Livestock Journal from Dodge City, Kansas • 4

Litc StocK. Farmer Dick Stubbs says he is going to the State Fair at Hutchinson, Sept. 14-19, and has been employed as a and no one hurt. The storm in Dodge City was brisk, but did no damage further than slightly injure a few tents in the camp meeting grounds. Lightning struck the Fort Dodge telephone line, burning out some connections and the line could not be used until it was repaired today.

Dodge' City and the home is in operation. The dining rooms of No. 1 and 2 barracks are crowded to the limit these days witff workmen on the new water system and the invalid barracks. R. G.

Stone, superintendent ofj construction of the water works' says that the work is goingvon, to his satisfaction and will be. completed by October the first. Mrs. S. H.

Thomas and daughter Vera have gone on a visit to Ellsworth. Gomrade Wilson seems to- be very sad and lonely and we presume it is all on account of the absence of his wife and adopted daughter who have gone on a sum- Miss Lulu Sturm has just returned from Kansas City where she has been spending part of her vacation vith her grandmother. She reports an enjoyable time and looks forward to her school open-' ing, September 7, with pleasure. John Welch, living near town, has returned from Rice county, where he has been working in the harvest. Al Nelson, Clarence Burson.

J. H. Johnson and F. M. Shank spent Saturday afternoon hunting southeast of town.

They killed twenty-one chickens and four plover. W. J. Castor of the York-Key store, is nursing a fever. B.

F. Martin, manager of the York-Key Mercantile company, is giving his time to the store, but will not take charge as manager until September 1. Miss Stella Orebaugh is visiting with Mrs. H. F.

McBride this week. She is also attending the camp meeting and very ably assisting the choir. J. W. Anderson, a prosperous farmer of McPheoson county, is in Dodge City prospecting.

He likes Ford county and expects to buy land and move his family here. S. W. Cowan, one of Hutchinson prominent real estate men, is looking over Ford County lands. He says he had heard so much or Ford County lately that he wanted to come and see for himself.

He has sold several tracts of land in the eastern part of the county this summer. The light showers this week have settled the dust and put the streets and walks in the park in splendid condition. S. J. Kincaid has returned from Missouri, where he has been visiting for some time.

Mr. and Mrs. James Corey have returned from an extended pleasure trip over the west after visiting the Pacific coast resorts and. the mountains of Colorado. Mr.

Corey will resume his run as conductor 0.1 the Santa Fe in a few days. Frank A. Mania, the well-known cattle dealer, has purchased the Opera House Market of Stanley Peterson, the deal taking effect Saturday night. He will give his personal attention to the but will continue trafficing in cattle as in the past. Wilbur Ayers of Bucklin is in town today.

Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Moss of Lit I'ublUlieri Every TlmmUy at Dodo Cny, Kansas.

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Entered at the PoKtofllce at Tvtee City, as recond class matter. Every visitor to the fair will remain a living advertisement for Dodge City. "Best town I hav3 seen" is their verdict, and they will repeat it all over the west. Dodge people can do things right when they want to. George Allen, a prominent turfman of Meade City, attended the races.

Mr. Allen has a 2:17 horse but could not bring "him to Dodge on account of him being badly crippled a few weeks ago. The Garden City band while here secured the contract to furnish music at the Veterans' Reunion. The boys expect to have twenty-one pieces here on that occasion. Mrs.

J. J. Greenler of Sterling, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Norton, at theGreat Western hotel. W.

T. Coolidge and family drove cut to the farm of Fred Deister for dinner last Sunday. Miss Mary Wechmire, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Fred Deister, vent to Windhurst Wednesday to spend a few days with her parents. J.

H. Reed is sucdessful as usual in raisins: corn. He brought in a sample car from a field of 25acres. It vas well filled and of good size. Misses Lizzie HulpieuandBeulah Conrey of Garden City are visiting Mrs.

Hulpieu's sister, Mrs. E. S. Adam. Most of the grafters and fakirs who spent the fair week here have departed for new fields, having failed to increase their wealth to any remarkable extent.

The Dodge City people have seen shell games before. Mrs. J. Mann and daughter, and Mrs. J.

T. Hart of Gimarron, are delegates to the Epwcrth Laague assembly. The church people of Dodge Gity are sustaining their reputation for gsnerosity and hospitality receiving many of the delegates snd visitors into their homes. W. H.

