Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

it killing her instantly. The bereaved
parents have thessympathy of all in
their misfortune.
0din 0unoe-weights.
From Bile
Everybody and his best girl are now
munching fresh apples.
Mrs. Beran is veryolow. The illness
seems to be nervous prostration.
The farmers seek to buy their corn
for next year, fearing failure in tins
years output.
Threshing has commenced every
where in earnest Wheat yields from
IL to IS bushels to the acre
A team of Mr. Joslin,s ran away
from him, but was fortunately stopped
by III. c. Benke before it could run into
a wire fence.
F. Ffker is still much under the
weather. He is greatly troubled with
all the symptoms of the la grippe
besides. rheumatic pains in the limbs.
MISS Ida Benke gave a birthday
party on the 22nd in honor of her I4th
birthday, to the young folks about
Odin. The merry-making continued
till long after midnight.
A young daughter OF Nh j. M
Scharll died, very suddenly few days
ago. Funeral services were held by
Rev. j. I'll. RENTS. The parents have
the sympathy of the community
A fire caused by passing locomotive
near Clafiin. recently destroyed several
stacks of wheat belonging to MIR. Dom
Cow. A fire west of Odin originating
in an unknown manner, destroyed
mush pasturaee and stack of wheat
The store building of the Equity
Business Association" at Odin is COM
pleted. 1t presents a fine appearances.
In another week the store viii be in
full operation The officers are: Pres.
F. X. Klug, Vice-Pres-, Jas. Habiger.
Sec. W. A. Habiger: Treas. JAS
Benke. and Trustee III. c. Benke.
News is SO volatile these warm days
that it escapes even from the original
supreme court packages" at Odin, per-
sistantly guzzles out at Clarence. evap-
CRATES from South Bend, leaks through
at Albert, foams over at Heizerton and
finds the top at State Centre Every
where it manages to escape from the
original package.
h looks very like discourtesy in dis
continuing the DEMOCRAT As the
official alliance county organ, without
even so much as resolution of thanks
for the kindness and generosity of
Editor Stoke, in the past. But, really,
several persons of such intentions were
about to speak of the matter several
times. but were diverted by other busi-
ness. The amount of business was 50
enormous that much of it suffered from
intelligent discussion
A daughter Of Mr.. Dolecbeck Was
thrown from wagon, which she WAS
driving fron the creamery and almost
instantly killed Her death was
pathetic in the extreme. The young
girl was well known. but Is years of
age, i'm the full enjoyment of youthful
health and beauty Her violent death is
a bereavement to the entire community
From some reason sthe jirgling of tin.
ware, probably the young and spirited
horse became unmanageable and dash
ing to one side threw the young lady
ont, on her head. She attempted to Tise
but could only sit up; in a few seconds
she fell over-a corpse
From a cause utterly shrouded in
mystery the residence of Mr. Louis
Klug northwest of Odin caught fire one
night, last week. The flames quickly
spread to adjoining buildings and
everything burned to the ground Mr.
KIug, wifeDand children escaped with
difficulty. In few seconds the inmates
would have been burned to DEATH Not
the least article of value was saved from
the fire with the exception Of a clock
and a little bedding The friendly
neighbors furnished the family with
temporary and iIl-fitting clothing, and
steps are being taken to make up relief
collections for the unfortunate people,
as the insurance policy covering the
burned property had expired some
weeks ago, and had not been renewed.
| GOvERNoR CRAwFoKD says 1T does
seem as though some people were
doomed to be misled and robbed on
1 every hand nv flesicnf1lp fIernznoR1lea-