Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-24
NEIGHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
NWOOD.

From the Advocate.
Lots of sickness in town and the
doctors are quite busy.
Dave Reaugh came in from the east
last week, where he has been sojourn
ing for some time lately.
The mellodious sounds of the mills
whistles were heard Monday mornin.
after quietness of three weeks.
Esther Willms, who is attending IT,
C. N. c. college at Great Bend thu,
winter, came down Saturday to visi,
with parents over Sunday.
1t is about as easy to carve fellows
thumb as it is to carve rabbit, bu
IT'S deal more pleasant to carve the
,abbit. If you don't believe it ash
frank Baker.
Just about the time the people &C.
heir mouths puckered in the rigL
'hape to make a grand kick about the
Try weather providence robs them q,
the unpleasant task by precipitatins
:opiously of the aqueous fluid.
The boys who board at Mrs. Parker's
lave christened her boarding hous.
the Hotel de Oregon, and the following
ire the nicknames of the boardeI~ :.
Iokey, DroInedary, Gastrick, Old Al.
lque, Charivari, Bridget and Ole
Punctility.
Taxes are very high this year in this
,nd Comanche townships for tie rea
son that the bridge bonds have to b.,
laid off, but then debt paid off is Xix,
he old German proverb that reads a,
ollows: ''Wer seine Schulden bezah,.
| serbessrt seine Gueter."
John Hermes presented this Office
! With broom of his own make, whicl
We find first class in every respect. he
md Henry Kimpler are manufacturing
| mem out north of town and we see n,
teason why our merchants should sem
away for their brooms when they Cal
| let them just as good and cheap, and a
ne same time patronize home ill.,
dustry.
w. p. Rupart, one of the stauncl
supporters of the alliance movement
md reader of this paper called in ane
lad pleasant chat with us one day
his week. Mr.. Rupart takes philo
optic view of the situation and think:
ne only salvation for alliance and dem
Icrats in this state in '92 is their com
,ined strength. He thinks it better Il
Ilvide the offices between these two
,artles than to give them all to the re-
| publicans, and we agree with him.
CLAFLIN
December's as pleasant as May-.r
KANSAS.
BoRN--To Mr.. and Mrs. Wicks, o
state Center, on Thursday last, DO,
If usual weight.
Kansas produced more surplus whea
| this year than the total crop of any
| other state in the Union.
The Happy Hour club, of Ellinwood
will give grand masquerade ball il
nat city on New Years Eve. All ars
| invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Giles are the
happy parents of bright young lady
Who took charge of the business affair.
If their home on Tuesday morning.
We noticed marked change in the
| appearance of Frank Meyer this week,
and on inquiry found that he was the
happy father of a beautiful young lady
Who took up her residence with hin
some two weeks since.
The members of the M. E. church
this place have purchased the church
building at Cain City and will have ii
moved to this place. We are pleased
to see this as Clahin has long been il
need of such building. 1t will ado
wonderfully to the appearance as vel
as to the interests of our fair village.
| MARRIED-At the residence of Mr.. S
Giles, this city, on Thursday of las
week, Mr.. Frank Webb and Miss Rosa
Smier, Ed. ]. NJ. Wickham officia ting.
The groom and bride are strangers te
many of our people, having lived in oul
midst only short time, but during theil
short stay they have made many warn
friends, of which only few of the mos
intimate were present.
| From "Spunk."
| A brand new girl at VIM. Campbell's
John Campbell spent Saturday il
| Great Bend.
| Mrs. c. Paxson visited in Rush county
| Sunday last
Little Alvin Worden has been quite
sick for a week past.
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