Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

Deeh gwen tHtlr cues, anu tue MUCK
worms of the g. %. p. have already
gone to work to do the bidding of
their masters The whole machinery
"a little squeaky and rafting on ac'
count of overwork-has been oiled |
up (the railroads and other CORPORA
tons furnishing the "oil") and sthe
Kansas republicans are again making
one last, dying effort.
One million dollars a day, they say.
/, costs us to lick old Spain.
But when Barton's farmers have cut their whea |
Won have money to burn, ard bread to eat,
Aud ginger enough to back feet
And lick old Spain over gain.
W. Il. Rice was down from the north
side Monday.
Mrs. o. F. Cook and daughters came
in from Chicago Sunday right.
Fred Zntavern has been in Kansas
City a couple of days tins week
A cousin OF Mrs. Hoffmeister's came
in Friday morning from the east.
The young baby of Mel Cooper of
Pawnee Rock died Sunday of scarlet
fever.
John Lindas was down from Pawnee
Rock Sunday, to visit with his sons
family.
GIRL WANTED-In small family.
Good wages. l.. r. McElroy, Great
Bend Waterworks.
Mrs. Viola McGreevy came up from
the Oklahoma country to visit her
parents here, arriving last Sunday.
Ice Cream tastes good now l have
freezers and r.frjgerat..rs.
F. H MILLER
PosITIoN WANTED BY d frsy class
ftre::l.i,.g eHgiJir+r Address.
Fl V. FOREST. Great Bird.
DIR Biai.kr's sister. who has i"-tn
visiting the docinr aud family i'tre for
some weeks, returned To her b"uie III
Garden City Friday.
Mrs. Eliza Z. Merritt aud Mrs. Jas
Dawson accompanied Mrs. E. E.
Dawson to her home in Boston, Mass.
leaving the first of this week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. E L. Hotcbklss aid
the two youngest children expect to
leave for Colorado this week to spend
the summer Miss Roe intends going TO
Missouri.
Chas. Boyle, the comedian. son-in
law of John O'Brien, came in this
week from the Pacific coast where he
and Mrs. Boyle have just closed a
show season.
Mr. F. H. Ewing of Pawnee Rock
and Miss Lacy Gilmore of this city,
were married on last Wednesday at
O'Clock by Rev. Schnacke at the home
of the brides parents.
Invitations are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Belle Chase, formerly
of the Great Bend schools, to H. J..
Mills at Hiawatha, June %. They
will reside in St. Paul, MINI.
j. r. Hall was down from Galatia
Thursday. Mr.. Hall says there has
been big plenty of rain in his part of
the county, and the question low is,
'show soon can we get at cutting that
wheat?"
William Gum came down from
Jewel county Saturday. to close up
sale of his farm out in Clarence town
ship to Dave Ewing. Mr.. Gum says
Jewel county has been having an over
dose of rain. same as here.
Six hundred American marines held
the hordes of Spanish regulars at bay
all night last Saturday, at the Cuban
town of Guantanamo. and lost but 4
men killed and one wounded, and the
bright folds of Old Glory still floats
over what was once Spanish soil.
On Saturday Judge Breeder issued
a marriage license to Frederick Lies
mey er and Miss Ida Piller. boil, of
near EllInwood. The wedding is to
occur Wednesday or Thursday of this
week. The bride is daughter of our
old friend, G. Pilier. of Logan town
shiT.
DR.. Lightfvot who has the finest
Electrical Machines in this part OF
Kansas, invites his friends and the
public generally to visit his office and
see the new methods of treating old
d,saases Yon will be Interested in |