Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-19

ly Saturday afternoon, at Aliens
corner, and proceed thence to prone
made up and down the streets.
The SELECT MANY.
Take your place at the head of
the class" was the remark made by
a prominent salesman in fashionable
dry goods store this morning, when
young lady said: 81 knew you were
invited. by the sparkle in your eye
and the coming event on your upper
lip"
There is an ordinance against fast
driving through the streets of this
city. This morning a man drove
team, hitched to a large wagon,
down Main street as fast as he could
make them run. Saturday evening
there was horse race on Broadway.
This kind of business should be stop
ped.
DIED:-Of consumption, on Thurs
day morning, April 18th, at her home
IN Eureka township, 8 miles west of
Great Bend, Mrs. B. f. Larimer.
She was quite an elderly lady and
leaves six children to mourn the loss
of a mother. The remains were
inferred in the cemetery west of the
city last-Friday.
MARR1ED:-Att the home of w. A
Rush, in this city, on Sunday, April
18th, 1888, Mr.. VIM. Kingen,
of Russell county, to Mrs.
Fannie Verbeck, of Barton county,
Rev. w. A. Bosworth officiating.
We wish the newly married couple
the best that earth can give-long
life and happiness.
Ed. Dewey, of Seward, was in the
city Saturday, talkiag with old friends.
At an election of the officers of the
Seward Town Go. S. III. Mallory, j.
j. Burns and D. T. Thayer were
elected board of directors, W. r.
Gray, Secretary, and Joe Walters, of
Seward, Treas, Ed. Dewey Pres.
Geo. Wetig, Vice Pres.
Last Saturday we suggested that
people should 60 to church and thank
the Lord they lived in Kansas. One
lady sent in Sunday to know if she
''should thank God for our sway
backed cross walks?" Tomorrow,
Madame, you can offer up thanks,
for the council has issued an order
th at the cross-walks shall be raised
out of the mire.
Frank Strothman was down to Ell
inwood Sunday AMI says that place
is having quite building boom. DIR.
Harris is erecting six new residences
and Manglesdorf Bros. Company have
the contract for a 81, 900 building.
William Misner has exchanged his
postofice building to Col. Huffman
for a farm and will at once commence
farming. Among other products he
will put in 80 acres of cucumbers.
We were informed recently that
dog belonging to a man named
living about three miles
west of this city, on the south side
of the river, commenced biting
everything in its way, Saturday
and started off over the
county as fast as it could run, and
has not been seen since. The dog in
all probability was mad, and the
people in that neighborhood are
somewhat fearful that the dog may
appear and bite some of their stock.
Milo Thatcher came very near
meeting with a horrible accident Fri
day afternoon. He was playing
around a building that was being
moved in the southwestern part of the
city, and dropped his hat under the
rope near the capstan drum. The
boy in reaching for his hat grasped
the rope which drew him into the
drum, giving his head and one hand
severe squeezing. The person who
had charge of the capstan saw the
mishap and stopped the horse in time
to save the boy from a horrible
mangling.
The manner in which fishing tackle
has been selling for the past few
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