Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12


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a0An advertisements or mmunications, to OBJ
tain an insertion in the DEMOCRAT, must be handed
in BY Wednesday noon of each week, at the very
latest.
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.
When Satan entered into swine,
This vain world to destroy,
He left one long-nosed hog behind,
A. Kicker. he's the boy.
Convention at the court house,
Saturday.
Fosberg & WEIGH have the finest
= of candies in the city. Little ones,
- them.
= When a man gets to be grandpap,
he signs to think how old his wife is.
There Will be a grand ball at the
opera house, Ellinwood, on next Tues
day evening.
The Albert school opened sue
cessfully on the Sd inst, with w. b.
Lucas as teacher.
Great Bend boys diary: cat IL m.
apples; p. m. grapes; 4:30 p. M,
watermelons; 5 p. m. gripes."
Come to town Saturday and get
acquainted with the democratic NOM
inees-our future county officials.
In the game of ball Friday after
noon last, the Great Bend team beat
the Dundee boys in score of Is to Fl.
Political hustlers will begin now to
throw out feelers preparatory to re-
ceiving bids for their valuable services.
And now the fun will commence in
From this week on we buy
no more cigars until after the election.
A small blaze occurred at Ed Young's
Friday morning, caused by
Gasoline. No serious damage was
done.
No mstter what his station may be,
man has his share of sorrow, for the
flannel shirt he wears to-day will fit
his kid tomorrow.
Cal Dawson drove two teams down
into the counties east of Barton, last
week, and loaded up with peaches,
apples, grapes, etc.
The Owings Hardware Co. has on
a Mcdonald corn cutter.
It looks like an overgrown, boys sled,
with wings just sprouting.
DR.. Cbas. Holloway, Veterinary
Surgeon. Leave orders at Aliens
Drug Store, or Rich'd Taylor's ranch,
2 miles north west of Great Bend.
For SALE-An equity in quarter
section of land one mile and a half
from a railroad station. for one hun
dred dollars. Inquire at the Post
Office.
Thursday night of last week very
pleasant party of friends gathered at
the cosy home of Chas. Beye, in the
east end of town, and enjoyed
social time.
On Thursday afternoon last pair
Of twins, a boy and a girl, was born
unto Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Kent. The
girl lived but short time, and was
buried on Friday afternoon.
Quite party of Barton county
people, composed OF Frank P. Kline
and family, Mrs. Mahala Allison, Mrs.
w. Schwemley and j. Frey, started
overland last week for Colorado. We
wish them pleasant journey.
A Ness county man, whose name is
became violently insane at
Otis on Monday last. He has been
placed in charge of Sheriff Ficken I'm.
Ill the Ness county authorities are adj
vised and take care of hlm.-La-
Crosse Chieftaias.
Frank Herthel ST., OF near Claflin,
last week from California
where he has been for the last year.
He comes home to put in an hundred
acres of wheat. Says the boys raised
more wheat this year during his alb
sence than he had raised at any time
while he was here.
You CANNOT AFFORD at this season
of the year to be without a good reli-
able diarrhoea balsam in the house.
as cramps, collie, diarrhoea and all in
Of the stomach and bowels
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