Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-09-07

undries, Oils & Paints,
end, KaS.
We invite communications from
local men who are awake on the ques-
ton of hi-metalism, for our ''silver
column"
During the absence of City Clerk
Hobart, G, P. Townsley will act as
deputy city clerk and attend TO the
registration books.
The editor of the DEMOCRAT was
called to Topeka on Tuesday morning
of this week on telegram announcing
the death of an elder sister, Mrs. S.
p Wilcox.
Rev. j. w. Carson received a tele-
gram stating that he has been elected
by unanimous vote of the church as
minister of the congregational church,
at Dunlap, Iowa.
John Berry, of Missouri, and Miss
Ne:tie Turner were married at the
home of the bride in this city, We'd
nesday evening, the 9th. The DEMO.
GRAFT extends congratulations.
Great Bend is on a social evil reform
movement but the contest is pretty
evenly divided as to numbers.-Ells-
worth Messenger.
This is one case where you 60 away
from home to learn the news.
For TRADE-A good chestnut mare,
8 years old, free driver and good rider,
to trade for a Safety Bicycle Adde'S
G. [. FARMER,
Kinsley, Kansas.
GET HOME "A four room house.
100 foot lot, deep well, east front,
blocks from court house, clear title
and taxes all paid, for sale for $3.50
CASH. Call at this Office.
The meeting iui ~ formation of a
bl-metalic Club was scj,urned to
Saturday of this week, the 8 h, when
it is hoped a large attendance of those
in favor of the movement will be pres
ent at the court house, at O'Clock p.
m.
j. d. Chadd, from down in Egypt
Stafford county, where they always
raise something, was in Monday tc
renew on the DEMOCRAT. He reports
a good many chinch bugs down in his
locality, but thinks with a wet fall
they will all croak before spring.
Will Evans, who passed through
the city Monday evening, says there
never has been, in the history of the
two cities at the mouth of the Kaw
so much "holding up" and robbing al
is now prac:iced there A man is
hardly safe to step out in his back door
yard if it is known he has any none,
about him.
An anti-W erld's Fair club has beer
organized at Topeka, composed o
those who do not intend to visit til,
fair. The primal object of the club
to suppress SO far as possible the maj
who wants to tell what he saw there
They will have an appropriate "sigl
OF distress" to use on such occasions
and there is some talk of having th
club chartered.
he two creameries, at Ellinwoo
and In Logan township. pay out, on a
average, $500 a month for milk
: This money goes to the farmers VII
, live in the vicinity of the creameries
and ranges from 81 to IS month t
a family. In addition to this MONTH
cash disbursement, the farmers are ais
stockholders in the institutions, an
as each is running successfully the
receive very fair dividend.
''Straws show which way the win
; hlows." Two republican papers in tn
. judicial district have, within the pa!
! two weeks, thrown up the sponge an
: joined the daisies. First the Hoisin.
ton Blade and next the Lyons Tribun,
Boys, we've got 'em ON the run. Kee
eternally at it, and one of these da,
Kansas will be completely redeeme
from the rule of the party which hs
brought it into bad repute.
We this week furnish our readers
four page paper. It's local pages con
tain as much news as usual, but tn
miscellaneous matter is less. We al