Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-10


west of the court house, this evening
$50 to 8
d. Howell, of Eureka township,
has bought a town residence and
will move in in couple of months.
Will Rushis putting down new
brick walk down in front of the Nc
Bride business property on Main street.
Chas. Kincaid is off duty on sick
leave, and he and his wife are spend
ing the week with relatives in Great
Bend.
Geo. Sloniger and Earnest Epp :
stein returned the first of the week
from an overland trip, awheel, to
Colorado.
Dedication of the United Brethren
church. at Galatia, next Sunday, Aug
ust 18th. Bishop j. J. Mills of Dem
yer, will officiate.
Mrs. M. N. Jones arrived from Fort
Collins, Colo, Sunday, on a visit to
her parents, brothers and sisters, the
Dodges, FEEDERS and Spencers.
Presiding Elder Davis, of the Me-
Pherson District, N. E. church, will
address the open air Union meeting
in the park Sunday evening, the 18th.
J. A. Purviance and wife arrived in
Great Bend last week, to make this
their home again. Mr.. Purviance will
buy wheat for the Farmers Mill &
Elevator Co.
A Larned man advertises: For
sale, SOW with four pigs and calf -
Wonder if its the calf who writes the
comments on Barton county for the
Sqealer and Squaller?
Larned will look like "a deserted
graveyard" again Saturday, as Ham
NETT, EckeIt, and hundred others of
the Inhabitants are coming down to
Great Bend to the show.
j. w. Shields was down from Maher
vile, Monday. He is DESTROYS of go-
ing to the State Soldiers Home at
Fort Dodge, and was in to see the
commissioners about proper endorse,
ments.
A few dollars expended in painting
the park seats and band stand would
preserve them for several years. The
city council would receive the COM
mendatiOn of the public for having
this done.
Burglars entered the residence of
Mr.. Frazier, in Hoisington, Sun
day night, and robbed it of about
5000. The Store of Degen s. Co.
was also broken into the same night
but only about s6 secured.
Mrs. Rowell got a telegram Wednes.
day, from Cartharge. Mo-, stating that
david Medium" had won I'd money
iE the races that afternoon, time 2:234
The Great Bend horses are doing fine,
and we expect to hear still better.
Roy Bidwell, a son-in>law of Mrs
c. FRANKIE of this city, came up from
Wichita this week on visit. Roy
worked on several of the Great Bend
papers, years ago, but for the past
eight years has been on the Wichita
papers.
The city council, Monday night, be-.
sides the regular routine business of
monthly bills, report etc., discharged
Mr.. Wallas, one of the extra night
watches; made levy of 10 mills for
the general fund, mills for an inter-
est fund and mills sinking fund.
Attorney Randall Livesay aud C. O.
McGill of this county. will remove
next week to Galena, Kansas, and 20
into business. The good wishes of
large number of friends 90 with these
young men. They are enterprisipg,
of good moral character, and deter-
mined to carve out for themselves
useful position in this busy world.
Better order the Kansas City Week.
ly Times for % cents year; the Gin.
cinnati Weekly Enquirer for so cents
q year, and the DEMOCRAT to Jan. /.
1901. for 25 cents.
For Sale.
100 acres; 40 in good shape for
wheat. Also so acres all for wheat,
south side. See me at once.
r.