Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31

Have you seen those fancy Combs
and Hair Pins at
G.. n. g E. r. MOSES.
The wife made garden last Friday.
On Sunday night that garden wss
really "out of sight''-under the snow
the be- a-utiful snow.
j. T. Kell, of Pawnee Rock township,
was in the city Saturday. He is of the
opinion that wheat in that township
is damaged so per cent.
Miss Jennie Laidlaw, for the past
year or more compositor in the DEM
oCRAr Office, leaves this week for Pratt
City, where she will visit her sister.
Wednesday of last week fine girl
baby was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Spaul, of the south part of
town. And the mill boys celebrated.
Everybody knows where G. H..
Hulme stands upon the issues of this
campaign. He has not tried to be on
all sides of the fence at one and the
same time.
The Ellinwood Leader and the Ellin-
wood postoffice have agreed On separa-
tion, and the Leader Office will be NOV
ed to the GLENN building. east of
Hotel W off.
Tth Clafiin Clarion. neatly printed
and live local paper, by Oscar O'Blen-
ess, reaches us this week. Oscar starts
out we'll, mechanically, but has Topped
to the gold bug idea.
Now the little wifey riseth at the
dawn, and gceth forth to try an Easter
bonnet on. And the precious hubby,
working hard all day. wonders how the
devil he the bill Will pay.
Common school examinations will be
held again on Saturday OF this week
April 1st. The places and examiners
will be the same as published some
time ago for March 18th.
Thank goodness we1l ha ge no more
dod gasted March weather this year.
after today. If April does not give US
a better deal we shall feel like finding
fault with Kansas weather.
Notice-Juros' farmers, merchants.
mechanics and passers by al eat and
sleep at the Elkhorn MOTEL. first door
east of court house.
j. L. ROBERTS. Prop.
Don't waitfor somebody to hustle
you out to the polls next Tuesday, but
get out early and vote-vote for pro-
gressive, enterprising and upAto date
set of candidates the Citizens
ticket.
Mighty near blizzard last Sunday
again. These last alternating warm
and cold snaps are what plays thunder
with the wheat. Settled weather and
copious rains are what we need now
very badly.
Lou Walker, formerly of this city
but now running as mail clerk from
Wichita to Kansas City, was up to
Great Bend couple of days the first
of the week. Lou reports his family
we'll and fiourshing.
We have added to the DEMOCRAT
force an excellent job printer, In the
person of Mr.. Fl. Hammett, late of St.
John, and are better prepared than
ever to please our patrons in neat, up
to~date job work and advertising.
The township assessors are going
around now poking their noses into
other peoples affairs AS they have a
right to. The DEMOCRAT hopes to see
the day when the assessment laws are
so amended that so many people will
not escape paying their full share of
the pbulic expenses
Hoislngtou people seem to be satis>
fed with their present administration,
as all are nominated for re election ex.
cepting for marshal. Dug Wantland is
the. nominee for marshal. AS Hois-
ington has been "wet" for the past
year, the people over there evidently
are unanimous in favor of that policy.
Two or three fellows in town are
opposing Dick Ewalt for marshal be-
cause he pulled 'em" too often. Some
are opposing him because he obeyed to
the letter the instructions of the mayor
and council. The rest of the people
will support him at the polls becUse he
made the best city marshal Great Bend
has bad for many years.
A very sad death occurred south OF
the river last Monday morning, Otto