Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-16
PAwNBE ROCK.

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The DEMOCRAT editor had occasion
to visit Pawnee Rock last Monday, and
ran across many old friends in that
historical burg. We did not find any
body down with the blues very bad,
nor did we observe anyone OVERRIDING
themselves with rush of business.
The 'rock' that gave the town its
name and which was once a conspic-
uous promontory of the western plains,
is looking more ''rocky" than ever
to use the slang phrase-but otherwise
the town is about the same it appeared
year ago.
Dropping into DR.. Daniels drug store
we found that faithful and efficient
handy man Farley Willis, in charge,
the Doctor being away on tour Of in
spection-in the Strip, we believe.
We met Jake Baker on the streets,
and he seemed to have overcome his
usual quiet reserve and was loudly ex-
pressing his sorrow for the populists of
Barton county, and specializing on what
style of hat Tom Brewer would get him.
We suggest that Tom have Bruce Jones
make him a hat of that mythical
American tin"
We felt safe, and perfectly at home
when we met Mark Keynes. Mark
left off reading election returns long
enough to ask if we had heard from
New York? We had.
7. Z. Nichols restaurant, grocery
and butcher shop combined, seemed to
be having popular run, and we dropped
in on Nick AMI found him happy and
conteted.
At Logan s. Smiths we ran across a
number of the boys. This firm has up
a sign something like Money Talks -
or Cash Goes" and money was
coming in all right, while the goods
were going. The firm is not doing any
confidence business on the strength
of supposed republican supremacy.
We met George Bauer and John
Unruh, Mr.. McGill, w. L. Clark and
Mr.. Seeber at the latter place. We
could not notice that any of them were
feeling very much broken up over the
recent elections. and they were repre-
sentative men from all parties.
John Bement was found in his law
fessed TO be somewhat mixed as to bis
future connection with politics; and
vaguely threatened to support female
suffrage next year and let his wife run
the politics for The family, if?-
The town barber as in the act OF
taking a tumble to his trade; that is
he Was moving from upstairs to down.
stairs, and across the street from his
old stand.
y few loads of wheat were coming
intO town, and Baker and SwartZ were
after the grain with as much avidity as
though there was some money in it.
w. NJ. Lewis. the handsome anG
lCquaciouS station agent for the Santa
Fe. was on deck, holding his own as q
lighting democrat against all odds
MIR. Lewis had a spy glass out looking
for some of the confidence thai
should have been restored to this
country by the alleged republican land
slide. He is still looking, but will
little hope of reward.
BENZ z. Unruh was non committa
Oh generalities, but we'll satisfied tina
the recent rain and snow was blessin,
to the growing wheat.
We found Commissioner Bruce il
town, on his way to the new bridg
across the Arkansaw, and we rod
down with him TO inspect the new
structure. Charley and Jock Morrison
Jim Duncan. c. ID. Jack and son an,
Robert Bruce were found cutting
slashing, boring, screwing and pound
ing, and their efforts had almost com
pleted bridge which has all the ar
pearance of being substantial struct
ure, and one that will not be such a
easy plaything to be tossed about b
the frolicsome winds, as was the oil
bridge. They expect to have it con
pleted, from sandy fill to red hand raj
Tuesday night. We took dinner wit
the boys, in their cooking tent, an
both MIR. Bruce and the writer regi
tered solemn VOW that we wou]
recommend Charley Honnen as IL
best cook in the state-barring O,
wives, of course.
All the wheat in the vicinity of IL
Rock has good healthy appearance
though most of it is of the late sowin
That country is pretty well dotted vii
prosperous appearing farms, and v
don't think there are any flies on Pa,
nee Rock township, even if she did !;
republican by the skin of her hangar,
teeth.
Il Is not always wise to blurt u
the truth at all times. Silence