Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-26

A. W. fowler writes from NeWberg,
Ore. that he made a mistake in leav-
ing Barton county, and viii be back as
soon as he can get here.
Henry J. Klein returned from Den
veT last Thursday. where he had been
to place his son, Walter, under surgi-
cal care. The operation was very sue
cessful. Mr.. Klein will go out after
him next Monday.
Dad" McCracken returned last Fri
day night from Mcpherson and King
man counties, after an unsuccessful
quest for peaches. The wind storm
played havoc with the crop and dad =
returned with nary peach.
1t IS rumored that a change will be
made in the Santa Fe time card about
October lst, whereby Nos. and s will
be through trains, No. 8 will go over
the cut off and No. l over the main
line, as formerly.
The round house employees at Hois-
ington are rejoicing over the announce
ment that wages are to be advanced on
December l. Business on the road is
picking up and at present every extra
man is working full time.
The DEMOCRAT once a week and the
New York World three times a week
one year for SI.7O The World is Iarg-
er than any semi-weekly or weekly
published, eighteen pages, eight col
umns wide every week. For thirty
days only.
Some men try advertising as the In
dian tried feathers. He took one
feather, laid it on board and slept on
it all night. In the morning he re-
marked: white man says feathers
heap soft; white man ID fool. p
Printers Ink.
Fish Warden D. c. Luse last week
received a consignment of 500 of rain
bow trout which were turned loose in
the Walnut. This fish is very hardy
and a great breeder and some gamey
sport is in store for piscatorial cranks
next season.
The ball game at Hutchinson Satur-
day, between the travelling men of that
town and Wichita, resulted in favor OF
Wichita, the score being 20 to IS. The
wind was very high and a slight tap
would send the ball so far that nearly
everybody made home runs.
\ race between Lee Worthington's
mare and Herman Welch's horse came
off at the Aber track last Saturday for
a so purse, the distance being a half
mile. Welch's horse led up to the
stretch, when it flew the track, giving
the race to the Worthington horse.
J. ". PETER, a prominent farmer of
Rocks county, accompanied by his wife,
have been in the city several days. Mr..
PETER is an extensive irrigation farmer
and believes that this whole Arkansas
valley Will one day be densely populat-
ed aud viii prove TO be the most valua-
ble part of Kansas.
Hoisington Dispatch: Railroad
trainmen are making big wages this
month, extra brakemeG are counting
on S1OO checks. They are kept going
almost all the time. Miss Emma
Colgrove died at her home in the nerth
west part of the county Tuesday night
after a lingering illness.
We notice that the Eew corn harvest
CT is bad piece of machinery to fool
with. In running through our ex-
changes this week we noticed where
several horses were ruined and a man
or two badly injured by having their
horses run away and being thrown in
front of the knife and badly cut.
Elmer E. Carnine and Miss Alice
Beardsley were married at the home OF
brides parents in Offerle, Kans., last
Sunday. The groom is Santa Fe agent
at Talmage, Kansas, and the bride a
sister of Operator Beardsley of this