Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-05
NEIGHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
ELLINWooD.

; old if he grows good and rich at the
same time, but there are few that do
this.
1.-The darker the night the more need
of light" should be remembered by
those in business who think to econo
mise by stopping their paper and
cease to advertise because times are
dull.
| Nick Keeper returned from the fair
the first of the week perfectly well
satisfied that he Lad seen the greatest
show on earth. Nick sill now settle
down to business AID proceed to have
himself elected County Commissioner
/ for this district.
Next month the big coursing meet
ings will take place on the great Chey
enne plains, and as these plains are
liable to be turned into big lake in
the near future you had all better
make up your minds to go and see the
rabbit races before 1t is eyeriaStiDgly
too late.
Rev. Ii. kupfernagel of Great Bend,
this week moved into the new parson
age that has just been completed, and
will hereafter be citizen of Ellinwood.
We gladly welcome Mr.. KGpfernagel
among us and hope he will find our
city both pleasant and profitable
place to live.
A tramp recently visited the Adyo-
cate editors home after all the inmates
had retired for the night and pried the
screen off the window and helped him
self to few things to eat that were
on d table just inside the window.
There is no telling how bad off the
country is when d tramp raids an edi-
tor s house in order to find something
to eat.
f. g. Mckinney, our affable young
county supern tendent, came down
from the Bend Friday to look after the
threshing of his wheat on the south
side He had the misfortune to have
one of his bride bits break and his
, team ran away with him and upset
|
when little ways east of the Bend
but fortunately Mr.. Mckinney escaped
uniDjnred and made his way back to
: the Bend and came down on the train.
MARRIED:-At the residence of the
? groom's mother, Tuesday at 5 O'clock
e by Rev. Kupfernagel, Mr.. August
Lschesky to Miss Matilda Ludwig.
both of Elinwood After the cere-
mony the guests and the happy couple
8 repaired to the brides residence about
two miles north of the city. where a
e big feast was INDUCED in and a merry
2 good time was had until late in the
night Both of the contracting par.
ties are so well and favorably known
that personal mention is unnecessary.
HOISINGTON.
, From the Dispatch.
!, Alfalfa is sure crop and pays well
g Sow patch.
{. Prof J. NJ. Commons is now locat.
e ed at Bushton, Kansas.
= G. E Johnson, formerly a teacher
in the Hosington schools, is principal
of the Jetmore schools this year.
The broom corn crop is bringing lots
;, of money into central Kansas. AZ
yet farmers Of Barton county have
> paid but little attention to the crop.
G.. n. Bicknell has had samples OF
> his Ohio potatoes sent to the World:
. Fair also to the state fair. They viii
;. be way up in the front rank of pro
e auctions of this kind.
Dickinson county has high schoo
/. at which the advanced scholars in the
county can take higher course
Barton county should not be behind
in educational matters and should dt
likewise.
Judge Kniseley's court is full O.
} business. In the case of the State VS.
8 Abraham Boyer on Tuesday a jur!
g was impanneled at 2. p. N. and ths
It case was given TO them at 10 thai
q night. At ii O'Clock verdict o.
q guilty was reached and the court i'm
pOSCu d HH6 OI DiV anu CUSla- lit
ssse has been appealed. "Wednesday
g morning William Reinhart wa!
a brought before the court and fined S:
5. and sentenced to five days imprison
: ment in the county Jail for contempt
q of court. Be careful boys.
g The potato crop. in Barton county
r this year is good, where the plants
/, were mulched, some heavy yields art
q reported The tubers are large anG
q sound. w. G. Lindsay Of Northwest
- of here brought to town and soId to d
e w. Shirley & Co. lot of as fine pota
toes as we ever saw grow in any coun
ty. He dug seven hills and kept then
f separate from the rest. In the seven
3 hills were IS potatoes which weighed
;, in total 81 pounds. IL anyone in al
| Kansas can show better yeiid pei
r, ~ Is,r~ 49,