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LOCAL NEWS.
THURSDAY, MABCd 22. 1883.
Wm. Tilghman is raising his feed store
cne story. .
A child of Win. Hessman died of small
pox a day or two ago.
That was a fine tea party in the court
house Saturday night. '
R. M. Wright returned from a business
trip to Kansas City, Tuesday morning.
Did you take in the wind on Sunday.
Such dust and such wind takes the cake.
Th wind Sunday was of the March
kina
eay. -it 'got up and dusfbd," as the boys
Dr. Jarreit informs us that a child six
months old died of smalNpox, some days
ago. The parents live at a small station
west of this place.
Elder N. G, Collins will preach in the
Presbyterian church Sundav morning and
evening. A general and cordial invitation
is extended to citizens and strangers.
A big prairie fire swept over the country
north of here last Saturday and Sunday.
The wind was so strong on Sunday that
the flames were blown out. The town
was filled with smoke and dust.
W. D. Baker and Norval Dudley, of
Bear Creek, were in the city this week
getting BupDiies. Mr. Baker has been com
missioned postmaster of the new postoffice
established on Bear Creek. The name of
the postoffice is Elaine.
The railroad company will put up tempo
rary buildings for the protection of the
locomotives. The material will be re
moved from Newton and Douglas for this
purpose. We do not believe the stone
round house will be built this year.
Dr. McCarty returned from the Canadian
Tuesday morning. The family of Jos.
Morgan, deceased, came np also and are
now located at the Fort. In case of any
breaking out of small-pox they will be
convenient to nurses and medical attend
ance.
' 'I can live under any administration, "
so said Frost at the convention Saturday
night. Frost is in a dangerous predion
ment. He is trying to assume a neutral
position. There is no neutral position in
either politics or war. A man must define
his position.
Morris Collar sold four lots to Green
Brothers, in Collar's addition. He has aU
so sold to C. Romero five lots in his ad,
dition in the west part of the citv. Mr.
Collar has 102 desirable lots for sale.
Now is a good chance to get a good lot
in a desirable part of the city.
Mrs. Lemert has received a fine stock
of millinery goods from the best houses
in New York. The goods are of the verv
best quality, of the latest styles and pats
terns, and are now open for the inspec
tion of the ladies of Dodge City and
vicinity. Store north of Wright House.
Capt. Henry Booth, Receiver of the
I , Land Office at Lamed , informs us that
' ., 'he never thought of being a candidate
for railroad commissioner." ''He has
never spoken or written a word to anyone
about being a candidate. The first .he
heard about it was in the Leavenworth
Times." Since Capt. Booth's name has
been freely mentioned in this connection,
-we give him the use or our columns for
making a disclaimer. But Capt. Booth
would make a good Commissioner, but he
is is ineligible on account of holding a
i Government office.
Joseph Morgan, a cattle man, died of
small-pox, at his ranoh on the Cannadian,
abont 180 miles south, Saturday morning
last. The disease was probably contract
ed while Morgan was with the sheriff's
posse that went to arrest McCarty a few
f -weeks ago. Frank Biggers came up here
" from Morgam's ranch, arriving Saturday
morning, to summon Dr. McCarty. He
.- 'made the trip in 18 hours, making four
I relays in the distance, traveling at an
average of ten miles an hour. Dr. Mc
I Carty started for Morgan's ranch about
I noon on Saturday, but intelligence was
l received here Sunday announcing Morgan's
tleath, on Saturday morning. The de
L ceased was well known in Dodge and has
Ff a number of friends who regret his nns
Untimely end. The defeased leaves.a wife
amd two children.
THE fJITlTEliJECTIOKT.
A caucus of the people of Dodge Citv
was held at the court house Monday eve
ning. The attendance was large and the
proceedings were short and decisive.
Larry E. Deger was nominated for Mayor
and H. M. Beverly, Henry Sturm, H. B.
Bell, Geo. S. Emerson and H. T. Drake
were nominated for couucilmen. R. E.
Burns was nominated for Police Judge.
There is a great deal of interest man
ifested m the city election, Vbich occurs
on Monday, the second of April. The
citizens generally have become interested
in the municipal election. The ticket is
an excellent one and commands the re
spect and support ef over threesfourths of
the people of the citv. No better ticket
could have been chosen. It is earnestly
and honestly supported by the business
men and workmen of the citv. It is a
ticket that means decency, order and
economy in the administration of our city
affairs. It is a ticket that commends itself
to the people generally. Itii a ticket that
means the protection to the people and
good order in the conduct of afiairs. The
business interests of Dodge City favor the
election of this ticket. The ticket has
the true moral support of the people. It
is in the interest of good government, and
commands the united and earnest support
of all good citizens.
This ticket will win by a very large ma
jority. Dodge City does not intend to
step back into old ruts. The people are
determined that there shall be no retros
grade movement, and having faith in the
candidates selected will give them a rous
ing majority.
Proceedings of a caucus for the noinina
tion of city ticket held at Court House
Monday evening, March 19th, 1883.
