Dodge City times. [volume], February 17, 1881, Image 4

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LOCAL NEWS.
TtJtK 1AUI.U-A., T. A3 I' II 11.
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Judge IIJ.Friiigerreiiirucd Wednesday
mottling after several dajs abseuco down
I be load.
. Kincr ih il.o name of Ike Chiuan.an
wlm dit.auptbolii.ru for ibo Dodgtile-i.
lie- dues nut uso opium and ha-.es colli
weather.
Some powerful arguments have been
furnished ili prohibition came two
shooting scrstnis on tho border, tlio result
ot bad ubisky and cauls.
A btakeman while coup ing can at tbo
depot Moiday Ut had his baud badly
mashed. Misfoi tunes do not ctni.o sing
ly. The m t k pa-l has fiirnialnd a chap
tcr ot accident.
An alarm of fins was iai?ed Holiday
morning during tbo worm. The I.ady
lta daiiccbaUtiK.lv file from a defictivo
flue, but ilia tUn.es wcro extinguished
ln-furo mucli damage was dime, citizens
al fircintn Uiijk promptly on banl.
Slouis CollaiVstom was cnteied tbro'
the b.ik door 'Ibaisdav night of last
week and several articles "ore taken.
Two coat', (oi c n:i oil cloth), twntiiiills.
one sack ot flour ami me sack of meal
Die missing. Morns ison tbo lookout for
the Inrglar.
Evcrvbody Hi Dodge; well. nc:.rlyeye
r hotly, wants slot k hi the Dodgo Citv
Mining Ompany. Just wait, geutlotnau,
uulil the snow molts in the uiiiiitig claims
Diul Col. fctraugbn lues tbo pick a few
fort in tbo gituiid. and tbeu vou bball
bear vvlutjiii shall bear.
Some ono lias been st-nling toil from
tb school htu-e cellar. Coal lias been
imsxd scvttal limes dnriec tlio winter.
Tie lust entrance to tbc cclUr was til ct
ctl lir brrakins in tbo coal iLute. The
tbief cleaned out tbo pile, about ball a
tun. dumigtho last storm, and in conse
quci.ee on Tiio-dav tbeie was nit school.
All the cam. id IIosluu baked beans ill
lowu wetu bought up this week, an vi-dt-icc
of ILo fact tbat no bad Yaukics
dm lie u. l'oity p-s.scngi-r were Keen
nl ut Lot n 1 ucsday, eacb cue carrj line a
can ot baked ln-aiis. a piecn of smoked
herring and a bunch of crackers. And
t,t ill i he piousioiis in D dgo beld vnt.
Shoreline stow was an agreeable pas-
time, to many of our citizens. Wo bate a
f I tend wbo had lodii through the drift of
snow ut hiB trout iloor every time bo went
home. Tho back entrance was an iuip-ts.
sj'j'c banier. Tbo bjckvards on Milita
lyaii'tiw wero titled villi snow four to
sevm lee! dfep. Tbe liko wo nevcrsaw
bcfoic in Dodge.
II would beiuttie-tinK t know bow
many meals tbo Dodii lliiu furnished
the pai-seniMsof Ibo belated trains. This
house. haJ tho contract with tbo railread
coin pi ii v. but other hotels and restau
rants also supplied tbo detained passen
gers witb grub, l'or a fow days I here
was a rush and a jam. Several thousand
meals were furnished daring I be embargo.
St. Valentine's Dav almost lost its siit
nilicauco iu Dadce, lbs votaries of that
taint lailiuc to wuiship at tbo shrine or
Ibo comic rjracatitre. Very fu- of theso
ridiculous missives wcro (hopped into tbo
....at.iOl.. lnitijlite this failure waa tine
to tbe absence of tho mails; sums people
tUinkini;. pcniurs. u lueiuausuiuu i so.
tbo valentines wo-iltlu't co.
