Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-19

Offices. Clerk Jones, Register Stroth-
man and Sheriff Wilson responded
with cigars, and Treasurer Krause
with a S. bill.
Will A. Rush returned from his
trip to Milwaukee, Tuesday. His
mother-in-law, Mrs. Stephen Sher
wood, Of Sterling, ILL.,, returned with
him, to make a visit of a couple of
months.
E. I. Classify, a prominent business
man of Turner's Falls, Mass, running
a large paper mill there, is in the city
this week on a visit with his old
friend, G. N. johnson. They drove
up to Fl. Larned Wednesday.
Everything in nature INDUCES in
amusements. The lightning plays,
the wind whistles, thunder rolls, the
snow flies, the waves leap, and the
fields smile. Even the trees shoot and
the rivers and streams run.
The sweet school girl is abroad in
the land. Her eyes are bright, her
cheeks ruddy, and from between her
smiling lips come peals Of merry laugh
ter and witty repartee. Indeed Kan
sas is wonderful state for wheat,
corn, and kissable girls.
You will notice that the DEMOCRAT
now has two local pages. We are
bound to give our readers ALL the
news. 1t is not any more trouble to
get up GOOD local paper than a half
way affair with nothing but patent
medicine advertisements.
D. G. Bird, of Clarence township,
last week purchased quarter section
of Rev. j. w. Thompson, for 50, 900.
Mr.. Bird is one of the Barton county
farmers who started at the foot of
the ladder, but who has worked
steadily on through all reverses, and
always won.
Saturday evening as Miss Mary
Saul and another young lady were
driving in the southwest part of the
city, the buggy they were in was acct
dentally overturned, and Miss SauPs
arm was broken. DR.. Chester reduced
the fracture, and the young lady will
soon recover.
Rev. J. A. Bright, secretary of the
State Sunday School Association, made
a very interesting talk at the M. E.
church Sunday night, to packed
house. He was pronounced by some a
little too thankful in some direc-
tons. and spoiled the effect of what he
said in the earlier part of his talk
In Arkansas City recently they had
a grand opening of fine new hotel.
AS an adjunct to the feeding advan-
tages of the house, a place whore
liquid refreshments can be had ia
and they do say that the
city council requires $40 a month
license from the said liquid annex.
If prohibition prohibits, please tell us
wherey
Last week we added to our sub
scription list the following good names:
S. E. Ruggles, Verbeck; G. 3.
Wonderlich and Peter Brock, Olmitz;
D. r. Logan, Pawnee Rock; G. A.
Willms, Ellinwood; G.. M. Mainland,
Hoisington; w. D. Brandt and VIM.
Dunn, Great Bend; II. B. Hawthorn,
Easton, ILL.,, and J. s. Howell,
MILFORD, Me.
Let US see. About Ave months ago
a new sidewalk was ordered put down,
on the north side of Broad way, from
Main street to the Morrison. From
the present miserable state of the
walk we would Judge that it has never
been built, and the city officials will
have to let somebody tumble and
break leg before they will "tumble"
to this Gin Of omission.
D1ED-On Saturday, Sept. IA, 1889,
Mrs. Sarah Jane Roberts, aged 40
years, 8 months and II days. She
had been bedfast for the last three
years. She came to Great Bead eight
years ago, from Pennsylvania, and
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