Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-07

| Some men, says an exchange, pre-
fer heavy work. They would rattle
hold 145 pound girl on their la
than a ten pound baby.
| A. F. Kuhl. of the east side of tn
county, was doing business at th,
county seat, Monday, and remembered
the printer in his rounds.
We hear of new counterfeit S5C
bill being out. We wish we hadn'
heard of this, for we will not be able
to sleep any for fear we may get thai
bill worked eff OH us.
j. j. Winterburg was over from
Hoisington to spend Sunday. Hi,
son, Bert, who hasbeen i'll for while.
| is now able to be out of bed, and
promises speedy recovery.
The Daughters of Rebekah lodge
elected officers Monday night, as
follows: N G.. Mrs A. LaldIaw; Y
g., Mrs Emma Hart; Sec Mics Mary
Moore; Treas Mrs. j. Troillet; Per
Sec, Mira. A. B. Miller.
We don't know that the prevailing
fad, the grip" has struck in on any
of the newspaper fraternity of this
city. One thing it does do, and that
is, furnishes filling during these
times of scarcity of news.
Fred Walker and Charley BROKER
returned from the Strip last week.
They started in to build log houses
for the settlers. but Uncle Sam refused
to part with any more cedar logs from
the reservation and the building boom
busted.
Harry Tracy is worthy young
democrat who has received the APP
pointment to lucrative clerkship in
the Office of Pension Commissioner
Click. He will assume his duties
about the 10th inst, making his home
in Topeka.
The new, Pawnee Rock bridge was
accepted by the commissioners last
Tuesday. The old lumber and iron
was sold, netting near 5000 The
Great Bend Pressed Brick Co. bought
large amount Of the iron to be used
in their kilns.
A telegram received here announced
that Mrs. Chs.. Moses, daughter of c.
f. Culver, died at her home neal
Chicago on Monday of this week
Geo. n Moses and G. 2. Townsley
and wrfe left for Chicago Tuesday
morning to at tend the funeral.
He clasped her dainty little hand
he squeezed her heauteous form; hi
vowed to shield her from the wine
and from the worlds cold storm. Sh,
set her lovely eyes on him, the tears
did freely flow; and with her ruby lip
she said: so, rats! Do let me go.'
Rev. Schnacke, the new misister 0
the Congregational church arrived
from Paola, Tuesday evening, will
his wife and four children. Mrs. s
is daughter Of Congressman Jno Davi
of Kansas Temporarily the famil,
is domiciled at the home of J. c
Evans.
The Sons of Veterans elected til
following officers Monday night
Capt, Bruce lone; First Lieut..
Frank Hitchcock; Second Lieut..
Reno Thatche; Council. John Brown
W. NJ Sloniger and Frank Brown
Delegate, John Brown, and Alternate
Reno Thatcher.
Prof. L. d. Leach was taken befor
the probate court Monday on charg
of insanity, jury was called in, bu
as it was composed of men who kne,
all about the case it was discharged
and the case continued to the 18th
In the meantime Mr.. Leach boards a
Hotel de Spencer
We shall shortly send statement
to every subscriber who is in arrears
and earnestly hope that our delin
quents will respond to the call for
settlement. If we can collect hal
the total amount that is due us we wi
resume the former size of the DEMO
Graf and add new features of interes
besides.
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