Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-05

Ed Griffith went to Salina, Wednes-
day, to attend the Military school.
Bal Groseclose returned from Q three
months visit back in Old Kentucky.
Charlie Dodge takes hold of the du>
ties as commissioners like an old hand.
Not a single country spelling school
has been reported thus far this winter.
The trust that effects the merchants
cmost Is the trust they give dead beats.
Miss Mabel Brinkman returned to
ollegs at Like Forest, ILL.,, this week.
Mrs. Alb. Purcell and Mrs. Frank
Rose returned to Kansas City Wednss.
day.
Martin Ummen, of near Albert.
made his annual call at this offise
Thursday.
Will Martin is now bookkeeper With
the Fowler Packing Company, ct Kan.
sss City.
Henry Campbell and wife returned
Wednesday from their holiday visit to
the Strip.
DR.. Meade has located in this city,
and will occupy the Russell residence.
in I'd ward.
Monday the last year of the present
century began. Now quit your wrang-
ling about it.
Roast chicken, hot soup, hot coffee;
and any kind Of fried or broilsd meats.
at McCullough's.
Col. w. w. Sowards and Capt. S. s.
Shattuck flocked oyer from the north
side Wednesday.
Two of Ellinwood's hustIers, WIN
Klein aud Charley Bacon. were up to
the county seat Wednesday.
Miss Day and Miss Moorhesd, of
Lindshorg, Kansas, have been visiting
Miss Dosie Lsfferty this week.
Miss Ada Brinkman, of Lar led who
has been spending the holidays here,
returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. B. T. Derue. of Oklahoma,
apens the holidays visiting friends at
PaVnee Rock and Great Bend.
Hay. thereI" AS the American
mule said when he ran away with the
Esglishmen's gun powder Wagoc.
The Methodist people at Hoisington
began q revival meeting last Sunday
night. Hoisipgton is great on re-
vivals.
Two parties frUm Valley Falls have
rented the McMican store room and
will open q bicycle repair shop about
Feb. 1st.
Miss Katie Cons accompanied Will
Miller and family home to Denver,
Tuesday, and will make an extended
visit there.
In this issue notice the adyertises
ment of G. A. Pelter, the hack and
transfer man. end give him your work
in that line.
The Hoisington Dispatch OF last
week was very ''mesty" in its local
columns, but not q word about the new
coal find. How about itP
Save this copy of the DEMOCRAT.
1t contains statistics and dates of hap
penings during the year 1899 that you
will want to refor to in future years.
If John Gruber's cow keeps up her
lick she soon will make him rich, for
the other day she dropped him twins
and he can't tell 'tother from which.
John Stevens and a. B Purcell
started on bunting trip down into
the Oklahoma country this week. The
territory ducks and dssrs had better
hide out.
Leroy Smell and Miss Tina Selie,
two south side young people, were
married on Jan. l. 1900, at the resi-
dence of D. a Smith in Great Bend.
Rev. L. G. Schnseke Off ;iatI0g. The
DEMOCRAT joins in congratulations.
The boy stood on the freezing street,
aud said, 80, where, where shall !
eat?" Just then he saw a sign that
points to Jack McCulIough's Chile
joint: then straitway knocked The
shivers silly with a bowl of redhot
Mexican Chile.
Ray Bell has aeee pied a position In
the Chicago Stock Yards, being 9
call from the president OF the company
and friend of the family. He
left for Chicago Tuesday morning "a
assume his dutie>- and the good wishes
| of his many Great Read frian6a 90