Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-19
City and County.
Mrs. J. K. Humphrey is quite


F. L. Ozenberger, of State Center,
was in the city Tuesday on business.
The Leland hotel opened up to the
public Sunday, and gives promise of
being good hosiery.
Despite the disagreeable weather,
quite a number of strangers are to be
seen ON our streets every day.
About one more good day for out
side work, and the big we'll at the
waterworks will be completed.
County Surveyor Marley is getting
pretty we'll settled in his office in the
northeast corner of the court house.
Regular meeting of Woman's Re-
lief Corps in Odd Fellows hall at 3
o'clock, January 21st.
MATTE G.. BALDWIN, Pres.
Joseph Hiss, the harness maker,
while out working on his farm south
of the river, day or two ago, froze
his hands quite badly.
Later Developments indicate that
Mr.. Moorehouse has not gone to
Hutchinson, but to the state of Iowa,
to take unto himself wife.
The Morrison Brothers are making
arrangements with the electric light
company to put a hundred incan-
descent lights in the Morrison hotel.
Mr.. Slocum Hill and Miss Cornelia
Fritz, of Saratoga, Stafford county,
Kansas, were married in this city
Saturday; Judge Ogle pertor ming
the ceremony.
We saw Nick Cossman driving
down street the other day with a
stove under his seat and fire in the
stove. It's a cold day when Nick
gets frozen up.
James w. Clarke has returned from
his visit to Tennessee. Mrs. Clarke
remained, having been seriously i'll.
She is much better and was almost
we'll when he left.
The board of education of this city
appointed Err. Moses to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Judge
Nimocks. The board could not have
made a better appointment.
Mr.. Thomas Gibson, of Waverly,
Ills, an old friend of the family of S.
H. Luttrell, of this city, is here on a
visit for a few days, and is greatly
pleased with Barton county aud Great
Bend.
Complaints are continually being
made about the loafng in the post
office lobby. Yesterday while some
small boys were playing there they
broke one Of James Savage's show
cases.
In another column of this paper
you will notice the new ad. of Charley
Hooper, the druggist. He means
every word his advertisement
says. Cali OH him and prove this
assertion correct.
The members of Golden Star Chap
ter, order of Eastern Star, are re-
quested to meet at the Masonic hall
on Saturday evening, the 21st inst.
By order of Worthy Matron.
Mrs. w. w. P. CLEMENT.
Uncle George Haines was down
from Pawnee Rock this week, and
in conversation with reporter stated
that all the stock in the natural gas
we'll had been taken aud that the drill
would commence going down within
thirty days. g
A postal from w. r. Cook, who is
at present visiting at Philport, KY,
says he will be home next week.
He wants to make our mouths water
by stating that he is sitting before
great, ~sod fires, drinking home
made blackberry wine and apple jack.
The electric light company have
decided to increase their plant to the
full extent the city may demand.
One of the prominent members of the
company informed a reporter this
morning that they would soon have
an all night circuit, and a capacity for
over a thousand incandescent and
thirty arc lights. = ssss-z~eN7 Ia
One of the members ne the STRAIT