Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12

John B. Roberts. the miller. who
went to Colorado last year, has moved
back to Great Bend again, this time
he says for good.
Memorial day the 30th of May,
when the blue and the gray-brave
boys they-can enjoy the day, so they
say, without dismay.
When the U. s. Signal Service gets
its pole up you can look at the flags
thereon and see what kind of weather
you are experiencing.
/ Miss Leunie Freeman, of Bloomfield,
Iowa. q niece of Attorney Hotchkis So,
arrived in the city Saturday on visit
to the Hotchkiss family.
G. II. Hume is making some much
needed repairs on his Forest Avenue
business block, vacated by Hornbeck,
preparatory to moving in.
| Call at our store and see our line of
'99 Crescents. They are unexcelled for
| beauty, style, finish and material.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
c. l.. Jones s. Son, of Hoisington,
will have sale Of horses buggies and
harness, at their barn Saturday May
Goth. See bills for terms of sale.
The old, rattle-te- bang building on
Forest Avenue, west of the First
National Bank is being torn out, to be
replaced by a stone and brick struc,
ture.
There will be meeting of the stock.
holders and directors of the Farmers
Mill s. Elevator Co. Saturday of this
week. Every person interested should
attend.
Mrs. Chas. F. Barnett, of the south
side. accompanied by her mother and
children, left last Thursday for New
ton, Iowa, where they will visit for
some time.
Dickinson county claims the oldest
Gum in Kansas. His name is
julius A. Gum, and he is ia years
old, and has no intention of going off
prematurely.
THE Tribune says there are 113
counties in Kansas" The Judge
must have counted some of those Okla
homa counties which passed over in
the gale last week.
Work on the Farmers Mill and Ele-
vator is being pushed right along.
John W. Price has the contract for
furnishing the stone for the founda>
tions and engine house.
W. B. Yates, who conducted the meat
market in the Tribune building, took
his departure between suns for parts
unknown, having an unenviable rec
ord behind him. He was from
Larned.
i have quarter section OF land. we'll
improved, 5 miles south and II west
Of Great Bend, for sale, with or with
out crop. Call on place, or address me
at Great Bend.
G. W. CANADT.
The Mo. 2. is putting in new side
track, from north of the depot, run
ing east and then south to the north
side Of the Morrison, the side-track for
the accommodation of the new mill
and elevator.
1t recently cost man $4,000 to
squeeze Philadelphia girls hand. If
such privileges come that high in
Pennsylvania what ought they to cost
hers in Kansas where the girls are all
good looking.
Dr.. Sutcliffe and wife, and Mrs.
Miller. of Davis county, Mo, were out
on visit to Z. l.. Hotchkiss and fam
! lily last week. DR.. Sutcliffe is think
ing some of going into the cattle busi-
ness in southern Kansas.
Ollie Halsey, supply engineer on the
Santa Fe., has been making cuple of
runs for Dad Qulmby on the Geat Bend
s. Scott branch, the past week. Ollie
is an Ellinwood boy who has worked
rapidly to the front in his chosen CALI
| ing.
Mrs E. n. Ford, formerly of south
of the river, writes for the DEMOCRAT
that it ''is such an old friend she can
not do without it." and renews for
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