Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-04

In the trial of James Keenan, for
violating the prohibItory liquor law.
Friday, verdict was found for the
state. and a fine of $50 and 40 days
in jail assessed. The case has been
to the district court.
Mrs. F. z. Cline arrived in this city
Tuesday, from Colorado, to remain
here about month She says all the
Great Bend people who are out that
way are doing nicely, aud that the
health of herself and Frank is good.
The peoples party in Kansas this
year is like a pollywog-it is in the
swim. After a while it will sprout
some good, useful legs, and turn out
to be lively jumping frog-a regular
democratic swimmer. Iii bound to
SO ''evo1ute."
w. w. Hartley, who has been in
the abstract Office of Chas. e. Dodge
for some time, left last week for Ne
braska to accept a position in large
abstract Office. Wood has many
friends here who wish him success in
his new position.
While in Hoisiugton last Saturday
we found Bob Merten behind the coun-
ter at the A. 7. Webb & Co. drug
store, as clipper and accommodating
as the most polished counter jumper
in the land. Bob is generally at home
wherever his hat is off.
G. A. Willms, who, by the way is
one of the solid farmers of this county
threshed out wheat last week that
yielded SO bushels to the acre. Mr..
Willms lisa Comanche township farmer,
down where they always raise some
thing other than Old Harry.
The fellows whose only trade is
shoveling snow from May to October
and shooting flies from October to
May, are becoming more numerous
these days. When they ask for a
"hand out" hand them out a stuffed
club, and take two hands to it too
If you want to know what makes
.. J. Richards, who is always courte-
Gus and accommodating, more pleasing
than ever the last few days, just go
down and see that boy No. 3 who
came to the Richards mansion Tues
day-down in the third ward, you
know.
Every town man dreams that when
he gets rich he will move on a farm
to spend bis old age, where he can take
life quietly and easy. Every farmer
consoles himself by dreaming that
when he is old he will have enough
money to enable him to live in town,
where there is more going on.
F. M. LaPorte and wife, who have
been visiting their daughter in this
county since harvest, returned to their
home in Hennessy, Ok, Tuesday morn
ing. Mr.. LaPorte has good farm in
Sedgwick county and also one in Ok
lahoma, and reaped good harvest
off of both of them this year.
There are too many people who will
not cast their bread upon the waters
unless they are assured beforehand
that it will come back again in a few
days full grown sandwich, all trim
med with ham, butter and mustard
rolled up in warranty deed for one
half of the earth and a mortgage on
the other.
A Daring young man from Dundes
got full on some joint hop teal he raj
up against Dick, who coliared hin
quick, and took him Judge Corbin te
see. Now this daring young mar
shuld know, he hadn't orter have
done SO, for the judge must eat, ane
Dick owns the street, and the cash o
the drinker must go.
Word was brought to town Tuesda
that man named John Schwartge
was found dead out In the yard at
house owned by Jake Zimmer, 2 mile
west of Olmitz. Monday morning Gu
information is that Schwartzel, VIII
was a man aged about 40, had bee
attending picnic held at the hous
Saturday and Sunday, and it wa
thought that he had left for hls home
until he was found dead in the yard
or garden, the next morning.