Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-16

ed Tuesday
Grand ball at @. A. r hall, on
New Years eve.
-J,s. E. Wilmer Of Larned, vas
in the city Sunday.
The street car line 10 . certainty.
Just watch US booml
~. C. Phelan of Elmyra, n. Y, 10
stopping at the Union.
81. s. Shield. Of the Maherville
country, Was 10 town Saturday.
The new electric light engine
will be in operation about January
LIST.
ID. M. Lazsxus, of the celebrated
Bpaton Store, made trip to Burton.
this week.
j. F. Moffatt and wife, of Elm
| wood, visited the Metropolis one day
this week.
| The site selected for the Missouri
Pacific depot seems to be satisfactory
| to all parties.
There will be services at the Cath
ole church on Christmas and the Sun
day following.
DIR. j. T. Binkley, Of Pawnee
Rock. was in town Sunday, a guest of
the Union hotel.
The g. A. r viii give grand
bali at their new hall on New Years
eve. Everybody invited
S. A. Drummond of the pros.
pective "PaWnee Hock E,s:erprise,'
was in town Wednesday.
Let the city fathers awake from
state of lethargie ''desuetu ie and
do something for water works.
j. J. Bush returned Monday
from Kinsley, where he has been for
the last two weeks on business.
Brown & Co. have moved their
stock Of groceries to Hoisington, the
"Kanopolis" of Barton county.
The old Farmers and Merchants
bank building was moved into the street
this week to make room for the new
Heizer block.
We are glad to learn that Stephen
Reynolds is getting along nicely and
suffers TO pain. We hope to see him
out again soon.
Miss Mittie Bryan, who has been
visiting Mss May Winterburg for two
weeks, returned home to Hodgeman
Center Tue sday.
-FoUkD. diamond, horseshoe
scarf pin Owner can claim same at
this Office by proving property and
paying for this notice.
It. j. Shauehnessy left last week
with the Address combination. The
company will travel in the suuthern
states during the winter.
The holiday trade has opened
up in fine style. Our merchants have
large stocks Of new goods and are
selling them at bed rock prices.
From = private letter to one of
our citizens we are led to believe that
the return of q number of California
pilgrims is q thing to be looked for.
Grading on the Missouri Pacific
between Great Bend and Hoisington
is being pushed with all possible
speed. A large force will commence
work as this end Of the line in q few
days
--Iu IN action brought In Justice
Clark's court by w. HI. OdaN against
S. Parr and g. B. ChAppeil for disturb
ing the peace the jury. after being out
all night returned Q verdict Of not
guilty.
WIN. Friend, Who was formerly In
business ct this place. but sold out
some time ago and vent to Prussia.
has returned to Great Bend and gill
open @ feed and grocery store on the
north side OF the square.
The wreck on Che Missouri Pa
cific west of EIoisington lest week was
not as serious as az frse reported, No
one was billed, althoug h several
persons were badly injured. The
wrecs YVES caused by Instructions being
placed on the track.
e-Yheee is a rumoR TO the effect that
the Santa Ee Will extend the AcPher-
son branch of is road from Ellinwuod
to this place. forming thereby con-
tinuation of that line with the Wal
nut Valley md Colorado branch.
This when completed would give them
uirect through line fom Florence to
Denver.
w. G, Beadshae, of Maherville,
has engaged to represent the well
known .lnnes Scale Gomnanv of