Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-05

Frank G. Mckinney and G. L. Chap
man looked into the mysteries Of Wood.
craft Monday night and have been GO
ing lame since.
The weather since the recent raias
has been cool and pleasant. People
who went TO Colorado have not had
much the best OF those who remained
at homo.
Remarkably low railroad rates are
being offered now for almost any kind
of a trip and the number CT people
ayailing themselves of them does:
argue hard times Sfe,
Superintendent Schweir, lC
Heizer creamery, was in town
day evening. He said his con- 81
had completed the purchase of the
Bazine creamery plant.
Will Welch says seven inches OF rain
fell at his place, ten miles northeast,
last Friday night. He lays it 10 Bald
win, who in his zeal to utilize the
under1ow caused sn overflow.
Miss Laura Humphrey was chosen
principal of the Mcpherson city schools
over twenty other applicants. Bliss
Humphrey is lady of rare intellectual
attachments and is foremost among
Kansas educators.
Monday being Labor day the ban ks
were closed. The postofice was open
throughout the day, however, there be-
ing an unusually large number Of
people in from the country on that
day. Postmaster Stoke aims to please.
G. E. WYman and wife and their
pretty little daughter were callers at
the DEMOCRAT sanctum on Monday.
They reside on the Dry Walnut, west
Of Albert and report themselves and
neighbors in fairly prosperous condi-
ton this year-enough to tide them
over.
It is reported that some of our farm
ers are contracting 20 sell their corn at
1Sc. to zoe. bushel; but it is to be
hoped that this disposition is not gen
eral. There is no necessity for market
ing corn at such a price, even though
the crop is one of the largest in our
history.
a farmer stopped work on Monday
and came ten miles to town to trans
act business with bank, and of course
found the bank closed on account OF
Labor day. We wanted to know if the
bank had "busted," and when a pedes-
trian explained things he declared he
had never heard of such holiday. It
is needless to add that he was "too
poor to take paper"
When two young people, young
woman and young man. chat OF the
street, and the young nam, without
apology, smokes nasty cigarette and
lets the nasty smoke blow into the face
of the young girl, and she does not fe-
sent it, put them down, both of them,
as chimpanzees, and pity their parents,
pity the community that must tolerate
them they are no good.
Larned Eagle Optic: Miss Gertrude
Ashton of Great Bend arrived Satdr-i
day morning on a weeks visit to the
home of her uncle, w. II. Brinkman,
of this city. Miss Gertrude will at
tend school in Kansas City this winter
-. Mr.. Sanders, who formerly resided
near Pawnee Rock, died Tuesday at
his home uear st. John and was in
tered in the Pawnee Rock cemetery
Wednesday.
al johnson was up from the north
edge Of Stafford county, Friday with
load of wheat. He has been doing
some irrigating this year, and IA
thousands of tomatoes, cabbages.
potatoes, onions, sweet potat
everything good to eat. The 90
thing. we believe Al lacks is nice little
wife to cook and help hin, eat some OF
the good things he has coaxed mother
earth to give up.
Newspapers these days are neces-
sity, not luxury. They are so cheap
the poorest man can afford them-us-
less he is running bill at joint. It
matters not how many others he may
take. he should give an honest support
to his home paper. This statement is
subject to the one condition that the
local newspaper is decent and 9 fair
representative Of the respeetabiIity OF
the town. otherwise it has no claim TO
suun0rt