Holland, pastor of the Jetmore Methodist church and delegate to the Epworth League convention, is here to take part in the camp meeting. Burson Burson have sold the famous Duck Creek Spring quarter section of land belonging to Mike Dwyer, to John W. Frank. This spring is known by all Dodge City people, as it is the great fishing place of the county. Mr.

Frank is building a home on the property and will make a number of important improvements. Miss Nell one of the new teachers in the public school, arrived from her Missouri home and will spend the remainder of her vacation here. Rev. D. J.

M. Jones, of the Hu-goton circuit in the extreme Southwestern part of the state, is here with a number of nis congregation to attend the meeting. They drove through the country, a distance of over 200 T. A. Scates went to Kinsley this morning to look after a divorce case.

He will return tonight. Geo. W. Freeman, a real estate dealer from Brule, O. is in Dodge.

He has a contest case pending before the United States land commissioner and is here to watch his interests. starter of races. Mrs. D- A. Palmer of Geneva, arrived Tuesday morning to visit her son, Charles W.

Gilbert and family. The ladies of the Christian Chuch will give a market Saturday, 22 at the Racket Store. The market will open at 9 o'ciock. Every invited to call. Mrs.

Dr. Garrett returned last night from an extended visit to friends in Topeka. Henley Goodrich is now an inmate of the Soldiers Home, and will continue so as long as the carpenter work lasts. Some mail which arrived here a short time ago had gone through a wreck and was all dirty and wet. Among other things was a package of lady's wearing apparel, the name on which was obliterated, and therefore cannot be delivered to the owner.

May Helm is suffering with a case of severe sore throat. John Ridenour was monkeying around the busines end of a broncho a few days ago and is now nursing a lame knee. Web Snyder discarded the cushion of his buggy as being too much of a luxury but the nails that protruded from the seat changed his mind. Barbara and Katie May rath are taking an outing in the mountains of Colorado. Their first stop was at Denver.

They will be gone about a month. D. L. Sweeney announces an aution sale on the 3rd of Sept. at Miller's livery barn.

The Gapt. has about 80 head of fine, highly bred cattle consisting of cows, calves and steers. The members of Protection Lodge A. O. U.

W. will hold a social and smoker at their hall next Monday evening, August 24th. A large attendance, and a good time is expected. Wm. Schaffer'and F.

Gregoire of Great Bend are prospecting over this county. J. A. Ward of Stafford is at the Dodge House. Mrs.

Pearl Warner of Gimarron is visiting Miss Bertha Rath. W. F. Pagan, the Hutchison real estate man who has been in Dodge City for two weeks, returned home last night. Mr.

Pagan likes Dodge and as he has property here said he would visit the City often in the future. A WHEAT DESTROYED. Lightning Destroys 35 acres for Sanford Marion. A stroke of lightning cost Sanford Marion about $500 Tuesday night. During the night an unusually neavy Diast 01 iignming reii in nis wheat field arid burned his entire crop.

The wheat was in stacks ready for the thresher when in a single moment almost it was consumed by fire. The crop was insured for $400. Mr. Marion lives on his farm six miles south of Dodge City and the facts were not learned until late Wednesday. Mr.

Marion is a substantial and "prosperous farmer. THE STORM WAS LIGHT It was rumored on the streets last night that a genuine cyclone had struck the Soldiers Home and did considerable damage. Reports from there this morning, however, state that while the wind was strong, no damage was done BOYS ARE CONFIDENT. The local base ball team expresses the belief that they can defeat the Boston girls tomorrow but many think different as the girls have made a good record in Golorado. They played the famous La Junta team 6 to 12 Monday and defeated the Las Animas team 4 to 3 Tuesday.

The boys are practicing every afternoon and the game tomorrow promises to be one of the best of the season. COLiIECTIOXS GOOD. Merchants in Dodge City say that collections are better this season than they have been for several years, Nearly every merchant in Dodge City does a large credit business in the winter and spring and usually have to carry many accounts over one season. This year, however, most of the farmers have made good crops and nearly "all of them will be able to pay up all their accounts QUIET WEDDING Last night at 9 o'clock Miss Hattie V. Fasig was married to Mr.

Clyde O'Brien in the parlor of the Grove hotel by Rev. Mn McGill of the Christian church. Only a few friends and the immediate relatives of the two families were present. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Fasig, proprietress of the Grove, house.

