Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-26

Seventy-fve COWS and heifers for
sale on liberal terms, in lots to suit.
Also several bulls fit tor service. A
portion of them are Grade Holsteins.
Apply to G. E. Sowle, Great Bend
Kansas.
What lovely night was Sunday
night, to watch the eclipse of the
moon! Some of the loveliest nights
in the year, however will be along in
November when the grand eclipse OF
the reps. and the prohibs. will occur.
VIM. Mcintosh, aged 20, was mar.
ried on Tuesday the Oath inst, to
Mrs. L. Shepherd, aged 65. The
marriage occurred in Albion township,
this county, and the happy young
couple are entitled to congratulations.
Monday the Great Bend Gas & Fuel
company sued w. H. Campbell for
the amount due of his subscription to
the capital stock OF the company.
The suit was before Justice Richcreek
and stay of ten days was granted in
the case.
Mr.. H. K. Cornell and wife, of
Egan, Morley county, Dakota, were
visiting with D. f. Robinson a few
days last week. 1t is their first visit
to Great Bend in ten years, and they
are greatly surprised at the change
wrought in that time.
The people of Great Bend, includ-
ing the band Boys, will long be remem-
bered by appreciative representatives
of the seventh congressional district,
for the kindness and courtesies ex-
tended on Wednesday last.-Kinsley
Banner Graphic.
Will give the proceedings of the re-
publican state convention being held
in Topeka to day, in next weeks pa
per. 1t looks as though Humphrey
would be their nominee for governor.
The extreme eastern part of the state
will get the bulk of the nominees.
MARRIED:-On Saturday evening,
the 21st inst, at Riverside Park, Bar
ton county, Kansas, by the Rev T.
H. Ayars, Mr.. Edward F. Winter
berg and Miss Fannie NJ. Cliff, both
of this city. We offer our hearty con-
CALCULATIONS to Ed. and his young
wife.
The following citizens of Great
Bend are down to Topeka in attend
ance upon the republican state con-
James Clayton, S. J. Shaw,
o. B. Wilson, J. S. Dalziel, r. c.
Bailey, W. II. Campbell, d. A.
Banta, E. L. Chapman, j. B. Han
mum, and A. G.. Schermerhorn.
The proceedings of the state prohi-
bition convention at Hutchinson on
the 18th, VIII be found on the second
page of the DEMOCRAT. A wall of
despair is going up from republican
papers all over the state-despair
brought on by the desertion from their
ranks of the rantankerous prohib's.
A man by the name of Doodle was registered at
the Valley house last night. He was not there
when called by the editors of all the papers of
People remarked at the strange
action of Brother Townsley in hang
ing around the Valley house all that
day. The longer he runs a paper as
he does now the more anxious he will
be after doodle"
We are publishing this paper to-
please the farmers as well as the
town people. The latter we see every
day, the former we do not see as often
and would be glad to see or hear from
oftener. Any item of interest you
may know of tell it to us. Do not be
backward about calling around when
in town and having little chat with
the printer.
The Walnut City Daily Neps sus-
pended publication last week. 1t was
q paper which received the advertis-
ing support of every business man in
the city, and for long time received
a bonus from the railroad and few
business men. In the face Of all the
suspensions of western dailies which
have occurred the last few weeks, the
Organ of this city still hopes to get
enough Harrison protection to clothe
it.
William Farr, lad about Is years
old, living near Haviland, Kansas
was bit by coyote which was run
ming around the barn-yard. The ami
inadvertently had the rabies. The
boy was bitten on the 18th ms, and
came to Great Bend Sunday morning
toreceive treatment. The mad stone