Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS.
PAWNEE ROCK.

ABOUT the hrst thing young people do
after falling in love is to fall out.
The muddy streets suggest the i'm
portance of more sidewalks and better
gradiAgs.
Mr.. Elliot, Great Bend miller, was
here this week helping to get the mill
ready for -four.
Flour is being made at the mill now.
Pawnee Rock is now the trading point
of the valley.
Friendship is the only thing in the
world concerning the usefulness of which
all men are agreed.
MARRIED-Some time last week, Ash
Nairn to Miss Susie Niece. Ash went
down to the strip and brought back his
bride, and all was partial surprise to
our people.
1t is not rulable for a paper to push
anybody's business who never spends
cent for advertising. People who do not
need to have their business advertised
can find no fault if they are never re-
ferred to in print. But every paper
does it more or less, and in this shows
a forbearance that does not mark all
the walks of life.
The lake on Main street should be
filled up and the street graded. As a
citizen remarked yesterday, it looks like
lost town. A few loads of dirt prop
erly leveled down would shed the water
into she drains and one might cross the
street without wading boots.
A paper says love of country is dying
out. Maybe it is, but you never saw
bright American lad who did not look
happier when the band played s'March-
ing Through Georgia" 1t is true that
the Fourth of July orator has lost some
of his glory, but the national airs
arouse as much enthusiasm as ever.
Ho1s1NeToN.
From the Dispatch.
A new machinist in town. A fine II
pound boy arrived at Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Cooper's Monday afternoon.
The snow has departed, the roads are
now in fine condition and the wheat is
coming on nicely. What more could
we want.
Money is said to be the root of all
evil, but never the less to the contrary
Notwithstanding, the filthy lucre is very
acceptable at this office in exchange for
subscription account.
G. G. Coons, of Harvey county. S.
T. and James Coon, of Mcpherson
county, and Mrs. Toot of Merrick coun-
ty, Nebraska, are here to attend the
Golden Wedding anniversary of their
parents near town.
Word has been received that Prof. c.
F. Bell, who had the principalship of
the Hoislngton schools early in the
winter died in Chico, California, where
he had gone for his health. Consump.
ton was the cause of his death, hastened
by an abcess on one of his lungs.
While many people are hocking to
the gold fields of southern Utah and
Colorado the contented and industrious
Kansas farmer is attending to business,
and reaping golden dollars from the
prolific soil.
From the Blade.
The Catholic society of this city are
only waiting for deed to their lot on
upper Main street to begin work on
their church edifce.
The backbone of winter seems to
have been broken. Anyway, her corset
string is busted, and spring is on in
great shape the past two or three days.
Mr.. Cleveland is surely man of des-
tiny, as has oft been remarked and as
many times repeated. He is the only
man on record who has been before the
people of his own state for their suf-
frage four times in succession in ten
d
larger vote than on the previous occa-
sion.
There will be more grain held in the
hands of the farmers of Barton county
this winter than was ever held by them
before. The suggestive feature brought
out by this fact is apparent to anyone.
Their old obligations have been taken
care of, their debts are of such insig-
nihcant amounts that they are not wor-
rying to any extent, and they are, there
fore, enabled to hold onto their pro-
ducts until the market is in the very
best condition.
CLAFLIN.
From the Banner.
Peter Billen is down in Oklahoma a
this week investing in real estate.
1t is easier to make tree grow
straight than it is to straighten crook