Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02

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IF we do not get better reports from
the corn crop, in Barton county,
within the next few days, it will
hardly be worth while TO. try to get
up an agricultural fair here this fall.
The young ladies of Miss Thomas
class, of the M. E. Sunday school will
give K. T. Did supper at the Meth
odist church, Wednesday evening,
Aug. 9Th. All are cordially invited.
Dick Dennis, an old time Great
Bender, who used to live down near
the Walnut, was in the city the first
of the week, talking with old friends,
and wondering at the growth of our
city.
Macksville is on the boom. This
morning Mrs. Baugh. Justice Browns
daughter, gave birth to triplets, all
boys. Mother and children doing well.
Macksville to the front.-Cassoday
Mirage.
The U. & I. League will give a
musicale Friday evening, August Sd,
at the Congregational church, after
which they will serve ice cream and
cake. Musicale free; ice cream and
cake 10 cents.
Members of the democratic central
committee should remember the meet
ing called for the 18th. to select
delegates to the senatorial convention
on the 18th inst. A full attendance
of the committee is desired.
Funk and Kingston, Of Elk City,
Kansas, have published a democratic
campaign song book which contains
some very we'll arranged and pointed
campaign songs, set to well known
and popular tunes. Price Is cents.
Quite a number of our Barton
county citizens attended the grand
union labor speaking at Larnei,
Monday afternoon and evening.
That party is developing good deal
of strength in the west part of Bar
ton and in Pawnee county.
Out of eleven teachers engaged for
our public schools we have been told
that five of them were engaged from
abroad. If that be the case, it does
not speak we'll for the abilities of Bar
ton county teachers or the judgement
of the city school which?
A Harrison and Morton club was
organized Saturday evening in this
city. That is right, boys, have your
fun while you may. 1t is better 10
blow in a little money that way than
to bet against Cleveland-you'l get
more fun out of your money and it
will last longer.
Elwood & Co., the Forest avenue
dry goods firm, have an announcement
in the DEMOCRAT to-day we wish to
call your attention to. Then again :,
we do not want to call your attention
to it, because we do not like to see so
good firm leave Great Bend. The
advertisement will explain thei: rea-
sons for leaving.
At Garden City the fire department
is composed of volunteer men, same as
in Great Bend, but in Garden the boys
are paid by the city two dollars each
for attending fires and one dollar each
for turning out on false alarm.
They are also allowed so cents an
evening for practicing two evenings
each week. Their fire department has
saved the town thousands of dollars.
| Communicated.
| To the Democrat.
| No doubt manufactures are benefit
ed by the present high tariff. Many
are unable to see where anybody else
is benefited by lt-either directly or in
directly. I desire some one who be-
lieves in protective duties, to rise and
show me any person, OF class. trade OIL
calling, i'll Barton county, who OF
which is benefited by the said tariff
Give us plain, United States reasons;