Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The county normal closes today. Elk
aminations the first of next week.
Hugh Boyle, one of the big wheat
men of Albion, was in the city Wed,
nesday.
We want your young chickens. Will
pay the highest market price for same.
MCCULLOUGH.
Herr Bordewick was up from STAFF
ford county last week, getting fixed"
for harvest time.
Bert Winterburg will leave for the
National convention at Kansas City
Monday morning.
The Daughters of the King will
serve ice cream and cake, in the Park,
on the afternoon of July 14th.
Jake Stoskopf was down from
Beaver, Thursday. Says there is work
up in that country for all corners.
No one can beat the meals served at
McCullough's short order restaurant.
Their ''bouncer" weighs 800 pounds.
Republican county convention two
weeks from Saturday-tomorrow. By
next week we can name the victims.
Wheat has not ripened as fast as
farmers would like. But it may be
best in the long run that it was slow
ripening.
Geo. Pelter of west of town will take
in the national convention at Kansas
City next week, leaving here Monday
morning. the I'd.
For RENT-The three rooms lately
occupied by Miss Cook as dressmaking
rooms, over cigar store.
JOE TRoILLET
There is so much wheat talk" these
days that each farmer is addressed as
"Kernel," and the rank corn stalks
are said to be sprouting boards.
Keep cool-the best way to do so on
the 3Oth, will be to call on the ladies
Of the Congregational church. in the
park. on the evening of the 3Oth.
The boy with an extra dollar to
spend for fireworks will be about the
only fellow to do much celebrating in
this mans town next Wednesday.
The half tone picture which we
furnish the readers of the DEMOCRAT
this week-free of cost. gentlemen
needs al explanation. Watch for it.
Col. c. L. Jones, the HOisingtOn
livery man, was over to the Bend Sat-
urday looking after mail that some of
Uncle Samue!'s servants had forgotten.
Although the heat has been just ter.
rible, the past week. we have heard of
no prostrations among the thousands
of men in the Barton county wheat
fields.
Sheriff johnson lost a good, $125
horse, Wednesday. He drove it up
north of OlmitZ. and return, but the
heat, or feed, or some other cause was
too much for it.
Home grown new potatoes. as fine as
ever produced in any country, are now
on the market. Farmers should keep
the county fair in mind and prepare to
exhibit their best products.
A travelling man had q long, pecu.
liar shaped grip, and a curious by
stander asked him what was in it7
"Lickers. and crackers" replied the
travelling man. He was selling whips.
Because of the farmers having mo-
lnopolized all the help in the land, we
could not find q man to turn our press
this week. and had to call on the
Beacon Office for power and press
work.
ID. E. Walker came up last week
from Almeda. Ok. to help through the
wheat harvest. He has good claim
down in the Oklahoma country. but
thinks Barton county suits his health
better.
If, within the next week, we do not
shop We will proceed to organize an
expedition to the Klondyke-or would
il we did not fear Gov. Stanley would
try to suppress" US.
Il A south side c0lored woman had q
lively runaway on South Main street
Tuesday. The buggy Was smashed
to smlthereens; the woman thrown
out. but not seriously injured. The
team was not from Clafiin either.