Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

lug, west OF Il iTSL INdtIOud1 DaNk !,
during the alliance district convention.
May 9th and 18th.
W. P. Warner, of Kansas City,
representing the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul railway, was in the city
the first of the week looking up freight
business for that road.
Frank Belt, of Pawnee Rock, was
up Friday evening making. his record
clear Oh the DEMOCRAT books. He
says the Rock is little quiet now, not
much wheat being marketed.
B. Kimpler, the Ellinwood fur
niture dealer, was in the city Friday
ON business with the county officials
He reports business good at Ellinwood,
and crop prospects magnificent.
w. w. Truxal, of Hoisington
favored US with call Saturday, and
ordered the DEMOCRAT sent to bis add
dress. He says be wants paper that
is up with the times and gives all the
news.
The horse men composing the trot-
ting association have postponed the
races that were to have been May 9TH,
until June It'll, in order that there
might be more time to train the
trOtters.
VIM. Schwemley, OF southern Iowa,
stopped off the first of the week to
visit with D. E. Jones and family.
He is en- his way to Canon City, Col.
He is talking some of trading for a
Barton county farm.
A little daughter OF Peter Brock,
of Olmitz, got her hand caught in
some machinery, one day last week,
and so badly lacerated that two fingers
had to be amputated. DR.. Frank
Lightfoot performed the surgical ope-
ration.
A band of Gypsy vagabonds, nuns
berlng twenty odd people, as many
bears, monkeys and horses and doubt
less innumerable smaller "varmints,"
camped near the college Saturday, but
was prevailed upon to "move On"
ho-1o., ~ tI,ucIoj vH;-,too1
Ladies will do well to see me. north
side of square, before buying spring
millinery or having dressmaking done.
My stock is fresh, and all the latest
STYLES in hats, bonnets, ribbons and all
millinery goods. My prices are lower
than any place in town, and [ am
bound to please.
At Mrs. II. D. HAHN.
Thursday of last week, little be
fore noon, the fire alarm was sounded
and the fire boys got out the hose
carts and started to the fire in about
two minutes, only to find that their
run was made on false alarm. Some
paper caught fire from gasoline stove
| over Mrs. Hahn's millinery store, but
was put out almost as soon as the
alarm was sounded
Hoislngton Odd Fellows celebrated
the 72nd anniversary Of the order, al
that place on Saturday last. Promi-
| nent speakers from abroad were pres
ent, as were also many visitors from
neighboring towns. The exercises
were interesting and greatly enjoyed
and very pleasant social was enjoyed
in the evening. Oddfellowship in
Barton county has experienced a won
derful growth during the last year.
Wednesday, April %, 1891
at Chicago, Illinois. Ellis F. Jordan
son of MIR. and Mrs. F. Jordan, agee
twenty six years, six months, ano
thirteen days. Funeral services were
held at the residence of his parents, il
Great Bend, Saturday, April 25th, a
LOO p. m. Deceased was on a visi
to friends in Chicago, was i'll but few
days. He had been employed in tn
Great Bend mills, and was a youn,
man we'll liked and respected.
! The Pawnee Rock correspondent Q
the Evening News says: 1.-The K. of R
is reported TO be in a very fourishin
condition here. In fact the farmer
alliance men are hesoming very muc
alarmed An investigation disclose
, the fact that there are hundred an
forty memb ers of the farmer
alliance in Pawnee Rock township
and just sixteen of the knights of th
little copper thingumy. Alliance pee
. pie up there must be awful skittisl