Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-21

Before you buy, see G. N. d E. r.
Moses, on sd cutters, drills, wind
mills, plovs, wagons, buggies, etc.
They keep the largest stock of hard
ware. stoves, implements, jewelry,
diamonds. watches, silverware, queens
ware. ETC., in the Arkansas Valley.
Rev. r. 81. Acheson, of Newton,
Kans., is here visiting his uncle, j.
X. Humphrey and family, and will
preach in the Presbyterian church,
Sabbath, the 24th. Mr.. Acheson has
two brothers in the ministry, both
having preached here about . year
ego.
| A number of Free Methodists from
the western part of the state, on their
wsy east to conference, stopped over
Sunday in Great Bend and held SER
vices 1t several places. In the after
noon they held quite an experience
meeting on Main street. in front of the
Star grocery.
Begg's Diarrhea Balsam will cure
apy case of diarrkea, collie of dysentery
more quickly and effectually than any
other medicine on the market. 1t is
purely vegetable, and no one need
fear giving it to the most delicate child,
or the strongest of men. Try it, and
you will not be disappointed. Sold by
Shaw 4 Co.
j. A. Aerendon, a popular fireman
on the Mo. P. road, with his home at
Hoisington. was killed while on duty
on his engine Thursday night, near
Horace. A connecting rod broke
while the engine was running at full
speed, and crashing through the cab
on the 6reman's side, horribly mangled
and instantly killed the young man.
Instructions as to how to properly
ring fire alarm may not come amiss
here: Take bell rope in each hand
and pull each rope alternately. making
a number of strokes in quick success
sion; then tap the number of ward in
which the fire is, if you know it-one
tap for first ward, two for second,
three for third and so on. Repeat
alarm and tap ward again.
A local last week stated that the
Pete Baker comedy company would
appear on the 3Oth inst. The date
should nave been the 21st. This
company is one that appears only in
the better cities of the country, and
we feel safe in promising our readers
that they will get their moneys worth
of fun if they attend at the Grand
opera house tonight. Popular prices.
Begs' Bloods Purifier and Blood
Maker Is working wonders as blood
purifier. No other medicine has been
found its equal. It thoroughly clean
ses the blood, thereby purifying the
whole system. It can be given to
children, as we'll as adults, with equal
safety. tits purely family medicine,
and no family can afford to be without
it. Sold and warranted by Shaw &
Co.
It has been reported that the city
school board would not hire any person
as teacher who had attended the G. N.
G.. How is this? Do the members of
the board get down to such small mat
ters as taking sides in a personal diff
report coward? If such talk is with
out foundation it should be stopped.
If it has foundation the public would
like to investigate.
The Great Bend Implement Com
pany has an Office now in the Leland
hotel, opposite their new building.
Call and get price, and give orders
for Steel frame Drills, Sod Cutters;
Buckeye and Mccormick Mowers;
Wagons; Pumps and fixtures; Chal-
lenge, Adams and Star Wind Mills;
Water Tanks; Flows. and all other
farm implements. They will make
fyou prices to suit the times.
| ''Too poor to take a local paper,
but rich enough to throw money to
the dogs are the terms used by the
St. Peter Herald to characterize man
who lost $40 by fraudulent device
that had been exposed by the paper
which he stopped because he ''could
not afford it" The poorest newspaper
will save almost any person It's cost
several times over during the year,
and good newspaper no one can
afford to be without. Moral: Sub
scribe now.
We received a card from E. F.
Hassler, mailed at Neosho Falls,
Kans., in which he says: 1--WE are all
enjoying life hugely, except Mrs. H.,
and think she will be much restored
in health ere we return; first green
corn we saw was on bottom
land west of Marion; pastures nice and
green on river bottoms, but all uplands
dry. no fruit west of Eunoria. wheat