MARCIA PHILBRICK
GENEALOGY FROM THE HEARTLAND
At the Other End of the Bridge
Dodge City Times
Thursday, March 18, 1886
page 4, column 4
Editor Times:
Did you know there is a flourishing addition to Dodge on the south side of
the river? Come over on some Sunday afternoon and see the raipdity with which
improvements are going up. Come over on some pleasant evening and see the teams
and farmers laying in supplies at our stores.
The south side has always been a favorite stopping place for farmers and
will become still more so now that our stores are beginning to lay in stocks to
meet their needs.Large additional stocks of goods and several new stores are on
their way from the east, and will be opened up by our merchants soon. See the
list: Crawford's store will still supply the groceries, Groberty & Miller are
expecting large quantities of feed and flour as soon as they can make better
storage arrangements. Dr. McKinney will soon move his drugs into the elegant
building he has just erected across the street. Tabor Bros. are expecting their
stock of clothing and dry goods with which to fill their new and commodious
rooms. McKinney & Co., will very soon open a complete line of hardware in the
new block. The Breaking Plow Company are just starting their fires, and are
making the best ploy invented. Mr. white is repairing guns and revolvers and
guns. Miller's restaurant is well supplied with boarders. Our blacksmith has
more work than he can do. The two lumber yards of McGeary Bros. and Jno Ross are
daily sending out loads of lumber in every direction. Add to this the fine hotel
and livery stable, and almost every want of our patrons is met. The office of
Dr. Rose will be in the front room of McKinney's block over the drug store. He
is an obliging gentleman and a skillful practitioner. Mr. White has just
returned from a short trip east. The freighters will rejoice when our bridge is
widened enough for teams to pass. It is very monotonous to be compelled to wait
half an hour while the almost endless line of teams cross the bridge going
south. Mr. Owen will move one of his tonsorial rooms from the north side to his
lot adjoining McGeary's lumber yard. Then we will not have to go across for a
shave or hair cut.
Our granger friends tell us that if we could only get a post office and a
coal yard they would never cross the river. They know where they can buy cheap
and be well treated.Mr. Blackledge, our builder and contractor, has moved his
shop into the Plow Co's factory for the present .
We need no other newspaper. for the TIMES will answer for both sides of the
River.
Temps.
Marcia Philbrick
Dec 1997