Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-20

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma
Call at this Office and get a supply
of old papers for fall housekeeping, at
20 cents hundred.
The people of Great Bend should
appreciate the honor of the first annual
reunion and picnic of the 18th district
A. O. q. w. of Kansas being held in
this city tomorrow and give the visitors
hearty welcome.
The corner stone of the new Catho-
lie church at Odin was laid last Tues
day, with appropriate ceremonies.
The church. when completed, will be
a handsome one, and one that the peo-
pie of that locality will be justly proud
Of.
Do YOU KSow-That you can get
the best of board for $500 a week
board and room $3.50. Centrally
located; bath rooms with hot and cold
water; pleasant surroundings and
thome-like" treatment. Call at this
Office.
One little third ward tot, who went
to school for the first time Monday,
said to his teacher as he was getting
ready to go home to dinner, eve
have had a real nice time" We hope
he may like sch DOL as we'll as he did
the first half day.
Charlie Dodge has been troubled
for some time with,a very large tumor
on his shoulder, which he had removed
last Saturday. We are glad to report
him doing we'll, though his shoulder
has been quite sore since the opera
ton.
Reader, did you know that ragged,
dirty. greasy SIS bill in your pocket is
a great disease breeders chuck full
of microbes and things? Bring it around
and let us give you receipt for
years subscription and four big, round,
clean, silver pieces for it.
Mrs. Mary F. Harden, a sister of
A. L. Miller, whose home is in VIM
field, Kansas, stopped off last Friday
for visit, on her way home from
Denver and other Colorado points
where she has been visiting brothers,
sister and other relatives for month.
A travelling man who was in the
city last week was booming Larned
with great gusto, about its being
thriving business town &c. On inves-
tigation, it was learned that he was
the first man to sell a bill of goods
there for year, and his employers
had made present for his ''scoop."
D. r. Ward returned last week
from trip down into southern Kan
sas. He found some good corn fields
from Wichita up TO Newton; but in
most counties down that way the
farmers were no more fortunate in
their '94 crops than Barton county
farmers.
Will Carr wrote a friendly letter to
AL Schermerhorn, the burden of which
was the recent ball game in which
Hutchinson was reported to have
been a contestant Wills satirical
style never showed up in better style,
and the Hutchinson News printed the
letter in full, relishing it just the same
as anybody else does dish of crow.
To DELINQUENTs: Special induce
ments will be given to those of our
subscribers who are in arrears on SUBJ
scrIption, if they will call now and
make settlement. We are considera-
bly, in debt, and those We are owing
are badly in need of their money.
Your account is not large, but great
number of small accounts mean a
good deal to US. We ask you to make
a SPECIAL effort to pay US some.
Important Notice.
l desire to close my books, and want
all persons owing me to make settle
ment, by cash or note, before the 1st
of November. All accounts not set
tied by that time will be left in the
hands of collector. S. j. SHAW.
Fresh Pasture.
On the Arkansas river. two miles
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