Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

suburban property, including new 3
room house. barn and other outbuild.
ings. A nice location, fine trees and
a rare bargain. o. w. DAWSON.
Jake Thul and wife, of Ellinwood,
left on Friday morning for visit to
the old home at Chicago. Mr.. Thul
will be gone week or ten days, and
Mrs. T. will probably remain month
or more.
The official ballot this year will be
blanket sheet. If you live in the cor
porate. limits of Great Bend, and
expect to mark one of those ballots,
better be sure that you are properly
registered.
The sign says keep off the grass"
and some of those who did not read it
have been made to pay for their igno-
rance. That north side man who is
making path across the park grass
should be taught to read.
We suggest that some of the deliv-
cry teams of this city be driven at
little slower gait. 1t would be more
humane to the horses, and would not
be so dangerous to the drivers. or to
other vehicles on the streets.
Capt A. C. Shields, of Newton, has
been in the city the past few days,
organizing a local building and loan
association. He promises that 500. 900
worth of homes will be built in Great
Bend during the next year, through
the association.
Rev. L. s. Ridnour, Evangelist of
the Christian church, resident at EN-
poria, will begin series of meetings
Sept. 7th at SIS p. NJ. in the old opera
hall over the BrInkman Bank. An
earnest invitation is extended to the
public to attend.
| These dates-Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, Sept. L, 2 aud 3-will interest
you if you desire the services of spec.
ialist in the diseases of the eye and
ear. Those are the dates of DR.. VIM.
A. Phillips next visit to Great Bend,
at Hotel Greene.
The sad news reaches Great Bend az
we go to press that Mrs. Sprinkler,
wife of Joseph Sprinkler, died at her
home in Eninwood on Wednesday
night. after ten days. spell of fever.
Could not get particulars as to date of
the funeral.
Strayed- a calves, about 10 months
old; all red, with small white spots
nick in the ear of each; strayed from
the Heizsr farm near the mouth of the
Walnut. Liberal reward for infOrma
ltion leading to their recovery.
JAMES TALLER,
Since the drouth is broken the ice
has evidently been broken between the
} young folks, as Probate Judge Breeder
is again being called upon to distrib'
ute those neat bits of paper headed
Marriage License He still has .
few left. Go early to avoid the rush
No trouble to show goods.
Mrs. Geo. w. Greene, jr., left We'd
nesday morning for months visit il
the east. She will stop few days il
Newton and Hutchinson, and thel
proceed to Magnolia. Ills. Mis-
Rozelle of Hutchinson, who is study
ing medicine in Chicago, will accom-
} pany Mrs. G. east.
l am canvassing the county nov
taking orders for new wheat seed an
rye seed. Ii 1 miss any one pleas
/ let me know. l take orders for any
D thing in the nursery line also. Thos
who bought from me last year pleas
let me know results.
AUGUST CARING.
!. The Seventh Day Adventists seer
q to be renewing the charge upon Il
s-allied forces' at this point. Monda
+ they got out hand bills annOuuciD
% that, as the allies declined to announc
!, the insurgents meetings Sunday nigt
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