Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-01

NUMBER 25.
An infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. DIR
Campbell, of Claf1in, died on Thurs
day, August 24th, the funeral occurins
on Friday at 10 q. m.
Profs. Moore s. Chastain, magnetic
heslers, hsye dissolved partnership
Frof. Chastain goes this week to
Emma, Colo, to locate in business.
| Miss Sadie Griffith. who has been an
employee Of the DEMOCRAT for the
last few moDths, left for Colorado Sat>
urday evening to enjoy well earned
rest, visiting with relatives.
Great Bend and Sterling ball clubs
play at Ellinwood next Monday, the
4th. Great Bend has defeated Ster-
ling three games out Of four, and can
do it again,
Reg Russell buIntd one of his hands
quite severely with q photo fiash-light
the other day. The doctor warns him
to be careful how he uses his hands
the next few days.
GArch Caraway returned last Satur-
day from visit to the folks in Indi.
ana. He reports the family all well,
with the exception OF his grandfather,
who is very feeble.
FL
called on the DEMOCRAT Monday, Mr..
Null says he has one so acre field of
corn that he calculates to get 5000
bushels of corn from this year.
Holsington people are talking about
a park. AS the surplus funds of the
town are to be used to prosecute the
1ointists no money will be available
Tor park purposes just at present.
thank you very kindly for your
orders 1 have received, for rye and
wheat seed and wish you all success.
Don't forget to call at the station for
your seed. AUGUST GARLINa.
Last Friday a severe wind passed
through Beaver township, doing much.
damage to small buildings, windmiIls
et;. North Of Dubuque it is reported
that several large barns were blown
down.
Regular monthly meeting of the Bar
ton County Poultry Association at J.
ID. Jenniaon's Office Saturday of next
week, Sept. 9th. We ought to get
ready for the poultry show the coming
winter.
Silas Clifton, an old time resident of
south of the river, spent few DAYS in
the city recently. He is selling spec-
tacles and eye glasses, for a Chicago
house, and makes his home now in
Topeka.
Z. Nd. Smith went east last week, to
bis old home. He says he will try and
make his eastern friends believe the
stories that John Howard tells about
those mines, and if he succeeds he will
be happy and contented.
The assessors returns for 1899
show that Barton county has $3.50
head of horses, 1. .431 mules, 6, ,154 hogs
and 46 sheep. Dogs and dudes are
not enumerated, doubtless because of
the great number of the former and
the less number of the latter.
Good county roads bring the far
mers nearer the markets. They also
save them money in repairs on vehic-
les etc. The job of road overseer should
be held by men who will give the mat
ter of good roads proper attention.
An alarm OF fire was sounded about
I:30 Friday afternoon of last week.
Fire started by flying sparks in tie
roof of the Dickson & Shore elevator.
but was put out before the fire depart
ment reached the premises. The boys
made "hot" run for it, however.
Thornton Langford, Of Eureka town
ship, promises to exhibit an entirely
new variety of chickens at the next
poultry show. He says they are q blue
bird, and be calls them FilIipinos. We
have some birds ourseIf which we ex-
pect to exhibit the first publication day
after election this fall
Millard Bird, young man whose
home Is in Barton county. died at the
home of his mother. Mrs. X. j. Tor
renee. in Logan township, Monday of
typhoid fever. The young man was