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LOCAL NEWS.
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War t rrlctit Ul a.m Jy 1 l-Lt 4:U m
A heavy uuW '" heie yesterday nicrtf
ini-'- .
The March -itiier i equal lo the stand,
.ird ol March weather.
Cha. Kiili h ptirilis-eJ A. B. Webster's
residence on Militate avenue.
It will jlwaye do lo keep in eye on a man
who is con tanlly vaunting bitnst.f as a re
former.
The Youn;; Ladies Uik Club will give
another entertainment in Sineter Hall, to-
morrow evening
i,ir citiien wlm xltenJed ttie carnival at
Caldaell l't week, returned in good Older.
and report bavin.: had a ins time.
There was a hht tutcli ol in'er Mon
dsy last. March i a very uncertain month
vj far aa the weither is concerned."
A synopsis of Dr. PeaUxly's sermon, i'e
live red here Feb. 2fith, appear on the first
pae. Oar reaJcrs will find the subject in
teresting. There are i-me pecple who never affect to
read the sisr,- of the time-. It i probable
they haven't the comprehension to discern a
hole even in a ti n wll.
(,eo.T. iTirlsle. ahrritl, having retire.)
from bmineM wdl ' ''" entire attention
to the dulie- of l r ouv of Sheriff. Sheriff
Hinkel is an tscellennilicer.
llev. O. W. Wright is still dtngeroudy
ill, being atlecleii with a di-eae of the brin.
It is litelv that t- ill he taken to an asylum
in Xew York for treatnieiit.
J. McGinnis. In- station aent, has gone
t Old Mexico. Ms. e-xpect to learn the
Spinish tongue. IV lcii'y bare taken UP
their residence in Florence, K., fur the
preent.
S. S. Ott of the, I-Mid Department, Santa
Fe. wan in the city Tin-lay. He says the
compwy's recei U. from land sale, the past
..ason .'xoeds the receit ts of any corespon
dini; seai-on.
Colley .t Harwood have taken charge of
the UeUnd Hotel. Kansas City. Their
well-known reputtticn as excellent landlord
will iu-ure them thepa'ronage of the people
ot Kansas who vUit Kacs City.
W. Tarb. x sold 1,MM head of ewes to T.
B. Mikels A Son, of S.lire cour.ly. Mo.
The hrep will be driven to Texai. Mr.
Tarbox made the first ale of eh.ep Uet
year. We did mt urderrtand the price
pid.
J. M. Kiiney, one of the proprietor of
the D J)te City Flouring Mill, arrived from
Dtcatur, 111., on Sunday, and will remain
here a short time. Mr Rainer much
p e-ed to it h"e- IIe ?" the mud ln
lllir.oi ba become an intolerable nniaince.
V. II. Harri', the Kumimatipt of the
'Arka'iiw Valley, remrned to the city on
Sunday, alter an absence of a few montha in
(he principal ciiies of the Union. He took
in the i"hw at the National Capital, New
York, Philadelphia. ar.d other imminent
poind. He return to bi adopted heath
rtgretin that he did not prolong hia twt
Prol Tneo. F. Price, dramaUc Impenona.
,or,,,Mve an exhibition of hU t.lenl ; on
S.turday niuht lt, io Straeter. Hall.
Tber- -. 'lim audience bat n Bpprecia-tiveon-.
The Profeeeor'. rendition ia ex
cellent. He wan elocutionist of tbe fioeat
order and a gentleman in every teapecf.
Mra. Price cc.mpnie.th.Profeor. She
b. fine vocah-t and reier. They gwe
pHormanc. at F -r. Dod... TueI.y night,
to a l.ue audience. W hope th.y -
give D)Ke Ci-y another call, and we troat
our elBirD. wdl KiT. b ' ltd-ance.
The following are Tice'a predictions for
March: l,t to 4th, threatening weather,
with verT heavy ttorme; 4lhto 6th, clear or
fair; 7ib lo 10th, severe ttorma; llth to 13lb,
clear or fair: 13th to 16th, heavy rain etsrma
about the 15th; 16:h to 18th, clear or fair;
191h to 22nd, clouding, threatening weather,
with very heavy utorms about the 21st;
23d to 24th, clear or fair; 2oth to3tb,
clouding weather, ending in severe storm
about the 29th; 30lo, clear or fair; 31rt pro
bably fair, though there may he a continu
ance of cloudy and wet weather.
