Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-12

A number of young lads, ranging
in age from IA to IS years, were
arrested Monday evening for Jumping
onto trains at the Santa Fe tracks and
fined in the police court from 81 to S6
each. Mayor Ed. Moses swore out
the warrants. There has been too
much of such reckless business done of
late, and the punishment ought to be
lesson to all boys to desist.
We would Ike our correspondents
to be careful not to touch upon per
sonal matters that are liable to cause
i'll feeling by being made public. We
don't know that anything of that ma
ture has transpired, but call the
attention of our correspondents to the
matter that they may be on their
guard.
Math Weber and Nick Feltes were
down from Dubuque Friday. They
say wheat in their locality is all right
if seasonable rains come during this
month. A new brass band is talked
of for Dubuque, and Mr.. Weber
thinks it will be go, as there is
plenty of ''wind" therea bouts
L. B. Tebbs, formerly of Lyons,
has charge of the Standard Oil Co.
business at this point. Mrs. Tebbs
arrived from Lyons to join her hus-
band, last Saturday. They will
occupy the Selden property, in the
third ward, recently vacated by Mr..
Banta.
Hon. Nj. w. Cobun favored the
t DEMOCRAT office with a call last Wed
, nesday evening. He is hopeful of a
r good wheat crop yet; says it depends
on what amount of rain we get during
r April. AS to ''fusion" well he has
3 written on that subject for publication
V. S. Musil of EIlinwood was made
full Workman Friday night. He
a liked it so well he concluded TO take
the Mogullion degree to sort of cool OF
+ on. Our townsman E. L Wood also
travelled the dark and mysterious road
5 to Mogullion honors at the same time.
Dan Miller of Buffalo township,
dropped in Tuesday to extend con
gratuiations. Mr.. Miller has the
j same report to make that comes from
most all localities, that the wheat,
oats, ETC., are badly injured by the dry
weather, wind, and frosts.
The damage OH the Walnut Greek
t Mills elevator has been repaired. and
the business is in running order again
The fire department needs a hook
5 and ladder truck with an aerial lad
!. der, before any more of our tall
= buildings get on fire.
|
e city, from Wichita, Monday evening.
< He reports business picking uF
Y throughout Kansas, and thinks the
coming summer will see the ghost OF
hard times vanish before returning
prosperity.
q ]. W. A. Cooke, of the sprightly
Clafiin Leader, was doing business in
town Monday, and favored the
DEMOCRAT office with friendly call
V e are glad to make the acquaintance
of our neighbor on the northeast.
|, Papers from Enid, Ok, announce
that b. 1. Dawson was elected one Of
the councilmen of that progressive
town. Young Mattingly, formerly o.
Great Bend also, was candidate fol
! city clerk, but got showed under.
e GA Railroad Ticket" is a good
thing at all times, and the attraction
of that name that will be at the Crane
i on the 18th-nsxt Wednesday even
u ing-promises to be the finest thing
ever seen in Great Bend.
Mr.. Woodward, manager of the
u Postal Telegraph, is now comfortabl!
} located in clean. commodious quarter
: in the Allen Hubbard block. He ant
his efficient young assist ant vii
q appreciate the change.
y Henry Bollhorst, from north O
J. town goes this week to his CLAIM
located L miles east of Pond Creel
n Oklahoma The DEMOCRAT will keel
,. him posted on Barton county affair
.e for the next year.
Aus Fair returned from his Cali
= fornia trip Saturday morning. H