Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-19

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ANsAs, THURSDAY, SEPT
o. P. Putnam was over from Hoising-
ton Saturday.
Willie TownsIey is back from his
Missouri visit.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Jordan on Tuesday:
Rev. Glass of Rush county is the new
Baptist minister at this point.
Henry Lifts, representing the To
peka Capital. was caller yesterday.
o. R. Kackley was down from Gal
alta Saturday, where he is teaching
school,
Ad Purcell has moved from Nicker-
son and again occupies his Third ward
property.
McPherson's ball team has not lost
game since it signed the four players
from Great Bend Dawson, Frame
Rose aud McMullin.
Farmers. bring in samples of your
products. We want to ornament our
sanctum with them and show strang-
ers what we can do here.
Jake Gustin of Galatia was a caller
on Monday. He is running thresher
this season and says wheat is turning
out very poorly-from 8 to 10 bushels
per acre.
On this page will be found contri-
buted poem On the man who talks
through his hat 1t will be appreciated
by all who are familiar with this
genus homnae d'etat.
Will Brown, timer, of Hutchinson,
formerly of this city, was badly burned
about the face one day last week by
the bursting of bottle of acid with
which he was working. 1t is feared
he will lose the sight of one eye.
Since John Wilcox took charge as
Pacific Express messenger their busi-
ness at this point has more than
doubled. John" is hustler for
business and always gives his patrons a
squaredeal.
La Crosse Clarion: The County Sun
day School convention will be held in
the court house on Friday and Satur
day, October IL and II. -. Henry
Timken of California, the inventor of
the renowned Timken buggy spring, is
visiting with his brother Jacob Timken
of Lone Star township.
Cimarron Jacksonian: F. G. Smith,
of Great Bend, spent the week with
Cimarron friends and Gray county at
fractions. T. J. Holcomb sold his
fine bunch of steers to Great Bend buy
ers this week. There was Ill head in
the bunch and they brought 81, 500 in
clear cash. The price paid was 81
cents per pound.
Matte Vickers did not have nearly
so large a house here as she deserved.
The entertainment was first class in
every respect and it is to be regretted
that Great Bend does not patronize
good shows. 1t seems that the new
and attractive drama "Uncle Toms
Cabin" is the only thing that will draw
we'll here.
At high noon on Thursday of last
week Probate Judge McCorkIe pro-
nounced the words that bound together
for life George S. Haught of Liberty
township, aged 27, and Miss Nina
I Dunn. aged Is, of the same locality.
These estimable young people are well
known and their legion friends wish
them happy and prosperous voyage
through life.
John II. Reynolds, the author of
1.-THE Twin Hells," and one of the best
known newspaper men in Kansas, died
at the Osawatomie insane asylum two
weeks ago. Reynolds was in Great
Bend two years ago and sold his book
on the street here. He will be recalled
as the man with penitentiary strips
who rode about the streets playing
cornet. Within a week after leaving
here he became violently insane.
MCPHERSON Democrat: A little girl
who is learning to read by studying
the big print in the newspapers, prayed
the other night as follows, so says an
exchange: dear Lord, make me
pure-make me absolstely pure, like