Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-20

w. j. McGreevy. of near Dundee, |
was trading in town Friday.
Miss Jessie Vosburg spent Friday
and Saturday IN town with friends.
George Young, of Clafin, made the
DEMOCRAT Office call last Saturday.
Grant Alden aud wife came in from
Garfield, Monday. to visit few days.
Rev. B. Schroeder. of Rush county,
was in the city last Thursday on bus,
iness.
Ringing Bros had the greatest
spread of canvaE ever seen in Great
Bend.
w. S. McDougal, the Pawnee Rock
livery man, was doing business in town
Friday.
The kid" band made its first ap'
pearance on the streets Monday. It is
all right.
See Louis Zimmeht, and have your
cemetery lots cleaned up before Deco
ration Day.
w. f.. Clemson, of Pawnee Rock
township, came down to see the ele-
phant Friday
Jim Purviance has been promoted.
from weightmaster to assistant grain
inspector, and located at Rosedale,
Kans.
G.N. s. E. R. Moses have had a
new stairway put in, leading to
the offices of w. d. Gunnell and Jus.
tice Jennison.
A H. Mays, of south of the river,
went to Vii ginia last week, on receipt
of telegram stating that his father
was dangerously ill.
Hon. Isom Wright, of South Bend
township, has been laid Cp.with sciatic
rheumatism for several weeks, and has
suffered a great deal.
Mrs. c.. NJ. Norton and children
leave this week for their future home in
Pueblo, Colo. The good wishes of a
large circle of friends accompany them.
Sewing Machines, warranted for five
years, $19. Drop head Machine at S25.
Come and see them-no pot metal.
THE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Mrs. j. Z. WINS, of Buffalo township,
who has been i'll all spring with bron.
chiel and other troubles, is now able
to be up and around the house once
more.
If Maxine Gomez" is not careful
he will be coming out as a full fleged
pop ore of these days. He appears to
have'an awful kindly feeling for them
already.
LosT-A coil cart spring, between
Great Bend and my farm. Finder
will be rewarded 10y leaving same at
The DEMOCRAT office.
j. .JURGENsoN.
People were in Great Bend Saturday.
to attend the show. from Edwards,
Pawnee. Stafford, Pratt, Lane, Reno
Rush, Scott, Rice, and Ellsworth
counties.
Strawberries on the market have
LOOKED good for the past week or
more. Now we KNOW they are good,
because the price is within the reach of
common people.
A farmer in town Saturday-an
there were several farmers in town
that day, by the way-was talking
about cutting hay this week. How
is that for early grassp
And the elephant snorted and
Topped his ears, the lions cavorted,
the spotted deers looked meekly on,
while the fake giraffe pranced round
to make the horses laugh.
1t is reported that one lady who
had bevy of real live American 'skids"
in her charge circus day tried to engage
cage from the show people to take
them down to the grounds.
Editor Downey, of the Clafiin Ban
ner, says: ''If yo'l wish to see man in
all his forms, study a cage of monkeys
for two hours" And he was over to
the show Saturday, to take lesson.
The BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT
has been enlarged by the publishers to
six-column Quarto, .and is now the
largest as well as the best paper pub
lished in that county.-Hutchinson
Saturday Bee.
MUsICIANs.-I want a class to take
instructions on the violin Prefer to
have six to start with. Ask for par