Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03

comes to the front again with his final
letter Of the series of six, on the pro-
hibition question. Our answer will
appear next week.
Farmers, investigate the matter of
alfalfa culture in this county. Ask
of those who have raised it their expert
ence. We believe it is a paying crop
for this part of the state.
The west bound passenger train on
the Santa Fee, Sunday June %, set
fire to a stack Of wheat belonging to
Henry Jontz, of Dundee, and the
entire stack was burned.
The proper committee should
arrange to entertain the visiting speak
ers, and not let them "hunt their holes"
as the governor and his lady did at
their recent visit to this city.
Mrs. E. Lowrey and daughter Miss
Celia Mitchell, will leave in few
days on visit to Ohio. Miss MINIS
will have charge of the millinery
business during their absence.
Don't let the rush of harvest time
deter our correspondents from sending
in what items of news you can gather
up. We assure you they are appre-
ciated by both the editor and his
readers.
Clement, Hume & Kelley, of the
Great Bend Mills, will have sure
enough mill on wheels, in the process
sion, on the 4th. They have been
making preparations for the parade for
week or more.
Rev. w. A. Bosw orth delivered an
excellent Pythian memorial sermon
at the Congregational church, last
Sunday morning, his subject being
brotherhood" Most of the Knights
of this city were in attendance.
Wells Bros. of Willard stock farm,
last Friday sold a two year old filley,
"Susie Woodford," by "Wonder-
maker" dam "Dazy Dean" for clean
$500, and yearling filley for 5000,
to G. Royse, of Beverlie, Kansas.
E. Weiss has had put down new
board walk in front of Mayor Wilson's
office and Fosburg & Welch's grocery.
Of course it ought to be stone pave
ment, but even new wood walk is bet
ter than the old deadfall, that has been
there for some time.
Alliance picnic and speaking at
Great Bend one week from today, July
10th. See call elsewhere. One local,
on the 9th page of this paper,
announces the meeting for ''Friday
the 11th," but it is in error-la:er
information is more authentic.
An exchange says: The boarder
makes the butter fly; the blacksmith
makes the fire fly; the jockey makes the
horse fly; but the hustling real estate
agent makes the ordinary house fly"
If that he the case, then for heavens
sake lets kill off the ZEAL estate agents.
The man who tomorrow suffers HIM
self to be overcome by the excitement
of the day in the shape of Original
packages" of red paint, should be
unceremoniously dumped into the
cooler and deprived of sight of the
fireworks and the pretty girls who will
throng our streets.
A young child of N. II. Richie, of
the Union hotel this city, on last
Thursday got up to a table and sopped
a piece Of bread onto bit of fy-pap per,
thinking it molasses. After it had
eaten quite bit of the poison doctor
was called and succeeded in making il
disgorge the sweet morsel.
The two boys who ran away from
their homes in Clarence township some
time ago are reported as having been
found at Atchison, where they were
locked up in car of corn and nearly
dead from hunger and thirst. Moral
Boys had better stay with the corn in
the field-its much more comfortable
than corn in the car.
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. 1t can be given te
children. as we'll as adults, with equal
safety. It's purely a family medicine,
and no family can afford to be without
it. Sold and warranted by Shaw &
Go.