Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

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81. G. Benke called Monday. He is
to take trip through the
outhern states between now and cleo
ion time. There was no rain in the
of Odin Saturday night.
G. II. Trester, late of Washington
county, brother of Jake Trester of
Eureka township, has moved here
with his family and will farm Barton
county land. The move is good one.
j. J. Thorne, of Kinsley. who has
= valuable farm here, has been down
= week looking after his crops,
home Wednesday. morning.
He thinks Barton county is sin it" all
ground.
Frank Wilson says there has been
such a demand for bitters for "the
ache" that he has invented
stomach ache puller" that will yank
out stomach ache quicker than you
can say "Allen's cat"
Prof. G. @. Bullock and wife will
doubtless be engaged in the Ellinwood
shoots for another year. They have
given general satisfaction in the years
that they have been in the schools,
and a change is not wanted.
The editor acknowledges an invita-
ion to the 35th wedding anniversary
IF Mr.. and Mrs w. W. Hickman of
near Seward, in Stafford county. on
he 18th inst. May they both live to
zee the 35th anniversary doubled.
The knights of Pythias of this city
ire now in their new hall, and have
one of the most commodious and best
arranged lodge rooms in the city.
Regular meetings every Thursday
evening. Visiting brothers cordially
Mr.. Engrove, late of Michigan, has
bought the A. Case farm, near Heller,
10 take possession the first of Septem-
Der. Mr.. E. will move his family here
and be one of our people, and the
DEMOCRAT wishes him peace and
prosperity.
@. FL. Spencer, brother of Mrs. j.
W. Chapel, came up from Ell Dorado
to attend Mr.. Chappel's funeral. Mr..
Spencer is an engineer on the Missouri
Pacific, running out Of Ell Dorado.
He says Butler county is in splendid
shape this year.
T. B. Unruh, of the west side,
made visit to his sister at Pueblo
last Friday. he says there was heavy
rains and a bad washout on the rail-
road while he was there. He thinks
Kansas is away ahead of anything he
saw in Colorado.
Will Osmond of this city left on
Wednesday evening on visit to his
parents at Tacoma, Washington. He
will take the ocean route, as he says
he has heard that an ocean voyage is
a good thing to purge the system. He
will be gone several weeks.
Gus Fem, who has been in this
county about two years, started on
Tuesday evening for st. Louis; where
he will make his home. Gus has
many friends here who will dislike to
see him leave, but who will one and
all wish him success In his new home.
John G. Davis, of Cottonwood
Falls, republican candidate for state
superintendent of scools, was in the
city Monday. He did not seem to have
captured the city by storm, as we
heard more Than one republican say
he did not chow up very well along
side of Prof. Gaines, the democrats
candidate
A prominent alliance man went into
Great Bend store Monday to buy his
little boy a campaign cap. He selected
a Viewer and Field cap and said
"Here my boy, don't you want cap?'
The lad sized 1t up a little bit, anc
then said: Eyes, pa, I want one, but
I'D rather have a CLEVELAND cap.
The cigars are on Lou.
Sixty-two people-men women ane
children and babies-boarded the Mo
P. bobtail for Dalziel's grove Wednes
day about noon, to attend the big G?