Dodge City Reporter from Dodge City, Kansas • 1

1 I J. 1 CITY DODGE EPO VOL. VI. DODGE CITY, FORD COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1901. NUMBER 52.

eciate this addition to the live stock NEWS OF THE WEEK. Bncklin will have a building boom next month. interests of that section. xates Center Mews. MAKE MONEY IN CALIFORNIA In citrus groves, viney ards, ranches, Leet sugar, oil wells, wells.

You can go there for only $25 via most direct line, any Tucsdiiy up to April 80. Inquire of Fred Gardner, Agent. C. M. Beeson left for Topeka Tues.

day. L. F. Rarden of Wilburn spent yesterday in the city. Who will bo our uext MayorP Call at the Pioneer Barber Shop for baths.

A. W. Smith leaves today for a trip W. S. Amos has had a telephone put into his residence.

to Hutchinson and St. Louis. District Court will convene next Monday. Mrs. Richard Stubbs is rapidly im Miss Ora Ragland spent Sunday with relatives here.

BUCKLIN BREVITIES. We are having nice weather. Lafo Smith is putting down a new well this week. The Windsor brothers aro putting dowD a well for Lafo Smith. Mrs.

G. T. Ellis died at her home in Sodville township last Friday. She leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her loss. Tho Misses Anna and Lizzie Stofer of Dodge City were visiting their sister, Mrs.

Elder and brother, S. E. Stofer of this place. According to the Elhnwood Leader the heart of man must be sinking. In last week's issue ft said that a ragged pair of trousers often covers an honest heart.

proving in health. FOR SALE. I have for sale on the farm of Geo. Reighard 1 miles east of Dodge City the following property: Two good brood mares, five milch cows, household goods and farm tools consisting of 2 cultivators, riding and walking plows and wagon. F.

J. Herbage. Representative Swinehart spent in this city. Miss Mollie Sweeney is visiting J. J.

Fowler of Cimarron was in tho city yesterday on business. friends at Topeka. For Rent Four unfurnished rooms. Dr. C.

A. Milton transacted busi apply at this office. Fanchon, tho best flour in the at the old Indiana Grocery. '1 ness at Topeka early this week. Mrs.

G. T. Todd returned from Kan Come to this office and get five good as City Tue day. C. Juneau, a nephew of Hercules Juneau, is visiting the latter.

farm papers one year for $1.25. LETTER LIST. The following list of letters remain unclaimed at the' postoffice at Dodge City for the week ending Feb. 28, 1901; E. L.

Crense, R. J. Davis, Ebb Hall, Virgil Lance, Alex Lawrence, P. E. Lock, H.

F. Mc Bride, Tom Roberts, Mrs. Jesse Sizelove. Persons calliing for the above letters will please say "Advertised." J. A.

Arment, P. M. There was a girl came down from K. B. and R.

R. Hageman of Ford were up yesterday on business. F. J. Oyler is iu Chicago on busi Repairs have been completed in the Pioneer Barber Shop's bath-rooms.

Dodge, cutting quite a caper. We do ness. He is expected home tonight. not know the cognomen, so cannot put it in the paper. But if.

jou wish The M. conference of this district was in session last week in Meade. The Hobd Party at the Pboenix Club Wm. Ingrahnm is confined to his bed with neuralgia of the stomach. to know her name, and know it right rooms has been postponed until Friday night.

away, just call on Harry Matkins, dealer in baled hay. For Sale New White sewing machine; very cheap. Inquire at this office. Brother Ben. The Pioneer Barber Shop's bathrooms are once more in first-class order.

Twelve photos for 25 cents at Bur- fells' Studio on the 20, 21 and 22nd of each month. KANSAS NOTES. So cheap are old maids held at At- Drs. 0. Simpson and (J.

C. Ster-rett are in Meade this doing dental work. wood that their photos at 35 cents npiece are a drug on the market. Ernest Sturgeon returned Saturday from an extended visit with relatives at Newtown, Mo. Miss Mable Travis of Bucklin spent FOR SALE, This ofiioe has for sale a brand new Universal Dictionary of the English language, a new aud original work presenting for convenient reference the Orthography, Pronunciation, use, Meaning, Origin and Development of every word in the English language together with condensed explanations of fifty thousand important subjects and an exhaustive encyclopaedia of all tho arts and sciences profusely illustrated.

It consists of i volumes containing over five thousand pages. It is a $15. 00 Dictionary, but if sold soon the early part of the week with friends in this city. The Atchison Globe is calling for a law prohibiting engineers and other persons upon whoee carelessness depends the lives of others, from falling William Sturgeon has moved into the Strange property, lately occupied by Joe Miller. A.

E. Geiger will leave for Hutchinson early next week. to enter the oi A. W. Smith.

After attending the B. of R. T. dance in love. at Newton, Mrs.

