Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

Remember the music at the "Patri>
otto Concert" will be rendered by some
of the best talent in our city.
A. NJ. Sipes, of the south side, was
in the city Wednesday. Says peaches
are not more than half of them injured.
II. A. C. Hartman and Chas. F.
Culver were o. B. Wilson's abstract
bondsmen, and A. III. Connect and W.
81. Dodge were bonesmen on his
notary public application.
The new M. E. church at Raymond
will be dedicated on May 81, by
Bishop Ninde of Topeka. Rev. F. G.
Fay of Ellinwood is fhe pastor. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
who can to attend.
Geo. Hart, of the south side, called
Saturday and ordered the DEMOCRAT
one year to A. II. Stevens, New Lon
don, Conn. MIR. Stevens is an old
subscriber to this paper and knows he
will get value received.
1t may be interesting to politicians
to know that Barton county farmers
are preparing to begin a widespread
agitation, one that is sure death to
the weeds that grow between the corn
rows. Agitate! Agitate!!
The Congregational association met
at Mcpherson last week and Rev. Z.
II. Ayars was selected to fill the
charge in that town. He will move
his household goods down there next
week. Success go with him.
The city council met again Monday
night, but no business of special i'm
portance was transacted. They should
act on the matter of putting in some
means Of communication between the
hose house and engine room at water
works.
Henry Kline, trustee of Lakin
township, having finished up his asses
sors returns, was up to see the county
clerk, Monday. and turn over his
books. He says Sunday nights frost
PLAYED sad havoc with the vegetable
gardens.
Frank Porter came up from Paw
nee Rock, Friday, contrary to expect
atoms. He said he had such good
news to tell he could not trust it to be
properly told by general repute. He
says the baby ''grows more like his
dad every day"
Some women have not sufficient
sense of justice to their fellow beings
to take out of crowded hall a crying
baby which disturbs the entire audi
ence. 1t would serve such women
right to publish their names as willfu
peace disturbers.
STRAYED-From Riverside, Ness
county, Kans, on Tuesday. May 9th
one gray mare, Z. years old, weighs
1000 lbs: A reasonable reward fol
information leading to her recovery
Call on or address: L. Z. MILLER,
Riverside, Ness county, Kansas
Mayor Peck, of Hoisington, wa
over to the Bend, Saturday. He say
all the talk about wheat being in bat
shape is nonsense; he has seen 1t mucl
. worse and still make % to 30 bushel
, to the acre That may be so, and still
il has been lots better and made onl
J straw.
Following are the city teachers ant
their salaries for the next school year
Superintendent, E. B. Smith. salar
s1O75 per annum; Mary Rearick, So
per month; Susie Long, $50 per month
, Katie Mcdowell, Lizzie Phelps, Luc
Gray and Mrs. Kittie Snyder, $40 pc
month.
MARRIED-At the home of the pal
ents of the bride, in Hodgeman county
, on Sunday, May 10, by Rev. Jos
Keenan,, Joseph Smith to Miss Salll
t Sipes. The young folks have man
friends in Barton county who joi
! with the DEMOCRAT in wishing the'
much JOY.
Some of the farmers say the wor:
pests in the country just now are tn
Mormon preachers who are proselyt tin