Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-12

D. F. Wooddell one of the we'll
known farmers Of this county. called
Wednesday of this week to order the
DEMOCRAT.
IF Senator Vests post Office bill,
which passed in the senate recently,
will pass the house it will give Great
Bend free dilivery of mails.
w. P. Feeder. D. E. Reaugh and
VIII. Tucker, of the Ellinwood s. of
V. camp, were up to inspect the camp
at this place, Monday evening.
Will Brands has gone to farming
about five miles north of town. Will
is a rustler, and we believe he will
make success of the business.
Wind pudding is said to be poor
brain food. The voters of this county
will be offered any abundance of that
kind of pudding the next few months.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
w. M. Gunnell on Friday evening
last, and Papa Gunnell arrived from
Pueblo just in time to greet the new
arrival.
A marriage license was granted to
Joseph III. Strobel of Stafford county
and Miss Sarah Munger of Barton
county, by the probate judge last
Friday.
The Kansas appropriation for the
Worlds Fair exhibit is forthcoming,
the howl of the fire alarm republicans
last winter to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Farmers will remember that Geo.
F. Larsh makes harness to order, does
all kinds of repairing, and has com
plete stock of harness and saddlery.
Call on him.
Our readers who attended the
contest last year, will read with in-
terest the announcement of the COM
ing Inter. Urban contest Ito be held
here May 20.
c. B. Morgan, the harnessmaker,
fell and badly sprained one knee,
while coming down town to work,
the other morning. He will be laid
up for some time.
John Turner of this county and
Miss Mary E. Reeves of Arkansas,
were married by the probate judge,
Tuesday, the bride having come here
to meet her husband.
VIM. Clark, one of the old standby's
of the west side, called Friday to renew
on the county paper for another year.
Mr.. Clark is suffering from bad cold
which has settled in his eyes.
DIR. Dunn, of Ellinwood, having
resigned as member of the board of
pension examiners, DR.. A. III. Con-
nett of this city has been appointed to
the vacancy. A good selection.
g. A. WEIGH, Ness City photog-
rapher who with his handsome young
bride were returning from a wedding
tour. stopped off to see Photographer
Wilson on business, last Thursday.
Ed Howard is running a breaking
team this week on Peter Deets' place.
All farmers who are breaking prairie
say the sod could not be in better
condition than at present for the work.
The city high school commencement
will occur on Wednesday, the 18th.
On the Oath inst, Prof Snow delivers
a lecture, and on the 9th, will be the
annual meeting of the high school
alumni.
Sheriff Spencer was over to Hos.
ington last week summonsing witnesses
who were supposed to know something
about prohibition '.joints." He was
not anxious to run down any ssBlind
Robins"
A pleasant dance was enjoyed by
the Liberty township young people
last Wednesday evening at the home
of w. j. McGreevey, west of town.
The merriment was kept up unt til four
o'clock in the morning.
j. w. Drake, one of the Dorth side
farmers, was doing business in the
city last Friday. He says he has
been very busy with spring work,
and that wheat in the north tier of