Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-04

having tickets should hold them for |
the 10Th, a. they are good for that
date.
Amos johnson, one of friend Cara
ways candidates for representative,
vas in the city Monday. When
INTERCEPTED as to whether or not he
was q rssubmission candidate, he said
he was for resubmission, but not q
candidate.
Ed. S. Marx, formerly of the St.
Louis Store, this city, has embarked
in the dry goods and notion business
At Clafin. He moved up there with
his family, Monday. Ed. is sterling
young man and we wish him success
in his new home.
For SALE-One of the finest resi-
dence locations in the city; 4 lots
5Ox15O feet each; house of five rooms;
only three blocks from the court house,
on 1.-THE ridge" A CASH buyer wanted.
For further particulars, call on or
address Will E. Stoke, Great Bend.
Captain c. Norton was down from
the northwest part of the county,
Saturday. He says they had so much
rain up there that it completely
stopped blowing for some days. He
predicts that over 10000 acres of
wheat will be sown in Barton county
this year.
J. w. Sutcliffe was in the city from
Fairview townshipip the first of the
week. He says that Winfield Bott,
one of his neighbors, has 81 acres of
sod corn this year that will yield him
q thousand bushels easily. He don't
want to hear any more about ''no
corn in Fairview."
No one has broken out of Jail in this
county for many month; there have
been few people behind the bars with
any desire to break out. However, if
our officials do not watch carefully
there is liable to be an effort made to
break into the city jail. A lot of
confscated liquors are said TO be stored
there, and some OF the boys are get
ting desperate.
| The following delegates and alter
mates to the democratic state conven-
ton will leave the first of the week for
Wichita: Delegates-W. E. HUT
man, r. F. Pleger. c. F. Difenbacher,
J. B. Trester and Ed. Winterburg;
alternates-H. ]. Roetzel, Fred Zuta
vern, F. D. Wilson, G. A. Hooper
and w. E. Stoke. When they return
they will be able to tell you who will
be the next governor of Kansas.
Machine men in this county say they
have sold more wheat drills this yea1
than any previous year, and the farm
ers generally pay cash for them. One
dealer in speaking about the matter O
drills, said that half the farmers die
, not take care of their drills properly
and as a result the machines did no
, last half as long as they ought to
, Keep your drills housed.
Bills are out for republican rally
l at Galatia next Tuesday. The,
2 advertise prince" Hal. to be there
/ Some one ought to have his prince
). ship" define his position ON the prohib
t itory question, as he is openly Charge
with playing double on that question
. Then, the old soldiers should have hin
take back all the naughty things b
b. said in Great Bend about Gen. Alger
n Elsewhere see call for a meeting t
2 arrange for an exhibit of Bartol
county products at the St. LOU
Exposition lch:opens this week an
!, continues 80 days. Barton county ca
make splendid display, at small cos
and 1t is earnestly hoped that our PEI
- pie will take sufficient interest IN til
" matter to attend the meeting nez
Saturday afternoon and comple1
t. arrangements.
re D. Hugh Halliday of this city is
!, receipt ola copy of "Mode of Trainin
q and Kennel Management Of Dogs
from Ben Waters, of Chicago, WI
was the reporter for the Americe
Il Field 1T the last two annual meetin,
I'd of the American Coursing Club. NJ
.. Waters thinks the coursing for 18s
"a will be of greater interest and attends
re- by = greater number of people fro
abroad than ever before.