Cti-r-ii tlifinniid head of cattle drifted
from tbe north tlunu tbs late slorxs and
gatbcretl in tbo uciuityi ot tuts citv
ti. :- HM.L- fin Tnex.lar we wero ln
formed tbat there wero about 5.00J bead a
nillo wttt ol lt.tlce. Boaio ot mcse cat
tle roamed tbo streets ot tbo town. Tbc
poor beasts were looking fur'ood ami wa
ter scarce articles.
TIic Valentino Hop Monday nigbt was
pretty well attended. Tbo raanas-jrs fe
cured a fourshorsO carriage and wenl to
the residences of tbo joung ladies and se
cuiett tbe altendanco of tilteen couplo.
Tbe hop differed from tbe nsual weekly
bops eicept in iMine. and b-ius pitcn iu
honor of a distinguished citizen of Dodze.
Col. Valentine. Tbo merry danco was
continued until tuo small hours.
rVBLWATJOy DA V CIIASGF.D.
This issue of tbe Tinrs is published on
Tbunda, cud we fcliall btrcafter issue
tbe paper rreulsrly on Thursdays, coiuj
to piers Thursday noon. Advertisements
and notices received Thursday mornings
will bu in time for pubticttion.
Twelve aute'ows were dnveii ia by the
btorms and wero Keeuiu F. C. Zimuicrs
jlaanij pasture. Mr. Ziniiucrmann as
I sick at home, but lie didn't miss tin tempt
ation to take bis ritle and bunt tbe llset.
lug animals of tin desert. On baimdar
Ii,! and anutber person killed four antel
ope and on Monday two more were killed,
nuking six fat plump antelope, which bo
will euro for summer use.
AXOTlllCnUxOtt' STOHM.
l'ebrinrv has alieady furnibli"tl three
vi jlent snow storms, and the time is uood
for two more babiro tho month closes.
Wo welo btill blocked uu with the snow
of last week's stutiu, when a heavy snow
set in Momljy and continued ail dav. tho
beavv wind lidding mow tn the ..Irxady
huge diifts. The leirperature was much
lowrr thau during tun prrci-diiu storms.
Moul.iy night wascxlrtiuelv cold, and on
Tiiesdjv morning tho thermometer ii.tli
cited 11 dpgrers below zem. I be toow
lulls blocxei! the cms (bleach v.lrcli the
I.tibtud pae.MS; and lucouiotiou was im-
peueti.
A carload of bogs stood ou tho track
on I'roul sireet for scleral tltyf. On the
next track stood a passtnger train nearly
full of lussengets. Uunng tbe siorm
Ibeio was music in tbo air -md xounds
tbat addtd to the misery of tho paen
gers iu tboso cars. Many of tbcui wero
no doubt reminded of their vouthful das
when rhey ueie brought up on a farm.
The unearthly equc.il was kept up day
aud nii'bttnnd many a passenger thought
ho bad a baru tloor lor a coach.
Tho trains are o:i limeagiin. We
wero tittitUis without a mail, except on
Monday moiuinga train camu iu lrom Ibo
west. This Irani laid beio uutil Tuesdjy
evcii:ug. 'Ibe imiu that wastlne Friday
night tMiue in Tue-tlay night. A passen
ger imiu was blocked in tho snow 'M houis
at ndue.vav, asi'.ilch station only, half
nay beluteu tl is puinl and Si'eaicvillr.
Tais was one of the day pafsengcr trains
which came in eaily Tuesday evening.
Tlu'io wt ro miuio irivauousui.d luulsinpa
lu tb4 iiAsscug.'rs. 'ibe ltuJscawc of lbs
tln-ary piairies covered wuh snow was
not very enchanting. It did not lel.eve
their distiess. Tbo sca-ity nrnrisiiis did
not much relievo their hunger. It was an
occarioti which cat Ird forth cverv l.eroic
ioiuul-c. We imagine no toetic ojuuiou
was loiuicd of the grandeur of our bioad
prairies. Iut these travelcis did not cone
to lorni graudopiuiousol our vast duiaaui
It is barely possible it they viewed tbe
situation further than the snow bank that
impeded heir progress. At any rate the
suiruuudiugs did uot lend cnenantment
to their embarrassing condition; lb nigh
tiiingeranJ cald made all of ihcm wish
tb".v wne by their own couitortuiilo liie
sulesat lioiuo madu tbetu wish ibev wcro
"back fcasr."
