Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

Joseph Mcdonald. of McPhersnn !
q brother-in-law of Jahs
Trester, came out last week on viEi.
to Jake.
w. G. Bradshaw of the north side,
made this Office a social call Tuesday.
He wants the DEMOCRAT to promise
the republicans that there will not be
3 man on the Barton county repnbli-
can ticket elected this fall.
Judge Bashore and Noah Allen,
two p. p. speakers, addressed a small
audience at the court house last Tues
day night. There were only a few
people in from the country, and the
town people were not in it.
The Heathcote & Gordon dramatic
company played three nights'engage-
mens in this city the FIRST of the week.
The company has fine selection of
plays, good talent and elegant
properties, and gave general satisfac-
ton while here.
Zell Humphrey, son of j. K.
Humphrey of this city, captured a
prize for expert sword drill at the K.
of P. conclave in Kansas City. Zell
is member of Garden City division,
Uniform Rank, and carries himself
royalty as true Knight should.
B. Cutter of Eureka, Greenwood
county, has been in this county for
some time visiting with friends and
looking over the country with a view
to locating here. He will keep posted
on Barton county affairs through the
A grand picnic and barbecue will be
held at Rush Center next Monday, the
9Th, which Will be addressed by Hon.
Jerry Simpson and others. It is
understood that Jerry will be at Great
Bend on Saturday the 18th inst. and
| a grand demonstration made in his
honor.
w. W. Webb and wife of Lacrosse
Wis, are here on a visit to their
daughter, Mrs. Elrick G. Cole. Mr..
Webb favored the DEMOCRAT with q
call and is an affable, well-informed
gentleman. He is, of course, dem
ocrat, and expresses the opinion that
Wisconsin will be found in the demo-
cratic column when the November
battle is over; though the republicans
will make superhuman efforts to re-
tain the state.
Notice of the death of Mrs. Parnell
sister of Ed. Heath, of Hoisington,
reached us Tuesday morning. 1t
appears that Mrs. Darnell was out il
the yard Monday with a lady friend
They had started to the house, wher
Mrs. P. picked up pebble and wa
in the act OF throwing it, when sht
dropped dead in her tracks. The doc
tors pronounced heart disease the
cause of her death. She was about
40 years old, and not in very good
health.
MARR1ED-At the home of Thoma,
Leek. in Eureka township. at 4:30 p
m. August 31st, 1892. D. E. Howard
to Mrs. Mary j. Doonan, both o
Eureka township. The numerou
friends of the bride and groom wisl
them long life and happiness, and tn
DEMOCRAT says BON voyage on th'
matrimonial sea. No matter Howard
the trade winds may blow, we hop
that they may not encounter too man.
squalls but sail smoothly on to pros
perity.
With q bounteous harvest and
little money to spare the people Q
Barton county for once believe th
politicians that there is to be a cam
paign of education, and consequent
i DR.. Lawless of Hutchinson, the bes
optician in southwest Kansas, has a
he can do at the Grand Central hott
in correcting the vision of the Athlete
ones SO they will be enabled to rea
all sides of the political questions {
the day, then to do their own think
ing, and finally vote intelligently 8
American freemen should. We advis
our republican friends to go and sc
the doctor. Eyes examined and col
3 sultation free.