Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-08

he was ''going black berrying." He
was driving the hearse at a negro
funeral.
County Attorney Hotchkiss visited
Topeka last week, on business con-
nected with the Santa Fee railroad
taxes.
G. w PurseelI, of the south side,
was in town Monday. He thinks the
snow will do a power of good to wheat
in his locality
The northeast winds Or. ught ns the
news from Clafin that fine, nine
pound boy was born last week TO MIR
and Mrs. John A. Barth of that town
The farmers in the vicinity of Fred
erick, northeast of here, had arrange |
for a big wolf nunt last Saturday
The hunt was probably postponed for
cause.
Justifab BILE killing: Father m y
I go out to voter" mo, my crazy
daughter. And he drew a gun firm
beneath his coat and used 1T as be
oughter.
A good many counterfeit dollars are
said to be in circulation. Well, we're
not afraid; we'll take all that are
offered and not bite any of them,
either.
"Where did you get that hat?' is a
pertinent question to ask DR.. Shaw
1t is daisy, and the photograph he
got with it is a masterpiece IF art.
Art onto it?
The problem that bothers a great
many folks ia how some people seem
to succeed when they are always ap-
parently having a good time and
doing nothing
''Pay as you GO is a maxim worth
learning. and one business men are
stuck on; for if you can't pay as you
go. my dear reader, you surely can't
pay when you're gone
Pork is coming down-at least sew
eral hams and a side of bacon came
down out IF an east side farmers smoke
house the other night. all unhe-
knownst to the aforesaid farmer.
Greed Rankin, formerly of this city
but now of Newton, was in town the
first of the week, on his way home
from visit in the west He has been
taking a layoff for the benefit of his
health
There are freckles in the voice of
the wind, and white is the face of the
moon; the Gun winks its eve at the
clouds in the sky-we are going TO
have snow SION. On B-This was
written for last week. but was left out
for lack of "confdence ~
1t is told that a young lady from
the country came into Charley Beye's
grocery the other day with a half
dozen chickens. She put them down
on the counter, when Frank asked:
.Will they lay there. Miss?" NO"
she replied, "they are roosters:" Frank
is expected to recover in week or so
1t looks like the nearness of Barton
to Pawnee county has had a contami-
mating effect on the republicans of this
county. D. n Heller as candidate
for governor, E. B Smith as candi
date for state superintendent and E
r. Moses as candidate for congress
man-at-large is the roster so far. May
they all get-the nomination
A self-acting sofa, just big enough
for two, has been invented IF prop
erly wound up it will begin to ring a
warning bell just before 10 o'clock; at
one minute after 10 it splits apart. and
while one half carries the daughter of
the house upstairs, the other half kicks
the young man out doors They will
come high but should have a ready
sale
If the grouud hog came out at a
certain time of the day. Friday. he
could not have seen his shadow with
a search light. As the general pub
lie does not know just at what time he
dii come out of his hole. the g is
doomed t.. remain in ignorance as ia
+" hat the weather will he for the u.xl
six weeks-except as can be ascer-
tanned from HICKS calendar tn be
found elsewhere in this paper.
Parties living on or near the line of
the streets, where the electric lights
are, can have electric lights FURNISHED
on application to the Electric Light
Co Also electric bells, and all kinds
of house bell work done, In this and
adioIniuU TOWNS