Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-14

A1dlaae.al rssal Ns~..
The Central Normal hes iust added
= number Of valuable bool. to It's
library. and some philosophical APP
aratus.
John Bauer, of Pawnee Rock, called
Wednesday and renewed the DE,ao-I
Graf for another year. He reports
wheat looking splendidly.
MARRIED. Judge Oele, At his
Office in Great Bend, on March 18th.
John w. Robertson and Mira. Eliza
beth A. Arters, both of Ellinwood.
G. L. Dawson's is the place to buy.
feed, grain and garden seeds, also
seed potatoes cheaper than the cheap
est. At Commercial block, Forest
avenues At.
L Jones, of the firm of Jones d
Heald, of Massachusetts,, has been In
the city several days looking after the
property interests Of the firm in Great
Bend.
LosT-The Original minstrels. I"
A vote of thanks will be extended to
the man who guarantees the public
they (the o. m. will not be found
again.
The program for the next meeting
OF the county teachers association, to
be held at the college, ON the 30th
inst, will appear in the DEMOCRAT
next week.
"The Western Kickers" and the
"Great Bend Bumpers" are the names
of the two college football clubs, and
they are now kicking and humping
for all they know how.
The gutter snipe says that "Marshal
Airheart has a number of convicts at
work in the south part of the city.
That is very complimentary CD to
the laborers engaged by the city.
County Clerk Jones is this week
sending out blanks to township asses
sors for the purpose of taking the
names Of soldiers, soldiers widows and
orphans, in accordance with a recent
law.
Out in school district No. 4, Liber.
ty township, they have a brand new
organ, and music, which "hath
charms to soothe the savage ear" will
now be heard to mingle with the
notes of the meadow lark.
II. A. Bishop is out in the country
after a man who it is claimed has q
team which is mortgaged in every
town within a radius of fifty miles.
Mr.. B. has not first claim, but he
wants to bring the culprit to justice.
"Where can I get my sewing ma.
chine repaired?" G. N. & E. r Moses,
where all work is done and warranted
by I. j. Flint. Accept the opportu-
nifty and do not kill yourself running q
machine that we can fix for you in a
short time. At.
eft was pitched without" said a
clergyman having Noah's Ark for his
theme; and an old base ball player,
who had been quietly slumbering,
awoke with start, and yelled, ''foul.
The first base from the choir came
down and put him out.
Sunday a team being driven by
Mrs. DR.. Shaw became unmanageable
and attempted to run away but were
stopped before any serious damage
was done. The same day team ran
away with and dumped into the street
Mrs. Geo. Meacham and Mrs. James
Dawson-no serious damage.
Monday and Tuesday the M. E.
district conference was held in the
church at this city. The ministers of
the district attended pretty generally
and good meeting was held. The
ministers left on Wednesday to attend
the southwest Kansas conference at
Larned the balance of the week.
j. 6. Frank took a two or three
days trip through the north part of
the county the first of this week, and
says he never saw wheat looking
better. 1t all has good stand and
healthy appearance. Some which did
not come up last fall is now coming
up. He found the farmers busy pre-
pairing for spring crops.
Newspaper Ethics.
A lawyer. when asked to plead a
cause, demands his fee before he opens