Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-15

Buggies and carriages speciality at
Owings Hardware Co.
FoR SALE equity in quarter
section of land one mile and a half
from railroad station. for one hun
dred dollars. Inquire at the Post
Office.
The new grocery firm, Fosburg &
WEIGH, have an advertisement In
this paper. These gentlemen are
worthy and enterprising young men,
and deserve the patronage of our
people.
G. B. Morgan has just completed
a handsome set of single harness for
E. r. Moses. 1t is one of the most
handsome in the city, being hard
rubber mounted and elegantly orna-
mented.
Henry Schwier is president, Jake
thinner treasurer, and Elwood Fry
burger secretary of the Heizerton
creamery. A careful and efficient
lot of officers. and the kind to make
any business win.
A very pleasant dance Was enjoyed
at Manglesdorf's hall. Ellinwood,
Tuesday evening of this week. Prof.
Herman's orchestra furnished the
most excellent music, and everything
moved off smoothly.
George Kincaid has bought the j.
A. Bland place, west Of town about
three miles, for 1900. Geo. has
been trying Oregon and California for
some months, but We knew he would
return to his first love.
The farmers up in the north part OF
Barton county do not fool around
selling load of wheat at a time, but
in car loads. 1t is nothing uncommon
to hear of man who has three to
six thousand bushels of wheat.
A number of town people held a
picnic in DaIziePs grove WEDNESDAY
of this week. As several shot guns
were with the crowd we fear the own.
ers thereof were mistaken about the
date prairie chickens were ripe.
The Santa Fe road is running
special trains to the Hutchinson cours-
ing grounds, and otherwise assisting
to advertise the races. Why can not
our people get that road to help make
the fall meeting at this place success.
j. A. Bland was up in the vicinity
of Clafin the last of last week, in the
interests of G. A. BROKER, the tomb
stone man, and taking subscriptions
for the DEMOCRAT. He says that
part of the county is in apple-p pie
order
Edgar Evans, who has been assist.
ing Henry Huffman on the Ellinwood
Advocate, for some weeks, has again
returned to Great Bend, and this
office has been so fortunate as to Sc
cure his services as an able, reliable
and industrious printer.
On the Goth of this month Mr..
Leo w. Rosenfeld, Of this city, will
be married to Miss Bertha Fee, al
her home in Macon City, Mo. The
young couple will arrive at Great
Bend about the 9th, and will reside
in the M. n. Jones property, west
side.
One week from to-day, the 22d
inst, Frank Cline will have a sale Of
stock, farming implements and house,
hold goods, at his place eleven miles
west of Great Bend in Clarence town
ship. He has rented his farms and
he and his family will go overland te
Colorado, to recruit in health.
The members of the Great BEND
fire department have arranged te
give another of their enjoyable dances
on next Tuesday evening, Angus
Goth. A general invitation is ex
tended to every one to attend. The
pleasant character of the dances given
formerly by the fire boys is suficien
guarantee that the coming dance viii
be all that is desired.
What would our people do fol
amusement nowadays, if it was no
for base ball? The large crowd which
turned out last Friday afternoon t.
see the s'kids" knock the ''boys" GU
of the game % to 9, is an indication
that our people are lovers of athletic