Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-07

THE BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
WILL z. STOKE,
EditOr and Pr0Pr10tOr,
(O6ce in Opera Block)
GREAT BEND, KANSAS
LOCAL NEWS.
Court adjourned last Thursday
noon.
Breeches of trust-pantaloons
bought on tick.
The Clair PAtee company is filing
an engagement at Salina this week.
The Labor Ne,cs, a union labor
organ at Larned, has suspended pub.
LEGATION.
IF you have not paid your personal
property tax the sheriff will be after
you in hot haste.
In the district court, Wednesday OF
last week, Joseph Tatman was grant
ed divorce from his wife, Rebecca
Tatman.
Andy Gilbraith tells us there is q
larger average of wheat sown in the
vicinity of Pawnee Rock than ever
before, and it all is in good shape.
Kansas men are never at d loss for
expedients. An exchange tells of a
Burlingame man who put piece Of
horseradish in his handkerchief and
attended the funeral of his mother-in-
law.
Mr.. Winterburg showed us couple
of land warrants issued to Robert
Dugan of this county on Aug 1st,
1886, and written on parchment,
bearing the signature Of Marten Van
Buren,, president.
While at Larned last week we met
our staunch democratic friend w. II.
Camp at the La Grand, of which
hospitable house he is now the guar.
dian angel. 1t does us good to speak
a good word for the La Grand, the
weary best hotel in Larned.
A number of the young friends of
Miss Kittie Miller gave her surprise
party last Friday evening. 1t was
anniversary of her birthday.
Owe would give the age, but as the
lady is our sister.in-law, and we know
something of the temper of the family,
we refraiH.)
Groceries, canned goods and supply
goods can be bought at T. F. Craig's
grocery cheaper than at any other
house in Great Bend, from the fact
that his expenses are lighter and he
sells for cash and produce only; and
cash buyers will find it to their advan-
tage to give him call before buying
elsewhere.
Ira H. Clark has discontinued his
paper. at Frederick, and will move his
Office to Hoisington, where he will
begin the publication of the Hoisington
Dispatch. He has given the people of
Frederick good paper, and will be
missed; but you know even news
paper man can't live OIL wind and
prospects, hence the removal.-Lyons
Tribune.
The fire boys have had their consti
triton and bylaws printed and now
conduct their business meetings &C.
cording to Hoyle-we mean the
Marquis of Queensbury-no, accord
ing to parliamentary rules and usages.
What they want now is respectable
fire alarm bell or gong, and they most
respectfully request that the city
council take cognizance of their needs.
AS spring approaches our people
should prepare for arbor day, and
plant out as many trees as possible.
Good judgement should be used in
selecting varieties which will prove
hardy as we'll as good shade trees.
Cottonwood trees grow rapidly where
they get plenty Of water, but they do
not make a handsome shade tree; they
are dirty, and do not make near the
shade that many other trees do.
Last Friday w. II. Moore arrived
from New Mexico to make an examin-
alton of the county records. Mr..
Moore is an expert, and the commits
sioners engaged him to straighten up
the apparent Irregularities in the books
of the county clerk and county treas
urer. No, suspicion is entertained
that there has been any defalcation;