Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-03

NUMBER 80.
very literary. Put those pens to good
use, boys, by writing down the local
news of your neighborhood for the
DEMOCRAT.
Washington's, Lincoln's and Kansas
Day were ali celebrated in bunch, in
Miss Ella Days room in the city
schools last Friday. The students
presented very interesting program,
and they had the room nicely deco
rated.
f r. Noses returned last week from
yisist of month in the east. He
was in Washington quite awhile, and
rubbed up against some of our prom
inent national legislators. He has
been putting in some good work in the
general interests of irrigation.
Spring is sure here. The ''badgers''
are out. One was kept down at
Johnson's barn few days, and Friday
night the boys worked up fight be-
tween the badger" and ferocious
dog. A travelling man umpired the
scrap with satisfactory results.
Will Aendenhan, section foreman
on the Mo. p was thrown from
freight which was unloading bridge
timbers, last Thursday, and came near
having his left foot cut off. AS it was.
he got it badly sprained and the heel
pinched, and has to hobble about on
crutches,
How many of the young ladies OF
today know how TO make patchwork
quilt, knit sock or draw rug like
their mothers used to do? Would it
detract any from the usefulness, at
tractiveness or husband-getting ability
to know how to do these things? We
dent think.
1t has been suggested by some that
the men who donated several dollars
each to the street fakir last Saturday
be taken before Probate Judge Breeden
and examined as to their sanity. 1t is
not thought that this should be done
to those who donated only dollar
each, but to those who threw away
So to $40.
The DEMOCRAT will issue a hand
somely illuminated Anniversary Mum
Der, on the 18th, on which date We
shall commence our 18th year. We
shall get out large number of extra
copies, as the issue will be one every
subscriber will want to preserve, and
will also want extra copies to send to
their friends.
Prof Hicks has fixed a storm period
to begin to~0ay-the 3d-and continue
to the 9Th. An exceedingly warm
spell is promised from the 9Th to the
18th, with rain or snow again on the
18th to 18th. More warm weather is
promised from the Goth to 29th, with
high winds and much blustery weather
about the 9th.
A country friend wants to know what
the farmers of this county have done
that they are punished ands pestered
with lot of dogos trying to sell them
Cheap John shoddy stuff for more
than they can get good goods at the
New York or Cy clone stores2 Give it
up, unless it was because some of you
voted for the foreign gold standard
and all the trouble it brings.
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MARRIED AT the home of brides
parents, Wednesday, Feb. %, Mr..
Herman Bernstorf, of Bushton, and
Miss Agnes Riemann OF Odin, by Rev.
j. FL. RENTS. They will make their
future home in Rice County. Both
these youag people are euterpising,
energetic and respected citizens of their
communities, and we predict for them a
happy and prosperous future.
About the neatest roast" we hays
seen lately was the one in the Tribune
of last week, where Bro. TownsIey
comes back at Bro. Armstrong on the
"Hotel Aber" chestnut. Bro. Townes1y
politely requests Bro. Armstrong to
publish the roast in fnll. VIII he do
it? is the question of,she hour. In this
controversy the truth is with the Tri-
bune, and the hop teads on the Beacon
man.
Senator Armstrong of Barton has
introduced bill to compel bicyclists to
dismount and stand at the side OF the
road when any team, horses or car
riages" is met. Tie Mail and Breezs
says: Now, if he viii only compel the
cows to sit on the fence and the dogs