Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

plenty in the court house, Monday
morning.
George Thatcher received quite
bad cut over the eye. A COW horned
him.
d. Mathies has gone to Halstead to
accept clerkship in the transfer de-
pot at that point.
Theo Griffith, who has heen i'll for
several days, is on his ''pegs" again,
attending to business.
/. Ladies See This" in another col
umu. 1t is worth reading and viii
appear in this issue only. 54t1*1.
A child of VIII Patterson which
had been sick for some time died Sat
urday afternoon and was buried Sun.
day afternoon.
Mr.. Hubbard, who has been in the
L. S. mail service on the Great Bend
extenion of the Santa Fe road, has
left for Gallatin, MISSOURI.
G. n. q E. R. Moses put in a large
hot air heater for the Grand Central
hotel, to warm up the halls on the
second floor of the building.
George McGinnis has resigned his
position in the st. Louis store of this
city, to accept position in one of the
business houses in Larned.
DR.. Shaw received telegram to
come to Hoisington to attend sick
child of u. N. Holker. The child
was dead when the doctor reached
there Sunday night.
Charlie Dodge has rem owed his
plats and books into the county treas
urer's office lobby. He will shortly
open an abstract office in rooms over
the first National bank.
The Leland hotel has been opened
to the public again, after quite
vacation. A year ago our city could
not accommodate its guests, but the
new hotels will now hold them all.
The union services will continue
this week, at the Congregational
church. Quite good deal of inter
est was manifested during last week,
and it is anticipated that the meet
ings will continue to do good work.
Henry Nordman, a farmer, while
cutting wood at the Walnut creek a
day or two ago received several bruises
about the face. He was chopping a
limb, when piece of it flew up and
struck him in the face, infiicting the
injuries spoken of.
Mr.. C.. F. Benford says he would
like the party who stole his coal, box
and ali, to bring back the box-he
wants it for kindling. the party was
tracked to his home, and if his eyes
see this or his ears hear of it, he will
know to avoid trouble by making
restitution
The Knights Of Pythias installed
their officers at the last meeting. The
officers Installed are: o. V. Dodge,
G. c.; r. P. Typer, NJ. E.; Theodore
Griffith, M. F.; E. G. Kent, K. of R.
& S.; John Berry, M. A; Robert
Ewalt, I. e.; Chas- Mcdonald, o. G.
Elmer Dawson and Ed. l.. iced are
yet to be installed.
Mr.. Miller, the tailor, is the lead
ing checker player of the city. Mr..
Coates has vanquished all corners at
chess, while Charley Hooper, Ed.
Hotchkiss and Geo. Scott are vieing
for the championship of the game of
authors, with the determination of
the gladiators in the days of old.
Saturday the county teachers asso-
citation met in the brick school house,
on Forest avenue, and held very
interesting session. Miss Hustled
read very interesting paper ON the
word method of teaching reading.
Prot. Tom Reynolds gave a graphic and
interesting account Of the state teach
ers' association.
A letter received by o. j. Richards
from Mrs. G. w. Parker in Califor-
MIA, states that Freddie, a young son
cf Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcclure,
1 died Oh the 30th of December. also