Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-27

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w. w. Hickman and wife, of |
Stafford county, were in town Monday.
They report plenty of rain in their
locality for all practical purposes, and
all vegetation doing fine.
Jim Pritchard found s'busted hy-
drant" up ON West Broadway, We'd
nesday. Bob Ewalt and the DEMO
Graf man found the same "waste of
water" few days before.
Two young lads came near being
droweed in the Walnut, Sunday,
while in swimming. They got in over
their depth, and were only rescued by |
promptness of companions.
All Hoisington is rejoicing over the
location of the Mo. P. train dispatcher's
Office at that place. When the change
is made it will mean an increase of
population of at least forty people.
Justices of the peace throughout the
county should remember that this
Office can supply them with blanks in
any quantity, at prices below Topeka
houses. Send in your order by mail.
Be honest, be truthful, be gentle,
be kind, and you'll never lack friends
to the end of your line. But-you'll
ne'er be selected an office to fill, and
dollars will flow rather slow to your
till.
The annual school meetings are to
be held today, the 9th, in the vari-
Gus school districts of the county.
Every member of each district who
has children of school age should
attend.
Leigh Vernon, the gay evangelist,
plead guilty to the charge of adultery.
at Pittsburgh, last week, and was
fined 5000 and costs of prosecution,
and given a sentence of six months in
the county Jail.
Frank Herthel rode down from four
miles north of Clafin, on his wheel
Monday He said he had seen cooler
days for that kind of exercise, and
thinks a % mile ride plenty long
enough for exercise.
Advices from North Henderson,
ILL.,, informs us that Mr.. and Mrs.
Will T. Glenn, formerly of Barton
county, are the happy parents of a fine
girl. Will cannot find big enough
vdjectives to express his delight.
Receivers have been appointed for
the Hoisington Drug & Jewelry Co.,
for Jessie Baxter's millinery store and
Geo. Orr, dry goods and groceries. 1t
is to be hoped these firms will be able
to resume business again in short
time.
John Hoenscheidt, of Wichita, one
of the hustlers from away back, was
visiting his many friends in Great
] Bend, Tuesday. He is a newspaper
man all the way up, and has now only
, five newspapers in Oklahoma and
Kansas.
: Clafin business men took a holiday
Wednesday, and came over to Great
e Bend to attend the case Of state VS..
Kelley. Bro. O'Blennis was with his
> fellow citizens, but many very uncom-
= plimentary remarks were made about
). his course in the affair. The taking of
evidence commenced before Justice
clayton Wednesday.
5 The railroads running east out OF
e Denver are carrying laborers free OF
D charge as far as the Missouri river.
Tuesday evening freight train went
: east ON the Santa Fe which had on
s board 100 dead heads, some of them
e very intelligent men, and men who
:, had the appearance of being good
citizens.
+ Harry Tracy returned Tuesday from
4 couple of weeks visit to the Worlds
Fair. He is another young Kansas
20 democrat who did not fail to catct
o onto the fact that Kansas has a dis.
play at the big show which attract.
more people than that of any Other
= state in the Union.-Granny Towns
ley to the contrary Notwithstanding