Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-28

The Poultry Show, Jan. e 40. 1907,
should be seen by every resident of
Barton county. The prices of admis-
sion will be: One admission 10 cents;
season tickets. good to go in as often as
you want to-z5 cents; family tickets,
good for entire four days, and ad-i
hitting any member of your family-5o
cents. Prepare to. attend the show.
and thus help increase an interest in
the poultry business.
Following are the newly elected
officers of the Great Bend camp Of
Royal Neighbors; Oracle. Mrs. Ella
M. Stoke; Vice Oracle. Mrs. Ed. S.
Marx; Receiver, Mrs. l. c. Breeder;
Recorder. Mrs. F. M Lutschg;
Marshal. Mrs. D. H. Halliday;
Chancellor. Miss Swift, o. S.. Mrs. G.
O. Hanson; 1. s., Mrs. J. H. Hanson;
Manager. Mrs. Fred Hempker.
Great Bend has been, happily. very
free from fires the past year. Those
which have occurred have been only
small ones, and quickly and success
fully subdued by the fire department..
The service by the Great Bend Water
Supply Co has been ali that could be
asked, and our people are indeed en-
titled to congratuIation for the ex-
cellent fire protection we enjoy.
See ]. H. Jennison for catalogue and
entry blanks for the Poultry Show in
January. Begin now to shape up
your fowls for exhibition, for .'there's
money in it, Do not put off making
entries until the last day. All entries
must be made on or before Monday,
Jan. zIst, and can be made at any
time now.
Hardly day passes but what the
question is asked by telephone patrons:
why don't the Santa Fe and Missouri
Pacific railways put phone in their
depots?" Why, indeed. Can it be
that the poor corporations cannot af-
ford this additional expense for the
benefit of those who support said roads?
G. E. Wyman and q number of
sporty men held shooting match
Tuesday aferternoon, near the college.
The pleasure of the occasion was
somewhat marred by the explosion of
a shot gun, which burned John
Leisure quite badly about the face
and hands.
The New Y ears reception, by the
Commercial Club. will be from 2 to 6
p. m. at the Club rooms and to IL p.
%. at the old opera house for invited
guests. The Club members and their
families will have the freedom of the
Club rooms from to II p. m.
Chas. l.. Zutavern arrived last Fri
day from Oklahoma and the south,
where his business as representative Of
an implement house has kept him en-
gagged for the past few months. He
will spend the holidays here and at
Larned.
The Topeka Daily State journal
will cover fully and accurately the
coming session of the Kansas Legjeia
ture. It will be mailed to any address
in Kansas, or elsewhere. sixty calender
days for sixty cents, one hundred days
for 81 90.
HE was kind father, loving and
devo.ed husband and an exemplary
Citizen grinds the printer like sixty,
when the books showed that the de-
ceased owed about seven dollars on
subscriptin. Before dying pay up.
The Third Annual Exhibition of the
Barton County Poultry and Pet Stock
Association, at Great Bend Jan. az
&c, promises to be of much more in
terest than the shows of former years.
Judge Ed H. Mad son. of Dodge
City, was married on the 18th inst to
Miss Lou Vance. of Oklahoma City.
Ok, the bride being a sister of his for
mer wife, who died about year ago.
An east side young lady has adver-
tised in Chicago paper for husband
Gosh all hemlocki What's the after
with all the young striplings of this
town that thew don't hook on?