Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-10

Pete Doherty. the Ellinwood drug
gist, was up Oh business at the county
seat Monday.
Keep in mind the band entertain
ment at the opera house Saturday
evening of this week.
S. Brucks, an old time Great Bend
merchant, but now of Mcpherson,
spent Sunday in this city.
Charles F. Culver has about recov-
cred, and says he will be down town
again-when it quits raining.
Strangers with solid, well-to-do
appearance are almost as numerous on
our streets nowadays as the old
residents.
Mr.. w. A. Strong, of this county,
who has been teaching here for sever
al years, is now attending the normal
school at Emporia.
E. G. Mccullough, from Ohio, ar
rived in this county last week and is
visiting with his uncle, Geo. jackson,
south of Ellinwood.
Kelly Bros, of this city, will start a
brick yard at Leoti, Wichita county,
this week. They think that the clay
out there will make good brick.
w. w. P. Clement has the con-
tract for building the Great Bend
foundry and machine shops. Work
on the foundry has already COM
menced.
The entertainment to be given week
week by the Silver Cornet Band will
be to raise money to purchase uni>
forms for the boys, and should be well
patronized.
The fire boys did not practice Satur.
day evening, but they held an inter
esting meeting at the engine house,
and made arrangements for dance to
be given at an early day.
Mrs. E. D. Foord, of Nickerson,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. F. Reed, left for Nickerson Friday
evening. Miss Kettle Workman went
with her to Nickerson to visit few
weeks.
Hoisington has got out call for an
election to be held May 28th, to vote
$4,000 in bonds for the purpose Of
maintaining and erecting water
works" Whoop-la! How Barton
county towns do boom.
A commendable move of the hose
boys was their offer to put new floor
in the engine house if the council
would furnish the lumber. The lum>
Der has been furnished, and the boys
are putting down the floor.
Capt. Hannum, who had the con-
tract for putting in the foundation Of
the Willner-Hulme building, has Sc
cured the contract to construct the
balance of the building, and will
commence work as soon as possible.
What arrangements are being made
for the observance of Memorial
Day." May 3Oth 2" The exercises
last year were highly interesting, and
we should remember that, to the dead
soldiers, are due our deepest homage.
Monday as Charles Woodell
was attempting to load a barrel OF
lime into a wagon from car the
horses became unmanageable, throw
the barrel in such way DIS to mash
and bruise one of Mr.. Woodells arms
very badly.
r. G. Galley was out in the coun-
try Friday, and was over good part
of the north tier of townships. He
says crop prospects are good, and that
they say they have had plenty of
rains and expect splendid crop year.
The wheat looks much better than ii
did a week or two ago.
DR.. Deidrick, prominent physi-
clan of Wyandotte, accompanied by
his wife and family, arrived in the
city Friday. Mrs. Deidrick will re-
main here some days visiting with
her relatives, the families of Messrs.
d. n. Heller and NJ. r. Bell.
Unprejudiced readers freely admit
that the DEMOCRAT is now the best