Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-13

last week, on account OF prevalence Oh
diphtheria.
BE careful about fires. Everything
about the house is as dry as finder
these days.
How about the organization of a
protective company, to be prepared
tor bank robbers.
1t is rumored that there is to be a
change in Great Bend business circles
by the first of the year.
A young daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
G. b. Worden, near Heller, died Sat.
urday last, of whooping cough.
First trouble in the west side school
building These summer school houses
of Great Bends are getting to be q
winter chestnut.
On Saturday of this week the Great
Bend football team will go to Sterling
to tackle the Cooper Institute team.
May success go with them.
Topeka and return, So 65, on sale
Decent 25th and 26th, final limit
Januay End, 1895 w. ToRREY,
Agt A. T. & s. F R.R.
Fine stationery. and celIuIoid for
frames, and fancy boxes. Come and
see bow cheap you can get what you
want, at Simpson & Co.'S.
Jake Teten, of Albert, claims to be
the champion skunk catcher of the
county, does he? I. w. johnson, Of
Buffalo township, is after him, with a
record thus far of an even 20.
There came very near being a fire
at Dickson q Shores elevator last
Friday. Sparks from an engine started
d fire on the south side of the building,
but it was discovered before it got
much Roadway.
The first snow of the season fell
here Monday night. 1t was proceeded
by a wet drilling afternoon, and was
as welcome to the anxious wheat
grower as are flowers in may welcome
TO the school girl.
A Georgia paper says: "Hell is
full OF country newspaper men who
killed themselves blowing men they
knew to be rascals. We've decided
that it's sin to lie, anyway, and in
the future we will be found telling
the truth.
Who will be the next? August
Voight, of Lakin township, accepted
our offer OF 30 cents hushel for wheat,
and brought US enough Saturday last
to pay for the DEMOCRAT two years
Good wheat makes good -four, and
-four will feed the babies.
Charitable Old Lady (to little beg
gar girD-''Tneres some bread for
you. It's day or two old, but you
can tell your mother to take three or
tour fresh eggs, a quart of milk, cup
of sugar, some good butter, and half a
grated nutmeg, and she can make an
excellent pudding of it,
Don't hustle out the wife too early in
the morning. Get you some of Gil
sons Quick Meal Pancake Flour,
dash little water into it. stir a min
ute, slap it on the stove-and there
yon are-pancakes to the queens taste
We know all about it, for Ed. left 8
sack at our house the other day, and
we havn't done anything but eat pan
cakes since.
Dave Heller writes from Durango
Colorado, on date of the 7th. that b,
finds mice country thereafter vol
get to it." He thinks white mar
heap big hog to want to take such s
country from Poor Lo'; he better stay
at Great Bend and irrigate. The par
of the country around Durango, how
ever, is very rich in minerals; goot
slack coal sells for so cents a ton, anc
two large smelling concerns are in full
blast"
Thirty second annual reunion of tn,
Kansas State Teachers Association il
Topeka Decem Der G6-28 Will sci
round trip tickets for above, Decembel
25th and 26th, return limit Januar,
2, rate So 65. Two through trainI
daily to Topeka. Electric cars (fare
cents) run every five minutes from
Santa Fe dept to Association hall
For further information see
w. ToRREY,
Agt. A. I. & s. F. r. r