Mr. O'Brien is a brakeman on the Santa Fe, and has a permanent position here. The young couple left this morning for a few weeks visit to relatives in Kansas Gity and Paola, Kansas. THE MARKETS. Wheat held its own today, the price ranging from 6O2 to 61 cents.

Very little alfalfa is being marketed. The price, however, was $6 for loose hay and $8 per ton for baled hay. STIIiL. BUSY. One of the finest jobs ever turned out of Etrick Printery was finished today for the City Hardware Store.

It is a special form of statement. The head proper is in lithograph style and fully equal to the best lithograph work. This and some previous work for "The Fair," L. K. Van Home of Ford, and also for the City Hardware in letter heads, en- velopes, is the first of such work turned out in Dodge City.

Soldiers Home! Our quartermaster department is working along smoothly and with dispatch. On account quartermaster Levick being where shot and shell were the thickest his health is not what it should be. Comrade Barlow of the ordinance department is at his post of duty at all times. A short biographical sketch of Comrade Barlow's services in the army will appear in these columns in ashorttime. He served in the famous 11th Corp and 15 years in the regular army, making the longest term of service of any member in the home.

The new telephone line between Thomas Dockery, wife and son have taken their discharge and returned to Topeka where they will cook for a railroad construction franp- at 3.00 rjer week. Comratje Richardson, a $17 pensioner, has taken his discharge and returned to Wichita to live in his own home which he should not have left at all. Grandma Jennette Webb, widow of W. A. Webb 65 Ills.

Vol. is regaining her health rapidly. She is 79 years of age. The work on the new invalid barracks is being pushed along at a fast clip. The.

building is raised and sheeted and will be enclosed by the 22nd. MissLorena, 16 years of age, daughter of J. D. Williams died August 8th with typhoid fever and hemorrhage of the bowels. The funeral was held in the chapel on the morning of the Rev.

Isaac Newman officiating. The interment took place in the home ceme- tery. She leaves a father, one brother and four sisters to mourn herloss. THURSDAY'S PROGRAM. To-morrow's program is made up of good features covering nearly the entire day.

It will be Wesley Day and several addresses will be delivered on the founder of Methodism in the afternoon. The program is as follows, subject to slight changes: 8:30 a.m., Morning worship conducted by Rev. Thos. Carey cf Syracuse. 9:00 a.m.

Children's hour. Special services conducted by Mrs. Gleadall. 9:30 a.m. Normal Bible lesson led by Mrs.

Riley. 10:00 a.m. Vocal culture conducted by Mr. Andrews. 10:30 a.m.

Address on "Rem-iniscense of Methodism," by Dr. Sheridan. 11:00 a.m. Preaching and song service. 2:00 p.m.

General worship. 2:30 p.m. "Missions and Allied Benevolence" by Miss Martindale. 3:00 p.m. "Church work in Manilla," by W.

B. Barton. 3:30 p.m. Addresses on' Wesley. 4:00 p.m, to 6 o'clock.

General services and volunteer speeches and music. 7:00 p.m. Special song service. 8:00 p.m. Preaching by Dr.

Sheridan. WAS Burglars entered the basement of Adam's furniture store Tuesday night by breaking the lock. Careful inspection has shown that they took nothing and Mr. Adam thinks they were mistaken -in the place and.thought they were breaking into a joint. A new $2 lock covered his lossc 1 tle River, are spending a few days in Dodge Gity.v Mr.

Moss expects to buy land in Ford county. W. M. Kinnison, an alfalfa seed buyer from Garden City, was in town today. H.

M. Holloway of Larned was in Dodge on business today. East bound passenger traffic on the Santa Fe is becoming as heavy as the west bound, occasioned by the return homeward of so many central states people from Golorado and the pacific coast. W. P.

Bunyan a prominent cattle man of Fowler, is in Dodge on business. A great many old soldiers cf Fort Dodge are attending the Methodist revival. About fifty more visitors arrived last night and this morning to attend the camp meeting. George Goodwin, clerk in the Santa Fe freight depot, is very ill at the home of his brother-in-law, Tom Tate. He is suffering with throat trouble, and has been in a serious condition for two days.

J. A. Hodges, fireman on the Rock Island local, is taking a.