Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-15

w. ID. COOK or NIckerSOn has been
up the past two weeks helping in the
wheat fields.
Full stock of all kinds OF. lubrica-
ting oils. Prices lower than the lowest.
Special rates to threshers.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Beginning with Sunday the oath instl
the churches of CHS city will hold
Union open air services in the park.
Union Missionary service at the II.
E. Church next Sunday evening.
Sermon by Rev. Berger of the Presby-
terrain church.
Walt Cornell was up about Clafiin
Tuesday; says their wheat is turning
out reasonably well and there is coolies
of it to turn out
For SALE-Fifty foot lot, four room
house. with closet and large pantry.
stable and other out buildings. For in
formation, call at this Office.
With her merry-go-round and her
Weary Willies. Elllnwood is sweltering
through these Summer days with a
reasonable amount of excitement.
Men who know what they are talking
about say that from present indica-
tions threshing machines will be run |.
ing in Barton county up to New Years
day.
An extra police force has been on
duty in Great Bend the past week. on
account of the great prevalence of
tramps. Several tough characters are
put in the cooler every day.
G. L. Jones, of the Cheyenne, accom-
panied by his daughter, made the
DEMOCRAT Office call Tuesday. Mr..
Jones will have sale of stock and
farm implements on the oath inst.
ATTENTION. Members of Pap
Thomas Post, G. A R.; Every mem
Der is urgently requested to turn out
to Post meeting Saturday night to
assist in celebrating Mother Bicker-
dyke day.
sabbath services as usual at the
Presbyterian church. Mid-week prayer
on Thursday evening. Morning theme.
"Appropriating and Manifesting
Chist." Union missionery meeting at
the III. E. church in evening.
Justices of the peace should remem-
Der that the DEMOCRAT office has for
sale supply of all j. p. blanks. Will
sell in any quantity from to 500, and
for less money than you pay by sending
to Topeka.
One McCracken was arrested by Con-
stable Zutavern Tuesday charged with
purloining buggy cushion, whip etc.,
from Chas. Pelter Monday night,
(P. S.-John Dawson was still looking
for the culprit at the last reports)
Geo. M. Valentine tells us that him
self and Jim Ewing drove snipe the
other night, while Frank Bryant. Fred
Ewing, Joe and Bonnie McMullen and
Hosea Ewing held the sack. Just how
many snipe were bagged we will let the
other boys tell.
LII any of our citizens have any
doubts as to Barton county's wheat
crop they should take a drive from
here to Ellinwood and count the 1247
wheat stacks visible from the road.
This at conservative estimate of 100
bushels to the stack gives 1247OO blu.
Of wheat.
Dr. \Blanke informs us that Mrs.
Kober, theimother of Frank Kober. of
near Albert, was not killed instantly
as reported to Us last Wednesday.
She was not driving the header box.
but had gone into it during the noon
hour, while the others were to dinner,
to get some of the loose grain for the
chickens, when the box was blown
over and the old lady was Injured so
badly that she died in a few hours.
On Tuesday of this week Mr.. Isaac
Bacon aged about 20 years, one of the
most well known and oldest residents
of Lakin township passed from earthly
suffering. He has been a sufferer
from rheumatism for a number of
years and of late years had been almost
totally blind. The funeral services
will occur to day-Thursday-and the
remains will be inferred in the Ellin-
wood cemetery. A large host of friends
sympathize with the bereaved family.
Ninety Days the Penalty.
Last Saturday man who gives the
name of Charles Murr,,lv and his home