Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10

Elmer Mitchell, of near Galatia,
recently returned from trip to Texas,
glad to get back into rainy Kansas.
A meeting to effect the permanent
organization of creamery company
at CIafin, will be held at the Clafiin
Hall Saturday.
When you know anything that will
make good local item drop card to
this paper, stating the facts, and we
will write it up.
John Phillips, northeast of town,
had runaway the other day, which
resulted in the MASKING up of his
buggy, brand new one.
J. R. Taylor got out bills for his
horse "Sailor Boy" last week. The
animal will make the season of 1894
at George Kincaid's barn in this city.
Every democratic committeeman
SHOULD remember the meeting of the
committee in this city on the 18th,
and make his arrangements to be
present.
NoTICE-As o. R. Wilson has
rented my pasture-known as the
Sowle farm-he will hereafter have
the management of the same, and
fulfill all contracts I have made for
pasture. j. r. TAYLOR.
The probate judge got his circus
money out of marriage license and
fee, Saturday last, the ceremony being
performed for Albert l. Moorehead
and Miss Cena A. Canthlin, both of
near Seward, in Stafford county.
The "shell game" was worked in
the side show as usual, and the men
who do not read the papers, and who
want to get something for nothing
as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. neat
little sums to the chestnutty old fake
as usual, also.
The man who makes the bigges t
kick about a fancied wrong as gem
eral thing is not a subscriber" says
the guttersnipe. Yes, and he is the
same man who knows more about how
the paper ought to be run than all the
editors outside of the lunatic asylums
or poor house.
The circus last Saturday was not
largely attended, though there was a
large number of people in town.
Dallars were too scarce. The show,
though not near as large as some that
have visited this town, was fairly
good, many of the features being new
and interesting. The menagerie was
small, and cheap, but tie whole con
Germ showed a prosperous condition.
The DEMOCRAT enormously an
nounced last week that the high school
graduating exercises would be on the
18th. The exercises will be held at
the opera house Wednesday evening,
the 18th. The names of the graduates
are: Reno E. Thatcher, Nellie Nor
gan, Vida Shaw, George w. Nimocks,
Jr., Anna Crummack, Lee Hills,
Ella Miller, Katie E. Vollmer, Eman-
uel Buses and Mamie B. Foster.
G. W. Birchfeld, formerly of this
county, but now on claim near Enid,
Oklahoma, is in a hard row of stumps
He got some money, through the post
Office the other day, some $50. He
bought about SO worth of feed and
provisions, and was ready to start for
home, when he was called into a dry
goods store by a couple of strangers,
who, as soon as they got him in off
the street, presented guns and com
PEELED him to cough up the little
money he had. This was right OH one
OF the principal streets of the city, and
in broad daylight. Verify, Barton
county is more healthy place to live
than Oklahoma-as Birch. will doubt
less now acknowledge.
DIED her home in Claren ce
township, on Friday, May 4, 1894,
at 5 a. M Mrs. Anna Ummen, aged
81 years. Deceased has been sick for
quite while, and has endured a
great deal of suffering before death
called her home. She was the beloved
Il. l. r