Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-12-26

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K XIX mention all the i'm
k1A portant happenings
of the year. the list below cannot fail
to interest. During the year the
DEMOCRAT devoted 1890 inches to local
news matters, and could any SUBJ
scriber see and examine the bulky
volume the fifty-two volumes make he
would not begrudge the dollar it costs.
JANUARY.
2. Feder-Dodge wedding.
g. George Gano and Ada Lille married at Pawnee
Rock. Perry Gates injured by gun shell
bursting Roy Kinney dragged by a horse
and badly injured.
5. Grea Bend creamery completed.
s. Cooke-GiIes Wedding at ClaAin.
10. G. L. Chapman elected president of First Ma
tional bank
%. Erwin Adair and Sd Boots arrested for arson.
so. Grand Central Hotel sold to P. NJ Brill of To-
peka,
L0ASOA1l1
/. j. L. Wilson's house at Hoisington fred by an
incendiary
f. Death ofFranB Roberts.
Z. Amos Pyle and Mollie Craig married
Il. Death of J. 7. Armstrong
21. o. B. Wilson pardoned.
%. Fred Hiss suicides
26. Colonel Greene purchases Grand Central hotel.
Commercial club chartered.
81. j. NJ HERES of Hoisington murders his child
and then suicides
MARCH
2. Saturday Qudnunc born.
A. Mrs W. 3. Cornell dies at Pontiac. Ill.
6. Eirick Cole appointed appellate judge. s. s.
Shields and Mrs Eemmery married
To- Young Adair and Boots sentenced to peniten-
tiary.
Is. Beardsley- Gilmore Wedding.
16 Citizens convention nominates R. A. Allison
for mayor.
II. j }. Chaplin to Crete, Neb. Saturday
Quidnunc suspends.
%. Republican city convention nominates G. n
23 John Taylor dies at San Ahtonia, Tex.
a5. Agnes Brisco adjudged insane. Sara Bolin dies
from fail
81. Death of Mrs. Abram Rice
IS. DEMOCRAT twelve years old.
20. 4. O. [. w. anniversary celebration Moses
L. Be-tram dead.
30. Mrs 7. II Brewer injured in a runaway
APRIL
.. G. n. Moses elected mayor of Great Bend bv
200 majority. George Gano elacted mayor of
Pawnee Rock Hoisington's election goes
.'dry."
A. Robi-Schlactenmeyer nuptiais at Ellinwood
Spring fever raging. Colonel Greene takes
possession of the Graud Central hotel and
changes name 10 Hotel Greene
16. Hoisington Workmen visit the Great Bend
lodge Widow OF NJ. L. Bertram receives his
a. O. .. ". insurance fifteen days after his
death.
II. Curry-8Iiiier wedding, Buffalo township.
Is. High Winds do much damage
30 John, son OF Bernard Markey, dies at Wichita.
%. Great Bend Shippers association chartered
%. Joseph Hall Of Clarence township hangs him
%. Seventy filth anniversary of Odd Fellowship.
q. Dundee Creamery company organized.
90. August Schaperbein of Grant township adjudged
insane
May
g. Home talent lady minstrel show. Sam Pear
of Hoisiugton killed by the cars at Hor-
- S. Allen and wife celebrate their
twenty-ffth wedding anniversary Lewis
Boyle wedding at Miilard.
4 Joe ii fSofuefS seHS the Register 10 A. D. ana
Earl Hoisington-
IS. High school commencement, five graduates.
9. Death of Frank Schuster- Residence of ". P.
Cone burgIarized.
II. Dwelling the Frank Krum place burned.
20. Henry Disque adjudged insane
II. Deatl, OF Ms. George Wilson Of Homestead
-. Death of Lon Rowen. Martin-Dawson Wedding
Death Of Benjamin d. Unruh
30. Decoration day observed in Great Bend.
JUNE.
l. Isaac Pritehard and May HuIland married.
2. Miss Edna Ford married in Kansas City
3. Prof Daum again chosen city school superin-
terdent. Board of equsiizat ion meets.
4. Death OF Lola Bird.
s. Amy Chapman sdjudged insane Death OF
" Bidleman of South Bend.
II. Ira Rartle and Laura Gilbert of Pawnee Rock
married.
12. Russeii-McBride Wedding HIss-Schwier mar
riage in 6lnence.