Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-10

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1898.
half the dramatic companies that come
to this town. He had crowded house
last Wednesday night.
Kansas miilers have, it is said, been
shipping flour to Europe lately at the
rate of ten car loads day. Most OF
the flour goes to Belgium.
A MCCracken young man was sing,
ing "a Hot Time in the Old Town
one night last week aud burned the
bottom of one leg of his trousers.
The general Comment is that wheat
in Barton county is now in better con
dition th An it ever was at this time OF
year in the history of the country.
John G. Frank OF this city left Satur,
day for Chicago. on receipt of telt,
gram announcing that his aged father
was dying, at his home about 80 miles
from Chicago.
@attin: v9llio beute bel Der Seif.
tafei lpirit On cine 9tebe balten2" @atte:
gSenn i6 nur ni9t iteden bIeibe -
9attin: 80, @Ott, tOnnte i6 Sir bod
meiHe Smnse leiben!'
Will OsmoDd and assistant 2 M.
Zutavern visited CIaflin Friday after
noon, and report everything lively in
that good little town. A pile of wheat
is coming into market there yet.
An ounce of real. live, spicy local
news is worth a ton of stale old plate
matter. Therefore the DEMOCRAT il
adding new names to its list ever,
day. Tell your neighbors about it.
9oure (bsiu9t ibre iunsuerbeiratbete
5reunoinD: On, CLARA, pann lmo oenn
ei9entii3 Die 6litterwo9en gu @noe?"
8 lara: Wenn mann pom ieinem
Ntanne 9elD baben rpilI!'
The Kansas ground hog is a bad
ger"-the kind the boys capture and
train to fight. over at the livery barn.
Being that kind of badger, he il
blind, and therefore could not see his
shadow on the I'd inst. if he had one
So never mind the weather if the
wind don't blow
a rural citizen, reading tle marriage
notice of friend of his huyhuod
came across the words No cards
"Well, well!"zhe exclaimed, EFF git.
tin married made John swear off
from card playin', thar must be somt
good in it. fur he wus the devil on a
game of seven upI"
The remains of Mrs. Bruce Morrf
son, notice of whose death appeared I'm
last weeks DEMOCRAT, passed through
Great Bend Friday, for burial al
Beaver, Pa. Deceased leaves hus-
band and three sons She was about
36 years old, and has many friends
here who will regret to learn of heI
death.
Bert King has started hack line TO
run between Great Bend and HuisIng-
ton, making regular ps each day
leaving Great Bend at 1870 a. m., ana
leave HuisingtOn to return at 2:30
p. N. He has new, closed hack thai
will accommodate SIX passengers. We
believe this will be move appreciated
10y the public.
Robert Doonan, Iate of Rock Island
county, Ills, has moved to Barton
county, onto the MtQuiIIen farm. in
Eureka township. Nj. Doonan thinks.
SO far as he has learned, that this
country is much better for man 10
make living in at farming than is t1e
crowded, muddy, high rent state OF
Illinois.
Roy Putnam aud wife, formerly OF
this county are now the proud possrs,
sors of a bright baby boy But their
friends should mot jump too hastily st
conclusions. The child is "A little wait
who was deserted bv its parents and
Mr. and Mrs Putnam have adopted il
=Ellinwood Leader
Now Roy, we did not think you
would have to resort to that.
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Srauli6 warmer Seelenbaud,
gSetterltarf. TO pie Die eide,
Sie9Inm iDie Der 9pbeultrau6.
Cart uno einla6 9leid) oem S1ulme,