Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

US N -onday, and tarried long enough to
tell us there was'nothing unusual going
Cd in his neighborhood.
Don't trouble yourself to stretch
your mouth any WIDER" said dentist
to his patient; Il intend TO stand out
side to draw your tooth.
There is no time like the present
time for speaking kind word, doing
good deed, paying your debts and
subscribing for your home paper.
Will Kelley's little son, Cliff, fell
and cut a bad cash over one of his
eyes Saturday. DIR. Lightfoot was
summoned and sewed the wound up.
The following toast was recently
received with great applause: -"The
ladies-their eyes kindle the only
flame against which there is 10 in
surance."
The union meetings will be CON
tinued in the M. E. Church this week.
Saturday and last nights meetings
were largely attended. Several were
converted last week.
Saturday night S. B. Chappell gave
q drawing for one of his best horses.
The drawing came off in Hooper's
drug store, and Charley Hooper
drew the lucky number.
Mrs. Cheney says someone made
raid on her beef and took the best
of it. Those who follow such bust
ness generally get the best except
when they get cold lead or law. Mr..
Cole says that about 500, has been
stolen from his sister (Mrs. Cheeney,)
in the past year.-Seward L'adepead-
emit.
Last Saturday night man was IN
Theo. Grifith's grocery house and on
going out he converted sack of -four
to his own use. The flour was out
side of the store on one of the barrels.
Mr.. Griffith thought at first he was
going to hide the -four, but as the
man has not said anything about it
since, he has concluded there must
be something crooked about it.
Young man, don't follow good
advice. Just seize it and act upon
it. Many men claim to be followers
of the Lord, and the trouble is they
spend their whole time in following,
when they ought to be working acih
Him. That colt follows his mother,
but it is because he is q colt. When
he gets old enough to work, he will
not be expected to follow, but he
will be harnessed and put to work.
See the point?- Weste,n PlOaOma1e.
Wiser & Co., the drillers who were
here Thursday, have secured the con-
tract for boring for natural gas near
this city. They have telegraphed for
their drilling machinery, which is at
Louisville, Kentucky, and the drill
ing will commence as soon as things
are put in readiness, which will, from
what we have learned, be within
thirty days. 1t has not been decided
yet where the we'll will be located,
but we are of the opinion that it will
be north of town.
Last week we made mention of the
arrival of a new boy at the home of
our townsman D. E. Hughes, at
present temporarily living at Kinsley.
Last evening Mr.. Hughes informed
US of coincidence that is worthy of
mention. It is this: On the day of
the birth of the boy mentioned (the
18th inst Mr.. Hughes was 56 years
and ten days old, and his worthy wife
A years old lacking 10 days, making
their combined ages just 100 years at
the very day of the coming of the
babe.
Golden Star Chapter of the order
of the Eastern Star, met at Masonic
hall Saturday evening last. A good
ly number of the lady members were
out and manifested considerable in
terest in the meeting. Arrangements
are being made for "a banquet in the
near future, and with commodious
and elegantly furnished masonic head
quarters wherein to hold their meet
ings the Golden Star Chapter will
doubtless soon become a nleasnrah HE