Livestock Journal du lieu suivant : Dodge City, Kansas • 1

V.3 I. 'ft i Vp-To-tee WESTKKJfMEWrfor Western Vol. IV, Jio.38 DODGE THXnSDAy. SEPTEMBER 17, 1903 1 per 3) 'car AST THEY COME. When J.

DeLong was back east a shcrt time ago he visited Council Grove and excited quite an interest among the people there. As a consequence a delegation of about a dozen land seekers are here from that region looking over our lands and no doubt at least some of them will find homes with us. Let the good work go- on; we have the country and the land ready for the overcrowded east. FORD COUNTY; SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. Ths Dodge City District of the Ford County Sunday School Association will be held at the Baptist Church September 27, at 2.30 o'clock p.

m. The opening services will be conducted by Roy Martin. The program is as follows: Reports of Sunday school secretaries. Address by County President Joe Worker. Experience of Sunday school Teachers.

Discussion. Singing. Primary ork Miss Stella Imel How to hold adults in the Sunday School H. F. McBride, Discussion.

Solo. Mrs. Dr. Grumbine Method of Making the Sunday School Interesting, by the Superintendants. Five minute talks.

Discussion. Singing. Normal work in the Sunday school, by H. A. Rink.

Singing. Announcements Committees, Singing. a Evening Session 7 o'clock Young People's Union Service. 0 o'clock Song service, by H. A.

Rink. Address, Dr. Grumbine. Gents' quartet. Address, T.

A. Scates Ladies quartet. Address, Carl Van Riper. Tho Pentecost Hymns will be used for singing. arm would drop at his side.

Instantly Mather's own gun would leap forth and the ccroner of Dodge City would have another case to attend to. Luke Short never adopted this style of fighting." He participated in some of the hottest fights in the history of Kansas, both in Hays City and Dodge City, but no man could ever say that he took a mean advantage. His prowess as a gun fighter gained his appointment as sheriff and marshal, and like other "bad men rose to these official positions, he made a good officer, taking pride in his ability to bring the worst outlaw to justice. Probably the gentlest of all the boarder characters of the stirring days of Dodge Gity was J. R.

Omo-hundre, better known as Texas Jack." Omohundro was a protege of Buffalo Bill. He dressed much after the style ef Cody, and was much in demand among buffalo hunters as a guide. He was on of the most skilled Indian fighters that ever blazed a trail through the wilderness, and was one of the first white men to penetrate Yellowstone Park, entering that great place of natural wonders soon after Jim Bridger made his famous trips into the Yellowstone. Tosas Jack" never provoked a quarrel, but when in ons he was known as anything but a "quitter." He was called upon to bring many "men to justice, but like Sughrue, he seldem found it necessary to make a gun play. Unlike most of the knights of the pistol, Texas Jack did not die with his boots on.

Pulmonary troubles carried off this gentle character, and his grave near Lead villa, is often visited today by men who knew and admired him in times when really gentle men were few. AN IMPORTANT UXHKItTAK- Miss Helen. Kimbsr. oc Topeka, representing the Kr-noas State Equal Suffrage Association, was in town Tuesday to work up an exhibit of Ford County products for an exhibition of thirty Kansas counties, to held in Chicago in November vThe plan is to gather the most important' products of thirty rep-, resentative Kansas counties, put themin two cars appropriately decorated and take" them to Ghi-. cago.

She has arranged with reporters along the route, especially at Topeka and Kansas City with ready-made write-ups and interviews, to. be published in the lead-, ing papers; setting forth of each county. At Chicago a six-days exhibition will be given, with the products well displayed; also a lot of litera-ture will be gathered together from the different real estate firms, to be distributed along the route and in Chicago. This plan, if properly carried out, cannot but help to be of material benefit to Kansas, and especially to tho counties reprc-, sented. Miss Kimber has made arrangements with H.

F. McBride to see to the work in this county and collect the necessary funds and literature. It is Mr. McBride's idea to go along with the exhibit and see that Ford county gets her share of attention. He is the proper man for this work and it is hoped that it will be brought to a successful termination.

Such an undertaking will benefit all parties in the county and everyone shouid assist in the work and tne necessary expense connected with it. We raised a bountiful crop and a fine country and we should not "Hide our light under a half bushel," but let the outside world know something about us and our doings. Stirring Days of Gun-Fighting Marshals. Under the above heading the Denver Republican of August 30 devotes a half-page illustrated article, mainly to Dodge City early vMime. A view of Front street is given, although the street is called Texas street and is labslled "Hell with tb Lid Off." Othsr illustrations aro portraitsof Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickson, Pat Sughrue and Luke Short.

