Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-07

tue top nOtcn III conuItlon, Dut II miSnt
not be perfectly correct to say there
are no ''fies" on it. Are they "Hes-
sians?" and if so, who hired ;;em?
Green Valley alliance will give
social ae school house. Dist. 4, in
Liberty township on Tuesday evening
next, May 18th. A cordial invitation
is extended to everybody to attend.
Capt. Schermerhorn is drilling two
companies, one of young ladies and
one Of young men, for a Clancy
Sword Drill" il connection with the
Patriotic Concert to be given May 26.
The city board OF education met
Monday night and organized by elect
ing VIM. Torrey president and c. F.
Difenbacher vice>president. Their
next meeting will be on the 18th inst.
John g. Jolley, brother-in law of
II. Il. Summers, formerly Of Logan
county, Ills, but later of Oregon, is
here visiting and looking around with
view to locating CD Barton county
farm property. ~ .1e
1t should be remembered that the
DEMOCRAT goes on the press Wednes-
day evening Of each week, and news
items or advertisements should be
handed in not later than Wednesday
noon.
The peoples Building and Loan
Association" represented by D. B.
Palmer of this city, offers safe invest
ments to both capitalists and working
men. Call on Mr.. Palmer and obtain
knowledge of this association.
Mrs. William Ruhe, Of four miles
west of town, was in the city Tuesday
and ordered the DEMOCRAT. She
says they have $50 acres of wheat in
good condition and are we'll pleased
with the outlook in this county.
If you want a Mccormick stee'
frame, or a Buckeye steel or Woo6
frame Self Binder, be sure and SET
us. We guarantee the price as low a.
the lowest.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
We do not gloat over, nor give I'm
necessary publicity to unfortunate fail
ures that may occur among our business
men; but just now we are constrained
to remark that most of Great Bend
paper hangers have ''gone to the wall
lately.
Fred Miller has made him a larg
fish pond, in the west part of town
south of the college campus, and ha
stocked it with German carp. He ha
up large wind mill and will, befor
long, have plenty of good fish on hi
own preserves"
Whoop la! A nine pound gi,
baby, said to be the image OF It's dadd
(poor thing arrived at the home G
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Porter, of Paw
nee Rock, Sunday. Frank need nc
be looked for up this way for yea
or SO now.
q
meeting Monday night. wanted t
know "what would be the policy {
: the mayor and councilmen concernin
the joint business carried on in Grea
Bend?' Up to the hour of going t
press we have not learned "the policy
of the administration.
To MY FRIENDS. desire TO retur
my heartfelt thanks to the man
friends who kindly extended the
sympathy and assistance on the occa
sion of the death Of my believe
daughter, Beatrice. May the kin
Father above remember them.
Mrs. NJ. E. MITCHELL.
Ladies will do well to see me. mort
side of square, before buying sprin
millinery or having dressmaking don.
My stock is fresh, and all the lates
STYLES in hats, bonnets, ribbons and a
millinery goods. My prices are lowe
than any place in town, and I al
bound to please.
Al Mrs. III. d. HAHN.
Commenting upon the exercises at
recent business mems experience NEE
ing held in that city the Newtc
journal says: "Hon. Sam. j. Day,
Great Bend. addressed the meeting {
the subject of "Why l Turned" b
= was a finished scholarly address SUI
as only a man of his great accomplsi
ments and earnestness can make"