HOMICIDE iT CIHARROX.
The village of Cimarron, 10 miles west
of this city, was tho scene of a murder
on Saturday night last, trio first homicide
that has evti disturbed the quiet of that
orderly place. Israel R. McUraw.a well
known sheep man, and F. V. Bennett.
I wbo keeps a saloon ia Cimarron, were
engased iu playing earns at tbo residence
ot McGraw. when hoi words ensued over
the game ;aud tho lie was given by Ben
nett. McGr.nvs.ud that be took the lio
from nobody and braced himself for a
light. Ho diuu a small pistol and en
deavond to shoot Bennett. Tbo pistol
contained but two balls, sud Mofiraw
failtrt to bring do-.vu tho hammer cu tbo
loaded chambers uf tbo pistol, and in the
meantime Bsnnett had drawn his pistol
a self-cocker, anil tiled three shots, ono
shot sinking McGraw in tbo forehead, ono
shot iu tbo temple and ono shot iu the
in ck. All of the shots wero fatal, ami
tho unfurl uuato man espued withouta
gioau. McGrj.vfs wife was present and
witnessed tbe killing of her husband.
Tbe deceased leaves a wife and ouo son
a child about four ears old. lie was a
well known sheep raier and held a large
flock of sheep ill Foole county. Ho was
a middle-aged man, of struni; impu'ses
and generally usprctcd by bis neighbors
Thus. S. Jones is attorney for tho de
(m-c, and M. W. Suiton, county attor
ney, for the prosecution.
Tbe pieliuimary examination was bchl
Tue-day. but will bo inntiuced betoroa
Jusiiceof the Pcjce hi Dodge City. Tbeie
aio some features about this case thatdo
not apiicnr altogether right. TLcro is
somstliiug '"crooked."
Tbo stray cattlo tbauweie roaming iu
tbe bailout west of tbo liun ibi week,
hivo bejn variously cstiuatedat fron
5,C00loC0.CW. Wo think tbo former fi-.
ures a more correct estimate, uaibers
of theso cattlo broke into Ibe enclosures
of F. C. Ztuiuicnuauu, M. Collar jud A.
J. Anthony. They did but little datujze.
except breaking dawn soma portions of
tbe fences. They ato and destroicd "
tons of hiy belonging to Win. A. Elliott
seven miles up tbe bottom. One infuria
ted steer attempted to enter tho bouse of
Mr. Elliott, but that gentleman promptly
despatched tbo beast n lib a shot gun. It
is supposed tb'tt theso catilo drifted dur
ing tbo late storm frnui the north. White
some person believo they followed tbe
river in (-catch of water. This happens
every winter, but uot to tho extent of
this winter. Tbe storms haro been mora
sevcio and more numerous ibis winter,
and cattle have Inkcu a wider range,
manv of them coming a diManco of 100
am. 20J miles. There will bceomebsrj
walk "rounding up" these herds in tho
spiiug. as many small hcrJs havu coao
together forming the vast herds roaming
!u the bottoms. The conrso of Ibo cattlo
was turned west, and we suppose thev
will pursue their return march, in search
of food and water, which the; will cot
hid until after tin) snnw is trone. Maur
of these cattle will perish, for they are
thin in llesL.
iiikghi:ai sxou storm.
Sixty feet of snow is reported iu some
parts of Minnesota. Tho telegraph poles
arc entirely coveied bv tho diitts. iu
many places families are bULcbetl togi-th
erin one home using tho other booses for
fuel. In lb: miin streets of Mo-ifevidio
the snow is up to tho second story of the
second stoiv of tbo buildings. Ibo snow
fall iu Dakota and northern Miiiuesota
lies breu drifted ti.idlv by tbo tempest til
wind, and drilled into southern Minneso
ta, Wisconsin and Nebraska. And Kan
sas .s catching it.
