Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
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/ The aggregation" which held forth
In the opera house Wednesday night
should learn several things more be-
fore it ventures again beyond the walls
of the factory. "-Hoisington Dis
patch.
Now Charlie lets kiss and make up;
then you can come over to Great Bend
and see GOOD shows.
The genial phiz of Frank Greene
intruded itself into our sanctum We'd
nesday. Although little wild some
times, Frank is good hearted fellow
and we trust will come out all right in
time.--La Crosse Chieftan.
This was not our Frank, was it?
While our Frank is just a little bit
frisky in spots, he can not properly be
called "wild."
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The News says the Great Bend boys
kiss the girls under ears of corn. The
Ellinwood boys kiss them about an
inch under their little turned up
noses. Ellinwood Advocate.
How about it. Does an inch under
their noses mean on their chins, or are
their upper lips an inch long? A
turned up nose and an upper lipp
an inch long may have attractions
which are irresistible to the Film
wood boys, but it don't go here.
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| A Larned man, who was victim
of the crime of '73 presented his wife
for Christmas present photograph
of an old empty pocket book, con-
siderably the worse for the wear, with
an inscribed motto: 81 have seen
better days. "-Larned Optic.
A photograph of the town of Lar
ned, of the present day, labeled with
the same appropriate inscription would
have exemplified the same condition
and answered the same purpose.
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E. r. Moses, of Great Bend, was
reelected as president of the Irrlga-
ton Congress, which met in Phoenix,
Arizona, last week. The next meet.
ing will be held at Lincoln, Neb.-
Sterling Democrat.
And the first thing Ed knows, while
he is away off in Arizona capturing
empty honors in great gobs, Lutellus
Bald win will have had his name made
immortal by the construction of the
great "Lake Baldwin" right here in
Long Eds own country.
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A man by the name of Koen Colo
RADIO I:rigaGor, has a scheme to food
Cheyenne bottoms in Barton county,
making lake 6 miles wide and Is
miles long. He proposes to have at
least 80 feet of water, and afford fish,
ing and boating to summer pleasure
hunters. The lake will also be used
as reservoir for irrigating lands
Salina Journal.
The Journal may add that the
"scheme" is practical one, and is a
plan that has been advocated for many
years by men who have studied every
detail of it. Mr.. Koen has at last
interested large capital, and the great
"Lake Baldwin" will ere long be a
condition and not theory"
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| Western capitalists have secured the
co operation of farmers in an irriga.
ton ditch to connect the Arkansas
river with the Cheyenne bottoms, d
tract of land in Barton county. A
preliminary survey has been made and
| 200 teams will be put to work as soon
as the right ofway is secured. When
completed the ditch will run into an
artificial lake with An area of $4,000
acres.-Larned Eagle Optic.
| And when we get this lake of 645
thousand square acres of surface we
want Bro. Leftwich to come down
and take sail with US over its CLASSY
surface.
We don't believe Santa Claus was
very good to editor Stoke this Christ
mas. He was terribly out of hnmor
last week and Actually said thet