The Globe-republican., 1908-01-23

Dodge City merchants are busily en-
gagged invoicing their 8. ores this week.
The county commissioners were in ses-
sion last Monday. Tuesday they left for
Spear lille and other neighboring towns,
10 view roads.
You can get fresh Parkerhouse Rolls
at sturgeon Bros, every evening between
five and elk O'Clock. 2t
G. l.. Painter &c Company sold the
Heustls farm four miles south Of
this city Tuesday to John Hurley Of
Hardy, Nebraska.
D. D. Frisbee of Detroit, Michig an
is here on business this week. Mr..
Frisbee owns an 800 acre farm three
miles south o Dodge City.
Julian Hnlpieu has returned from a
several weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Ottumwa and Washington,
Iowa and Horton and Topeka, Kans.
A. W. Hageman of Ford was here pay
In taxes Tuesday. Ed Brown of Fair
view township and w. Fl. Incl OF Spear.
vile were at the county treasurer's office
Wednesday.
Stanley Connaway took charge of the
county clerks office Tuesday and Wednes.
day during the absence of his father,
s. II. Connaway, who was out viewing
roads with the county commissioners.
The following transfers were made this
week: Josie e. Dellinger to Sarah E.
Gibson, lot 8, block 60 in Dodge City.
j. M. Baker to John E. Baker, the south
half of lot 5, and all of lot 6 in east
Dodge City.
Della O. Anders and brother of Howell
was at the land office Wednesday defend.
ing her homestead entry contested by
S, A. Rogers also of Howell. There
were o number of witnesses from Howell
in this contest case.
Key Bros, have sold their livery busi-
ness in this city to Lem Pogue, for MIR.
Pogue's ranch on Sawlog, ten miles
north of this city. The transfer will be
made February the 1st. J, E. Key will
make his home on the ranch. G. NJ.
Key will remain In the city.
f. A. Mccoy, county attorney OF
Stevens county and Robt. L. Smith, ex-
county clerk were at the land office here
Tuesday and Wednesday on contest busi-
ness. Mr.. Mccoy came to the aid of the
Dodge City Basket Ball team last Tues
day evening, assisting in the last half Of
the game.
The annual directors meeting Of the
National Bank Of Commerce was held
Tuesday at The bank and new directors
were elected as follows: Fl. A. Burnett
A. Gluck, W. T. Coolidge, M. W. Sutton,
P. II. Young, G. @. Chandler, j. W,
Bergman. The officers OF the bank re-
main the same with the exception Of
vice president, formerly MIR. Bergman,
now A. Gluck and NJ. W. Sutton.
A young lady of about seventeen years
arrived in this city from Albuquerque,
N. M, last Monday. She told a melo-
dramatic story with the usual "lrim-
miDgs", the love Of two men for one
woman, the threatening of the woman's
life etc The young lady said she was
to marry a man In Albuquerque but a
former lover had threatened 10 kill her If
she did not 60 to Greensburg and arrive
there on certain train. She was badly
frightened when here because she had no
money to buy ticket. The employees
Of the Grand View Hotel purchased her
the required ticket.
Prof. Jolly Of Joliet, Illinois, lectured
ut the Presbyterian church Wednesday
evening, on 1.-The Jolly Side of Life".
He also gave description Of the San
Francisco fire and several readings from
Eugene Field and Whitcomb Riley.
This lecture was given in Dodge City
asi year but Mr. Jolly drew good
sized audience again. Supt. Mallory In
troduced the lecturer and spoke highly
If his talk before the schools ON Wednes-
lay afternoon. Prof. Jolly will also
ecture on Friday evening at the Presby-
eriaa church. These lectures are for
he benefit Of the Dodge City public
schools.
The j. II. Crawford property just
across the river was considerably damaged
By fire this morning. The Gre started
about 80 o'clock from defective Aue
ind was gaining rapidly when the
Dodge CITY fire department was called
,ut. The property was too far from the
,lty for the hose to be Of any assistance
,ut the fire boys succeeded In other ways
o put out the flames. The roof and up
tairs rooms are badly damaged, and one
oom and oil Its furnishings was COM
'lstely destroyed. The house and iurni-
ure are insured. Mr.. Crawford. bis
laughter, Mrs. r, H. Hazleton and hus-
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