Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-04

Dandy skating the past week, on
both the river and Walnut creek.
Prof. Olee gave splendid musical
entertainment at the Congregational
church Monday night.
Squire I. S. Lewis. Sr. of st. John,
father of Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Lameraux
was up on visit to them and Will
Bunting's the first of the week.
Tom Ely rturned from his month
visit in the East. last week. He says
that he is glad to get back to this
glorious land of corn and-water.
a valentine Social will be given
by the Epworth League at the residence
of DR.. A. 81. Connect. Saturday evening
February Is, 1897. All are cordially
invited to attend.
A. n. Miller, gentleman of expert
ence in the drug business, late of juno
ton City, Kansas. has taken position
with the Moses Drug Co. formerly the
Simpson s. Co. drug storey
Andrew Hohner, of Ottawa, III, has
been on visit with his uncle, John
Seus, of near Odin, for the past six
weeks. He and Mr.. Seus were doing
business in Great Bend Wednesday.
MIR. Koen is intending to have his
corps of civil engineers here in a few
days to survey the permanent line Of
the irrigation and lake canal. He will
he says, commence work on the digging
Of the ditch as soon as the right of way
is adjusted.
The first of the week Dick Taylor,
north west of town had the misfortune
to loose about 10 ton of hay by fire. A
man from town was seen hunting in
that locality. and it is supposed he set
the grass on fire from his pipe. No ar.
rests have yet been made.
W. G. Meyer came in from the north
part of the state the first of the week.
He says that most of three crops, corn
and wheat, have been cribbed in north
ern Kansas and southern Nebraska
the wheat being held for 81 bushel
and the corn for SO cents-but is still
held. Those farmers will at least not
starve.
AMI Lewis writes from Cleo, Ok,
that he is getting along finely with his
school, has 26. scholars, and likes his
pedagogical duties. He says the latest
social event down there-which will
interest Great Bend society-was the
recent marriage of Rev. A. Stephenson
to a widow woman with three small
children and a banker.
At the meeting of the N. r. AS. last |
Thursday night the following officers |
we're elected for the ensuing year: |
President, ". P. Coles; Vice President,
D. A. Banta; Chaplain, Dick Gliss-
nan; Conductor, J. A. Haege; Seminal,
3. K. Putnam; Past President, G. A.
Hooper; Treasurer, J. Geo. Brinkman:
Fl. j. Klein.
County Clerk Fits returned from
he east Sunday. He says in Chicago,
and other cities where he
topped. when people learned he was
rom Great Bend, Kansas. they invari-
bly, said; 20. yes, that is where they
re making that great artificial lake"
md then they proceed to ask all about
be lake and the big ditch, the land,
tc.
The Arkansas Valley Association of
churches Will meet a.
treat Bend en- March 3rd. This as
ociation takes in the churches in Bar
on, Rice, Reno, Stafford and McPher-
on counties. A pleasing program will
e arranged, and some prominent min
sters of the state will be present. The
Meeting will continue one day and two
venings.
Ruth Ward Kahn has been secured
y the City High School to deliver a
scture on the Hawaiian Islands. at
10 AT U oburoh TnocdoU |