Dodge City times. [volume], May 29, 1880, Image 5

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LOCAL NEWS.
TUBE TABLE-JI., T. A S. F. B. B.
C0IXG EAST.
rassDger..lK P.M.
Freight 7sr-.M.
l-'reiffht 60 A.
Freight from east arrives at G r.x
GOIXG WIST.
rassenjer ,3J0 a.x.
Passenger. 5:10 rjt.
Freight... . 11:2 a.ii.
A train load of young cattle and beep
were shipped east Sunday h-t, from Colorado.
The buffalo wallows, the creeks and the
river, ate foil of water, and there is much
thankfulness.
TnE grass, is in fine condition south of this
point, and growing test. The grass ia starl
ing up on the north fide of the Arkansaw.
TnE name cf the Hodgeman Centre Poet
office has teen changed to Jetmore, the
county seat. Wm A. Frush is postmaster.
TnE rain storm of Tuesday night was
heavy in many places. The rainfall at
Lamed was 2) inche. The rain extended
into Nebraka.
Ocr. new mocn brought with it a verifi
cation of the old Indian proverb ''a wet
moon." You coal J not hang a powder horn
on it.
Twenty car loids of cattle were sent east
Wednesday night. The cattle were in poor
and miserable condition, tLey were from
Colorado and reloaded at this station.
Iiiebe were nineteen car loads of hay on
the side tracls Siturday, all for J. H. Over
huls, who is doing a large hay and grain
bnine-s. La Vegas Optic
Mb. Bkigos, liting west of Didge City,
ot 300 head of sheep in the storm Tee-day
niht. The sheep drifted with the 6lorm.
It is not eui posed iher were killed.
A kleitjmaniac took E. F. Colborn's
copy of Second Bi-hop on Criminal Law,
widen leaves the set incomplete. He wishes
the book returned and no questions asked.
The hail killed 25 head of sheep near
Cimarron and broke all the windows on the
north side of the houses in the town. There
were bat few windows broken in Dodge
City.
fe'OKE damage to windows by hail in
Speareville. The hail also broke the win
dows of the quarters at the Fort. The hail
storm appears to have traversed a good por
tion of the country.
Three tramps saved the eastern bound
train Wednesday moinirg, seven miles east
of t wn. They signaled the train again-t a
broken rail. The conductor eaie the tramps
a free ride to Kansas City, as a reward for
their caution.
Jonas Stafford is a pretty good wekther
prophet. He told us on Sunday, it would
rain at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. He
missed the mark several hours. The rain
commenced to (all at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night-
A teletjkam from Atlanta, Ga, reports
the birth there, on the 18th insL, of a child
weighing 10 pounds 10 ounces. Its father,
Mr. Lcck McBkide, is a shop keeper, and
its mother the sister of a prominent lawyer
of the city.
TnE Boston Wool Circular quotes wool
choice western, fine, S3 to 37 etc; western
medium, 35 to 39 trs; Mexican improved,
29 id 32 ct-; Mexican, 22 to 25 cts. The
average qualities range from 33 to IS cts.
Some of cur exchanges speak of "fine
rains" and the Manhattan Industrialist says
it "run down" cne of those "fine rains"
and found it so fine that it could not be
found. It wants coare nins or good
looking rains, but no more "fine rairs "
J. W. Sidlow, of Wheatland towi ship,
and T. B. Stewart, of Speareville township,
were applicants for the appointments of
census enumerators. They were both well
recommended by the citizens of their
respective townships. They are in every
way worthy, deserving- and well qualified
for'lhe positions; but both were ignored in
order that the ring might fa) ten on the spoils.
ANOTHER GLORIOUS RAIN.
O.n e and 61-100ths of an inch of rain f. 11
Tuesday night. The rain, commenced to fill
at 10 o'clock and continued incessantly until
after 12 o'clock, raining steadily for nearly
thies hours. The rain was accompanied by
hail, lightning and thunder. There was
little wind. Not very much damage by the
hail. The streets were flooded with water,
carrying off the debri, and giving DjJje
City a bright and clean appearance Wednes
day morning. The Arkansas river is full to
the banks and steadily raising. The storm
came up from the northwest and southeast,
the clouds apparently coming together at this
point. The Signal office reports a gusge of
one and Cl-lOOihs of an inch of rain, which
foots up the rainfall for May of two inchci
and 91-100ths of an inch, being two inches
more rain than in May last year, and con
siderably above the average May rainfall.
