Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-17

ming in the DEMOCRAT. Ii is of thill.
! ing interest from start TO finish.
Miss Sadie Griffith returned Friday
evening from visit of several months
In Colorado. She takes up her former
| position on the DEMOCRAT this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brinkman en-
tertained large number of friends at
their handsome Forest Avenue ress
idence Wednesday evening of last
week.
D. S Deleplane and wife came up
from Okeene. Ok, last Friday. to
visit relatives here. They will prob
ably return the latter part of this
week.
a mild. open winter is predicted
because the corn husks hang loose on
the ears. TFy husking corn for day
and you'll not think the shucks too
loose.
The city cot n Ill has reduced the opera
night, and 81 each additional mig ht.
Circus (some cireuses) show free of
license.
Elsewhere in this issue see notice of
tax levies. If you know what your
valuation is reported by the assessor
you can figure out exactly what your
taxes will be-
A party of young N trried folks
gave Mr.. aud Mrs. c. L. Zutavern a
pleasant surprise party Saturday
evening to celebrate the couples wed
ding anniversary.
Teacher, to west side school boy.
"Tommie, name some of the i'm
portant things on earth now that did
not exist 100 years ago" Tommie:
dewey and Bryan"
There was no great amount of cleo
tion poultry shown this fall, but watch
for the Barton County Poultry Show
to be held in january Then you'll See
some beautiful birds.
Every business man in town should
get space in the Thanksgiving Eds
tion of the DEMOCRAT next week. 1t
will be read by thousands of people
both at home and abroad.
Edward Baxter Perry, OF Boston, is
certainly one of the few pianists of
whom America can be justly proud
New York Philharmonic Journal.
AT the M. E. church Nov. 29.h.
| The maSOns are ar work putting
down a substantial stone walk in
front of Fred Miller's business house
on Main street. ALL those new walks
ought to go in before winter sets in
STOLEN my premises
Featherstone Bicycle, New 1899; had
on old, double coil spring seat when
taken. Reasonable reward for its re-
turn. @, d. MONTG oMERY, Claf1in.
Jake Holloway and O B. Woody,
mill-wrights, who did the spouting in
| the Farmers COOPERATIVE Mill and
Elevator of this city, left Tuesday for
Salina where they will assist on job
at that place. Their work was Al. and
the Company is we'll pleased with it.
! Will Bonner, passenger break
man on. the Santa Fe, got band
caught, at Dodge City, Saturday
morning, and had il 10 badly mashed
that two fingers had to be amputated
He came down from Dodge on No. 6,
and had Dr. Shaw to dress the wound
On Wednesday, the 15.h, occurred
| the wedding of Conrad Tammen aud
Miss Augusta Faber, at the residence
of the brides parents, just over the
west Barton county line. in Rush Co.
A large number of relatives and friends
were present, and an elegant time was
enjoyed by all.
A prominent physician recently had
his book keeper send out statements
to persons whose accounts were long
past due. One of the letters was
returned with the following informa-
tion which the postmaster had
volunteered TO write on the envelope:
I"DIed, left no addI ess- -
All members of the Rebeka lodge of
this city are requested to meet at the
hall at 10 A. NJ, Sunday. the 18th.
and proceed in a body to the VI. E.
church, where Rev. Bixler will
deliver an address III behalf OF the
fraternity. The public is cordially
invited to attend the services
Both the Register AID the Tribune
last Saturday published what was
claimed to be the official canvas" of
the votes cast on Nov 9TH Their two