Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-08


about it. More than that it is an in
justice to the honest tiller of Kansas
land and should not be tolerated by
any court.
Hoisington in Brief.
From the Dispatch.
E. Dawson, of Great Bend, was in
our city Friday.
r. NJ. French is building an addition
to his residence.
Wheat sold for So cents on our
streets last evening.
DR.. and Mrs. e. g. Colt were over to
Great Bend Tuesday.
A son was born to Mrs. Frank Lad
enberger Tuesday night.
Sheriff F. D. Wilson was over from
the county seat Friday.
The family of Ed. Boxwell has
| moved into the Johntson house.
B. F. Ruggles informs us that he
will soon add groceries to his stock of
goods.
Twenty car load of wheat had been
shipped from Olmitz up to Saturday of
last week.
| A j. Ashen, foreman of the car
| department, has brought his family to
Hoisington to live.
G. F. Marsh, jeweler of Great Bend,
accompanied by his lady were looking
over the city Sunday.
The Barton County DEMOCRAT now
furnishes its readers more home news
by giving four pages home print.
q. n. Holder and Ira 81. Clark will
soon begin the erection of stone busi-
ness building ON Main street, to be
used for the post Office and printing
office.
Geo. Orr has torn out the partition in
his stone business building and will
soon put in stock of boots and shoes
His residence is now in the building
recently vacated by the family of VIM
Zimmerman.
Nick Courange called in yesterday
and told us of his big wheat yield. He
had in 35 acres on his farm on section
%, Cheyenne towlaships that threshed
out 1000 bushels, an average of over
81 bushels per acre.
Ellinwood News.
From the Advocate.
G. O. Spahr, Of Great Bend, was in
this city Wednesday on business.
Master Fred Wilmer took in the
sights of Ellinwood Wednesday
a little 1o3 pound girl arrived at the
residence of j. F. Huitt Thursday.
Frank Wilson the popular sher iff Of
Barton county, was in town Tues day
| D. c. Luse, the lightning rod mar
of Great Bend, was in our city tt ,es
day.
G. P. Ward informs us that lle
threshed forty-fve bushels to the acre
on the average.
Hon. F. A. SteckeI and our amibl G
druggist, Boston Wilson, were up to
the county seat Monday.
Misses Gertie Ashton and May
Brinkman, of Great Bend, were in this
city visiting, this week.
Ellinwood, the garden spot Of Kans as
is sending out more wheat than an
town of its size in the country
Ed Pohl was kicked by a mule last
Sunday seriously fracturing his jaw
bone. He came to the city for treat
ment.
| Tony Auchstetter, our efficient mar
shall, who guards the good people of
Ellinwood while asleep, went up to the
Bend Tuesday.
Chas. Hanna left for Missouri Tues
day to accompany the remains of his
father, who died at Lyons July 2Sth,
OF consumption. Mr. Hanna has the
sympathy of his many friends here
We notice Tom Keller on the streets
wearing broad smile on his face.
After little quizzing we were inforp 1ed
that he was grandfather for the first
time. OF coarse Tom will ssset'em nm. ,;
US. Clark, in company wi. h his
brother, Melvin S., started foI La
Junta, Colorado, last Saturday. Ulysses
has been sick for some time wit b luns
trouble and he went to Color: ,do in
hopes of the climate benefting / i'm.
Barton county is the banner count,
of Kansas. Mark what we ay an6
don't you forget it. The acreag,
OF wheat is 15 per cent. better han an,
in the United States We c halleng
any place in the United Statp1 to shoy
better wheat and corn a-ad M ,re to tb
acre of it than Bartop COUNTY.
We are sorry to hear that "a VALUABLE
mare, belonging te. Mr.. Jos. Strothmal
died last week. More of his: horses ar,
SICK with the stranoo dis ooso uhic]