Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26

German and Golden Millett, at Wins
terburgs
The yellow rose hath put in an ap-
pearance.
Nick Smith left for several points in
eastern Kansas Monday.
Bob Bailey came down from Olmitz
TO spend Sunday with his family.
| The Meaeham & Bacon saloon build.
ing is receiving new coat of paint.
Fred Harper went to Kansas City,
| this morning. where he will visit for a
few weeks.
Some men are talking about So a
day for harvest hands, So to $3.50 a
day is enough.
There is no earthly excuse for an
able bodied man or boy to be tramping
now. Fire 'em.
Supt. Harrison conducted state ex-
animation last Thursday There were
seven applicants.
John f. Tilton is enjoying a visit
from his brother and family from War.
rem county. Iowa.
Lit these nightly rains keep up wheat
in Barton county will have to be cut
with step ladder.
Mrs. Elmer Galley and Mrs. Lou
Gretchen, of Hoisington. were visiting
in Great Bend Friday
Mrs. O. w. Devine, of Heller, came
down Monday morning with her little
son tor medical treatment.
Thomas and Joseph Pizinger, of
north Olmitz, were in town Thursday
preparing for harvest time.
Ed. McNown and WiIl E. Hayse left
today, overland. for Hodgeman county,
where they will put in spring crops.
Joe Monger and John Heveison, two
of the prosperous farmers of the south
side. were in the city last Thursday.
Three weeks from now harvest Will
have commenced, and it is hoped that
Spain will be licked by that time also.
Richard Barnes of Peoria, Ill, broth
er'in-law of Mrs. L. L. Durand is
kisiting here. He expects to locate
here.
Dick Bosse says he has foliage vine
at his house which grows the width of
two veatherboards in day and a
night.
The Kansas boys have arrived at
Cnicamauga, and have been supplied
with uniforms and tents. They are
now being put into drill in dead ear
nest
The Governor of Nebraska has made
June 1st 1898, public holiday ia Neb.
raska, that being the date the Trans
| Missippi and International exposition
opens at Omaha.
Irl Hicks of Hicks Almanac, saws the
! first half of June VIII be much like the
first half of the present month. He
warns people to look out for copious
rains, hail and wind
What is Barton County doing to
raise her proportion of funds for the
Kansas exhibit at the Omaha exposit.
ion? We cannot afford to overlook
this important matter.
James Keppel of this city has a large
sheep ranch out in Wichita county. He
goes out there this week to look after I
l = oh oeh Il
says he already has 400 lambs this sea-
son and expects to have 800 before the
summer is over.
George Pelter, Of west of town, ac.
companied by Miss Myrtle Pelter and
Miss Jennie Hall. left Monday on an
overland trip to Oklahoma to visit
Homer Pelter and the other formerly
of Barton county people.
j. a. Bland returned Wednesday
from trip up through Rush county
He says Rush has some fine wheat, but
nothing like such a general fine croI
as Barton. Many fields stand two feet
high and 81 thick that you can throw
your hat on top and it will stay there
When Santiago de Cuba is stormel
the American boys will have as /:
watch word Remember the Virgin
ius." for it was there. in Noyembel
1873, that Capt. Frye AID SO of hi
crew and passengers of the Virginiu
| Wpro shof f0 doafh Uikhouf iuat prox-o
cation, by the lazy, bloodthirsty Span