Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16

/, part of the state, where he has been
successful in getting orders for. tomb
stones.
A party of young people gathered
at Mrs. Dalziel's residence, on the
east side, Saturday night and spent
the evening, having most delight
full time.
J. J. Winterburg is still con fined
to the house with pernicious illness.
C. B. Morgan is attending the har-
ness shop during Mr.. Wpterburgs
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Singmaster
and Miss Celia Freeman, of the Hotel
| Vendome, Coronado, arrived Satur-
day 10 be in attendance on the trial
of Tom Allen.
Persons. can learn of good hotel
building, partly furnished, in good
town, which will be rented cheap to
the right man, by calling on or adj
dressing this office.
G. Samuels returned from Chicago
last week, where he has been on
business Of Importance. He says he
almost froze while there, and is only
too glad to get back.
David Gray, of Albion township.
is in the city. He was on the streets
bright and early Monday and
says this is the first time he has come
to town with pleasant weather this
year.
A good looking girl in Kansas City
who removed her tall hat as soon as
she got comfortably seated in the
theater, had four offers of marriage
inside of twenty-fours. And she de-
served them.-Er.
Rev. Frank Boyle, of the Presby
terrain church of Larned, lately from
Pittsbarg, Pennsylvania, will assist in
the meetings of the Presbyterian
church, of this place, this week. Ser
vices every evening.
We are Informed the Mo. Pacific
has caused reduction of from 20 to
80 per cent. on all dreight from st.
Louis, the reduction ON first class
freight being in some instances as
great as so per cent.
1.-THE spasmodlcally booming towns
of certain localities had not used the
expression so often as to rob it OF
most of its merit, we would remark,
concerning the prosperity Of Great
Bend, that there is a chen on"
The school board are looking after
the in terests of the school property.
having just insured the east side
school house for $4,000, and will have
the same amount fixed ON the west
end blu ilding as soon as possible.
Mr.. J. F. Fesler, administrator of
the estate Of the late Isaac Fesler,
will sell at public auction, on the
2Sth inst, 8 miles south of Great
Bend and Il miles northeast of Sew
ard, the chattels and effects of his late
brother.
The Clafin Gazette is authority for
the information that the following
are some of the officers of Barton
county: ''Sheriff. j. S. Dalziel; Reg
lister of Deeds. C. E. Dodge; Clerk,
Ed. L. Teed, and Treasurer, l.. M.
krause."
The Sunday school, of school dis
trict No. 4, Liberty township, will
give an oyster supper on the evening
of the oath inst, and from the ar
engagements we learn the people of
that community are making, it will be
an enjoyable affair.
The protracted meetings which
have been held in the Highland school
house, Albion township, closed on
Sunday the 9Th inst, after adding
several new members to the church
and getting up quite religious teel-
ing in the community.
A birthday party was gwen by
Frank S. Wilson Saturday night to his
most intimate friends. About 80 were
present Mr.. and Mrs. 0. B. Wilson
gave the young people full possession of
the house and a grand time was had