Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17

The mail train is seldom late, but
the train of a female is always behind.
Women may be fair and square, but
it Is preferable to have them fair and
round.
The case of the city of Great Bend
VS.. Nancy HORNE was dismissed in the
district court, Monday.
Wednesday of this week ended the
ground hogs winter, Gays the News.
Whose winter will we have now?
The rainfall, since December, has
aggregated six inches in Barton
county. Fare thee well ''drouthy
Kansas"
About $50 was cleard by 1.-The
Hoosier Odd Fellows" part of which
goes TO pay the mortgage on a widow
woman's house.
j. II. Harper, the Newton music
dealer, was in the city last week sell
ing organs. He reports having had
an excellent business in his line.
j. E. Keller, who has property
interests here, called last week and
ordered the DEMOCRAT for the next
year, before leaving for his home in
Leon, Iowa.
Probate Judge Brewer did the act,
which made man and wife of Geo. j.
Schr@pel of near Clafiin, and Miss
Anna Fillipp. of this city, Monday.
Who'll be the next.
The &C. A. W." grocery is its name,
and Chris Weltmer is the proprietor.
His grocery is located a few doors
south of Dickson & Shores meat mar.
ket. Call and see him.
1t is told of Buffalo township girl
that she ate half a wedding cake then
tried to dream of her future husband.
Now she says she would rather die than
marry the man she saw in that dream.
We do not believe we are doing
wrong when we again earnestly advise
the farmers to take all reasonable
means to- destroy the wheat straw
worms. Burn all the straw and trash
that may harbor the pests.
G. P. Ward had the bad luck to
mangle himself with Ratchet, while
trimming trees last Friday. The Ratchet
he was using caught in branch, the
blade was turned, and was buried in
his left hand just at the joint where
the finger commences.
J. A. Hustled will have a sale Of
stock, implements and household
goods, in the west part of town, on
March 23d. Examine his advertise
meut in another column for list OF
articles to be sold, terms Of sale, etc.
Harry Kline will cry the sale.
Saturday evening of last week the
German Concordia society gave a
masquerade ball at their hall in this
city, which was well attended by the
members of the society and their
friends. Those who were there are
loud in praise of the enjoyable affair.
A dispatch from Guthrie. Okla
homa, of the 18Th. states that John
McQuerry, near that city, was fatally
burned while trying to save his family
and household goods from a prairie
fire. He is thought to be the John
McQuerry who lived up in Clarence
township couple of years, and who
is known to have located near Guthrie.
Dr. w. ii. White, OF Liberty town.
ship, like most doctors, knows some
thing about surgery. He has, however,
the edge over our other doctors by
virtue of having discovered new way
to amputate finger. He got finger
caught in feed mill one day last week,
and before you could say 'scat" it was
of-the finger not the mill.
In the city schools March 25th will
be 1Give Day." when each pupil is
asked to donate five cents to a fund
for making a Kansas educational
exhibit at the Worlds Fair. Some OF
our old bachelors and old maids, who
can we'll afford it, should send in 8
dollar a piece to make up for many Of
the little ones whose parents canno,
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