Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18

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to driver, or send in by mail.
r. A. Ewalt & Co. will open q
grocery and bakery at the old Steam
Bakery stand, Main street. We be-
speak . good business for Bob and
Joe.
Justice Chas. Reeder, of Clarence,
! was in town the last of the week. He
says that the ground could not zoe.
sibly be in better condition for corn
planting.
A series of protracted meetings,
under the direction and in the interest
of the Christian church organisation,
began at Hoisington Monday evening
of this week.
Will Culver returned last week,
from the west. He found lots of
places he thought he would like, but
has concluded that Great Bend is good
enough for the present.
Councilman w. B. Cornell left for
Ohio Wednesday evening, to attend
the death of his father. Mr.. Cor.
nell, ST., has been i'll for a long time
with Brights disease of the kidneys.
John H. Moss, of Stonington, Conn.
who was formerly here in business,
died last week. He was a brother of
8. Henry Moss, the meat man, and
will be remembered by many old
settlers.
n p T0-;s ad;Hr, of H. D.>
Rock Leader, made this Office an app
preciated call Saturday evening. He
says Pawnee Rock is picking up in
business, and crop prospects are
immense.
Rev. T. w. Mathaei, of Denver, Col, ,
will preach at the German NJ. E.
Church Thursday, at 8 p. M, April 25,
also Sunday evening, 28th, at 8 p. m. j,
after which there will be communion
services.
Major Hendershot, the drummer
Boy Of the Rappahanneck," assisted
by his son, will give an entertainment
at the Ellinwood opera house on May
4. under the auspices of the g. A. r.
post of that town.
j. III. Harper will be found here
after in G. A. Patterson's old stand,
next door to Brinkman's bank, where
he will have complete line of every
thing in the line of books, stationery,
artists supplies, wall paper, etc. New
location, Patterson's old stand.
Mrs. P. Leroy, of west of the city
was driving on Main Street, north
end Saturday, with Mrs. Clancy,
when the horse became frightened
at large sign and threw the ladies
out. Mrs. Leroy was injured very
badly, it is thong ht internally, and
was carried into Mr.. Baldwin's resi-.
dence.
D1ED-At 500 p. M, April 10Th,
1889, at his home near Ellinwood, j.
H. Walters, aged about go years.
Funeral will be held this (Thursday)
afternoon, under the auspices of S. A.
Hurlbut Post No. 48, G. A. R., of
which Mr.. Walters was member.
Deceased has been resident Of this
county for a number of years. He
leaves a wife and several grown chill
dren. Some time last summer he was
badly hurt by runaway team in
Ellinwood.
MARR1ED-At the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. V. Brinkman, parents of the
bride, on Thursday evening, April
18th, 1889, MIR. N. G. Smith to Miss
Katie Brinkman. The wedding was
a very transformations affair, though
the contracting parties are ofour best
known and most respected citizens.
Mr.. Smith is head miller at the Wal
nut Creek Mills, while the bride has
spent many years of her life as a res
ident of Great Bend. We desire to
join their many friends in hearty
congratulations.
D1ED.-At his home six miles
southwest of Great Bend, on Friday,
April 18th, 1889, at 5 a. m., James
Lamb, aged 63 years.
A large number Of his relatives and
neighbors followed the remains to
their last resting place, Saturday
morning. The funeral services were
held at the Catholic church in Great
Bend. Mr.. Lamb had been resident
of Barton county for the past five
years, having removed here from
Missouri. He leaves a wife and six
grown children. The sympthy of the
entire community goes out 10 the
bereaved ones.
ID. Curry writes from California to
renew his subscription to the DEM
ocRAr. Among other things he says
in his letter is the following:
"You may say to our many friends
in Barton county that we are all we'll
pleased with our California home;
everything growing nicely; all kind
of garden truck such as radishes,
onions, peas ETC.. are ready for use.
x = We milk fifteen cows and take
about 300 pounds of milk to the
Norwalk cheese factory every morn
inD The factOrv Noes every 0aV