Occasionally a few bead of bufialo are
found sliaggi'ng on tbo outskirts of civil-
iat:on; but ibe wild uison is nearly ci
I'dci and tboso of tbe once immense bonis
of bu'laio tbat tloexis; fcivc found olber
pusiu fa l'tesh and gieei?. Several heaa
I bualo were seen in tbo held of caitlo
tbat we have elsewhere notieod.
Chas. A. Hall, who was hunting cattle
made a uanow efc:ipo from freezing to
death. He was about to eive np, having
let his hoi so go. and exhausted him-elf ,
laitl down in tile snow, wbca a ranclima
discovering lLo horse na-lo sejica Cor l lie
fro-u mail. Ha took him into his ho.ise
a few huudrrd vails off, and thus a mor
tal was saved from peri&bmg in tbe storm.
Tbe committee ou Inter-SiatcCommerca
hiveaireeJ to tbo dead lino bill. Ths
d-ad line is but materially changed.
Hodcmau county is excluded. Tlia Hue
coiumruces at the southwest earner of
Comanche county.
As wc go to prss Thursday morning
another snow storm 5s threatening. A
luht mist is falling and forming iiitosleet
The Union Mile bocielv meets Friday
orcuiug at tho residence of xvdvvaid Hock
ctt on Military avenue.
Tbo prohibition bill is pending in tho
Kansas Legislature. Tho bill is a strong
one and wilt pass both houses.
Tho Presbyterian Mito Society meets at
tbe residence of D. M. Ftost set Wed
nesday evening.
Tns ioocimij catilo bavo doao great
damage to hay slacks.
Mrs. Thos. S. Jones is visiting her bus
hand. Col. Jones.
Cattle are dvi.ii: since fho lata storms.
Sacep pells ate co'niug into tho market.
Sheriff Hinkle is dangerously sick.
Two prsrgfrs rn IbeSm'a Feriilwsj
y thej coi't-l 837 desd cattle in a 'pso
nt rixij niiU-r, iu right of the track, le rfn
DoJge Citj ai.d tt L.-J Aoiaiar.
A BIO LIBEL SUIT.
Col. Bichard W. Evans, well known ia
Dodgo City as Dick Evans, as an honors
able, upright citizen, who is doing busi
ucisinSt Elmo, Colo., writes fo Judga
Fringer to commence suit ngaiust the
Doixti: Cnv Times, for an aliened libel,
said statements appeaiiag in tbe Times
(t'jedato whtitof istiot written and un
known lt tbe proprieioil which said nats
ter rctlecied on thcafvreaid Evans' 'good
nauio snd siandtug iu tbo comniuiiitr as
l'residvut ot the Dtdgo City Bridge Com--pan17."
The Colonel ue'iuntls tho modest
sum of $l.OCO,OOOfor Ins damaged eha.nc
ter. Ho iu-trncts bis next best friend
Judge Fri'ier, to "oatr.hiv the ina-t emi
nent ruun-xl ill tboctv to enter suit, say
Judges F-ost ami 1'ardcsl.v, unless Judgo
Kla'ne will make aiuule apology at ouce."
Will giyo hsatto ueys "'a loia on tbo Iu-jun-nnua,
oi-uof the most valuable mines
lu Colorado f tbee will tako tbe case."
Tho inoLcy bo proposes to rai-o from this
suit "will lie donated to schools for un
claimed childieu ia and aiouud Dodgo
Citv.f
Wedeay the uilesalionsof tLcaliegator.
