Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-05
NE1eHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
ELLINwooD.

ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate.
A real good politician never makes
real good officer.
Ellinwood always was lively town,
but of late it has been getting a little
too lively for comfort.
Spring has often been further adyan-
ced on the first of April than It is this
year on the last.
If all the republican candidates for
governor turn out and vote for the sue
cessful nominee, this fall, he will be
pretty sure to be elected.
Chas. Herter's team runaway Friday
and threw him out of the wagon, the
wheels passing entirely over him from
head to foot, but strange to say with
out injuring him in the least.
Dan Willms is learning how to
handle checks, drafts and shekels iI the
Citizens bank, this week, so as to be
able to fill the vacancy that will be
caused by Assistant Cashier Smith in a
few days who goes to Illinois to visit
parents and friends for few weeks.
Jos. Koelsch, one of the enterpris-
ing farmers of north of EllinwOod, has
caught onto the popular idea and has
constructedihim fish pond and already
has it stocked with fish and in a few
years will have fish in abundance
We are glad to see SO many fish ponds
being made. Fish, which is now a
luxury in this part of the country, will
soon be one of our cheapest viands.
There are now four of these ponds
within three miles of this city, and one
within the city limits
On Tuesday evening about 10 O'Clock
burglar broke into the store of
Eugene GLENN and was helping him
self to miscellaneous articles when he
was discovered by the night watch.
through the front window. The night
watch Immediately hastened around to
the rear of the store, where he had
forced his way in, and while he was
guarding the window still thinking the
man to be on The inside, he gave the
alarm, but upon investigation it was
found that the man had escaped before
the night watch got to the window. In
his rush to get out he dropped his load
of goods, principally shirts and under
clothing.
CLAFLIN
A base ball nine is to be organized
in Clafn.
Farmers are beginning to look for
harvest hands.
The eleven-months-ol child of Joe
Dolecheck, of near Dubuque, died OF
measles on Sunday last and was buried
on Monday.
Mr.. Barth expects to begin the erect
ion of dwelling house in this place
in few days. This shows that he has
come to stay.
Miss Mary Koesler and Mr. Albert
Epp were married at the Catholic
church at Odin on Tuesday last by Rev
Father Emmerich.
Cain City will soon be thing of the
past, as almost all her buildings have
been moved to Bushton or this place, to
be occupied by live business men.
There was dance out west one eve
ming last week, so our society reported
informs us, and il being leap year, &
couple of our young men were taken in
One of the young ladies in giving hel
experience says the sensations were 81
great that to save her life she could
not tell whether or not the young mans
coat sleeve was rough or smooth. From
some cause (unknown) their team balk
ed, but she declares she didn't faint
A more complete account will bt
given when the young man RECEIVERS.
HOISINGTON
From the Blade
The base ball fever is raging wildly
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