Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-06

church, at Pawnee Rock, served din
ner to the hungry voters in the Bene-
feel building, on election day, and the
boys say they, the girls, did them
selves proud.
DIR. and Mrs. DIR. Hottell. special
lists of catarrh and diseases of the eye,
ear, lungs etc., are located at the
Grand Central hotel. All diseases OF
the eye treated seven days free. Nc
charge for: examination.
The BEST MADE-Bohemian, steel
cooking ware. Neat, servicable and
handy. You will find it only at Marcus
Friends east Of post Office. He has
Just received a supply. Try this ware
and you will use no other.
Pianos, Organs, Violins, Guitars,
Banjos, Accordions, Harmonicas-all
musical goods and sheet music, al
Harper's Book Store. Come in and
get sheet of music free.
j. II. HARPER.
The Santa Fe runs three express
trains daily from Great Bend to ST.
Louis, Chicago, and all points east.
Equipped with day coaches ''free chair
cars and Pullman sleepers"
w. ToRREY, Agt.
At the City Book Store you will find
school Books. Tablets, Pencils, Pens,
States, Ink. Erasors, Everything in
school supplies, and the most for your
money, of any pace in town.
j. ii. HARPER, Prop.
Winter tourist tickets are now on
sale to principal points in Texas and
New Mexico, at low rates; good to
return until June LIST, 1891.
w. TORREY, Agent.
A. T. & S. Fe e. r.
M. s. Poison, formerly in the mills
at Great Bend, and a member of the
A. 0. U. w. of this city, died quite
suddenly in Texas last week, and was
buried there. Many friends in this
city will regret to learn the fact of his
death.
Somebody ought to do something to
create sensation and break the
calm following the election.
How would it do for Bro. Caraway
to call Bro. Town ley a gentleman,
and also kiss and make. m with Bro.
Armstrong?
Halloween" was observed with old
time ceremony by the boys, last FRI
day night. Gates hoped off their
hinges, COWS exchanged picket ropes,
and all sorts of vehicles found all sorts
of positions. Boys will be boys, and
nuisances.
In the report of the last alliance
parade in this city We omitted to state
that it was "womans' day." and that
the ladies should have had credit for
the success of the display. All the
marshals and their aids were ladies
handsomely uniformed and mounted
on horseback.
Mr.. Caro-, of this city, has opened
a branch of the St. Louis Store at
Ellinwood. Mr.. Berger has charge of
the new establishment, and will be
pleased to receive call from the peo-
pie of that town and vicinity who are
in need of anything in the dry goods,
or boot and sh line.
Col. W. e. Huffman, of Elm
wood, has purchased the newspaper
business formerly known as the Wich-
tia journal, and has taken possession
Of the plant. He will, in about two
weeks, issue his paper which will be
called the Wichita Star. His many
friends in Barton county wish him
success in the new enterprise.
Young Mr.. Fenno was in the alliance
parade Wednesday with float on
which was displayed bloody shirt
and man with a knife cutting and
at it. just what this was to
represent is not quite clear, but some
parties took offence at it and on his
way home MIR. Fenno Jr. was held up
and pummeled pretty severely, it is
eported.-News.
A reporter of the DEMOCRAT inter