Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-01-18
HEIaHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.


HEIGHB0RF00D HAPPENINGS.
ELL1Nw0oD.
From the Advocate.
Some lives are like the Arkansas
river; very long but not very much in
them.
Our creamery receives about 500
pounds of cream from Nickerson each
week
The cigars are on Mangelsdorf's
affabie clerk, Gus Kinzle. A bran new
bouncing, boy made its appearance at
his home last Friday.
Judge G. B. Archer, who went to
Eureka Springs, Ark, about the first
of the year, for his health, writes back
that already he is mucl, improved.
Louis Borchardt has taken The con-
tract to tear down the old building on
the corper for John Wolf, and rebuild
it again on his farm for cow sheds etc.
Whenever conductors run across a
man on the train bound for this city
they say ne is going to Germany. All
we have to say, there is not a better
place in Kansas to go to.
The outside painting on the new
church has been finished, and it
appears to the best advantage of any
building in the city, and reflects credit
on the Christianson boys. who did the
work.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the creamery company last
Monday, II. l.. Ives, and I'll. j. Roetzei
retired from the board and Frank PETE
and Jake Thul were elected to fill their
places, otherwise the board remains
the same as last year. The creamery
company made clear profit of $500
last year.
Several complaints have been made
to US about the careless way in which
farmers scatter chickens that have
died with the cholera aleng the road
and at other places. This has ten
dency to scatter the disease. A good
way to prevent the cholera from
appearing among young chickens is to
occasionally mix venetian red lean be
COTTON at any drug storel with their
food or little coperas put in their
drinking water is equally good.
HoIsINGToN.
From the Dispatch.
j. w. McCauley has purchased the
Merten drug store.
A new bridge is to be put in over the
Walnut, on the Bend road.
E. III. Brown was over to the court
house Monday and surrendered his
druggists permit.
III. E. Smith, of Cheyenne township,
has sold his farm. He and Burr Golfer
will go to Oklahoma.
The early sown wheat keeps up
pretty we'll considering the dry weather
we have been having, but we must
have moisture soon if we get a crop.
Arrangements are being made for a
Charity ball on the evening of the
25th of this month. The proceeds will
be used in providing for the worthy
poor of the town.
Why is it that our county officers
are paid salaries to the full limit of the
law without a murmur, but when it
comes to paying the printers full rate
great objection is raised? We fol
one enter vigorous protest.
CLAFLIN
From the Banner
| E. A. Speck came down from Galatii
Tuesday and will carry the mail be
tween Wilson and Clafiin.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Ryan's littl
boy met with very serious acciden
getting tooth knocked out which ha
caused the decay of the jaw bone
They took him over to Chase last weel
to have an operation performed but
seems to be useless.
| Maud Yeo, Carrie Grlzzell. Florenc
Grizzell and Charles Grizzell took tn
examination for county diplomas hell
in the school building on January Isl
The papers are sent to the count
superintendent for grading and a fina
examination will be held at Grea
Bend.
The literary is still on the up grad
in point of excellence. and the exercise
on FridBy night last was better tina
ever before. The kansas Emmi
grants and Proposing by Proxy
were well rendered and gave entir
satisfaction to the large audience
Some excellent pieces will be played a
the next meeting on Friday evening
january 18th.
| The theater at Odin, which too
lplace lsst Sunday evening, was spien
did affair. The young men under tn
direction of Mr.. Strong proved to b
able players before the pnblic. Th
livery classical piece ITO Caesenne', wa
played in iandbale way. Messrs. q
A. Err, j. Brockel and r. Raffeis G
Claflin accepted an invitation and IA