Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-15

The Messiah Concert, at Lindsborg
Friday of this week-the 10Th. Fare,
round trip, over the Mo. p, S2,15,
leaving Great Bend at 500 p. M, and
arriving at Liudsborg in time for the
afternoon concert.
The Citizens" ticket won at Pawnee
Rock. the newly elected officers being:
w. NJ. Lewis. mayor. Charles Garno.
police judge. Lewis Hoight. a. Miller,
j. III. Daniels, James Riggs and Geo.
Gano, eouncilmen.
The city council will consider a
chicken" ordinanceat its next regui
lar meeting. What's the matter with a
pig" ordinance, and a cow ordi-
nance? Springtime always develops
chicken, pig and COW nuisances.
MUsICIANs.-I want class to take
instructions on the violin. Prefer to
have six to start with. Ask for par
ticulars of Fred Zutayern, or at DEM
OCRAT office. Address, Ambrose
Baier, Seward. Kansas. S11
A negro hoy about Is years old,
tramp, got caught between the bumpers
of two freight cars last Friday morning
at the Sante Fe depot here, and had
one of his feet so badly mashed that it
Will probably have to be taken off.
How do you like the DEMOCRAT this
week? If you like it, tell your neigh
Dor so, also. tell him that the DEMO
Graf sets more type. furnishes more
local news from all lover the county,
for 81. 90 year than any other paper
in the west.
A Missouri school boy kissed a
school girl and was severely punished
by his teacher. The boys father had
the teacher arrested and the court
fined him heavily. All this goes to
prove how big blaze little spark"
may kindle.
The ''official count" of the ballots
cast in the city election, which will be
found elsewhere in this paper, changes
the figures somewhat from the un Off
cial table given last week, out does not
change the result so far as the men
elected are concerned.
The official count of the ballots cast
at the city election last week shows that
the following received votes for mayor
Theo. Griffith 6, W. r. Bunting 1
w. 7. Armstrong 1. and Tom Shau-
I fghnessy l. There were no scattering
votes for any other office.
A Prospecting party for the CANA
DIAN NORTHWEST passing throught
Great Bend the first week in May
Anyone wanting pleasant trip aud
free land should join the party. For
information. apply to NJ. Gilmore.
1t is reported on the streets that Z
Elba Wright, formerly teacher of elo
cution at the college here, and who
gained quite a reputation as com
median, committed suicide by shoot
ing, in Chicago recently. His wife, il
will be remembered, is supposed to
haye killed herself, in Chicago also
over year ago.
A clerk was surprised not long agt
when young lady came into the store
and said to him 81 want to buy pres
ent Of a book for a young man." Yes
; MISS" said he: what kind of a bool
do you want?' why, a book for
young man." "WeII, but what kind O
a young man?" "Oh. he's tall and ha
light hair, and he always wears blu
necktiesr'
A tramp was taken in by Marsha
Will Klein of Ellinwood, last week
who had kidnapped little boy fror
Reton, New Mexico. He had sent th
boy out to beg for him, when the la
told his troubles to the officer. Th
father of the boy was telegraphed t
and came on Tuesday and took the DO
home. That tramp ought to be tarre
and feathered as terrible example |
J others of his ilk.
A town is large family. We al
all Interested in each others welfar,
e or should be. a cut-throat, ever,
man-for-himself policy means ruin fl
: any community. 1t means retrogre:
0 sion and failure. The first lesson ar
! family must learn is that to be success:
r fully happy is unity and mutual assis
n ance. The same applies to the bus
q ness life of town, and the more ger
Rrallv IL il nhaUad the mora ahnnda