Joseph Dillard left for Wichita to visit friends. Bed-making contests are a popular l'ad in Linn county socid circles. The James Cord and C. F. Zimmerman left here on Tuesday for a trip in the interest of Kingrey Sturgeon.

can be had for $10.00 cash. Call at If you want a firstclass shave, haircut or a first class bath with rub down, go to the Pioneer Barber Shop. Mrs. C. R.

Hogan, sister of Mrs. Grant Hale, returned to her home at Panhandle, Saturday. Miss Ella Preston, who is teaching young man who can first smooth down the. sheets and present the neatest pillows is given a cake. The Ellinwood young lady who suddenly swooned away on the floor of the ballroom did not have heart failure; her partner in a moment of abstraction had simply tread ou her favorite corn.

school in the eastern part of the coun ty, spent Sunday with relatives here. Married On Monday, February 24, Oliver Steinman atid Miss Benjamina Hossman, by Rev. Father Angelo. Ira Stone and Miss Leila Pogue were, married on Sunday by Probate Juge Finley, at Pogue's Grove. this office and examine it.

OUR DINING CAR SERVICE IS JUST RIGHT. Although the Santa Fe is now running handsome new dining cars on its Chi'ca-. go train, the quality of meals au3 their price re the. Mine as heretofore. Notice that you pay only for what you or der.

There was room for improvement in the cars, but none was possible in quality of viands and character of service. Nothing better can be had at the most exclusive hotels or clubs, becaime the service Is managed by Mr. Fred Harvey. Fred Gardxkr, Agent. Horner Davis and Tall Ellis of Harvey Eckart, editor of tho Lamed Tiller and Toiler, was in the city Tues Princeton, are spending a few djiysin the city, being showu things.

Miss Jessie Kelsey spent a few days with friends at Wichita the latter part day on his way to transact business at Ford. of last week, returned Sunday morn- vOrville Wright, who was thrown from a horse last week, is doing nicely left for his home at Montezuma TO CALIFORNIA FOR $25. Numerous profitable business openings in California. Buy a homeseekers' ticket via Santa Fe route and investigate conditions there. Only $25, Dodge Citv to California, Tuesdays, to April 30.

Enquire of Fred Gardner, Agent, Mrs. Sarah Black and daughter, Miss Myrtle, left for Los Angeles on Miss Blanche Harris left for St. Jo Wednesday. Tuesday, and will make that city their seph, on Monday, to enter the employ of a large wholesale millinery home in the future. PERSONALLY CONDUCTEI TOURIST EXCURSIONS The home talent program to assist house.

Prof. Geo. W. Oles at his concert here No prizes were given at the mas -TO- ou Friday, March 8, is completed and querade ball last Thursday evening, is a very strong one. but Frank Tarbox was clearly entitled Frank McElunn of Pueblo has leased the St Charles hotel at Bucklin from Chas.

Boedecker, and will take possession today. to one for his disappearing act. NOTICE. The city Registration Books will be open at city clerk's office from 9 a. to 12 in.

kik from 2 p. in. to 5 p. in. ami from 7 p.

m. to 9 p. in, each diiy, Sunday excepted, up to Friday March which time the Registration Books will until after the spring election. S. Gallagher, Jk City Clerk.

On Feb. 16 a surprise party wa Herbert Oldfield of Leoti, who has give i to Mrs. J. D. Bailey of Concord Township on account of her fortieth been working for Chas.

Thomas for a birthday. Sixty-six people were pres week past, left for Kinsley Wednesday ent, who brought well tilled baskets. morning, where he has accepted a William Sturgeon and family ar-rivod Saturday. Mr. Sturgeou has purchased Mr.

Smith's interest in the Great Western Monumental Works. position. Judgo Madison last week sentenced Curtis N. Daugherty of Comanche county, convicted of statutory rape, to The many friends of Miss Pearl Sams will no doubt be plensed to learn that she will return here about March thirteen years in the penitentiary. SANTA FE ROUTE.

SECOND CLASS COLONIST RATES TO CALIFORNIA. The Second Class colonist rate of $23 00 Dodge City to all points on main linos in California and to all Intermediate points en route via El Paso, Deming, Albuquerque or Ogden to which regular first or second class rates are higher, will go into effect on Tuesdays only February 12 to April 30, 1901. For fur-ther information please call at Santa Fe ticket offiee, Fred Gardner, Agent. 15 to enter the employ of Kingrey J. M.

Tennison, superintendent of the Christian Church Orphats Home at St. Louis, 18 in the city. He delivered a very interesting lecture at the Christiau Church last evening. The case will be appealed to the Su preme Court. Meade News.