There will te eome grand pumren In the
Pan Handle. Towers A Gudgill have con
tracted for 26,000 post', which will make an
immense inclo'ure. Ed. Price and Milligan
have tbe conflict lor furni'hing the poet.
Some weeka ago 80,009 tumid of wire vu
shipped to the Pan Ilind'e, assigned to
Sanborn & Warner. C. Goodnight some
months ago received 60,000 pound) of wire.
Cin'l you read the fu'uie of tbe stock bu.-i-ncss.
Deputy Sherid J. W. Keith, arretted
Mirtin Kogers at Wallace Kas., and hrouttht
tbe prisoner here on Mood ly. He is charged
with fraudulently obtaining roocey from the
Santa Fe Kailroid. Tbe defendant was
employed on the eection in Sequoyah c nny
The accused tr is taken before Jastice N. B.
Kliine. and waiving preliminary exmlna.
tion was held for appearance, in the sum ol
$500, at the June term of tbe District Court.
At the M. E. church cootereuce in Burl.
logtoD, the minivers made repirts on pre
hibition in their respective localities. The
fo'lowing U the report jn Dodi;e Citv: "la
Dodge City both front and back doors are
open. Tbe s iloon men, however, are be
ginning to realize that the law will be en.
forced and are celling more slyly than fix
montts atr' ''Selling more slyly," is good.
Fred Harvey and others, owning the X Y
brand of cattle, are negotiating for tbe pur-
chane of 120,000 acres of lands belonging to
the railroad company. The lands are situat.
ed wc-t of Hartland station, on the south
side of the river. One dollar per acre has
been offered.
Judge H. M. Beverley has eo'd his inter
est in the cattle and rancb south of thi
point to his surs William Beverley, II. M.
Beverley, Jr., and James K Beverley. The
Jujjf eays he will engige in cattle raiding
next taon. The Beverley Bros, have a
fine lot ot catile, which have wintered well
February ia put down u the dullest month
in the anml ot Dodge, The fine winier
weather killed the prolific business. But
the spring U coming, gentle Annie, and the
high ball TJtary will be here io all his of
glory.
Rev. Adams Peabodv of Larn-d. w 11
preach in the Union church on Sunday,
March, I9th, in the morning and evening.
He will preach In this city every third Bun-
day of each month in the year, until further
notice.
From Walter Brown A Co's w. ol circular
we learn that, while the wool sales for Feb
rury were larger than in the same month
of 1881, yet the price was a little lower lhan
at the beginning of the yeir.
A Linton. Nebraska, correspondent of
the Globe-Democrat irreverently speaks of
our Governor as a "common lookinz man,
with a black mustache and seedy clothes."
n. .mi this vounz man? What makes
the young man look unhappy? He has late
ly married a young woman who ha com
feet.
The governor ol Texas has called the leg
islature of that state to convene in extra aes-
ion on the 6th of April.
Eev. A. S. Buzxell will preach ia the
Union Church next Sunday, morning and
evening.
The weather to-day baa reram'd its
rpring-like gentility.
CoL Tom Jones wears bia honors meekly
yet dignifiedly.
Township Assessor Meeting.
The Township Assessors of Ford County,
met pursuant lo Isw at the Court House on
Monday, for tbe purpose of agreeing upon
an equal basis of valuation of taxable pro
perly. Present : F. K. Wiolhers, of Wheatland ;
Peter M.Iaiel, of Spearville ; Oito Mailer,
of Dodge.
On motion, Mr. Peter M. Imel was chosen
Chairman.
Alter a lengthy discussion on the valuation
of ersonaI property, it was resolved, that
committee be appointed with inetructioca to
submit a report on valuation lor guidance of
the amfuora the icllowing day. On motion
the Board adjourned to rutet again at 10
o'clock, Tuesday, March 7th 1SS2.
