Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-17

low zero, at Aliens corner. 1t must
have been at least five degrees colder
an hour earlier.
a new sereal, 1.-THE Csuthers At
fairs" !" by Will Harden, is commenced
in this issue of the DEMOCRAT. Don't
miss the opening chapters, it as is an
interesting story.
REMEMBER-Fhe next date for DR..
Tuttle. at hotel Greene, is Feb. 18th.
Call early. AL diseases of the eye,
ear, nose and throat treated and
spectacles fitted.
Geo. Schmidt, OF the Boehl Hard.
ware Co., St. Louis, Mo-, is q new
reader of the DEMOCRAT who desires
to keep posted on the drift of affairs
in Barton county.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
Miller's Glovine. 1t is not q liquid,
leaves no odor, and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. Sold only by
Hooper Drug Co.
0s ~ ~ IL. As4OSCo uGNG JUST
cieyed a special lot of guaranteedpocket
knives. The regular IS cent values are
being sold for 80 cents. Tis the chance
of lifetime. Don't miss it.
Call at our store and get one OF our
'99 Calendars so that you will better
remember the store where prices are
the lowest and goods the best.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
One would think that a Kansas City
steck of mattiBgs, carpets and wall
paper had been picked up and carried
here bodily, if they saw the stock and
asked the prices at G. n. s. E. r.
Moses.
"Carl Johnson, the Woedman'' at
Carey's hall. in Clafiin, this evening,
Feb. 18th. The Woodmen lodge of
that town will have charge of the co
tertainment, and it promises to be well
worth attending.
Manager McElroy of the waterworks;
and number of the fremen have been
ODoJ thO Roob low oaOS 0CCplu6 tnO 4lC
plugs open and in running order. A
number of them were frozen up and
had to be thawed out.
A Larned Jay took his girl out riding.
The girl fell out, and the chump drove
half mile before he missed her. Such
an accident would never happen to
Great Bend boy, If one tumbled out
both would tumble.
a. Daniels was down from Pawnee
Rock Monday. He has sold his in
terest in the store to his son, III. Mr..
Daniels says ali the Pawnees got
through the cold snap all right, no
one froze to death except Yates old
rooster.
So far we have not learned of any
material loss of stock in Barton county
from the late blizzard, though reports
from western counties, and from
Colorado and New Mexico indicate the
loss there Of thousands of heads Of
cattle sheep and horses.
The Beacon is making a great effort
to set up ten cent" campaign this
spring. The business men and all peo-
pie having the real interests of the city
at heart will see to 1t that peanut
politics of the Deacon's sort of CAM
pign will not win In Great Bend.
A kid about 10 years old was given
question in mental arithmetic. Said
the teacher; "Jonnie, if your father
should give your mother s. this morn
ing, and tomorrow morning give her 81
more, what would she have?' Have
fit," replied Johnnie promptly.
For ALL the news, year in and ear
out, the DEMOCRAT is being found the
most reliable. 1t aims to be fair with
everybody, and to give its readers such
matter as will interest them the most.
1t is one price to ali, 81 90 q year,
months for so cents or months for %
cents. 1t does not make its old sub
scribers pay for furnishing it to new
subscribers at reduced rates.
W. II. Bockemoble, an old. resident
and prominent citizen of Ellinwood,
died in hospital at Kansas City on
Monday of this week, while under.
going treatment for bladder trouble.
Deceased was about 40 years Soid, aud
had been a sufferer with the disease
for several years. On Friday last be
went to Kansas City to seek felief.
telling SONS of his friends that he
felt that if he did not get relief his
time on this earth would run out in