Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02

LOCAL NEWS.
Lives of wealthy men remind us
That by using printer ink.
Monstrous piles OF golden "enink
Soda water is now on tap.
Have YOU seen J. E. Indians new
sign?
East Lakin avenue is new graded
in fine style.
Did we not tell you to keep upl
your stoves?
Notice Mrs. Lowry's millinery open
ing card elsewhere.
Hon. F. A. Steckel was up from
Ellinwood, Monday.
The cold rain was toug b on young ,
chickens and turkeys. II
Work has commenced on the
repairs in the court house.
When the days are bright get out
and give your liver chance.
Candidates for county ohces arc
beginning to do some rustllng. II
Not all men are homeless, but some
men are homeless than others.
The spring rains have put sod in
snlendid condition for breaking.
Ness count y voted $50, 900 in bonds
to build sugar factory at Ness City.
Sheriff Frank Wilson rode down the
Santa Fe as far as Kansas City Satur-
day.
Wheat in Barton county will aver {
age 35 bushels to the acre this year.
Fact. 1t
The New York Store is making a
special drive in gents furnishings this
week.
Cal Dawson has moved his feed
store across the street from the old
stand.
The band boys are preparing for
another band concert on the 10th OF |
this month.
Mayor Wilson has no use for ,
tramps, dogs, or the deminaonde-they ,
all must 60.
How many of the ''Oklahoma or
bust" fellows struch the last end of
the dilema first?
A troup of female MINISTRIES which
are-but We don't psopOse to give them
any free advertising. II
A printing Office is not good place
to loaf. for at most any time you may
run against the devil.
A number of schooners-prairie,
not beer-have been shipwrecked on
the sands of Oklahoma.
Mortimar B. Fits, we'll known by
our old settlers, Is making out land
Office papers in Guthrie, Ok.
Judge Ogle issued marriage license
to John G. Parse and Louisa Wolf,
both of Great Bend, on May LIST.
Ofall the dirty families in this vain
world of sin, the dertiest has Just
moved out of the house you just moved
in. Ii
Another welcome rain visited this
part Of the country Sunday night, and
continued its good work all day Mon
day. |,
Strawberry plants are in bloom,
and if nothing prevents there will be
a good crop raised in this county
The cold rain of Sunday night and
Monday will have given any stray
chinchhugs which may have been
about the cramps.
Razzle dazzale hose are becoming
popular with Great Bend girls. The {
gentle south winds appear to be BOOM
ing the razzle dazzle. II
The citizens of our city showed
quite a good deal of patriotism by {
decorating their business houses quite {
profusely on Tuesday. Il
II. c. Merhoff of near Heizerton,
was attending the celebration Tues
day. He thinks the fruit was not
hurt by the frost Monday night.
"Our dear sister," said the preacher,
"has gone to better land-that is if
there is a better land than can be
found right here in Barton county,"
The Pawnee Rock Leader says that
Larned CLOCKS as though all its in.
habitants had gone to a funeral"
Same thing-gone to Oklahoma.
Chas. F. Culver, the implement
man. has chartered large slice of
the DEMOCRAT, this week, and will
call the attention of farmers to his
line of trade.
w. D Wlkinst n was up from
Ellinwood, Friday, and among other
IL