Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
GREAT BEND KANSAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1899

800.
Ihe treasurer's quarterly statment
published this week, shows that Bartor
county has nearly 500, 900 on deposit
In the two banks in this city.
Topeka, where the prohibs Say
prohibition really and TRULY prohibits
collected, for the month of February,
$i'l5O in fines from her joints.
And now it is said the Beacon
wants $4,000 grand jury for Barton
county. Excuse US, please, that is a
luxury Barton county will get along
without. 3
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
Millers 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.
The cold weather having stopped
wheat hauling, w. T. Putnam locked
up his Office at McCracken Friday,
and came down to visit a few days
with his family.
They tell it on third ward man,
that he went home the other night
and drank a pint of yeast, mistaking
it for buttermilk. He was an early
riser the next morning.
While it Is too cold to do anything
else, make plans for organizing a race
course and bicycle track association.
We want something of that kind for
Great Bend next summer.
Call at our store and get sone of our
'99 Calendars so shat you will better
remember the store where prices are
the lowest and goods the best.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Mercury ranged from 10 to IA de-.
grees below zero in various thermome-
ters about town last Saturday morning,
between and O'Clock. It might
Messrs. Cooke s. Lockhart, of the
Ellinwood Leader, have dissolved
partnership, Ar. Cooke assuming all
debts and collecting ell accounts. as
sole editor and publisher of the Leader.
Mrs. Sarah Young, an aged culored
woman, mother of Mrs. Sam Saunders,
died at the homo of the letter last
Friday. She was upwards of so years
old. The funeral took place Sunday
the 5th.
Several north side farmers of Barton
county were caught in the Russell bank
failure last week. 1t might be appro-
pirate to remark right here that there
has never been a bank failure in
Great Bend.
A New jersey woman cut off her
tongue because she talked too much.
That was a pretty severe cure, but
they say she's mighty pleasant, com
Portable woman to have around the
house now.
REMEMBER-The next date for DR..
Tuttle, at hotel Greene, is Feb. 18th.
Call early. All diseases of the eye,,
ear, nose and throat treated and
spectacles fitted.
The boys up at Oimitz say Joe
PiziDger is glad there is a drug store
there. as he can now have his favorite
sent to him at the hotel.
The first delivery was made about the
first of January.
Independent township is asking for
bids for four stone street crossings
at Clafiin, crossings to be 4x5O feet, =
inches thick. Send bids to ]. B.
Fredrick, trustee or F. V. Roesler.
clerk. at Clafiin.
Ed Hotchkiss is in receipt of a
letter from Capt. ]. B. Hannam in
which the letter states that the Copper
King is holding its own; that they
were offered SIS. 900 for ene-sixth
interest in the mine.
An eastern woman in replying to
the mems charge that women paint,
says the men never saw an angel who
was not painted. And, by the same
token, no man ever saw "man"
angel with wh:skers and things.
Charley Swartz had an urgent call
that took him to Lindsburg. last Satur-
day ever the Mo. 2. Happily, however,
he had the best of company on the
return trip, and when Charley goes
east now he don't go so far east