Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-07

u N. JOHNSON.
Rumor has it that F. Mario Chap
man, formerly a teacher in this county
died last week In the east part of the
state. But we cannot verify the
statement.
shop in the room recently occupied by
Jake Miller, the I'd door west of Troll.
let's, where he is prepared to do all
kinds of work in bis line.
Miss Annetta Jones, the handsome
daughter of THE Duke of Cheyenne"
returned home to Hoisington last
week, after visit of several weeks
with the family of D. G. Llse.
Miss Allison. the lady who takes
charge of the new millinery depart
ment in the Lundblade s. BOlinger
department store, is in Chicago this
week, buying the opening stock.
w. G. Bertholf, late of Geneseo, has
bought the interest of Dan Lamoreux
in the Lamoreux s. lines barber shop,
south west corner of the square. The
firm name is now lines & Bertholf.
The subject of the sermon at the
Episcopal church, Sunday morning.
the 9th will be: Winning success"
at this service the College male
quartette will render several selec-
tions.
James w, Clarke, secretary of the
Barton Co. Fair Association, and
democrat and populist candidate for
county attorney, attend the Wichita
Fair Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
F. A. Leith and Gertrude Robinson,
came up from Chase Kansas just for
the pleasure of having Probate Judge
Breeder perform the ceremony that
made them man and wife, last Satur-
day, 1st inst.
r. A. Owens, and l.. s. Ridnour,
are here and the meetings will be-
gin at prompt. this Friday evening,
at the Old Opera house. A special
invitation is extended to all singers
| to attend.
A correspondent sends us neat
| lot of items from Dundee this week.
We would like to hear from every
part of the county. We furnish
stamped and addressed envelopes for
all correspondents, on application.
| An advertisement in the DEMOCRAT
is read by thousands of people. The
regular subscribers not only pass the
paper around in their own families,
but they loan it their neighbors and il
thus gets into numerous families.
John W. Price will leave Sunday
for near Fort Lewis, Colo. where be
will go into the poultry aud small
farming business. He has many
warm friends in Barton county who
wish him success in his new home.
Sneak thieves Monday night stole
q set of double harness from g. B
Gillis' barn, in the west side of town
Some time back w. T. Bannister los
a set of harness by the same route
and has never found strap nor buckl,
of 'em.
D. A.. Banta is in the far east thi
week on legal business. If Dan {
vision is so diverted by party prejudic
as it was when he was down to Topek
on Bryan notification day he wi
have some wonderful fairy stories t,
tell upon his return.
Railroad men talk about maxim
flying couplings" They cannot
any better than Rev: Schnack,
, Wednesday evening he married on
couple in Great Bend at Z o'clocl
then drove six miles south and mad
another coupling at O'Clock.
e. The increased valuation of properi
] for purposes OF taxation in this Gil
? will raise larger amount of take
which will enable the city scho
:, board to pay better wages to the elf
u teachers. viii n the board decide
), upon doing, at its meeting Monds
night.
q Nj: C. Stout, representing the Kal
@ sas State Register, the new refor
:. paper at Topeka, was in the city Il
first of the week securing subscriber
The State Register is a splendid a.
vocate of pure, Bryan and Breidenth