Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-21


Neatly tucked away in bed.
Mother cuts, and trims and sews,
What she's making Santa knows.
Sleek and curly heads asleep
Santau mothers secret keep. La
Mask ball Christmas night.
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Justice Jesse James, if you please. !
Attend the Charity Concert next |
Wednesday night.
Mrs. A L. Miller has been quite r
sick for some days.
D. Matthewson, of this city, has :,
gone, to Red Rock, Nebraska.
John Welfe, of Ellinwood, was do
ing business in town Tuesday ,,
Every Uniform Rank man ought +
to be out to X. P. lodge tonight. +
Hans Jurgensen, of Clarence town
ship, is reported down with the grip. e
Buy tickets for the concert Wednes- t
day night, whether you can attend or /
not. a
j. w. Drake, of the north side, was
laying in Christmas supplies, last Tues. 8
day. C
Joseph Waterbury is visiting q
friends in the eastern part of the f
state.
Ed Heath was over from Hoising- S
ton Monday, full of business as 6
Kansas is full of politics. f
Mrs. Elva BROKER and children '
came up from Pueblo Monday. to
spend Christmas with relatives.
Hoisington's business men are
arranging for grand ball on the night
of the 28th-next Thursday night.
Cow WANTED want to buy a
good, fresh mich cow. Call on L G..
Schnacke at Congregational parsonage.
Mrs. Woods kindergarten class .
gave Christmas exercises, in the K. of
P. hall, Wednesday eveneng of this :,
week. {;
Mrs. Z. T. Smith is here, called
from Kansas City by the serious sick
ness of her father. Mr.. A. l.. Whit ,
comb. :,
Mr.. Grimes, of the electric light s
works, has his new dynamo in work.
ing order now, and the lights are in
good shape. II
A marriage license was issued Mon
day to Enoch Davis and Miss Flor
ence Wilton, both of the north side
of the county. =.
Jake and John Stoskopf. Isaac 8
Markell, and Mr.. More were down 8
from Dubuque Monday. interviewing
the county treasurer. ,
The chiggers, feas, and flies are
gone, to come an o t b day;
but the bed bugs season now is on
be says he's come to stay
! Karl Kreizel, the Olmitz store
keeper and miller, was among the
out of-town people doing business in
Great Bend last Monday.
| Cbas. Hobart, of Comanche town
ship, accompanied by one of the pref
test little girls in the east end, did"
the city last Tuesday.
A new baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitchurch, Of Hpisington, last
Thursday morning, made cigars plen-
tiful about the Mo. P. depot there.
MARKEDLY Probate Judge Brew
er, Tuesday, the 18th, F. j. Korn-
mier, of Russell county, to Miss Laura
E. Taller, of Great Bend township.
| Hank Smith was in from Redwing
Wednesday. He says he is going to
be mighty careful hereafter how he
mixes his drinks in Great Bend.
The friends aud neighbors of VIM.
Essmiller, in Buffalo township, gath
cred at his house Saturday night last
and enjoyed good old fashioned time.
| E. N. Ford, accompanied by Mrs.
Ford and daughter. were callers on
the editor Saturday They secured
one of our handsome premium bucks.
John KOmorch was caller, from
Comanche township, Tuesday. He
has been keeping in fashion with the
rest of humanity, by having the grip.
1t the city school board is not
mighty careful some Of our handsome
school teachers will be carried of dur
ing the holidays. Fair warning, gen
tlemen.