Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-03

ness.
Mr.. w. Blair of Independent
township was in the city Monday
morning on business
Quite number of strangers are on
our streets, and enquiries are being
made for good property.
Will Culver,s lawn is covered with
a growth of beautiful blue grass
eighteen inches in height
Every day brings its surprises.
The Pawnee Rock Leader man has
gone into the real estate business.
Mr.. Bridgewater, one of the section
foremen of the Santa Fe, is the father
of a brand new boy. An east slider
We are glad to note that Charley
Dodge is out, after having been sorely
afflicted with the mumps for some
time.
The school board has been putting
out trees about the east side school
grounds, and otherwise making them
look pleasant.
DR.. Connect returned Wednesday
evening from a three days visit in
Kansas City. He reports crops look
ing nicely throughout the state.
Jos. Gault, an old time Barton
county man, arrived last week
from Wooster, Ohio, his present home.
He will visit here a week or so.
81. S. Converse, of Stafford county,
and H. Harrington, of Palermo, KS,
have each accepted position in the
Walnut Greek Mills, of this city.
Marshal Airhart is on the war
path, and there is likely to be Emusic
in the air. if he follows up his good
intentions. We are listening for the
music.
We are just one notch ahead of
Hutchinson, in that our salt well
brings the deposit to the top of
the ground, ready for refining, while
at Hutch. they have to dig for it.
After all the talk about Noah's UNI
broken assortment of animals in the
ark, this is probably the only 1876
year-old house the world ever saw
that didn't have Ararat in it.
The waterworks people are now
kept quite busy putting III piping for
private consumers. Great Bends
lawns and shrubbery will now flourish
in and out of season, and we will be
thankful that we have what we have.
That mud hole has been filled up
in the court yard. For years, every
time it has rained, there has been a
pond of water in the walk at the
northwest corner of the square, and
we are glad to note that sheriff Will
son has filled the place up.
Mr.. John Peckinson, of Stenben,
Ohio, arrived in this city Saturday
night, with the intention of locating
in this county. We understand that
he has negotiated with land owner
of Fairview township for the purchase
of a fine piece of farm property.
Friday night the house on what is
known as the Afford place, two and
half miles south of the city, was
burned down. There was no one in
it at the time, but it was partly fur
nished. Nothing is known of how it
got on fire. The house was fully in
sured.
The social given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian church last week at the
residence of D. N. Heller was pleas
ant affair. In the midst of the pro-
ceedings Mr.. Heller came in with a
Shetland pony colt about % inches in
height and its antics highly amused
those present.
G. B. Griggs. editor of the Walnut
City Neacs; M. H. Curtis, editor of the
Dighton, Lane Co., Republican, and
Ben L. Green, of the Dighton Jour
nal, came in over the G. K. & w.
Sunday and took the night train for
Garden City, to attend the republican
congressional convention.
w. P. Brush, an old time friend of
the editor. stopped eff a few hours
Sunlnu oftornnnn Mr. Rrnsh is the