Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15

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lar travelling agent for the Ellinwood
mills, was caller last Thursday. He
was all broken up over the panicy
wheat prices.
Karl Kreisel, proprietor of the
Olmitz mill and elevator, was doing
business in the city Thursday last, and
called at the DEMOCRAT Office to order
a supply of stationery.
Won't somebody turn the dog
catcher loose? Hot weather is coming
on, and there are several hundred
dogs in this city that may be more
dangerous than useful.
Say, if you want to have a real
good, old fashioned, out door romp, in
one of the incest groves in Barton
county, why go out to Dalziels grove
today and take your grub-basket with
you.
When man asks you what differ
ence there is between the Cleveland
administration now and the Harrison
administration, just ask that man to
hold his breath until this time next
year.
Already in many counties in Kan
sas the willy candidate is springing
from between the corn rows, out of
the cracks in the sidewalks, and from
under last years straw stacks, to shake
the hand of the son of toll.
What has become of the old settlers
reunion for 1893? Did the high winds
carry it away to the land of eternal
SHOWS, or did the officers elected last
year forget that they are still on earth
and have duty to perform?
T. Fl. Butler visited Topeka last
week, and while there he called upon
Senator John Martin. He found the
Senator in excellent spirits and full of
hope for an early and beneficial
change in the manner of running
government affairs.
Station Agt. VIM. Torrey returned
Thursday last from about a months
visit ia the east. He enjoyed very
pleasant visit, saw and heard much
that was interesting and instructive,
and also had the pleasure of shaking
hands with President Grover Cleve-
land and his handsome wife.
| Mrs. Jennie Chamberlin writes
from Oklahoma City that she is we'll
pleased down there, though she has
many friends in Great Bend to whom
she desires to be remembered. She
says all crops in Oklahoma are i'll
splendid condition, and there is prom.
Use of an abundant fruit crop this
year.
This office is the only place in town
where you can get first class job print
ing, such as cards, badges, invitations,
note and letter heads, statements,
envelopes, etc. printed in the latest
designs of type aud with the best OF
material. Special attention also given
to poster or advertising work. Our
prices cannot be duplicated outside OF
the larger cities.
! Judge Baily, who adjourned the
June term of court here until August,
will 90 to the Worlds Fair for a
month. Possibly the weather is much
pleasanter in Chicago now than it will
be during August, which may explain
why the June term of court could not
be held in June, when the farmers OF
Barton county would not be much
"put out" attending as jurors.
Loans, Loans, Loans.
I want to place $4,000 on first
class Farm Loans, before Oct. lst, at
lowest rates of interest. No delay.
A. J. AUCKLAND.
A chunp: The fellow who has little
| money, and mortgage. and VIE,
| who attempts to be quite funny by
assuming a sports life-takes to bet
ting on the races, takes to playing
colts for places, tries his hand at tickle
cultures" and gets squeezed by the
bull butchers; and by various other
ventures makes dump. of all his hard
earned money in a lump-he's a
chump.
Star Of the South.
Go to Velasco for health, sea air.
and comfort; where ships too deep for
oil other Tsxas norris sail in and out