W. B. Masterson writes to M. W. Sutton
that he is in Denver and will probably re
turn to Dodge City this week. He says "the
ti unnison is the worst fraud he ever saw. There
are no mines anywhere near Pitkin or Gun
nison City, the closest being Ruby City,
and there is three feet of snow in the streets,
and it will be impossible to do anything
thete before the middle of July." Bat ad
vises his friends to keep away from the
Gunnison country, if they have any show of
making a living, where they are living.
The railroad companies are about to
establish express lines of their own and thus
reduce express rates. In order to obtain
possesion, or to oust the express companies,
of the privileges of their own lines, the
railroad companies are brought into Court.
We believe several railroad companies have
already established express lines on their
roads on their own account. Cheaper ex
press rates is what the country wants.
The prominent stock men are beginning
to arrive. John T. Lylle, M. Ualff and
Lewis Oge arrived Wednesday. These
gentlemen are driving large herds from
Texas, and have gone to meet their cattle,
which will be driven to Dodge City. The
greater part, in fact about all of the cattle,
will be driven to this point.
J. II. Stethess. a well known cattle
drover, informs Wright, Beverley A Co.
that he is on the way to Dodge City with
14,000 head of one and two year old cattle,
which he will place on the market. Every
body knows "Uncle Henry" Stephens, and
will be ilsd to learn of his coming. His
cattle are in fine condition.
L. W. B. Johnson was appointed census
enumerator for Foote county; H. F. Diehl
for Kearney county; C J. Jones for
Sequoyah county; Geo. E. Castle for Buffalo
county; CoL Leslie for Hamilton county;
D. Heizer for the unorganized southwest
counties.
The Champion says West of Atchison
along the line of the Central Branch road,
and north from White Cloud, on the
Atchison and Nebraska road, the rain was
very heavy. The clouds indicated a general
rain, west and southwest, all over the State-
The, Commercial Indicator has special
reports from Fort Griffin and Fort Worth,
Texas, showing that np to May 20tb,
154 912 cattle had passed those points on
their way to Kansas and Nebraska.
The Herald has information that the
rains have covered the dry districts in
Western Kansas and Nebraska, reaching
the Western limits of those States, and ex
tending as fir east as Lafayette, Indians.
Telegraphic advices indicate that the
rains have been general throughout this
State and Nebraska.
Rats for several hours at Putblo Wed
nesday night. Heavy rain at Denver.
The first day of June ia the proper time
to begin the enumeration.
The prospects are good for more rain.
PERSONAL.
Col. J. R. fekiles, of Marthena, Texas,
is in the city, visiting his son-in-law, Judge
U. M. Beverley, and will remain during the
summer. Col. Skiles was formerly a prom
inent citizen cf Kentucky, having held im
portant public positions in the illustrious
Commonwealth. He was a warm admirer
of Henry Clay, and in the halcyon days of
the Whig, was a prominent member of that
political family. He will spend bis sum'
mer recreation in Dodge City, and we hope
the venerable gentleman will find his visit a
pleasant one. Col. Skiles made a short visit
to Judge Beverley's family last summer.
E. F. Colborn, who has held the office
of City Attorney for four years past, goes
to the Gunnison country to try his fortune.
Ed. made a successful practice as attorney
in Dodge City, and being a young man of
more than average ability he is bound to
succeed in whatever field he engages in. He
has many warm friends, and enemies, too,
which shows hts strong traits of character.
Ed. will some day be a boniczi king, and
no one wishes him this good lack better than
we do. He is a young man of strong at
tachments and warm impulses; and is one
who will never fail.
Jonas Stafford, the veteran section boss
of the A., T. A S. F. R. R spent Sunday
in this city. Uncle Jonas resides at Speare
ville, and is the pioneer settler of that en
terprisicg town. He has been in the employ
of the railroad company for eleven years,
and enjoys the fullest confidence of its offi
cers. Uncle Jonas is something of a weather
prophet. He predicted the rain) of last week
and says we shall have plenty more. He is
a jovial soul and knocks the blues out of
every one who has social intercourse with
him. May he always flourish.
J. E. Henderson has resigned as eoper-
intendent of the DoJge City Unicn Sunday
School. Jos. E. Plows and J. S. Welch
were chosen by the pupils of the school,
as Superintendent and Assistant Superin
tendent. The school is increasing in num
bers and interest, and under its new man
agement will prosper as well as it did under
Mr. Henderson's direction.
