Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02

''ON with the dance-let joy be I'M
confined! no sleep 'till'-the state
capital is located in or near the center
of Kansas.
Prof. E.. E. Wrigt, Prof. N. F.
Daum, Mrs. Geo. Parker, Mrs. Dida
Patterson, and the Misses. Long, Zin-
meht, Frost and Fruit, attended the
teachers meeting at Sterling last Sat.
urday.
The Heller Brass Band will give a
supper and entertainment on the even
ing of March 10th, 1898, at District
No. 20, the Iron Bridge school house.
Everybody most cordially invited to
attend.
March, the first spring month, is
always looked forward to with anxiety;
for when that month comes it is gen
orally conceded, in this locality, that
the cold spells are no more. Well
come, thou harbinger of spring.
IN. Woodward, the postal tele-
graph manager. accompanied by his
wife and one daughter, left last week
for the home of Mr.. Wood wards
father, at Metcalf, Ills. Mr.. q. S.
Renshaw has charge of the postal dur
ing Mr.. Wooward's absence.
While in Hoisington last Thursday
we could not help noticing the large
number of new houses being built in
that growing young city. Some of
them too, are very neat and will make
handsome BONES for the industrious
citizens of our northern neighbor.
A. III. Baker was over from Hois-
ington the first of the week. He says
there is great increase in inquiry for
Barton caunty farm lands during the
past week, and that values are on the
rise. He has made number of good
sales recently, and has many more on
the way.
Last Thursday evening, about $50
the fire bell called the department out
in quick order, and run was made to
Nathan Brooks store, on Nam street
where it was found the fire was put
out with few buckets of water. A
gasoline stove had caused the trouble,
no serious damage was done.
While at Wichita last Sunday we
called upon Col. W. E. HUFFMAN
and family. Col Huffman has a
handsome and comm odious residence
in pleasant part of the city, and
says be is doing a good business.
Henry is studying law with one of
the first law firms OF the city.
Eugene Wiley has bought halt
interest in Bruce Jones hardware
business, and the firm is now Jones &
Wiley. They are putting in a most
complete line of house furnishings,
gasoline stoves, plummers supplies,
shelf hard ware, tin ware etc., and be.
ing both practical timers are prepared
to give complete satisfaction in their
line.
Ole Olson has a date at the Grand,
March 18th, when he will appear in
the popular comedy-drama, GA Model
Husband" ALI you Great Bend mar
ried ladies who never saw one should
secure seats; and the unmarried men
should not miss the show, for they
could doubtless get some "polnters.
AS to the married men, they know
there can be no such thing as 'sa
M odel husband"-no man lives long
enough to become such-except on
paper.
w. II. Varah, of near Willard, was
a caller Saturday. He and Mrs.
Varah were back in New York and
Illinois for three months visit during
the past winter, returning about three
weeks ago. It was the first visit to
the old folks for sixteen years, and
they enjoyed very pleasant time,
though sglad enough to get back to
sunny Kansas and prosperous Barton.
Mr.. Varah is not Calamity bowler
but is conscientious peoples party
man who. recognizes that the republi-
can party has earned its rest in the
silent tombs of oblivion.
Those school children who took
part in the Longfellow entertainment