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

+ s2Insurance men report business
good.
The opera house will be opened
in few weeks
ACol. w. E. Huttmsn, of Elm
wood, was in town yesterday.
1.-The weather is all that the most
enthusiastic resident could ass
C. w. johnson, Of the Eagle ho-
tel, has been quite sick recently
-Eeeney says that the people may
look out for a new ad. next week.
The postofice people are very
busy this week fixing up tie new boxes.
1.-The Masonic orders of Great Bend
viii hold their elections this seek and
next.
-Samuels is stiiI reducing his i'm
mense stock. Go shere if you want
bargains.
e-B. Negbaur Will close out short
" and he desires those indebted to him
to call and settle.
Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT and
begin tue new year properly. Sent
one year for 81. 30 or six months for
rs cents.
%. 3. Wilson reports two or
three spectators in to see ham 10 buy
lands Brought about by the voting
of the railroad bonds.
10 Tuesday a curry wassummoned to
try one Mr.. Schlagle for insanity
The jury failed to agree and a new one
will probably be. summoned
FIJI. J. Roetzel, of Ellinwood, was
in the city yesterday Mr.. Roetzel
will shortly goto the Capital City to
help enact laws and look after the in
terests of Barton county9
-Dumons Bros. have moved 90 the
building formerly occupied by Bur
son & SHAY, where they will be- pleas
ed to seeyall their old customers, and
as many new ones as wild call,
We call attention 20 the advertise
ment of the Ellinwood Nursery iR Shis
jssue.9 Trees transplantea frone q dis
tan5 soil are likely to die, yhile those
grown here live. Bead the advertise
ment.
An unfortunate. minus both arms
| and legs, has been selling ANAL Wares
on our streets fog q week. From ap-
peavanees he Is deserving object of
charity. Lie can have but few joys
foea him.
{ "a nsW hsstel scheme we hear, is
o1 tceog. We have been duped into
writing up one ar two prospective ho-
fsels, aud 6SS refrain from saying any
istffMg ahoEt this one. till we know GER
tainfy they mean business
! -The pos.ofIice at this place will
soon he equipped with an entire new
set of elegant boxes. Nothing In
Western Kansas will sufpass them for
heatness, and we move a vote of
thanks to our energetic 2. N.
The name of the new town of Al
hest il to be changed to Villas. The
department rejected the first name on
aeeount OF similarity to names of 9th
! ef post Offices in the state, such as Al
|
assets with general favor.
-Hs - reported that there was a
serious wreck early yesterday morning
o@ che Missouri Pacific about ten miles
west Geons AIoisington. Particulars
hSea aoe beea geaEBed here, owing 70
the fact dhas selegEsphic communities
ton with a6reat Head and the Missouri
Pacific zine is not yet established, but
at is reported thSt &c least one person
was killed and probabiy q purnber Of
Others fatally injered.
-NIr.o Hal 9ooqeAouse seases this
evening for Great Bend where he
bhas purchased ap 6nteree5 i4 Rice q
Co.'S wall paper end painting essab.
lia5rGent. Me- NJ has been here only
short time0 but has made a host of
friends, who w9l regret 10 hear of hiSI
departure. He has also won for him
self the deserved reputation of being
the finest designeoand wall paper hang
ger in rae state, and CT Bend is fort
innate in scouting him. The best wish
of the News goes with him to his new
field. Hutchinson Nc,rs.
One of the mot elegant drug
storesin this part of Kansas, and in
fact IN the state, is that of Burson &
Shaw in the new Opera building.
They have it furnished in the handsoQ-
est seyle, and everything that man
can think ofin their htQ they keep.
And what will please the public most,
they sell every thing at the very low
est figures. As to holidays goods it
| would be imnossihle for rs to sneak of