Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13

town, which are hard to bea: for size
and weight !. of grain. Mr.. Strong
planted two and one-half bushels of
this grain, and we want to watch the
product when harvested.
Judge Ogle says there is one 8O-acre
field Of May wheat next to his timber
claim, south side. which is now ready
to cut, and he will bank on its going
40 bushels to the acre.
Miss Mary Mullay came up from
Great Bend, where she is attending
the Central Normal College, on Sat-
urday, to spend Sunday, with her
Center Gazette.
A large number of our citizens
the Great Bend base
ball club to La Crosse yesterday
Wednesday-te witness the match
game with the Hutchinson club.
Up in Michigan farmers are buying
their second suit of winter underclothes
while out here in sunny Kansas
farmers are wading around in corn
fields in bare feet and undershirts.
Great Bends first nine" are anx-
iously awaiting the promised visit
from the Hoisington club. They
want something green to "chaw up
the 'skid nine was too tough for
them.
The board of commissioners were in
session again Tuesday as board of
Not much was done,
however, other than the ordering of
repairs on several bridges in the
Tuesday night four "blackbirds"
were run in by our city officers, and
taken before Police Judge Odell We'd
nesday morning, where they found
out that the wages of Sin are some
what rocky.
Saturday last a mule belonging to
a Mr.. Scammahorn, near Pawnee
Rock, got queer fit and attacked a
young colt with its teeth so savagely
that the colt was killed before assist
ance arrived.
ga Moment of Anger" Read the
opening chapters of this story in this
paper, and then if you are not a
subscriber, become one. The story
itself is worth the subscription price
Of the paper.
Hon. w. II. Rice was down from
Wheatland township, Saturday. He
says he has made an estimate that
'two-tAirds of all the wheat in Barton
county this year will be raised north
of the Mo. p. railroad"
Will Ferger, at 1.-The Model" says
he would rather shave three Germans
than one Irishman. Why? Because
be could get 80 cents for shaving the
three Germans and only 10 cents for
shaving the one Irishman.
J. B. Prose was out northwest of
the city Sunday, and brought in
samples OF wheat, oats, rye and grass
that will compare with any in the
land. He gathered his samples near
the Armstrong school house.
The new story commenced in the
DEMOCRAT this week promises to be
deeply interesting. What compli-
what heart-aches, what
results may follow as the
outcome of ga Moment of Anger"
When you want to find Cal Daw-
son, with his complete stock of -four,
feed and seeds of all kinds, go due
west from the postoffice to Buckland's
old stand, east of the school house, on
the corner. Cal wants to see all his
cid friends.
We bid welcome to the visiting
teachers. The DEMOCRAT office with
exchanges and interesting samples of
big wheat is open to them at all times.
IF you want to see how newspapers are
printed come in any Wednesday af-
ter o'clock p. m.
At four o'clock Saturday afternoon
of the fire department crossed
bats again with members of the Great
Bend bar, and an exciting scramble
for supremacy on the dimond ensued.
This time the fire boys walloped the
say they can do it every
time.
D. B. Palmer, the real estate and
loan agent, is now well settled in his
new quarters, room 6, Allen-Hubbard
block. His rooms are as handsome
and pleasant as any in the city. ele-
gantlY papered and appropriately
E,.n;alal Ean an him OF h1s ,aa,r