Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01


a long time is reported growing worse.
Who do you suppose is Hanna's
candidate for the Great Bend 2. 0. !?
Howard Terrence, Of EIlinwood,
will open the school in di strict or
Monday next.
The first frost of the season blight
ed tender vegetation in this locality
Sunday night.
VIII Boughan. Of this city, has COM
menced to learn the machanist trade,
at Kansas City.
E. II. Shirk, the Western Union tele-
graph operator : visiting in Kansas
City and Topeka.
Hear State Senator Lands, at Hois-
ington Saturday afternoon and at
Great Bend Saturday evening.
How about that ''silYer craze dying
out?" Just hear the Bryan boys shout
this evening, and see if they are dead
Kan as republicans now have trou-
BILE of their own. The preachers state
ticket is said to be feminist Morrill,
On Saturday a marriage license was
issued to J. T. Mauler jr., and Miss
Mary Haeberman, both of Walnut
township.
Mrs. M. l.. Bertram favored the
DEMOCRAT with copies Of the Day
ton, O., papers, full of interesting
politica! news.
Elsewhere in this paper find the
caro- of the new tailor, Robert Wolf,
who is now located the first door
west of the First National Bank.
1t is reported that will Herman
and Henry Sprinkler" were up from
Ellinwood Monday. For full particu-
lars see two young ladies of this city,
Attorney Watson, the free silver
republican, gave us new name for
| John Sherman. He referred to him
as ''Old Foxy John,'' and the name
| just fits.
Today-Thursday lis the date for
the Simpson Long joint debate. Re-
publlcans generally seem to think these
joint debates do no good. From the
republican stand point, nit.
There will be meeting at the Lang
ford school house in District, II, on
Monday night Oct. 5, for the purpose
of organizing Bryan Free Silver Club.
Let there be good attendance.
On Sunday Charlie Allison took Mrs.
Trower to Kansas City to receive med
ical treatment. They were accompa-
MED by Misses Maude and Della TrOW-
CT, who will remain with their mother.
Frank Short, a brakeman on the
MISSOURI Pacific west of HoisingtOn,
had the misfortune to lose a thumb
and first finger while making a coup
ling at McCracken last Saturday night.
Charles Yonkin, of the west part of
town, will commence teaching in dis
trict number 81. Independent town
ship, next Monday, the 9Th. Mr.. Yon-
kin is one of the county's most worthy
| teachers.
Treasurer Dick Bosse has moved to
Great Bend again, occupying the Ell
| mer Dawson residence, in the third
| ward. The many friends of the fam
lily will be glad to welcome them back
to this city fur the next two years.
Old soldiers and their wives of this
city who are attending the g. A. R.
reunion at Topeka this week: p. r.
Cory. Ira D. Brougher, Willis Hover
ton, T. Vancil. W. M. Gage and wife,
W. r. Brady and wife, VIM. Rupert.
Every accession to the silver ranks
from the republican party makes the
g. o. p. time-servers set up new howl.
Whenever a man of sound judgment
and known ability announces that he
will vote for and support Bryan and
free silver. he is pronounced upon and
abused by the republican papers and
scored numerically. AS, witness the
way the Tribune and Register howl
ahout FOL w w Stewards MAKING