Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-09


weeks duration.
What will be the consequence if
few more of the prominent Barton
county republicans disappeara
Mrs. Sarah Roach, of Lincoln, Ills,
is In the city visiting her brother, w.
McAffee, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Hanger.
j. C.. Tyron writes Ed. Tyler, from
Los Angeles, California, that he is
doing very well out there living on
"climate."
Uncle Bobbie Smart visited the
county seat Wednesday to have his
young stallion shod, and to talk horse
with our boys.
Ellinwood and Great Bend ball
clubs crossed bats at Ellinwood yes
terday, but we have not learned the
result of the game.
Rev. A. NJ. Richardson, of Law
renee, will speak in Great Bend on
Tuesday, August 14th, in favor of the
prohibition candidates.
Notwithstanding the prohibition.
lists held their senatorial convention
in the city Wednesday, the day was
''wet," to certain extent.
A. Campbell, of Lakin township,
was in the city Tuesday, and did the
proper thing to make printer feel
good-you all know what that is.
We are informed that lightning
struck the barn of Thos. Conley, in
Union township, one night last week,
setting it on fire, and also killing a
mule.
l.. NJ. Krause, of this county near
Otis, was a caller Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs. Schneider q Krause are doing
a good business in the gram and stock
line at that place.
John G. Gaiser, whose society as a
friend and assistance as a printer we
regret to lose, returned to his home
in Halstead, Wednesday morning,
after being engaged in this Office about
year.
The town of Hoisington, ten miles
north of Great Bend, is becoming no
small trading point for the surround
ing farmers. But the boys all have
to come down to the city on state oc-
casions.
During the thunder storm in this
vicinity the other evening lightning
did some damage to a number of tele-
phone instruments. The telephone
girl at the central office will not be
overworked during a storm.
You will not find "an X on the
m argin of your paper" to indicate tina
you are in arrears; but if you search
your conscience you will discover that
a great many Of you are in arrears
with us and ought to square up.
The storm of last Friday night did
good deal of damage to wheat stacks,
windows, sheds, etc. The rain was
accompanied by heavy wind that tore
things up generally. 1t was quite Sc
we're in Wheatland and Union town
ships.
M. N. Jones is doing a good BUSH
ness through western Kansas buying
old machinery and shipping to the
Great Bend Foundry. This gives
the farmers an opportunity to realize
10, 10 Of
old, worn out machinery.
If you will observe the fact, the
DEMOCRAT has more local, official
general and miscellaneous reading
matter each week than any other pa
per in the county. And it takes
Farmers want paper that has some
thing in it besides advertisements.
w. P. Thompson, who has been
superintendent of the waterworks here
since they were first built, left Satur-
day for Pine Bluffs, Ark, where he
will superintend the building of works
there. Mr.. w. 0. Morrinson will
have charge of the works here at pres
ent.
DR.. Chas. Holloway, English Vet
ernary surgeon, now of Greensburg,
was in the city few days last week
He brought valuable horse, belong.
ing to w. w. Carney, which he had
been doctoring for number Of
months, and with which he was very
successful.
Arthur Massey returned a few days
ago from England, where he had beer
after some valuable English dogs tol
our local sportsmen. He brought sly
back with him, four fine greyhound
for D. n. Heller and G. n. Moses