Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-07-06


troubles of his cwn.
WANTED with some good /
threshing outfit as engineer. II years.
experience. Address; j. D. Par
manteer, Quenepo. Kans.
A number of the harvest workers |
petered out during the excessive hot
days of last week. and various horses
were Frustrated by the heat.
Sam Cone is nursing very sore eye,
the result of getting small piece of
steel in it. 1t is tough to be laid off |
of work at this busy season.
The Indiana folks visiting with
fuckers. Gregory's, and Sipes' returns
ed to the Hoosier state last Friday. all
we'll pleased with Barton county.
The editor and wife are taking in
the national democratic convention at
Kansas City this week, and also visits
ing with old friends and neighbors.
Reports were brought to town Sat
urday that from to 10 wheat stacks
had been fred by lightning aud burned
up near Olmltz, Friday of last week.
The boys of the '.Oak Parlor' ball
team, of Ellinwood, wrestled with
dead soldiers and the Sterling ball
team on the 4th, at Sterling, and got
done up. (?)
Plant your advertisements next
| week. The rush will then be over,
and people will have time to read,
money to spend and good will toward
all mankind.
| THE tramp nuisance" has not been
noticed in these parts to any great ex-
tent the past few weeks. This is no
country for hobo who is constitn.
tionally tired.
Peter Meyers was down from near
Dubuque, Saturday. He has been laid
up with rheumatism for some weeks,
aud has not yet recovered sufficiently
to get into the harvest field with the
| boys
A Kansas travelling mau who has
just returned from the east says they
don't have cyclones back there because
most of the country is so poor that a
cyclone couldn't make travelling ex>
penses.
Unless additional machines come
! into this coHnty. the 1900 wheat crop
of Barton county will not be all
threshed by Christmas, a Id the ma
chimes will start soon after cutting is
over with, too
Kansas City people will never forget
the 4th OF July, 1900. This week wit.
messed the greatest crowd, of the most
enthusiastic people. ever assent led in
the west. And Kansas City was ready
for them,
During the electrical storm Friday
evening Of last week, lightning struck
several wheat stacks belonging to
Louis Plaukenhorn. south of the
river, aud burned up about 500 .bush>
els Of wheat.
Snakes with feet are reported in
New Jersey. Since so many trusts
are born in that state we are not SUR
prised that even the New Jersey
snakes are becoming better prepared
| to grab the earth.
| John Howard has moved to the coun
try, again. This time be will try his
luck in Liberty township. What's the
matter with nominating John as the
republican candidate for trustee In
that township?
| The EIlinwood schools will open
Monday, September 10th. and continue
for nine months. Parties from out of
town attending the schools will pay
tuition fee of 80 90 for the term, pay
able in advance.
s. 81. LuttreIl. after being away for
several years. III Missouri. and other
neighboring states. moved back to
Great Bend last week SMILEY" is
now satisfied that there is NO other
place worth living in.
| Santa Fe Reduced Rates.
st Paul.& return on sale July 14th
18th, and 18th, final limit July 21st.
For particulars. see
w. ToRREY. Agent
).