Sturgeon. Fred Feldnieier and George Doolittlo N. A. Nelson and Dan French leave jor Hutchinson in a few days to enter Hie employ of A. V.

Smith. Ed Hin- There will be services at St. Cor- were granted a patent on Feb. 19 on au improvement on railway mail flelius' church next Sunday morning son, who is at present at Golden, 111., cranes. The device removes all danger of accidents to men handling the 6acks and should be speedily adopted will join them there.

and evening. Morning prayer, litany and sermon at 11 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7:30. Sunday school at 10 a.

m. A MOST LIBERAL OFFER. All our farmer readers should take advantage of the unprecedented clubbing offer we this year make, which includes with this paper The Kansas City Live Stork Indicator, its special Farmers' institute Editions and the Poultry Farmer. CALIFORNIA CHOICE OF TWO ROUTES Scenic Route leaves Kansas City and Omaha every Friday via Colorado Springs and Salt Lake to California and Pacific Coast points. Southern Route leaves Kansas City and Omaha every Wednesday via F.

Worth and El Paso to Los Angeles and San Francisco. These Tourist Cars of latest pattern are carried on Fast Passenger Trains and their popularity is evidence that wcoffer tho best. The lowest rate tickets are available in these WlIM Klim TOi'MST CMS. For full description of this service and the benefits given its patrons, address E. W.

THOMPSON. A. G. P. Topeka, Kansas.

JOHN SEBASTIAN. G. P. Chicago. 111.

by all railroads. Railroad men, doctors, tailors, barb ers. blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, Alexander McCloud, night foreman farmers, merchants, all with one ao These three publications are the best of cord buy groceries at tho Indiana of the car department, met with an accident Sunday night which has caused him to lose two fingers and a Grocery. toe, besides bruising him up badly. Frank MeElgunn of Pueblo, son-in law of John Madden, is visiting rela Mesdames A.

E. King, W. E. Hood, Joseph Dillard and A. J.

Teare, Misses Anna, Emma and Etta Bader, Ella Burrell, Ermine Young, Mamie Evans and Mollie Sweeney, and Messrs. Wni. Henry, Wm. Maddox, S. A.

Burrell, R. P. Banks, Samuel Wilkinson, John Miller and A. J. Teare attended the B.

of R. T. ball at Newton on Friday last. He was crossing the track back of a train when the switch engi je 6truck tives here. He has leased the St.

him, and taking everything into con sideratiod, he is very fortunate to get Charles Hotel at Bucklin, and will take possession today. off as lightly as ho did. their class and should bo in every larm home. To them we add, for lecal, county and- general news, our own paptr, and make the price of the four ono year only $125 Never before was so much superior rending matter for so small an amount of money. The three papers named, which we club with.

our own, are well known throughout the west, and commend themselves to the reader's favorable attention upon mere mention. The Kansas City Live Stock Indicator is the great agricultural and live stock paper of the West; The Poul-trv Farmer is the most practical poultry paper for the farmer, while The Special Farmers' Institute Editions are the most practical publications for the promotion of good farming ever published. Take advantage of this great offer, as It will hold good for. a short time only. Sum-plea of these papers may be examined by calling at this office.

4 Among the recent sales made by J. II. Bayer is that of twenty-two females W. S. Easton returned from Topeka Wednesday, where he has had a successful operation performed upon his eyes.

He left for his ranch Lear Minneola on the Rock Island. and one bull to Dr 0. II. Simpson of V. J.

TIEFENBACH, PRACTICAL Watchmaker and Jeweler. Dodge Citv, This is to be the forma tion of a short horn herd, and Dr. Simpson, using rarely good judge fine Watch repairing. All kinds i of Jewelry made and repaired. Lovers of dancing, property-owners and sight-seekers should not fail to at tend the annual ball of the Dodge City Fire Department at McCarty's Rink, Monday.

March 18. No expense will be spared to make this the grandest ball of the seasou. Fine decorations have been secured to beautify and illuminate the hall, and Beeson's Orchestra will furnish the music. Tickets $1. We have prepared for you all.

Come! ment, bought the best he could find, tho price having been a secondary matter. If everyone who starts a herd FOR SALE. We have a quarter section of land 8 miles from town for ale. Sixty acres uader cultivation, 80 acres of wheat, 20 acres hay land, good well. Can be bought cheap for cash, if sold soon.

Enquire at this office. would U3e the same care and liberality that Dr. Simpson did the cases of fail- OFFICIAL WATCH INSPECTOR, A. T. i I R.

R. ml C. R. I. i P.

R. R. DODGE CITY. NOTICE. For fancy rag carpet and rug work call and see tho Flj-Shuttlolooru just east of the city hall.

Uro W0U1U DO low. J.uc iaiiuoio V'around Dodge City will no doubly ap.