criticisms on the
magazine and Mr.. H. M. Baldwin of the
weather bureau here, seeing the adver-
tisement for the August number, sent In
u few criticisms. Mr.. Baldwin vas very
much surprised the first OF the week to
receive word that he had won third, a
book with bis choice Of authors. He will
receive the prize soon.
W. j. Fitzgerald delivered an interest
Ing address to about seven or eight hun
dred people last week In Meade county,
the occasion being an old settlers picnic
at Odee crossing on Crooked creek. This
ia one of the historic land marks of the
state and many stirring anecdotes are
told by the old settlers of that vicinity Of
events which happened on the spot many
years ago.
Last Thursday a really u~naccountable
incident occurred In the office OF Judge
W. H. Preston. A young couple by the
name of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse L. Rogers
strangers here, brought their twenty-five
months old child, a little girl, into the
office to be given away. 1t seems they
had talked with Mrs. James Bessey about
the child, asking her to adopt 1t which
she consented tos do. The father and
mother were healthy strong young peo-
pie and 1t is hard to understand their
motive in thus disposing of their child
However, the papers were duly signed
Thursday and the baby given to Mr. and
Mrs. Bessey.
Lieut.. Gov. Fitzgerald was In town
Wednesday on his way to the Ola Set.
tiers picnic neal Odee where he was
billed to speak. Mr.. Fitzgeraldis among
the best Of our state officers having made
a splendid record and he should succeed
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