We ii"vcr said an thing which could bo
implied as icllectiug upoj Ibo Colonel's
management of ILo Alkalis iw river bndgo
We are ani.ro that Ibo br.dgc is wt II man
aged, though it biands in jeopjidy tho
over's full ot ice. rnd when tuotnaw
cou.es Hell the Colonel had bet cr be here
and bold tbe limit, l- doni:, for it will bo ia
datiL-cr of drifting aivav. Wo are willing
to compromise til's matter by idling a
butrblo apolo:?, au J a sham of stock in
tbe D-idgti City Mining Coiiipmv. though
us wo have ahead 7 said the Colonel has
110 ciuso for action. Tho Colonel is a
libera man and has a keeno sense of ha
mor, and wc know his extreme geuensity
will not peiuiit bim to prrss thosuir. If
it must come, let it come no are ret'dy
for the worst.
Serator Phiii.h Wis in N-w York a few
d Ts itg-t. Slid was fiteiVlcwrtl bv a fllbilne
......I 1 . !.... .1-. .k-
I'evri ik i4..m mic lie if U.O
ctaicjiitly has p itr to r vett 1 ; and
ttut t e i-oittM.s' ki.o,ttl4e ttUneint
Cii'G-MV Je-yi." ' gr-"" daiker 8ia daiker
ny b tla.T."
The Atci ijn, T.prk &Sinta K rnd
h-s on t hcinf for ths bui dug t-f t'OO
fr.ig t ca s, as fo lo: Li'inlitlJ Cir
C.miaiT, 50j WVll, Fi. r-li 4St (t.tiip.iir,
Ch cigo, bOO;S. Cisrl.i (M s 1 uri) Mi u
fa utn g C. lop-try, 50P; M soilCtra'.d
FiiiinUr Cfuiui.j, 35i" a 1 to h.vc the
Th ilsoii truK.
A Vepctsiiin pser rnoHrls: "ifadmpat
inch the let the!, we Won't! iisveteen It ra
wi b h eseiks iu tur Imi.iIf. ' I" n iht
nave ndditl, tird griin he-11 the b.xi t'it, we
u-i!d hsve hon biro with n It t b sci i in
oi.e hand, a cirn-d tfgrr in the t.tlcr, ai.d
our uiuUth bill tif fl 1 jicIh or mufnns.
Diutl.t'e Uts cm-f, ho bsKhfena
priso. er in the i..sve wmih gnsrl houna
tbout h vesr, ttasrts, trtl tor llt Gsrlmid
M-t Ftiil4y under fiee-cori of Capi. Ktefe,
d: i.iz LiVell e onl.r, but wntid tV mat
er kfp' tin n f ir fear the lie. i.e ol CAo:i
dj t ubi k II bini.
Xw goeds in fndle-s ?ari-iTt just rpcir
cdt) G. S. Kmeiisox.
TREES.
Morris Co'I ir his a l.rge vsriely of s-hai'e
nrname itsl ami ftuit trees for es'e cliesp,
sd we advice all who en to ptircla'e. ss
ll'e it d ci!Hns are favortb'e for a wet sprit g
srl ith ui I irive thnibbtrr a lomI ttari.
Ak a I ut 1 ess msn 10 adveriise arid he
wilt tel jm, "0, i'. won't t'o ote aiy
gissl." But iimlrr ake to ray on'y cue
sort! sva'ns; bis b st-it-s &ni he wbl lo and
star tint jo'i hTe n i ed it.
SEiDS.
All kind rf Grid and gvrdrn RseJs are
now b iigreceivrd in lirgequamiiir-; also
"till as'uriment ol clottr sd at Mjtris
CoIlsiV.
SVXOPSIS UFMAII JttCXT OF
AMERICAS CKNTitAI. INtDUANCt: CO , Sr.
UUIIS. MoM UhCK.MliKi:31,lviO.
Ca-li Uipba.' tio.ona 00
Urin-ur-iice Krrrve . .. 2r.l3ili
AtlctticrLiahililKs 3u s;3 yj
Total Assets tSIC 10. 61
-6e-tf inirstt-l rxc'USirrty in U-littsl ScWs
Dindsanil the Hoiolsorihe-.tatei.rliuuri
tlt-o. I. C"sro, I'rm't. Jas Xetvnian, asc'y.
F.T. M. tTune, Ajtnt at llod.'e Uty.