Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-04

g. Toepke WAS up from EIlinwood
Friday last, with . load Of splendid
cabbage, which he closed out very
quickly. He has made . success o.
his garden and nursery business.
County Clerk Jones took q trir
through the north part of the county,
Sunday, and came back full Of en-.
thusiasm. He says the wonderful
blending Of gold and green is good
for the soul.
Geo. Butler, of Rush Center, presi.
dent of the 18th district Sunday school
association, of Kansas, was in Great
Bend the first of the week on SUNDAY
school work. He reports Rush county
in prosperous condition.
A farmers team got scared at q
clap of thunder, while standing hitched
in front of ellis, Saturday, and be
fore they could be Quoted tore loose
from the wagon and literally paved
the harness Off each other.
On the night of June 18th the large
brick dwelling house of w. III. Camp,
of Larned was burned to the ground.
It was the handsomest house in the
city, and was built at q cost eff $22 900.
1t was insured for SIS, 900.
A number of harvesting machines
were kept going Sunday all day.
When there is so much grain to be
gathered In so short time, people
are inclined to overlook little acts OF
Sabbath breaking like that.
Will Morrison has been appointed
receiver for the Electric Light Works,
and will hereafter collect all rentals
and make necessary repairs. The
works should receive such assis lance
as would put them on paying basis
again.
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 postofice to Buckland's
old stand, east of the school house. on
the corner. Cal wants to see all his
cid friends.
A Special train will be run to
Hoisington to-day, leaving the Mo. P.
depot at o'clock p. M, and arriving
again at 6 o'clock p. m. The :attrac.
ton at Hoisington will be the match
game of ball between Great Bend and
La Crosse teams.
Arrangements are made for grand
time at the farm home of Dave Gray,
near Verbeck postoffce, on the 18th.
Quite number of the railroad men
and families from Hoisington will
attend, as will also the farmers and
families of the immediate neighbor-
hood.
Chas. D. Mcdonald returned Fri.
day morning from Missouri, where he
has been since the fourth of March.
He has many good words to say about
Kansas, as compared with Missouri in
the way of growing crops. He will
visit here a few days and then go to
Hutchinson.
Only one dollar to attend the dance
at the old opera house tonight. 1t
will be pleasant affair, and as the
proceeds are for the benefit of the fire
department, which department every
citizen Of the city will recognize the
need of encouraging, there should be
a good attendance.
Saturday morning a splendid rain
set in and literally deluged this
county, adding thousands of bushels
to the corn crop of the county. What
little damage was done to wheat in
the stack or shock will be more than
made up by the advantage to corn,
which generally needed rain.
We desire to call the attention of
our readers to the new advertisement of
the Farmers & Merchants Bank, COM
menced in this issue of the DEMOCRAT.
Our dealings with this bank, extend
ing over several years. have been
pleasant and satisfactory, and we take
pleasure in recommending it to our
patrons.
The attention Of health officers Is
called to the pond of water that stands
around the northwest corner of tie
public park. It is already covered
with a green scum, and emits an odor
that can certainly not be freighted
with anv health giving properties. A
little ditching or filling would abate
the nuisance.
Wednesday night of last week the
train men on the Mo. p. branch
between here and Hoisington we're
shaken up somewhat by misplaced
switch throwing the train off the track.
They were going at slow rate of
speed, else they would have gone over
an embankment, with chances of a
serious smashup.