Adjourned meeting of tbe Township A-
ersiiors of Ford County, held at the Curt
House, March 7th 1S82.
Preatut : Chairman Peter M. Imel, O'
Spearvalle ; F. K. Winlhem, of Wheatland ;
Otto Muller, of Dodge.
'1 he minutes of the previous meeting were
read aud approved.
On motion, the valuttionon all lands sit
u'il hi Furd County was fixed ai a price
of two thirds of the cnh value at which such
land is held in the market.
The valuation of pergonal property waa
agreed upon as folloas for the guidance ol
ass-'K'Ors :
Horses first class $40 00; Second clasa
$23 Ou.
Ponies first class 30 00; Second class
$10 CO.
Cattle Work oxeu per joke. (40 00;
Mtlch cows from 1G 00 to $30 00; Stock-
cattle, a vearoiu, iij ou; . jearoiu es ou
1 year old $4 00.
Mules per head. $33 00 toll") 00.
Sheep first class tl 25; second class
$1 00; third class 73 cents.
Hogs 2 cents per lb.
Farming Implements according to
judgment of assessors.
Pleasure Carriages, gold watches and
jewelry, pianos according; to judgment
of asaesaors. Adjonoed.
Peter M. Imel.
K. K. Wintner.
Otto Muller.
Spiing stock of Millinery goods, embracing
the latest styles, iust received ty Mn. L. K
Mclniyre, at her rooms In tbe City Hotel
building The ladies of Dodge City, and
vicinity are respectfully invited to call and
examine my goods. A choice and excellent
variety of sunflower decorations also received.
A Kansas shipper states that a car will
hold two more bead of steers if they are
destitute of horns. He thinks this a strong
argument in favor of polled Angus cattle.
Levi Schick bought the sheep belonging
to Fred Bogers which have been held on
Sweetwater. There are 1,105 bead of these
sheep, and the price paid was $2.50 per
head.
Tbe heel-fly ia begining to work on c
Mr. J. E. McAlister, foreman for the
ittle.
Lee-
Scott Cattle Co . has been compelled to pu1
,t
six men to riding lo keep the cattle back
from tbe river,
Mr. E. Torrey, one of ocr large cattle
men on the Canadian, is having built a
good, large dwelling of stone. Mr. Torrey
is like most cow men be believes in being
comfortablely fixed.
C it tie are good property, or a great many
ittrllgent men are badly mistaken. Not
long sicceH. W. Creeswell and Joe Morgan
were offered and refused $24 round for their
entire brands.
We learn bat a good many bones are
locoed in some parts ot the range. Horses
thst have been lately brought to the range
are said to be a great deal worse (or this
weed than those used to it, Pan Handle.
It can easily be imagined bow tbe eyes of
North Carolina negro opened as he saw
twenty-six $10 gold pieces roll oat of the
beaut of a log ha was splitting. Some un
known depositor, ever fifty years ago, had
bored an auger hole in the trank of tbe tree
and placed his money therein.
SFEASEVHaTaE DOINGS.
Fred Wenie, insurance agent of Dodge
City, waa in town this week on business.
The prevailing opinion with our farm
ers is that our wheat crop is looking better
than any spring since 1877.
J. O. Boyd and Jessie Meydole have
gone to the Gunnsron country to look alter
their mining interests.
E. O. Peifler and Major H. B. Van
Voorhis are buying np the muly cattle in
the country with a view of engaging in etock
raising extensively.
Ed. T. Cartledgf, connected with the
Santa Fe land department at Topeka, wis
in towa the first of the week and drove over
to Jetmore, Hodgeman county, to look after
the taxes on their lands.
Our people were sadly grieved on hear
ing of the misfcrtune that has befallen Iter.
O. W. Wright They hope with protwr ore
and treatment he will recover and bo able
to perform his ministerial duties many years
to come.
The Medicine Lodge Cresset says that
pistols are a necessity to the cow-boy, but
that whisky is not. It b-lleves, therefore,
in giving him his gun and taking away his
bottle.
The Postmaster Geoersl his deck'el that
Congressmen can not frank documents with
a stamp, nor by employing department clerks
to sign Congiessioaal autographs. What is
wanted now is a decision that all pontage
stamps mut be licked with tbe tongue, ami
that the employement of a brush to wrt the
stamps is illegal.
