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

Threshing coal So ton Allison Bros.
L. r. Nimocks returned Saturday
from a visit of few weeks in Iowa.
P.J. Hills returned Friday from
Pennsylvania, where he had been on .
visit to relatives.
Elias Jolly died near Clafiin on the
30th of July, being at the time of his
death nearly seventy-two years old.
Some people are SO scared at the
present out look they have already
began putting themselves on short
rations.
A description of the last, sad rites
over the remains of Ex-Governor Car
ney will be found on an inside page of
this paper.
Charlie Morrison has gone to La.
mar, Mo-, where the Morrison boys
have a contract to put up large
court house.
Campaign hats are becoming more
numerous. Some of the boys look
like screech owls under tubs when they
get the stiff plugs on.
The republican county convention
has been called to meet at Great Bend,
September LIST, 1888, to put in nom
ination county ticket.
James w. Clarke left for Tennessee,
Thursday last, upon receiving tele-
gram to the effect that his wife, who
is there for treatment, was dangerously
I'll.
FoUND-In the west part of town,
Thursday last, a heavy, wool, horse
blanket. The owner can have same
by calling at this Office and describing
property.
Frank Porter, formerly with Cum
minis &Wickwire, of Larned, is now
assisting in A. S. Aliens drug store.
We extend the hand of welcome to
Mr.. Porter.
Bruce Jones is a straight out. died
in.the-wool republican, but Mrs. Jones
is just as strong ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT
makes weekly visits to that household.
Hardly day passes but we get new
names on the DEMOCRAT subscription
list and the paper now goes into more
families where there are no other
county papers, in Barton county, than
any other paper in the county.
The Sons of Veterans broke camp at
Moses grove Saturday, after spending
a few days enjoying the camp life.
The members Of Pap Thomas post. G..
A. r. were invited out Friday even
ing to take supper with the boys.
Kerr & Co. of the Great Bend
cigar manufactury are turning Out
some 5000 or 5000 cigars a week.
They are putting their cigars in most
of the surrounding towns and are
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Some tenderfeet, who have not the
love of Kansas in their souls, can be
seen making their way east occasion
ally. from the extreme western counties
of the state. Their "wife people" will
have their hands and houses full this
winter.
The windows of the heavens were
opened Friday evening, and the
thunder roared and the water poured,
and the scorching vegetation drank
in the refreshing rain with a vim
that tickled the hearts of our sturdy
farmers.
Subscribers who know themselves
in arrears with this paper should re.
member that we have to have money
to run the business, and that though
what they owe is apparently a small
amount there are hundreds of such
small amounts, which put together
make quite large amount.
Collecting is about as hard a task
as pulling hens teeth, these days. Il
somebody does not pay something,
somehow, sometime soon someone will
be liable to hear something drop some
what suddenly-it will be the constable
dropping around with little notice tc
call on the Justice and adjust that
little matter of a few dollars you owe
us.