Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-05

Farmers will be hustling right
lively this month to get in their corn
crop. Corn that is planted in May gen.
orally proves the surest crop, and a
great effort will be made to get as |
much of it in as possible.
Fred Vollmer is putting up a 500
house for VIM. Gagelman in Clarence
township. He speaks well of the crop
outlook in that locality; says he
never saw things look so thrifty at
this time of year as they do now.
D. Hugh Halliday and wife re-
turned from their western trip Mon
day night, having enjoyed pleasant
trip and seeing worlds of fine country.
They will gofrom here to Chicago,
where they will locate this summer.
Messrs. Drake and Waterbury, of
the Great Bend street railway system,
have invented sweeping attachment
for street cars, whereby the track is
always kept as clean as kitchen floor
after house cleaning. Patent applied
for.
j. j. Winterburg attended the
Duukard meeting out in the edge of
Clarence, Sunday, and reports large
attendance. The occasion was the
semi-annual meeting of the Dunkard
society, and was attended by people
from all over the county.
Druggist Webb, of Hoisington
made his usual Sabbath call on Great
Bend "people" last Sabbath. Webb
thinks telephone line connecting the
northern suburbs with the city would
be a paying investment. He could
use it quite frequently.
A couple of weeks ago stroke of
lightning killed six head of cattle and
a horse for Mrs. Lou Kentch, out
northeast of town. The stock was in
the corral, at night, when single
flash of lightning from almost clear
sky got in its deadly work.
The peoples party of the 36th Sena-
torial district of Kansas, will hold
convention in Great Bend on July Is,
to place in nomination a candidate for
state senator. The represen tation for
the various counties is as follows:
Barton 10, Rice Is, Stafford TO-
John Tilton wants to send east for a
stump puller to use in the south end
of Lafayette park. There is said to be
one of those useful relics of eastern
industry out at Oferle, standing as a
monument to the excentricities of the
human mind. Why not send for its
Edgar L. Evans, who has been an
employee of this Office for the last three
years, left the last of the week for
Omaha, Nebraska. Edgar is a first
class printer, and being a boy of
steady habits we doubt not he will
make successful printer wherever he
may be. The DEMOCRAT wishes him
good luck and prosperity.
E. B. Springer staunch democrat
of crawford county, this state, favored
this office with call Saturday. He
is well posted in Missouri politlcics
and Gays there is not the least doubt
but what that state will go democratic
as usual, although there is possibility
OF the republicans making a combine
with the peoples party men there.
No other place in the wide world
has better roads for bycicle riding
than Great Bend, and our young peo-
pie are beginning to appreciate that by
purchasing wheels and putting these
roads to use. The exercise is very
healthful, and every business man
could be benefited by getting a wheel
and taking an hour Of fresh air every
day.
In order to thoroughly introduce
our work, we will make the finest cab
inets for 50 per dozen, for short time
only. All work finished by the new
celluoloid process. Do not wait until
we are SO badly crowded, but call
early. Remember that all work is
warranted First Glass. Cloudy
weather as good as sunshine for taking
negatives. Remember also that we
have the finest line of frames and
mouldings in Barton county, and our
prices are away down. Come and
| see us.