Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
NEIGHB0RHOOD HAPPENINGS.
CLAELIN.

NEIGHB0RHO0D HAPPENINGS.
CLAFL1N.
From the Banner.
They say there is another wedding
on the string for these parts in the very
near future.
| The Norris implement shed is being
torn down, and the lot cleared, in order
to Nuke room for the new brick bank
building.
Mr.. w. B. Lucas, of Great Bend was
in town Tuesday last with view to
securing the fall term of school in this
place, Mr.. l.. is good practical teacher
and our school authorities could do no
better than engage him.
If the weather continues favorable
for couple of weeks longer, work will
be begun on one of the largest and best
harvests that has ever been gathered
in Barton county. Hands are scarce
and wages high, which at present is the
only difficulty our farmers have to con-
tend with.
Mrs. C. D. Montgomery received the
sad news by wire Monday, of the death
of her father, Mr.. Jesse Gildersleeve,
who was accidentally run over by the
cars on that day. Mr.. Gildersleeve re-
sided at Monarch, Mclean county,
Illinois. He was II years of age and
rather hard of hearing. The sympathy
of the community is rendered Mrs.
Montgomery and other relatives.
HOISINGTON.
From the Dispatch
Ed. Hoch is having a fine mansion
erected in the northern part of town.
Farmers are beginning to SOW
patches of alfalfa and 1T is very prof
liable crop.
An eight pound daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cory On Mon
day, June Goth.
Land is advancing in price and will
continue until every good quarter will
bring $4,000, and we believe that time
is not far distant.
The assessed valuation of the rail-
road property inside the city limits is
$9,414, which has been placed on the
tax rolls and the city will hereafter
derive an income therefrom.
Liberty and Beaver townships are
quarreling as to which has the best
wheat. The facts are that the wheat
the county over is SO fine that it seems
impossible for it to be better.
o. P. Putnam, who is close OBJ
server and good judge of wheat
field, says the crop this year is better
than it was three years ago when Bar
ton county averaged 27a bushels per
acre.
The largest wheat raiser IN the
county lives near Clatiin. His nameis
G.. A. Dusenberry and he has three
thousand acres this year that will
average at least thirty bushels per acre.
A wheat farm in this county is almost
as good as a gold mine.
From the Blade.
j. Ell. Bitner is at Knoxville, Ia, this
week, visiting the old stamping ground
and looking for harvest hands.
John Huston has sold his Missouri
farm and will invest the proceeds in
Kansas real estate. A sensible thing
to do.
Cards are out announcing the cele-
bration of the nineteenth wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Boisell
Of this city, on the I'd of July.
Since the addition that has been
made to the residence Of Mr.. A. Shri-
wise on the north side of the city, a
more handsome or lovelier home can
not be found in the county.
The farmers are strictly in it again
this year. If the price of wheat gest
up to living sum there will be very
few mortgages left on Barton county
farms at the end of the season.
D. o. Gray's elegant new building
near the depot was the scene of a happy
joyous crowd last Friday evening. Mr..
Gray gave the young folks ball, and
the invitation was acceptey by very
large party, who made the most of a
pleasant evening, with plentp of music
and dancing, plenty of fun and enjoy
ment.
The Bend ''kid" nine appear to have
the best of it so far this season, in
their bats with the Hoi sington kid
nine. On last Monday afternoon the
ball ground was the scene of lively
tussle between these two young mines,
with o. S. White as umpire; but it was
decided long before the last inning
that the visiting kids had the inside.
track. The score stood II to s.
ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate
Mrs. Elizabeth Sauer is here from