Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
HE1eHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
PAwNEE ROCK.


Office as police judge of this city on
Tuesday.
A thirteen pound boy registered at
the Rock hotel one day last week, and
being pretty well satisfied with the
board has concluded to remain as a
permanent boarder.
The revival meetings at the Gem ap-
polntment were brought to a close
last Friday night. There were some
ten or twelve accessions. Six of them
were baptised Friday evening.
The rule of 1.-The survival of the fit
test" will ere long show which will
capture the field, the Globe or Lea
der.-BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT,
date, Sept, 18th, 1891.
The ''ittest" still survives, neighbor.
Elder E. e. Harvey, of Dighton,
Kan, will hold a protracted meeting
at Dundee, beginning next Sunday at
IL am. He is an aged preacher of
many years experience; and will &c
interesting to anyone. Every body
turn out and have good meeting.
The many fires that loom up in the
surrounding country these evenings
is the best of evidence that Chancellor
Shows advise, ''to burn off all the old
straw and old stubble," is being fol-
lowed. The farmers mean business,
and are determined to do what they
can towards insuring this years crop.
A case of temporary insanity, north
of town about six miles, has been re-
ported to US. Mrs. Henry Base is the
party afflicted. DIR. Daniels is in
charge of the case, and says that he
thinks.it is only temporary; that she
will soon be all right again. It is sup
posed to have been brought on by
some family trouble.
GALATIA GOSSIP.
From ''Quidnunc.'
William Porter and James Livesay
are doing jury duty in Great Bend.
Ructus Livingston will attend school
in Russell the remainder of the year.
Miss Matte Beach left for Emporia,
Monday, where she goes to attend the
state normal.
Mr.. Campbell and wife, of Ohio, are
visiting the Misses Noble, and will
locate in Barton county.
The "Cyclone boys" gave an enter
tainment to large audience at Millard
Tuesday evening of last week.
The much talked of and ,anxiously
awaited challenge to spelling contest
by Kate and her irrepressible Ger
mans has not been received; perhaps
"Kate' is waiting until her pupils
learn to spell English.
A careful examination of wheat
straw has convinced our farmers that
the burning of old straw is the "ounce
of prevention" and consequently the
nights are made so light by the burning
straw as to divest evening drives of their
old time pressure.
HEZER SHOTS.
From 'sRemington."
Another fine snow.
Duck hunting is now in fashion.
The. band boys received two more
new horns last week.
Mr.. Cox, of Greeley county, was Wis.
iting relatives near here last week. I.
Magic lantern shows are becoming
very numerous in this neighborhood.
George Everett has quit working at
the creamery. August Finn has taken
his place.
s. II. Hedrick was. calling on his
brother, p. Hedrick, near Hutchinson
last week.
MIR. o. II. Book, of Ellinwood, was
visiting friends near here last Saturday
and Sunday.
Quite number of our young folks
attended the box supper given at Dist
40, on last Friday night.
Miss Mary Giles has returned home
from Chicago, where, she has been
visiting during the winter.
We think that s'Hi Five and Part
ner" aim to tell the trath at all times;
but when they say that Elgie Mecklen
has gone to saving wood they are sure
ly mistaken. Everybody in this country
know that Elgie is a very hard-workine
man, but. when it comes to saving wood
we know PERSONAL y that he is not in it
The band boys will give an entertain
ment some time in the near future
Watch for the date. We want III
Five and Partner to noise it around
make it known; and when the aurora
of the morning shall again illuminat.
the oriental horizon, you will be re.
warded in a pecuniary sum for your
amicable hospitality.
HOISINGTON
From the Dispatch
The infant child of N. j. Hughe.
cied Tuesday morning of la grippe.
Leroy Peer moved his family t,
Horace this week and will run a board