Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-26

south of Barton County, although
stock menare very we'll pleased will
the conditions on the ranches.
/ Spring cbiekens-the sure enough
article, with the cheep-cheep that NJ
old hen masVueIading as q pullet car
initiate, have appeared on the marke'
in plentiful supply.
have received my spring ana
summer suiting's and trouserings
Please call examine and get prices a;
L can make you as cheap suit as any
tailor.
DIFFENBACHER THE TAILOR
The Jacksonian man has discovered
that be never knew there was such a
vast army of Missourians around
Cimarron till the announcement was
made that some of the ladies wear silk
stockings"
A S. Allen got impatient waiting
for circus to come TO town, so he went
over to Salina Friday morning to see
the Ringlings show-and incidentally
to visit with Charlie Address, who is
with that show.
The fractions horse wave seems to
have shifted south q few miles, from
Clafiin to Ellinwood, as about every
alternate item in the Leader last week
was about runaways, and other acci-
dents with horses.
The Syracuse Journal has an article
on Reservoir Sights just come
down to old Barton, Henry. when the
water is turned into the Cheyenne;aDd
we'll show you some reservoir sights
worth writing about.
JAKE Gustin. of north west, was in
town a couple of days last week. Jake
thinks that Fridays rain came just il
time, and was good as many thou-
sands of dollars dropped down upon
Barton comfy farms.
Tramps are plentiful. And they art
ripe enough to pull, too. Mr.. Marshal
Some of them are so ripe they are said
to be rotten. That kind ought to bt
put to the only good use dogs are fiji
| for-used for fertilizers.
J. n. Robinson, of south Libert
township, last week sold his far m Il
fRev. Schnacke. Mr.. Robinson will
remove to the east part of the state
f8fter harvest And IN good time viii
move back to Barton county again-sl
say his neighbors.
". 1. MendeuhaIl was up from
Hutchinson. where he is a guard in TIT
State RsformatoEy, to spend Sunday
with his family. He says his duties
were rather onerous at first, But thai
he is getting accustomed to them now
and rather enjoys guarding the tough
nuts.
Fred Wittee. for a number of year:
conducting repair shop at Heizer, ha.
built skimming station at Alexandra
Rush county, and expects to start VI
about June 1st. He will ship cream
to the Heizer creamery. The many
friends OF Fred wish him success in hi.
new venture.
STRAYED-F From Great Bend on MAY
IA, one dark bay horse. old, star il
face, one white hind foot. Anyone
giving information Of whereabouts vii
be suitably rewarded. Supposed to b,
| between Great Bend and Bison Motif,
| l.. z. BiOss, Great Bend ,or E. 4. Schlo
mer, Bison, Kans.
II. ]. Sprinkler writes from Rock,
Ford, Coio., where he is now located
that he finds his health greatly i'm
proved, and is doing a nice business
He is manager of a large hardware
furniture and undertaking establish
ment, and INVITES his friends to com
out this fall and eat cantaloupe will
him.
Street Commissioner Roberts say
that Great Bend men seem to be al
yer 45 and under 21-when it come!
time to work poll tax 1t has beer
| figured out that if all men who ar
liable for poll tax should give thei
two days work, six men could be KEEP
at work on the streets every Workin
day in the year.
! About week ago some mlserean
stole horse and buggy belonging t
D. r, Logan at Pawnee Rock. A fey
days later the horse, still hitched t
the buggy, was found on the road mort
of Hoisington, leisurely making hi
| WAY towards home 1t Is fhnnpht SOM