Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21

Lndl IL SILL INCREASING dHu tuc ocSSl9H
this year will long be remembered as
one of the most successful.
Friday Mesdames H. Fruit, Jno.
Baker and VIM. Hartshorn, of this
county, left for visit to their parents
in Gray county, to be gone few
weeks.
The ga-lorious 4th will be here be-
fore we know it. If our farmers are
busy in their wheat fields there won't
be much of a turn out to the celebra-
ton.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Emley, at their residence
in Great Bend, Kansas, at a. M,
June 10Th, 1888. Weight II pounds.
Doing finely.
At Sterling they have commenced
boring a prospecting hole. 1t will
not be long until Kansas will be
punched as full of holes as a nutmeg
crater.
Clark Gwinn has built a large
grape arbor near his residence. The
arbor covers the walk from the house
to the barn and is handsome addi'
ton to the place.
We learn of one particular man up
in Clarence who has requested a neigh
Dor to herd his chickens off of said
particular mans wheat-to prevent
them eating the grasshoppers, probab-
ly.
Boyd Evers Saturday brought in some
of as fine samples of wheat as we have
seen for many year. He says some
people in Barton county will be agree
ably surprised at the wheat they will
harvest.
Mrs. J. S. Mansfield, of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, is in the city visiting her
father, Nathan Brooks and family.
Mr.. Brooks fell from a wagon some
time ago and broke his thigh. He is
now improving.
Nelson Nickerson returned from a
trip to st. John Thursday. He says
that the its the same old story about
the crops on the south side of the
river, all looking fairly well consider
ing the dry spell.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Moore, parents
of Fred Moore of South Bend, and
Mrs. Feldkamp, of this city, are here
OH a visit to their children. They
are from Cane county, ILL.,, and like
what they have seen of Kansas very
much.
Mr.. Flack was out to his farm Sat-
urday, three miles northwest of Ell
inwood. He says he has 100 acres of
wheat which will be harvested this
week, and will make, easy 20 bushels
to the acre. Corn looks very well,
but oats are short.
A report comes from Bever town
ship that vein of coal oyer four feet
in thickness has been struck at a
depth of 100 feet, on the farm of M.
G. Krinse, near Bardine. The coal
is of an excellent quality and there is
talk Of having it mined.
A complaint comes from people
living in the vicinity of the east side
school house about certain young
people who haunt the out buildings
after dark. If the practice continues
a complaint will surely be made. A
word to the wise is sufficient.
John Rogers has another cow-beast
down with the crazy disease which has
depopulated his herd Of late. He is
fearful that the stock has been poisoned
for purpose, as other stock has been
running in the same pasture for years
and his are the only cattle attacked.
w. P. Bruce, w. r. Elston and
Thos. Dent, all of Clarence, were in
the city Thursday preparing for har-
vest. They report more wheat in
their neighborhood than it was
thought possible would be harvested,
a month ago. Rain is needed to help
along the growing corn.
The Moses building which is being
moved from its present location to
one farther south on Main street, is
one of the Oldest buildings in Great
Bend. The building was erected
at the south side of the square by Tom
Stone, and was subsequently moved
to the present location.
| Candidates for county offices should
begin to make their appearance. Dc
not be backward, gentlemen, nor LET
the great National election over
shadow what is of as much importance
to us, our county election. 1t is also
not amiss to begin punching up the
eleventh hour" men who do not gel
around to register until the last day
Saturday a number of young men
acknowledged their guilt in recent
disturbance by walking into Police
Judge Odells office, pleading guilty