Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

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Clocks, Jewelry and Sllverware, etc.
an only be found at G. N. & E. r.
Hoses.
There was more politics talked on
he streets last Saturday than we have
leard since last falls campaign. The |
epublican and peoples party central
each held meetings that !
,fternOOn.
A splendid rain visited the vicinity
# Great Bend Monday night, soaking
he ground in good shape and adding
lew life to man, beast. and vegetation.
t is to be hoped the rain was general
the county.
Miss Mary McTaggart has secured
position as one of the teachers in the
schools. Miss McTaggart
s one of Barton's most efficient teach
RS. and we are glad to see her secure
! remunerative school.
Pawnee Rock has lot of new ordi-
,ances that are iron clad, copper bot
;omed. hem stitched and warranted
not to rip, this time. If thoroughly
enforced they will make the town a
perpetual Sunday school.
When you come to town, peep in
The implement house Of G. N. & E. r.
Moses, look at the different riding and
plows, and leave your order
now for one, so you will be ready to
plow when harvest is over.
j. r. Hayes, who formerly lived
here and owns property in both the
town and county, came in from Iowa
last week, to look after his interests.
His wife and daughter may come here
shortly to spend the hot season.
E. G. Kent formerly of this city but
later of Palestine, Texas, has sold out
his business down there and is, with
his family, at present visiting in Great
Bend. He liked it we'll enough in
Texas, but his health was not the best
there.
All people in town who raised gar
dens this year struck it rich. A good
garden is half the living to families
that appreciate good and wholesome
food. Many of our town people also
have an abundance of apples, cherries,
peaches, pears etc.
It is said that nine different churches
held services in Great Bend las: Sum
day. If the weather on that day was
taken as a foretaste of what will be
enjoyed by the unrepentant then
every one OF the nine should have
been we'll attended.
Rev. B. E. Shawhan has started a
paper at Burden, Cowley county,
which is under the management of a
sister and younger brother. It is a
local paper, but gives a considerable
amount of space to reports of the rev.
erend brothers revival work.
Lyons is going to organize ladies
band. Good scheme, girls. Great
Bend had ladies band some years
ago, and it was not six months, after
they organized, until every mother
daughter of them had caught fellow
and got married. Good scheme.
Farmers, if you want to
draw a friendly smile over
your wives faces just make
them a present Of a Standard
Sewing Machine. For sale at
the Great Bend Implement
Co.
The peoples party central commit
tee at their meeting Saturday issued 9
call for county convention to be held
at Heisington on Saturday, August
18th. The primaries to elect delegates
to same will be held Saturday August
%, in the various wards and town
ships.
L. E. Clark and wife, of Oklahom.
City, Ok, came up to Great Bend las
week, for visit of a few days with
friends here. Mr.. Clark report
excellent crops in Oklahoma this year
and thinks that country bound to
come to the front as one of the best il
the west
1t is scarcely necessary for th,
secretaries of the central committee
to request that full delegations b
present. as that is usually the case, a
least before they leave town.-News
The News of course has reference t
the republican convention, as tn
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