Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-24


style. The editor took square meal
with them.
Frsnk Byram Of Pawnee Rock, was
a caller last Friday. He says the
republican party cannot muster a
'corporaPs guard" in Pawnee Rock
township-all on account of the ALI
ance movement.
There will be church festival,
Wednesday evening, July Both, at T.
M. Ullery's grove eight miles west Of
Great Bend. Supper will consist Of
ice cream, lemonade and cake. All
are cordially invited.
The public sale of horses and mares
to have come off at A. E. Rowells, on
the 22d, was postponed until the 18th
of August, on account Of the peoples
convention taking place the 22d.
Remember the. date now-August
18th.
VIM. Hood and wife had a little
accident Thursday evening last thai
might have been serious. While
crossing the'street car track in front Of
the old opera block a wheel was
wrenched eff his buggy, and let them
both tumble out in a promiscous heap.
For SALE-One of the finest resi-
dence locations in the city; 4 lots
50x150 feet each; house of five rooms;
only three blocks from the court house,
ON ''the ridge" A CASH buyer wanted
For further particulars, call on OF
address Will E. Stoke, Great Bend.
DR.. Lawless, the old reliable optic
ian, is now at the Grand Central hotel
and prepared to change the lenses in
the spectacles of all former patrons
free of additional charge, as per con-
tract. Office hours from 1 p. m. to 4
p. m. Eyes examined and consultation
free.
X. IL. Lindsey, representing the
Kansas City Times, and A. G. Stacy
of Kansas City Journal, two of the
most popular newspaper reporters Of
the west, were in the city Tuesday t.
report the peoples congressional con-
vention. They paid social visit q
the DEMOCRAT office.
Township Trustee Phil Leroy, O
Clarence township, lost % stacks O.
wheat by fire, Sunday. Others of hi
neighbors. whose names we did no
learn also had their wheat buried up
This is an unfortunate loss for the men
1t is understood the fire got away from
a neighbor who was burning off fel6
of weeds.
A. w. Strong, six miles east q
Great Bend, lost several stacks o
wheat by fire, Sunday evening. The
fire started by sparks from Santa F.
engine. II burned very rapidly a.
everything was dry. and jumped 6
guard. Mr.. Strong thinks he los
over 800 bushels of wheat by che
esccident, and we regret very much tt
learn OF his misfortune.
Fridsy last Counoilwomen Botman
Aogan, Vosburg and Miller, foarof tAt
Pawnee Rock city mothers. wa6tcG
upon County Attorney Gole to SCI
what action they should take to pee sem
the keeping of business houses opeg
in Pawnee Rock on Sunday. Uh'
county attorney gave the ofenob0s
parties due notice to close ON Sund6S
in compliance with the state IaNv.
A gentleman who has made AcNc
cess of raising alfalfa in Qhis count.
saws that the best time to SOW the seei
is in the early spring, when the grouot
is warm enough to make the seed geo
inmate quick. He says 3s SHOULD 40
be pastured at all the first year, GA,
only cut enough to keep dowE OH
weeds. He thinks best not to postur
until the third year; then it " i'll s'an'
most anything.
/ Elsewhere in this paper you will tiel'
the advertisement of Jindrak I6os.
the oireat Bend cigar manufacturers
Ghese gentlemen are gaining. a repu'
tation for 0laking some of the bes
cigars sold, and are supplying men.
of the retail dealers in this pare of sh
state. Persons who desire Go handl
salable ciga-s and at the Same tim
patronize home industry, should Or
the Jindrak Bros.
Postmaster Shields of Mahervill
writes us that the package of DEMO
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