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

Walter Gill, pressman of Kansas
City, enroute for that place from
Denver, stopped off to look at our
city yesterday.
Richard L. Davis and Charles j.
Carlson, of Commando township,
were in Tuesday, proving up on their
homesteads before Judge Ogle.
| Evidently the drillers at the pros
pecting well have struck something
great. Those who are interested In
the well seemed greatly excited over
something this morning, and many OF
them drove over to the well. They
are keeping their find a secret.
A family reunion was held Tuesday
night at the residence of Squire
Crummack, it being the 18th ami
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Crummack' s
marriage and the Goth of Mr.. and
Mrs. Button. A goodly number
were present, and splendid time was
had by all.
Great Bend electric light company
have sent for 100 horse power steam
engine, and will commence opera
tons Immediately to enlarge the
plant. The company have also sent
tor more poles, SO that in short time
they Will be furnishing residences
with all night light.
Street Com missioner Cone COM
menced work on Tuesday to raise
the stone crossings at Main and Broad
way. When this is completed one of
the ,nuisances created By mismanage-
ment will have been abated. Let the
good work 90 on until our streets are
once more in respectable shape.
The boys of our band expect to re-
ceive a substantial addition to their
force in the removal to this place Of
Messrs. Kerr and Brown from Shelby,
Ohio, both members of the cornet
band of that city, a band which has
the reputation of bearing off many
prizes in the band contests of that
state.
The old, old horror, so terrible 10
mothers, that of child getting hold
of and drinking concentrated I've, was
enacted at Larned Monday, when a
small child got hold of can partly.
filled with the liquid and is now in a
very critical condition. Will people
never learn to do without such
deadly connection about the house?
The dance at Hcisngton Tuesday
night was attended by about forty five
couples. The railroad boys of the
Mo. P. road gave the dance, in the
new stone building, and jolly time
was had. The Great Bend orchestra
furnished the music. Quite good
sum was realized, and it is understood
the money was to be turned over to
the family Of G. w. Brewer, the
murdered man.
Photographs are down so cheap now
that most any one can afford to get
dozen. Mrs. Hale wishes to tell her
patrons that she is now prepared to do
us much again work as heretofore, and
at prices as cheap as the chea pest If
you are wanting photographs in any
size or style don't fail to call and ex-
anime her samples. 1t you do not
want work, you would be repaid for
visiting her gallery.
The photograph gallery which has
been erected in the Wilmer block, on
Forest avenue, is one of the best ar
ranged in the state. The fixtures in
the gallery are all of the very latest
patterns. NJ. Halladay can give you
anything in the photograph line from
a card size photograph to portrait
40x6O. The gallery is now open
Mr.. Halliday invites the people of this
vicinity to call and examine some of
his work.
An exchange says the reason why
country paper starves along while
its city contemporary of no more abil-
ity grows wealthy is, the country pa
per don't get "a thankee" for a great
deal OF work done, and when city
,vank lu iS ,ua ntad the M nnav ornnS with