Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-22

tending school here. left last Saturday
for his home at Kackley, Kan. He
was accompanied by Reno Thatcher of
this city, who is going TO Nebraska to
seek his fortune
Pleasant Ridge item n Hoisington
Dispatch: The editor of the DEMO
Graf is getting out very newsy
paper, something like the Dispatch. |
Mr. Welch has greatly improved the
paper and he means to make things go.
'Rev." Albert Stevenson is an en- |
thusiastic irriga ZIONIST now He was
over to see Henry Ford's garden this |
week and declares that Henry has
seven acres of onions las thick as the
hair on dogs back and as big as cof
fee cups.''
A boiler explosion at the Hotel Gum
ry in Denver Monday killed twenty
guests. Among those who were in the
hotel but escaped uninjured were Mrs.
.. H. Knight and sons of Lake City.
Colo, formerly of Garden City and we'll
known here.
George M. Moss. our popular young
business man. says he did not know
he was candidate until he saw the
report of Saturdays's convention. He
lead on the informal ballot for county
clerk. George thanks his friends for
the compliment.
The white covered wagons are point
ed southwark and westward instead of
northward and eastward, The old
boys and girls, with the tow-headed
children, the hencoop and the yellow
dog are getting back to Grigsby's Sta
tion to try it again.
j. e. McQuiIlen, the populist candid
ate for representative, stated Saturday
that the platform adopted by the dem
ocrats was good enough for anybody -
Of course it is. Mack. Get on board |
the good old democratic ship now and
ride with the winners.
County superintendent Mckinney
tells us that the state school fund is |
ready for distribution, amounting to 46 |
cents per capita. School treasurers
must get an order from the superin-
tendent before drawing their proper |
tion from the county treasurer.
The ladies of the Degree of Rebekah. |
1. o. o. F., surprised Mrs. C. B. Nor
gan Saturday night to the number of
fifty and had a merry time until late
hour. The occasion was called forth |
by the fact that Mrs. Morgan was
about to start east on an extended |
visit.
The exhibition game at Mcpherson |
Tuesday between Mcpherson and /
Great Bend was called at the end of |
the seventh inning on account of rain
with two scores each. The teams |
played again yesterday, but no result of
the game has been received as we go to
press.
We are surprised at the manner in
which our local contemporaries play
sucker for the benefit of parsimi-
nious business firm of this city by
putting ali article from the sale of /
which the firm expects to reap a hand
some profit. Advertising space in this
paper must be paid for.
The guttersnipe is springing some
gags that tickled the ribs of Pharao.
One produced as original last Tuesday |
appeared on the patent inside of the
Register two years ago. That's right,
brothers, organize a little admiration
society and shake hands across the
bloody chasm.
Our manager has been unable to |
make game with Winfield, which |
club is wiping up everything in that
section of the state. Winfield seems |
afraid to get out of the charmed circle |
for fear of its laurels. Great Bend |
stands ready to play WiRield at any |
time or place and for any amount of |
money.
George Vaierius will receive almost |
the entire vote of Homestead township |
for sheriff. Such support speaks Iosder |
than words for the honesty, ability |
and respect in which George is held in !
his own community. His nomination |
came t0 hi N unz0uCht md moe r0& A.