Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-06

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The girls taught hun the significancs of
the 'Mistletoe Bough." Satsrday after.
noon.
j. W. Mcdonald, of West Virginia a
brother of Jerred Mcdonald. came out
last week on visit. He is very great.
iy pleased with the appearance of this
country.
The helpful hen and the healthy
housewife is a combination that have
assisted in bringing many Kansas
farm out from under the shadow of a
mortgage.
Knights of Pythias should remember
that there is work in the lodge room
this = Thursday = evening. Every
Knight should make it a special point
to be present.
The old board walk on the east side
of the school grounds has been torn no
and cinder walk put down. Good
move, and one that may save the city
a damage suit.
Willis Simpson went to Kansas City
the first of the year, where he takes a
position as fireman of a stationary en-
gine. Willis will one day be a first
class engineer.
At Saiina party where each young
lady brought her baby photograph to be
identified by the young men, the girl
who was taken In a wash bowl was the
belle of the evening.
Most OF the business houses in town
clused their duOrs last Saturday after
noon and gave. the balance of the day
and evening to the clerks and proprie
tors1for plpasurable smusements.
There is too much rubbish thrown
upon the public streets of this city.
Every man should have a personal
pride in seeing the streeu in front of his
place of business Look clean and neat.
Tom Tinker was somewhat of a
humorist himself, hut his Kid" who
can be- seen at the Grand Opera house
tonight. is regular curker Don I
fail to see Katie Putnam tonight as
TON Tinker's Kid"
VIII OsmoDd got back from Denver
Monday morning. Says he left the
mountains all covered with sDow."
Glad he left 'em, as we would hate to
have him bring 'em and dump 'em
down OF us with SO much snow.
Little Ruth asks: Papa, does God
tell you what to write in your sermunsY'
Yes. dear" " Then why,' says Ruth.
do you scratch out SO much and write
it over?' ITO please your MOTHER
replied the dutiful husband. Which
was boss?
B Giddiugs says when che ditch
,Dets to doing a successful business
he is going TO start mp bee factory
and manufacture alfalfa" These CITY
farmers are liable to spread themselves
and run out the old.fashioned agri
culturalists.
Chris KOopman. from east of town a
few miles, called on us Saturday
Chris is one of tue oldest friends of the
DEMOCRAT in the county, having
takan the paper from it's start. and
seldom negIecting to make US a call
about the holidays
Jake Alefs was in town Friday and
favored this Office with a call. Mr..
Aiefs has had bad luck of late with bis
hugs, losing large number with
cholera. But just the same he said be
was going out of town that night moi
owing one cent to any man.
Talking about Christmas presents
We believe that Phil Leroy. of neal
HeIze-. will wager everything he has
that his wife presented him the finest
Christmas present in Barton county
a pair of twin boys. If anybody goi
anything finer we have not heard of il.
j. w. Drake, of north of Holsiugton
was up to KinsleY.l last week. and while
there he purchased from Wells Bros
two year old stallion. of the Wilkes
stock. Mr.. Drake believes. and with
good reasoning We think, that good
ruadsters will he i'm better demand ia
this country in the future.
Fiem Harris east of town, is goins
on crutches. the result of ashorse fall.
! lug with him and mashiug foot.