Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-26

the III umpS.
Nelson Nickerson will move to
town this week.
The Steam Bakery's new bread
wagon is a joe-dandy.
Mrs. d. Merten has been very i'll
for number of days.
Street Commissioner Cone does good
work wherever he goes.
James Duncan lost a valuable horse
on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Thomas w God, of Sedalia, Mo-,
is in the city visiting his son James.
Who will be the first to bring a
"hog case" before the city Judges 2"
The ice man is abroad in the land,
and the coal man is subsiding with
good grace.
WI. Murphey is in town, from
Hodgeman county, visiting his son, g.
w. Murphey.
What promoters of sparkling bees
and gum chewing matinees are these
lovely, mosnlit nights!
.Chas. F. Culver has been confined
to his home with inAamatory rheuma-
tism for u number of days.
John Frye has about completed a
contract to furnish ice for the Denver
extension, the c., K. & w.
The telephone company will soon
be ready to advertise for bids for the
putting in of five miles of line.
The street car company has made
arrangements to double the present
service on or about the first of May.
Miss Lille Moore, sister of Mrs.
Feldkamp, left Tuesday for her home
in Geneva, H., after quite-a visit in
this city.
Why are Great Bends blacksmiths
: to be pitied?' They have so many
vices, you know. CThe band will
now play funeral march.)
Fruit eaten at night is baneful."
This is one of those wise axioms prov
en- to be true by Adam. His trouble
was caused by eating an apple after
Eve.
The travelling photographer who
erected his tent and started up bust
ness contrary to the fire limit lords
nance will have to pull up stakes and
go hence.
The suggestion that the park COM
mittee of the council sell the old wind
mill tower in the park and devote the
proceeds to putting water pipes into
the park, is good one.
Mr.. S. Tullis, formerly proprietor
of the Grand Central hotel of this city,
is now running a cattle ranch near
Sun City. Mr.. Tullis is in Great
Bend this week on business.
Why would it not be good plan
for our fire company, when out prac-
ticing, to turn the hose loose onto
the park trees? 1t would be Just as
good practice as anywhere, and wonld
be great benefit to the trees.
j. w. Smith, of Great Bend P. O.,
and A. Schriw;se, of Hoisington, re-
newed their 'su subscription to the best
weekly paper in Barton county. the
DEMOCRAT, and Nj. Sausen, of Mil
lard, joined the ranks of our subscrib-
ers since our last issue.
Now that warm weather is assured,
and freight car tourists can go about
the country under box car, our peo-
pie will be bored with small fakes of
ak kinds, such as grease erasing soap,
ring and cane pitchers, newfangled
advertisingC) lodges, etc.
The goods of the New York store,
which were moved TO one of the store
rooms in the Fair block, are being
oYerhauled. The clerks are locked in
and none are admitted except those
who are hired to put the goods in
shape, which will take several days.
Frank Strothman went to Ellin.
wood, Tuesday, from whence he went
out to Logan township to attend the
wedding of Mr.. Henry Kimpler and
Miss Lena Hermes. The wedding was
grand affair, Rev. Father Epp, of
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