Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-14
NEIaHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
ELLINwooD.

John Wolf is having one whole Sec
tion of land south Of the river broke
this spring, and will SOW it all in wheat
this fall.
The Lutheran school boys and girls
will be confirmed at the Lutheran
church in this city on Sunday April
10th, 1892.
Mrs. Parker who has made her home
in this city for number of years, left
last Friday for Nebraska which will be
her future home.
Oscar Meyer will be very pleasant
man to deal with this week. In fact
he is a pleasant gentleman at all times,
but since the arrival Of bouncing boy
last Friday. he is particularly agree
able. All doing well.
One of the family of Barton's news
papers was nine years old last Thurs
day Not the Oldest, not the youngest.
yet one of the most sturdy of the entire
family, and promises to make a
record still more to be coveted as the
years of its age ripen into still greater
maturity. With old age comes exper-
fence impossible to be obtaind by
younger journals and we hope the
DEMOCRAT" will live long, in its pres
ent field of usefulness.
NOTICE.
There will be democratic caucus
held in G.. Toepke's Office on Saturday
April 10, 1892, at o'clock, for the pur-
pose of nominating Fl delegates and 81
to the county convention to
be held in Greaa Bend on Saturday
April 16, to elect five delegates to the
state convention to be held at Salina,
April 20. By order Of committee,
Jos. SPINNER,
Cen. Com. of Lakin.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Theodore Krirpe an Did and much
German citizen living about
four miles north of this city was found
dead in his bed on Tuesday about 10
O'Clock. The particulars are briefly as
follows: Mr.. Krippe who was a single
man, and his sister lived together, she
keeping house for him. On Monday
night he retired as usual and on Tues
day morning his sister called him for
breakfast but he failed to respond, she
thinking that he was yet sleeping con-
cluded to let him sleep for while long
er as he was in the habit of sometimes
doing. at about 10 o'clock she conclud-
ed she would wake him, and as be
failed to respond to her call she took
hold of him to wake him when she dis
covered that he was perfectly rigid,
having been dead some hours. A cero-
ners jury was impaneled which gave
a verdict of death from heart disease.
HoIsINGToN.
From the Dispatch.
A II pound son was born to Joe John
ston and wife on Saturday, April End.
Looney and E. F. Boxwell have lost
their whiskers. The wind was too
much for them.
DR.. Peck reports the arrival of son
at the home of VIM. Howard, in Eureka
on Monday, April 4th.
The young ladies of the town are ar
ranging for leap year ball to be given
in the Samuels hall next Friday even
ing.
Proctor Putnam. father of o. 2.
Putnam of this city, died the resi-
dence of his daughter in Chicago last
Saturday evening.
Petitions for bridge south of town
have been generally signed and now the
next thing to do is to lay the matter be-
fore the commissioners in the proper
light.
A cattle dealer who has been in all
parts of the state this spring says that
the wheat in Barton county 10 oks
better than in any other part of the
state.
D. o. Gray was showing specimens
of the Hessian fly in town Saturday.
There are great many in the straw
stacks and rubbish. All trash should
be burned so as to rid the country of as
many of the pests as possible.
Those who have subscribed money
for the Catholic church in this city are
hereby notified that the committee, of
which John Johnston is treasurer, will
be ready to receive the amounts SUBJ
scribed by April 25th, and would be
glad if all those who haye subscribed
would promptly respond. By order of
Committee.
CLAFLIN
From the Banner
Our farmers are now busy sowing
their oats
Mr.. Montgomery is laid up with a
very painful limb, caused>by coming in
too close contact with the heels of a
horse.
How about the Old Settlers reunion