Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

Great Bend brush was we'll beaten ,
Monday night. to get up crowd for
Chester [. at Hoisington.
DIR. 81. e. Lindas, the only good
dentist in the city, is now fitted up
nicely in his new office, over Griffith J.,
and ready to wait upon all customers.
The registration books close on Fri.
day evening of this week-the 23d.
Every silver voter in Great Bend
should keep this in mind, and be sure
| that Ibis name is written there"
William Armstrong, brother of Sem
atOr John Armstrong, was up from
| Hutchinson to attend the irrigation
convention last week. He is in charge
of the agricultural department of the
state reformatory at Hutchinson.
When the Tribune said the Bryan
procession at Hoisington had no flag in
line it lied just about IT'S times, as
there were that many American flags
carried in the procession. But just
about this time before an election is
the favorite tim e for the Tribune to
do its largest. most juicy lying.
Hob. 3. F. Milton, the candidate
OF the free silver forces for judge OF
the appellate court, has been getting
acquainted with Barton county voters
| the past week. Judge Milton says he
| likes our people, and we can assure
him that they will show him they ap
preciate good man when they meet
him.
Two Mckinley men got into
''scrap,' Thursday morning, over the
letting of the contract for furnishing
coal for the city schools, and as a re-
suit the Mckinley club organizer got
a slap in the face, aud the other man
paid for the privilege of doing the slap
ping. And the gutter-snipe never
heard thing about it.
Few people took All interest in the
state irrigation association meeting
last week, when they found that poll
tics were liable to be mixed up with
it. Wonder il the g. o. p. managers
will not try to turn the coursing meet
ing this week into gold-bug rally?
We opine the Colorado boys would
kick, if such a thing should be at
tempted.
Have you noticed how numerous
those long, red bugs have been the
past weekp 1t was in 1890 they made
their first appearance In this locality,
and the fellows who wanted to be
funny called them alliance bugs"
Well they are much more plentiful
than they were in 1890, and we can
promise you that the free silver voters
will be lust as numerous if not more so.
A b. Clifford, whose place is south
west of town, had in town some sam.
pies of sweet potatoes which he raised
this season, to exhibit to the irrigation
congress. They were of the ''Black
Spanish" and New Bronze" varieties,
and were as fine potato ever seen, in
Kansas or any other state. He calls
them Bryan fruit" and says they are
big like Bryan's majority will be-"
Ofcc urse they are dandies.
Last Thursday being Otto Putnam's
fifth birthday about 20 of his kinder
garten school-mates gave him a sur
prise party after school hours at his
home. Miss Long, the teacher, was in
attendance to help entertain the child
rem. Many nice presents were given
in remembrance of his young friends.
Refreshments were served at $50
after which the merry crowd departed
for their respective homes.
Prof. Daum, of This city, is in re-
ceipt of letter from sister living IN
the north part of the state in which
she asks question that should put to
shame all reasonably intelligent peo-
pie who to-day advocate the single
gold standard and harp about ''53
cent dollar" She says: ''If So cent
dollar is a DISHONEST dollar when the
American people want it. why is it an
HONEST dollar when England wants
it?"
Fred j. Lewis, formerly of this coun
ty, but now of Butternut, Montcalm
county, Michigan, writes under date or
October Is: I'VE expect Kansas to go
for silver. 1t does me good to tell the
gold-bugs here SO. Our free silver
club, at Butternut, has IS members.
20 republicans in each of the 900 town
ships in Michigan Will vote for Bryan.
This will assure him big majority in
this state The state Of MICHIGAN ia