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

to the city. from Ellinwood. occupying
The Wilmer property on west Forest
avenue. Welcome to the third.
Henry.
Did you ever hear rabbit bark?
We never did, hut we heard farmer
say they did. He said they got
into his young orchard and barked
up his trees, SO they did, b'gosh.
After two or three weeks of talk and
preparation and half dozen meetings
of various committees, 5000 were
raised for charity, in Topeka Great
Bend did better than that in half the
time.
IF you want to get your facial cords
loosened up SO that you will not have
the t.ues fer the next six months, go
and hear Hon. Ham, the Georgian
humorist, at the Presbyterian church
tomorrow night.
The Christian church people of
Hoisington are holding series of re-
vivaI meetings, under the direction
of Rev. III. w. Black and wife, of
Salina. The meetings began last
week, and will continue through this
week.
Frank Kramer, as assistant marshal,
has been doing some needed repairs on
sidewalks around town He has also
had some men at work on the city
bitches; cleaning them out and put
ting in thing, preparing for the spring
rains.
How much of the fees collected by
the clerks of Barton county for the
past 20 years-whieh according to
recent decision of the supreme court
do not belong to the clerks but to the
the county-will the county be able
to recover?
The resignation of Henry Klein,
who has so satisfactorily filled the
position of Secretary of the Logan
Township Creamery Co., created a
vacancy in that office which was last
week filled by the election of Henry
Bellinghauser to that position.
Up about Willard and Galatia the
young blood runs free The boys got
out on Christmas and New Years
days and played match games of base
ball. Is there any other cline, out
side of central Kansas, where those
two holidays we're spent playing ball?
Ham has sprung INTO fame with
the suddenness of Sam Jones, and in
the secular line be is as apt, as witty
and as great as the noted evangelist.
There is an immense vein of humor
in the man despite his smoked and
dried name, that is infectious and
contagious. In every day vernacular
be is a daisy.-Chattanooga Times.
Fred Staffer whites from Chicago
that he is now located and doing a
coed business in the grocery and
butcher business, at 1853. 18th street
and will be pleased to have his Bar
ton county friends call on him when i'll
the city. He says Fred Dellett was
recently married to Miss Bertha
Hobard, of Chicago. He reports all
the rest of the formerly of Barton
county people doing reasonably well.
Say, Dunn, which of these items
is wrong font?" We can't make
them Justify"
The express companies now do in
Great Bend what they have done for
years in Ellinwood; deliver the ex.
press free"
Through the generosity of our
depo: agent, j. L. Ruddick, the PEG,
pie have been enjoying the benefits
of free delivery of express, but on the
first of the year the company reduced
his commission to snch extent that be
finds it a burden to longer continue
Ills generosity, and hereafter oul
people will have to pay FIR the de-
livery of their express or go TO the
depot after it.
The "Oriole Club" of this city has
arranged for course of four enter
tainments to be given in this city
that will be treat to our people
The first will be lecture, at the
Presbyterian church, on the evening
of January 18th, by Hon. Ri. ". J
Ham, the famous Georgia hsG.oris
and story teller. Seond, at NJ. E
church Feb 9th, the Franz WilczeE
Concert Co., Sd March 18th, a
Presbyterian church, lecture by Col
Geo. w. Balm; 4th April 9th, a.
M E. church the Schamarin Nal,
Quartette Tickets for the course o
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