Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24

Street commissioner Cone is doing
some good work on West IIakin evenue.
But that is the sort of work he does
wherever he goes.
The program of the high school
commencement exercises will soon be
out The commencement exercises
will occur Thursday evening May 31st
at the M. E. church.
A. square seal with piece of chain
was lost by G. F. Benford in this city.
The seal had the initials e. F. B. on it,
and the finder will be rewarded by re-
turning it to Mr.. Benford.
Mr.. Kerr. who was here q few
weeks ago and made arrangements to
start cigar factory in this city, has
returned from Shelbyvillle, Ohio, ac-
companied by his wife and Mr..
johnson and his wife.
John Rogers was in Saturday from
South Bend. He is be moaning the loss
Of two steers by hydraph obia, they
having to be killed Friday. He does
not know how many more of his cattle
may have been bitten, and is quite
uneasy.
The band boys are thinking of GO
ing to Ellinwood with their minstrel
troup and giveing an entertainment in
that place. If they do go and give
the ElIinwood people as good an en-
tertainment as they gave in this city,
We will warrant that those who hear
them will be highly pleased.
"What can I do for your" was
asked this morning of customer in
one of the drug stores. "I want some
medicine" was The reply. "What
kind of medicine?" "Wall some peo-
pie say I've got Their smallpox and
others say it's the itch, just gimme
anything to radicate the hull bizness. I"
The elocutlonary entertainment at
the College Saturday evening was
fairly well attended. The exercises
by the students were greatly above
the average of amateur elocutionists,
and the visitors one and all were so
well pleased that ON every side hopes
are expressed that another entertain
ment of the same class may be given
us in the near future.
A story Is told on Capt. Hannum
that is too good to keep. They say
the Captain rushed into Keeney's gro
Gerry store and asked, "Where are all
these democrats going?" Mr.. Keeney
told him that the strangers to whom
he alluded were republicans, bound to
the senatorial convention at Ness City.
81 thought" said the Captain, "they
were democrats, for I saw them go in
a drug store and buy whisky"
He that whoopeth his own business
in the newspaper shall reap boun-
tiful harvest in shekles. He that
rea.leth advertisements and profiteth
has an abundance of this worlds goods
for little money. He that chooseth
not to subscribe for his home paper
shall wonder at the intelligence of his
neighbor. He who advertiseth liber-
ally gets the cream of trade. Old
fogies get skim milk.-Burrton
Graphic.
Last Saturday evening Charles
Beye invited many of his friends to
join him in Stauffer's hall where he
surprised his wife, it being her 26th
birthday. About so people were pres
ent and the evening was passed in
card playing, dancing and singing
the Concordia always are bound to
please all who hear them, and Satur-
day evening was not an exception.
The refreshments were excellent. The
party remained until long after the
electric lights went out and all present
declared they had spent one of the
most pleasant evenings of their lives,
and wished Mr.. and Mrs. Beye the re-
turn of many bright and happy ami
versaries.
The presidential year is considered
by all an off year for business, is es-
pecially so during the heated contest of
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