Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-28


Tho blizzard came down like .
| wolf on the fold, and fingers and faces
grew blue with cold; while this wealth
er lasts thereu Be no flies except on
the men who don't advertise"
| A number of business men went
down to Topeka the first of the week
on some important business, the par.
ticulars of which an expectant public
will probably learn in due time.
| Ring the bells from out the steeple;
blow the horns, call the people
Gosh-a-mighty! shout with Joy 2
Sam Gwinn's wife has got boy
came with the snow storm last week.
The question to be debated at the
| Central Normal next Saturday even
ing is: Resolued, That the teaching of
a future punishment by burning
lake of fire and birthstone has done
more good than harm.
The law is like a hotel-it is open
to all who have money. You may 90
in, but you cannot get out unless you
leave some of you money behind you.
For an affidavit as to the truth of this
statement call on Mcbride.
The weather moderated consider
ably Sunday, and the south wind
smacked of Italian skies, but when our
good people awoke Monday morning
the earth was again covered in a
winding sheet of purest white.
The fire boys guarantee a pleasant
evening to all who attend the dance
next Monday night, at the opera house.
Good music and good order will be
their special efforts, and an invitation
is extended to all we'll behaved peo-
pie to attend.
The new ad. OF r. Caro-, of the St.
Louis store, will be found in this pa
per. Mr.. Caro- will always be found
up with the times, and his efforts are
now exerted to clear bis store for
spring goods. 1t will pay you to see
bis prices and goods.
Two young friends of ours were out
sleigh riding last week, when they met
with queer accident. The young
lady's left ear and the young gentle
mans right ear were frosted, while the
other two were not hurt How this
all came about is puzzling all the Great
Bend scientists.
A fve-year old gives the following
receipt 70 a playmate for securing a
baby brother: "It's awful easy You
just wait till the doctor comes and
then send for grandma and have
bright light and leave the window open
and then they fly right in and in the
morning you've got him!"
Late Tuesday evening persons pass
ing the store of T. F. Craig noticed
the room 80 full of smoke that the cleo.
trio lights could hardly be seen.
Thinking there was fire in the back
part that would prove dangerous,
parties broke into the store, but found
the smoke came from fire in the
stove.
Frank Dell, who has been on the
ground and has the straight tip, )"
says the Oklahoma boomers who are
gathered about the southern line of
Kansas, are a sorry crowd-too tough
for him. He says they are first sell
ing off a COW, then horse, and so on.
to keep their poor lives together until
they can get into the promised land.
Monday the sheriff of Pawnee coun-
ty brought up one Gertrude Stricken
to be examined before U. S. Commits
sioner Cole, charged with sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails. She
was bound over until the next term of
theU. S. court. If the hands of the law
could reach into the pockets of some
of the young bloods about town plenty
of matter of the same nature could be
found.
A poor farmer asked preacher to
pray for fruitful harvest on his i'm
poverished field. The preacher re
piled as he looked at the sorry pros
poets: "This is case that does not
yield to prayer. This field needs
manure" If you feel inclined to
"cuss" the weather, the climate, OF
your luck in general, just stop q
minute and see if more manure or a
, little better cultivation is not needed.
District Court.
A now trial was granted in the case