Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-15
NEIGHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
PAWNEE ROCK

PAWNEE ROCK.
From the Leader.
DR.. Koch reports bouncing boy at
John Fish's.
J. w. Ratciffe has bought the Tom
Jamison property in this city.
Charley Belt fell from a horse last
Sunday and injured one of his arms
pretty badly.
The last span of the bridge on the
farther side of the river is leaning
badly, we understand.
A girl who will go around these hot
days with one suspender down, hasn't
much respect for herself.
New boy at Jim Tarpy's. That's why
Jim got new buggy and talks of get
ting a wagon and cart.
When a woman is invited to way
up ball, she will say she has nothing to
wear, and when you see her there you
will think she is wearing it,
The blind ditch in front of the post
Office should be repaired, if the city
does not want damage suit on their
hands. A horse stumbled on broken
board on it Saturday and came near
throwing the lady rider.
School opened Monday with II
students in the principal and 81 in the
primary. Everything runs as it ought
to, and Prof. Clark says they will have
100 attendance in a month. Besides
the common branches there are taught
Latin, algebra, higher arithmetic,
natural philosophy and bookkeeping.
ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate.
Charley Johnson who was stabbed
in this city on the evening of the 24th.
is convalescing.
A fine rain visited this section of the
county Saturday night and put the
ground in shape for blowing and seed
ing.
A. T. Redmond was caught in the
machinery at the Star Elevator Tues
day and bruised up quite severely
though not seriously.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
give mum watermelon social at the
residence of D. Hall Sept. 10th, 1892.
All are cordially invited.
Miss Irma- Cole who has been assist
ing in this Office during the past three
weeks, had her hand mashed very Sc
varely by sav.ng it caught in the job
press this week.
There are no idle carpenters, stone
masons, plasterers, or brick layers in
town this fall, which shows that there
is greatydeal of building being done
this year.
If the judgement of the Advocate is
any good, it will venture to say thai
Ellinwood will not be cooped up with
but one system of railroads this time
another year.
Some weeks ago the Advocate made
mention of large grape vine belonging
to our townsman. G. D. Horner ane
prophesied that the vine would probably
have $50 pounds of grapes on it thi:
year. Mr.. Horner picked the grapes
this week and found by actual
weight that the vine had 40 pound:
of grapes on it. We sampled tht
grapes and they were delicious. Is
there another vine in this county tina
can do as well as this one?
HEIZER SHOTS.
From Remington"
The farmers are beginning to SOW
wheat.
Mr.. Joseph Dire is erecting a fin
stone barn.
George Durand and his best gir
were up at-last Sunday.
c. H. Lucas and ]. L. Suffer wer
up at Galatia last Sunday.
George Everett has taken the place
of August Bergtorf in the creamery.
w. B. Lucas commenced an eigh
months school at Galatia on the 5th.
Mrs. Parma, of Great Bend, wa:
visiting friends in this vicinity last week
Henry Myers, IT,, has been laid Ii
| for about six weeks with a very sor
| foot.
Mike Daley still remains very 10,
with typhoid fever, at his home in Wal
nut township.
Doctor Davidson, of Great Bend
was out to try his hand on prairi
| chickens last Thursday.
o. w. Divine, contractor and build
er OF this place, has taken the job G
putting up barn in the suburbs of th
city.
From last weeks Clarence item
Clarence township seems to be ''strictl
in it" in the way of organs-what i
home without music.
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