Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

G. l.: Zutavern has rented and moved
into the Jas. W. Clarke residence, on
west Forest avenue.
Mr.. Elwood Fryberger and wife and
Mrs. o. w. Devine returned Monday
from their K. G. outing.
John j. Reintz writes from Hastings,
Neb., to have his DEMOCRAT sent
there instead of to Odin.
a meeting of the republican county
central committee is called to meet in
Great Bend, Saturday, the 18th.
A small ditch, or lateral. iB now
completed from the main ditch to the
northwest corner of the cemetery.
j. W. Sutcliffe, one Of the Fairview
township justices of the peace. was a
caller last week to get supply of j. p.
blanks.
Will Hayes had his usual runaway
last week, but came out Of it with
nothing more serious than few
bruises.
Mrs. D. G. Luse went to Topeka afon
day as representative Of the Rabecca
lodge of this city to the grand lodge
meeting.
Zute's tandem oa.. - Saturday and
has already carried man. {; happy cou-
pie skimming over the s:cets and
highways.
G: E. Wood, brother Of E. Z. Wood,
the saddler, has moved up from San
dago, Stafford county, to place south
of Great Bend.
Some lady left p large, leather purse
or shopping bag, at the post Office,
which she can get by calling and
identifying same.
George Thatcher is attending the 1.
o. o. F, grand lodge meeting in Topeka
this week as representative of the
Great Bend lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Runyan left
for the east Monday. They will visit
in Chicago few days, and then home
to Newcastle, Ind.
A young man never knows how
much he owes to the respectability of
his parents until he does something of
suppressable nature.
Editor Barrett and wife, of Airing
ton, Reno caunty, were up last week
on visit to Mrs, Barrett's brother,
Will Hayse. and family.
1.-The Hoisington Dispatch does not
like the appointment of postmasters
made thus far in Barton county. Ira.
what's ''eatin' on yoE"2 /
Rev. J. J. Pleasant has been called to
the colored M. E. church in this place
in place of Rev. J. M. Pope; who goes
to charge in Nebraska
Prof. W. II. Bernhard a converted
jew" who is giving some very inter.
esting lectures in this part of the state,
was visitor in this city last week.
The hypnotist, Prof. Pickett, who
took in few stray dimes here a week
or so ago, has been meeting with
richer haryest.at Ellinwood last week.
Don't throw old shoes at a bride.
Wait about year, then make I'D neat
little package of neat little shoes and
send them to her. She will then ap-
preeiate your good intentions.
DR.. ". Fl. Mccormick. of Cumber.
land. Md. who, in company with his
daughter. has been stopping at Great
Bend couple of weeks, returned bone
this week, but will keep posted on
Kansas affairs through the DEMOCRAT.
1t appears that while Halls circus
did not skip its date at Ellinwood last
Friday, there are whole lot of fellows
who run up against the ''blind tiger"
who are now wishing the show had met
with some accident that would have
kept 1t away. ''Skin games'' were
numerous and their victims in proper.
ton.
The two Charliee-Zute and Brink
pumped the tandem down to Ellinwood
and back Sunday. They make some
little complaint about their hind legs
being out of tread and their fore legs
missft, but otherwise the trip was
splendid.