"In the palmy days of the gun fighters, Texas street, Dodge City, was known as hell with the lid off." A railroad bisected the street, giving it the appearance of a double avenue. On both sides of the railroad were saloons and dance halls, vith a slight minority of general stores. The Motley collection of men Who visited Dodge Gity at all hours of the day and night buffalo hunters, scouts, soldiers. Indians, gamblers and the rig-raff that invariably scents out such a headquarters for crime Texas street and other avenues of commerce, y-" Naturally the maintenance of order at Dodge Gity was no light matter and the election of a marshal meant a great deal more than the appointment of a police, captain in any city to-day. Probably the best marshal Dodge Gity ever had was Patrick Sughrue.

This little horseshoer never found it necessary to kill a man, although he arrested many notorious gun fighters, some of them being taken under circumstances which were decidedly humiliating to themselves. "Bob Daniels, who came into public eye a short time ago on account of the controversy over his appointment as United States Marshal of Arizona, was a prominent figure in Dodge City in its wildest days. Danils was every inch a gun fighter, and he had vmade a big reputation as a killer, when the people, following a happy custom, decided that it would be better to have such a -man as a peace office than a destroyer "Luke Short, another member of the Dodge Gity circle, made his name famous in the days of -Masterson, Daniels, et by the prominent part he took in the festivities along Texas street. Short, unlike Dave Mather, of Dodge Gity, was an open and fearless fighter. Mather, who was underszied, snuffed along the street with his hat pulled down over his eyes, had a trick of thrpw- ingup his hands and whining and protesting when soms fellow "bad man" "got the drop" on him.

Invariably Mather's opponent would neglect to fLro and his pistol The Dodge City broom factoay has about completed a contract with the Rock Island railroad to supply the system with brooms. As soon as the contract is completed they will install steam machinery and go to making brooms on a large scale, which will necessitate employing quite a number of 'men. There is a good for a large broom factory here. The location is right, and the best brush in the world is grown tributary to this city. For this reason brooms, can be made here cheaper than anywhere els.

The freight on the brush is.caved. Kirkpatrick and McGarter are hustling young men and will make the business go. SOULE COLLEGE OPENING. Soule College opened on the 9th of this month under favorable aus-pices. Quite a number of students are enrolled, some from a whom are two from New Jersey.

A good corps of instructors are on hand, among whom is Prof. L. H. Bristol, who has had fifteen years experience as a nor-mal instructor in Kansas. Every department is opened and is running nicely.

The students organised a literary society Monday evening and selected college colors, pins and hats. MOVED OUT. Frank Marion and family have moved out on their brother's farm, six miles south of town, and will: run it for at least a year. Frank owns a quarter near there, but as he has no house on it made a deal with Sanf ord. He takes charge also of cows, chickens, etc, Mrs.

Sandlord Marion is on a protracted visit to her parents in Illinois. Her health was" unsatisfactory here -and it is hopsd the change will be beneficial. Sanfqrd remains Here, for the present at least. The Old Settlers Picnic, vhich was slated for today (Thursday) at Pogue's grove, has been postponed to some future date. T.

F. Garner left Tuesday night-for California on account of his health. He will be about two months. SOCIALIST MEETING AT FORD J. E.

Snyder, general organizer and lecturer of the Socialist Party, will speak at Ford next Thursday. It is well to hear these people and listen to what they have to say. Socialism" is creating quite an interest and every man should post himself in regard to their tennants and claims. There may be something in it, Sid Reynolds, our popular county clerks returned safely from Wichita where he was summoned on Jury duty for the federal court. He got excused from service and hurried home before Wichita really knew he was there.

Billy has something to show for his labors as a farmer during the past season, and as a sample brought in and hung in Sughrue's office two sugar beets of proper size and three satisfac-tor'- ears of corn for the inspection of th2 public. LAUNDRY CHANGES HANDS. A deal was effected last Monday whereby J. S. Black, of Florence, purchased the Home Steam Laundry.

This deal was quite a surprise as Mr. Hulpieu had only recently purchased it from W. O. Coons. Mr.

Black is an old hand -at the business having run a Laundry in Cole, for a number of years and although Black in name assures the people that they will be treated white Born A handsome girl baby came for a prologned stay at Engineer Pate's residence Tuesday morning bright and early. What's that? It sounds familiar. Why, if there ain't Coal Oil Johnny back on th3 coal oil wagon again! Didn't I tell you he'd be back there? "It's hard to cure a dog cf its old tricks." SOLD OUT. E. S.

Ralston, one of our old time farmers of the west side of the county, has sold out his farm and cattle and intends to seek another location. Just where he will go is not yet decided, but he thinks he vill locate somewhere east. Mr. Ralston is a model citizen and farmer and has made satisfactory progress here and we will be sorry to lose him. The well wishes of his friends go with him wherever he goes.

He realized $2,500 for his quarter section and cattle. H. H. Bell Son went to Wich- ita to attend the Federal Court.".