Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
s Delightful picnic weather. this.
j. W. Racey. of near Galatia. was
among our circus day callers.
Coe RUSSELL returned from the State
University. at Lawrence. last week.
Tod Lynch came up from Sterling
last week. to visit at Walt Cornell's.
Roy Putnam held down q chair in
Seward & Barnett's barber shop, on
show day.
j. E. MendenhaIl, of Fairbury. Neb.,
stopped of the first of the week to visit
with friends.
The purity OF the Baking Powder
named Perfect" is q guarantee against
sallow complexion.
Saturday evening and Sunday this
locality was deluged with rain. some-
thing much needed.
Tom keenan,. west of town is pre-
pairing to build a large and commo.
diOus barn on his excellent fam.
James Norris has bought the Swift
livery and hack business. and solicits
share of the business in that line.
For SALE-The E. E. Dawson resi-.
dence property, Great Bend. On rea-
sonable terms. See o. w. DAWSON.
Will Suiter was up from Stafford
county shaking hands with old friends
and incidentally to see the elephant,
Friday.
Every woman, in justice health and
pocket book should try the Perfect"
Baking Powder. Once used always
used.
Will Schwier jr. was down with all
the rest of Larned. to the show last
Friday. Says the creamery is doing a
good business there.
The Great Bend Marble Works are
ready to furnish you anything in the
line of Monuments, Tombstones, etc.
See J. A. Bland, Salesman.
r. E. Crawford removes Corns,
Warts, and moles, without pain. Of
fee at Morrison Hotel, hours to II a.
N. to and to D. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Bell. OF
Buffalo township, rejoice over the
arrival Of fine baby boy. born to them
on the morning Of August 4th.
Rodney A. Torrey. of the Lacrosse
Chieftain, was caller Saturday last.
MIR. Torrey was down with the rest of
Rush county to see the big show Fri
day.
Friday morning: The town was full
of people, and the people full of fun.
Evening. The people full of booze,
and the saloon mems pockets full of
mon.
The Spanish soldiers smoke cigar
cites. That is the reason they were
licked. A corncob pipe is one of the
signs by which the American soldier
conquer.
One of the Spanish islands captured
by our troops is named Wake" When
our boys took possession they said
wake up snakes, and come to
Judgment"
Almost every exchange we pick up
have items headed: Another bur-
glary," or more foot pads abroad"
Load up. and get ready to give 'em q
warm reception.
The electric lights were shut of at
1880 Thursday evening, and the toughs
who came in ahead Of the circus had
a few hours more of darkness in which
to ply their avocations.
The city ought to have got several
hundreds Of dollars in license out of
the various catch-penny games and
devices that were run on almost every
street corner, on show day.
Saturday and Sundays rain seems to
have reached most parts of the county.
and will do lot of good in making
the forage crops and putting the ground
in condition for fall seeding.
= ". f. Henning started overland
Tuesday morning for Colorado Springs,
Colo He will locate again in Colo-
tsdo. under the irrigation bitches,
@t1ge he thinks he can do better.
say, when Uncle Sam starts home
with those Spaniards from Santiago,
what's the matter with taking them