Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-06

We learn of several Great Benz
people who are already beginning
their preparations to build in tlls
spring:
A Forest avenue merchant says
that "times are so hard since election
that he can hardly collect his
thoughts.
An exchange says: s.It's a poo,
town that is not now, agitating the
sugar business" What's the matter
with Great Bend?
A child of John Gallon, of Walnu,
township, aged about four years. died
Monday of diphtheretic Group Others
of his family are very i'll.
The church festival season is al
hand. and the deacons who have
nothing else to do are laying plans to
capture an oy ster for soup.
A girl down south wanted a hus
band so bad he paid $15O. 900 for one
and picked out an editor. We come
high, but thew must have us.
Its about the time of year when the
travelling sing ting school teacher, the
magic lantern professor. and the writ
ing school man puts in an appearance.
The new hose tower now towers up
to consider able height. Council
man Geo. Moses thinks when it is
finished it will be found to come pref
ty high.
Professor ST ryker of the college and
Professor Reece, of the public scools,
attended the I'd Getting Of the Central
Kansas Teache rs association at Hutch.
inson. the last of last week.
P. B. Freem an, formerly of this
county but noY travelling for the Fort
Scott foundry and machine works, is
in the city to Fl CURE with the new salt
company on M achinery, tubing etc.
A visit by the little folks to Aliens
will be as much fun to them as box
of monkeys. There they will see
almost everyth ing Old Santa Clause
deals in.
Fools are not rare either male or
female, and as they arrange the world
and its ways in q great measure. it is
odd that they do not understand one
another better.
Teachers should remember the meet
ing of the Bartb IN County Educational
Association, in this city Saturday of
this week. No teacher can attend
the meeting a nd not be benefited
thereby.
Little black and white spotted
of the ge,e,.s mephitis are be.
coming 80 numerous in the vicinity of
Great Bend tina i one can hardly 60
out nights wit b any assurance of
safety.
The days are growing perceptably
shorter. The Ia " man who does not
often see the sun rise now thinks he
is becoming an early riser when he
sees old Sol peeping over the eastern
horizon.
Have you noticed the street orna-
ments the water works company have
recently put u p? AS the weather
grows colder ma we not look to see
the mains all ov er the CITY thus orna-
Mrs. j. D. Brown has been visiting
near Buckingha am, Ills, for some
She W as called there first to
attend the sick bed Of her mother, who,
we are glad to say, has pow about
recovered.
A large life size photograph is one
IF the most handsome and greatest
pres nts you can make
your relatives or friends. See Halla>
day aud have hi no prepare you some
thing nice.
Ira Gordinier, r.in>law of Tom
Ely, who used I'd run an oil wagon
here, was run down by the cars and
had hand take n offat Kansas City,
last week. Latest reports say he is
doing we'll.
The only thing that can be said to
the credit of the Indian women, says
the Arkansas City Democrat, is that
they wear no b,istles, no bangs, no
corsets and no anything else to any