Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-08

-PRIL 8, 1897.
Tom Brewer was down from Pawnee
Rock Monday. He says the silver
forces there are preparing ''roast"
for the derelict legislators.
Garden making is The order of the
day. Young vegetables had better not
get too fresh however. as there are
liable To be some hard frosts yet.
G. N & E B. Moses have a live
American eagle, and live wild goose
In their furniture show window, which
attract considerable attention.
We have had TO issue supplement-
the past two weeks, to accommodate
our advertisers. And there has been
no patent. plate stuff used either.
A young married man down in the
4th ward wishes he was sonDam-
lulist. so he could walk the floor with
the baby without losing so much sleep.
The old council and school board
held farewell meetings. Monday night.
The council will meet Friday night to
canvas the votes cast in the city elec.
tion.
Guy Verbeck. of the north part of
the county, is home again from the
east. Guy thinks that Barton county
will hold her own with any place he
has been.
The boys are playing marbles, the
women are making garden and the big
hulks of men are down on Aliens cor
ner telling about how it happend last
Tuesday.
Judge Andrews. of Lacrosse, was
a Great Bend visitor last Saturday.
He has no kick on account of his judi
ciai district being enlarged by the abol
ishment of Vandlvert.
VIII some of our farmer friends trade
Is a good plug of buggy horse for
fruit trees from the Great Bend nur
series? Call at this Office, and see what
we have to offer.
According to the Kansas CiIy Times
Thomas Moses and James Samuels"
each had buildings blown down at
Ciafitn, last Wednesday. That's tough
Oh Tommy and Jimmie.
The new tariff law very appropri-
ately dates from April 1st- 1t will in
time prove the greatest "April fooP
the republicans have ever perpetrated
upon the American people.
One of the first things the new ad
ministration ought to do, when it gets
properly organized for work, is to con-
dem whole lot of defective walks and
wood crossings about the city.
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The Ellinwood Leader, in another
''open letter." announces that that is
the last it will have to say concerning
superintendent Harrison and the
school scrap. Sensible announcement.
A few of the friends Of Frank B.
Patterson called al his home last
Thursday night and gave him BIRTH
day surprise party. lizard boiled eggs"
were the special feature of the evening.
Miss. Carrie Lightbody came back,
from Clinton, Mo-. the first of the week,
and will take the position of book
keeper at the Walnut Creek Mills.
made vacant by the resignation of Miss
Louie Frost.
Keep this fact in mind: The DEMO
Graf is not filled with patent medi-
cineads, or plate matter furnished free
of cos by eastern politicians. 1t is not
$1.5O. or $500 year. but straight 81.
a year to everybody.
L. G. Miller, of Great Bend, and
Miss Cora johnson of Reno county.
were married last Saturday at the resi-
dence of Frank Dell, Judge Breeder
performing the ceremony. The DEMO.
Graf extends congratulations.
A soaking rain fell over the whole
county last Friday night, soaking the
ground up thoroughly and filling the
creeks to raging torrents. a cold.
h,ovv north mind follouipo all dcv