Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-30

G. NJ. Norton, of Union township.
will live in town this winter. He will
work for the Great Bend Mills.
Baby day at Wilson's Gallery.
Photos of babies. 6 months old and
under, free, on September 7th. End
door south of Feldcamp's bakery.
Will Shopper, fireman on the
branch, has passed the examination
and been promoted to the position of
engineer. He viii go to Nickerson in
8 few days.
The s'non-professionals" of the
DEMOCRAT block and the First
National Bank block crossed bats
Tuesday. The south siders won by
score OF II to 5.
A man may guy, and man may
lie, and a man may puff and blow; but
he can't get trade if he sits in the
shade and waits for business to grow.
Moral: Advertise.
It is hard to tell which is the most
distressing sound: A street politician
discussing "feenances," the believing
of a sick calf. or young man trying
to learn to blow a brass horn.
With ''call boxes" only 10 cents a
quarter, 6 cents a month, most any
one can afford to have a box at the
postoffice, instead of having to wait
with the crowd at the general delivery,
A negro youth, whose name we did
not learn, got slugged, IN tie south
west part of town Monday night, and
robbed of a gold watch and what
change he had about him. No clue to
the perpetrators of the deed.
A small boy surprised his teacher
by asking her how far procession OF
the Presidents of the United States
would reach if they were placed IN q
row. On her expressing her ignor-
ance. he calmly announced: From
Washington to Cleveland"
All parties wishing fish will let the
same be known TO me in person or by
mail as Car of fish will be run
through on the Santa Fe this fall
Prepare yourself with n barrel and be
ready to meet the train at any time
D. G.. LUsE, Fish Com.
The kind of change that comes into
the stamp window at the postoffce
nova days ia an indication of the
hard times. Old coins OF all kinds
are hunted up from the places where
they have been laid away for souvenirs
aud are brought in to purchase stamps
with which to send a letter to some
owed one.
In discussing the outrageous prices
charged for funeral accompaniment
now a days, one of the DEMoCRA1
force remarked that he would 'just a
soon be hauled out in a spring wagon
as the SO a trip heerse." Anothe
would s'he satisfied to go in a common
lumber wagon" while third ''pre-
ferred to walk" Beautiful economy
to be sure.
WAYNE Watson and S. @. johnson
Larned's two handsome tonsorial art
lists, closed up shop Tuesday and cam
down to Great Bend on their wheels
to visit with the boys and witness tn
ball game. They made arrangement
with the man who gets shaved OIL
Tuesday to put it off week, and tn
business affairs of the Pawnee villag
went on as usual.
Mrs Mary Murphey, mother of j
D. Murphey of Eureka township
received voucher this week for 5000
back pension. This pension claim ha
hung fire for many years, since 1877
and only through the strong persons
interest taken by Senator John Marti
was the case finally brought to a sci
Element We hope Dave will on
day repent of his sin of kicking b
cause Senator Martin is a DEMOCRAT.
Archie Caraway left for Kanss
City Friday evening to report for dut
as extra Ry Mail Clerk. He took tt
a civil service examination early In Il
j summer and made showing ava