Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-30

nine directors favored the south end of
town and that this proportion also rep
resented the capitals choice.
ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate.
Wonder who is responsible for the
weather since the grounding let go.
A commercial excursion of capital
lists from the east will visit Ellinwood
sometime during the first part Of
April.
Quite number of people from the
east are here for the purpose of hunt
ing on the Cheyenne and Salt Marsh.
John Berscheidt's son received quite
an ugly and painful scalp wound Sum
day as result of a kick from cow.
Matt RAIDER is excavating cellar for
the new house he will commence to
build in a few days, in the west part of
tue city.
Andrew Wirtz of north east of town
is building handsome and commodi-
Gus residence. Louis Borchardt is do
ing the carpenter work.
A good many people think you are
having soft snap when the real secret
is you work all the time they do and a
good deal while they are asleep.
Methodist preachers all over the land
will have pretty easy time for a while.
They will have chance to preach
some of their old sermons to new con-
gregations.
Prairie fires can be seen looming up
on all sides these nights, which shows
that farmers are getting rid of great
deal of rubbish and getting ready for
spring work.
Although you may have followed
your line of business all your life, it is
not an unusual thing to run across q
man who never devoted day to that
same business in his life, who knows
more about it than you do-in his
mind.
CLAFLlN
From the Banner.
A travelling optician was doing our
town the first of the week.
The Claflin Hotel now has twenty
regular boarders, and the landlord re-
ports trade good.
Two large hardware stores will be
built in this place this spring and work
on both will begin in few days.
A Sabbath school was organized at
the Christian church Sunday evening
which will meet each Sunday at three
O'Clock p. NJ.
One of Uncle Sans revenue collec-
tors was in town this week looking up
the boys who we're selling the forbid
den juice without the old mans per-
NIT.
Mr.. John Slower is getting up cor
net class, and will teach the young ideas
he will succeed in securing good class
as the boys need some such amusement
Mrs. Lena Herris, of Hoisington
passed through the city Sunday on heI
! way to see country doctor concern
ing her little girls eyes, which were
left in a very bad condition by severe
attack of measles.
While out hunting Saturday, Mr
Chatten's gun was accidentally dis.
charged, and the whole load entered
his horse in the fleshY portion between
the hind legs, inf1icting an ugly wound
which may prove fatal.
We are more heavily taxed by our
carelessness and folly than by our gov
ernment. Many farmers pay higher
trust" and ''rotting" tax, from leaving
| their machines out all winter, thar
they do on their entire farm.
DIED-Lirtle Ruth, youngest daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Giles, Oh Sat
urday morning last at four O'Clock, o
measles and pneumonia, after an i'll
ness of only a few days. Funeral ser
vices were conducted by Elder Dow.
ney at two o'clock p. M, Sunday.
| REDwING RED-TAPE.
From "Nun-ure- -bizniz."
H. Uden made trip among the Claf
lin people last week.
| H. E. Smith is erecting stable fo
his stock at this place. &
Mr.. Tucker has just completed a com
Portable shed for his cattle; also
smoke house.
Mr.. Raffeis is looking around for
location, and wants to invest in som
desirable real estate.
Jos. Habiger is abo ut to improve hi
place of business at Odin by a larg
addition to his building.
Miss Lizzie Amerine celebrated he
birthday the other day, and stands il
lreceiptsof some birthday presents.