Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-24

Attention 0omrads.
Let ali who can attend the Old
Soldiers picnic Association meeting at
A. Z. Fullerton's April I'd.
P R. Cory. sec'y.
Ladies. if you have chickens save up
all your old ''shoos." Garden making
time has arrived.
DIR. a. C. Graham will open an Office
Monday, in the Office building over
Griffith's grocery.
Charlie Zutavern, through his agent
at Ellinwood. sold Crescent bicycle
last Friday to 800 pound rider.
Claflin Woodmen are arranging for
a big time Friday night of this week.
Great Bend Woodmen are invited.
A box supper and cake walk will be
given by the Great Bend Woodmen at
their hall on the evening OF April 1st.
0. E. Cook and son Oscar, Ed. G..
McNowD, Bert Swift and Tom Shaugh'
messy went to the Salt Marsh Saturday
for ducks and geese.
The Great Bend Msrbel Works are
ready to furnish you anything in the
line CT Monuments. Tombstones, etc.
See J. A. BLAND. Salesman.
Mrs. @. Hartm an is expected home
from Ossawattomie the last of the
week. She comes home in good health,
and her many friends here will be glad
to see her so again.
Yellow and White Dent Seed Corn,
Oil Meal, Greeley, COL, (irrigated) and
Kaw Valley Early Ohio Potatoes, at
Winterburg's Feed Store. South Main.
w. A. Hanger received a telegram
Monday announcing that his mother
was very dangerously sick, an her
home in Lincoln. Ills. He left for
there Monday evening.
Miss Maud Shaughnessy, of Great
Bend, niece of Mrs j. W. Tillotson.
arrived in the city Tuesday and will
probably stay in Lane county during
the summer.-Dighton Journal.
Notice to patrons-I will be in Kan
20, ci be h,,f
ing that time will be at my Office in
Great Bend every Saturday.
s. J. SHAW,
The many friends of Rev. Geo. W.
Baker will be glad to know that he has
been returned to the Albert charge for
another year. He and Mrs. Baker re.
turned from conference Tuesday.
Why do you send to Chicago, st.
Louis, or any other city by an agent for
a suit. when Diffenbacher can give you
a better fit and better workmanship for
less money!
DR.. Hayden. the eye specialist, who
has located at Great Bend, wishes to
inform the public that he has no part
ner in the optical business, and any
party or parties going over the country
reporting themselves as such ara whole
ly unreliable.
Mrs. W. j. Kincald, who came here
from Indiana last fall in the hope of
improving her health, died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. B. Dotson, in this
city Friday the 18th. The remains
were shipped to English, Ind, on Sat-
urday for interment.
Some of the southwest counties re-
port that young grasshoppers are hatch
ing out in large numbers. Let 'em
hatch. Old Crimp will get 'em if they
come out now. as we are pretty sure
to have some hard frosts yet before
warm weather opens for good.
The many friends of j. Leon Miller
will be glad to learn that he has been
promoted to the management of the
Postal Telegraph Office st Hutchinson,
to take charge April LIST. We know
Leon to be careful and trustworthy and
believe he will continue to push to the
front in his chosen vocation.
Uncle Stephen Vaughan had his
annual parade on the 21st. Uncle
Steve says this time it was the celei
bration of his Tooth birthday. but some
people are so unkind as to question
the mechanically of the reliability Of
hio do1onulotod var1citv under tho