Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-22

the other evening, as she sat on the
front stoop in the moonlight and
osculated with her best fellow.
VIII the city council do anything
on the matter of lighting the streets ?
We hardly think the present council
will. Something ought to be left for
the new council to wrestle with.
Mr.. Caro-, of the st. Louis store,
returned Saturday from st. Louis and
other points east. He laid in good
supply of spring goods, which, if the
strike does not prevent, will be here
in short time
Jack Bloomer and several other
sports left this week for Great Bend
on goose and duck hunt. 1t is re-
ported that wild geese are SO thick
down there that they are eating every
thing up.-Scott City Sentinel.
The band made 'Rome" howl last
Saturday-that is they rehearsed in the
Rome billiard hall. Prof. Six is a
thorough musician, and by the way
he is starting In, it will not be long
before the band will be in fine con-
dition again.
If some of the great minds so busily
engaged in inventing railroad car
couplers would turn their attention to
inyenting railroad engineer who
would not ''get tired" or join the
brotherhood, they would make ''ten
strike" right away.
The swearing season is now pretty
fairly inaugurated. The man who
can get through the next four weeks
of spring house cleaning and gardens
ing without profane indulgence of one
form or another is good enough to go
hence without further preparation.
The latest thing we have heard of
is the project to put small steam
boat on the Arkansas river, which
will run from the bridge to an Island
near the mouth of the Walnut. The
protector is new conner, no doubt,
who will catch on if he stays here
long enough.
Ed. Hotchkiss put the finishing
touches to the new vaults i'm the court
house Saturday. The register of
deeds Office, county clerks Office and
sheriff Office are the ones they have
been put in. They are seven by eight
feet and nine feet high ON the inside.
Something much needed for leng
time.
Meath the silvery rays of the moon
that old fashioned game, which has
stood the test of time and in which |
there has been no improvement or
material change, is now being played |
by our young people. The name of
the game is Touring" sometimes
called Sparkling" and vulgarly term
ed "spooning."
Complaints are continually being
made about the poor condition of a
bridge in the vicinity of w. w. Car
ney's large barn, on the road to
Hoisington. One of HI. G. Diehl's
horses fell through last week, and
was somewhat bruised. This bridge
ought to be repaired before something
serious occurs.
Mr.. Hugh Halliday, formerly of
Ceicago but more recently having
been in business at Wellington, has
to opera photograph gallery
in the Wilmer block, opposite the
postofice. Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday
come well recommended from the
cities in which they have been en-
gagged in business. The rear of the
Barton County Bakery will be built
up another story to accommodate the
new art gallery.
Kansas again comes to the front
This time with the largest babe ever
born in the United States-the child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Cove, of Lar
ned, born December 80 1887, weigh
ing IL pounds, four hours after birth,
measuring % inches in length, Is
inches around the bust, s inches
across the shoulders, 16 inches around
the head, and perfectly developed in
all respects. 1t is girl. 1t beats all