Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

was ofoi W Ine county seat last fTli
day.
VIM. Wissman was doing business
in town Monday, from the north west
part of the county.
Isaac Markell was down from Beaver
township Friday, and says the rain
was good there also.
The Lord hates a snob; and people
generally believe the Lord is right in
that, as in all things else.
heep this fact in mind: Smith, the
photographer, will be at his car in
Great Bend, Saturday Sept. 25th.
The rain of Wednesday night and
Thursday seems to have been quite
general all over this part of the state.
Remember that Smith can be found
at his photograph car on the 25th-
Saturday. Car north of Hotel Greene.
The Wichita Beacon suggests that
american labor can be protected by
Sheriff Martins system of killing off
tHo lOI0lSU6TS.
Mrs. Jacob Damn and Mrs. Anna
Hall accompanied Mr.. Damn to Ellin.
wood last Thursday, to see the town
and visit friends.
We heard man say in Ellinwood
last Thursday thai he rode 20 miles
that morning, through the rain, to
meet mot escape) his mother-in -lawl
Fact.
John Mausolf and wife, from II
miles west, were in town Friday. Mr..
Mausolf says he and his father and
brothers will have over $4,000 bushels
of wheat this year.
One of the new fakes being advertised
is ''Hypnotism Taught by MALI 1
presume there will be plenty of people,
with and without good education, TO
bite at the new bait.
j. c. Weathers was down in Stafford
county last Monday after peaches, and
stopped with II. B. Bonner over night.
He says Mr.. Bonner wants to be re,
member ed to all Barton county friends.
1t is estimated by the grain buyers
that about 100000 bushels of this
years wheat crop of Barton county,
or one'third of the total crop, is now
marketed, and probably three-fifths of
the whole crop is threshed.
| L. hn hor
the south side of the square, was called
to Essex county, Illinois. to the bed
side of his father who lies dangerously
ill. He left for that place last Thurs
day morning, over the Santa Fe.
VIM. M. Gage left the first of the
week for Portland, Oregon, to visit
with brother who is quite sick, He
will probably go from there to Michir
gan to make that state his future home
Mr. Gage has many frien DIS here who
wish him much pleasure on his trip.
Fred Larsh and family came Up from
Caney, Kansas, last week to visit with
old friends. Fred returned home the
first of the week, but the rest will re
main here and visit a while longer
Fred says he has good business il
Caney; works four men, and has th,
only harness shop in town.
a visit to EIlinwood last weel
showed that town in a most prosperou.
condition. The citizens are putting vi
additions to their homes, new side
walks are being built. and general i'm
provements on every hand were goint
on. Ellinwood is holding her own O
the second best town in Barton counts
| We deem it we'll to again call th'
attention of voters to the fact tha
township nominations, under the new
election law, MUST be filed with the
county clerk 80 days before the day ol
election. which means that you mus
get your nomination papers, properly
sworn to, on file this year by October
End. Do not forget this
Mrs. Fosburg, the aged mother Of
Seymour Fosburg of the New YorE
store, died at her home in the south
east part of town. on Sunday evening
last. Funeral services were held al
the III. E. church at o'clock Monday
afternoon, aud the remains inferred in
the Great Bend cemetery. Deceased
leaves husband and two sons who
,eside here.