Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

W. w. Stewards was in from Union
Tuesday, for his winters provisions.
He says he has in 800 acres of wheat
that is looking fine.
| The lower story Of the new opera
house building is now plastered and
most Of the second story. The entire
building is being wired for electric
lights.
The German Concordia's dancH at
stauffer hall last Saturday night was
well attended and greatly enjoyed.
The members of the Concordia know
how to have good time.
The question now agitating the
mind of the public generally, is: where
will the new band practice? Property
in that vicinity is expected to depre-
ciate greatly in value.
1t is the man who talks that lives
longest. T he man who is talked to
dies young. Statistics show that the
average life of clergyman is 81 years
while that of q day laborer is only
about 80 We rs.
Great Bend has voted 453 to 10 in
favor of DO ding for the purpose of
erecting salt plant. The bonding is
sll right, but we can hardly see the
legality Of such q proceeding. -Ly-
ons Tribune.
Upon asking some of the senator's
gathered about the fire in Summers &
Claytons meat shop if there was any
game in the country nowadays, we
| were told that "poker and Might've"
we're quite numerous.
If you " ant cheap eastern paper
read our proposition to club with the
New York Weekly World. With the
World and the DEMOCRAT almost any
one ought to be satisfied. The ladies
NAV also like Demorests Monthly, which
We can fur nish at reduced rates by
clubbing with this paper.
w. P. Bruce, of Clarence, was in
the city M onday. He bore the sad
Bland Court House, Virginia. Mr..
Bruce, ST., vas soms eighty years old.
Some time ago he received an injury
from fractions horse, from the effects
of which he died ON the 22nd inst.
"What 81 hall we get the children for
Christmas" is now agitatiug the pa.
| ternal and maternal minds. Look
over this pa per, search out the men
who are liberal enough to advertise
their goods, ma then GO to their places
OF business and We can assnre Yoh y{oA
| will there ind just what You want for
the children, and grown folks, too.
See our offer to club with the KAN
sas Farmer. In addition to the club
bling rate We will aepd the Kansas Far
mer one year free to all subser!beFs to
the DEMocoAr who pay up one or
more years arrearages and year in
advance. Readers Of the DEMOCRAT
who want to keep we'll posted never
had better opportunity to do so than
at the present time.
D1sD:-At her home in Clarence
township, on Tuesday the 9th of No
| vember, 1888, Mrs. P. M. CLARK, aged
rs yeaFe. Her ssmalna viii he in
tered in the Great Bend cemetery
this, 29th Of November. Mrs. Clark
was we'll liked by all who knew her.
She was the mother of Mrs. E. A.
krum whose husband died suddenly
in this city but recently.
A Card Of Thanks.
| We desire to extend card OF
thanks to all the friends and neighbors
who SO kindly and opportunely lent
their assistance On the occasion Of the
death of our husband and father.
MRs. f. A. KRUM,
Mr.. AND Mrs. F. r. kRUM,
MIR. AND Mrs. HALLIDAY.
A Card Of Thanks.
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many neighbors and
friends who so kindly assisted US dur
ing our late bereavement, and to say
to them one and all that their kind
ministrations shall ever be gratefully
remembered.
| Mrs. NELLIE CRoCKER,
Mr.. AND Mrs. TYPER,