Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09

stDad burn 1t, anyhow, exclalms
the farmer, eff I had known the
wheat was goin' to make such yield
I wouldn't put in more'n I kin cut. "
April 1888 had a greater rainfall
than this country has ever known
since its settlement, and the promises
are good that May will beat the rec
ord.
Eight or ten young gentlemen of
Great Bend, attended the dance at
Hoisington last Wednesday evening,
and all report having had pleasant
time.
g. l.. Jones, of the CheYnne, called
Tuesday. He says he has one of the
finest fields of rye in the state. He
thinks it will go 35 to 40 bushels to
the acre.
The boys say that Gen. Chapman
bad such good time at the dance
Wednesday night last that he Rugged
the ''bull fiddle" all the way home
next morning.
May 30th, Decoration Day, will be
the next holiday. If there is to be
any demonstration on that day pre-
parations should be commenced and
the program made public.
How is the creamery prospecting?
Have our people seen enough in the
business to induce them to take hold
of it in the proper way? The DEMO.
Graf asks for information.
The question ARISES: How can a
man homestead town lot in one of
the Oklahoma cities, and hold his
grip, while his wife and family remain
in a better country-Kansas?
G. N. & E. r. Moses have Just en-
gagged Mr.. Chas. III. Koetsch, from
the east, who is a first class watch,
clock, and jewellery repairer, and an
artistic engraver. Try us. 60
Spring dry goods and furnishings
are having lively sale, toj Judge from
the look of our dry-goods stores. There
is apparently more money in the
country than most people think for.
S. NJ. Smith, the gardner, has been
added to our list of subscribers. Did
you ever reflect that for every sub
scriber added to a newspapers cir
culation there are three or more read
ers of that paper!
The city scho OILS will give a recep.
ton Friday afternoon of this week.
It will repay all parents who are in
terested in the schools to give an hour
or 80 of their time and visit the schools
on that afternoon.
6. N. & E. r. Moses have just been
appointed time inspector for the Santa
Fe R. r. Co., at Great Bend, Kansas.
They receive the correct time every
day at ten o'clock. Go and have your
watch adjusted. go
Our genial young friend, Will
Butler, was setting up the cigars to
the boys Tuesday night, and it leaked
out that he had gone and got married
Sunday last. Success to the newly.
welded pair, is our fervent wish.
Charley Dodge this week showed
us through the intricacies of his alb
stract Office. 1t must have taken
mere work to compile his set of books
than it would take to figure up the
yearly profits of a country newspaper.
Cal Chilly brought back with him
from Oklahoma q sample of the soil
of that country. 1t is a red, sandy
soil, looks more like brick dust than
anything else. It is the same kind Of
soil that is found in the southern part
of Kansas.
An alarm of fire, Wednesday fore
noon, called out the fire department.
A quick run was made to the vicinity
of Culver's elevator, where it was
found the fire was in a pile of railroad
timbers, and had caught from sparks
from a locomotive.
Monday afternoon lady carrying
babe in her arms tripped on the ole
wooden sidewalk across the street from
Harper's book store and fell, throwing
the baby to the ground, but forum
ately doing No serious injury. Herr
is chance for the council to get il
some good work.
No chromos are given with thi
paper to induce subscribers to take i
out of the post Office. We believ'
that, by continuing to make it tn
best local, as we'll as the largest ans
most complete general news paper il
the county, it will need no premium t.
get it of onto the people.
/ g. NJ. Wickwire and S. B. Chapel
drove out some forty miles north ant
west Sunday to look at the country
MIR. w. says he saw more wheat thar
he ever saw in his life before; som'
of it already heading out, and al
looking well. They saw lots of corn
too, and more being planted.
i The music furnished for the dane
last week at Hoisington by Carr
orchestra, was excellent and highl
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