Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05
City and County.

rounds these days.
Mr.. Robert Dougan has been quite
sick for few days.
w. H. Bonner is the happy father
of brand new boy.
Some of the boys are about to start
gymnasium in this city.
A big time was had at the dance
last Friday, at Hoisington.
Mrs. w. H. Odell is confined to her
home with quite an illness.
The weather clerk is perhaps doing
his duty but-dang his duty.
The january thaw" got in a few
days ahead of time, did it not?
Charles F. Brown, of Simpson,
Illinois, is in the city visiting friends.
Sam j. Day has been appointed
instructor of the Concordia Vocalists.
Governor .Marmaduke, of Missouri,
is the third governor that has died
this year. J..
Wednesday Judge Ogle married Mr..
James cW. Sly and Miss Jennie
Rader,]of, Clafin.
Jim Savage is getting quite a Sc
election of gloves, mittens, etc., which
are left. at the postofice.
r Mr.. Arthur Were and Miss Abbie
.,Sehilke. of Hoisington, were married
by Judge Ogle Wednesday.
c.me German night school i'll the G.
IA. r. building is increasing every
@week, and making progress.
We are glad to note that Mack
Hood is once more on our streets,
after protracted siege of sickness.
D. r. says that as soon as George
gets out the proper papers, he will
.wipe out the old score and beg in
anew.
? U Charles McNally and James Thomp-
, son, of Albion township, were in
town Thursday and made this office a
pleasant call.
G. f. Wilkinson, who is teaching
district. No. II, was in the city
during the holidays. The school had
weeks vacation.
People who have not paid their per-
soha1 property tax must pay before
the 18th OH January, after that date
,uwarrauts will be issued.
re. WeiselI, of the Walnut Val-
ley Sentinel, published at Ness City,
stopped off Saturday on his way home
from visit in the east
Mr.. Sterret returned Friday with
his family. He. had been to Albert to
spend Christmas, and got showed in
and>nad to remain several days.
Last Thursday at the residence of
\, Rev. T. H. Ayars, Mr.. Alvin fowler
and Miss Cora Cummins were mar.
ried, They are both from Hoisington.
l.. f. Viewer. county treasurer has
returned from Topeka, where he has
been settling with the state. He was
the third one to settle with the state
this year. =
'.My trouble is bad health. Good
bye everybody" was the message left
by Gus Brandt, seventeen year old
boy who committed suicide at Parsons
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jet Albright left Fri
day evening for Milan. Mo-, the home
of Mr.. A. They take with them the
hearty congratulations and best
wishes. Of host of friends
The statesmen who have promulg.
ated schemes for getting rid ofthe sur
plus are getting to be as numerous DIS
the men who have invented cagacoup,
,lers. This is a great country. y
/, Within the last few weeks two mime
explosions have occurred in Kansas
by which six men lest their lives.
Hereafter it will not do to speakf of
Kansas as a purely agricultural state.
} Our, farmers are bringing in all OF
their old iron. and as there is plenty
of it in this county no small quantity
is daily brought to this city. 1t is
shipped to an iron foundry in Denver.
The German singing society has
been organized, and we may soon ex>
pect to hear something fine when
they get down TO business, thati is if
they come up TO what they were a
few years ago.
Frank Doan, of ST. Louis, secrel
tary of the American Coursing club,
has sent to several members of the
club in this city notice of assess
ment. The envelope and letter head
has an engraving of two greyhoupds
In the act OF catching a jack rabbit.