Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01

Miss MAZDA Cobun resigned her po-
sition at the deaf and dumb asylum at
Olathe andwill visit during the summer
at Boston with her sister, Mrs. Elmer
Dawson.
Prof. E. L. Mathes will deliver a
lecture to the normal institute on
Tuesday evening, August 6. 1t will
be highly humorous, entitled, "A Tale
of Woe" Free to all.
Arthur Miller, a sturdy young emo
crat of Buffalo township, five miles
west of town, is rejoicing over the ar
rival of fine baby boy, who came
last Monday morning.
Lyons Republican: Pastor Enyeart
of the NJ. Z. church has been granted
a three months leave of absence and
will spend the time in California. If
he finds a good location there it is
doubtful if he ever returns:
The man who attends to his own
business usually succeeds the best in
life. but he who devoies the greater
part of his time looking after others
usually fails. We merely mention
this in hopes that it will benefit some
who read this item.
Since we have asked some republI-
cars what they thought of the resolu
tions adopted by the county conven-
tion and heard them express them
selves as ''highiy elated," we think it
would be good idea to put an insane
ward in the county poor farm.
We are sorry to learn that the place
of J. B. Roberts, southeast of the depot,
is total wreck since the great fl lod
of the Arkansas river. His house was
surrounded with deep water for seven
days, and he lost everything he had.
1t is very hard on John, indeed.
We have adopted a rule that all
notices for churches and societies,
where the object is to make money,
will be inserted at one-half our regular
rates. Every line in a newspaper costs
something and if you do not pay for it
the publishers must, and this we can
not do.
A Larned girl that worked three
weeks selling baking powder to get
safety that "a Chicago firm advertised
to give anyone selling three hundred
cans of their stuff, was hot enough to
warp her clothes when she got big
pin, such as is used to keep the baby's
boomers on with.
One of two conditions should come
to pass. Either the teachers Of our
public schools should cease to use the
newspapers as d common pack horse
or, as a class, become subscribers to it.
There is no objection on our part to
this suggestion being remembered by
all whom it may concern.
The guttersnipe says its popularity
consists of it's being a friend to the
croakers and kickers, the disgruntled
and dissatisfied. Misery loves company,
you know, and the admission of the
snipe is an exhibition of candor not
often met with except among very
small children and imbeciles.
Two male bicyclists dressed in knick-
erbockers struck the village of Bunker
Hill the other day and the landlady of
the hotel would not allow them to enter
the dining room, on the ground that
they were not properly attired. I've
hear. they areso modest over there that
the table legs are decorously draped.
Larned Eagle e-Optic: Jake Jackson,
who has established himself in the res
taurant business at Great Bend, can !.
up to see his wife and babies Sund' aI
returning to the Bend Monday even ms
We hear that Mr.. Jackson has a MIC
establishment in a good location an
that he is doing very fair bust ness +
begin with.
The Arkansas river at thi' ps,5nt h;
been higher the past week than. at al