Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14

Soon be time for ice cream pants and
yellow hellybands.
The best way to show sympathy for
man in trouble, is to dig up.
A'dead merchant always asks high
or prices for his goods than does the
live one.
Mrs. Foote, an aged colored woman,
died Sunday in this city and was buri-
ed Tuesday.
The school boys look longingly out
of the windows and wonder if they |
dare play hockey and go fishing. i
James W. Clarke will be deputy
county attorney during County Aattro-
ney Diffenbaeher's absence in the |
west.
Mr.. Giles drove up to Claf1in Friday |
and Saturday to investigate the con-
dition of his wheat, and finds it all |
right.
a BARGALN-In a ladies' second |
hand bicycle, small size: good for the
children to learn on. See BEUss s. |
SMITH.
meeting of the poultry association
next Monday night. the 18th, at |
,Jennison's office. ALI members should |
be there.
A. l.. Whitcomb is putting up a i
wind mill on hio pIooo IN tho cost ei5o |
of town and is going to do some
irrigating.
Bob Warren, the venerable gentle |
man from Hutchinson, was up to see
Great Bend friends last Friday and
Saturday.
Hurry up the hello phones. We
want to ask the Deacon tat long range)
what he did with the Tribune's
circulation.
OF course Jim Savage could not at
tend council meetings this year. He
has other matters now, to keep him at
home O. nights.
Do not waste your time spading in
garden by using poor seeds. See US,
and get sure returns.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
G. B. Handley has bought half in
terest in the Great Bend Ice Plant,
and is getting things in shape to meet
the summer solstice.
Uncle Dick will not be monkeyed
with, and it, is just as well for all peo>
pleto understand that we now have a
marshal who is-MARsHAL.
A pleasant musical recital was given
at the home of F. b. Patterson, Satur-
day evening, by Miss Florence Poole
and her music scholars.
This time year ago our town was
full of flaming posters announcing the
coming of circus. But this year the
circus, like the robin. is late getting
around.
The county commissioners are in
session this week, clearing up the reg
ular quarterly business. Full report
of their proceedings will appear in the
DEMOCRAT of next week.
The attention of all parties disiring
Windmills i5 called to the new ad.
vertisement of James Mowrey, of
Albert, who handles the Aermotor for
Barton and Rush counties.
The Great Bend Implement Co.
drove a well point 125 feet, on the
editors premises, and failed to ind
water. Does not look like it was very
wet" about our house, does it?
The marriage of James E. Savage
and Mrs. F. B. Shcuster, both of this
city, occurred Sunday last, the ceremo,
ny being perfo. med by Rev. Schnacke,
at the Congregational parsonage.
Loafers, like buzzards. flock together.
And if you will notice the condition of
the sidewalk where lot of loafers
roost. you will observe that they are
| like buzzards in another particular.
| Isaac Markell, Jake and John
Stoskopf, and Frank Norton were
down from near Dubuque Tuesday, to
seethe commissioners concerning some
school districtterritory under dispute
in their locality.
Patronize the paper which is always
alive to the best interests of the town
and county. You gain nothing by