Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14


Observation-Disclosures
Democratic county committee meet
ing next Monday, the 18th.
Slight change in the Santa Fe time
card, taking effect last Sunday.
Frank Feaster is shipping his
threshing outfit to Enid, Oklahoma.
A chorus of 20 voices will be one of
the features of the 4th of July exer-
cises.
A new baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fank A. Baker of this city. last
Friday.
The report that Arthur Massey
recently died in Chicago, turns out to
have been a canard.
Begin now to slick up your property
and get ready TO look pleasant when
the big crowd comes in on the 4th.
Cherries are nickle box in Law
renee, and cherry cobbler is no longer
a luxury on the table of the humblest.
Judge Kniseley was over from
Hoisington, on business before the
board of county commissioners, Satur-
day.
We ought to have ten thousand
people in Great Bend on the 4th-and
can have if We get up the right kind
of entertainment for them.
The lad who carried a banner with
strange device, through an Alpine
village, was considered hero; but he
knew enough to keep off the grass.
If you know news item do rot
hesitate to tell it to the editor. We
are always glad to get items concern
ing any of our readers or their friends.
Everybody is coming up freely with
their celebration contributions, this
week, and all arrangements are pro-
crossing rapidly.
Frank Wood and E. B. Kellam
came up from the Strip last Friday.
They each have a contest on their
claims, but feel sure they will win in
the long run.
The cherry crop is quite abundant
this year in Barton county. and the
very desirable fruit is being laid by in
various ways by many frugal house
wife, for future culinary use.
We are assured that the balloon as
cension and parachute jump, on the
4fh, will be ga go" beyond question.
Parties having this feature in charge
say there is no possibility of failure.
The wheelmen will be ''strictly in
it" on the 4th. Every man-and
woman too-who has bicycle, and
can ride it, should prepare to decorate
it and take part in the grand display.
The 4th of July committees held
good meeting Saturday night, and
every member is now getting to work
in business manner, looking after
the several features that will make the
day jolly one.
If we don't get something to keep
our people busy pretty soon the base
ball fever will become so prevalent
that the relapse, when it comes, will
be dangerous to humanity. Whoop
up the 4th of July celebration.
James Wins and wife, and Mrs.
Bob Gwinn, returned Saturday from
their overland trip into Usage county.
They had a pleasant visit, but were
unfortunate in having a couple of
their horses to take sick on their
hands, making it necessary for them
to hire horses on the route.
"My papa had tooth pulled, yes
terday," said one little girl proudly to
her two companions. ''That's nothin' i,
my papa said this morning that he had
his leg pulled last night, replied the
second. Fudge" remarked the third
little girl; "My papa gets pulled every
once and while, and it costs him lots
O. money, too-so mamma says"
Says the gutter snipe: "The repub-
lican state platform is like the old lady 3
butter: Very good-what there is
of it, and plenty of it-snch as i. is. "
We should smile. And like the but
ter, it is crank" enough to drive dog