Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

est styles and novelties, and has a very
genius for buying at remarkably Low
figures. Add to this an invioiable pol
icy of sharing its bargains with its Gus
toners and you have the reason for it,
popularity.'
Polly was soon engaged in shopping
whereupOn Uncle Josh calmly and
deliberately winked at Charles. That
astute young gentleman folio wed hin
to the side walk for a smoke.
When they rejoined Polly she
declared she must have hats and bon
nets to match her costumes. Uncle
to Mrs. II. D. Hahn. By the exercise
of exquisite taste in selecting stock and
liberal dealings this house has estab
lished itself a leader. Polly was soon
reveling in the realms of bliss over the
stylish bonnets and hats, and wonder.
fully beautiful notions in millinery
and if ever a feminine soul was
delighted and satisfied in the possession
of bewitchiDg array of hats and bon
nets for all purposes hers was staight-
way.
"And now. my dear, what's next?'
pleasantly asked the old man as they
rejoined Polly.
| "Oh, such lot. I've got to have my
dresses fitted, and made, and trimmed.
and
| "Well, fortunately that's easily set
tied" laughed Uncle Josh. -'I'll intro
duce you to the Zimmeht Sisters who
are the fashionable and popular mod
istes of this place. The society ladies
all patronize them and they all declare
that they are really wonderful artists. ,
For Polly this was most delightful
news, for she had had secret fears thai
she could not be pleased short of New
| York.
''As for you, young man," said the
old gentleman to Charles, Il don't sup
pose that personal decoration will be
Objectionable to you, either. You need
a dress suit-a regular swell Sunday
go-to-meeting finish, you know, anC
very happily can suit you as we'll as
though you was in some big eastern
city. We've got. fortunately, one first
class tailor in Great Bend, my old
friend j.. A. Rehn." Charles was
indeed pleased to find that he could
make selections for a full dress suit
from a stock of as elegant goods as
could be found in the eastern shops,
and was soon convinced that Mr.. REIN
was master of his art as cutter.
Returning to Polly, Uncle Josh sug-
gested resort to some place OF refresh
Inents, and they betOOk themselves To
H. H. Feldkamp's Bakery and cOntec-
! tionery where they regaled themselves
lonOysters as delicious as the epecu-
rean dreams of the gods,'' so Polly
declared. Then after enjoying further
refreshments in full complement of
all the leading seasOnaDte drinks
delightfully."- prepared, Polly was liter
ally loaded down with packages OF
choice confectiOns and native and for
eign fruits, while the gentlemen
INDUCED in d Caught On" cigar.
At the refreshment table Uncle Josh
waxed philosophical. Never neglect
your larder, young lady," said he.
That important adjunct of hOusekeep-
ing controls masculine temper. 10 that
end you must patrOnize a grocer on
whom you can depend for honest goods.
Through long term OF years l have
found Keeney thoroughly reliable.
You will find him careful dealer,
always full-stOcked with every possible
thing in the line of staple and fancy
groceries fresh and hrst-clasS-no shelf
worn goods there-While the prices they
are down to brass tacks.'"
''It don't follow, though" he cOntin-
: ued, 'that careful attention TO matters
of the table need only be paid To groce
ries and provisions; the meat question
is equally essential. TO locate the man
VINO carries constantly choice meats,
juicy steaks, and game and fish in sea-
son, is quite an undertaking, but
heartily recommend II. w. Swift, at bis
cheap, Well-stucked, market; handles
nothing but the choicest of prime and
we'll conditioned meats, and makes a
strong point of com bining quantity
with quality for the money"
las you are going to farming
remarked Uncle Josh, You will need
harness. The boss horse milliners in
| this section are John j. Hiss & Co.
They employ only expert wOrkmen, and
give personal supervision to the min
utest detail of manufacture. There is
nothing in their line that cannot be had
of them; heavy and light, single and
double, plain and fancy. work and
buggy harness, they have them in
stock. They carry everything else tina,
is found in a complete stOOk-saddles
whips, fly nets, busters, lap robes,
everything that a farmer or a gentle
man horse owner can possibly desire,
and as to prices we'll they can't be
undersold." Then in an aside the old
man continued: Il tell you, my boy,
that's the place to go. want to i'm.
press one solemn and delightful fact on
you, young man. said Uncle Josh
land that is that this young wife OF
yours is a model housekeeper, espec.
tally is she one of the best bread makers
who ever queened over an oven. But
even the most expert bakers must have
good material to work with: so good
flour is desideratum. l advise you to
patrOnize F. G. Seeber; his brands Per
lection, Rose, Imperial, Daily Bread
and Pride, and his meal aud graham
excel anything on the market. He
also has on hand all kinds of feed at
lowest market prices"
"Who is good horse shOer, Uncle?'
asked Charles. You know how par
ticular l am about my mare Kitty
jess so; you want no botcher about
her." said Uncle Josh. "Well. there's
only one first-class horse shOer in town
to my notion, and that's w. p. Coles
He understands perfectly the construc-
tiOn of the horses foot, just what kind