Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
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Trinidad Nut coal, s. so per ton. at fiji
Allison Bros.
Charlie Bacon drove up from Ellin- Sc
wood Friday. A
Charlie Morrison Sundayed at home te
| with the family.
Andrew Cell was in town Saturday ps
| evening on business. te
Rockvale, Canon lump coal. 1915 perl
ton. at Allison Bros.
Mrs. Will Brown is visiting friends all
in Hutchinson this week. TO
j. B. Miller was down from Nekomo,
| couple of days last week. mi
Mrs. E. W. Seward spent last week Sc
visiting her parents at Alden. by
Steve Williams, of west of town, was ~
doing business in town Monday.
Commissioners proceedings will be ~.
found In our supplement this week, 40
Quite good rain fell in the vicinity tn
of Pawnee Rock last Saturday night. ha
F. M. Litchield was up from Rice
county to spend Sunday with the fam UT
lily. Nj
Jake Christopher and wife, of Chase, he
were up Sunday visiting the EwaIt un
families. De-
W. L. Rose. the Santa Fe engineer.
is back on the Great Bend branch, his rs
old run. ms
Philip Oehs, of near Millard, will ma
prove up on his homestead on Septem- l,'
ter 18th. INT
Joseph Raseley, of Liberty, was in
Saturday to attend the county commit Y
tee nesting. we
Will Osmond returned last Friday a.,
from his trip through Colorado and W'
California. W.
W. FL. Bockemohle, of Ellinwood,
was up to the county seat Monday on at
legal business. wa
The republican county central COM oet
mittee is called to meet in Great Bend fro
Saturday of this week. nie
OMrs. Josie DuMont has accepted
position with the Arkansas Valley 81.
Grain Co. as book-keeper. las
A man working with a threshing OH
gang at Frank Hitchcock's was pros. nn
trated by the heat Monday. On
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Walter McCray, the coronetist. went
away with the dog and pony show.
Like the cat-he will come back. .ne
VIM. Otte, of near Heizer, was doing for
the right kind of business with the fac
DEMOCRAT man, last Thursday. hal
A merry party of good citizens went LII
down on the Walnut Friday evening
to get their weekly dose of chiggers. old
The commissioners have made an p
order that the ditch men are not to
block the highways at the crossings.
Geo. Craig, the W. q. messenger. HI
was sick the first of the week, and Lee
Tullis was carrying messages for him.
Miss Clara Buckland went to Pueblo. tbi
Colorado the first of the week to visit ms
with her brother and other relatives is
there. X
FIREMEN-It is to your interests to tn,
be present at the meeting Friday night laI
of this week. Do not neglect your own
interests,
Little Helen Roetzel, of EllInwood, th,
who run large splinter into her foot, in,
making dangerous wound, is getting ce,
along nicely. ra
Thousands of dollars of indebtedness VIC
are being paid off in this county every an
day now; the result of the fairly good Du
wheat crop.
Mrs. r. T. DePue was down from ''
Pawn ee Rock Monday. Mr.. DePue co
will put in another Dig crop of wheat -
here this fall. ~
tic
Z. Larkin will make final proof and be
get government title to his land in du
Cheyenne township, on September 18th, ev
before the probate judge. 7
See call for county convention, else HI
where in this paper. Every township TIL
should send in it's full quota of dele ha
gates. to help nominate the winning WI
ticket. feI
Julius Both, of near Albert was LII