Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-03

Il. A. Bishop, with his car of house
hold goods, iefe for Topeka Tuesday
morning.
City election April 5sh-four weeks
more. Three weeks 10 which to regis,
ter. How about itp
Attend the .'Old Maids Convention
Friday night. 1t will be fuller of fun
tnan bushel of monkeys.
Vim. Hampel. of near Olmitz. was
doing business in Great Bend Monday,
and called on the DEMOCRAT.
Two more weeks or grounding
weather, and then-probably two more
weeks of grounding weather.
Will Schwier, of the Heizer Cream
cry Co., put in most of last week at
tending the convention of creamery
men at Topeka.
Joe Sprinkler. " 5. Musil, G. M.
Lockhart, Matt Dick, P. b. Kimpier
and Otto Winkelman comprised the
Ellin wood delegation in town Monday.
A preacher &C DeightOn has pur-
chased "Qio Vidas," the latest rocky"
literary ~ production, and takes it to
bed with him o. nights to scare away
the nightmare,
Rev. Michael Kellar has now moved
from Galva to near Nickerson. Kansas,
at which latter place he gets the DEMO
Graf to keep him posted on Barton
county affairs.
where can buy bunch of young
cattlep" is question often asked now
by our thrifty and wide-awake farmers.
Stock cattle were never in as great de.
maud as now.
: Dan Coughiin's children have been
having the measles. Fact is. this
item might appropriately apply to
every family in town where there are
little tads from 2 to 10 years old.
Jake Rediger, of Eureka township,
sold two Car loads Of wheat last week,
and has several thousand bushels more
for sale. He is going to purchase a
city residence and become a Great
Bend farmer.
Will Kelley, the Hutchinson miller,
was up to Great Bend last Friday, on
business with members of the board of
county commissioners. Will says the
mill is doing splendidly. which fact we
are glad to know.
The Hoisington Dispatch has more
prosperous appearance since its editor
has taken a position that indicates he
is done saying amen to everything the
republican bosses do. People generally
admire franknas. ana tndepeuielcs.
Scotch whsskey Is really remark.
able product. OF the twenty eight
million gallons made in Scotland last
year, thirty millions were consumed at
home. thirty millions sent to England,
and thirty million shipped to this
country.
Rev. Mrs. D. r.. Lewis, who has
been preaching at the First Baptist
church, colored, for the past mouth,
preached her farewell sermon at the
home of w. III. Sellers. this city. We'd
nesday evening, to quite large audi.
ence. Mrs. Lewis did some; good
church work while here. rr
There are many imitators OF Mr.. j.
@. Lewis novel and unique method of
heralding the advent of ST Piuukard
in each city he appears, but he pre-
sents the only burlesqus farmer street
parade which is well worth going miles
to see. This novel parade will be seer.
here on March 18th and is funnier than
q circus.
Prof. Arthur s. Hull, of the @. n. c.,
has now an assistant, regular, nat
ural born mathematician, to help keep
things lively at the college. He. came
Sunday night, and weighs q ton FAC
cording to the calculations of come of
the students who have heard MIN de.
claim. Mother doing well, and the
students hopeful.
d. e. WiIlms. of Eiiinwood, and
Miss Kathleen Wedge of Larned. were
married at the Lome OF the brides
parents, on Thursday. Feb. 24th, at
high noon. The young folks are both
popular aud well known in this and
Pawnee counties, and the DEMOCRAT
takes greatest pleasure in joining their
many friends in extending congratula
tions and best wishes. Mr. and Mrs.
WilI.ns vii ba ..at hnne,s in Eliin-