Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-09

The DEMocRAr is indebted to Mrs. |
N. r. Allen. of Sterling. secre tary of
the G. E. convention. for valuable
assistance in reporting the same.
Miss Laura Humphrey returned
from Emporia, last Friday, where she
has been attending the State Normal
for some weeks past
Mrs. Harry BROKER and two chill
dren came up from Hutchinson, Fri
day, on a ten days visit to her sister,
Mrs Charley Dodge.
E. E. Shattuck, of Michigan, was
out to visit his brother, Sam. last
week. He was afraid something was
the matter with Sam, having heard
the latter had turned pOpulist again.
John R. Lee, a former Barton
county man but now at Ness City. was
in town last week. He reports Ness
county dry as bone-s picked bone
yea, even buffalo bone of ye earle
time.
A big picnic, under the auspices of
the Dubuque Brass Band, will be
held near Dubuque on Saturday, the
18th. a large attendance is promised,
and good time is assured all who
attend.
About the only good we know of
coming from the rainmakers CD is the
fact that they have furnished the
newspapers with several chances to
write items when items were mighty
scarce.
Chas. Lundblade and wife returned
the last of last week from few week s
outing in Colorado. They enjoyed
themselves hugely, and say there are
lots of people spending the hot season
at the various resorts.
Elmer Dawson is preparing to move
to Boston, Mass, about the first OF
September, to go into the -four export
ing business. While we regret losing
Elmer and his interesting family, we
wish him pleasurable success.
What great public benefactors
Great Bends citizens are, to be sure.
They Clipped up $3.50 to set the rain
maker CD to work last Tuesday, and
10; and behold! heavy rains were
brought all over Kansas. Nebraska,
and Iowa that day.
Prof. c. n. Walker of the c. N. c.,
has secured the principalship of the
Hoisington schools. We are glad tc
learn this, as he is a very courteou;
and pleasant gentleman. He was
some years ago, foreman in the DEM
ooRAT Office, being a practical printer
as well as educator.
John Stoskopf and j. L. Bryant
were down from Beaver last Thursday
They said they heard the dynamiter;
bombarding and thought maybe
Coxey's army had broke loose again
and captured the city. They were
quite relieved when they found it was
only the fool rain-scarers.
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| Great Bend used to have a family
of not very savory notoriety known
as ''tbe seven sisters" We see by the
Larned Eagle Optic that that town il
making much of the "seven sisters,
to say nothing about ''Prendergast,
breckenridge" and dude named
Chalfant who does not know the diff
ference between a live town and 6
deserted hen-coOp
When man, says concerning farm
ing in this county, that it is irrigation
ornothing'he utters libel on hundreds
of farmers in Barton county who have
made a success of farming withou
irrigation for many years. Irrigation
when 1t comes-and it will come
beyond doubt. in few years more
will improve agriculture to a grea
extent even in Barton county.
The people of Lyons also hiIed {
rainmaker CD to lombard the ele-
ments. There were good indications
for rain when he commenced, but the
indications" soon disappeared, ant
the people became so indignant tina