Meeting called to order and object stated
by M. W. Sutton. On motion and second
N. B. Klaine was chosen chairman by
unanimous acclamation.
On motion and second Fred Wenie mas
chosen secretary by unammoas acclamas
tion.
Motion and second for chairman to ap
point committee of five on nominations.
R. M. Wright, Sutton, Webster , Welch,
Bond, appointed.
The chairman of the committee, after
reading the report of the committee on
the nomination of the Police Judge said
that the committee were divided between
Mr. Burns and Mr. R. G. Cook, but after
conversing the matter had decided in favor
of recommending Mr. Burns, and in behalf
of Mr. Burns said that he had during bis
term of office of Police Judge collected
mor6 money in fines than any other Police
Judge that the city ever had, and had un
questionably made a good Police Judge
that he was a lawyer by profession but by
reason ef a severe wound received in his
face during the late war had nearly lost
his eye sight, so much so, that he was
unable to read as was necessary in the
practice of his profession that he was a
life cripple by reason of wounds and un
able to endure or perform manual labor.
That he had a wife and four little children
to support and was in impecunious circum
stances. That Mr. Cook already had the
office of Justice ot the Peace and U, S.
Commissioner and was a stiongablebodied
man , and on the whole the committee be
lieved that they wre justifiable in recoms
mending Mr. Burns, and hoped that the
convention would carefully consider the
matter before voting against Mr. Burns.
Committee on appointments report the
the following ticket for consideration of
the meeting.
For Mayor L. E. Deger.
For Couucilmen H. M. Beverly, Henry
Sturm, H. B. Bell, Geo.' 8. Emerson,
H. T. Drake.
Fer Police Judge R. E. Burns.
Motion and second to amend report and
substitute name of R. G. Cook for Police
Judge instead of S. E. Burns,
Motion lost.
Motion and second that report be ac
cepted. Carried.
Motioa to adjourn. Carried.
N. B. Klaine, Chairman.
F. T. M. Wenie, Secretary.
Wasn't the wind ont Sunday, in common
parlance, a daisy Tf The wind and the
dust and the dust and wind kept up at
a lively rate, the wind reaching a velocity
of fiftyKsix miles an hour. The streets
were swept clean of small particles of
dust only the coarse articles, such as
full sized bricks and stones were left.
Old booli, tin cans, &c. , were previously
spept up. during the street cleaning pro
cess, consequently the air did not contain
anything larger than full-sized gravel.
A broken chimney a loose brick rattling
down the roof a fallen pipe an over
turned or upturned privy or other similar
derangements afforded the delight of the
breezy from the northeast. In the mors
ning all of the smoke and dust of the
prairie fire one hundred miles north came
down upon ub, and citizens of Dodge
were fearful that Wiggins had given the
North Pole a whack, and was punishing
Dodge people for making ' 'light" of his
prophecies. Since Wiggins raised the
wind at Halifax, we presume he will have
believers even in Dodge.
TWO THOUSAND SHEEP RURNED
BIT A PRAIRIE FIRE.
A heavy prairie fire swept over the
country north of Dodge City last week do
ing some damage.. The most serious loss
we learn was the destruction of 2, 000 head
of sheep by the fire. The sheep belonged
to Mr. Loiferty, who was herding them
in a ravine leading to the Buckner. We
did not learn any particulars, but we were
inlormed that the sheep were caught in
the fire before they could be removed.
The heavy wool on their bodies was soon
set on fire burning the bodies of the sheep
to a crisp. This is the first instance of
the kind we can remember of hearing,
and it is certainly a most lamentable loss,
besides being a great injury to a gentle,
man who was making a struggle to obtain
a competency.
In conversation with Mr. Tom Lahey he
informs us that many of the sheep were
probably killed by piling up on each other.
He has heard of similar destruction of
sheep before by fire and by "milling,"
as he expressed it. He says Mr. Lafferty
saved 400 head of sheep from the flock.
Mr. Carr, editor of the Garden City Irri
gator, was in the city last Friday and
gave us a call. Mr. Carr publishes a very
interesting and newsy paper. It is printed
and edited with neatness and ability, the
rules of grammar, spelling and punctmas
tion being strictly followed. The editors
and publishers of the Irrigator are prac
tical newspaper men. and the public res
ceive a creditable Lewspaper. They de
serve and are receiving the patronage of
the citizens of Garden City and Finney
county. They are respectable gentlemen
and are highly commended. We wish the
young editors success.
THE SHIAXL.-POX.
Lee Marshall, a prtient with the smalls
pox, died at the pest hospital at Fort
Dodge . Sunday morning. There are five
patients at the Fort and all are convas
lescent. Dr. Milton, who has been in at
tendance there informs us that the pas
tients will be well enough to be discharged
by Monday next.
SPEABETlIiIiE NOTES.
Gilbert Brothers departed for Rothes
tor, N. Y. , on the 10th inst. , for the pur
pose of attending to some business neces
sary before commencing work on thediteh.
