Dodge City, the cowboy capital, and the great Southwest in the days of the wild Indian, the buffalo, the cowboy, dance halls, gambling halls and bad men . ence. In allhis official capacity, while very dangerous work in theold days, Mr. Bell has never shot a man, and never hita man with a gun to affect an arrest, though I think hehas arrested more people, for the warrants handled, thanany sheriff in our western country. Mr. Bell is our pres-sent mayor, and is putting in his entire time to give satis-faction to our people. Just to show that, in his energyand ability, time has not changed him, I
Dodge City, the cowboy capital, and the great Southwest in the days of the wild Indian, the buffalo, the cowboy, dance halls, gambling halls and bad men . ence. In allhis official capacity, while very dangerous work in theold days, Mr. Bell has never shot a man, and never hita man with a gun to affect an arrest, though I think hehas arrested more people, for the warrants handled, thanany sheriff in our western country. Mr. Bell is our pres-sent mayor, and is putting in his entire time to give satis-faction to our people. Just to show that, in his energyand ability, time has not changed him, I clip, in part, thefollowing, from the Globe of 1877: Mr. Ham Bell is the pioneer hvery man of westernKansas. In addition to his large establishment in thiscity, he is also the proprietor of a branch establishmentat Burrton. He cuts his own hay, grows his own corn,puts up ice, hunts buffaloes and wolves, and keeps upseveral other businesses in town. But he has never any-thing to do, and will give you a trade for a horse, jack-knife, meeting house, or cast-iron jail, just to please is a genuine, live western man, and keeps thingsmoving. _312_. A Tree in Horse Thief CanyonWhere a number of Horse Thieves were Hanged Our fellow-townsman, and friend I am proud to callhim, Governor W. J. Fitzgerald, has contributed largelyto the building up of our town. He came here a poor boy,without money, and, what was worse, in very poor , it is a wonder he ever pulled through his longand severe sickness. But he is a rich man today, and hasearned it all by his indefatigable industry and is the owner of one of the finest farms and stockranches in Kansas, with large and commodious barnsand stables, and fine farm house. He has represented ustwice in the legislature, and was lieutenant-governor ofKansas two terms. He is a gifted orator, and ranks highamong the foremost and brightest young men in ourstate. He is a fine business man and a shrewd politicianand, mark by
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