Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

County politics ara warming up.
Bring in samples of your big corn.
See Diffenbacher for honest tailoring.
Melons as big as sack of bran for
a nickle.
John Kerr was up from Stafford
county, Saturday.
Mrs. j. A. REIN has been quite sick
the past few days.
People who want the best in town
eat at McCuilough's.
Mr. and Mrs. Quinn returned from
the east last Tuesday.
One more week of "a hot time," then
September's cooling breezes.
Go to Diff. the tailor for a nice fitting
and well made suit or trousers,
Stella Cornell returned Sunday from
a few weeks visit in Colorado.
For low prices. first class goods and
best work, see Diffenbacher the tailor.
Henry Klein attended the A. W.
Strong funeral, from Ellinwood, last
Friday.
Keep in mind the fact that the next
Barton County Poultry Show will be q
crackerjack.
Andrew Siebert, of north of Dundee,
was a caller on the DEMOCRAT Satur.
day the 18th.
Miss Jacobs and Miss Post, of near
Verbeck. visited in the city Saturday
last. driving up home Sunday.
@. n. Johnson returned from a few
months health recuperating out in the
Colorado mountains, last week.
Jim Clarke is home from Colorado,
Somewhat feshed up, bnt still having
room for improvement in that line.
John Dougherty, one of Lakin town
ships substantial farmers, was trans
acting business in town last Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Penna arrived in Great
Bend from Colorado. the first of the
week, to visit for some time with rela
tives here.
". r. Bunting and Dan Lamoreux
of this city are drawn on the Jury for
the September term of the q. S. court,
at Wichita.
Mrs. Cook and Miss Vada Melon.
aid returned to their home in Pontiac,
Ills. passing through Great Bend from
Colorado, Sunday.
j. 81. Hammett, foreman in the
DEMOCRAT office, is spending this
week on visit to his mother and
sisters at st. John, Kansas.
The Kansas chinch bugs never die,
each season they appear; but corn>
stalks twenty-five feet high have
knocked 'em oat, this year.
C. Samuels has torn down. the store
building west of the ice factory and is
having 1t rebuilt as an ironclad, on the
lot just west of the Brinkman Bank
building.
Newt Tyndall, who has been with
the Santa Fe at Burdette for the past
few months, was down TO spend Sat-
urday and Sunday with his folks In
Great Bend.
Chas KING came up from Enid. Ok,
Saturday on a business trip. MI.
King has one of the finest farms in
Oklahoma, situated right on the out
skirts of Enid.
Dock" Morgan, breakman on the
Santa Fe, got a hand caught while
making,a coupling and the member
was badly mashed, though it is not
thought so bad as to require amputa.
ton.
W. A. Strong and wife, of Burr
Oak, Kansas were summoned to the
bedside of Mr.. Strongs' father last
week. They arrived 10 tina to be rec
ocnfzed and receive the blessings of
the dying man.
MAJ t Smith and wife, of Appanoose
county, Iowa, near Seymour, arrived
last week on a three weeks visit tG
their brother, J. +. Smith, of Eureka
township. The DEMOCRAT enjoyed
an appreciated call from them Satur-
day.
For couple of days cake of pure
crystal ice, having frozen in its center
punches of grapes and slice Of water
melon, was on exhibition in Griffith &
| Swarlz's show window. 1t was the
product OF the Great Bend Ice and
Fuel Co.