They are expected back in about two
weeks at "which time active operations
are expected to begin.
R. W Tsrbox has bought Professor
Whitaker's cattle. We hear that the Pro
fessor contemplates moving back to his
former home in Missouri.
J. M. Leidigh has gone east to bay
cattle.
Oil cake,
Ground flaxsseed,
Farming implements : . ,
And a lot of
Field seeds
On hand
And for sale by M. Collar.
The attendence at the the public school
is increasing.
John Andregg and James Zerbe caste up
Tuesday from Fort Elliott, where they
had been freighting.
Copeland A, Trevallee hare a fine let of
full blooded partridge cochin chickens.
The fowls are sleek loeking ones.
A HOME INDUSTBT.
THE SODA WATER FACTORY.
The soda water manufactory of Sturm
& Metcalf was put into operation yester
day. This is a Dodge City enterprise and
it deserves special mention at our hands.
The proprietors have invested consideras
ble capita in the latest and best improved
machinery, and they intend furnishing an
excellent quality of soda water. The
soda water apparatus is of the Wm. E.
Gee manufacture, and is the finest appa- .
ratus manufactured. The apparatus has
a capacity of turning off 100 cases of soda
water in a day, or 900 dozen bottles, or 14 ,
400 bottles a week. This is sufficient to
supply Dodge City, the Panhandle of Tex
as and Western Kansas with soda water.
The bottling tahle is a curiosity in the line
of raachinerv. It is J. Mathews' gravitating
bottling table. The process ot bottling in
a novel yet simple one under this arrange
ment. Messrs. Sturm & Metcalf have
the exclusive right to use this table in
this region of country. The bottle stops
pers are of a new patent, and under the
system of bottling the gas is retained
and thus the soda water does not lose its
virtue as under the old method of oottling,
but is preserved as fresh for months after,
as when first bottted.
The new Dodge City enterprise will
manufacture all kinds of soda water, ins
eluding champagne cider, lemon, sarsapa
rilla, and strawberry and ginger ale.
Soda water is an excellent summer bever
age, and the citzens of Dodge City can be
supplied with this wholesome water at a
normal or trifling cost. Messrs. Sturm A.
Metcalf have a uniform price for soda
water, the small consumer and dealer are
supplied at the same price. They will
furnish families with soda water, deliver
ing the same at their residences, at the
small price of one dollar per case. A case
contains 24 bottles, thus a bottle costs but
a fraction over four cents.
This enterprise is certainly commenda
ble.. A. wholesome summer dnnk is furs
nished at a priee within the reach of
everybody. We believe that our citizens
will avail themselves of the opportunity
to obtain pure and wholesome soda water
at such reasonable prices.
Mr. Metcalf, who has charge ef the
manufacturing establishment, is an old
and experienced soda i ater manufactur
er. His thorough knowlege and long ex
perience at the business specially fits him
for this trade. The new firm has our
best wishes for success.
RfSSOfUTI01f NOTICE.
The partnership existing between George
Horder and Chas. Shields is dissolved by
mutual consent. Chas. Shields will con
duct the business at the stand north of
Postoffice. George Horder,
Chas. Shields.
Dodge Citv, Kansas, March 15, 1883.
PROPOSALS VOR REEF AMD
. SIUTTOlf.
HEADQUABTZmS DEPARTMENT OF THE
MISSOURI.
Office of Chief Commissary of Subsistence,
Fort Leavenworth, Ks.,
March 16.1888.
Sealed proposals, in triplicate, subject
to the usual conditions, will be reserved at
this office or at the offices of the Acting
Commissaries of Subsistence at the posts
named below, until 12 o'clock noon, on
Monday, the 16th day of April, 1883,
for furnishing the Fresh beef and mntton
required bv the subsistence department.
unueu oiros army, lor twelve months
commencing July 1st, 1883, or each lees
time as the commissary general ' of sabsiss
tence may direct at the following nasaed
posts, viz:
Forts Leavenworth. Riley. Hays, Kans
sas; Forts Gibson, Bono. Sill, and Supply
Indian Territory ; Fort Elliott Texas, Ferts
Lyon and Garland, Colorado, Camp at
White BiverAgency,Colo; Cantoamenton
Uncompabcre Colorado; Camp on Snake
River. Wyoming Territory, aid Bawling.
Wyoming Territory.
Separate bids are also invited for fur
nishing for the same period, choice eats
for officers use, and also for furnishing
such beef cattle on the hoof as may be res
quired ai each post, for the use of troops
in the field or on the march. Each bid
must be accompanied by a guarantee to
the effect that in case the bid is aeoeated .
the contract will be entered into with
good and sufficient bonds, within tea davs
after it it awarded. '
The undersigned reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. Blank proposals
and information as to condition, quality
of beef, payments Ac, ean be obtained
npoa application to the undersigned er to
the acting commissaries at either of the
posts aamed. G. BELL.1
Bvt. Brig. Geo. U. 8. A., CMefCTS,
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