Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-19

A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Sherod Wesley of Oklahoma last week
former residents of this city.
The politicians imagine they arr
vote getters, when in reality they dom
get much but good Jag on"
The week old child of William Boyd
of Eureka township died last Friday
and was buried the following day.
Quite a delegation of Ellin wood PEG
pie attended Matte Vickers play oil
"Jacquine7 last Wednesday night.
Grant Adams of Olathe will be here
on Friday and Saturday for the pur
pose of buying carload of horses and
mules.
Miss Belle Chase returned Friday
from St. Joe, Mo-, to resume her
duties as a teacher in the public
schools.
Kaff1i corn when ground makes bread
as wholesome and patalable as wheat
bread, and many Kansas mills are
grinding it.
This month has an r. in it, and
the time for church suppers with one
oyster in half pint of water has rolled
around again.
Cool weather may be expected soon.
Migratory birds are going southwark,
and they are truer prophets than the
weather reports.
The past week has been a terribly
hot one, the temperature lowering
about the 100 mark in day time and
the nights being remarkably sultry.
The Great Bend Implement company
have had city water pipes put into the
-company's building for protection
against fire and for sprinkling purposes.
Great Bends second nine defeated
the Pawnee Rock nine in game of
ball at Schriddies' grounds west OF
town on the 18th inst by score of I
to 27.
A series of races have been arranged
to come off Saturday at the Aber track
between two running horses from Stat
ford county and Great Bend nag, for
purse of $25.
Robert K. Sandman aud wife of Hol
man, Wisconsin, came in Sunday night
for visit with Fred II. Miller and
family. The visit came as a surprise,
and "a happy one it was.
Lyons Democrat: Al. Pyle, of this
city, who had been playing ball with
the Mcpherson nine in that city had
his arm broken by wild thrown ball
in that city on Saturday last.
1t is nothing uncommon to see a
field of corn with the pumpkins so
thick on the ground that it looks as if
you could walk across the field on
pumpkins and not have to step on the
ground.
Garden City Imprint: Roll Conyers
and Charley Brown left Sunday for
school at Great Bend. Arrange
ments are being made for an old fash
Toned camp fire and reunion at Garden
City during the fair.
Fred Miller says Jersey isn't in it
for mosquitoes so long as Hoisington is
on the map. He says that they were
so thick over there Sunday night that
they could be plucked out of the at
mosphere in great handfuls at every
grab.
The Kansas State Irrigation associa-
ton, the third annual meeting will be
held on October 1st and End, at Garden
City. 1t will continue two days.
Garden City is the most appropriate
point in the state for the holdiag of IT.
rigation meetings.
Garden City Sentinel: Oscar Ellis
brother of Charley A. left the city
Wednesday morning for Great Bend.
He will occupy position az foreman
of the bakery in the Great Bend COL
leges and will take a course of type
writing and short hand.
Dora, NJ, the 1-year-old child of Will
liam and Sophia Planning, who reside
one aud one half miles south west of
Ellinwood, died last Thursday of ty-
phoid fever and was buried the follow
ing day, the services being held at the
Lutheran church in Ellinwood.
What is this we hear floating about
on the crest of the gentle autumn
zephyrs? A prominent young business
man has obtained possession of a pala-