Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27

NUMBER 10.
Arthur Taylor has taken position in
the Farmers and Merchats Bank. We
hope to do business some day with
Arthur Taylor. cashier"
The implement business is picking
up-but not by reason of the "Dipk-
lsy' bill-as one of the applicants for
teachers certificate spells it.
Hoisington's summer normal, under
the direction of Professors o. R. Rack
ley and F. NJ. Chapman. opened Mon
day the oath. with a fair attendance.
Johnnie McMullin now has regular
''sit" in the DEMOCRAT office. John.
ME is one of the boys who do not pro-
pose to be idle during school vacation.
Sewing Machines, warranted for five
years, S19. Drop head Machine at S25.
Come and see them-no pot metal.
THE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
The Iowa supreme court recently
decided that a physician had a right
to advertise. and also that he is neg
lecting his business if he does not do
so.
Miss Drue Hogue, who has been
teaching school for the past two years
in Enid, Ok, came up last week to
visit with her sister. Mrs. Geo. Cara.
way.
Dad Delaplane thinks the fellow that
stole his harness went on the principle
that Dad was earning his money
mighty easy sprinkling the streets this
spring.
Everything in the crop line is grow.
ing magnificently. And we might re
mark-oD the side-that weeds are
also making plenty of work for the
farmer.
DR.. Hess will probably move the
large, two story residence west of the
college about quarter of a mile, onto
the vacant lots on Broadway west of
DR.. Shaw's.
Peter Meyers and wife, Isaac Markell
and wife, j. l.. Bryant, Nike Jacobs
and VIM. Westfall, all of Beaver
township were doing business in town
Monday.
G. V. Brinkman, who is in the south
west in the interests of the Walnut
Greek Mills, will make Golden, New
Mexico, bis headquarters for the next
few months.
For sale-2nd Hand Deering Binder
and Hodge Header, also good grain
drill, good condition Cash or good
ote-Enquire at Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank.
Much wheat is beginning to head
out. We are now within about three
weeks of the beginning of harvest, and
the prospects for good crop are grow
ing better every day.
G. E. Bradley, of Logan county,
stopped off last week to visit with his
brother'in- law, Postal Clerk Freeland.
His wife and daughter have been max
ing visit here also.
Attend the class address of.Prof. f.
NJ. Blackman, of the State University,
at the college chapel next Tuesday
evening. No charge for admission,
and everybody cordially invited,
The new text book law stands, and
Kansas people will save thousands of
dollars annually on the purchase of
school books. Score another point fer
the anti-gold-standard legislature.
State superintendent Stryker invites
any teacher in Kansas who may have
work of unusual merit done by pupil
to sendilt in for the exhibit in the state
superintendent's office in the state
house.
i'll. Norris, of Newcastle Pa, was
married to Miss Effie j. Norris, dssgh-
ter of Capt. n. E. Norris, at Clafiin,
on Wednesday the 26th. The young
couple viii make their future home in
Pennsylvania.
H. Marvin Mayes, aged 10, died at
his home at Stanley, Va, Monday,
May 18th. Deceased was the youngest
brother OF A. II. Mayes of the south
side, who went back to Virginia to be
present at the funeral.
Valentine Kramer of near Du