Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

square, has out some neat dodgers
announcing big reduction III millln-
cry goods.
It will pay to make every effort
possible to entertain visiting strangers
and show them around our beautiful
CITY and surrounding country.
Sig Jacoby, the Hoisington lumber
man, with quite number OF the
other residents of our north neighbor,
was in the city Saturday on business.
P. J. Hills has let the contract to
Spencer & Spencer for building
so, 500 residence on Broadway. WI.
Hills says the house will "be for rent
A card party was gwen Friday night
bv Miss Fie Difenh<cher to num-
her IF her friep1s, who remained till
late in tho evening. having good
| time.
MIR. n. Dutton, who some time ago
bought the Mofat Bros. farm, west
of Great Bend, has arrived from the
east and entered into his new posses
sions.
Dewey Langford, of the Newton
Chronicle, spent Sunday with friends
in Great Bend. Mrs. L. and daugh-
ter are at present visiting in Ken
lucky.
We understand that complaints
have been made to the county COM
missioners about the unsafe condition
of the bridge over the Walnut creek,
on the Ellinwood road.
Heiko Feldkamp found a roll of
bills the other day, consisting OF SGT,
and he soon found an owner, in the
person of George Shelbourn, who was
the happiest man in town.
DR.. G. Irwin Royce came in from
the east Saturday to remain among his
many friends here few days. He is
still enthusiastic concerning the
American Coursing Club.
John Quinteal and family, of Ly-
ons, have been in the city for the past
day or two. Mr.. Quinteal is the
plaintiff IN the lawsuit of Quinteal
VS.. Barr, in the district court.
Nimocks Bros. q Sturgis were NOV
ing their law and loan Office to the
Wilmer block Monday, preparatory
to pulling out the old frame building
on Main and replacinglt with new
brick.
Charley Chamberlin says he wants
it understood that there is no such
land within the corporate limits of
Great Bend as "No Mans Land
but it is Chamberlin's new addition
to Great Bend.
Harry BROKER returned Saturday
from quite an extended visit through
Iowa. He brought with him his
brother, w. H. BROKER, of Bonepart,
Ia, who will probably go into bust
ness in this part of Kansas.
Editor r. A. Russell, of the Rush
Center Gazette, and Messrs. Frank B.
Smith and B. II. Bum, also of that
city, stopped off Saturday on their
way home from attending on the
supreme court in the county seat
matter.
| Johnnie Compton, of Clarence town.
ship, while riding horse last week,
met with an accident in which his
left leg was broken just above the
ankle. He was driving cattle and
the horse stumbled and fell on him.
DR.. Barrett reduced the fracture.
Last Friday Miss Ella Orff and
Mrs. Baldwin, teachers in cur city
school, visited the Larned school.
They report a very pleasant and
profitable visit. They find the Larned
school in q very prosperous condition
under the able management of Prof
Fertich and his corps Of accomplished
teachers.
Squire Rice, of Ness City, perform
ed marriage ceremony a few DAYS
ago at his Office which made hus-
band and wife of two of Barton's
worthy citizens. The parties most
intimately interested in the affair
were MIR. A. w. West and Miss Lii
lie Bonham, of Albion township, and