Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
NEIGHBoRHOoD HAPPENINGS.
HOISINGTON.

Wv. Keys went down into south
ern Kansas and thesstrip Monday.
Several new houses are being erected:
in the north part of the county.
Robert w. Boxwen has leased his
farm to Ed McGinnis, and Will try the
mercantile business for while.
A. ]. Terrell threshed over 5000
bushels of wheat from his farm this
year; the average to the acre was IS
bushels.
Contractor Pilkington, of this city, is
building a commodious residence for
Mel Ingersoll, eight miles southeast of
town.
The wheat was never known to aver
age SO uniformly here as this year.
There is nothing small about it but the
price.
"M an wants but little here below is
no go in Kansas. But if he wants to
get rich in very short time all he has
to do is to buy and cultivate 100 acres
of Barton county land.
Joseph Volz, worthy farmer from
the north side of the county, has bought
lots and 8, in block 80, from James P.
| Johnston of Des Moines, Ia, and will
probably move to the city.
If you are going to take in the re-
union at Washington next month, leave
your name with George Mitchell, so
that he can make necessary arrange
ments for a special car.
VIM. H. Hall was Kansas City Wis
itor this week. Will is the only uni
formed Knight in the city. and he could
not afford to let such an opportunity
pass to give his uniform an airing.
| Land in the east, that we have in
mind, selling readily at $50 an acre is
not worth so cents in comparison to
land here at $50: and yet the very best
can be had at SI2 in this county.
The rains Friday and Saturday were
timely, and it gave the farmers an op-
Iportunity to either rest or work. Rest
to those who have been in the thresh-
ing arena, and work to those who want
to break the sod.
The owners of two-t thirds of the old,
worn-out ffty-dollar- farms il
the east could increase their net earn.
ings 100 per cent each year by coming
to Barton county and renting, even il
they had to give their old home away.
The farmer out of debt with an In
sured income sufficient for his wants,
and able to enjoy the comforts and lux
uries the farm furnishes sbundantly. i:
of all men the most to be envied. We
know of scores of such men in BartoI
county, and some of them are calamity
howlers.
From the Dispatch.
John Deutsch has purchased the
northwest quarter of section 5, Unio1
Township.
In the city election Monday, D. ]
Lewis was elected councilman, receiv
ing z6 of the 80 votes cast.
]. H. Bitner's threshing outfit thresh-
ed out over six thousand bushels O
wheat in 81 days of last week.
: At the stations all along the line wes
of here wheat is piled up on the groune
by the thousands of bushels, on &C
count of lack of cars in which to shiI
| the grain.
I, H. Harris elevator at Fredericl
! burned on Thursday morning of las
week. 1t was new elevator and con
tanned about three thousand bushels o
wheat. The loss is estimated to be be
; tween six and seven thousand dollar.
!. with three thousand dollars insurance
, The elevator will be rebuilt at once.
ELLNWOOD.
From the Advocate.
It is no fun to shoot tame game ant
that is why the Advocate does not div
into the Clafin Banner.
A fine refreshing and invigoratinl
rain visited these parts Friday night
and so plowing continues right along
Mrs. E. L. Smith left Monday nigh
for Minneapolis, Kan, to attend tn
funeral of Mrs. Leona CGntwell. siste
of Mrs. Smith, who died on the z2nd:
J. H. Hunt. formerly of this city
but now of Chicago, was married in tba
city last week. Jed is a fine young MAJ
and is now cashier on the Chicag
Herald.
Mrs. H. ]. Roetzell and children LEI
+, Tuesday morning for short visi
: among friends in Lyons, after whic
they viii go to Wichita to visit for
| few days with the family of Col. w. E
Huttmann.
VIM. Wilkinson, father of the editor