Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-09

Frost left this week for Minneapolis
MINI. Miss Frost goes to attend tn
meeting of the G. E. society, and Mrs
Galley to make her home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Brown, of Os
sawattomie. who have been VISITING
relatives in the county, will return
home next Monday. Miss Ella Wor
den will return with them to atten'
school at Ossawattomie.
Charlie Snyder, who Is at present
locomotive fireman with a run on tn
Colorado Midland & Rio Grande, wa
slightly hurt in an accident recently
and is now visiting his friends in thi
city while recuperating.
When you come to town, peep il
the implement house Of G. n. & E. r
Moses, look at the different riding AM
walking plows, and leave your orde
now for one, so you will be ready t.
pillow when harvest is over.
1t is understood that Rev. j. w
Carson, who was here week or 81
ago, from Lawn Ridge, Ill, has &C
copied the call of the Congregations
church of this city. and will shortl
remove here with his family.
W. w. Hick man, of the north par
of Stafford, was up to town Wednes
day. He says the people in his neigh
borhood will have to go to putting il
thing to drain their farms, or else turl
them into cranberry swamps.
Barton county wheat appears to b
ripening call in BUNCH" and Their
is great anxiety among many farmer
over their chances Of saving all tn
crop. From all indications, however
there Will be enough saved for seed.
Would you be happy? If so, go t.
Sterett's cash bargain store for an,
kind of house furnishings. or usefu
articles, His low prices will supris
as well as please you. South Mali
street, opposite Grand Central Hotel
J. II. McMican and wife, of Mis-.
souri,, have been visiting several day
with the family of J. w. Mexican, 0
this city. Mr.. M is one of the eva,
up men" of Missouri, standing consid
cradle over six feet, and voting demo
cratic.
The city board of education took n
defnate action in the matter of Sc
lectlng principal for the schools
Monday night. 1t was reported, how
ever, that the board had engage
Prof. Fouch, late of the Larne
schools.
Henry G. Mehrhof. of near Heller
had the misfortune, Monday. to ge
the end of his thumb mashed off Will
loading a header box 1t LAYS him O.
work right in the middle Of harvest
and the accident is indeed an unfortu
nate one.
The Great Bend city council ha
another bout with the liquor question
last Monday night. 1t was fnall
decided, after extensive debate, t
order the city attorney to draw up a
ordinance in compliance with tn
state law.
G. F. Benford, the merchant tailor
now Of St. John, was up to Grea
Bend. the first of the week, lookin
after his land in Barton county. II
says Stafford county people will hav
coolies of corn, and wheat till 70
can't rest.
Collie, Diarrhea and Dysentery al
dangerous. No family should be Will
out Il good reliable medicine for thes
complaints at this season. Bege
Diarrhea Balsam will relieve imme
diately and no bad results follow
All druggists.
Episcopal services Sunday, July 1:
at German NJ E. Church Mornin
offertory, solo by Miss Edna Fore
evening otfertory, solo by Mis-
Townsley. Sunday school at 9.3
a. m.-church at 1915. ALI are CO
daily invited.
Can anyone account for the scarcit
of grasshoppers this years Last sun
mer these common pests were thicks
than rag weed; and gardens suffere
greatly from their foraging, while tn
year there is scarcely hopper to /
seen anyplace.
Some of the boys did not appear
be particularly mashed on "Cricket