Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-01

''for this Thanksgiving day
When it ali came out concerning the
thankful institution" Aunt Marcia smiled
. queer, quiet smile and said, softly: 'I
knew it was Leonard. or The Lord"
Then she looked so curiously over her
glasses at her spouse that, although he had
q dozen questions at his tongues end, he
only smiled blankly and held his peace.
And not dame of Orne ever guessed why
that Thanksgiving jar faded into obscurity
or why Aunt Marcia was different, from that
Thanksgiving day hence:orth.
His Thankful Frame of Mind.
Rankin-Weil. are you ready for Thanks
giving?
Fyle-I guess SO. I've paid out a weeks
salary for turkey, and cranberries aud
oysters, and pumpkins. and mincemeat, and
celery, and nuts. and raisins and ali the 9TH
er things. Oh. yes, darn it. I'm ready for
Tha nksgiv:ng. Let It come.-Chicago Trib-
une.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Now for Christmas festivities.
Slathers of geese movin south the
past week.
This week has indeed been one of
amusements. .
Are you getting ready for the
Poultry Show?
Show tonight and tomorrow night,
at. the opera house.
Wheat has been doing splendidly
the past two weeks.
Emil Pfister and wife visited up n
Rush county last week
Keep the chickens dry and warm, if
you want good egg results.
House to rent. Inquire at 7. 81.
Buffers, north of round house.
Go to Diff. the tailor for nice fitting
and we'll made suit or trousers.
Charlie Linder, the Hoisington
banker, was trading in town Tuesday.
Bert Barnett and wife are the happy
parents of new baby girl, born last
week.
Our country correspondents should
be able now to scare up plenty OF in
teresting items.
Attorney Prose from Hoisington was
displacing the atmosphere about the
court house Tuesday.
Joe Sprinkler the jolly mayor of the
jolly town of Ellinwood, was up to the
coun ty seat Saturday.
M RAIDER and Nick Sprinkler were
up from Ellinwood, Tuesday, looking
after financial matters.
Mrs. T. D. Stradley left Monday
evening on a visit to relatives at
Hutchinson, and at Kremlin, Ok.
A good, room house for sale. cheap
In College grove addition to Great
Bend.
JOHN W. PRICE
Fred Lutschg, county clerk-elect, Is
getting onto ropes in the clerks Office,
through the courtesy of County Clerk
Fits.
sLosT-Sa Saturday Nov. 25, roll of bills,
$50. The finder will confer favor by
returning to Bert Harrison or leave at
this Office for him. =
WANTED for general house-
work. Will pay high wages to the
right kind of a girl. Call on Joe
Trolllet, at cigar factory.
Time to place your holiday ads.
Remember. copy for advertisements
MUST be in this Office by TUESDAY of
each week.
Preparations are being made to have
a number of incubators at work,
Matching out little chicks. duIing the
poultry show.
W. T. Putnam. the McCracken
grain buyer, took layoff on account
Of the muddy roads. and visited Great
Bend and Clafiin last week.
Rev. Geo. l.. Cole. D. D. of Los
Angeles. California. will deliver a
lecture on the subject of THE Cliff
Dwellers'' on December 18Th. at the
Congregational church. Great Bend,
benefit of the Foot Bali team of the
City High School. Tickets of admiss-
ion 25 and 15 cents. The lecture is
both instructive and entertaining.