The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-01-23
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

"A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Fritz Bonnerlin, last Saturday,
i There were services at the Episcopa
/ church Sunday, Canon Belfey officiating
Typewriter for sale, nearly new.
ii L. L. TAYLOR & Co ii
There Is some talk OF organizing
building and loan association In Dodg
City.
Losr-Old style gold pin, coral set
ting. Leave at Young's jewelry store
receive reward It
The old Meridian electric lamps in thu
Palace Drug store have been replaced
: with the new Tanraium globes.
A. s. Harris has resumed his work rs
night engineer at the Electric Light
plant, aftera two weeks illness.
Il A representative of the j. G.. Peppard
Seed House of Kansas City was here Mon.
day purchasing broom corn and cane
seed.
| The foundation has been laid for a new
gas engine at the electric light plant
The engine Is expected here about the
last of February.
| County Attorney Carl Van Ripper and
L. A. Madison were In Bucklin the latter
part of last week on business connected
with the murder trial of Clinton Pope.
Prof. Harrah, who is giving an ex /.
bibition of fancy skating at the rink to-
day, will race on Friday evening against
three of the best skaters in Dodge City
G.. e. Laughed of the National Bank
of Commerce, is expecting to build five
room cottage soon in the north part of the
city near the D. w. Sturgeon residence.
On account of the illness of Rev.
f. W. Imboden and wife, Rev. j. W
Rose preached at the Methodist church
Sunday morning. There was no evening
service.
VIM. A. Rumfrey purchased of Mrs.
Martha K. Andrns, the west half of Sec
ton 49, 25 "a and lot A 10 section 6.26 "a.
The sale was closed up the latter part Of
last week.
Chas. Kinkaid sold all of his CITY pro-
perry to d. W. Sturgeon last week, for
all the land south of the railroad in
section "a 2G,26, This land is about six
miles west OF Dodge City.
The O'Malley Lumber Yard was sold
Saturday to NJ. Fl. Lum & Company of
Verdon, Nebraska. The stock of lumber
will be invoiced by the 10th of February
and the new proprietois will then take
possession.
Mrs. Prough, who teaches the primary
room at the second ward school, was
absent for several days last week on &C.
count Of the illness of her husband Miss
Frances Wright took charge OF the room
during that time.
On account of the soc freight reduction
on coal, prices on all high grade domestic
coal from the west such as Niggerhead,
Canon City ETC., have been reduced ac-
cordingly. This went into effect on
January the Goth.
G. B. Van Arsdale, cashier OF the Kan
sas State Bank, received word Monday
of the death of his nephew who was shot
and killed instantly. The young man
was twenty years Of age and was the son
of Mr.. Van Arsdale's Oldest brother.
who resides at Raritan. Illinois.
The new dynamo for alternating cur
rent, was installed in the electric light
plant last week and was put in use for
the first time Monday evening. This
furnishes the light for the eastern part Of
the city, the Harvey House, Round House |
etc., and in the future will gave light for
the western part of the city. The down
town district will remain 220 volts.
Bon. G. A. Gearhart OF Buffalo, New
York, gave his famous lecture, "Foot-
prints OF the Centuries" at the opera
house last Friday evening before q
select audience. This was the fourth
number of the lecture course. Mr.. Gear
hart has straightforward manner and
an eloquence Of speech very pleasing to
bis hearers. The fifth and last number
Of the lecture course will be given on
February 18th by the Royal Male Quartet
OF Des Moines, Iowa.
A dance was given at the Carmichael,
home nine miles north Of this city, last
Friday evening. There were about fifty
young people present and dancing was
enjoyed until late hour. A supper was
served. Those attending from this city
were, Misses Verna Dixon, Frances
MeaIrs, Josephine Nieto, Dove Davis Of
Bucklin, Eva Dixon Raymond. Messrs
John Sughrue, Till Sughrue, Clarence
Lierle, Lawrence Meairs, Harper
Sitter.
Electric signs are fast finding favor