Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

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It Is not safe to 90 for . day outing
without taking along a
an umbrella, or q ogum
coat" The rain comes on the shortest
notice.
A verv successful term of school
closed in District No. 3 last Friday.
Miss Bina Dighton, teacher, is attend
ing normal at Great Bend.-LaC Crosse
Chigsain.
A. Goodyear, from six miles south
of the Bend, called Friday and sub.
scribed for the official county paper.
He says all is well on his side of the
Arkansas.
Religious services, conducted BY
Rev. Joseph keenan,, of tho Christian
are being held this week in
Grand Army hall. All persons are
invited to attend.
Capt. Thomas Hobart has taken
charge Of the Grand Central and will
soon have the standard of that large
hosiery raised to that of the best
hotels in the land.
DR.. Kluber was up before the county
commissioners, Monday, building q
fire" under the road overseers who
have charge Of the road between Great
Bend and Ellinwood.
The papering of the new, super
room in the court house
was done by Greve Il Zoeller, and is
. standing monument to their skill
and taste as decorators.
New board of trustees of the M. E..
church organization of Great Bend:
J. G. Gwinn, w. w. Culver, j. H.
j. B. Hannum, M. L. Crow
E. F. Hasler and Jas. Clayton.
j. G. Weathers sent in a sample
stool of Oregon wheat, grown on sod,
south of the river. It stands four feet,
seven and a half inches high, the heads
being over three inches long on the
average, and all plump and full.
John A. Barth had some samples
of Gypsy wheat, from fair Fairview,
the other day, which were simply
immense. The grains on one head
were counted and sized up only 108 to
the head.
Last Friday there came near being
a fire at the home of Sam Gwinn. A
girl attempted to light fire, with gas.
Oline when in some manner the liquid
became scattered over the floor and
caught fire.
Elmer Dawson says a red headed
has been industriously
pecking a hole in the smoke stack of
The Walnut Greek Mills. for the last
few days, and worms are not scarce in
this country either.
The first and second mines played a
match game of base ball in Great
Bend, last Thursday afternoon, for
the championship of the city. The
second club came out first, the score
being 10 to Is, nine innings.
SToLEN-From my pasture fence
south of the river, on Saturday, June
LIST, vest, containing papers Of value
only to myself. The party taking it
will please return to me. and save
further trouble. w. B. CORNELL.
A. B. Names, living three miles
east of Hoisington, was a caller last
at this Office. He says there
is the best wheat prospects on Cow
creek this year that has ever been
known in the history of the country.
David Howell returned from his
old home near Winterset, Iowa,
Wednesday. He says crops are doing
fairly well in that state, though they
need rain badly. A heavy frost there
recently killed most of the growing
vegetables.
When you want to find Cal Daw-
son, with his complete stock of -four,
feed and seeds Of all kinds, 60 due
west from the postoffice to Buckland's
old stand, east of the school house, on
the corner. Cal wants to see all his
old friends.
The following X. of z. officers were
elected last Thursday night; r.. A.
G. c.; j. E. Hotchkiss, V. G;
J. r. Brown, K. of R. & S; H. E..
Dean, Prel; A. Laidlaw, M. of Elk;
VIM. Ferger, M. of F; G. N. Moses,
Trustee; r. A. Ewalt. M. at A.
MARR1ED-At the home of Rev.
10 miles north of Hois-
ington, on May q, 1889, DIR. VIM.
M. Gage, of Verbeck this county to
Mrs. DR.. L. r. Gordon, of Cecil,
Ohio; and Frank Gage of Verbeck
and Miss j. III. Anderson, of Cecil.
Ohio. The latter couple are children
of the first couple. We extend con-
CALCULATIONS to all the happy parties.
Monday an interesting gang OF
street laborers were to be seen working
on the bitches in the south part of the