Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-17

Grand picnic at Olmitz next Sunday.
hrs, John O'Brien is enjoying a visit
from her mother.
The county commissioners meet
again on November Z.
The roof of the Fair block is being
treated to coat of paint.
Charley Brooker and family are here
from Oklahoma for the winter.
Apples are selling for i5c. bushel
less than 100 miles from this market.
Mrs. j. c. Gillian of Hoisington
was shopping in the city last Thursday.
The front of the Moses Bros. busi-
ness block has been treated to coat
of paint.
f The Germans of Olmitz and vicinity
will give a grand celebration next
Sunday.
a. G. Schemerhorn of Hutchinson
was shaking hands with old friends
here on Tuesday.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Heizer creamery will be
held at Heizer to-day.
n. Nickerson has purchased property
south of D. G. Luse's in the Third
ward and will improve the same.
Thomas Gilmore has taken charge
of the Valley house. Mr.. Boomer will
reside in Lyons In the near future.
District court convenes on election
day, November .. There are sixty
seven cases on the docket-an unusual
Iy light one.
George w. Buckland was awarded
the contract for supplying the city
schools with Brookside Canon City
coal at $500 per ton.
Will Yates and Earl Baldwin of
Larned passed through on Friday en-
route home from the Kansas City earn
ival on their wheels.
Mrs. Bernard Markey came up from
Wichita the first of the week to visit
with her many old friends and neigh
bors in this county.
Misses Agnes and Lizzie Wildgen
| were over to the a. .. U. w. ball
Miss Avice Giddlngs accompanied
them home for visit.
Commencing next Tuesday the city
registration books will be kept open
until 9 o'clock p. NJ, at City Clerk
Hobart's Office, at Postal Telegraph of :.
fee.
A new outlaw leader has broken
loose in the strip. His name is ''White
horse" Doolan. He is a graduate of
the Zip Wyatt school and has a gang
with him.
Do not be discouraged because you
are poor, everything evens itself up
in the course of the year. The rich
man has his ice in summer, but the
poor man has it in winter.
Perhaps there is connection be
tween DR.. Talmage's going to Wash
ington to live and the early meeting of
republican congress. which will no
doubt offer fine field for missionary
/ work.
When you wish anything in the way
of bill heads, note heads, letter heads,
statements, circular letters, posters,
OH plain or colored paper, or anything
in the job line, you will find it to your
interest to call at the DEMOCRAT Of
| fee.
| The October number of Frank Nc
Kinney's School Visitor is out and is a
decided improvement over the first
number. The paper promises to fill a
long felt want with teachers and pat
rons, and we trust Mr.. Mckinney s
efforts will be appreciated.
The Daughters of the King will give
the first of their series of dramatic
evenings at the home of Mrs. w. B.
Grimes OF Wednesday, evening, Oct
ober %. a side-splitting pantomine
and good music are on the program.
Barton is probably the only county
in Kansas that has no court house jan
itor. We doubt the wisdom of such
economy. A man could be very pro-
fitably employed in keeping the build
ing tidy and looking after the trees in
the park.