Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-24

c. L. jenkins, late of Murdock, H.,
IS now resident of this neck-o'~the-
woods.
Louis Shafer. of neay Maherville,
will read the DEMOCRAT for the com,
ing year.
Mrs. Anna Parker, of this city, has
been having serious time with her
arm all winter.
The woman who pants for suffrage
ought to take little time off and
mend those OF her husband.
The big blue hound, owned by Cap.
Lewis boys. has caught two of the five
wolves raked in in four round.ups.
There will be box supper at No.
40. Friday night March Srd. Girls
bring your boxes with lots of good eat
ables.
Tramp over any wheat field now and
you will find mud nearly ankle deep.
There is no lack OF moisture in the
ground.
Henry Wildgen and Dave Gray, with
a number more of our north side neigh
bors, were over to the county seat
Monday.
Albert Drummond, a student at
the college, was called to his home at
Garden City last week by the death of
his mother.
The twilight falls across the walls
with clearer rays and stronger; and
clouds arise across the skies-the days
are getting longer
Wake up, wake upl Ye brave sons
of the morning, and listen to the little
birds singing their praises to the Lord
God Almighty wake upi
Louis Cook, of Keith, Ok, can't well
keep house without the DEMOCRAT to
keep him informed for the coming year
on Barton county affairs.
Lots of lake film passing over the
shifting sands of the Arkansaw these
days. And the mountain SHOWS have
not thought of meeting yet.
Jas. w. Clarke attended the Masonic
conclave at Leavenworth, last week;
and also spent few hours at Topeka
with the states lawmakers.
The frost hof Eand-o oT
a normal school building and grounds
got at the hands of the aggregation at
Topeka was almost blizzard.
Jesss James has been very bad Of for
a week or more, with a throat trouble,
being able to take only little liquid
food in the way of nourishment.
The Majestic is the best stove on
earth. If you do not believe it let us
put one in your house on trial.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
1t is worthy of comment that thus
far no city has built an ice palace and
held an ice carnival the past winter.
We have all had our ice palaces at
home.
Dr. G. Fred Tucker, of Hutchinson,
the dentist who used to make regular
visits to Great Bend in the early days,
died of heart failure at Hutchinson on
the 18th inst.
No matter how bad cough you had
with that spell of the grip. it is nothing
to the way you will have to cough up''
the first of the month to meet the Feb
rusry coal bill.
Send in the news of your neighbor-
hood. 1t will induce others to do the
same thing and in this way you will
keep posted on what is going on all
over the county.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
MilIer's Glovine. 1t is not a liquid,
leaves no odor, and can be used while
the glove Is on the hand. Sold only by
Hooper Drug Co.
st. John had $500 fire on Satur>
pay the 11th INST, during the blizzard
Harry Landis rame near being burned
to death. Only part OF the loss is COW
cred by insur ance.
Young man, get you a home this
spring. and begin preparing to live
without paying rent A year from
now you will wish You needed this
advice, if you don't.
The peach buds are killed" 1.-The
peach buds are all right" Until the