Harry Gryden, the leader of the Ford
county Democracy, attended the State Con.
vention this week. His grip-sack contained
six bottles of rye and a boiled shirt. With a
white neck-tie our Democratic delegate pre
sented a creditable showing. Ford county,
through "our Harry," voted sold for Tilden,
the sage of Cipher Alley.
We notice more strangers on the main
streets. The postoffice is daily receiving
letters addressed to cattle drovers, so our city
will soon be thronged with the owners and
drivers ot the immense cattle herds.
Ed. Cooley has gone to Medicine Lodge.
The people there will find Ed. a square man
to deal with.
Nelson Wright, who has been attend
ing the University at Lawrence has returned
to spend the mmmer with his parents.
Geo. B. Cox, one of the proprietors of
the Dodge House, returned Wednesday,
after two months absence in the East and
South. He is looking jolly. ,
J. W. Keith, constable of Speareville
township, called Tuesday. He says the
people in his township are in good spirits
since the rain.
Dr. 6. Gtlland attended the Democratic
State convention, as delegate from Fori Co.
A. Bennett was appointed census
enumerator of Meade county, and A. N.
Norman enumerator of Clark county.
The best in the marker, the White Loaf
Jour. Ask your grocer.
Akotheb attempt was made to take the
life of Col Anthony of the Leavenworth
Times, by Thurston, the murderer of Embry.
Two shots were fired, one shot striking
John P. Douglas and the other shot striking
Lucius Baker. These wounds are not
serious. Thurston attempted to shoot
Anthony in the back. The injured men
were standing on the street some distance
away. This occured on Wednesday. Thur
ston is worthless, desperate fellow. He es
caped.
HORRIBLE DEATH FROM 6KUNK
BITE.
A Mexican wooan died at the Richard's
place, Nine Mile Bottom, on the 12th, from
the bite of a skunk received the 10th ultimo.
The bite was on the ncss and was received
as is usual, while the victim was asleep.
Toe wound, which was trilling, soon healed
up and the woman was in apparent good
health to four days previous to her death.
Dr. B, H. 27. Saunders was called on the
11th, but folate to render more than temro
rary relief. Her condition as described by
the Doctor was most distressing. She was at
tacked by violent paroxysms in rapid succes
sion, during which she suffered the moat
intense agony, but at all times retained her
right mind. Between the spasms she cilled
cocstantly for water, but it was no sooner
brought than she was thrown into convul
sions. Deceased was aged about thirty year'.
She had been bitten by a skunk about three
years previously, after which the flesh sur
rounding the wound sloughed off. Her
name was Mtnuda Cordoba.
Five other persons have been bitten by
skunks in the Immediate locality were this
death occured. Las Animas Leader.
Yocb grocer keepi the White Loaf Flour
the best in the market.
Laein, Kai, May 26, 1SG0.
To the Editor of the Times.
The Arkansas is booming, and ws are
having showers almost daily. The prairie is
once more green, the grass trying to make
up for lost time. Farmers are nearly al 1
through planting. Cattle never looked bet
ter this time ot the year.
Mr. Brown opened up his grocery store
this week and launched forth in busin s.
-The houe of J. II. Potter, in the ab
sence of the family, was broken Into on ths
21th by some unknown party, and pocket
bcok'containing $10 takeo.
Charley Youngblood is in w.th a ban d
cf wild horses that he ran down this spring.
Several buffalo have been killed near
town this spring. LivisorroN.
Ask your grocer for the White Loaf the
bMt flour in the market.
Ask your grocer for the White Loaf the
best flour in the market.
The largest stock of dishes and the finest
lot of stores ever broutht to this city, can be
found at the store of M. Collar.
Two Ihtehstcko Matters. That all
village families, and many city retideat).
will find health, comfort, great economy.
and profit in keeping their own cow, and
how to do it, are clearly shown in the
American Agricultnrist for Jane; and every
family should get this paper and look Into
it. Another article brings out a simple,
cheap method of using Iron Fence Posts
that will be worth millions to the country.
These two chapters, with the hundred other
practical, instructive articles, and over sixty
original engraving', make this the most Im
portant number ever issued of this always
valuable Journal. 15 cents a number, $1.50
a year. Orange Judd Company, Publishers,
245 Broadway, New York.
It is said that the best war to manaew
sickly plants is to turn them out of the pots.
shake or wasn on all the sou from tbe roots,
and if any are decayed eat them off; also
orune the stem and branches eeverelr. and
pot again in fresh soil. Set them away in a
shady place, after giving water sarScieat to
settle the soil, adding a little from time to
time as returning health and growth appear.
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