Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31


shape.
w. w. Hickman, of Stafford, was
a caller, Wednesday. He says Stat
ford county farmers are getting their
ground in the best shape for wheat
this fall it has ever been.
Will Bunting left last week for Ok
lahoma. He is said to have remarked
that ''There is no use for any republi-
can to.try and beat Henry Klein for
register of deeds this fall"
S. S. Shields, of Albion, was a
welcome caller at this Office Saturday.
He reports Albion township in very
good condition and hopeful Of much
better times in short time.
FoR TRADE-A good chestnut mare,
8 years old, free driver and good rider,
to trade for Safety Bicycle. Adde'S
@. L FARMER.
Kinsley, Kansas.
AL. Whitcomb is undergoing the
Intermittent shakin up peculiar to
Missouri river fever and ague. 1t is
wrong for AL. to import that uncon-
genial malady into this salubrious
climate.
Parties whose taxes have become
delinquent should remember that the
tax sale will occur on the 9Th of Sep
tenn ber-next Tuesday-and they
should, if possible, pay up before. that
time and save additional penalties.
Many of the boys az preparing to
"make the run" for the st.ir opening.
One saddler, John Hiss, says be has
sold 10 saddles for that purpose within
the last few days. The next run will
be run to get back to bounteous
Barton again.
The harmony in the republican
judicial convention last Monday was
so thick you could cut it with a corn
knife-so dense that the convention
could not see its way to adopt plat
form, but left its nominee to wander
about on anybody's platform.
DIR. F. NJ. Campbell, of Clafin, was
over to the city Tuesday, and made a
couple of the printing Offices thankful
for his visit. He says that nothing
startling has happened at Clafin lately,
unless it is that Frank Clark has gone
out of the hotel business.
On Tuesday of this week Mr.. Mart
Keenan, of this city and Miss Katie
Lease of north of Ellinwood, were
joined in marriage at the CATHOLIC
church in this city, the impressive
ceremony being witnessed by the i'm
mediate friends of the bride and
groom.
Republicans are getting very liberal
these days. In the third ward pri-
mary democrats, populists and prohi-
bitionists voted just the same as COM
mon republicans-the only questions
asked by each factor was sis he for
Spencer" or ''for Gilmore" In
many cases he is for neither.
Song of the stripper: 81 am going
to the strip, baby mine, baby mine;
am loaded for the trip, baby mine,
baby mine. I've saddle, dirk and
gun, and horse to make the run, and
I'm bonnd to have some fun, baby
mine, baby mine; Pm stripper SON
of gun, baby mine
NJ. M. Eppstein, the Great Bend
shoe store man, has returned with his
family from a months visit in the east.
Epp. had more fun, saw more people
(and talked less of course) than any
body, and is provided with fund of
anecdote and adventure that will last
him through many a long winter
evening.
To be consistent the republican
convention of next Saturday should
resolve in favor of female suffrage, as
that will be one of the issues taken up
and fathered by the republicans of
Kansas in their next campaign. Why
not take the COW by the place where
the horns ought to be, boys, and edu-
cate your people up to what they will
be expected to swallow next year.
Col. w. E. Huffman. debuty reve-
nue. collector for this district, was in
the city few hours last Saturday.
He takes to his duties like a duck to
water, and is one of the most accom-
modating and gentlemanly collectors
who has ever looked after Uncle Sam 8
revenue. He reports bis family all