Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24

w. P. Bruce, of Clarence, has rent
ed corn ground south of the river. and
is busy with the lister. He has his
Clarence township farm all in wheat,
and it is doing nicely.
Last Thursday Rev. j. G. Smiley,
living south of this city, in Stafford
county, lost mis- barn and contents by
a prairie fire. His loss of barn, grain
harness, etc., will amount to over
81, 900.
The briefest brief that has been
briefed in this city was one printed at
this Office last week for County Attor-
ney Cole, in the case of the State vs.
Ladenberger. It contained just thir-
teen words.
Silas Speck, of near Olmitz, was
caller Monday. He says there are
lots of men planting corn in his neigh
borhood. Mr.. Speck is fencing him
pasture with stone posts and wire
the best pasture fence made.
The Nellie Walters comic opera
company will be at the Grand Tues
day night of next week. We heard
Nellie Walters four years ago, in
Topeka, and guarantee that she and
her company will please any lover of
fun and frolic.
"Old Buck" who is probably
young buck with very short horns,
writes poetry for the Pawnee Rock
Leader. Bro. Lewis has our kindest
sympathies, and we extend to him a
hope that he and his subscribers will
survive the affection.
G.. D. Montgomery, of Logan,
passed through the city on his way up
to Ness county. Monday. He says
there is power Of wheat being shipped
from Claflin these days. In one
instance 70 cents a bushel was paid
for hard wheat last week.
Shall newspaper men be compelled
to serve as jurors? asks the New York
San. In Kansas the law requires that
jurors shall be taxpayers and of
sound mind. Newspaper men are
generally able to slip out under one
or the other of these requirements.
Your attention is called to the in
surance business of Odell & GunnelL
They write Insurance in the best COM
panies known; Fire, Life and Acct.
dent; insurance against wind storms,
cyclones, etc; at lowest rates. They
give you your choice of ten companies.
Office room IL, Moses Bros. new
block, Great Bend.
The Great Bend Implement Co. will
soon be ready for business. At pres
ent their store rooms are at r. F.
Pleger's lumber yard. They have a
capital stock of SO, 900, and propose
to do their share of the business.
Fred III. Miller is now the manager,
and will be glad to see his friends.
If you or any one of your family
should happen to be frightfully burned
or scalded, what have you in the
house to alleviate the pain until you
can get physician? A box Of Beggs'
German Salve at hand in times like
this would save a world or suffering
and oftentimes doctor bill, as it has
no equal in cases of this kind, as we'll
as Inflammation of all kinds. Shaw
& Co., Druggists.
At all times see G. N. & E. r.
Moses when you want bargains in
hardware, stoves, tin copper and gram
lteware, implements of all kinds,
dishes of all kinds, watches, clocks,
Jewelry, silverware, sewing machines,
and novelties. You want to see their
stock and get their prices before you
buy-''you bet you do
At the bread and cake contest given
by the ladies of the Presby terian
church last Friday, Mrs. J. G. Gwinn,
Mrs. Owings, Miss Nettie Turner and
Miss Lizzie Phelps captured the pri-
yes for the best cake, and Mesdames
d. B. Palmer. M. Caraway and Miss
Lou Porter the prizes for best bread.
The supper was fine and the ladies
netted $37 by the contest and supper.
r. B. Warren returned Sunday