OBITCARY.
Dieil. Feb, 13. ISC, at St. Meolas.1p.rort,
France, after a short Illness, St onalrar Nicolas
Kutft, age 9-1 years. The leeraal was gran'l
tataerotthe eilttor of this paper, lleenjvjetla
long Ufa. . Tsace to his ramalas.
BiaiaOI.CTIV.'l NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby gfren that the co-partnership
heretofore existing Between II. ,ok
and George T. Ilmkel, ilinbuatneaaunler the
firm name ot Cuot A lllnkel, has this day itia
frotvtil by mntual eonaei.1, M r. f.'ook eonttnuinx
the business, who collects all ilebts due, ant
settles all liabilities a,nuiat the arm.
II. V. COOK
CEU.T. lllNKLL.
March Ctn. 12. fcro-9
KI.ECtlV PBrt.at.VfATIOX
NOTICE la hereby given that anelretmn will
be held in the city of Itodse Llty,; Kansas,
at the asual place of votloz, on
Tuadav, AprUiJi, 1SS2,
For the purpose of electing
ON'E MAYOR AND TIVE COOCILME.V.
ONE POLICE JL1GE,
For eaM city to serve tbe ensuing year.
The polls of said election will brrn rrim9
a. nutoSpm. A II. Vf EIlSTElt, Mayor.
Attestt II. e. MTTOX, City Clerk
PCSaLICATian 2le)TfCB.
In the District Court lCthJn.lklal Mtrict,Utr
of Kansas, sluing in and lor Furd county.
Howell 1'. Myton.
vs.
Albert Coolsy.
The above named defendant will take notice
that ths plaintiff has filed his petition In tha
District Court aittlos; In and for ths county aad
State above, aaklog for the foreclosure of a cer.
tain mortgage deed on the Northwest quarter of
section fourteen (It), township twenty-five (23.
south of range twenty three (23), Furdeoualr,
Kansas, to satiety a certain proroisory note,
which said mortgage deed waa ztvea lo secure,
for the sum ot One Hundred Dollars, with 1 per
cent. Interest rrom September Sth, 13), and
coauotsolt.
Vow von are notified that aaid cause will be
tor hearing at theJune term A. D. lr.'. of onr
court, anil unless yoa plead, aaswer ordemur to
salt peillion at or oeiure iu,wyiMjuirt(iiu, i
A. D. 12. said petition will be taken as tru
and a decree of foreclosure awarded aa prayed
for m said petition.
Dated this 6th day of starch. A D. lsK.
W. K.I-ET1LLO.V.
Clerk District Court
R. E. Burns, Attorney for ilalatlff. mil
PBraAI.s.
NOTICE Is nerebr given that sealed bids wlil
bereeeived bv W. f. 1-eUllon until J p. m
wadoesdav. Marcn jbui, ia, to-wtii eoriae
building of a school house in School District s
la. Ford eaxxnty, Kas , according to spifle&-
tlona on file with tbe District Clerk. The Board
reserve the right to reject any or aH bids, by
order of Board.
S. T. fE.ll4.lAJ.-, lltra.
u. s. laxd orriCE.
Lamed. Kansas. March Id. lag. (
VtlA la nsrrehr riven that the following nam.
ed settler has lied notice of nle intention to
make final proof la support of hu clalm.aad
that said proof will be mads before theuert
of District Court. Ford county, Kansas, at tie
ocmty seat, on jsuuniar. jltu m. ;ra, via i
SitkD fc2fDg.Kl.Y. jaotBSStead Applieatloo'
Vn aaaa Cor c fa rita S. s and 7 and&KarcJfiVr
ar Seo IS. 1sjt got Baage t W.
Ue aaaaa the following witnesses to prove h"s
eosulaooaa reatdaace npom aal culavatioa ot
said land, vtar U. J. Qyisa, II, OarU. G-orrs
Hordcr. iltaolas atayrath, all ot Dodge City P.
O. rordesoaty, Xas. -.
Saha v. a. aawauusi. acpaiar.