Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-15

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Hiss Nellie Jones came home Mon
! deg ffom = weeks visit ia Ellinwood
Sand-hAl Plums are becoming quite
pieetjfsl eH> the market, at 90 cent.
a hssbea.
Kaei Kfeissi. tie Ofrnitz miller and
Wefeaaet, Was 5eieg business in towr
last uoeaas.
Af9. J. 81. Donley and daughter
Ars BaaAche BoIinger, are visiting
felstives ia bHezsiiie Iowa.
Jhase feeFke VS. nP from Ellin.
zoos Tuesday, 8arkt ting his cherries
of sseieh be las . gqo+ils stRply.
Else~Aefe Ret:ee. the new adyertis-
aent of Mr.S Bush, the wagon make,
Up. Bush eeaeant1es to do good work
at hard tfsaes prices.
The @eSican show has pitched its
tent just south of tbs electric light
vorSs, and is fielding forth to appreci-
stiSe sqdieaees every night.
Wbfian Leach once an old time
fesieeht ef Great Bend, writes from
his present home ct Tacoma Washing.
ton. % inquire about old friends here.
TAe saloon keepers in Great Bend
toek rest Sunday. the mayor order
ing all places to be closed on account
of there being so many tough charac-
tefs abopS.
Blhs are oet announcing a sale of
stock and farm Implements TO be held
on July S0th. by J>H. RENTS, at his
farm two aHes north anS one mile
west of Odin.
DR.. Coos sanitarium stands at the
head OF all institutions for the treat
nent of medical and surgical cases.
Be e1aAined by DIR. Goes special ex-
sIainer at Hotel Greene.
. e. 4. Mayer, the Olmitz coal dealer
and real estate man was a caller
Thursday. See Mr.. Mayors ad in our
OlHitz department. You will receive
fair treatment by calling on him.
As the wheat harvest is about over
our live and enterprising correspond
eatS are finding time 10 again assist in
making the DEMOCRAT columns. more
acceptable to the general pablic
FL. J. Webber plead guilty to assault
and battery in Justice Jennison's court
and was fined $50 and costs for the
satisfaction he may Rave had in firing
a paper weight at an attorney.
". ii. Fuller and J. II. Milliken, two
implement statesmen, were selling our
dealers a supply OF their goods Mon.
day. They are unanimous in their be-
lief thas Barton county at least has a
''golden'' appearance.
Last Sunday was dry in ElIinwood
for the first time in the history of the
town. 1t is said there were so many hal
vest hands and other strangers in
town that the authorities thought best
to close all the saloons
Dell Decker, accompanied by his SOL
and daughter came up from the farm
in Reno county this week tC
help thresh in Barton. He says hi:
corn, and most of the corn from Part
ridge south to the state line, had gone
up in the dry spell.
Miss Matte Barnes, of Kansas City
Missouri, is in the city visiting Will
the family of C. B. Morgans Mis-
Barnes is a daughter of Mr.. a.
Barnes who lived on a farm near Ir;
Brougher's, south of the river. Sh
notices great changes in Great Benz
since she left here seventeen years age
Frank Strotbmau suggests that tn
wheat raisers OF this county should. b
concert of action, as soon as possibl
burn all the wheat stubble and thu
kill off myaads of young grasshopper
that would otherwise remain TO multi
ply and do more damage next year. l
not the suggestion 2 good one?
Q a Sabbath or two since, tramp ap
piled for food at the door OF one of th
wealthy families in Great Bend, tn
mistress of which was piously inclined
She handed him a piece of bread witt
out butter; saying. Not for my SAX
nor for thy sake, but for the dea
: Savior's sake-'' The tramp examine
, it closely and noticing the lack of but
| ter, replied: mot for my sake nor fC
| thy sake. but for Gods sake put som