Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-02

When this great American Nation
| Not afraid of all creation,
Took notion that fair Cuba should be free.
Uncle Sam had the appreciation,
OF ali men Of every station,
And he's goin' to do the job up brown-d' Ye sees
Charlie johnson is home from Lis
trip up in Nebraska.
1t won't be Cervera hard to lick the
Spanish if we are Schley enough.
Mrs. Richard Barnes. sister of Mrs
Durand, arrived from Peoria ILL.,, Sun.
! day evening.
John Nelson and wife left last week
on an overland trip down to the Strip,
to visit their son.
Henry Hasz, northeast of town a
few miles, is just recovering from
dangerous sick spell.
Shelly Winget came home Saturday
morning from q two weeks business
| trip down in Oklahoma.
Miss Maud Shaugnessy returned last
week from Dighton, Lane couRty,
where she was visiting an aunt.
Lon Baldwin is down from Heizer,
| today. He has traded for q farm up
| near Bazlne. and will remove to it.
Fred Haight and John Vosburg,
| were down from the Rock Saturday
evening to take in the college recital.
Marriage license was issued today to
Ferdenand Lehman and Mrs. Sophia
Katzenmeier, both of south west of
town.
The fact is developing that we ought
to have told Spain to 60 and get a
record before we entered the ring with
her in this war.
Dewey, Sampson and Schley are get
ting most of our attention now but you
can't tell Watson tap for the guard of
the Atlantic coast.
Jim Long, the Wichita laundryman,
came in Friday morning, to remain
here month and rest up. He has been
been having poor health of late.
Henry Schwier was down from near
Heizer, Friday. He says everybody is
feeling good except those who have the
measles. and even they are feeling bet
ter since the big rains.
The report that the Great Bend girls
were wearing red. white and blue gar
ters developed the surprising fact that
neaIly every man around is from Mis-
souri,. News.
Headers below cost and baby carri-
ages out of sight-at the Great Bend
Implement Co.-if you buy of Charlie
Zutavern during the next few days. A
fine baby girl was born unto him last
night.
AL Start, wanted in Rush county for
the murder of an old farmer about a
month ago, was caught at Dodge City,
and on Wednesday passed through
here in charge of the Rush county
sheriff
Tom Braydon, travelling for a Kan
sas City implement house, was in the
city Friday. Mr.. Brayden is a cousin
of 7. J. Ross of this city. and BROTH
erin law of Tom Ullery, of Buffalo
township.
A. R. Moss is putting in a series Of
ice boxes new screens, shelving, etc.,
preparatory to handling fresh table
supplies to better advantage by cir
cumventing the pesky house fly and
keeping everything cool.
Benz. P. Unruh, one of the best
known farmers of the vicinity of Paw
nee Rock, was in town Friday. He
says the earlier sown wheat will now
make good crop without another drop
of rain; while the latest sown will need
couple of rains the first or second
week in June to assure good wheat.
| Do not buy anything in watches,
clocks, jewelry, siiverware, novelties,
spectac:es or anything usually kept in
6rst class jewelry store. until you see
Us and get our prices. We will not be
undersold, at home or abroad. and will
always try to save you money.
| W. d. GOULD s. Co.
Friday afternoon 2s5 rough riders,
| on their way from California TO Cuba.