Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09

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1887.
1t will soon be time for protracted
meetings to open.'
Third ward Sonly cast one vote
against the bonds.
Dirt will soon fly on the Heller
lots o@Main street.
Our stove dealers have been doing.
a land Office business of late.
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leading local paper of the county.
-Ehe proceedings of the police
court have been very uninterestihg OF
late. o
Did you ever know of city the
size of Great Bend without protection
from fire?
The college building progresses
slowly. We wonder when it will be
ready. for occupancy?
+ News is sometimes a scarce article
In Great Bend. At least we found
such to be the case this week.
! -Two Sisters oFsCharity were in
town this week taking subscri ptions foy
the benefit of benevolent institution
in Emporia.
Several specimens of the "noble
red man" were in town this week.
"Peor Lo" has become quite curios-
ity in this city. O
. john Tilden last week sold to a.
x. Lemon, of Illinois, twenty-five
acres of land west of towp0 receiving
therefor $50 per acre.
Some thereebe who think the Mis-
souri, Pacific to Great Bend will not
be much of a line, BUT we ask them to
wait ga little'sand see. O
> 1t goes without osayingsthat our
merchants age doing an immense bust
ness. Great Bend has ND rival in the
way of cheap merchandise.
Something broke loose about the
north pol5 last week and The cons%
quence was cold wave that wSs de-
cidedly suggestive Of winter.
Tie street car project should be
agitated- Great Bend can well sup
port stree car line from the depot TO
the business portion of town.
Everybody wish bis essisters and
his ceusina and his aunts" is getting
anxious to gee the opera hsuse opened
and some SfiRst class entertainments
given.
Notwithstanding the fact that
large number of residences we're erect
e& throughout the city ISst summer
there are but sew Scr rent 6 the
present time. 90
The farmers throughout the
county accomplishing of the depre-
dations of hunteos. who b9eak down
young hedge, leave gates opeu and do
other damage. o
The spire % gAe N. r cAuxch is
and the painters ale now at
work on it. When the. scatfoIding is
it will disclose one of the
handsomest beIfreys in thestate.
-OuS Gear Hoisingsena tast week 8
railroad inspector 4amed Baughmaa
was hit by a foreman on theaRoad,
Gfame unknown and severely haff.
Baughman has beep under thecare Of
Drs. Shaw & Ayers, and viii recover.
-JosepI Hall, of tbs Cfareace
country, came in Tuesday aad de-
posted the cash for Ghe g1ss3tcclsAx go
the past and also considerably ahead.
Our best wishes are tsifa SEr. Ha8D
and we shall always be glad 70 Wes-
come him. o
in the township .ee Great Eeaa
the vote last Tuesday stc1d 70 foP she
bonds and II against. Tabs IL uaite @
complimentary showing &oF our trsees1s'
and reflects credit on theis judeesneae
and torethought.o Within = nsoaGbs
and possibly less time, the SsSssa3si
Pacific will run trains into &aEeat
Bend.
Read the advertisements in 9hie
paper. The Gaen who offer you bar
gains viii always advertise. We think
that every man who has had experie@ce
in buying goods will bear US out in the
assertion that the men who sell the
cheapest and best goods are those who
advertise most. This is out the law
of nature.
The DEMOCRAT oofice has quite
an acquisition TO its regular force. a
few weeks since Miss Georgia LukeS
determined to learn 1.-The art preserva-
tive" She began work at once i9 this
office and in the short space of few
weeks has made wonderful progress.
In a short time she will be able to COM